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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Public Power Council Selects Scott Simms as New Executive
Director (Public Power Council, Portland, OR)
Mixed Water Supply Conditions Affect Hydropower Outlook in
Pacific Northwest (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Massive Blackout Leaves Most of Argentina, Uruguay Without
Power (Gizmodo)
U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power Grid (NY
Times)
Sea Lions, Other Marine Mammals Discovering
South Sound Anchovy Boom (NW Sportsman Magazine)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Public Power Council Selects Scott Simms as New
Executive Director (Public Power Council, Portland, OR)
2.
Mixed Water Supply Conditions Affect Hydropower
Outlook in Pacific Northwest
3.
Massive Blackout Leaves Most of Argentina,
Uruguay Without Power
4.
U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power
Grid
5.
Reports Say U.S. Electric Utilities Targeted by
Cyber Hacking Group
6.
President Trump Calls Newspaper Report on Russia
Power Grid ‘Treason’
7.
Cyberattacks Make Smart Grids Look Pretty Dumb
8.
Breaching of Snake River Dams Gets Attention at
Lewis Clark Valley Chamber Event
9.
California: Electrical Transmission Line on the
Ground Has Weaverville Resident Concerned
10.
Colorado: Tri-State Looking at Asking Federal
Energy Agency to Set Its Electric Rates
11.
Illinois: Peoria Fire Department Warns Seemingly
Harmless Copper Thefts Can Be Life-Threatening
12.
Sea Lions, Other Marine Mammals Discovering
South Sound Anchovy Boom
13.
Washington State Waterfront Owners Asked to Take
Dead Whales
14.
Lummi Tribe Launches Effort to Save Southern
Resident Orcas
15.
Op/Ed: To Save Klamath River Salmon, Shut Down
the Hatcheries
16.
NOAA: 279 Dolphins Dead on Gulf Coast, Triple
Usual Number
17.
Woman Arrested for Allegedly Stomping on Sea
Turtle Nest in Florida
18.
Crystal Geyser Water Bottling Proposal Draws
Fierce Opposition in Randle
19.
Crews Removing Barrels Labeled with Agent Orange
Ingredients from Wallowa Lake
20.
Hanford Could Be Resting Place for Vessel’s
Nuclear Reactors
21.
Moses Lake: Potential Long-Term Shutdown of REC
Silicon Delayed Until July 15
22.
“Solarize Yakima” Campaign Will Encourage
Residents to Adopt Solar-Powered Energy
23.
Salmon Fishing in Alaska Gets a Battery-Powered
Renewable Boost
24.
Vermont Electric Cooperative Launches Incentive
for Electric Lawn Mowers
25.
FCC Will Make Broadband Maps ‘More Granular
& More Accurate’
26.
CenturyLink Commends Senate Committee on Nationwide
Broadband Mapping Proposal
27.
Facebook’s Answer to Bitcoin Poses a Double
Threat
28.
Should EV Charging Stations Be Regulated as
Utilities? Kentucky Joins Majority in Saying No
29.
U.S. Power Sector Carbon Emissions Rise as
Natural Gas Outpaces Renewables: Ceres
30.
Oregon Democrats Advance Sweeping Climate Policy
31.
‘OPB Politics Now’: What Would Cap & Trade
Really Mean for Oregon?
32.
The Seattle Times Story on Massive Heat Wave
Deaths in Seattle: Does it Make Sense?
33.
This Man Ate ‘Expired’ Food for a Year. Here’s
Why Expiration Dates Are Practically Meaningless.
34.
Refuse to Cooperate with State Audit, Lose
Taxing Authority
35.
2019 Shaping Up to Be One of Washington State’s
Worst Droughts
36.
This Year’s Wildfire Season in California Could
Be Worse Than Last Year’s, Officials Warn
37.
Shelton’s First Traffic Circle Open to Motorists
38.
Aberdeen Man Arrested for Murder After Being
Found Covered in Bear Spray
39.
Woman Airlifted to Hospital After Being Thrown
onto Highway 119
40.
Boeing Apologizes for 737 Max Crashes as Airbus
Rakes in Sales
WORD OF THE DAY
Asperity • \uh-SPAIR-uh-tee\ • noun - 1: roughness *2:
harshness of manner or of temper
“Pay no attention to Danny’s asperity in his little love
notes,” murmured Dorothy softly to her sobbing companion. “I’m sure that he means
it in endearing terms when he calls you his darlin’ little hush-puppie”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Public Power Council Selects Scott Simms as New
Executive Director (Public Power Council, Portland, OR)
2.
Mixed Water Supply Conditions Affect Hydropower
Outlook in Pacific Northwest (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
3.
Massive Blackout Leaves Most of Argentina,
Uruguay Without Power (Gizmodo)
4.
U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power
Grid (NY Times)
5.
Reports Say U.S. Electric Utilities Targeted by
Cyber Hacking Group (American Public Power Association)
6.
President Trump Calls Newspaper Report on Russia
Power Grid ‘Treason’ (Associated Press)
7.
Cyberattacks Make Smart Grids Look Pretty Dumb
(Bloomberg News)
8.
Breaching of Snake River Dams Gets Attention at
Lewis Clark Valley Chamber Event (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
9.
California: Electrical Transmission Line on the
Ground Has Weaverville Resident Concerned (Redding Record Searchlight, CA)
10. Colorado:
Tri-State Looking at Asking Federal Energy Agency to Set Its Electric Rates
(Denver Post, CO)
11. Illinois:
Peoria Fire Department Warns Seemingly Harmless Copper Thefts Can Be
Life-Threatening (WMBD-TV, Peoria, IL)
FISH & WILDLIFE
12. Sea
Lions, Other Marine Mammals Discovering South Sound Anchovy Boom (NW Sportsman
Magazine)
13. Washington
State Waterfront Owners Asked to Take Dead Whales (Associated Press)
14. Lummi
Tribe Launches Effort to Save Southern Resident Orcas (Associated Press)
15. Op/Ed:
To Save Klamath River Salmon, Shut Down the Hatcheries (Los Angeles Times, CA)
16. NOAA:
279 Dolphins Dead on Gulf Coast, Triple Usual Number (Seattle Times, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
17. Woman
Arrested for Allegedly Stomping on Sea Turtle Nest in Florida (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
18. Crystal
Geyser Water Bottling Proposal Draws Fierce Opposition in Randle (The
Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
19. Crews
Removing Barrels Labeled with Agent Orange Ingredients from Wallowa Lake
(KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
20. Hanford
Could Be Resting Place for Vessel’s Nuclear Reactors (Spokesman Review,
Spokane, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
21. Moses
Lake: Potential Long-Term Shutdown of REC Silicon Delayed Until July 15 (iFiberOne
News, Ephrata, WA)
22. “Solarize
Yakima” Campaign Will Encourage Residents to Adopt Solar-Powered Energy (Yakima
Herald Republic, WA)
23. Salmon
Fishing in Alaska Gets a Battery-Powered Renewable Boost (Energy Storage News)
https://www.energy-storage.news/news/salmon-fishing-in-alaska-gets-a-battery-powered-renewable-boost
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
24. Vermont
Electric Cooperative Launches Incentive for Electric Lawn Mowers (VTDigger)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
25. FCC
Will Make Broadband Maps ‘More Granular & More Accurate’ (Statescoop)
26. CenturyLink
Commends Senate Committee on Nationwide Broadband Mapping Proposal
(ExecutiveBiz Blog)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
27. Facebook’s
Answer to Bitcoin Poses a Double Threat (Bloomberg News)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
28. Should
EV Charging Stations Be Regulated as Utilities? Kentucky Joins Majority in
Saying No (Utility Dive)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
29. U.S.
Power Sector Carbon Emissions Rise as Natural Gas Outpaces Renewables: Ceres
(Utility Dive)
30. Oregon
Democrats Advance Sweeping Climate Policy (Associated Press)
31. ‘OPB
Politics Now’: What Would Cap & Trade Really Mean for Oregon? (Oregon
Public Broadcasting)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
32. The
Seattle Times Story on Massive Heat Wave Deaths in Seattle: Does it Make Sense?
(Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
33. This
Man Ate ‘Expired’ Food for a Year. Here’s Why Expiration Dates Are Practically
Meaningless. (Washington Post)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
34. Refuse
to Cooperate with State Audit, Lose Taxing Authority (Washington State Wire,
Olympia, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
35. 2019
Shaping Up to Be One of Washington State’s Worst Droughts (KING-TV, Seattle,
WA)
36. This
Year’s Wildfire Season in California Could Be Worse Than Last Year’s, Officials
Warn (USA Today)
37. Shelton’s
First Traffic Circle Open to Motorists (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
38. Aberdeen
Man Arrested for Murder After Being Found Covered in Bear Spray (KXRO Radio,
Aberdeen, WA)
39. Woman
Airlifted to Hospital After Being Thrown onto Highway 119 (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
40. Boeing
Apologizes for 737 Max Crashes as Airbus Rakes in Sales (Los Angeles Times, CA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Gloria Vanderbilt, Heiress, Jeans Queen, Dies at 95
World War II Planes Can Still Fly, but Who Will Keep Them
Flying?
And, Texas Flinches – Alabama Longhorn Sets Guinness World
Record
Accidental Kitty Cat Filter Undermines Pakistani Minister’s
Serious Livestream
SONG OF THE DAY
David Dundas - Jeans On
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