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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Casualties of Trade War - REC Silicon Laying Off Close to 40
Percent Of Workforce at Moses Lake Facility (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
I-1631: Washington’s Latest Carbon Fee Proposal (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Columbia River Treaty Talks Center on Keystone of Region’s
Economy (Capital Press)
Columbia River Sockeye Run Beats Forecasts (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
Chinese Tariffs Could Impact Geoduck Harvest in Washington
(KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Columbia River Treaty Talks Center on Keystone
of Region’s Economy
2.
Bremerton Power Outages, Power Surges, Fire –
Car into Power Pole Believed to Have Triggered Other Events
3.
Clark Public Utilities’ Finance Chief Retires
after 34 Years – Dyer helped guide agency through WPPSS era
4.
Grays Harbor PUD Plans to Stay the Course to
Build Financial Reserves
5.
2018 Women with Hydro Vision Honored at June 28
Special Luncheon
6.
Oldest U-S Nuke Plant, in New Jersey, to Shutter
in September
7.
Australia’s High Electricity Prices the ‘New
Normal’, Report Says
8.
Trends & Obstacles in the Power Industry
Workforce
9.
Columbia River Sockeye Run Beats Forecasts
10.
Research Shows Large Numbers of Pink Salmon
Impacting Food Availability in Northern Seas
11.
Washington Farmers Say Harbor Seals to Blame for
Salmon Struggles
12.
Washington State Eyes Habitat on Tahuya
Peninsula for Preservation
13.
Casualties of Trade War - REC Silicon Laying Off
Close to 40 Percent Of Workforce at Moses Lake Facility
14.
Wind Energy the New ‘Cash Crop’ for Colorado
Farmers
15.
Pacific Northwest Summit Tackles Cybersecurity
Issues
16.
Rural Communities Suffer the Most without Access
to the Web
17.
Tracfone to Pay $930,000 in Back Taxes to
Spokane
18.
Can Artificial Intelligence Keep Your Home
Secure?
19.
How Your Smart Fridge Might Be Mining Bitcoin
for Criminals
20.
Central Idaho Project to Repair River’s
Gold-Dredge Damage Begins – With some BPA Bucks
21.
I-1631: Washington’s Latest Carbon Fee Proposal
22.
Will Ontario’s Carbon Market Withdrawal Harm the
Western Climate Initiative? No, Says Price Rebound.
23.
California High Court: Yelp Can’t Be Ordered to
Remove Posts
24.
Scientists Search for Meteorite Pieces Off
Washington State Coast
25.
Chinese Tariffs Could Impact Geoduck Harvest in
Washington
26.
Canada Begins Tariffs on U-S Goods from Ketchup
to Lawn Mowers
27.
Ready for Finger Food? Seattle Bans Plastic
Straws, Utensils at Restaurants, Bars
28.
Hey, Look! There’s Derek Kilmer – Ten Democratic
Rising Stars to Keep an Eye on for the Post-Pelosi Era
29.
70-Plus Searchers Attempt to Find Missing
Shelton Man – Search Ongoing
30.
Two Arrested in the Death of Missing Lewis
County Teen
31.
Nine Wounded in Stabbing at Child’s Birthday
Party in Idaho
32.
Port Angeles’ ‘Bring Your Own Bag Law’ Now in
Effect
33.
Washington State Driver’s License Now Have the
Words ‘Federal Limits Apply’
34.
Seahawks’ Kam Chancellor Retires: ‘Time for the
Next Chapter’
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION
Canicular ● /kuh-NICK-yuh-ler/ ● Adjective – Of or relating
to the period between early July & early September when hot weather occurs
in the northern hemisphere
Summer sun’s soft kiss
Canicular caresses
God, I love summer
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Columbia River Treaty Talks Center on Keystone
of Region’s Economy (Capital Press)
2.
Bremerton Power Outages, Power Surges, Fire –
Car into Power Pole Believed to Have Triggered Other Events (Kitsap Sun,
Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
3.
Clark Public Utilities’ Finance Chief Retires after
34 Years – Dyer helped guide agency through WPPSS era (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
4.
Grays Harbor PUD Plans to Stay the Course to
Build Financial Reserves (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
5.
2018 Women with Hydro Vision Honored at June 28 Special
Luncheon (HydroWorld)
6.
Oldest U-S Nuke Plant, in New Jersey, to Shutter
in September (Associated Press)
7.
Australia’s High Electricity Prices the ‘New
Normal’, Report Says (The Guardian, UK)
8.
Trends & Obstacles in the Power Industry
Workforce (Power Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
Columbia River Sockeye Run Beats Forecasts (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
10. Research
Shows Large Numbers of Pink Salmon Impacting Food Availability in Northern Seas
(Columbia Basin Bulletin)
11. Washington
Farmers Say Harbor Seals to Blame for Salmon Struggles (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma,
WA)
12. Washington
State Eyes Habitat on Tahuya Peninsula for Preservation (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
13. Casualties
of Trade War - REC Silicon Laying Off Close to 40 Percent Of Workforce at Moses
Lake Facility (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
14. Wind
Energy the New ‘Cash Crop’ for Colorado Farmers (Colorado Springs Gazette, CO)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
15. Pacific
Northwest Summit Tackles Cybersecurity Issues (American Public Power
Association)
https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/pacific-northwest-summit-tackles-cybersecurity-issues
16. Rural
Communities Suffer the Most without Access to the Web (Government Technology)
17. Tracfone
to Pay $930,000 in Back Taxes to Spokane (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
18. Can
Artificial Intelligence Keep Your Home Secure? (NY Times)
19. How
Your Smart Fridge Might Be Mining Bitcoin for Criminals (Washington Post)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
20. Central
Idaho Project to Repair River’s Gold-Dredge Damage Begins – With some BPA Bucks
(Idaho Statesman, Boise)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
21. I-1631:
Washington’s Latest Carbon Fee Proposal (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
22. Will
Ontario’s Carbon Market Withdrawal Harm the Western Climate Initiative? No,
Says Price Rebound. (Forbes Magazine)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
23. California
High Court: Yelp Can’t Be Ordered to Remove Posts (Associated Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
24. Scientists
Search for Meteorite Pieces Off Washington State Coast (Associated Press)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
25. Chinese
Tariffs Could Impact Geoduck Harvest in Washington (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
26. Canada
Begins Tariffs on U-S Goods from Ketchup to Lawn Mowers (Associated Press)
27. Ready
for Finger Food? Seattle Bans Plastic Straws, Utensils at Restaurants, Bars (Associated
Press)
28. Hey,
Look! There’s Derek Kilmer – Ten Democratic Rising Stars to Keep an Eye on for
the Post-Pelosi Era (WENY-TV, Horseheads, NY)
GENERAL NEWS
29. 70-Plus
Searchers Attempt to Find Missing Shelton Man – Search Ongoing (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
30. Two
Arrested in the Death of Missing Lewis County Teen (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
31. Nine
Wounded in Stabbing at Child’s Birthday Party in Idaho (Reuters)
32. Port
Angeles’ ‘Bring Your Own Bag Law’ Now in Effect (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
33. Washington
State Driver’s License Now Have the Words ‘Federal Limits Apply’ (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
34. Seahawks’
Kam Chancellor Retires: ‘Time for the Next Chapter’ (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Polish Stork Vanishes from GPS – Delivers Huge Phone Bill
A Historic Martin Ukulele Visits the Arctic – Signed by
Edison, Coolidge, & Lindbergh
Neighbors Who Call Police on 12-Year-Old Mowing Lawn
Increase His Business, Customer Says
U-S Beats Belgium to Win (Quidditch) World Cup
SONG OF THE DAY
John Williams/Los Angeles Philharmonic – The Harry Potter
Suite
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