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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington Solar Company ‘Devastated’ Over Trump Tariff
(KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
REC Silicon Wants Action, Not Tariffs (Columbia Basin
Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Salmon BiOp Challengers Argue New 2018 BiOp Due End of Year
Would Be Illegal without EIS Foundation (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Pacific Gas & Electric Trims or Removes 30,000
Fire-Damaged Trees In Northern & Central California (Napa Valley Register,
CA)
Comcast Unveils Faster Broadband Speeds in South Sound
(South Sound Business Examiner)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Pacific Gas & Electric Trims or Removes 30,000 Fire-Damaged Trees In Northern & Central California
- Proposed Jefferson PUD Rate Increase Up for Comment
- Grant PUD Customers Complaining about Unusually High Utility Costs; PUD Responds
- Coast To Coast, Public Power Costs Less
- British Columbia Government to Maintain BC Hydro Rates in Apparent Counter to Horgan Comments
- City of Yakima Repairs Streetlight near Scene of Fatality
- Columbia REA Exec to Retire in July
- Salmon BiOp Challengers Argue New 2018 BiOp Due End of Year Would Be Illegal without EIS Foundation
- Oregon State Policies Could Pit Salmon against Clean Air
- Endangered Orcas Are Starving. Should We Start Feeding Them?
- Probe of Farmed Salmon Collapse Focuses on Nets
- U-S EPA Reverses Policy on ‘Major Sources’ of Pollution
- Washington Solar Company ‘Devastated’ Over Trump Tariff
- REC Silicon Wants Action, Not Tariffs
- President Trump Offers Consolation Prize to Solar Industry after Tariffs
- Wind Turbine Blade Maker Siemens to Lay Off about 200 Workers in Iowa
- Chinese Company Convicted of Stealing Wind Turbine Secrets
- California: More State Buildings to Go Solar Under New Agreement with Sacramento Municipal Utility District
- Maine’s Governor Puts the Kibosh on New Wind Power in the State
- At Portland Auto Show, Tough Math for Electric Vehicle Advocates
- Off-The-Shelf Nuclear Plants Could Soon Help Power Electric Cars
- Energy Adviser: Reduce Risk of Electrical Fires with These Tips
- Congress Members Urge Trump to Ease Off Legalized Pot States
- Planting Trees to Save the Planet Is Turning into Big Business
- Comcast Unveils Faster Broadband Speeds in South Sound
- Charter Rural Broadband Strategy Could Include Fixed Wireless & Wireline Options
- The FCC’s Dedication to ‘Rural Broadband’ Rings Hollow
- Verizon Shows What It Took to Wire U-S Bank Stadium for 73,000 Fans at the Super Bowl
- A Venerable Pacific Northwest Newspaper Is Sold
- The Reason Your Facebook & Instagram Feeds Are Looking Bare
- Storytelling with Video: The Journey
- Oregon Is Unprepared to Deal with Major Earthquake, Tsunami, Says Audit
- Amtrak Engineer Says He Misjudged Train Location in Deadly Washington Derailment
- Driver Dies after Vehicle Plunges Off Anacortes Ferry Dock
- U-S Trade Court Rules against Boeing in Dispute with Canada
- $2 Million Bail for Third Suspect Charged in Connection to Pierce County Deputy’s Death
- Downtown Shelton Roundabout Planned for First & Alder Streets
- Mason County Ballots Mailed to Voters
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or susceptible to change
The invisible hand drew back and paused. The immutable force
of the market place had been battling a slow start in its contest against the
dialectic of Marxist theology. Suddenly the hand moved forward and flung the 16
pound ball down the alley…picking up the 7-10 spare. “YOU WIN!” Exclaimed the
Keynesian scorekeeper. “Yeah, but in the long run you’ll all be dead,” chortled
the ghost of Thomas Malthus.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Pacific Gas & Electric Trims or Removes 30,000
Fire-Damaged Trees In Northern & Central California (Napa Valley Register,
CA)
Proposed Jefferson PUD Rate Increase Up for Comment (Port
Townsend Leader, WA)
Grant PUD Customers Complaining about Unusually High Utility
Costs; PUD Responds (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
Coast To Coast, Public Power Costs Less (American Public
Power Association)
British Columbia Government to Maintain BC Hydro Rates in
Apparent Counter to Horgan Comments (Globe & Mail, Canada)
City of Yakima Repairs Streetlight near Scene of Fatality (Yakima
Herald Republic, WA)
Columbia REA Exec to Retire in July (Walla Walla Union, Bulletin,
OR)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Salmon BiOp Challengers Argue New 2018 BiOp Due End of Year
Would Be Illegal without EIS Foundation (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Oregon State Policies Could Pit Salmon against Clean Air
(Willamette Weekly)
Endangered Orcas Are Starving. Should We Start Feeding Them?
(KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
Probe of Farmed Salmon Collapse Focuses on Nets (Associated
Press)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
U-S EPA Reverses Policy on ‘Major Sources’ of Pollution (Reuters)
RENEWABLE ENERGY, & SELF STORAGE
Washington Solar Company ‘Devastated’ Over Trump Tariff (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
REC Silicon Wants Action, Not Tariffs (Columbia Basin
Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
President Trump Offers Consolation Prize to Solar Industry
after Tariffs (Bloomberg)
Wind Turbine Blade Maker Siemens to Lay Off about 200
Workers in Iowa (USA Today)
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/62470f4b-ef73-32bc-96d9-152560175d40/ss_wind-blade-maker-siemens-to.html
Chinese Company Convicted of Stealing Wind Turbine Secrets
(Politico, Morning Energy)
California: More State Buildings to Go Solar Under New
Agreement with Sacramento Municipal Utility District (Sacramento Business Journal,
CA)
Maine’s Governor Puts the Kibosh on New Wind Power in the State
(Utility Dive)
ELECTRIC DAY TRIPPERS
At Portland Auto Show, Tough Math for Electric Vehicle Advocates
(Portland Business Journal, OR)
Off-The-Shelf Nuclear Plants Could Soon Help Power Electric
Cars (Business Insider)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Energy Adviser: Reduce Risk of Electrical Fires with These
Tips (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Congress Members Urge Trump to Ease Off Legalized Pot States
(KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Planting Trees to Save the Planet Is Turning into Big
Business (Fast Company)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Comcast Unveils Faster Broadband Speeds in South Sound
(South Sound Business Examiner)
Charter Rural Broadband Strategy Could Include Fixed Wireless
& Wireline Options (Telecompetitor)
The FCC’s Dedication to ‘Rural Broadband’ Rings Hollow (Broadband
Reports)
Verizon Shows What It Took to Wire U-S Bank Stadium for
73,000 Fans at the Super Bowl (AdWeek)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
A Venerable Pacific Northwest Newspaper Is Sold (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
The Reason Your Facebook & Instagram Feeds Are Looking
Bare (Mashable)
Storytelling with Video: The Journey (Social Media Examiner)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Oregon Is Unprepared to Deal with Major Earthquake, Tsunami,
Says Audit (Oregonian, Portland)
GENERAL NEWS
Amtrak Engineer Says He Misjudged
Train Location in Deadly Washington Derailment (Oregonian, Portland)
Driver Dies after Vehicle Plunges Off Anacortes Ferry Dock (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
U-S Trade Court Rules against Boeing in Dispute with Canada (Associated
Press)
$2 Million Bail for Third Suspect Charged in Connection to Pierce
County Deputy’s Death (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Downtown Shelton Roundabout Planned for First & Alder
Streets (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Mason County Ballots Mailed to Voters (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
CAMELS ON THE CATWALK – DIVERSIONS
A Dozen Camels Disqualified From Saudi Beauty Pageant over
Botox Injections
Clerk Tells Lottery Winner His Prize Is Only $5. She Picked
the Wrong Man to Scam, Cops Say.
Angry Taco Bell Worker Beans Boss with Burrito
Freshman Emails Every Claudia on Campus after Tinder Dating
App Mishap
SONG OF THE DAY
Maurice Jarre – Lawrence Of Arabia, Soundtrack Suite
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