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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
After 20 Years, Makah Tribe Hopes to Hunt Whales Again
(Associated Press)
Snake & Columbia River Dams – Why Breaching Would Do
More Harm Than Good (Washington House Republican Caucus)
Avista Says Customers Have Been Targeted by Utility Scams
(Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
Grant PUD Announces Plans to Fully Fund Fiber Expansion in
2020 (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
Boil Water Advisory Issued at Lake Limerick (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Avista Says Customers Have Been Targeted by
Utility Scams
2.
New Scams Target Pacific Gas & Electric
Customers’ Financial & Personal Info, Authorities Say
3.
Grant PUD Now Knows What’s Causing Scores of
Pole Fires in Grant County, Fix Imminent
4.
Bid Awarded for Centralia City Light Salzer
Substation Project
5.
Wahkiakum PUD: Keeping Up with Inflation
6.
Bonneville Power Administration Reports on
Fiscal Year 2019 Performance
7.
Southern California Edison Strikes $360-Million
Settlement Over Wildfires & Mudslide
8.
Tennessee Valley Authority in Long-Term Deals to
Sell Power
9.
Canada: Churchill Falls Lineman Gets Electric
Shock after Ground Wire Stolen
10.
Customer Satisfaction with Utilities Climbs,
J.D. Power Finds
11.
U.S. Natural Gas Production, Consumption, &
Exports Set New Records in 2018
12.
Snake & Columbia River Dams – Why Breaching
Would Do More Harm Than Good
13.
Asotin City Council Voices the Impacts of Dam
Breaching
14.
After 20 Years, Makah Tribe Hopes to Hunt Whales
Again
15.
Idaho Governor’s Salmon Workgroup to Hold Public
Meeting in Boise
16.
Fish & Wildlife Manager Discusses Delay of
Commercial Crab Fishing
17.
Taylor Shellfish, Swinomish in Midst of Legal
Battle over Shellfish Permit
18.
Boil Water Advisory Issued at Lake Limerick
19.
California: Monterey Bay Desalination Plant
Debated by Coastal Commission
20.
California Will Still Require Rooftop Solar
Panels on New Homes — At Least for Now
21.
Idaho: Bonneville Power Administration Energy
Savings Incentives Allow Heyburn Cheese Plant to Implement Upgrades
22.
Grant PUD Announces Plans to Fully Fund Fiber Expansion
in 2020
23.
More ReConnect News – USDA Invests $7.2 Million
in Rural Broadband for Iowa & South Dakota Families
24.
FCC Sued by Dozens of Cities after Voting to
Kill Local Fees & Rules
25.
Amazon Challenges Pentagon’s $10-Billion Cloud
Award to Microsoft
26.
Kilmer Op/Ed: Climate Change Solutions Can’t
Wait for the Politics to Catch Up
27.
Why Some Hydropower Plants Are Worse for the
Climate Than Coal
28.
Marijuana, Hemp Cross-Pollination a Budding Conflict
29.
Public-Funded Oroville Dam Advertising Called
‘Propaganda.’ Here’s How Much It Cost
30.
Beer Insulting California Utility Pacific Gas
& Electric Brews Backlash
31.
Kevin Shutty, Mason County Commissioner
Announces Reelection Bid
32.
Congressman Dan Newhouse to Run for a Fourth
Term
33.
Nine Quakes Hit Puget Sound Region in Less Than
a Week
34.
In Damning Report, Watchdog Paints Troubling
Picture of Relationship Between NASA & Boeing
35.
Wet Weekend Ahead Before Temperatures Drop Next
Week
36.
Soccer Championships Impacted by Copper Wire
Theft at Tukwila’s Starfire Sports Complex
WORD OF THE DAY
White Elephant /WYTE-EL-uh-funt/ Noun – 1: a property
requiring much care & expense & yielding little profit 2: an object no
longer of value to its owner but of value to others 3: something of little or
no value
Did You Know? - The real white elephant (the kind with a
trunk) is a pale pachyderm that has long been an object of veneration in India,
Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Myanmar. Too revered to be a beast of burden, the
white elephant earned a reputation as a burdensome beast—one that required constant
care and feeding but never brought a single cent (or paisa or satang or pya) to
its owner. One story has it that the kings of Siam (the old name for Thailand)
gave white elephants as gifts to those they wished to ruin, hoping that the
cost of maintaining the voracious but sacred mammal would drive its new owner
to the poorhouse.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Avista Says Customers Have Been Targeted by
Utility Scams (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
2.
New Scams Target Pacific Gas & Electric Customers’
Financial & Personal Info, Authorities Say (Sacramento Bee, CA)
3.
Grant PUD Now Knows What’s Causing Scores of
Pole Fires in Grant County, Fix Imminent (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
4.
Bid Awarded for Centralia City Light Salzer
Substation Project (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
5.
Wahkiakum PUD: Keeping Up with Inflation
(Wahkiakum Eagle, Cathlamet, WA)
6.
Bonneville Power Administration Reports on Fiscal
Year 2019 Performance (Bonneville Power Administration)
7.
Southern California Edison Strikes $360-Million
Settlement Over Wildfires & Mudslide (Los Angeles Times, CA)
8.
Tennessee Valley Authority in Long-Term Deals to
Sell Power (Associated Press)
9.
Canada: Churchill Falls Lineman Gets Electric
Shock after Ground Wire Stolen (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
10.
Customer Satisfaction with Utilities Climbs, J.D.
Power Finds (Power Grid International)
11.
U.S. Natural Gas Production, Consumption, &
Exports Set New Records in 2018 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
SNAKES & LADDERS
13.
Asotin City Council Voices the Impacts of Dam
Breaching (KLEW-TV, Lewiston, ID)
FISH & WILDLIFE
14.
After 20 Years, Makah Tribe Hopes to Hunt Whales
Again (Associated Press)
15.
Idaho Governor’s Salmon Workgroup to Hold Public
Meeting in Boise (Idaho Falls Post-Register, ID)
16.
Fish & Wildlife Manager Discusses Delay of
Commercial Crab Fishing (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
18.
Boil Water Advisory Issued at Lake Limerick (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
19.
California: Monterey Bay Desalination Plant
Debated by Coastal Commission (Courthouse News Service)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
20.
California Will Still Require Rooftop Solar
Panels on New Homes — At Least for Now (Los Angeles Times, CA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
21.
Idaho: Bonneville Power Administration Energy
Savings Incentives Allow Heyburn Cheese Plant to Implement Upgrades (News Press
Now)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
22.
Grant PUD Announces Plans to Fully Fund Fiber
Expansion in 2020 (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
24.
FCC Sued by Dozens of Cities after Voting to Kill
Local Fees & Rules (Ars Technica)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
25.
Amazon Challenges Pentagon’s $10-Billion Cloud
Award to Microsoft (Reuters)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
26.
Kilmer Op/Ed: Climate Change Solutions Can’t
Wait for the Politics to Catch Up (Roll Call, Washington, DC)
27.
Why Some Hydropower Plants Are Worse for the Climate
Than Coal (Grist Online)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
28.
Marijuana, Hemp Cross-Pollination a Budding
Conflict (Associated Press)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
29.
Public-Funded Oroville Dam Advertising Called ‘Propaganda.’
Here’s How Much It Cost (Sacramento Bee, CA)
30.
Beer Insulting California Utility Pacific Gas &
Electric Brews Backlash (Associated Press)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
31.
Kevin Shutty, Mason County Commissioner
Announces Reelection Bid (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
32.
Congressman Dan Newhouse to Run for a Fourth
Term (KONA-Radio, Tri-Cities, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
33.
Nine Quakes Hit Puget Sound Region in Less Than a
Week (KING TV, Seattle, WA)
34.
In Damning Report, Watchdog Paints Troubling
Picture of Relationship Between NASA & Boeing (Washington Post)
35.
Wet Weekend Ahead Before Temperatures Drop Next
Week (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
36.
Soccer Championships Impacted by Copper Wire
Theft at Tukwila’s Starfire Sports Complex (KING TV, Seattle, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
‘One-In-A-Million’ Buck Spotted by Former Hunter: ‘I’ve
Never Heard of One’
Rescue: ‘Unicorn’ Puppy Doesn’t Notice ‘Tail’ Growth on Head
Facing Objections, Sound Transit Drops ‘Red Line’ as the Name
for Its Light-Rail Route
U.S. Cows Swim Miles to Safety After Storm Sweeps Them into
the Sea
SONG OF THE DAY
Albert Hammond – I’m a Train
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