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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
The Bonneville Power Administration Begins Gradual
Transition of Workers Back to Facilities & Field (Bonneville Power
Administration)
Congressional Democrats Prepare to Push Clean Energy in
Recovery Packages (Politico)
Three Killed When Helicopter Hits Power Line in California (Associated
Press)
Face Coverings Now Required in Many Washington State
Workplaces (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
Washington State Sued for Delaying Unemployment Benefits
During Fraud Inquiry (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
The Bonneville Power Administration Begins
Gradual Transition of Workers Back to Facilities & Field
2.
Three Killed When Helicopter Hits Power Line in
California
3.
Grant PUD & Columbia Basin Foundation Pay It
Forward
4.
COVID-19 May Mean Higher PUD Bills, But Help Is
Easy to Find
5.
California Community Choice Aggregators Issue
Request for Information for Long-Duration Storage
6.
Jacksonville Energy Authority Sues Former CEO,
Saying He Was Ringleader of ‘Largest Fraud in Jacksonville History’
7.
You Can’t Fight Pandemics without Power –
Electric Power
8.
U.S. Moves Forward with Plan to End Wild Bird
Protections
9.
Canada: Opening of Spot Prawn Season Draws
Lineups of Eager Seafood Lovers in Metro Vancouver
10.
Department of Ecology Says Water Quality Is on
the Line with New EPA Rule
11.
Congressional Democrats Prepare to Push Clean
Energy in Recovery Packages
12.
Navajo Women Are Bringing Sustainable Solar
Power to the Navajo Nation
13.
Solar Industry Sees a Threat to One of Its Top
Selling Points – Should Sales from Rooftop Solar Should Be Deemed Retail or
Wholesale
14.
Op/Ed: Renewables’ Potential Depends on
Transparent & Fair Policies, Not Special Interest Giveaways
15.
U.S. House Republicans Call for Digital Divide
Hearing
16.
Weighing the Pros & Costs of Fiber for Rural
Broadband
17.
Now What? Cybersecurity Concerns Arise as
Workers Return to the Office
18.
How to Make Your Electric Car More Than Just a
Car
19.
Inside Microsoft’s Mission to Go Carbon Negative
20.
Facebook Removes 190 White Supremacist Accounts
Trying to Incite Anti-Protest Violence
21.
‘Sealioning’ Is a Common Trolling Tactic on
Social Media – What Is It?
22.
Washington State Sued for Delaying Unemployment
Benefits During Fraud Inquiry
23.
States Scramble to Deal with Potential Spikes in
Unemployment Fraud, Prompting Democrats to Demand Answers
24.
In $37 Million Push to Buy Chinese-Made Masks
for COVID-19, State Runs into Delays, Poor Quality & Fit Problems
25.
Face Coverings Now Required in Many Washington
State Workplaces
26.
Another Positive COVID-19 Case in Mason County
27.
Washington State Reports 287 New COVID-19 Cases,
6 Deaths
28.
Oregon: 124 Coronavirus Cases Reported at
Pacific Seafood Facilities in Newport
29.
Shutdowns Saved Lives & Prevented
Infections, New Studies Show
30.
Highway 106 in Mason County Blocked for Six
Hours After Semi-Truck Crash
31.
As Renters Continue to Struggle, Tenant &
Landlord Groups Call for Rental Aid
WORD OF THE DAY
Pianissimo \pee-uh-NISS-uh-moe\ Adjective or Adverb - Very
softly, used as a direction in music.
Shhhhh!
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
The Bonneville Power Administration Begins
Gradual Transition of Workers Back to Facilities & Field (Bonneville Power
Administration)
2.
Three Killed When Helicopter Hits Power Line in California
(Associated Press)
3.
Grant PUD & Columbia Basin Foundation Pay It
Forward (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
4.
COVID-19 May Mean Higher PUD Bills, But Help Is Easy
to Find (My Edmonds News, WA)
5.
California Community Choice Aggregators Issue
Request for Information for Long-Duration Storage (American Public Power
Association)
6.
Jacksonville Energy Authority Sues Former CEO,
Saying He Was Ringleader of ‘Largest Fraud in Jacksonville History’ (Jacksonville
Business Journal, FL)
7.
You Can’t Fight Pandemics without Power – Electric
Power (Brookings Institute)
FISH & WILDLIFE
8.
U.S. Moves Forward with Plan to End Wild Bird
Protections (Associated Press)
9.
Canada: Opening of Spot Prawn Season Draws
Lineups of Eager Seafood Lovers in Metro Vancouver (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
10.
Department of Ecology Says Water Quality Is on
the Line with New EPA Rule (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
11.
Congressional Democrats Prepare to Push Clean
Energy in Recovery Packages (Politico)
12.
Navajo Women Are Bringing Sustainable Solar
Power to the Navajo Nation (Global Citizen)
13.
Solar Industry Sees a Threat to One of Its Top
Selling Points – Should Sales from Rooftop Solar Should Be Deemed Retail or Wholesale
(Roll Call)
14.
Op/Ed: Renewables’ Potential Depends on
Transparent & Fair Policies, Not Special Interest Giveaways (Utility Dive)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
15.
U.S. House Republicans Call for Digital Divide
Hearing (Multichannel News0
16.
Weighing the Pros & Costs of Fiber for Rural
Broadband (RCR Wireless)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
17.
Now What? Cybersecurity Concerns Arise as
Workers Return to the Office (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
18.
How to Make Your Electric Car More Than Just a
Car (Bloomberg News)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
19.
Inside Microsoft’s Mission to Go Carbon Negative
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
20.
Facebook Removes 190 White Supremacist Accounts
Trying to Incite Anti-Protest Violence (Mashable)
21.
‘Sealioning’ Is a Common Trolling Tactic on Social
Media – What Is It? (Forbes Magazine)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
22.
Washington State Sued for Delaying Unemployment Benefits
During Fraud Inquiry (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
23.
States Scramble to Deal with Potential Spikes in
Unemployment Fraud, Prompting Democrats to Demand Answers (Washington Post)
24.
In $37 Million Push to Buy Chinese-Made Masks for
COVID-19, State Runs into Delays, Poor Quality & Fit Problems (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
25.
Face Coverings Now Required in Many Washington State
Workplaces (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
26.
Another Positive COVID-19 Case in Mason County
(Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)
27.
Washington State Reports 287 New COVID-19 Cases,
6 Deaths (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
28.
Oregon: 124 Coronavirus Cases Reported at Pacific
Seafood Facilities in Newport (Oregonian, Portland)
29.
Shutdowns Saved Lives & Prevented
Infections, New Studies Show (Washington Post)
GENERAL NEWS
30.
Highway 106 in Mason County Blocked for Six
Hours After Semi-Truck Crash (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
31.
As Renters Continue to Struggle, Tenant &
Landlord Groups Call for Rental Aid (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
‘A Giant Wheezing Kazoo’: Golden Gate Bridge Starts to ‘Sing’
after Design Fix
The ‘Sodfather’ Ends Career as Mariners’ Head Groundskeeper in
Bittersweet Fashion
Crows Might Pose a Challenge or Two, But Their Intelligence &
Humanlike Complexity Resonate with Seattle Like Nowhere Else
Treasure Chest Worth $1 Million Found Hidden in the Rocky
Mountains After a Decade of Searching
SONG OF THE DAY
Jerry Goldsmith – King Solomon’s Mines (Soundtrack, Main
Theme)
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