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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
State Budgets $750,000 For Outreach Over Impacts of
Breaching Lower Snake River Dams (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Tacoma Claims in Lawsuit That Comcast Has Misused Public
Property for Private Gain (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Nevada, Washington State Set Goals for 100 Percent ‘Clean’
Power (American Public Power Association)
Aquaculture Company Responsible for Washington State Net Pen
Failure to Pay $332,000 Penalty (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
There’s Little Oversight for Mason County’s Vacation Rental
Industry (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
State Budgets $750,000 For Outreach Over Impacts
of Breaching Lower Snake River Dams
2.
Washington Budget Funds Group to Study Impacts
of Snake River Dam Removal
3.
Chelan PUD’s Deal to Power Microsoft Set to Earn
Millions in Annual Premiums
4.
Turlock Irrigation District Board OKs Move to Join
CAISO Energy Imbalance Market
5.
As Nuclear Waste Piles Up, Private Companies
Pitch New Ways to Store It
6.
Suit Over Deadly Electrocution on Tennessee
Fishing Trip Gets Second Shot
7.
Massachusetts Utility Settles with Family Hurt
in Natural Gas Explosions
8.
Poof, They’re Gone: Power Plant Towers
Demolished in Seconds
9.
Aquaculture Company Responsible for Washington
State Net Pen Failure to Pay $332,000 Penalty
10.
Dam Projects on Washington Rivers Will Restore
Miles of Salmon Habitat
11.
Pikeminnow Season Opens Wednesday – Get Paid to
Catch Northern Pikeminnow
12.
‘Best Day Ever.’ Scientist Celebrates Recovering
Sea Stars
13.
Tagged Salmon Released by Students Detected
Passing McNary Dam
14.
Massachusetts: Sandwich Lobsterman Raises
Concerns About Offshore Wind Farms
15.
Nevada, Washington State Set Goals for 100
Percent ‘Clean’ Power
16.
California: East County Residents Trying to Stop
Proposed Wind Farm Near Boulevard
17.
Tacoma Claims in Lawsuit That Comcast Has
Misused Public Property for Private Gain
18.
Rural Internet: Mississippi Cooperatives Seek to
Learn from Alabama Success
19.
The FCC Wants to Roll Out ‘Improved Broadband’
to Over 106,000 Rural Homes & Businesses By 2028
20.
Tax Break for Electric Vehicles Makes a Comeback
in Washington State
21.
Warming Oceans May Pump Out More Greenhouse Gas
Than They Absorb
22.
New EPA Document Tells Communities to Brace for
Climate Change Impacts
23.
‘Getting Worse, Not Better’: Illegal Pot Market
Booming in California Despite Legalization
24.
Sizing Up Twitter Users
25.
Dead Users May Overrun Facebook by 2070, Study
Finds. Researchers Want Their Data.
26.
Chehalis River, Shelton YMCA & Other
Projects Gain State Financial Support
27.
After Three Years, Federal Bill to Fix Columbia
River Tribal Fishing Sites Could Become Law
28.
There’s Little Oversight for Mason County’s
Vacation Rental Industry
WORD OF THE DAY
Aesopian • \ee-SOAP-pee-un\ • Adjective - 1: of, relating
to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables 2: conveying an innocent meaning
to an outsider but a hidden meaning to a member of a conspiracy or underground
movement
“What a sweet little kitten,” cooed the visitor to the Smith
Estates. As her hand extended to pat the aggressively cute little ball of
fluff, the admirer would have been horrified by the eventual outcome of her
shrill mouthings of wonder. Behind those liquid eyes, under the huge, radar-like
ears raged the Aesopian mind of a kitten who would be king. Needless to say,
the Smith Estates used their entire stock of ‘Band-Aids’ in the aftermath of
the encounter.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
State Budgets $750,000 For Outreach Over Impacts
of Breaching Lower Snake River Dams (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
2.
Washington Budget Funds Group to Study Impacts
of Snake River Dam Removal (Oregonian Public Broadcasting)
3.
Chelan PUD’s Deal to Power Microsoft Set to Earn
Millions in Annual Premiums (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
4.
Turlock Irrigation District Board OKs Move to
Join CAISO Energy Imbalance Market (American Public Power Association)
5.
As Nuclear Waste Piles Up, Private Companies
Pitch New Ways to Store It (National Public Radio)
6.
Suit Over Deadly Electrocution on Tennessee
Fishing Trip Gets Second Shot (Courthouse News Service)
7.
Massachusetts Utility Settles with Family Hurt in
Natural Gas Explosions (Associated Press)
8.
Poof, They’re Gone: Power Plant Towers
Demolished in Seconds (Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
Aquaculture Company Responsible for Washington
State Net Pen Failure to Pay $332,000 Penalty (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
10.
Dam Projects on Washington Rivers Will Restore
Miles of Salmon Habitat (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
11.
Pikeminnow Season Opens Wednesday – Get Paid to
Catch Northern Pikeminnow (Bonneville Power Administration)
12.
‘Best Day Ever.’ Scientist Celebrates Recovering
Sea Stars (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
13.
Tagged Salmon Released by Students Detected
Passing McNary Dam (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
14.
Massachusetts: Sandwich Lobsterman Raises Concerns
About Offshore Wind Farms (Cape Cod Times, MA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
15.
Nevada, Washington State Set Goals for 100
Percent ‘Clean’ Power (American Public Power Association)
16.
California: East County Residents Trying to Stop
Proposed Wind Farm Near Boulevard (KGTV-TV, San Diego, CA)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
17.
Tacoma Claims in Lawsuit That Comcast Has
Misused Public Property for Private Gain (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
18.
Rural Internet: Mississippi Cooperatives Seek to
Learn From Alabama Success (The Daily Journal, Tupelo, MS)
19.
The FCC Wants to Roll Out ‘Improved Broadband’ to
Over 106,000 Rural Homes & Businesses By 2028 (TechSpot – Wow, 43 states at
about 2,500 customers each. That’s like, 300 customers per state, per year,
over nine years.)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
20.
Tax Break for Electric Vehicles Makes a Comeback
in Washington State (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
21.
Warming Oceans May Pump Out More Greenhouse Gas
Than They Absorb (Courthouse News Service)
22.
New EPA Document Tells Communities to Brace for Climate
Change Impacts (Washington Post)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
23.
‘Getting Worse, Not Better’: Illegal Pot Market
Booming in California Despite Legalization (NY Times)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
24.
Sizing Up Twitter Users (Pew Research Center)
25.
Dead Users May Overrun Facebook by 2070, Study
Finds. Researchers Want Their Data. (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
26.
Chehalis River, Shelton YMCA & Other
Projects Gain State Financial Support (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
27.
After Three Years, Federal Bill to Fix Columbia
River Tribal Fishing Sites Could Become Law (Oregonian, Portland)
GENERAL NEWS
28.
There’s Little Oversight for Mason County’s Vacation
Rental Industry (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Wyoming Man Shoplifted at Store, Applied for Job, Police Say
Finders Keepers? Police Say No Way After $30,000 Spills on
Road
Beast from the East: Indian Soldiers Reckon They’ve Found Yeti
Footprints
Fishermen Discover Harness-Wearing Whale Trained by Russian Navy
SONG OF THE DAY
Kansas – Dust in the Wind
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