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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Mason PUD 3's Fiberhoods and the Broadband for All Act
(H.R.6442) - A Perfect Match (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Methodology for Setting 2016 Avista Rates Was Flawed, Court
Finds (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Pacific Gas & Electric’s Landmark Energy Storage
Projects Snagged by Pushback (Utility Dive)
Seattle Judge Dismisses Young Activists’ Climate Lawsuit
(Associated Press)
Garbage from Washington State’s Booming Pot Industry Clogs
Gutters, Sewers & Landfills (Washington Post)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Methodology for Setting 2016 Avista Rates Was
Flawed, Court Finds
2.
Canada; Hydro One Names New Board of Directors
after En Masse Resignation
3.
Evolving Industries Rate Class Discussed at
Grant PUD Meeting
4.
More Public Power Utilities Respond to
Cryptocurrency Mining
5.
Property Sale to Reduce Eugene Utility’s
Borrowing Costs
6.
Exit Fee: Deciding the Fate of California’s
Utilities & Customer Choice Movement
7.
Puerto Rico Spent Eleven Months Turning the
Power Back On. They Finally Got to Her.
8.
Environmentalists: Power from Massive Canadian
Dams Isn’t Renewable
9.
Canadian Utility Buys U-S Hydropower Producer
for $300 Million
10.
Under the Sea, Marine Heat Waves Can Wreak Havoc
on Wildlife
11.
Video: How the Drought Is Affecting Salmon &
Other Wildlife in South Puget Sound
12.
Op/Ed: The Orca Task Force Not to the Rescue
13.
Pacific Gas & Electric’s Landmark Energy
Storage Projects Snagged by Pushback
14.
California: Proposed Wind Project Meets Strong
Opposition in Boulevard
15.
Plant That Turns Chicken Poop into Energy Comes
to Georgetown
16.
Mason PUD 3's Fiberhoods and the Broadband for
All Act (H.R.6442) - A Perfect Match
17.
Mason PUD 3 Leaders Support Bipartisan
‘Broadband for All Act’
18.
Mason PUD 3 Supports Broadband for All Act
19.
FCC Might Freeze Fixed-Line Broadband Speed
Benchmark
20.
Tribes Call on FCC to Prioritize Native Needs in
Broadcast Licenses
21.
Cable’s Answer to Cool New Streaming Services?
Soaring Internet Prices
22.
A Startling Photo of Abandoned Birds Shows the
Electric-Scooter Backlash Has Begun
23.
80,000 Gallons of Sewage Flows into Sinclair
Inlet
24.
Seattle Judge Dismisses Young Activists’ Climate
Lawsuit
25.
The Next Five Years Will Be ‘Anomalously Warm,’
Scientists Predict
26.
Garbage from Washington State’s Booming Pot
Industry Clogs Gutters, Sewers & Landfills
27.
A Rising Concern? After Straws, Balloons Get
More Scrutiny
28.
Washington State Lawmaker Matt Manweller Fired
from Central Washington University
29.
It Took an 11-Year-Old Hacker Just 10 Minutes to
Change Election Results on Florida’s Website
30.
Can Hackers Tamper with Your Vote? Researchers
Show It’s Possible in Nearly 30 States
31.
Poor Air Quality: Even Healthy Adults Advised to
Stay Indoors, Avoid Walking Outside
32.
Maple Fire Update 8/14/18
33.
Pilot Fighting Northeast Washington Wildfire
Survives Crash
34.
U-S Interior Secretary Zinke Blames
‘Environmental Terrorist Groups’ for Scale of California Wildfires
35.
Smoke, Carbon Monoxide from California Wildfires
Drifting All the Way to the East Coast
WORD OF THE DAY
Auctorial • \awk-TOR-ee-ul\ • Adjective – Of or relating to
an author
Of all his auctorial duties, Dagwood’s feared and loathed
his required appearances at signing parties. After a fourth such appearance at
a Dirt, North Dakota bookstore, he decided to sign books in his personal secret
code. Therefore, the recipient of the book would never know that although the
inscription said, “best wishes,” the real meaning was “get lost”. Dagwood’s
quality life was thereby immeasurably improved. He actually looked forward to
his appearnaces with glee.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Methodology for Setting 2016 Avista Rates Was
Flawed, Court Finds (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
2.
Canada; Hydro One Names New Board of Directors after
En Masse Resignation (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
3.
Evolving Industries Rate Class Discussed at
Grant PUD Meeting (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
4.
More Public Power Utilities Respond to
Cryptocurrency Mining (American Public Power Association)
5.
Property Sale to Reduce Eugene Utility’s
Borrowing Costs (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
6.
Exit Fee: Deciding the Fate of California’s Utilities
& Customer Choice Movement (Utility Dive)
7.
Puerto Rico Spent Eleven Months Turning the
Power Back On. They Finally Got to Her. (NY Times)
8.
Environmentalists: Power from Massive Canadian Dams
Isn’t Renewable (Bennington Banner, Vermont)
9.
Canadian Utility Buys U-S Hydropower Producer for
$300 Million (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
10. Under
the Sea, Marine Heat Waves Can Wreak Havoc on Wildlife (Associated Press)
11. Video:
How the Drought Is Affecting Salmon & Other Wildlife in South Puget Sound (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
12. Op/Ed:
The Orca Task Force Not to the Rescue (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
13. Pacific
Gas & Electric’s Landmark Energy Storage Projects Snagged by Pushback (Utility
Dive)
14. California:
Proposed Wind Project Meets Strong Opposition in Boulevard (KNSD-TV, San Diego,
CA)
15. Plant
That Turns Chicken Poop into Energy Comes to Georgetown (WBOC-TV, Salisbury,
MD)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
16. Mason
PUD 3's Fiberhoods and the Broadband for All Act (H.R.6442) - A Perfect Match (Mason
PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
17. Mason
PUD 3 Leaders Support Bipartisan ‘Broadband for All Act’ (KMAS Radio, Shelton,
WA)
18. Mason
PUD 3 Supports Broadband for All Act (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
19. FCC
Might Freeze Fixed-Line Broadband Speed Benchmark (LightReading)
20. Tribes
Call on FCC to Prioritize Native Needs in Broadcast Licenses (Northwest Public
Broadcasting)
https://www.nwpb.org/2018/08/13/tribes-call-on-fcc-to-prioritize-native-needs-in-broadcast-licences/
21. Cable’s
Answer to Cool New Streaming Services? Soaring Internet Prices (Los Angeles
Times, CA)
http://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-ridiculous-internet-costs-20180814-story.html#
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
22. A
Startling Photo of Abandoned Birds Shows the Electric-Scooter Backlash Has
Begun (Business Insider)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
23. 80,000
Gallons of Sewage Flows into Sinclair Inlet (Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
24. Seattle
Judge Dismisses Young Activists’ Climate Lawsuit (Associated Press)
25. The
Next Five Years Will Be ‘Anomalously Warm,’ Scientists Predict (Washington Post)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
26. Garbage
from Washington State’s Booming Pot Industry Clogs Gutters, Sewers &
Landfills (Washington Post)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
27. A
Rising Concern? After Straws, Balloons Get More Scrutiny (Associated Press)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
28. Washington
State Lawmaker Matt Manweller Fired from Central Washington University (Northwest
Public Broadcasting)
29. It
Took an 11-Year-Old Hacker Just 10 Minutes to Change Election Results on Florida’s
Website (Fast Company)
30. Can
Hackers Tamper with Your Vote? Researchers Show It’s Possible in Nearly 30
States (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS – THE PLATTERS EDITION
31. Poor
Air Quality: Even Healthy Adults Advised to Stay Indoors, Avoid Walking Outside
(KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
32. Maple
Fire Update 8/14/18 (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
33. Pilot
Fighting Northeast Washington Wildfire Survives Crash (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma,
WA)
34. U-S
Interior Secretary Zinke Blames ‘Environmental Terrorist Groups’ for Scale of California
Wildfires (The Hill, Washington, DC)
35. Smoke,
Carbon Monoxide from California Wildfires Drifting All the Way to the East
Coast (USA Today)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Candidate Drops Out of Race after Admitting She Faked
Diploma
British Columbia Lake Infested with Hundreds of Goldfish
Just Months after Pets Released into Wild
The Museum of London Is Livestreaming a Chunk of Fatberg So
You Can Watch It Morph
Cryptocurrency-Rich Make Magic Internet Money Rain in Vegas
SONG OF THE DAY
Stan Getz – Pennies from Heaven
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