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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Oregon Cap & Trade Bill Sees Big Changes (Oregon Public
Radio)
Salmon Fishing Rules Off Pacific NW Coast to Be Guided by
Need to Protect Low Numbers of Chinook (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Associations Voice Opposition to Power Marketing
Administration/Tennessee Valley Authority Grid Asset Sale Plan (American Public
Power Association)
EPA Chief Recused from Bristol Bay Mine His Former Law Firm
Represented (Bloomberg News)
Where Might Voters Support a Green New Deal? Seattle Ranks
High, New Survey Data Show (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Associations Voice Opposition to Power Marketing
Administration/Tennessee Valley Authority Grid Asset Sale Plan
2.
California: Southern California Edison Fined for
Its Handling of Nuke Canisters
3.
Are Pint-Sized Nuclear Reactors a Cheap Way to
Cut Greenhouse Gas Levels?
4.
Can Hydropower Deliver Enough Energy to Turn On
the World?
5.
As New Blackout Hits, Venezuelans Brace for More
Hardship
6.
Salmon Fishing Rules Off Pacific NW Coast to Be
Guided by Need to Protect Low Numbers of Chinook
7.
Ottawa, British Columbia Announce Five-Year
Salmon Restoration Fund to Rebuild Wild Stocks
8.
California Crab Fisheries to Close Early to
Protect Whales
9.
Ill Orca Improving, Researchers Cautiously
Optimistic
10.
Op/Ed: Legal Personhood for Northwest Orcas?
Only Radical Thinking May Save Them
11.
A Battle Is Raging Over the Largest Solar Farm
East of the Rockies
12.
Trump Administration Flips Switch on Energy
Efficient Light Bulbs
13.
Report: Verizon’s Fixed 5G Broadband Service
Economically Flawed, Unsustainable
14.
AT&T Defends Controversial ‘5G E’ Against
Research Indicating It’s No Better Than 4G
15.
Built with Federal Funding, VTel’s Broadband
Wireless Service Failed to Fully Deliver
16.
Where’s the Connect America Fund’s II Success?
17.
Oregon State Employees Once Again Unable to
Email the Public
18.
More Households Subscribe to Streaming Than
Traditional TV, According to New Report
19.
EPA Chief Recused from Bristol Bay Mine His
Former Law Firm Represented
20.
Key Idaho Water Legislation Heads to Governor
21.
Pacific NW Companies Implicated in Illegal
Rainforest Logging
22.
Oregon Cap & Trade Bill Sees Big Changes
23.
In Blow to Climate, Coal Plants Emitted More
Than Ever in 2018
24.
Facebook Bans Thousands of Pages, Accounts,
& Groups Linked to Russia & Iran for ‘Inauthentic Behavior’
25.
Where Might Voters Support a Green New Deal?
Seattle Ranks High, New Survey Data Show
26.
Puerto Rico Passes 100% Renewable Energy Bill as
It Aims for Storm Resilience
27.
House Democrats in Olympia Unveil $52.6 Billion
State Budget Plan
28.
Washington State Transportation Budget Includes
Salmon, Ferry Funds
29.
Extra Security for Inslee Presidential Bid to
Cost $4 Million over Two Years
30.
Jay Inslee, Candidate & Eco-Dude
31.
Firefighters Knock Down Flames at Sierra Pacific
in Shelton
32.
Washington State Funding Gets House OK for
Second Shelton Roundabout, City Parking Lot
33.
After Boeing Crashes, Sharp Questions about
Industry Regulating Itself
34.
Scientists Are Getting New Tools to Monitor the
Pacific Northwest’s Volcanoes
WORD OF THE DAY
Decoct \dih-COCKED\ Verb – 1: to extract the flavor of by
boiling 2: boil down, concentrate.
“Decoct the wine, you idiot,” thundered the red-faced head
chef to his quailing apprentice. “Coq au vin should be wallowing in sauce, not
drowning in Burgundy.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Associations Voice Opposition to Power Marketing
Administration/Tennessee Valley Authority Grid Asset Sale Plan (American Public
Power Association)
2.
California: Southern California Edison Fined for
Its Handling of Nuke Canisters (Associated Press)
3.
Are Pint-Sized Nuclear Reactors a Cheap Way to
Cut Greenhouse Gas Levels? (Forbes Magazine)
4.
Can Hydropower Deliver Enough Energy to Turn On
the World? (Machine Design)
5.
As New Blackout Hits, Venezuelans Brace for More
Hardship (Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
6.
Salmon Fishing Rules Off Pacific NW Coast to Be
Guided by Need to Protect Low Numbers of Chinook (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
7.
Ottawa, British Columbia Announce Five-Year
Salmon Restoration Fund to Rebuild Wild Stocks (Columbia Valley Pioneer, BC)
8.
California Crab Fisheries to Close Early to Protect
Whales (Associated Press)
9.
Ill Orca Improving, Researchers Cautiously
Optimistic (Associated Press)
10. Op/Ed:
Legal Personhood for Northwest Orcas? Only Radical Thinking May Save Them (News
Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
11. A
Battle Is Raging Over the Largest Solar Farm East of the Rockies (National
Public Radio)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
12. Trump
Administration Flips Switch on Energy Efficient Light Bulbs (National Public
Radio)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
13. Report:
Verizon’s Fixed 5G Broadband Service Economically Flawed, Unsustainable
(ExtremeTech)
14. AT&T
Defends Controversial ‘5G E’ Against Research Indicating It’s No Better Than 4G
(Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
15. Built
with Federal Funding, VTel’s Broadband Wireless Service Failed to Fully Deliver
(Vermont Public Radio)
16. Where’s
the Connect America Fund’s II Success? (Pots & Pans)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
17. Oregon
State Employees Once Again Unable to Email the Public (Oregonian, Portland)
18. More
Households Subscribe to Streaming Than Traditional TV, According to New Report (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
19. EPA
Chief Recused from Bristol Bay Mine His Former Law Firm Represented (Bloomberg
News)
20. Key
Idaho Water Legislation Heads to Governor (Associated Press)
21. Pacific
NW Companies Implicated in Illegal Rainforest Logging (Crosscut Seattle)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
22. Oregon
Cap & Trade Bill Sees Big Changes (Oregon Public Radio)
23. In
Blow to Climate, Coal Plants Emitted More Than Ever in 2018 (Washington Post)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
24. Facebook
Bans Thousands of Pages, Accounts, & Groups Linked to Russia & Iran for
‘Inauthentic Behavior’ (Mashable)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
25. Where
Might Voters Support a Green New Deal? Seattle Ranks High, New Survey Data Show
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
26. Puerto
Rico Passes 100% Renewable Energy Bill as It Aims for Storm Resilience (Utility
Dive)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
27. House
Democrats in Olympia Unveil $52.6 Billion State Budget Plan (Seattle Times, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
28. Washington
State Transportation Budget Includes Salmon, Ferry Funds (Associated Press)
29. Extra
Security for Inslee Presidential Bid to Cost $4 Million over Two Years (Associated
Press)
30. Jay
Inslee, Candidate & Eco-Dude (New Yorker Magazine)
GENERAL NEWS
31. Firefighters
Knock Down Flames at Sierra Pacific in Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
32. Washington
State Funding Gets House OK for Second Shelton Roundabout, City Parking Lot (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
33. After
Boeing Crashes, Sharp Questions about Industry Regulating Itself (News Tribune,
Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
34. Scientists
Are Getting New Tools to Monitor the Pacific Northwest’s Volcanoes (Northwest
Public Broadcasting)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Study Finds Enough Fecal Matter on McDonald’s Touchscreens
to Put People in the Hospital
Baby Boom: Nine Labor Unit Nurses Pregnant at Maine Hospital
Police: Man Tried to Hide Alcohol on Breath using Body Spray
Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ Elected Best Album of All
Time
SONG OF THE DAY
Pink Floyd –Dark Side of the Moon (Full Album)
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