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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington State Governor’s Task Force Releases Draft Plan
to Save Southern Resident Orcas (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Including Mason PUD 3, Skagit PUD, Jefferson PUD –
Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board Invests $2.9 Million
toward Rural Broadband Infrastructure (Washington State Department Of Commerce)
Georgia: Owners Vote to Continue Vogtle Nuclear Project
(Power Magazine)
Summer Average Wholesale Electricity Prices in Western U-S
Were Highest Since 2008 (U-S Energy Information Administration)
Drier, Warmer Weather Expected This Winter Across Pacific
Northwest (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Georgia: Owners Vote to Continue Vogtle Nuclear
Project
2.
Summer Average Wholesale Electricity Prices in
Western U-S Were Highest Since 2008
3.
Grant PUD & Port of Moses Lake Discuss Joint
Approach to Development
4.
Oregon: Advocates Want More Local Choice in
Electricity
5.
Pacific Gas & Electric Blames Bear for
Northern California Power Outage
6.
Judge Restores Energy Lease on Montana Land
Sacred to Tribes
7.
Canada: Bitcoin Mining Uses So Much Electricity
That One City Could Curtail Facility’s Power during Heat Waves
8.
The Trouble with Cryptocurrency’s Viral Growth
9.
Washington State Governor’s Task Force Releases
Draft Plan to Save Southern Resident Orcas
10.
Salmon Given Assist to Get Over Problematic
Gorst Weir
11.
U-S Judge Orders Federal Protection Restored to
Yellowstone Grizzlies
12.
Scientists Voice Opposition to Weakening of U-S
Endangered Species Act
13.
Colorado Wildlife Refuge at Old Nuclear Plant Is
Open - For Now
14.
Including Mason PUD 3, Skagit PUD, Jefferson PUD
– Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board Invests $2.9 Million
toward Rural Broadband Infrastructure
15.
Take 5: Jeff Randolph, Advanced Internet of
Terrace Heights
16.
From Farm to Blockchain: Walmart Tracks Its
Lettuce
17.
United Kingdom: Pesky Squirrels Gnawing Through
Superfast BT Broadband Cables in Woodland Because They Taste of Nuts
18.
Appeals Court Sides with Colville Tribe against
Canadian Mining Company for Polluting Upper Columbia River
19.
Facebook’s Woes Grow as Instagram Co-Founders
Bail
20.
How Instagram Rose Into a Cultural Powerhouse
21.
Twitter to Prohibit ‘Dehumanizing Language’ in
New Rules
22.
NIC Conference: Feeding the (Ever-Changing)
Social Media Feed
23.
Inside the Private Justice Department Meeting
That Could Lead to New Investigations of Facebook, Google & Other Tech
Giants
24.
Rep. Matt Manweller, Accused of Sexual
Misconduct, Says He Will Resign — After the Election
25.
Soda Companies Spend Millions to Stop Future
Soda Taxes in Washington State
26.
Candidates Hit Snooze Button on Hacker Threat,
Saying Defending Cyberattacks Is Hard
27.
Drier, Warmer Weather Expected This Winter
Across Pacific Northwest
28.
Fire Season Isn’t Over in the Inland Northwest
29.
Starbucks Preparing for Layoffs at Seattle
Headquarters
30.
Mariners’ Felix Hernandez ‘So Proud to Be an
American’ after Becoming a U-S Citizen
WORD OF THE DAY
Sotto voce • \SAW-toe VOE-chee\ • adjective/adverb: 1:
Spoken low or in an undertone, as not to be overheard 2: (Music) In very soft
tones. Used chiefly as a direction.
After blasting a stentorian diatribe against Chinese opera,
Garfunkel admitted to his dinner partner, sotto voce, that he actually liked
the music.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Georgia: Owners Vote to Continue Vogtle Nuclear
Project (Power Magazine)
2.
Summer Average Wholesale Electricity Prices in
Western U-S Were Highest Since 2008 (U-S Energy Information Administration)
3.
Grant PUD & Port of Moses Lake Discuss Joint
Approach to Development (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
4.
Oregon: Advocates Want More Local Choice in
Electricity (The Daily Astorian, OR)
5.
Pacific Gas & Electric Blames Bear for Northern
California Power Outage (SF Chronicle)
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/PG-E-butte-county-power-outage-nimshew-fire-bear-13254779.php
6.
Judge Restores Energy Lease on Montana Land
Sacred to Tribes (Associated Press)
7.
Canada: Bitcoin Mining Uses So Much Electricity
That One City Could Curtail Facility’s Power during Heat Waves (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
8.
The Trouble with Cryptocurrency’s Viral Growth (NY
Times)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
Washington State Governor’s Task Force Releases
Draft Plan to Save Southern Resident Orcas (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
10. Salmon
Given Assist to Get Over Problematic Gorst Weir (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
11. U-S
Judge Orders Federal Protection Restored to Yellowstone Grizzlies (Reuters)
12. Scientists
Voice Opposition to Weakening of U-S Endangered Species Act (Reuters)
13. Colorado
Wildlife Refuge at Old Nuclear Plant Is Open - For Now (Reuters)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
14. Including
Mason PUD 3, Skagit PUD, Jefferson PUD – Washington State Community Economic
Revitalization Board Invests $2.9 Million toward Rural Broadband Infrastructure
(Washington State Department Of Commerce)
15. Take
5: Jeff Randolph, Advanced Internet of Terrace Heights (Yakima Herald Republic,
WA)
16. From
Farm to Blockchain: Walmart Tracks Its Lettuce (NY Times)
17. United
Kingdom: Pesky Squirrels Gnawing Through Superfast BT Broadband Cables in
Woodland Because They Taste of Nuts (The Sun, UK)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
18. Appeals
Court Sides with Colville Tribe against Canadian Mining Company for Polluting Upper
Columbia River (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
19. Facebook’s
Woes Grow as Instagram Co-Founders Bail (Gizmodo)
20. How
Instagram Rose Into a Cultural Powerhouse (NY Times)
21. Twitter
to Prohibit ‘Dehumanizing Language’ in New Rules (Mashable)
22. NIC
Conference: Feeding the (Ever-Changing) Social Media Feed (Conduit)
23. Inside
the Private Justice Department Meeting That Could Lead to New Investigations of
Facebook, Google & Other Tech Giants (Washington Post)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
24. Rep.
Matt Manweller, Accused of Sexual Misconduct, Says He Will Resign — After the Election
(Northwest Public Broadcasting)
25. Soda
Companies Spend Millions to Stop Future Soda Taxes in Washington State (KING-TV,
Seattle, WA)
26. Candidates
Hit Snooze Button on Hacker Threat, Saying Defending Cyberattacks Is Hard
(Mcclatchy)
GENERAL NEWS
27. Drier,
Warmer Weather Expected This Winter Across Pacific Northwest (KIRO Broadcasting,
Seattle, WA)
28. Fire
Season Isn’t Over in the Inland Northwest (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
29. Starbucks
Preparing for Layoffs at Seattle Headquarters (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
30. Mariners’
Felix Hernandez ‘So Proud to Be an American’ after Becoming a U-S Citizen (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Flyers Introduce Odd-Looking Mascot, Soak in the Comments
Silverton Resident Trying to Burn Yellow Jacket Nest Sparks
3-Alarm Fire
Overlooked No More: Melitta Bentz, Who Invented the Coffee
Filter
In Peru, Hitler Runs for Mayor Despite Threat from Lennin
ONE HIT WONDER DAY – SONG OF THE DAY
Reunion – Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)
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