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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
As Gray Whale Migration Reaches Its Peak, Scientists Fear
Another Unexplained Die-Off (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
California Bill Seeks Takeover of Pacific Gas & Electric
(Associated Press)
Oregon Democrat & Republican Senators Pulled in Opposite
Directions on Cap & Trade (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
King County’s $130 Million Electric Bus Purchase Called ‘One
of the Leading Moves in Zero Emissions for Transit’ (Puget Sound Business
Journal, WA)
Heavy Rain Headed to Seattle Area; Higher Elevations See
Snowflakes Monday Morning (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
California Bill Seeks Takeover of Pacific Gas
& Electric
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric Pledges to Shake Up
Board in Bid to Placate California
3.
California: Under New Bill, Utilities Could Pay
for Damages from Public Safety Power Outages
4.
Grid Mod: New Energy Trading & Risk
Management System Goes Live
5.
Quicktake – America’s Power Grid
6.
Columnist: Spin Control – Will Washington State
Really Study Removing Ballard Locks & Raising Lake Washington? No Dam Way
7.
Hydropower: America’s ‘First’ Renewable Resource
Overlooked as States Embrace Clean Energy
8.
Port Townsend: Lighting Up Water Street
9.
Jacksonville Electric Authority Board Votes to
Terminate Former CEO Zahn with Cause
10.
Ontario Energy Company Ends Plans to Store
Nuclear Waste Near Lake Huron
11.
As Gray Whale Migration Reaches Its Peak,
Scientists Fear Another Unexplained Die-Off
12.
Hey Google, Help Save The Whales: Engineers
Developing Artificial Intelligence to Recognize Calls of Endangered Orcas
13.
New Hydroelectric Turbine Designs Are Safer for
Fish & Improve Energy Efficiency
14.
Trump Administration Proposes Rollbacks in
Protections for Migratory Birds
15.
Battery Innovation Offers ‘Mind-Boggling’ Growth
Opportunity as Pacific NW Becomes a Major Player
16.
Microsoft Fixing Teams Outage That Disrupted
Business--Expired Certificate to Blame
17.
King County’s $130 Million Electric Bus Purchase
Called ‘One of the Leading Moves in Zero Emissions for Transit’
18.
Largest Electric Vehicle Charging Study
Pinpoints Grid Risks, Solutions for Utilities
19.
Super Bowl Ads Hyped Electric Cars. But Will
Anyone Buy Them?
20.
Oregon Democrat & Republican Senators Pulled
in Opposite Directions on Cap & Trade
21.
Should Washington Open Its Cannabis Industry to
Out-Of-State Investors?
22.
Oregon: Cura Cannabis Finally Completes Sale at
Sharply Reduced Price Following Layoffs, Record Fine & Fresh Customer
Lawsuit
23.
iHeartMedia Laid Off Hundreds of Radio DJs.
Executives Blame Artificial Intelligence. DJs Blame the Executives.
24.
The Many Meanings of the Pinched Fingers Emoji
25.
Republican & Trump Supporter Latest
Candidate Seeking to Succeed U.S. Rep. Denny Heck
26.
Heavy Rain Headed to Seattle Area; Higher
Elevations See Snowflakes Monday Morning
27.
Washington State’s Natural Disaster Rate Has
Increased, But Here’s a Way to Help Prepare
28.
Quilcene Fire Rescue Appoints Interim Chief –
Tim McKern Will Begin Work Monday
29.
February 21 – Mason Health Invites Community to
Mason Clinic Grand Opening
30.
Cannabis Farm Near Anacortes Was Center of
Alleged $4.85 Million Ponzi Scheme
WORD OF THE DAY
Hierophant /HIGH-ruh-funt/ Noun – 1: a priest in ancient
Greece, specifically: the chief priest of the Eleusinian mysteries. 2a: one who
explains, 2b: one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal
Can a hierophant
Be a sycophant? Why, yes
It’s politics, man
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
California Bill Seeks Takeover of Pacific Gas &
Electric (Associated Press)
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric Pledges to Shake Up
Board in Bid to Placate California (Associated Press)
3.
California: Under New Bill, Utilities Could Pay for
Damages from Public Safety Power Outages (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)
4.
Grid Mod: New Energy Trading & Risk
Management System Goes Live (Bonneville Power Administration)
5.
Quicktake – America’s Power Grid (Bloomberg
News)
6.
Columnist: Spin Control – Will Washington State
Really Study Removing Ballard Locks & Raising Lake Washington? No Dam Way (Spokesman-Review,
Spokane, WA)
7.
Hydropower: America’s ‘First’ Renewable Resource
Overlooked as States Embrace Clean Energy (Green Tech Media)
8.
Port Townsend: Lighting Up Water Street (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
9.
Jacksonville Electric Authority Board Votes to
Terminate Former CEO Zahn with Cause (American Public Power Association)
10.
Ontario Energy Company Ends Plans to Store
Nuclear Waste Near Lake Huron (Detroit News, MI)
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/02/02/ontario-energy-company-ends-plans-store-nuclear-waste-near-lake-huron/4639394002/
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/02/02/ontario-energy-company-ends-plans-store-nuclear-waste-near-lake-huron/4639394002/
FISH & WILDLIFE
11.
As Gray Whale Migration Reaches Its Peak,
Scientists Fear Another Unexplained Die-Off (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
12.
Hey Google, Help Save The Whales: Engineers Developing
Artificial Intelligence to Recognize Calls of Endangered Orcas (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
13.
New Hydroelectric Turbine Designs Are Safer for
Fish & Improve Energy Efficiency (Crosscut Seattle)
14.
Trump Administration Proposes Rollbacks in
Protections for Migratory Birds (The Hill, Washington, DC)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
15.
Battery Innovation Offers ‘Mind-Boggling’ Growth
Opportunity as Pacific NW Becomes a Major Player (GeekWire)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
16.
Microsoft Fixing Teams Outage That Disrupted
Business--Expired Certificate to Blame (USA Today)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
17.
King County’s $130 Million Electric Bus Purchase
Called ‘One of the Leading Moves in Zero Emissions for Transit’ (Puget Sound
Business Journal, WA)
18.
Largest Electric Vehicle Charging Study
Pinpoints Grid Risks, Solutions for Utilities (Utility Dive)
19.
Super Bowl Ads Hyped Electric Cars. But Will
Anyone Buy Them? (NY Times)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
20.
Oregon Democrat & Republican Senators Pulled
in Opposite Directions on Cap & Trade (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
21.
Should Washington Open Its Cannabis Industry to
Out-Of-State Investors? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
22.
Oregon: Cura Cannabis Finally Completes Sale at
Sharply Reduced Price Following Layoffs, Record Fine & Fresh Customer
Lawsuit (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
23.
iHeartMedia Laid Off Hundreds of Radio DJs.
Executives Blame Artificial Intelligence. DJs Blame the Executives. (Washington
Post)
24.
The Many Meanings of the Pinched Fingers Emoji (British
Broadcasting Corporation)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
25.
Republican & Trump Supporter Latest
Candidate Seeking to Succeed U.S. Rep. Denny Heck (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
26.
Heavy Rain Headed to Seattle Area; Higher
Elevations See Snowflakes Monday Morning (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
27.
Washington State’s Natural Disaster Rate Has
Increased, But Here’s a Way to Help Prepare (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
28.
Quilcene Fire Rescue Appoints Interim Chief – Tim
McKern Will Begin Work Monday (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
29.
February 21 – Mason Health Invites Community to
Mason Clinic Grand Opening (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)
30.
Cannabis Farm Near Anacortes Was Center of
Alleged $4.85 Million Ponzi Scheme (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
February 3, National “The Day the Music Died” Day
Pennsylvania Groundhog Declares Early Spring ‘A Certainty’
Sheriff: Man Stirs the Pot by Lighting Joint in Court
The Five Best & Five Worst Super Bowl Commercials Of
2020
SONG OF THE DAY
Don McClean – American Pie
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