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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Frustrated & Broke, Washington State Counties Consider
Suing State (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
Oregon: New Amazon Data Centers in Umatilla County Cause
Money Spat (Associated Press)
California Warns of a Second Energy Crisis (Bloomberg News)
British Columbia Government Drops Greenhouse Gas Target for
New 2030 Goal (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Report: Legal Marijuana Boosts Government Revenue – A Little
(Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
California Warns of a Second Energy Crisis
2.
As California's Energy Markets Are Disrupted,
Regulators Want to Avoid an Enron-Like Fiasco
3.
Future of U-S Nuclear Power Fleet Depends Mostly
on Natural Gas Prices, Carbon Policies
4.
Belfair Woman Loses Power over Digital Meter
Debate
5.
Report: Actors Paid to Support Entergy Gas Plant
at March Hearing
6.
Siemens Plans Temporary Shutdown of Power &
Gas Division
7.
Pacific Northwest Rivers Are Warming. That May
Threaten Your Favorite Fishing Spot
8.
Solar Has Transformed Into Solar-Plus-Storage;
What Will Net Metering Become?
9.
U-S Dept of Energy Seeks Technical Assistance
for Pumped Storage Hydro Study
10.
Oregon: New Amazon Data Centers in Umatilla
County Cause Money Spat
11.
Should the Fed Create ‘FedCoin’ to Rival
Bitcoin?
12.
Canadians Pay Some of the Highest Wireless
Prices in the World — But Report Says They're Worth It
13.
More Americans Are Thinking about Electric Cars.
Here’s Why
14.
These Lights Are Like a Mood Ring for Your Room
15.
Get a New Google Home from Walmart for Only $99
16.
British Columbia Government Drops Greenhouse Gas
Target for New 2030 Goal
17.
The Road to a Low Carbon Europe is Nuclear Power
18.
Anything-Goes Deal World Emboldens Comcast to
Fight for Fox
19.
Google Urges Attendees to Wear 'Pronoun
Stickers' at Developers Conference
20.
10 Photos That Blew the Competition Away at the
Siena International Photo Awards.
21.
Report: Legal Marijuana Boosts Government
Revenue – A Little
22.
President Trump to Lay Out Biofuels Plan in
Meeting with Senators: Sources
23.
Frustrated & Broke, Washington State
Counties Consider Suing State
24.
Jim Boldt on the Seattle City Council: The
Problem of Ear Plugs, Small Tables and Never Looking Past Your Porch
25.
Fissures Spread from Hawaii Volcano, Threatening
More Homes
26.
Yes, Cascades Volcanoes Could Blow — But Not
Like Hawaii’s
27.
Who Is at Risk from Volcanic Eruptions in
Washington State
28.
Suspect in Shelton Stabbing Arrested, Police Say
29.
Bremerton: He Got Kicked Out of 'A Quiet Place'
for Being Noisy. Then He Pulled Out a Hammer, Cops Say
30.
Federal Program Could Help Rural Mason County
Attract Investment
31.
North Cascades Highway Expected to Open Friday
32.
California Judge Finalizes Order for Cancer
Warnings on Coffee
WORD OF THE DAY
Orotund • \ORE-uh-tund\ • Adjective - 1: marked by fullness,
strength, and clarity of sound: sonorous 2: pompous, bombastic.
Waves of crashing music washed over Frederick’s dinner
guests in orotund breakers. The throbbing resonance caused wine glasses to hum
to the vibrations of the Wagnerian opera, as his stereo system blasted the
music into the enclosed dining space of his small apartment. Conversation was
impossible, as was hearing after exposure to the eardrum bursting concert.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
California Warns of a Second Energy Crisis
(Bloomberg News)
2.
As California's Energy Markets Are Disrupted,
Regulators Want to Avoid an Enron-Like Fiasco (Forbes Magazine)
3.
Future of U-S Nuclear Power Fleet Depends Mostly
on Natural Gas Prices, Carbon Policies (U-S Energy Information Administration)
4.
Belfair Woman Loses Power over Digital Meter
Debate (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
5.
Report: Actors Paid to Support Entergy Gas Plant
at March Hearing (Utility Dive)
6.
Siemens Plans Temporary Shutdown of Power &
Gas Division (Power Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
7.
Pacific Northwest Rivers Are Warming. That May
Threaten Your Favorite Fishing Spot (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
8.
Solar Has Transformed Into Solar-Plus-Storage;
What Will Net Metering Become? (Utility Dive)
9.
U-S Dept of Energy Seeks Technical Assistance for
Pumped Storage Hydro Study (Renewable Energy World)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
10. Oregon:
New Amazon Data Centers in Umatilla County Cause Money Spat (Associated Press)
11. Should
the Fed Create ‘FedCoin’ to Rival Bitcoin? (SF Chronicle)
12. Canadians
Pay Some of the Highest Wireless Prices in the World — But Report Says They're
Worth It (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
13. More
Americans Are Thinking about Electric Cars. Here’s Why (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma,
WA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
14. These
Lights Are Like a Mood Ring for Your Room (NY Times)
15. Get
a New Google Home from Walmart for Only $99 (Mashable)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
16. British
Columbia Government Drops Greenhouse Gas Target for New 2030 Goal (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
17. The
Road to a Low Carbon Europe is Nuclear Power (The Energy Collective)
http://theenergycollective.com/mzconsulting/2432648/the-road-to-a-low-carbon-europe-is-nuclear-power
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
18. Anything-Goes
Deal World Emboldens Comcast to Fight for Fox (Bloomberg News)
19. Google
Urges Attendees to Wear 'Pronoun Stickers' at Developers Conference (SF
Chronicle)
20. 10
Photos That Blew the Competition Away at the Siena International Photo Awards.
(Upworthy)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
21. Report:
Legal Marijuana Boosts Government Revenue – A Little (Associated Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
22. President
Trump to Lay Out Biofuels Plan in Meeting with Senators: Sources (Reuters)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
23. Frustrated
& Broke, Washington State Counties Consider Suing State (KUOW Radio,
Seattle, WA)
24. Jim
Boldt on the Seattle City Council: The Problem of Ear Plugs, Small Tables and
Never Looking Past Your Porch (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
25. Fissures
Spread from Hawaii Volcano, Threatening More Homes (Reuters)
26. Yes,
Cascades Volcanoes Could Blow — But Not Like Hawaii’s (Spokesman Review, Spokane,
WA)
27. Who
Is at Risk from Volcanic Eruptions in Washington State (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle,
WA)
28. Suspect
in Shelton Stabbing Arrested, Police Say (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
29. Bremerton:
He Got Kicked Out of 'A Quiet Place' for Being Noisy. Then He Pulled Out a
Hammer, Cops Say (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
30. Federal
Program Could Help Rural Mason County Attract Investment (Kitsap Sun,
Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
31. North
Cascades Highway Expected to Open Friday (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
32. California
Judge Finalizes Order for Cancer Warnings on Coffee (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
MONSTERS INSIDE ME – DIVERSIONS
A Cockroach Crawled into a Florida Woman’s Ear. It Took Nine
Days to Get It Out.
There's No Secret Chamber Behind King Tut's Tomb,
Investigation Concludes
Why Are Bridges Green? The Story Starts in Oregon
Schools Removing Analog Clocks Because Students Can't Read
Them
SONG OF THE DAY
Zager & Evans - In the Year 2525
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