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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Gov. Inslee: Washington State May Not Be Able to Lift Many
Coronavirus Restrictions by May 4 (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Pacific Ocean ‘Blobs’ Will Escalate Loss of Fish Stocks,
Study Says (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Former TVA Boss, Pacific Gas & Electric Chief to Retire
as California Utility Nears End of Its Bankruptcy Case (Sacramento Bee, CA)
This Year Is on Track to Be Earth’s Warmest on Record,
Beating 2016, NOAA Says (Washington Post)
50 Years of Earth Day: What’s Better Today, & What’s
Worse (NY Times)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Former TVA Boss, Pacific Gas & Electric
Chief to Retire as California Utility Nears End of Its Bankruptcy Case
2.
APPA: Ditto Says Pandemic Highlights Issues That
Need to Be Addressed for Power Sector
3.
Orcas Power & Light – The Winners Are:
Dauciunas & Madsen for OPALCO Board; $50 Bill Credits for 20 Voters
4.
Benton PUD Honored with National Award for
Outstanding Safety Practices
5.
Paycheck Protection Program: Congressional
Lawmakers Ask for Electric Co-Op Clarity
6.
Pacific Ocean ‘Blobs’ Will Escalate Loss of Fish
Stocks, Study Says
7.
Social Distancing & Stay Home Orders Halt
Field Research on Salmon Migration
8.
50 Years of Earth Day: What’s Better Today,
& What’s Worse
9.
Appellate Judges Say Sale of Land for
Controversial Silicon Smelter Near Newport Was Legal
10.
Analyst Sees Opportunity for More Clean Energy
Alternatives as Prices for Oil & Gas Plummet
11.
Op/Ed: Dear Efficiency Advocates: Don’t Fear
Electrification
12.
Wyoming Internet Providers See Huge Surge in
Internet Use, Interest in Broadband
13.
America’s Broadband Moment
14.
Another FCC Grant Disaster?
15.
Why Seattle Kids Were Among the Last in the
Region to Start Receiving Laptops after Coronavirus Closed Schools
16.
Data Breach May Have Exposed Personal
Information of Thousands of SBA Emergency Loan Applicants
17.
This Year Is on Track to Be Earth’s Warmest on
Record, Beating 2016, NOAA Says
18.
The New White Lies of Lockdown
19.
Gov. Inslee: Washington State May Not Be Able to
Lift Many Coronavirus Restrictions by May 4
20.
Franklin County Is Prepping a Lawsuit Against
Governor Inslee During Statewide Stay at Home Orders
21.
Political Wrangling, Controversy Mark Re-Opening
of U.S. States
22.
Feds Would Support Legal Action If Governors’
Restrictions Go ‘Too Far,’ Barr Says
23.
U.S. Senate Approves $483B Virus Aid Deal, Sends
It to House
24.
Misinformation Rampant in Online Protest Groups
25.
Protesters Pushing to Reopen Economy Are
‘Idiots,’ Says Top Manufacturing Lobbyist
26.
Mass Release of Prisoners a Big Mistake, Sheldon
Says (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
27.
‘Pure Hell for Victims’ as Stimulus Programs
Draw a Flood of Scammers
28.
March Unemployment Rate in Mason County
29.
Mason County Community ‘Adopts’ High School
Seniors by Sponsoring Banners
WORD OF THE DAY
Primordial \PRIME-or-dee-ull\ Adjective - 1a: first created
or developed: primeval b: existing in or persisting from the beginning c:
earliest formed in the growth of an individual or organ 2: fundamental, primary
The first soup and sandwich shop in town did a booming
business…even with the slightly odd name of “Primordial Soup.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Former TVA Boss, Pacific Gas & Electric Chief
to Retire as California Utility Nears End of Its Bankruptcy Case (Sacramento
Bee, CA)
2.
APPA: Ditto Says Pandemic Highlights Issues That
Need to Be Addressed for Power Sector (American Public Power Association)
3.
Orcas Power & Light – The Winners Are: Dauciunas
& Madsen for OPALCO Board; $50 Bill Credits for 20 Voters (San Juan
Islander, Friday Harbor, WA)
4.
Benton PUD Honored with National Award for
Outstanding Safety Practices (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities/Yakima, WA)
5.
Paycheck Protection Program: Congressional
Lawmakers Ask for Electric Co-Op Clarity (Politico)
FISH & WILDLIFE
6.
Pacific Ocean ‘Blobs’ Will Escalate Loss of Fish
Stocks, Study Says (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
7.
Social Distancing & Stay Home Orders Halt
Field Research on Salmon Migration (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
8.
50 Years of Earth Day: What’s Better Today, &
What’s Worse (NY Times)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
9.
Appellate Judges Say Sale of Land for Controversial
Silicon Smelter Near Newport Was Legal (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
10.
Analyst Sees Opportunity for More Clean Energy
Alternatives as Prices for Oil & Gas Plummet (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
11.
Op/Ed: Dear Efficiency Advocates: Don’t Fear
Electrification (Utility Dive)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
12.
Wyoming Internet Providers See Huge Surge in
Internet Use, Interest in Broadband (Casper Tribune, WY)
13.
America’s Broadband Moment (Benton Foundation)
14.
Another FCC Grant Disaster? (Pots & Pans)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
15.
Why Seattle Kids Were Among the Last in the Region
to Start Receiving Laptops after Coronavirus Closed Schools (Seattle Times, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
16.
Data Breach May Have Exposed Personal
Information of Thousands of SBA Emergency Loan Applicants (Washington Post)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
17.
This Year Is on Track to Be Earth’s Warmest on Record,
Beating 2016, NOAA Says (Washington Post)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
18.
The New White Lies of Lockdown (Atlantic Magazine)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
19.
Gov. Inslee: Washington State May Not Be Able to
Lift Many Coronavirus Restrictions by May 4 (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
20.
Franklin County Is Prepping a Lawsuit Against Governor
Inslee During Statewide Stay at Home Orders (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities/Yakima, WA)
21.
Political Wrangling, Controversy Mark Re-Opening
of U.S. States (Reuters)
22.
Feds Would Support Legal Action If Governors’
Restrictions Go ‘Too Far,’ Barr Says (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
23.
U.S. Senate Approves $483B Virus Aid Deal, Sends
It to House (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
24.
Misinformation Rampant in Online Protest Groups (Associated
Press)
25.
Protesters Pushing to Reopen Economy Are ‘Idiots,’
Says Top Manufacturing Lobbyist (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
26.
Mass Release of Prisoners a Big Mistake, Sheldon
Says (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
27.
‘Pure Hell for Victims’ as Stimulus Programs
Draw a Flood of Scammers (NY Times)
28.
March Unemployment Rate in Mason County (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
29.
Mason County Community ‘Adopts’ High School
Seniors by Sponsoring Banners (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Dog Found 4 Months After Being Stolen in San Francisco
Serving the ‘Tiger King’: Co-op Crews Recount Visits to
Oklahoma’s Infamous G.W. Zoo
Powell’s Books’ Coronavirus Struggles Highlighted by PBS Newshour,
Heralded as Portland’s Eiffel Tower
SONG OF THE DAY
Rosanne Cash - Dance with the Tiger
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