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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee’s Orca-Recovery
Agenda Advancing – Billion-Dollar Funding Yet to Be Seen (Seattle Times, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
Lewis County Utilities Wary of Long-Term Impact of
Clean Energy Legislation (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
Broadband Speed Action Taken by Jefferson PUD for
Marrowstone Island (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Is There Room for Hydrogen-Powered Cars in a
Future That Looks Electric? (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
Pollution Threatens Shellfish Closure in Mason,
Thurston Waters (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Lewis County Utilities Wary of Long-Term Impact
of Clean Energy Legislation
2.
Seattle City Attorney Takes Over Investigation
into Power Pole Collapse
3.
Downed Power Lines Aren’t Something to Mess With
4.
Seattle Went Big on Its New $210M Power Station
– Did It Need To?
5.
Op/Ed: Benton PUD – Under Difficult Conditions,
Dedicated Employees Keep the Power On
6.
Op/Ed: Franklin PUD – Lower Snake River Dams
Vital to State Economy
7.
San Francisco Mayor Wants to Take Over Pacific
Gas & Electric Assets
8.
New Pacific Gas & Electric CEO to Rake in a
Salary More Than Double That of Geisha Williams, His Predecessor
9.
New Mexico Panel Surprises Facebook with $39
Million Utility Bill for Transmission Lines
10.
Canada: Yukon Energy Corp. Says Low Snowpack
Levels Mean Less Hydro-Generated Electricity in 2019
11.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Finalizes
Expedited Hydro Licensing Process
12.
End of an Era at the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
13.
Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee’s Orca-Recovery
Agenda Advancing – Billion-Dollar Funding Yet to Be Seen
14.
Salmon Fisheries Set as Managers Start Process
to Protect Endangered Orcas
15.
Canada: Federal Chinook Salmon Fishing
Restrictions Get Mixed Reviews
16.
Woman Completes 17-Day Hunger Strike for
Southern Resident Orcas
17.
Oregon Spotted Frogs Find Habitat Beneath Power
Lines
18.
Commerce Awards $1.6 Million for Washington
State Solar Energy Projects
19.
Washington State Senate Passes Pair of
Energy-Efficiency Bills – More Await Negotiations
20.
Broadband Speed Action Taken by Jefferson PUD
for Marrowstone Island
21.
Anacortes Broadband Plan Taking Shape
22.
Smartphone App Helps Identify Internet Gaps in
Kitsap, Other Rural Counties
23.
Bozeman Declares Broadband as Essential
Infrastructure
24.
HughesNet Begins Offering Satellite Broadband
Through Connect America Fund, NY Broadband Program
25.
Ransomware Interrupted A ‘The Weather Channel’
Morning Show
26.
Is There Room for Hydrogen-Powered Cars in a
Future That Looks Electric?
27.
Survey on Electric & Autonomous Vehicles in
Grays Harbor/Pacific County
28.
Portland: TriMet’s First Electric Bus Is
Officially in Service as Agency Inches Toward 2040 Goal to Ditch Diesel
29.
Pollution Threatens Shellfish Closure in Mason,
Thurston Waters
30.
Bonneville Power Administration Reduces
Environmental Impacts & Costs through Sustainability
31.
Jefferson County Residents Ask Commission to Say
‘No’ to Pot Production in Rural Residential Areas
32.
‘Seeds of Curiosity’ – How to Make Your Writing
Captivating with One Simple Technique
33.
This Leica Video Just Got ‘Leica’ Banned in
China
34.
Washington State Senate Passes Bill Dropping
Personal Exemption to Measles Vaccine
35.
WSU to Pay Up to $4.7 Million for Data Theft
Involving 1.2 Million People
36.
Home Sweet Home? Study Shows Most Washington
Residents Came from Somewhere Else
37.
North Cascades Highway is Open
38.
Because of Course It Did – KeyArena Renovation
Project Now to Exceed $900 Million, with Reopening Pushed Back
39.
Police Official: Short-Circuit Likely Caused
Notre Dame Fire
WORD OF THE DAY
Graupel • \GROW-pull (like OUCH)\ • Noun -
Granular snow
“Popcorn snow, bead snow, little round pellets,”
no two are exactly alike enthused the climatologist to his ten year old son. “Sure
dad,” piped the youngster, “but it’s all graupel to me!”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Lewis County Utilities Wary of Long-Term Impact
of Clean Energy Legislation (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
2.
Seattle City Attorney Takes Over Investigation
into Power Pole Collapse (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
3.
Downed Power Lines Aren’t Something to Mess With
(Everett Herald, WA)
4.
Seattle Went Big on Its New $210M Power Station
– Did It Need To? (Crosscut Seattle)
5.
Op/Ed: Benton PUD – Under Difficult Conditions,
Dedicated Employees Keep the Power On (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
6.
Op/Ed: Franklin PUD – Lower Snake River Dams
Vital to State Economy (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
7.
San Francisco Mayor Wants to Take Over Pacific
Gas & Electric Assets (Los Angeles Times, CA)
8.
New Pacific Gas & Electric CEO to Rake in a
Salary More Than Double That of Geisha Williams, His Predecessor (Silicon Valley
Business Journal, CA)
9.
New Mexico Panel Surprises Facebook with $39 Million
Utility Bill for Transmission Lines (Associated Press)
10. Canada:
Yukon Energy Corp. Says Low Snowpack Levels Mean Less Hydro-Generated
Electricity in 2019 (Yukon News, Canada)
11. Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission Finalizes Expedited Hydro Licensing Process
(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
12. End
of an Era at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Washington Examiner,
Daily on Energy)
FISH & WILDLIFE
13. Washington
State Gov. Jay Inslee’s Orca-Recovery Agenda Advancing – Billion-Dollar Funding
Yet to Be Seen (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
14. Salmon
Fisheries Set as Managers Start Process to Protect Endangered Orcas (Oregon
Public Broadcasting)
15. Canada:
Federal Chinook Salmon Fishing Restrictions Get Mixed Reviews (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
16. Woman
Completes 17-Day Hunger Strike for Southern Resident Orcas (Columbia Basin
Herald, Moses Lake, Wa)
17. Oregon
Spotted Frogs Find Habitat Beneath Power Lines (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
18. Commerce
Awards $1.6 Million for Washington State Solar Energy Projects (KNDO/KNDU-TV,
Tri-Cities, WA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
19. Washington
State Senate Passes Pair of Energy-Efficiency Bills – More Await Negotiations
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
20. Broadband
Speed Action Taken by Jefferson PUD for Marrowstone Island (Peninsula Daily
News, Port Angeles, WA)
21. Anacortes
Broadband Plan Taking Shape (Skagit Valley Herald, Mt Vernon, WA)
22. Smartphone
App Helps Identify Internet Gaps in Kitsap, Other Rural Counties (South Sound
Business)
23. Bozeman
Declares Broadband as Essential Infrastructure (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, MT)
24. HughesNet
Begins Offering Satellite Broadband Through Connect America Fund, NY Broadband
Program (Telecompetitor)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
25. Ransomware
Interrupted A ‘The Weather Channel’ Morning Show (Engadget)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
26. Is
There Room for Hydrogen-Powered Cars in a Future That Looks Electric?
(Northwest Public Broadcasting)
27. Survey
on Electric & Autonomous Vehicles in Grays Harbor/Pacific County (KXRO
Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
28. Portland:
TriMet’s First Electric Bus Is Officially in Service as Agency Inches Toward
2040 Goal to Ditch Diesel (Oregonian, Portland)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
29. Pollution
Threatens Shellfish Closure in Mason, Thurston Waters (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
30. Bonneville
Power Administration Reduces Environmental Impacts & Costs through
Sustainability (Bonneville Power Administration)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
31. Jefferson
County Residents Ask Commission to Say ‘No’ to Pot Production in Rural
Residential Areas (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
32. ‘Seeds
of Curiosity’ – How to Make Your Writing Captivating with One Simple Technique
(Medium)
33. This
Leica Video Just Got ‘Leica’ Banned in China (PetaPixel)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
34. Washington
State Senate Passes Bill Dropping Personal Exemption to Measles Vaccine
(Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wa)
GENERAL NEWS
35. WSU
to Pay Up to $4.7 Million for Data Theft Involving 1.2 Million People (KHQ-TV,
Spokane, WA)
36. Home
Sweet Home? Study Shows Most Washington Residents Came from Somewhere Else
(Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
37. North
Cascades Highway is Open (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
38. Because
of Course It Did – KeyArena Renovation Project Now to Exceed $900 Million, with
Reopening Pushed Back (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
39. Police
Official: Short-Circuit Likely Caused Notre Dame Fire (Associated Press)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Beer Kept Ancient Empire Together for 500 Years
Snakes in office force Liberia’s president to work
from home
Senior Slugger: 65-Year-Old Woman Hits Burglar
with Bat
Mystery Man in Viral Photo Taken Hour before Notre
Dame Cathedral Fire Identified
SONG OF THE DAY
Dean Martin – Ain’t That a Kick in the Head
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