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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
‘Mystery of Ocean Survival’: Experts Trying to Figure Out Why
Salmon Are Dying at Sea (Juneau Empire, AK)
Suquamish Tribe Accuses Navy of Spilling Raw Sewage into
Puget Sound (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
President Trump Issued an Executive Order to Prepare for an
EMP Attack. What Is It, And Should You Worry? (Washington Post)
Suquamish Tribe Accuses Navy of Spilling Raw Sewage into
Puget Sound (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Four Maps That Show Who’s Being Left Behind in America’s
Wind-Power Boom (VOX)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
President Trump Issued an Executive Order to
Prepare for an EMP Attack. What Is It, And Should You Worry?
2.
California Governor Criticizes Pacific Gas &
Electric’s Plan for New Board
3.
British Columbia: Hydro One Taps BC Hydro
Executive as New Company President & CEO
4.
Snohomish PUD Introduces ‘Estimated Time of
Restoration’ to Outage Map
5.
Chelan-Douglas Land Trust Names Suzanne Hartman
as New President
6.
‘Mystery of Ocean Survival’: Experts Trying to
Figure Out Why Salmon Are Dying at Sea
7.
Adult Salmon Count on Columbia, Snake Rivers Set
to Start
8.
Washington State Opts to Give Anglers Near
Clarkston a Share of Salmon Harvest
9.
British Columbia: BC Hydro Adjusts Flow Regime
for Further Rainbow Trout Study
10.
California Farmers Who Disputed Frog-Focused
Habitat Lose Suit
11.
Inmates Help Rare Butterfly Return to Oregon
12.
Record 1,100 Dead Dolphins Wash Up on French
Shores This Year
13.
Four Maps That Show Who’s Being Left Behind in
America’s Wind-Power Boom
14.
What Happened to the Tesla Solar Roof?
15.
United Kingdom: New Hydro Project Can Power More
Than 100 Homes
16.
PUC Signs Off on Grid Modernization for Hawaiian
Electric Companies
17.
The Anti-Competitive Forces That Foil Speedy,
Affordable Broadband
18.
Editorial: Who Should Do the Work of Expanding
Broadband Access?
19.
Suquamish Tribe Accuses Navy of Spilling Raw
Sewage into Puget Sound
20.
U-S Sues California, Says Water Policy Violates
State Law
21.
Fuel Producers, Consumers Take Sides on
Washington’s Debate over Lower-Carbon Transportation
22.
New Bill Aims to Dissolve Washington Liquor
& Cannabis Board
23.
Marijuana Banking Bill Advances in Congress
24.
Feds Charge Facebook with Housing Discrimination
25.
How Grammarly Spells Growth as Number of Users
Explodes
26.
The ‘Burner List’—My Simple, Paper-Based System
for Focused To-Dos
27.
Media Hyped a Chance to See the Northern Lights
Last Saturday Night. It Was a Bad Forecast, Poorly Communicated.
28.
Injecting Marshmallow Peeps with Fungi, for
Science
29.
State Auditors Complete Probe Into ‘Major Theft
of Public Funds’ in Spokane County
30.
The Pacific Northwest’s Late-Winter Snow Means
Nation’s French Fries Could Be in Danger
31.
Alaska Hit 70 Degrees the Earliest Ever – More
Record Highs Are Expected
32.
Final WTO Ruling Says Boeing’s Washington State
Tax Breaks Are Illegal — Any Change Won’t Come Quickly
WORD OF THE DAY
Placate • \PLAY-kayt\ • Verb - To soothe or mollify
especially by concessions: to calm the anger or bitterness of
“Now, now” purred the speech coach to her shattered student.
“We win the speech contest every time.” Her efforts to placate the young
William Jennings Bryant must have made some impression, as he turned out to be
one of the greatest orators in U-S political history. Unfortunately for him, he
was a much better orator than Presidential candidate.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
President Trump Issued an Executive Order to
Prepare for an EMP Attack. What Is It, And Should You Worry? (Washington Post)
2.
California Governor Criticizes Pacific Gas &
Electric’s Plan for New Board (Associated Press)
3.
British Columbia: Hydro One Taps BC Hydro Executive
as New Company President & CEO (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
4.
Snohomish PUD Introduces ‘Estimated Time of
Restoration’ to Outage Map (My Edmonds News, WA)
5.
Chelan-Douglas Land Trust Names Suzanne Hartman
as New President (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
6.
‘Mystery of Ocean Survival’: Experts Trying to Figure
Out Why Salmon Are Dying at Sea (Juneau Empire, AK)
7.
Adult Salmon Count on Columbia, Snake Rivers Set
to Start (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)
8.
Washington State Opts to Give Anglers Near Clarkston
a Share of Salmon Harvest (The Lewiston Tribune, ID)
9.
British Columbia: BC Hydro Adjusts Flow Regime for
Further Rainbow Trout Study (Trail Times, BC)
10. California
Farmers Who Disputed Frog-Focused Habitat Lose Suit (Courthouse News Service)
11. Inmates
Help Rare Butterfly Return to Oregon (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
12. Record
1,100 Dead Dolphins Wash Up on French Shores This Year (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
13. Four
Maps That Show Who’s Being Left Behind in America’s Wind-Power Boom (VOX)
14. What
Happened to the Tesla Solar Roof? (Utility Dive)
15. United
Kingdom: New Hydro Project Can Power More Than 100 Homes (The Mail, UK)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
16. PUC
Signs Off on Grid Modernization for Hawaiian Electric Companies (Pacific Business
Journal, HI)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
17. The
Anti-Competitive Forces That Foil Speedy, Affordable Broadband (Fast Company)
18. Editorial:
Who Should Do the Work of Expanding Broadband Access? (Buffalo News, NY)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
19. Suquamish
Tribe Accuses Navy of Spilling Raw Sewage into Puget Sound (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
20. U-S
Sues California, Says Water Policy Violates State Law (Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
21. Fuel
Producers, Consumers Take Sides on Washington’s Debate over Lower-Carbon
Transportation (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
22. New
Bill Aims to Dissolve Washington Liquor & Cannabis Board (KIRO Broadcasting,
Seattle, WA)
23. Marijuana
Banking Bill Advances in Congress (Associated Press)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
24. Feds
Charge Facebook with Housing Discrimination (SF Chronicle)
https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Facebook-charged-with-housing-discrimination-by-13724803.php
25. How
Grammarly Spells Growth as Number of Users Explodes (Puget Sound Business
Journal, WA)
26. The
‘Burner List’—My Simple, Paper-Based System for Focused To-Dos (Medium)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
27. Media
Hyped a Chance to See the Northern Lights Last Saturday Night. It Was a Bad
Forecast, Poorly Communicated. (Washington Post)
28. Injecting
Marshmallow Peeps with Fungi, for Science (NY Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
29. State
Auditors Complete Probe Into ‘Major Theft of Public Funds’ in Spokane County (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
30. The
Pacific Northwest’s Late-Winter Snow Means Nation’s French Fries Could Be in
Danger (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
31. Alaska
Hit 70 Degrees the Earliest Ever – More Record Highs Are Expected (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma,
WA)
32. Final
WTO Ruling Says Boeing’s Washington State Tax Breaks Are Illegal — Any Change
Won’t Come Quickly (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
BUNS IN THE OVEN – DIVERSIONS
Woman with Two Wombs Surprised by Three Babies in One Month
‘Avocado Toast’ Is Now a Paint Color
Man Insists Boss’s Flatulence ‘Was a Form of Bullying’ — And
Raised a Stink in Court (Someone Call the Pun Police)
Hilarious Posts Show More ‘St. Louis-Style’ Foods after Bagel
Blow-Up
SONG OF THE DAY
Aretha Franklin – Baby, Baby, Baby
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