The Hot Shots edition of The Energy News Digest is available on Facebook, and on
Twitter.
To subscribe to
the Energy News Digest, email jmyer@masonpud3.org.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Study: Dam Removal Would Cost $2.3 Billion, Jeopardize
Regional Economies (Longview Daily News, WA)
Thousands of Wild Chinook Salmon Come Home to Spawn at
Vernita Bar (Bonneville Power Administration)
Seattle-Caught Salmon Found to Contain Cocaine,
Antidepressants, & Pain Relievers (Healthy Holistic Living)
Weigh in On Puget Sound Energy’s Proposed Gas (7.9%) &
Electricity (6.9%) Rates Hikes Tuesday Evening
Oregon Lagging on Climate Action, Green Group Says (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Study: Dam Removal Would Cost $2.3 Billion,
Jeopardize Regional Economies
2.
New Study Finds Transportation Impacts from Dam
Breaching Would Cost Billions of Dollars
3.
Workshops to Be Held on Lower Snake River Dams
4.
Weigh in On Puget Sound Energy’s Proposed Gas
(7.9%) & Electricity (6.9%) Rates Hikes Tuesday Evening
5.
How to Avoid Winter ‘Sticker Shock’ When You
Open Your PUD Bill
6.
British Columbia: Driver Who Ran Over Two
Flaggers In 2017 Found Not Criminally Responsible
7.
Op/Ed: FERC’s Clean Energy Boycott Distorts PJM
Prices & Discards History
8.
Utilities ‘Caught in the Crosshairs’ as US-Iran
Tensions Rise; Experts Say Domestic Cyberattack Likely
9.
Thousands of Wild Chinook Salmon Come Home to
Spawn at Vernita Bar
10.
Seattle-Caught Salmon Found to Contain Cocaine,
Antidepressants, & Pain Relievers
11.
Chum Salmon: Why Should You Care?
12.
Washington State House Minority Leader Says
Salmon Need to Be Priority in State Legislature
13.
Editorial: In Culverts, Washington State Should
Follow Example of Private Forestlands
14.
Washington State Fines Feds More Than $1 Million
Over Hanford Cleanup Data
15.
24 Charged with Intentionally Setting Australia
Bushfires
16.
New Report Highlights Oregon’s Clean Energy
Innovation
17.
Thousands Locked Out of Quickbooks Online in
Major Outage
18.
Oregon Lagging on Climate Action, Green Group
Says
19.
Power Emissions Down in California; Regulation
Accounts for Some
20.
Rising Carbon Prices Led to Drop in German
Emissions in 2019
21.
Vestas to Become Carbon-Neutral by 2030
22.
Restart the Presses: California’s Oldest Weekly
Newspaper Saved
23.
Two Huge Black Holes Spotted Smashing Into Each
Other as Galaxies Collide
24.
Replacing Jeff Morris, Ramel Appointed to
Washington State House
25.
City Council Member Sawant Renews Push for
Seattle Head Tax in 2020
26.
North Mason Rallies for Guatemalan Family after
Fatal Crash
27.
Washington State Police Seeking Driver in Fatal
Hit-And-Run
28.
Rain, Avalanches, Mudslides Coming Down,
Possible ‘Lowland Snow’ Ahead
29.
Flooding Closes Skokomish Valley Road
30.
19 Flu Deaths Confirmed in Washington State so
Far
31.
American Airlines & Boeing Reach a
Settlement for 737 Max-Related Losses
WORD OF THE DAY
Stalwart • \STAWL-wart\ • Adjective - Marked by outstanding
strength & vigor of body, mind, or spirit
“I double dog dare you to wear this wool shirt all day…WITHOUT
a protective undergarment,” cackled the demonic fashion designer to her
seemingly stalwart assistant.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Study: Dam Removal Would Cost $2.3 Billion,
Jeopardize Regional Economies (Longview Daily News, WA)
2.
New Study Finds Transportation Impacts from Dam
Breaching Would Cost Billions of Dollars (KQQQ Radio, Pullman, WA)
3.
Workshops to Be Held on Lower Snake River Dams
(Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
4.
Weigh in On Puget Sound Energy’s Proposed Gas
(7.9%) & Electricity (6.9%) Rates Hikes Tuesday Evening
5.
How to Avoid Winter ‘Sticker Shock’ When You
Open Your PUD Bill (Everett Herald, WA)
6.
British Columbia: Driver Who Ran Over Two
Flaggers In 2017 Found Not Criminally Responsible (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
7.
Op/Ed: FERC’s Clean Energy Boycott Distorts PJM Prices
& Discards History (Utility Dive)
8.
Utilities ‘Caught in the Crosshairs’ as US-Iran
Tensions Rise; Experts Say Domestic Cyberattack Likely (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
Thousands of Wild Chinook Salmon Come Home to Spawn
at Vernita Bar (Bonneville Power Administration)
10.
Seattle-Caught Salmon Found to Contain Cocaine,
Antidepressants, & Pain Relievers (Healthy Holistic Living)
11.
Chum Salmon: Why Should You Care? (Hood Canal
Salmon Enhancement Group, Belfair, WA)
12.
Washington State House Minority Leader Says
Salmon Need to Be Priority in State Legislature (The Reflector, Battleground, WA)
13.
Editorial: In Culverts, Washington State Should
Follow Example of Private Forestlands (Everett Herald, WA)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
14.
Washington State Fines Feds More Than $1 Million
Over Hanford Cleanup Data (Northwest News Network)
15.
24 Charged with Intentionally Setting Australia Bushfires
(KING TV, Seattle, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
16.
New Report Highlights Oregon’s Clean Energy
Innovation (Energy Trust of Oregon)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
17.
Thousands Locked Out of Quickbooks Online in Major
Outage (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
18.
Oregon Lagging on Climate Action, Green Group
Says (Portland Business Journal, OR)
19.
Power Emissions Down in California; Regulation
Accounts for Some (Courthouse News Service)
20.
Rising Carbon Prices Led to Drop in German Emissions
in 2019 (Associated Press)
21.
Vestas to Become Carbon-Neutral by 2030 (Renewable
Energy Magazine)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
22.
Restart the Presses: California’s Oldest Weekly
Newspaper Saved (Los Angeles Times, CA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
23.
Two Huge Black Holes Spotted Smashing Into Each
Other as Galaxies Collide (Yahoo News)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
24.
Replacing Jeff Morris, Ramel Appointed to Washington
State House (Skagit County Herald, Mt Vernon, WA)
25.
City Council Member Sawant Renews Push for Seattle
Head Tax In 2020 (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
26.
North Mason Rallies for Guatemalan Family after Fatal
Crash (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton – Paywall Advisory)
27.
Washington State Police Seeking Driver in Fatal
Hit-And-Run (Associated Press)
28.
Rain, Avalanches, Mudslides Coming Down,
Possible ‘Lowland Snow’ Ahead (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
29.
Flooding Closes Skokomish Valley Road (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
30.
19 Flu Deaths Confirmed in Washington State so Far
(Kitsap Sun, Bremerton – Paywall Advisory)
31.
American Airlines & Boeing Reach a Settlement
for 737 Max-Related Losses (Washington Post)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Jacob, 8, Wanted a Toronto Maple Leafs Cake. The Bakery Used
the Maple Leaf Foods Logo Instead
Florida Woman Accused of Throwing Human Feces at Landlord
Hot Diggity Dog! You Could Drive the Oscar Mayer
Wienermobile Across the Country #Dreamjob
‘Very Shocked’: Woman Gives Birth to Twins in Two Different
Decades
SONG OF THE DAY
Hockey Night in Canada Theme Song
LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY
Links in the news digest lead to current stories. Media
organizations update their websites regularly, which may result in broken
links.
