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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Idaho Commission Denies Proposed Sale of Avista (Associated
Press)
Cascade Natural Gas Reconsiders 17 Percent Rate Hike
(Longview Daily News, WA)
Insurers Sue Pacific Gas & Electric over Wildfire
Damages (Associated Press)
Washington State Follows California Lead on Vehicle Emissions
(Utility Dive)
Summit Addresses Need for Affordable Workforce Housing in
Mason County (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Idaho Commission Denies Proposed Sale of Avista
2.
Cascade Natural Gas Reconsiders 17 Percent Rate
Hike
3.
Insurers Sue Pacific Gas & Electric over
Wildfire Damages
4.
SoCal Edison’s New Rates Will Vary with the Time
of Day. Some Customers May Not Benefit Much — Or at All
5.
Homeowner in Dispute with Seattle City Light
over Transmission Corridor Refuses to Feel Powerless
6.
Chelan PUD’s Winter Safety Reminders
7.
Giant Transformer Heavy-Haul Job Breaks Wash.
Records: 1 Million Pounds Across 47 Miles
8.
Kevin McIntyre, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Chairman, Dies at 58
9.
Six Utility Trends to Look Out for in 2019
10.
Shared Success: The Utility’s Role in Economic
Development
11.
Two More Killer Whales Will Likely Die by
Summer, Experts Say - New Critical Habitat in British Columbia
12.
Why CenturyLink’s Network Suffered a Christmas
Hangover
13.
The FCC Looks at 911
14.
Loon’s Mobile Phone Balloons Will Fly Over Kenya
in First Commercial Telecom Tryout
15.
Washington State Follows California Lead on
Vehicle Emissions
16.
Only an Electric Car Can Turn the Sun’s Energy
into Mileage
17.
The People Want Electric Vehicles – Who Will
Sell Them to Us?
18.
Antarctic Ice Melts to January Record Low
19.
Los Angeles Sues the Weather Channel over User
Data
20.
People Are Falling Off Buildings in Search of
the Perfect Instagram Shot
21.
Snapping a Selfie? Attorney Shares Legal Issues
That Come with Street Photography
22.
Washington State Gov. Inslee to Pardon Marijuana
Convictions
23.
Oregon Harvested Roughly Half a Pound of
Marijuana for Every Resident Last Year: 2.5 Million Pounds
24.
Hemp Could Be the Next Cash Crop in Washington
State
25.
Finally, Fusion Power Is About to Become a
Reality
26.
Washington State Gets a New Kind of Clout in New
Congress
27.
Washington State Paychecks a Bit Lighter in New
Year, Generous Paid Leave in 2020
28.
$30 Vehicle Tab Fees Could Be on the November
Ballot This Year
29.
Summit Addresses Need for Affordable Workforce
Housing in Mason County
30.
Forget El Nino, StormFest is about to Hit the
West Coast
31.
Thieves Caught Stealing Mail, Lacey Police Say
Crime Is on the Rise
32.
Shelton’s Santa Sign Board Comes Down — Group
Looks for New Location
WORD OF THE DAY – HEINOUSLY HORRIBLE HAIKU
Heinous • \HAY-nuss\ • Adjective – Hatefully or shockingly
evil: abominable
Abominable
The synonym of heinous
Yeti’s alias
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Idaho Commission Denies Proposed Sale of Avista
(Associated Press)
2.
Cascade Natural Gas Reconsiders 17 Percent Rate
Hike (Longview Daily News, WA)
3.
Insurers Sue Pacific Gas & Electric over
Wildfire Damages (Associated Press)
4.
SoCal Edison’s New Rates Will Vary with the Time
of Day. Some Customers May Not Benefit Much — Or at All (Los Angeles Times, CA)
5.
Homeowner in Dispute with Seattle City Light
over Transmission Corridor Refuses to Feel Powerless (Snohomish Tribune, WA)
6.
Chelan PUD’s Winter Safety Reminders (KPQ Radio,
Wenatchee, WA)
7.
Giant Transformer Heavy-Haul Job Breaks Wash.
Records: 1 Million Pounds Across 47 Miles (Equipment World)
8.
Kevin McIntyre, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Chairman, Dies at 58 (Washington Post)
9.
Six Utility Trends to Look Out for in 2019
(Utility Dive)
10. Shared
Success: The Utility’s Role in Economic Development (American Public Power
Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
11. Two
More Killer Whales Will Likely Die by Summer, Experts Say - New Critical
Habitat in British Columbia (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
12. Why
CenturyLink’s Network Suffered a Christmas Hangover (Light Reading)
13. The
FCC Looks at 911 (Pots & Pans)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
14. Loon’s
Mobile Phone Balloons Will Fly Over Kenya in First Commercial Telecom Tryout
(IEEE Spectrum)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
15. Washington
State Follows California Lead on Vehicle Emissions (Utility Dive)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
16. Only
an Electric Car Can Turn the Sun’s Energy into Mileage (Los Angeles Times, CA)
17. The
People Want Electric Vehicles – Who Will Sell Them to Us? (Forbes Magazine)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
18. Antarctic
Ice Melts to January Record Low (USA Today)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
19. Los
Angeles Sues the Weather Channel
over User Data (Courthouse News Service)
20. People
Are Falling Off Buildings in Search of the Perfect Instagram Shot (Fast
Company)
21. Snapping
a Selfie? Attorney Shares Legal Issues That Come with Street Photography – “…The
bottom line is you waive your right to privacy when you’re in public…” (Orange
County Register, Anaheim, CA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
22. Washington
State Gov. Inslee to Pardon Marijuana Convictions (Spokesman Review, Spokane,
WA)
23. Oregon
Harvested Roughly Half a Pound of Marijuana for Every Resident Last Year: 2.5
Million Pounds (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
24. Hemp
Could Be the Next Cash Crop in Washington State (KIT Radio, Yakima, WA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
25. Finally,
Fusion Power Is About to Become a Reality (Medium)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
26. Washington
State Gets a New Kind of Clout in New Congress (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
27. Washington
State Paychecks a Bit Lighter in New Year, Generous Paid Leave in 2020 (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
28. $30
Vehicle Tab Fees Could Be on the November Ballot This Year (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
29. Summit
Addresses Need for Affordable Workforce Housing in Mason County (KMAS Radio, Shelton,
WA)
30. Forget
El Nino, StormFest is about to Hit the West Coast (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
31. Thieves
Caught Stealing Mail, Lacey Police Say Crime Is on the Rise (KIRO Broadcasting,
Seattle, WA)
32. Shelton’s
Santa Sign Board Comes Down — Group Looks for New Location (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Man ‘Dumbfounded’ to Receive 48 Diamond Bracelets in the
Mail by Mistake
TSA To Deploy More Floppy-Ear Dogs Because They’re Less
Scary than Pointy-Ear Dogs
Ray Sawyer, ‘Cover of Rolling Stone’ Singer, Dies at 81
Hunter Caught with Illegal Deer Blames Wife
SONG OF THE DAY
Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show – Cover of the Rolling
Stone
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