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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Bonneville Power Administration May Pull Out of Boardman to
Hemingway Transmission Line — Project Won’t Be Adversely Affected (LaGrande
Observer, OR)
Mammoth Heat Wave Lasting ‘Weeks’ Will Cause Painful Spike
in Utility Bills for Poor Americans (Forbes Magazine)
Canada – Sports Fishers Protest Fraser River Chinook
Closures (Columbia Valley Pioneer, BC)
225 Inmates, 54 Employees at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center
Test Positive for COVID-19 (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)
Five New COVID-19 Cases in Mason County (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Bonneville Power Administration May Pull Out of
Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line — Project Won’t Be Adversely Affected
2.
Mammoth Heat Wave Lasting ‘Weeks’ Will Cause
Painful Spike in Utility Bills for Poor Americans
3.
Trespassers Discharge Firearms, Vandalize
Transmission Line Corridor
4.
Four Vie for Clallam County PUD Seat
5.
Five Seek Skagit PUD Commissioner Position
6.
Virginia Supreme Court Blocks Walmart Bid to
Shop for Cheaper Electricity, Siding with State Regulators
7.
Duke, AEP, FirstEnergy Tell FERC Future COVID-19
Uncertainty Presents ‘Significant Risk’
8.
APPA, Other Groups Urge FCC Not to Further
Expand Unlicensed Operations in 6 Ghz Band
9.
Court Upholds Regulation Boosting Electric Grid
Storage
10.
Renewable Energy Projects in Canada’s Remote
Communities Have Doubled in Past Five Years
11.
Canada – Sports Fishers Protest Fraser River
Chinook Closures
12.
Migratory Birds in the Crosswinds of Federal,
State Protections
13.
Climate Change Could Make Arctic Waves Two
Stories Higher
14.
North Central Regional Libraries to Expand
Wireless Internet Access
15.
Municipal Broadband Report Sees 5 Public,
Private, Hybrid Models
16.
Google Fiber Comes to Iowa
17.
A Reporter’s Lonely Mission When the Writing Is
on the Wall
18.
In Race to Replace Denny Heck in Congress, a
Crowded Field & Some Possible Firsts
19.
Goodbye, Cubicle Culture. Sacramento Employers
Look to Keep Workers at Home — Maybe Forever
20.
Trump Rollbacks of Energy Regulations Won’t
Survive a New Administration
21.
Five New COVID-19 Cases in Mason County
22.
Washington Schools to Receive Reopening Plan
from State Educators
23.
Bottleneck for U.S. Coronavirus Response: The
Fax Machine
24.
225 Inmates, 54 Employees at Coyote Ridge
Corrections Center Test Positive for COVID-19
25.
Washington State Justices Void 1916 Ruling
Against Yakama Nation Fisherman as Racist
26.
Victoria Clipper Ferry Suspends Service to &
from Seattle Until April 2021
27.
Even During Pandemic Beekeeping Remains an
Essential Service
28.
Would You Like to Buy a Bunker in Washington
State?
WORD OF THE DAY
Au Revoir /oar-uh-VWOAR/ Noun, French – An expression of
good wishes when someone leaves
I don’t say goodbye. I say Au Revoir!
(French for “see you later,” or “to the seeing again”)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Bonneville Power Administration May Pull Out of Boardman
to Hemingway Transmission Line — Project Won’t Be Adversely Affected (LaGrande
Observer, OR)
2.
Mammoth Heat Wave Lasting ‘Weeks’ Will Cause
Painful Spike in Utility Bills for Poor Americans (Forbes Magazine)
3.
Trespassers Discharge Firearms, Vandalize
Transmission Line Corridor – BPA offers reward of up to $25,000 for info
leading to arrest and conviction (Bonneville Power Administration – PDF File)
4.
Four Vie for Clallam County PUD Seat (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
5.
Five Seek Skagit PUD Commissioner Position (Skagit
Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, WA)
6.
Virginia Supreme Court Blocks Walmart Bid to Shop
for Cheaper Electricity, Siding with State Regulators (Utility Dive)
7.
Duke, AEP, FirstEnergy Tell FERC Future COVID-19
Uncertainty Presents ‘Significant Risk’ (Utility Dive)
8.
APPA, Other Groups Urge FCC Not to Further
Expand Unlicensed Operations in 6 Ghz Band (American Public Power Association)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
9.
Court Upholds Regulation Boosting Electric Grid
Storage (The Hill)
10.
Renewable Energy Projects in Canada’s Remote
Communities Have Doubled in Past Five Years (The Narwhal)
FISH & WILDLIFE
11.
Canada – Sports Fishers Protest Fraser River
Chinook Closures (Columbia Valley Pioneer, BC)
12.
Migratory Birds in the Crosswinds of Federal,
State Protections (Christian Science Monitor)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
13.
Climate Change Could Make Arctic Waves Two
Stories Higher (Gizmodo)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
14.
North Central Regional Libraries to Expand
Wireless Internet Access (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
https://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/2020/jul/12/libraries-to-expand-wireless-internet-access-2/
15.
Municipal Broadband Report Sees 5 Public,
Private, Hybrid Models (Telecompetitor)
16.
Google Fiber Comes to Iowa (Pots & Pans)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
17.
A Reporter’s Lonely Mission When the Writing Is on
the Wall (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
18.
In Race to Replace Denny Heck in Congress, a Crowded
Field & Some Possible Firsts (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
19.
Goodbye, Cubicle Culture. Sacramento Employers
Look to Keep Workers at Home — Maybe Forever (Sacramento Bee, CA)
20.
Trump Rollbacks of Energy Regulations Won’t
Survive a New Administration (Forbes Magazine)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
21.
Five New COVID-19 Cases in Mason County (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
22.
Washington Schools to Receive Reopening Plan from
State Educators (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)
23.
Bottleneck for U.S. Coronavirus Response: The
Fax Machine (NY Times)
GENERAL NEWS
24.
225 Inmates, 54 Employees at Coyote Ridge
Corrections Center Test Positive for COVID-19 (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)
25.
Washington State Justices Void 1916 Ruling
Against Yakama Nation Fisherman as Racist (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
26.
Victoria Clipper Ferry Suspends Service to &
from Seattle Until April 2021 (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
27.
Even During Pandemic Beekeeping Remains an
Essential Service (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
28.
Would You Like to Buy a Bunker in Washington State?
(New Yorker Magazine)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Sir Patrick Stewart Marks His 80th Birthday with 80th Shakespeare
Sonnet, of Course
Johnnie Walker Whisky to Be Sold in Paper Bottles
Dude Allegedly Spends $8,000 of Honeymoon Money on a Gaming
PC, & We Have Questions
Starbucks Barista Who Got $100,000 Over Face Mask Dust-Up: ‘This
Is So Mind-Blowing’
SONG OF THE DAY
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra – Star Trek Suite
