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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Oregon GOP Senators Walk Out Over Climate Legislation
(Associated Press)
Oregon: Emerald PUD Dumps Tiered Rates After Customer
Feedback (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
Op-ed: The Environmental Value of Hydropower (Washington
State Wire, Olympia, WA)
Delayed Kentucky Internet Project Faces New Squirrel Setback
(Associated Press)
Puget Sound Has ‘Highest Cannabis Use Per Capita’ Worldwide,
Wastewater Study Says (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Oregon: Emerald PUD Dumps Tiered Rates After
Customer Feedback
2.
Op-ed: The Environmental Value of Hydropower
3.
Pacific Gas & Electric Permanently
De-Energizes Transmission Line That Sparked Camp Fire – Found Hundreds of
High-Risk Problems
4.
Pacific Gas & Electric Says It’s Fixed Many
Major Safety Risks on Lines, Poles
5.
Clean Power Plan Replacement Triggers Rush to
Court
6.
NERC Sees Faster Storm Recovery Times, Greater
Cyber Vulnerabilities in 2018 Grid Review
7.
Utilities Worry Big Tech’s Bandwidth Grab Could
Interfere with Grid Communication
8.
Georgia Police Pose as Utility Workers to Catch
Distracted Drivers
9.
Trump Is Lighting a Fire Under Coal, But Voters
Are Electing for Clean Energy
10.
British Columbia Environmentalists Applaud New
Bill Increasing Protection for Fish Habitat
11.
Whales from Chinese Aquarium Starting Retirement
in Iceland
12.
The Sixth-Largest City in India Is Running Out
of Water as Reservoirs Run Dry
13.
‘Avian Incident’ Knocks Out 84% of Massive
California Solar Farm
14.
This ‘Smart’ Light Bulb Video Is the Most
Ridiculous Thing We’ve Ever Seen
15.
Delayed Kentucky Internet Project Faces New
Squirrel Setback
16.
FCC Vote Next Month Could Lead to Faster 5G
Rollout in the States
17.
Hit by Ransomware Attack, Florida City Agrees to
Pay Hackers $600,000
18.
Google Claims It’s Fixing Issue That Let Used
Nest Cam Sellers Spy on New Owners
19.
Google Street View Car Spotted in Mason County
20.
Slack Is Latest Tech Company to Go Public, with
a Twist
21.
The Future of Electric Transportation in Oregon
22.
Oregon GOP Senators Walk Out Over Climate
Legislation
23.
Hundreds of Truckers, Loggers Rally at Oregon
Capitol Against Carbon Bill
24.
Carbon Neutral: New York Lawmakers Pass
Aggressive Law to Fight Climate Change
25.
With More Storms & Rising Seas, Which U.S.
Cities Should Be Saved First?
26.
Puget Sound Has ‘Highest Cannabis Use Per
Capita’ Worldwide, Wastewater Study Says
27.
Push to Legalize Recreational Marijuana Fails in
New York
28.
Ten Phrases You Should Cut from Your Writing
29.
Trump 5G Push Could Hamper Forecasting of Deadly
California Storms
30.
Tribal Tobacco: U.S. Supreme Court Denies
Further Review of King Mountain’s $58 Million Tax Case
31.
Rep. Newhouse: USDA, Labor Department Drop Job
Corps Transfer
32.
Crews Contain West Shelton Wildfire to About Two
Acres
33.
Seattle Bracing for a Fire-Filled Summer with
‘Smoke Shelters’
34.
Mason County, Washington State Employment:
Payroll Hiring Moderates Slightly in May
35.
Mason County Sheriff to Provide Security to
Union Fire Commission
36.
Mosquitoes Are Biting Tri-Citians Early. Why You
Should Be Worried
37.
Horns Are Growing on Young People’s Skulls.
Phone Use Is to Blame, Research Suggests.
WORD OF THE DAY
Desuetude • \DESS-wih-tood\ • noun - Discontinuance from use
or exercise
While most of his colleagues’ typewriters had fallen into
desuetude, other than to fill in an occasional multi-part form, Montgomery used
his every day. He called it his “insta-print word processor.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Oregon: Emerald PUD Dumps Tiered Rates After Customer
Feedback (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
2.
Op-ed: The Environmental Value of Hydropower
(Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
3.
Pacific Gas & Electric Permanently
De-Energizes Transmission Line That Sparked Camp Fire – Found Hundreds of
High-Risk Problems (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
4.
Pacific Gas & Electric Says It’s Fixed Many
Major Safety Risks on Lines, Poles (Associated Press)
5.
Clean Power Plan Replacement Triggers Rush to
Court (Utility Dive)
6.
NERC Sees Faster Storm Recovery Times, Greater
Cyber Vulnerabilities in 2018 Grid Review (Utility Dive)
7.
Utilities Worry Big Tech’s Bandwidth Grab Could
Interfere with Grid Communication (Energy News Network)
8.
Georgia Police Pose as Utility Workers to Catch
Distracted Drivers (Associated Press)
9.
Trump Is Lighting a Fire Under Coal, But Voters
Are Electing for Clean Energy (Forbes Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
10. British
Columbia Environmentalists Applaud New Bill Increasing Protection for Fish
Habitat (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
11. Whales
from Chinese Aquarium Starting Retirement in Iceland (Associated Press)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
12. The
Sixth-Largest City in India Is Running Out of Water as Reservoirs Run Dry (USA
Today)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
13. ‘Avian
Incident’ Knocks Out 84% of Massive California Solar Farm (Bloomberg News)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
14. This
‘Smart’ Light Bulb Video Is the Most Ridiculous Thing We’ve Ever Seen (Gizmodo –
This ridiculous. Light on. Light off.)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
15. Delayed
Kentucky Internet Project Faces New Squirrel Setback (Associated Press)
16. FCC
Vote Next Month Could Lead to Faster 5G Rollout in the States (Phone Arena)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
17. Hit
by Ransomware Attack, Florida City Agrees to Pay Hackers $600,000 (NY Times)
18. Google
Claims It’s Fixing Issue That Let Used Nest Cam Sellers Spy on New Owners (Gizmodo)
19. Google
Street View Car Spotted in Mason County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
20. Slack
Is Latest Tech Company to Go Public, with a Twist (Associated Press)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
21. The
Future of Electric Transportation in Oregon (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
22. Oregon
GOP Senators Walk Out Over Climate Legislation (Associated Press)
23. Hundreds
of Truckers, Loggers Rally at Oregon Capitol Against Carbon Bill (Oregonian, Portland)
24. Carbon
Neutral: New York Lawmakers Pass Aggressive Law to Fight Climate Change (Reuters)
25. With
More Storms & Rising Seas, Which U.S. Cities Should Be Saved First? (NY
Times)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
26. Puget
Sound Has ‘Highest Cannabis Use Per Capita’ Worldwide, Wastewater Study Says (KING-TV,
Seattle, WA)
27. Push
to Legalize Recreational Marijuana Fails in New York (Associated Press)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
28. Ten
Phrases You Should Cut from Your Writing (Medium Writing)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
29. Trump
5G Push Could Hamper Forecasting of Deadly California Storms (Los Angeles Times,
CA)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
30. Tribal
Tobacco: U.S. Supreme Court Denies Further Review of King Mountain’s $58
Million Tax Case (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
31. Rep.
Newhouse: USDA, Labor Department Drop Job Corps Transfer (Columbia Basin
Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
32. Crews
Contain West Shelton Wildfire to About Two Acres (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
33. Seattle
Bracing for a Fire-Filled Summer with ‘Smoke Shelters’ (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
34. Mason
County, Washington State Employment: Payroll Hiring Moderates Slightly in May (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
35. Mason
County Sheriff to Provide Security to Union Fire Commission (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
36. Mosquitoes
Are Biting Tri-Citians Early. Why You Should Be Worried (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick,
WA)
37. Horns
Are Growing on Young People’s Skulls. Phone Use Is to Blame, Research Suggests.
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Woman Trapped in St. Louis Jail
Stairwell for 2.5 Days
Man Caught at JFK Smuggling 34
Finches in Hair Curlers
‘Manic & Crazed’ Woman Trashed Luxury Condo Before
16-Story Plunge Down Portland Garbage Chute
Parents Brawl at Youth Baseball Game Over 13-Year-Old Umpire’s
Call
SONG OF THE DAY
Talking Heads – Burning Down the House
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