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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
‘It Has Been Horrible’: British Columbia Salmon Fishing
Industry Ask Feds to Provide Disaster Relief (CTV News, Canada)
Bonneville Navigation Lock to Reopen as Soon as Friday Night
(Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Bonneville Power Administration Signs Implementation Agreement
for Western Energy Imbalance Market (Bonneville Power Administration)
U.S. Electric Grid More Vulnerable to Cyberattacks as
Distributed Energy Resources Increase Potential Targets, GAO Finds (Utility
Dive)
Washington Issues Flavored Vaping Ban, Joining Other States
(Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Bonneville Navigation Lock to Reopen as Soon as
Friday Night
2.
Bonneville Power Administration Signs Implementation
Agreement for Western Energy Imbalance Market
3.
Centralia City Light to Begin Project to Install
New High-Voltage Transmission Line
4.
Added Community Reaction: Weatherman, PUD
Commissioner Dean Dahlin Dies
5.
Friday Night Lights Return to Edmonds After
Thieves Damaged Stadium
6.
Electric Service Restored to All Pacific Gas
& Electric Customers Affected by Wednesday’s Public Safety Power Shutoff
Event
7.
San Diego Gas & Electric Wants to Add $10
Fixed Charge, Nearly Quadruple Minimum Monthly Bill
8.
House Subcommittee Approves Yucca Mountain Bill
9.
DTE Energy Pledges Carbon-Free Power By 2050
Banking on Small Reactors, Carbon Capture Advancements
10.
Phishing Campaign Continues to Target Utilities,
Evolves Attack Techniques
11.
Public Power & Electrification
12.
‘It Has Been Horrible’: British Columbia Salmon
Fishing Industry Ask Feds to Provide Disaster Relief
13.
Douglas PUD Partners with Washington State for
Chinook Increase
14.
Environmental Groups Work to Restore River
Habitat in the Teanaway
15.
Courts Can’t Keep Columbia & Snake River
Salmon from the Edge of Extinction
16.
The Reef Plague
17.
Feds Target California Again, This Time Over
Water Quality
18.
‘Alarming’ Extinction Threat to Europe’s Trees
19.
U.S. Electric Grid More Vulnerable to
Cyberattacks as Distributed Energy Resources Increase Potential Targets, GAO
Finds
20.
Most Wind Capacity in the United States Is
Designed for a Medium Wind Speed Environment
21.
Poll: Energy-Saving Habits Vary in Popularity
22.
Every 5G City & Region for Every Major
Carrier in the U.S. – Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, & Sprint
23.
The Troubling World of WiFi Toxicity Truthers on
Instagram
24.
Spokane: West Plains Development Board Extends
Agreement for Electric Car Plant
25.
British Columbia: Province Offering Rebates for
Electric-Vehicle Chargers
26.
Pacific Gas & Electric Wants Electric
Vehicle Demand Charges to Mimic Smartphone Plans. Regulators Are Skeptical
27.
A D.C.-Area Service Station Just Became the
Nation’s First to Ditch Gasoline for Electric Energy. What Happens Next Is
Anyone’s Guess.
28.
The Motorized Scooter of 1959 Was Cool as Hell
29.
Key Committee Advances Kilmer Bill to Help
Coastal Tribes Facing Severe Weather Threats
30.
A Do-Nothing Congress Must Do Something to Help
Washington Tribes Survive Climate Change
31.
Why Pricing Carbon Is Still More Theory Than
Reality
32.
Three Arrested for Driving Hemp Through Idaho
Given Probation
33.
Where Is It Legal to Grow Marijuana at Home in
the U.S.?
34.
Facebook’s Newest Testing Drops the Like Count,
So Now How Will I Quantify My Self-Worth?
35.
Where Do We Stand on the Exclamation Point?
36.
Trump’s Impeachment Battle Could Delay Biofuels
Deal: Industry Sources
37.
Washington Issues Flavored Vaping Ban, Joining
Other States
38.
Oregon Warns People to Stop Vaping ‘Immediately’
After Second Vaping-Related Death
39.
Chilling News: Snow Is Falling on Highway Passes
in British Columbia’s Southern Interior
40.
Cooler Temperatures & Scattered Showers
Coming This Weekend
41.
National Transportation Safety Board: Boeing
Made Faulty Assumptions Designing 737 Max
42.
New Buildings at Shelton High School Celebrated
WORD OF THE DAY
Raconteur • \raw-conn-TERR\ • noun - A person who excels in
telling anecdotes
Barney was considered the neighborhood’s informal historian.
While he felt he was the community’s most spellbinding booster, his neighbors
were a bit less complimentary of his self-promotion as a raconteur of the first
order. “More of the neighborhood’s favorite soporific experience,” yawned one
resident during that year’s homeowners’ association meeting.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Bonneville Navigation Lock to Reopen as Soon as Friday
Night (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
2.
Bonneville Power Administration Signs
Implementation Agreement for Western Energy Imbalance Market (Bonneville Power
Administration)
3.
Centralia City Light to Begin Project to Install
New High-Voltage Transmission Line (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
4.
Added Community Reaction: Weatherman, PUD
Commissioner Dean Dahlin Dies (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
5.
Friday Night Lights Return to Edmonds After
Thieves Damaged Stadium (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
6.
Electric Service Restored to All Pacific Gas
& Electric Customers Affected by Wednesday’s Public Safety Power Shutoff
Event (Pacific Gas & Electric, CA)
7.
San Diego Gas & Electric Wants to Add $10
Fixed Charge, Nearly Quadruple Minimum Monthly Bill (San Diego Union Tribune,
CA)
8.
House Subcommittee Approves Yucca Mountain Bill
(Las Vegas Review-Journal, NV)
9.
DTE Energy Pledges Carbon-Free Power By 2050
Banking on Small Reactors, Carbon Capture Advancements (Utility Dive)
10. Phishing
Campaign Continues to Target Utilities, Evolves Attack Techniques (Utility
Dive)
11. Public
Power & Electrification (American Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
12. ‘It
Has Been Horrible’: British Columbia Salmon Fishing Industry Ask Feds to
Provide Disaster Relief (CTV News, Canada)
13. Douglas
PUD Partners with Washington State for Chinook Increase (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee,
WA)
14. Environmental
Groups Work to Restore River Habitat in the Teanaway (Ellensburg Daily Record,
WA)
15. Courts
Can’t Keep Columbia & Snake River Salmon from the Edge of Extinction (High
Country News)
16. The
Reef Plague (Reuters)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
17. Feds
Target California Again, This Time Over Water Quality (Courthouse News Service)
18. ‘Alarming’
Extinction Threat to Europe’s Trees (British Broadcasting Corporation)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
19. U.S.
Electric Grid More Vulnerable to Cyberattacks as Distributed Energy Resources Increase
Potential Targets, GAO Finds (Utility Dive)
20. Most
Wind Capacity in the United States Is Designed for a Medium Wind Speed
Environment (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
21. Poll:
Energy-Saving Habits Vary in Popularity (Associated Press)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
22. Every
5G City & Region for Every Major Carrier in the U.S. – Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile,
& Sprint (Android Police)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
23. The
Troubling World of WiFi Toxicity Truthers on Instagram (Mashable)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
24. Spokane:
West Plains Development Board Extends Agreement for Electric Car Plant (Spokesman-Review,
Spokane, WA)
25. British
Columbia: Province Offering Rebates for Electric-Vehicle Chargers (Victoria
Times-Colonist, BC)
26. Pacific
Gas & Electric Wants Electric Vehicle Demand Charges to Mimic Smartphone
Plans. Regulators Are Skeptical (Utility Dive)
27. A
D.C.-Area Service Station Just Became the Nation’s First to Ditch Gasoline for Electric
Energy. What Happens Next Is Anyone’s Guess. (Washington Post)
28. The
Motorized Scooter of 1959 Was Cool as Hell (Gizmodo)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
29. Key
Committee Advances Kilmer Bill to Help Coastal Tribes Facing Severe Weather
Threats (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
30. A
Do-Nothing Congress Must Do Something to Help Washington Tribes Survive Climate
Change (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
31. Why
Pricing Carbon Is Still More Theory Than Reality (Bloomberg News)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
32. Three
Arrested for Driving Hemp Through Idaho Given Probation (Associated Press)
33. Where
Is It Legal to Grow Marijuana at Home in the U.S.? (Production Grower)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
34. Facebook’s
Newest Testing Drops the Like Count, So Now How Will I Quantify My Self-Worth? (Gizmodo)
35. Where
Do We Stand on the Exclamation Point? (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
36. Trump’s
Impeachment Battle Could Delay Biofuels Deal: Industry Sources (Reuters)
GENERAL NEWS
37. Washington
Issues Flavored Vaping Ban, Joining Other States (Associated Press)
38. Oregon
Warns People to Stop Vaping ‘Immediately’ After Second Vaping-Related Death
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)
39. Chilling
News: Snow Is Falling on Highway Passes in British Columbia’s Southern Interior
(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
40. Cooler
Temperatures & Scattered Showers Coming This Weekend (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
41. National
Transportation Safety Board: Boeing Made Faulty Assumptions Designing 737 Max (National
Public Radio)
42. New
Buildings at Shelton High School Celebrated (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
The Cat with a Campus Wrapped Around His Paw
Runner Disqualified for Using Bicycle in Vancouver Half-Marathon
Five Songs That Explain the Cars’ Influence
No Kidding: Japan Airlines Offer Seat Maps to Avoid Tots
SONG OF THE DAY
Vangelis Papathanassiou – Chariots of Fire (Soundtrack)
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