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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
The Future of 5G Mobile Data Could Hinge on a Battle over
Utility Pole Fees (Washington Post)
Controversy Heats Up Over Removal of Lower Snake River Dams
as Orcas Suffer Losses (Longview Daily News, WA)
Georgia: DOE Urges Vogtle Nuke Owners to Complete Project
Ahead of Monday Vote (Utility Dive)
Washington State’s Federal Reps Urge President Trump to Save
REC Silicon (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Op/Ed: Billions in New Taxes & No Guarantee of Carbon
Reductions (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Georgia: DOE Urges Vogtle Nuke Owners to
Complete Project Ahead of Monday Vote
2.
Georgia: How the Vogtle Nuclear Expansion’s
Costs Escalated
3.
Your Utility Bill Could Reflect Fire Costs under
New California Law
4.
Former Federal Energy Regulators Say It’s a
‘Fertile Time’ for Energy Choice, Question Renewable Mandates
5.
Clallam PUD Candidates Discuss Bonneville Power
Administration, Carbon Tax
6.
Controversy Heats Up Over Removal of Lower Snake
River Dams as Orcas Suffer Losses
7.
Judge Voids Denial of Protected Status for
Pacific Fisher
8.
Washington State’s Federal Reps Urge President
Trump to Save REC Silicon
9.
The Future of 5G Mobile Data Could Hinge on a
Battle over Utility Pole Fees
10.
Major U-S Cities Revolt against FCC’s Proposed
Small Cell Deployment Rules
11.
Taking Advantage of Rural Fiber
12.
Home Modems, Routers Hit by U-S China Tariffs as
‘Smart’ Tech Goods Escape
13.
Virginia: Microsoft Makes a Massive Buy in
Loudoun County
14.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission Approves Idaho
Power Efficiency Expenses
15.
It’s Time to Get Your Home Ready for Cooler
Temps, Ways to Save on the Energy Bill
16.
Toxic Blue-Green Algae Prompts Moses Lake Health
Warning
17.
Op/Ed: Billions in New Taxes & No Guarantee
of Carbon Reductions
18.
Comcast Outbids Fox & Walt Disney Co. with
$40-Billion Offer for Europe’s Sky TV
19.
Sirius XM Buying Pandora in $3.5 Billion Deal
20.
Oregon Regulators Cancel License of Marijuana
Farm Tied to Accidental Blast
21.
320,000 High Schoolers to Get Free Water
Bottles. The Goal? 54 Million Fewer Single-Use Drinks
22.
Bringing Science to the Masses, One Beer at a
Time
23.
Washington State House Republican Leadership
Calls for Manweller’s Resignation
24.
Homicide Suspected in Death of Man Found in
Tahuya Forest
25.
Olympia House Fire Triggered by Plumber Using
Open Flame
26.
Report: Washington Unemployment Rate Lowest in
42 Years
27.
Mental Health Triage Center in Downtown Shelton
Set to Open in Early 2019
WORD NERDS OF THE DAY
Today is “National
Punctuation Day.”
Kudos to Ruralite Services for issuing a timely haiku in
celebration:
Question mark, comma
Hyphen, colon, period
Punctuate today!
George Orwell’s Six Rules for Great Writing (Medium)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Georgia: DOE Urges Vogtle Nuke Owners to
Complete Project Ahead of Monday Vote (Utility Dive)
2.
Georgia: How the Vogtle Nuclear Expansion’s
Costs Escalated (Power Magazine)
3.
Your Utility Bill Could Reflect Fire Costs under
New California Law (Sacramento Bee, CA)
4.
Former Federal Energy Regulators Say It’s a ‘Fertile
Time’ for Energy Choice, Question Renewable Mandates (Nevada Independent)
5.
Clallam PUD Candidates Discuss Bonneville Power
Administration, Carbon Tax (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
6.
Controversy Heats Up Over Removal of Lower Snake
River Dams as Orcas Suffer Losses (Longview Daily News, WA)
7.
Judge Voids Denial of Protected Status for
Pacific Fisher (Courthouse News Service)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
8.
Washington State’s Federal Reps Urge President Trump
to Save REC Silicon (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
9.
The Future of 5G Mobile Data Could Hinge on a Battle
over Utility Pole Fees (Washington Post)
10. Major
U-S Cities Revolt against FCC’s Proposed Small Cell Deployment Rules (Fierce
Wireless)
11. Taking
Advantage of Rural Fiber (Pots & Pans)
12. Home
Modems, Routers Hit by U-S China Tariffs as ‘Smart’ Tech Goods Escape (Reuters)
13. Virginia:
Microsoft Makes a Massive Buy in Loudoun County (Washington Business Journal, DC)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
14. Idaho
Public Utilities Commission Approves Idaho Power Efficiency Expenses (Daily
Energy Insider)
15. It’s
Time to Get Your Home Ready for Cooler Temps, Ways to Save on the Energy Bill (KYCW-TV,
Springfield, MO)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
16. Toxic
Blue-Green Algae Prompts Moses Lake Health Warning (NCW Life Channel, East
Wenatchee, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
17. Op/Ed:
Billions in New Taxes & No Guarantee of Carbon Reductions (Seattle Times,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
18. Comcast
Outbids Fox & Walt Disney Co. with $40-Billion Offer for Europe’s Sky TV (Los
Angeles Times, CA)
19. Sirius
XM Buying Pandora in $3.5 Billion Deal (New York Business Journal)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
20. Oregon
Regulators Cancel License of Marijuana Farm Tied to Accidental Blast (Oregonian,
Portland)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
21. 320,000
High Schoolers to Get Free Water Bottles. The Goal? 54 Million Fewer Single-Use
Drinks (NY Times)
22. Bringing
Science to the Masses, One Beer at a Time (Courthouse News Service)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
23. Washington
State House Republican Leadership Calls for Manweller’s Resignation (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
24. Homicide
Suspected in Death of Man Found in Tahuya Forest (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
25. Olympia
House Fire Triggered by Plumber Using Open Flame (Olympian, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
26. Report:
Washington Unemployment Rate Lowest in 42 Years (Associated Press)
27. Mental
Health Triage Center in Downtown Shelton Set to Open in Early 2019 (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Corn Maze Honoring Oklahoma Astronaut Photographed from
Space
$18 Million Worth of Cocaine Found in Bananas Given to Texas
Prison
Oregon Woman Steals Ambulance as Medics Perform CPR, Goes on
Wild 30-Mile Joyride, Cops Say (The Mug Shot Is Worth A Click)
Blind Dog Has Its Own Seeing-Eye Dog & It’s Making
Social Media Quite Happy
SONG OF THE DAY
Mark Knopfler – Going Home (Local Hero Soundtrack)
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