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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Columbia River Barge Lock at Bonneville Dam to Return to
Service September 30 (Associated Press)
Port of Longview Handles Parts for Western Washington’s
First Major Wind Farm (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
Video – Lower Snake River Dams - Mason County PUD 3 &
PUD 1 In-Studio (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Canada: Salmon Collapse Hitting Workers Hard (Victoria
Times-Colonist, BC)
Research Suggests Climate Change Is Reducing Snowfall in the
Pacific Northwest (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Columbia River Barge Lock at Bonneville Dam to
Return to Service September 30
2.
Video – Lower Snake River Dams - Mason County
PUD 3 & PUD 1 In-Studio
3.
Controversial Snake River Dam Study Underway
4.
Idaho National Laboratory Partners with
Utilities to Produce Hydrogen
5.
Power Outages in British Columbia Briefly Leave
More Than 120,000 Customers in the Dark
6.
U.S. Natural Gas Production Reaches a New Record
Despite Low Prices
7.
Tri-State Joins Suite of New Participants in
Southwest, California Energy Imbalance Markets
8.
Oil Tycoon T. Boone Pickens Dead at 91
9.
Canada: Salmon Collapse Hitting Workers Hard
10.
Eastern Oregon Minnow Removed from the
Endangered Species List
11.
Hoary Bat Numbers Declining at Rate That
Suggests Species in Jeopardy in Pacific Northwest
12.
Sage Grouse Numbers Stumble in Montana, Across
U.S. West
13.
Editorial: Only Smart Policies Stand in the Way
of Extinction – “…this average is far below the pre-dam era…”
14.
Hanford Officials Move Nuclear Waste from
Columbia River
15.
Administration Finalizes Repeal of 2015 Water
Rule Trump Called ‘Destructive & Horrible’
16.
Port of Longview Handles Parts for Western
Washington’s First Major Wind Farm
17.
University of Idaho Ranks Sixth for Renewable
Energy Use
18.
Louisiana: Panel Says Utilities Can Pay Less for
Customers’ Solar Power
19.
Editorial: On Bulbs, Democrats Offer Dim
Demagoguery
20.
Comcast, Cable Giants Sue Maine Over Law Forcing
Them to Let Customers Pay for Specific Channels
21.
Research Suggests Climate Change Is Reducing
Snowfall in the Pacific Northwest
22.
Analysis: Are Social Media Users Abandoning
Facebook & Instagram?
23.
Facebook Expands New Tool Aiming to Shrink ‘News
Deserts’
24.
Getting the Skinny on the Semicolon
25.
Washington State Supreme Court Will Rule on Car
Tab Lawsuit Against Sound Transit
26.
Sweep of Homeless Camp Under Olympia’s Fourth
Avenue Bridge Delayed
27.
Lime Works to Recharge Its Seattle Bike Fleet,
Following a Rash of Dead Batteries
28.
Daylight Saving Movement Gets Another Nudge,
This Time from Canada
WORD OF THE DAY
Draconian • \drack-CONE-ee-un\ • adjective - of, relating
to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been
framed by him 2: cruel; also: severe
“I know that you’re upset about the lunch thefts from the
lunchroom ‘fridge,” whined the CEO’s assistant. “But I think that blood tests
and retina scans to get into the icebox are a little draconian.”
Draco was the first legislator of ancient Athens, Greece,
7th century BC. He replaced the prevailing system of oral law & blood feud
by a written code to be enforced only by a court. Because of its harshness,
this code also gave rise to the term “draconian”.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Columbia River Barge Lock at Bonneville Dam to
Return to Service September 30 (Associated Press)
2.
Video – Lower Snake River Dams - Mason County
PUD 3 & PUD 1 In-Studio (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
3.
Controversial Snake River Dam Study Underway (KONA
Radio, Tri-Cities, WA)
4.
Idaho National Laboratory Partners with
Utilities to Produce Hydrogen (Associated Press)
5.
Power Outages in British Columbia Briefly Leave
More Than 120,000 Customers in the Dark (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
6.
U.S. Natural Gas Production Reaches a New Record
Despite Low Prices (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
7.
Tri-State Joins Suite of New Participants in Southwest,
California Energy Imbalance Markets (Utility Dive)
8.
Oil Tycoon T. Boone Pickens Dead at 91 (Yahoo! Finance)
FISH & WILDLIFE
10. Eastern
Oregon Minnow Removed from the Endangered Species List (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
11. Hoary
Bat Numbers Declining at Rate That Suggests Species in Jeopardy in Pacific
Northwest (Phys.Org)
12. Sage
Grouse Numbers Stumble in Montana, Across U.S. West (Associated Press)
13. Editorial:
Only Smart Policies Stand in the Way of Extinction – “…this average is far
below the pre-dam era…” (Longview Daily News, WA)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
14. Hanford
Officials Move Nuclear Waste from Columbia River (KHQ TV, Spokane, WA)
15. Administration
Finalizes Repeal of 2015 Water Rule Trump Called ‘Destructive & Horrible’ (Washington
Post)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
16. Port
of Longview Handles Parts for Western Washington’s First Major Wind Farm (The
Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
17. University
of Idaho Ranks Sixth for Renewable Energy Use (Boise State Public Radio, ID)
18. Louisiana:
Panel Says Utilities Can Pay Less for Customers’ Solar Power (Associated Press)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
19. Editorial:
On Bulbs, Democrats Offer Dim Demagoguery (Washington Examiner)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
20. Comcast,
Cable Giants Sue Maine Over Law Forcing Them to Let Customers Pay for Specific
Channels (Gizmodo)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
21. Research
Suggests Climate Change Is Reducing Snowfall in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon
Public Broadcasting)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
22. Analysis:
Are Social Media Users Abandoning Facebook & Instagram? (USA Today)
23. Facebook
Expands New Tool Aiming to Shrink ‘News Deserts’ (Associated Press)
24. Getting
the Skinny on the Semicolon (Christian Science Monitor)
GENERAL NEWS
25. Washington
State Supreme Court Will Rule on Car Tab Lawsuit Against Sound Transit (KING
TV, Seattle, WA)
26. Sweep
of Homeless Camp Under Olympia’s Fourth Avenue Bridge Delayed (KOMO TV, Seattle,
WA)
27. Lime
Works to Recharge Its Seattle Bike Fleet, Following a Rash of Dead Batteries (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
28. Daylight
Saving Movement Gets Another Nudge, This Time from Canada (Northwest Public
Radio)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Prosser Winery Dedicates Block of Vineyard to Passengers of United
Flight 93
Swimsuit Controversy: Alaskan Swimmer Who Was Disqualified for
‘Curvier’ Figure Gets Win Reinstated
Bullied Boy Who Designed University of Tennessee T-Shirt
Just Got Free Tuition to the College
Study: Fewer ‘Economically Attractive’ Men to Blame for Marriage
Decline
SONG OF THE DAY
Emmylou Harris – Two More Bottles of Wine
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