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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington State Advocates Call for Extension on Utility
Cutoffs, Eviction Bans (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)
Seattle Judge Asked to Halt Salmon Fishing in Alaska
(Courthouse News Service)
Moses Lake: Electric Plane Takes Flight in Aviation First
(Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Washington State Recovers $300 Million in Fraudulent
Unemployment Claims (Associated Press)
New Positive COVID-19 Case in Mason County (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Washington State Advocates Call for Extension on
Utility Cutoffs, Eviction Bans
2.
California: Sacramento Municipal Utility
District Extends Suspension of Power Shutoffs for Non-Payment through January
4, 2021
3.
California Regulators Back Pacific Gas &
Electric Bankruptcy Plan
4.
California: Contractor Electrocuted While
Working on Trees in Sacramento, Fire Officials Say
5.
Tennessee Valley Authority Fights to Keep Its
Biggest Customer – Memphis & Other Distributors Eye Split with Utility
6.
Op/Ed: Rethinking Utility Customer Engagement in
Trying Times
7.
Infrastructure Bill Addresses Several Issues of
Importance to Public Power
8.
Seattle Judge Asked to Halt Salmon Fishing in
Alaska
9.
Idaho Sockeye Begin Perilous Journey
10.
British Columbia Forests Watchdog Finds Sediment
from Road Work Affecting Fish Habitat
11.
Yakima: Lower Valley Dairies Receive Washington
State Grants for Clean Energy Projects
12.
24 Congressional Democrats Urge FERC to Reject Net
Metering Overhaul
13.
Energy Efficiency Helped the Empire State
Building Save Money & Cut Carbon. It Can Help You, Too.
14.
New Free Wi-Fi Site Offered in Port Angeles
15.
Op/Ed: Inequality of Distance Learning Is a
Pandemic in the Waiting
16.
Moses Lake: Electric Plane Takes Flight in
Aviation First
17.
Costly Electric Vehicles Confront a Harsh
Coronavirus Reality
18.
Retail Co-Location May Prove Key to Sustainable
Funding for EV Charging, Panel Finds
19.
Ancient Antarctic Ice Sheet Loss Dwarfs Modern
Melting, Study Finds
20.
The Climate Change Clues Hidden in Art History
21.
Trump vs. Twitter: What You Need to Know About
the Free Speech Showdown
22.
Solar Probe to Pass Through Comet’s Tail for
‘Bonus Science’
23.
Washington State Recovers $300 Million in
Fraudulent Unemployment Claims
24.
Judge Considering Challenge to Inslee Emergency
Virus Orders
25.
Gov. Inslee Will Have 2:30 PM News Conference on
Stay-at-Home Order
26.
Lessons to Learn from Washington’s Decades-Long
Experience of Mail-In Voting
27.
New Positive COVID-19 Case in Mason County
28.
Washington State Sees 358 New COVID-19 Cases, 11
New Deaths
29.
Half of Newly Diagnosed Coronavirus Cases in
Washington Are in People Under 40
30.
Are We in Phase 2 Yet? Reopening Washington
State, Explained
31.
Parts of Washington State Are Seeing Record High
Unemployment Rates
32.
Decrease in the Increase – Washington State Sees
Drop in New Unemployment Benefits Claims Last Week
33.
People Are Mistaking COVID-19 Stimulus Payments
for Junk Mail or a Scam
34.
‘All in Washington’ Initiative Aims to Put
Private COVID-19 Dollars Back in Community, With Boost from Jeff Bezos
35.
Racially Charged Violence Rages for Third Night
in Minneapolis
WORD OF THE DAY
Iota • \eye-OWE-tuh\ • Noun - 1: the 9th letter of the Greek
alphabet 2: an infinitesimal amount: jot
“I don’t give a flying fig, a jot, a tiny bit, one iota,
about your promotion,” barked the perennially rejected executive candidate to
his effusive office mate.
Merriam-Webster Word Origin - The words “iota” & “jot”
share a lot more than just a common meaning -- both ultimately derive from the
same word. When Latin scholars transcribed the Greek name of the ninth letter
of the Greek alphabet, they spelled it as either “iota” or “jota” (the letters “i”
& “j” were simply variants of each other), & these spellings eventually
passed into English as “iota” & “jot.” Since the Greek letter iota is the
smallest letter of its alphabet, both words eventually came to be used in
reference to very small things.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Washington State Advocates Call for Extension on
Utility Cutoffs, Eviction Bans (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)
2.
California: Sacramento Municipal Utility
District Extends Suspension of Power Shutoffs for Non-Payment through January 4,
2021 (Sacramento Municipal Utility District, CA)
3.
California Regulators Back Pacific Gas &
Electric Bankruptcy Plan (NY Times)
4.
California: Contractor Electrocuted While
Working on Trees in Sacramento, Fire Officials Say (Sacramento Bee, CA)
5.
Tennessee Valley Authority Fights to Keep Its
Biggest Customer – Memphis & Other Distributors Eye Split with Utility (Chattanooga
Times Free-Press, TN)
6.
Op/Ed: Rethinking Utility Customer Engagement in
Trying Times (Utility Dive)
7.
Infrastructure Bill Addresses Several Issues of
Importance to Public Power (American Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
8.
Seattle Judge Asked to Halt Salmon Fishing in
Alaska (Courthouse News Service)
9.
Idaho Sockeye Begin Perilous Journey (KIVI-TC, Nampa,
ID)
10.
British Columbia Forests Watchdog Finds Sediment
from Road Work Affecting Fish Habitat (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
11.
Yakima: Lower Valley Dairies Receive Washington State
Grants for Clean Energy Projects (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
12.
24 Congressional Democrats Urge FERC to Reject
Net Metering Overhaul (Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
13.
Energy Efficiency Helped the Empire State
Building Save Money & Cut Carbon. It Can Help You, Too. (Washington Post)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
14.
New Free Wi-Fi Site Offered in Port Angeles (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
15.
Op/Ed: Inequality of Distance Learning Is a Pandemic
in the Waiting (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
16.
Moses Lake: Electric Plane Takes Flight in Aviation
First (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
17.
Costly Electric Vehicles Confront a Harsh
Coronavirus Reality (Yahoo News)
18.
Retail Co-Location May Prove Key to Sustainable
Funding for EV Charging, Panel Finds (Utility Dive)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
19.
Ancient Antarctic Ice Sheet Loss Dwarfs Modern
Melting, Study Finds (Gizmodo)
20.
The Climate Change Clues Hidden in Art History (British
Broadcasting Corporation)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
21.
Trump vs. Twitter: What You Need to Know About the
Free Speech Showdown (C|Net News)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
22.
Solar Probe to Pass Through Comet’s Tail for ‘Bonus
Science’ (ABC News)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
23.
Washington State Recovers $300 Million in Fraudulent
Unemployment Claims (Associated Press)
24.
Judge Considering Challenge to Inslee Emergency
Virus Orders (Associated Press)
25.
Gov. Inslee Will Have 2:30 PM News Conference on
Stay-at-Home Order (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
26.
Lessons to Learn from Washington’s Decades-Long
Experience of Mail-In Voting (National Public Radio)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
27.
New Positive COVID-19 Case in Mason County
(Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
28.
Washington State Sees 358 New COVID-19 Cases, 11
New Deaths (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
29.
Half of Newly Diagnosed Coronavirus Cases in
Washington Are in People Under 40 (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
30.
Are We in Phase 2 Yet? Reopening Washington State,
Explained (Crosscut Seattle)
GENERAL NEWS
31.
Parts of Washington State Are Seeing Record High
Unemployment Rates (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
32.
Decrease in the Increase – Washington State Sees
Drop in New Unemployment Benefits Claims Last Week (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
33.
People Are Mistaking COVID-19 Stimulus Payments for
Junk Mail or a Scam (MSN)
34.
‘All in Washington’ Initiative Aims to Put
Private COVID-19 Dollars Back in Community, With Boost from Jeff Bezos (Spokesman-Review,
Spokane, WA)
35.
Racially Charged Violence Rages for Third Night in
Minneapolis (Reuters)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Costco Plans to Bring Back Free Samples After Suspending the
Snacks Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Rare Cognac Fetches Record Price at Auction: Sotheby’s
Making Massssks from Florida Python Skin
U.S. Family Turns in $1 Million Found on Street
SONG OF THE DAY
Leo Sayer - Long Tall Glasses
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