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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Governor Inslee’s Carbon Tax Announced, Washington State
House Republicans Counter with Alternative Bill (Washington State Wire,
Olympia, WA)
Oregon Lawmakers Unveil ‘Cap & Invest’ Carbon Pricing
Bills (Oregonian, Portland)
Small Nukes Pass Key Step as Regulators Approve NuScale
Safety System (Utility Dive)
Pacific Gas & Electric Moves Closer to Retiring Diablo
Canyon Nuke With Proposed State Decision (Utility Dive)
Rainy, Windy Days Ahead, Especially Thursday; Heavy Snowfall
Expected in Passes (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Small Nukes Pass Key Step as Regulators Approve NuScale Safety System
- Pacific Gas & Electric Moves Closer to Retiring Diablo Canyon Nuke With Proposed State Decision
- U-S Department of Energy Pivots on NOPR, Will ‘Respect’ & ‘Honor’ FERC Order
- Coal Executive Blasts Federal Energy Regulators for ‘Bureaucratic Cop-Out’ on Trump Administration Power Plan
- South Carolina: Santee Cooper’s Biggest Customers Want a Special Committee to Decide If It Should Be Sold
- By the Way: New Meters Allow Smarter Energy Use
- Alaska: A Look at the Salmon Habitat Ballot Initiative
- Court Approves Plan to Help Salmon by Spilling More Water over Columbia River Dams
- Smart Appliances: Whirlpool, Apple Partner on Home Appliance Front
- How to Stay Warm during Winter for Less Money
- Governor Inslee’s Carbon Tax Announced, Washington State House Republicans Counter with Alternative Bill
- It’s Time to Step Up’: Washington State Gov. Inslee Revives Push for Carbon Tax in New Plan
- Gov. Inslee’s Washington State Emissions Tax Plan Draws Raves, Jeers
- Cowlitz PUD Outlines Desires for Potential State Carbon Policy
- Oregon Lawmakers Unveil ‘Cap & Invest’ Carbon Pricing Bills
- Exclusive: Trump’s EPA Aims to Replace Obama-Era Climate, Water Regulations in 2018
- Maybe It’s Not as Hard as We Thought to Solve the Electric Charging Infrastructure Problem
- President Trump’s Focus on Rural Broadband Should Include Community-Owned Networks
- President Trump’s Rural Broadband Order Doesn’t Do Anything New
- Comcast Speed Boost Goes Live — But You Have to Activate It
- Oregon: Spirit One Customers Say It Keeps Taking Their Money Months after Service Stopped
- Microsoft Says Security Patches Slowing Down PCs, Servers
- Kentucky Governor Fights Release of Facebook Filter to Hide Comments
- Facebook’s Newest Test Feature Pushes Local News & Events to Users
- Here Are the Four Creative Agencies That Ruled YouTube in 2017
- Bishop Bullish on Federal Energy Bill
- Judge’s Study Calls for More Security in Washington State Courtrooms
- Drafting Error Shorts Idaho $27.5 Million for Road Projects
- Rainy, Windy Days Ahead, Especially Thursday; Heavy Snowfall Expected in Passes
- Heavy Rain Thursday; Flooding Possible
- Suspect in Fatal Shooting of Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Held without Bail
- Contractor Charged With Felony for Death in Seattle Trench Collapse
- Report: Seahawks Fire Offensive Coordinator Darrell Bevell
- Listicles Are Us: The Ten Most Dangerous Volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest
Loo ● \loo\ ● – Noun – Bathroom.
Gardex l’eau she cried.
“Too late” groused the soused old man.
Chamber pot emptied.
From Oxford Living Dictionary & Kottkey
When people flung their potty waste out of the window, they
would shout “Gardez l’eau” [gar-day low]. That’s French for “watch out for the
water”. We probably get the word “loo” from this expression. Some people think
it comes from “Room 100” which is what European people used to call the
bathroom. A third theory refers to the trade name ‘Waterloo’, which appeared
prominently displayed on the iron cisterns in many British outhouses during the
early 20th century.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Small Nukes Pass Key Step as Regulators Approve NuScale Safety
System (Utility Dive)
Pacific Gas & Electric Moves Closer to Retiring Diablo
Canyon Nuke With Proposed State Decision (Utility Dive)
U-S Department of Energy Pivots on NOPR, Will ‘Respect’ &
‘Honor’ FERC Order (Utility Dive)
Coal Executive Blasts Federal Energy Regulators for ‘Bureaucratic
Cop-Out’ on Trump Administration Power Plan (Washington Post)
South Carolina: Santee Cooper’s Biggest Customers Want a
Special Committee to Decide If It Should Be Sold (Post & Courier, Charleston,
SC)
By the Way: New Meters Allow Smarter Energy Use (Hermiston
Herald, OR)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Alaska: A Look at the Salmon Habitat Ballot Initiative
(Peninsula Clarion, Kenai, AK)
Court Approves Plan to Help Salmon by Spilling More Water over
Columbia River Dams (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Smart Appliances: Whirlpool, Apple Partner on Home Appliance
Front (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
How to Stay Warm during Winter for Less Money (Dummies
Books)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Governor Inslee’s Carbon Tax Announced, Washington State House
Republicans Counter with Alternative Bill (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
It’s Time to Step Up’: Washington State Gov. Inslee Revives
Push for Carbon Tax in New Plan (Utility Dive)
Gov. Inslee’s Washington State Emissions Tax Plan Draws
Raves, Jeers (South Sound Business Journal)
Cowlitz PUD Outlines Desires for Potential State Carbon
Policy (Longview Daily News, WA)
Oregon Lawmakers Unveil ‘Cap & Invest’ Carbon Pricing
Bills (Oregonian, Portland)
Exclusive: Trump’s EPA Aims to Replace Obama-Era Climate,
Water Regulations in 2018 (Reuters)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
Maybe It’s Not as Hard as We Thought to Solve the Electric
Charging Infrastructure Problem (Jalopnik)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
President Trump’s Focus on Rural Broadband Should Include
Community-Owned Networks (Forbes Magazine)
President Trump’s Rural Broadband Order Doesn’t Do Anything
New (Broadband Reports)
Comcast Speed Boost Goes Live — But You Have to Activate It (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/news/2018/jan/09/comcast-speed-boost-goes-live-but-you-have-to-activate-it/
Oregon: Spirit One Customers Say It Keeps Taking Their Money
Months after Service Stopped (Oregonian, Portland)
Microsoft Says Security Patches Slowing Down PCs, Servers (Reuters)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
Kentucky Governor Fights Release of Facebook Filter to Hide Comments
(Courthouse News Service)
Facebook’s Newest Test Feature Pushes Local News &
Events to Users (Mashable)
Here Are the Four Creative Agencies That Ruled YouTube in
2017 (AdWeek)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Bishop Bullish on Federal Energy Bill (Politico, Morning
Energy)
Judge’s Study Calls for More Security in Washington State Courtrooms
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Drafting Error Shorts Idaho $27.5 Million for Road Projects (Associated
Press)
GENERAL NEWS
Rainy, Windy Days Ahead, Especially Thursday; Heavy Snowfall
Expected in Passes (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Heavy Rain Thursday; Flooding Possible (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
Suspect in Fatal Shooting of Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy
Held without Bail (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Contractor Charged With Felony for Death in Seattle Trench
Collapse (Associated Press)
Report: Seahawks Fire Offensive Coordinator Darrell Bevell (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Listicles Are Us: The Ten Most Dangerous Volcanoes in the Pacific
Northwest (Oregonian, Portland)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Woman Finds Out Her $250 Painting Is Actually Worth $300,000
Gardez L’eau – Giant Chunk of Ice Falls, Crushes Parked Car in
New York City
Passengers Recall People Crying, Vomiting ‘All Over’ Cruise
Ship That Sailed into ‘Bomb Cyclone’
Rome’s Mangy Christmas Tree to Be Carved Up into Souvenirs
SONG OF THE DAY
Maureen McGovern – The Morning After (Poseidon Adventure
Soundtrack)
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