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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Salmon Die-Off Closes Chinook Fishing on Oregon North Coast
– Killed by the Parasite Cryptobia (Associated Press)
Lawsuit Forces CenturyLink to Stop Charging “Internet Cost
Recovery Fee” in Washington State (Ars Technica)
FEMA Funds Come with Unintended Consequences for Douglas
Electric Co-Op – Tax Fix Needed (Bandon Western World, OR)
Local Groups Express Disappointment in Tacoma Liquefied Natural
Gas Decision – Plans for Appeal Are in Works (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
Spokane TV Station Part of Cyber Attack That Hit News
Stations across Washington State, Montana (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
FEMA Funds Come with Unintended Consequences for
Douglas Electric Co-Op – Tax Fix Needed
2.
Op/Ed: Support Rural Electric Co-Op Tax Fix Bill
3.
Local Groups Express Disappointment in Tacoma
Liquefied Natural Gas Decision – Plans for Appeal Are in Works
4.
Study Predicts Hefty Northwest Power Shortages
within Six Years
5.
NuScale Checks Off Another Box in Small Modular
Reactor Review
6.
Jefferson PUD Adopts Advanced Meter Opt Out
Policy
7.
Clallam County PUD Rate Increases Set for 2020,
2021
8.
Salmon River Electric Cooperative to Raise Rates
in Late December
9.
EWEB Water, Power Rates to Remain Unchanged in
2020
10.
West Oregon Electric Cooperative Receives $8.4
Million Investment to Improve Infrastructure
11.
Oregon is #1, Washington State #2 – Energy
Rankings: Measuring States’ Energy Infrastructure
12.
Op/Ed: While We’re Waiting for Dam Removal in
Idaho, Here’s What We Can Do Now
13.
Squirrels, Cyberattacks, Age & Climate:
Obama DOE Official Reviews Top Risks to U.S. Grid
14.
Moody’s Maintains Stable Outlook for Public
Power Sector
15.
Natural Gas Boom Fizzles as a U.S. Glut Sinks
Profits
16.
Salmon Die-Off Closes Chinook Fishing on Oregon
North Coast – Killed by the Parasite Cryptobia
17.
Low Numbers Lead to Fishing Restrictions on
Chinook Salmon
18.
Nisqually Tribe Closes Fishery Following Dismal
Chum Returns
19.
Fraser River Landslide Has ‘Huge’ Impact on
Community: Interior First Nation
20.
Oregon Joins Tribal Efforts to Restore
Prehistoric Fish
21.
California Now Has One Million Solar Roofs. Are
One Million Batteries Next?
22.
Oregon Environment: Will Big-Time Wind Energy
Get Off the Dime Here?
23.
Idaho Power Proposes Modernizing Compensation
Structure for Customer Generation
24.
Road to 100: How Four Cities Are Leading the
Renewables Revolution
25.
Sen. Murkowski Talks About U.S. Energy Saving
Programs at International Energy Agency Commission Meeting
26.
Lawsuit Forces CenturyLink to Stop Charging
“Internet Cost Recovery Fee” in Washington State
27.
Tacoma Gets a Win in Click Lawsuit – A Higher
Court Might Have the Final Say
28.
ReConnect Re-Up – USDA to Make $550 Million in
Funding Available in 2020 to Deploy High-Speed Broadband Internet
Infrastructure in Rural America
29.
Spokane TV Station Part of Cyber Attack That Hit
News Stations across Washington State, Montana
30.
Column: The Internet’s .org Registry Is Snatched
Up by a Private Equity Firm, Provoking Outrage
31.
One of Two New EV Chargers Planned for Moses
Lake Can Charge Vehicles in Under 30 Minutes
32.
Puyallup Tribe, City of Tacoma Pass Climate
Emergency Declarations
33.
‘The Blob’ of Warm Water Is Back in the Pacific
Ocean
34.
Op/Ed: Regulation Is Key to Reducing
Transportation Emissions
35.
News Release: Frozen 2: The River Movie of the
Decade? The story couldn’t have come at a better time.
36.
‘Frozen 2’ Review: The 5 Biggest Problems with
Disney’s Disappointing Sequel
37.
L.A. Wants to Build a Hydrogen-Fueled Power
Plant, Something That’s Never Been Done Before
38.
If You’re A Salaried Worker in Washington State,
You May Soon Be Eligible for Overtime with New Rules
39.
Washington State Climate Advocates Call for
Ambitious 2020 Legislative Session
40.
After Dancer Strips at Seattle Conference on
Homelessness, Agency Director Suspended
41.
Aggressive Cleanup of Spokane Homeless Camps to
Continue, Receive More Funding in 2020
42.
The Legal Battle Over Homeless Camping
43.
Porch Pirate Victims Are Fighting Package Theft
in Unusual Ways
44.
The Northwest Weather Machine Shifts Gears
45.
Heavy Snow Hitting Mountain Passes. Here’s What
to Know Before You Go.
46.
Six Bodies Retrieved from New Zealand Volcanic
Island, Two Still Missing
47.
Shelton Elementary Students Help Support
Classmate Fighting Cancer
WORD OF THE DAY
Comity • \COMM-muht-tee\ • noun - Friendly civility:
courtesy
“God rest ye comity gentlemen,” NO NO NO thought the unknown
author “that makes it sound like a ‘Friar’s Roast’.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
FEMA Funds Come with Unintended Consequences for
Douglas Electric Co-Op – Tax Fix Needed (Bandon Western World, OR)
2.
Op/Ed: Support Rural Electric Co-Op Tax Fix Bill
(Oregonian, Portland, OR)
3.
Local Groups Express Disappointment in Tacoma Liquefied
Natural Gas Decision – Plans for Appeal Are in Works (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
4.
Study Predicts Hefty Northwest Power Shortages within
Six Years (The Corvallis Advocate)
5.
NuScale Checks Off Another Box in Small Modular
Reactor Review (Portland Business Journal, OR)
6.
Jefferson PUD Adopts Advanced Meter Opt Out
Policy (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
7.
Clallam County PUD Rate Increases Set for 2020,
2021 (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
8.
Salmon River Electric Cooperative to Raise Rates
in Late December (Challis Messenger, Idaho Falls, ID)
9.
EWEB Water, Power Rates to Remain Unchanged in 2020
(Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
10.
West Oregon Electric Cooperative Receives $8.4
Million Investment to Improve Infrastructure (St Helens Chronicle, OR)
11.
Oregon is #1, Washington State #2 – Energy
Rankings: Measuring States’ Energy Infrastructure (U.S. News & World
Report)
12.
Op/Ed: While We’re Waiting for Dam Removal in Idaho,
Here’s What We Can Do Now (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)
13.
Squirrels, Cyberattacks, Age & Climate: Obama
DOE Official Reviews Top Risks to U.S. Grid (Utility Dive)
14.
Moody’s Maintains Stable Outlook for Public
Power Sector (American Public Power Association)
15.
Natural Gas Boom Fizzles as a U.S. Glut Sinks
Profits (NY Times)
FISH & WILDLIFE
16.
Salmon Die-Off Closes Chinook Fishing on Oregon
North Coast – Killed by the Parasite Cryptobia (Associated Press)
17.
Low Numbers Lead to Fishing Restrictions on Chinook
Salmon (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
18.
Nisqually Tribe Closes Fishery Following Dismal
Chum Returns (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
19.
Fraser River Landslide Has ‘Huge’ Impact on
Community: Interior First Nation (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
20.
Oregon Joins Tribal Efforts to Restore
Prehistoric Fish (Courthouse News Service)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
21.
California Now Has One Million Solar Roofs. Are One
Million Batteries Next? (Los Angeles Times, CA)
22.
Oregon Environment: Will Big-Time Wind Energy
Get Off the Dime Here? (Curry Coastal Pilot, Brookings, OR)
23.
Idaho Power Proposes Modernizing Compensation Structure
for Customer Generation (Daily Energy Insider)
24.
Road to 100: How Four Cities Are Leading the
Renewables Revolution (Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
25.
Sen. Murkowski Talks About U.S. Energy Saving
Programs at International Energy Agency Commission Meeting (Daily Energy
Insider)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
26.
Lawsuit Forces CenturyLink to Stop Charging “Internet
Cost Recovery Fee” in Washington State (Ars Technica)
27.
Tacoma Gets a Win in Click Lawsuit – A Higher
Court Might Have the Final Say (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
28.
ReConnect Re-Up – USDA to Make $550 Million in
Funding Available in 2020 to Deploy High-Speed Broadband Internet
Infrastructure in Rural America (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
29.
Spokane TV Station Part of Cyber Attack That Hit
News Stations across Washington State, Montana (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
30.
Column: The Internet’s .org Registry Is Snatched
Up by a Private Equity Firm, Provoking Outrage (Los Angeles Times, CA)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
31.
One of Two New EV Chargers Planned for Moses
Lake Can Charge Vehicles in Under 30 Minutes (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
32.
Puyallup Tribe, City of Tacoma Pass Climate
Emergency Declarations (South Sound Business)
33.
‘The Blob’ of Warm Water Is Back in the Pacific
Ocean (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
34.
Op/Ed: Regulation Is Key to Reducing Transportation
Emissions (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
35.
News Release: Frozen 2: The River Movie of the
Decade? The story couldn’t have come at a better time. (American Rivers)
36.
‘Frozen 2’ Review: The 5 Biggest Problems with
Disney’s Disappointing Sequel (Forbes Magazine)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
37.
L.A. Wants to Build a Hydrogen-Fueled Power
Plant, Something That’s Never Been Done Before (KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
38.
If You’re A Salaried Worker in Washington State,
You May Soon Be Eligible for Overtime with New Rules (Northwest News Network)
39.
Washington State Climate Advocates Call for
Ambitious 2020 Legislative Session (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
40.
After Dancer Strips at Seattle Conference on Homelessness,
Agency Director Suspended (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
41.
Aggressive Cleanup of Spokane Homeless Camps to Continue,
Receive More Funding in 2020 (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
43.
Porch Pirate Victims Are Fighting Package Theft in
Unusual Ways (Yahoo News)
44.
The Northwest Weather Machine Shifts Gears (Cliff
Mass Weather Blog)
45.
Heavy Snow Hitting Mountain Passes. Here’s What to
Know Before You Go. (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
46.
Six Bodies Retrieved from New Zealand Volcanic
Island, Two Still Missing (Reuters)
47.
Shelton Elementary Students Help Support
Classmate Fighting Cancer (KING TV, Seattle, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
$1,500 Gold Coin Found in Kitsap Salvation Army Red Kettle
Firm Hands Out $10 Million in Holiday Bonuses to 198
Employees
Oink Oink, Cha-Ching: $3 Million Cash Found in Barrels of Pork
Woman Finds Ten-Foot Python in Her Christmas Tree
SONG OF THE DAY
Spandau Ballet – Gold
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