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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Releasing Water Over Dams Means Higher Electric Bills in
Mason County (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Grant PUD: Priest Rapids Dam Work Progressing (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Bipartisan Letter Urges Trump to Resolve Growing Trade
Dispute with China Affecting REC Silicon (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
Sequim Scientists to Study Fish Reactions to Turbines as New
Partnership with University of Alaska Fairbanks (Peninsula Daily News, Port
Angeles, WA)
Facebook Must End Discriminatory Ad Practice Under Deal with
Washington State Attorney General (Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Releasing Water Over Dams Means Higher Electric
Bills in Mason County
2.
Grant PUD: Priest Rapids Dam Work Progressing
3.
Editorial: High Power Rates Still a Risk as
Trump Administration Proposes Privatizing Bonneville Power Administration
4.
Op/Ed: Bonneville Power Administration Solution
Sits in Risch’s Committee
5.
Powerline Down Sparks Small Fire, Large Power
Outage in Spokane
6.
Governor Proposes to Ease Wildfire Financial
Burdens on Pacific Gas & Electric, California’s Utilities
7.
Aging Grids Drive $51 Billion in Annual Utility
Distribution Spending
8.
How Vulnerable Is the Grid to Cyberattacks,
Really?
9.
Why Nuclear Power Must Be Part of the Energy
Solution
10.
American Public Power Association Earns Power of
Gold Award for Mutual Aid in U.S. Virgin Islands
11.
Getting the Bandwidth Back Together – Utility
Needs for Radio Frequencies
12.
Sequim Scientists to Study Fish Reactions to
Turbines as New Partnership with University of Alaska Fairbanks
13.
The Last Generation of Southern Resident Orcas?
14.
Op/Ed: What Will Become of Orcas If the
Endangered Species Act Is Gutted?
15.
Hawaiian Killer Whales Granted Critical Habitat
Protection
16.
Upper Columbia River Fishery Reopens Due to High
Salmon Count
17.
Can Mussels Be the Sustainable Snack That Saves
the Ocean?
18.
Bipartisan Letter Urges Trump to Resolve Growing
Trade Dispute with China Affecting REC Silicon
19.
New York Utilities Outline ‘Transformative’ Uses
for Blockchain
20.
Five Ways to Keep Cities Cooler During Heat
Waves
21.
Dams Win in $2.5 Billion California Spending
Spree
22.
Shell, BP Sign Letter Praising Bill Taxing Carbon
Emissions
23.
Facebook Must End Discriminatory Ad Practice
Under Deal with Washington State Attorney General
24.
Washington State Lawmaker Unblocks Constituents
from His Facebook Page
25.
Cox Media Studies Sale of Seattle’s KIRO, Other
TV Stations around U-S
26.
Highways Aren’t the Answer, Traffic Jams Can’t
Be Stopped, Says Washington State’s Transportation Chief
27.
Frustrated by Gridlock, House Members Propose
Rules Overhaul
28.
Update: Lake Nahwatzel Wildfire 70 Percent
Contained
29.
Aging Lookout Towers Still Key During Fire
Season in U-S West
30.
Update: Hood Canal Bridge Shooter Identified as
New Jersey Man Suspected of Murder
31.
Mason County Unemployment Drops Slightly in June
32.
Seattle’s New Streetcars May Be Too Big to Fit
Tracks, Maintenance Barn, Mayor’s Office Says
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU
Behemoth ● /bu-HEE-muth/ ● Noun – 1: Often capitalized: a
mighty animal described in Job 40:15-24 as an example of the power of God 2:
something of monstrous size, power, or appearance.
Odd protest puppet
Behemoth marshmallow man
Shouts: “S’mores are Murder.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
2.
Grant PUD: Priest Rapids Dam Work Progressing (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
3.
Editorial: High Power Rates Still a Risk as Trump
Administration Proposes Privatizing Bonneville Power Administration (Tri-City
Herald, Kennewick, WA)
4.
Op/Ed: Bonneville Power Administration Solution
Sits in Risch’s Committee (Idaho Falls Post-Register, ID)
http://www.postregister.com/articles/opinions/2018/07/24/guest-column-bpa-solution-sits-risch%E2%80%99s-committee
http://www.postregister.com/articles/opinions/2018/07/24/guest-column-bpa-solution-sits-risch%E2%80%99s-committee
5.
Powerline Down Sparks Small Fire, Large Power
Outage in Spokane (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
6.
Governor Proposes to Ease Wildfire Financial
Burdens on Pacific Gas & Electric, California’s Utilities (San Francisco Business
Times, CA)
7.
Aging Grids Drive $51 Billion in Annual Utility
Distribution Spending (Utility Dive)
8.
How Vulnerable Is the Grid to Cyberattacks,
Really? (Utility Dive)
9.
Why Nuclear Power Must Be Part of the Energy
Solution (YaleEnvironment360)
10. American
Public Power Association Earns Power of Gold Award for Mutual Aid in U.S.
Virgin Islands (American Public Power Association)
11. Getting
the Bandwidth Back Together – Utility Needs for Radio Frequencies (Politico’s
Morning Energy)
FISH & WILDLIFE
12. Sequim
Scientists to Study Fish Reactions to Turbines as New Partnership with University
of Alaska Fairbanks (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
13. The
Last Generation of Southern Resident Orcas? (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
14. Op/Ed:
What Will Become of Orcas If the Endangered Species Act Is Gutted? (Seattle Times,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
15. Hawaiian
Killer Whales Granted Critical Habitat Protection (Courthouse News Service)
16. Upper
Columbia River Fishery Reopens Due to High Salmon Count (Lens, Business
Institute Of Washington)
17. Can
Mussels Be the Sustainable Snack That Saves the Ocean? (Fast Company)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
18. Bipartisan
Letter Urges Trump to Resolve Growing Trade Dispute with China Affecting REC
Silicon (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
19. New
York Utilities Outline ‘Transformative’ Uses for Blockchain (Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
20. Five
Ways to Keep Cities Cooler During Heat Waves (NY Times)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
21. Dams
Win in $2.5 Billion California Spending Spree (Courthouse News Service)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
22. Shell,
BP Sign Letter Praising Bill Taxing Carbon Emissions (Axios)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
23. Facebook
Must End Discriminatory Ad Practice Under Deal with Washington State Attorney
General (Associated Press)
24. Washington
State Lawmaker Unblocks Constituents from His Facebook Page (Associated Press)
25. Cox
Media Studies Sale of Seattle’s KIRO, Other TV Stations around U-S (Seattle Times,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
26. Highways
Aren’t the Answer, Traffic Jams Can’t Be Stopped, Says Washington State’s Transportation
Chief (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
27. Frustrated
by Gridlock, House Members Propose Rules Overhaul (NY Times)
GENERAL NEWS
28. Update:
Lake Nahwatzel Wildfire 70 Percent Contained (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
29. Aging
Lookout Towers Still Key During Fire Season in U-S West (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
30. Update:
Hood Canal Bridge Shooter Identified as New Jersey Man Suspected of Murder (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
31. Mason
County Unemployment Drops Slightly in June (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
32. Seattle’s
New Streetcars May Be Too Big to Fit Tracks, Maintenance Barn, Mayor’s Office
Says (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
‘Married at First Sight’ Bride Arrested at Airport on Her
Way to Honeymoon
Did a Fire Alarm Stop A Cardinals Rookie from Some Serious
No-Hit Deja Vu?
Shortage Prompts German Brewers’ Appeal for Bottles, Crates
The Crane Who Fell in Love with a Human
SONG OF THE DAY
Tavares – Whodunit, Don’t Take Away the Music, More than a
Woman, Heaven
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