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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Tesla Lost $717 Million But Vows to Make a Profit Next
Quarter (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Report: Pacific Gas & Electric Considers Breaking Up
Company to Avoid Wildfire Liability (Utility Dive)
Avista CEO Notes 2Q Earnings ‘Above Expectations,’ Outlines
Utility’s Commitment to Gain Hydro One Sale Approval (Spokesman Review,
Spokane, WA)
Washington State Labor Council Supports Proposed Pumped
Storage Hydro Project in Klickitat County (Gorge Country Media, The Dalles, OR)
2017 Was Third-Warmest Year on Record, NOAA-Led
International Study Finds (Washington Examiner)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Report: Pacific Gas & Electric Considers
Breaking Up Company to Avoid Wildfire Liability
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric Spends More Than $1
Million to Lobby California Officials on Wildfire Laws
3.
Op/Ed: Sacramento Municipal Utility District Doesn’t
Have Shareholders, So Customers Will Get Hit by Wildfire Costs
4.
Avista CEO Notes 2Q Earnings ‘Above
Expectations,’ Outlines Utility’s Commitment to Gain Hydro One Sale Approval
5.
PacifiCorp Gets Court Order to Keep Coal Study
Confidential
6.
Report: Puget Sound Energy Sends Racial Slur as
Password to Black Woman
7.
Clallam PUD to Consider 14 Applications for
Vacant Commission Seat
8.
Bitcoin Mining Operation in Electric City Could
Face Higher Electricity Rates
9.
More Washington State Electric Companies
Utilities Putting Brakes on Crypto Mining Firms
10.
Bonneville Power Administration Rolls Back
Wheeler County Blackout Plan in Response to Public
11.
Montana: Holter Dam Celebrates 100 Years of
Hydropower
12.
Jefferson PUD Set to Underground Utility Lines
over Next Year
13.
Community Choice Is Driving California’s
Precocious Energy Revolution
14.
Infrastructure Alternatives: Where Non-Wires
Makes New Sense
15.
Video: Does Solar Power Offer a Brighter Future
for Off-The-Grid Navajo Residents?
16.
Idaho: Work to Resume on Kootenai Restoration
Project
17.
Grieving Orca Highlights Plight of Endangered
Whales
18.
Idaho Sockeye Salmon Return Predicted to Match
2017
19.
Bill Allowing More Sea Lions to Be Killed Clears
Key Hurdle
20.
Washington State Labor Council Supports Proposed
Pumped Storage Hydro Project in Klickitat County
21.
Recent Heat Wave Provides Stress Test for U-S
Renewables Integration
22.
About 600 Grant PUD Fiber Network Subscribers at
Risk of Losing Connection after Advanced Meter Upgrade
23.
Tesla Lost $717 Million But Vows to Make a
Profit Next Quarter
24.
U-S Electric Vehicle Charging Market to Grow to
$18.6 Billion
25.
Efficiency Advocates Fear Trump Administration
May Try to Roll Back Light Bulb Standards
26.
Port Angeles Sues Feds over Elwha Water
Treatment Facilities – Dam Removal Affected Water Quality
27.
2017 Was Third-Warmest Year on Record, NOAA-Led
International Study Finds
28.
U-S Utilities Balk at Expanded Carbon-Capture
Subsidy
29.
U-S Goes Ahead with Tax on Canadian Newsprint
30.
How to Create an Elevator Pitch That Doesn’t
Sound Cheesy
31.
‘We’re Closed Forever!’: How the Search for the
Perfect Selfie Led to Bedlam at an Ontario Sunflower Farm
32.
The Origins of the Word ‘Meme’
33.
Oregon Lawmakers from Both Parties Lead Push to
Lift Cannabis Banking Restrictions
34.
Harstine Island Wildfire Nears Containment —
Crews Mopping Up Hot Spots
35.
Mason County Deputies Arrest Man in Arson Fire
That Destroys Recreational Vehicle
36.
Net Nanny Arrests Include Shelton Man
37.
Two Drownings Reported Within a Week in Mason
County Waters
38.
RailCamp Is Heaven on Steel Wheels for These
Teenage Train-Ees
39.
You’re Probably Using Sunscreen Wrong,
Scientists Warn
WORD OF THE DAY
Besotted • \bih-SAHT\ • verb - 1: infatuated 2: to be made
dull or stupid; especially: to muddle with drunkenness
Bartholomew’s pudgy, trembling fingers reached for another
chocolate from the tray at his elbow. Besotted from his excellent feast of port
and chocolates, he wavered on the edge of consciousness, sure that there was no
better combination of treats than what he was enjoying at that very moment.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Report: Pacific Gas & Electric Considers
Breaking Up Company to Avoid Wildfire Liability (Utility Dive)
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric Spends More Than $1
Million to Lobby California Officials on Wildfire Laws (Sacramento Bee, CA)
3.
Op/Ed: Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Doesn’t Have Shareholders, So Customers Will Get Hit by Wildfire Costs
(Sacramento Bee, CA)
4.
Avista CEO Notes 2Q Earnings ‘Above Expectations,’
Outlines Utility’s Commitment to Gain Hydro One Sale Approval (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
5.
PacifiCorp Gets Court Order to Keep Coal Study
Confidential (Portland Business Journal, OR)
6.
Report: Puget Sound Energy Sends Racial Slur as
Password to Black Woman (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
8.
Bitcoin Mining Operation in Electric City Could
Face Higher Electricity Rates (Star of the Grand Coulee, WA)
9.
More Washington State Electric Companies
Utilities Putting Brakes on Crypto Mining Firms (Coingeek)
10. Bonneville
Power Administration Rolls Back Wheeler County Blackout Plan in Response to
Public (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)
11. Montana:
Holter Dam Celebrates 100 Years of Hydropower (KRTV-TV, Great Falls, MT)
12. Jefferson
PUD Set to Underground Utility Lines over Next Year (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
13. Community
Choice Is Driving California’s Precocious Energy Revolution (Forbes Magazine)
14. Infrastructure
Alternatives: Where Non-Wires Makes New Sense (Electric Light & Power)
15. Video:
Does Solar Power Offer a Brighter Future for Off-The-Grid Navajo Residents? (PBS
Newshour)
FISH & WILDLIFE
16. Idaho:
Work to Resume on Kootenai Restoration Project (Kootenai Valley Times, Bonners
Ferry, ID)
17. Grieving
Orca Highlights Plight of Endangered Whales (Associated Press)
18. Idaho
Sockeye Salmon Return Predicted to Match 2017 (Ravalli Republic, Hamilton, MT)
19. Bill
Allowing More Sea Lions to Be Killed Clears Key Hurdle (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
20. Washington
State Labor Council Supports Proposed Pumped Storage Hydro Project in Klickitat
County (Gorge Country Media, The Dalles, OR)
21. Recent
Heat Wave Provides Stress Test for U-S Renewables Integration (Utility Dive)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
22. About
600 Grant PUD Fiber Network Subscribers at Risk of Losing Connection after
Advanced Meter Upgrade (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
23. Tesla
Lost $717 Million But Vows to Make a Profit Next Quarter (Los Angeles Times,
CA)
24. U-S
Electric Vehicle Charging Market to Grow to $18.6 Billion (Bloomberg News)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
25. Efficiency
Advocates Fear Trump Administration May Try to Roll Back Light Bulb Standards
(Utility Dive)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
26. Port
Angeles Sues Feds over Elwha Water Treatment Facilities – Dam Removal Affected
Water Quality (Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
27. 2017
Was Third-Warmest Year on Record, NOAA-Led International Study Finds
(Washington Examiner)
28. U-S
Utilities Balk at Expanded Carbon-Capture Subsidy (Reuters)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
29. U-S
Goes Ahead with Tax on Canadian Newsprint (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
30. How
to Create an Elevator Pitch That Doesn’t Sound Cheesy (Fast Company)
31. ‘We’re
Closed Forever!’: How the Search for the Perfect Selfie Led to Bedlam at an
Ontario Sunflower Farm (Globe & Mail, Canada)
32. The
Origins of the Word ‘Meme’ (Mashable)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
33. Oregon
Lawmakers from Both Parties Lead Push to Lift Cannabis Banking Restrictions
(Portland Business Journal, OR)
GENERAL NEWS
34. Harstine
Island Wildfire Nears Containment — Crews Mopping Up Hot Spots (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
35. Mason
County Deputies Arrest Man in Arson Fire That Destroys Recreational Vehicle
(KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
36. Net
Nanny Arrests Include Shelton Man (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
37. Two
Drownings Reported Within a Week in Mason County Waters (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen,
WA)
38. RailCamp
Is Heaven on Steel Wheels for These Teenage Train-Ees (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA
– Paywall Advisory)
39. You’re
Probably Using Sunscreen Wrong, Scientists Warn (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
New Delhi Robbers Escape with Valuable Commodity: Hair
Google Street View Captures the Same Man Swearing &
Flipping Off the Camera the Whole Way Down a Busy Street
Portland Couple Trying to Coax Hiding Cat From Former Home
SONG OF THE DAY
The Cowsills – Hair
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