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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Congressman Newhouse Urges State of Emergency for
Rattlesnake Ridge Landslide Threat (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
NorthWestern Energy Electric Rates in Montana: Still Among
Highest in Region (KRTV-TV, Great Falls, MT)
Company, Idaho Energy Regulators at Odds over Battery
Storage Plan (Associated Press)
Understanding Oregon’s ‘Cap & Invest’ Climate Bills
(Oregonian, Portland)
West Coast Business Group Asks Congress for Protection for
Marijuana (Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- NorthWestern Energy Electric Rates in Montana: Still Among Highest in Region
- Slideshow: Who Is Paying the Most for Electric Power in the U-S?
- Nuclear Power Provides a Whole Lot More than Just Energy
- British Columbia Utilities Regulator to Hear Final Pitch for Proposed Electricity Rate Freeze
- Washington State Lawmakers Debate Bill to Save Starving Orcas
- Oil Spills into Snake River at Lower Monumental Dam
- Possible Hirst Water Rights Fix Passes First Legislative Hurdle
- Company, Idaho Energy Regulators at Odds over Battery Storage Plan
- Electric Car ‘Batteries on Wheels’ Could Help Solve Renewable Energy’s Storage Issue
- Lewis County PUD Provides $100,000 Grant for Napavine School District; Washington State Chips in $7K
- West Coast Business Group Asks Congress for Protection for Marijuana
- Lewis County Sheriff: Trend of Large, Illegal Pot Grows Likely to Continue
- Oregon: Sustainable Practices Profit Cannabis Companies
- Understanding Oregon’s ‘Cap & Invest’ Climate Bills
- Washington State Governor Inslee’s Climate-Change Advisers Draw Scrutiny as His National Profile Rises
- Editorial: No Sense in Washington State Carbon Tax
- How Much Has ‘Climate Change’ Been Scrubbed From Federal Websites? A Lot.
- Electric Car Tax Incentive Soon to Expire in Washington, Just Starting in Oregon
- Montana: Businesses Sought for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
- Off-Road Alaska Town Offers Free Electric-Car Charging. First You Have to Get There.
- Ford Says It Will Spend $11 Billion in Electrification Investment
- The U-S Senate’s Push to Overrule the FCC on Net Neutrality Now Has 50 Votes, Democrats Say
- Municipal Broadband PDX Pushing for Portland to Make Internet a Public Utility
- CenturyLink Again Makes it Clear Rural Upgrades not a Priority
- CEO: We Don’t Need 5G for U-S Cellular Fixed Wireless, LTE Will Work Just Fine
- Harvard Study Shows Why Big Telecom Is Terrified of Community-Run Broadband
- Google Laying Three New Underwater Cables to Speed Up the Internet
- Tully’s Coffee Prepares to Lose Its Name after Suit by Keurig
- The Difficulties with Facebook’s News Feed Overhaul
- A Google App That Matches Your Face to Artwork Is Wildly Popular. It’s Also Raising Privacy Concerns.
- Op/Ed: City of Everett, Snohomish PUD Seek Balance on Cellular Technology
- Congressman Newhouse Urges State of Emergency for Rattlesnake Ridge Landslide Threat
- Voters to Consider New Mason County High School
- Shelton City Council Candidates Forum Wednesday
- Former Washington State Governor, King County Executive John Spellman Dies
- Sender of Hawaii’s Nuclear Missile False Alarm Is Reassigned, but Not Named
- Nestle Is Selling Its U-S Candy Business to Ferrero for About $2.8 Billion
Halyard • \HAL-yerd\ • Noun - A rope used to raise or lower
something such as a sail or flag.
Benny’s shoulders were cramping with fatigue. The
self-proclaimed captain of the tramp steamer, the “Greasy Getaway” had ordered
him to spell out the opening lines of “Moby Dick” using the signal flags for
the rest of the rusty flotilla of ships. The squeaking sounds of the tackle as
the halyard was pulled up and down was almost as excruciating as the aches in
Ben’s shoulders.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
NorthWestern Energy Electric Rates in Montana: Still Among
Highest in Region (KRTV-TV, Great Falls, MT)
Slideshow: Who Is Paying the Most for Electric Power in the U-S?
(Renewable Energy World)
Nuclear Power Provides a Whole Lot More than Just Energy (Forbes
Magazine)
British Columbia Utilities Regulator to Hear Final Pitch for
Proposed Electricity Rate Freeze (Globe & Mail, Canada)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Washington State Lawmakers Debate Bill to Save Starving
Orcas (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Oil Spills into Snake River at Lower
Monumental Dam (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Possible Hirst Water Rights Fix Passes First Legislative
Hurdle (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Company, Idaho Energy Regulators at Odds over Battery
Storage Plan (Associated Press)
Electric Car ‘Batteries on Wheels’ Could Help Solve
Renewable Energy’s Storage Issue (Institution of Mechanical Engineers)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Lewis County PUD Provides $100,000 Grant for Napavine School
District; Washington State Chips in $7K (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
West Coast Business Group Asks Congress for Protection for
Marijuana (Associated Press)
Lewis County Sheriff: Trend of Large, Illegal Pot Grows
Likely to Continue (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Oregon: Sustainable Practices Profit Cannabis Companies (Bend
Bulletin, OR)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Understanding Oregon’s ‘Cap & Invest’ Climate Bills (Oregonian,
Portland)
Washington State Governor Inslee’s Climate-Change Advisers
Draw Scrutiny as His National Profile Rises (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
Editorial: No Sense in Washington State Carbon Tax (Longview
Daily News, WA)
How Much Has ‘Climate Change’ Been Scrubbed From Federal
Websites? A Lot. (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
Electric Car Tax Incentive Soon to Expire in Washington,
Just Starting in Oregon (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
Montana: Businesses Sought for Electric Vehicle Charging
Stations (The Daily Interlake, Kalispell, MT)
Off-Road Alaska Town Offers Free Electric-Car Charging. First
You Have to Get There. (Anchorage Daily News, AK)
Ford Says It Will Spend $11 Billion in Electrification
Investment (Associated Press)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
The U-S Senate’s Push to Overrule the FCC on Net Neutrality
Now Has 50 Votes, Democrats Say (Washington Post)
Municipal Broadband PDX Pushing for Portland to Make
Internet a Public Utility (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)
CenturyLink Again Makes it Clear Rural Upgrades not a
Priority (Broadband Reports)
CEO: We Don’t Need 5G for U-S Cellular Fixed Wireless, LTE
Will Work Just Fine (Telecompetitor)
Harvard Study Shows Why Big Telecom Is Terrified of
Community-Run Broadband (Motherboard)
Google Laying Three New Underwater Cables to Speed Up the Internet
(Pacific Business Journal, HI)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
Tully’s Coffee Prepares to Lose Its Name after Suit by Keurig
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
The Difficulties with Facebook’s News Feed Overhaul (NY
Times)
A Google App That Matches Your Face to Artwork Is Wildly
Popular. It’s Also Raising Privacy Concerns. (Washington Post)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Op/Ed: City of Everett, Snohomish PUD Seek Balance on
Cellular Technology (Everett Herald, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Congressman Newhouse Urges State of Emergency for
Rattlesnake Ridge Landslide Threat (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Voters to Consider New Mason County High School (Kitsap Sun,
Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Shelton City Council Candidates Forum Wednesday (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
Former Washington State Governor, King County Executive John
Spellman Dies (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Sender of Hawaii’s Nuclear Missile False Alarm Is
Reassigned, but Not Named (NY Times)
Nestle Is Selling Its U-S Candy Business to Ferrero for
About $2.8 Billion (USA Today)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Brinnon Shrimpfest Called Off This Year Due to Workloads,
Lack of Volunteers
Butcher Trapped In Freezer Uses Blood Sausage to Bash His
Way Out
Video Shows Firefighter Catching Baby Dropped from Burning
Apartment (About 40 seconds in)
Boeing Uses Potatoes Instead of People to Test Wi-Fi
SONG OF THE DAY
Buck Owens - I’ll Catch You When You Fall
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