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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Results of Inslee’s Dam Breaching Review Out Friday – Online
Survey Continues Through January 24 (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
Dry Conditions Fuel Salmon Die-Off on Oregon Coast
(Oregonian, Portland, OR)
In Puget Sound Energy Territory – Bellingham Looking For
100% Renewable Energy by 2035. Here’s the Plan (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
As Climate Change Melts Alaska’s Permafrost, Roads Sink,
Bridges Tilt & Greenhouse Gases Release (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
Ocean Waters Off West Coast Acidifying at Twice the Rate of
Global Average, NOAA Researcher Finds (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Results of Inslee’s Dam Breaching Review Out
Friday – Online Survey Continues Through January 24
2.
In Puget Sound Energy Territory – Bellingham
Looking For 100% Renewable Energy by 2035. Here’s the Plan
3.
Gavin Newsom Rejects Pacific Gas & Electric
Bankruptcy Plan, demands ‘Radically Restructured’ California Utility
4.
British Columbia: Hydro Pole Crashes Are on the
Rise. Here’s What to Do If It Happens to You
5.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to Aid
Power Grid Modernization Effort
6.
Op/Ed: Opinion: 40 Years After Creation,
Northwest Power & Conservation Council at a Crossroads
7.
Homeowner Says Puget Sound Energy Won’t Restore
Power Until She Pays for New Power Pole
8.
Arizona Public Service Apologizes for Rate Tool
Escapade, Offers More Money to Customers
9.
Florida: As Jackson Electric Authority Meets
with Bidders, Controversy Mounts — Here’s What You Need to Know
10.
The Next Nuclear Plants Will Be Small, Svelte,
& Safer
11.
European Union Leaders Include Nuclear Energy in
Green Transition
12.
Pull the Plug on Electrical Fires with Fire
Safety Tips to Keep your Family Safe
13.
Dry Conditions Fuel Salmon Die-Off on Oregon
Coast
14.
Canada: Trudeau Sets 2025 Deadline to Remove
British Columbia Fish Farms
15.
News Release: Opinion – A Home for Orcas
16.
Ocean Waters Off West Coast Acidifying at Twice
the Rate of Global Average, NOAA Researcher Finds
17.
Hydropower Industry Launches Major International
Project to Demonstrate Flexibility
18.
Southern Cities’ Renewable Energy Push Could Be
Stifled as the Tennessee Valley Authority Locks Them into Longer Contracts
19.
Comcast Set to Raise Rates
20.
Why Flawed Broadband Speed Tests Have
Devastating Consequences
21.
FCC’s “Illogical” Claim That Broadband Isn’t
Telecommunications Faces Appeal
22.
The Impact of 5G on Utilities Starts Now
23.
New Orleans City Hall Hit by Ransomware in
Cyber-Attack: What We Know, Don’t Know
24.
As Climate Change Melts Alaska’s Permafrost,
Roads Sink, Bridges Tilt & Greenhouse Gases Release
25.
Villains or Visionaries? Hedge Funds Short
Companies They Say ‘Greenwash’
26.
How Much Can One Person Do to Limit Climate
Change? A Graphic.
27.
Hallmark Reverses Position on Same-Sex Couple
Ads after Public Outcry
28.
How Ethanol Plant Shutdowns Deepen Pain for U.S.
Corn Farmers
29.
U.S. Supreme Court Lets Stand Idaho Ruling That
Protects Homeless Who Sleep on Sidewalk
30.
$6.9 Million Misappropriated from Pierce County
Housing Authority by Finance Director, Auditor’s Report Says
31.
Foundation Seeking Names, Birthdates of Hundreds
of Thousands of Government Workers
32.
More Flu Cases Reported Than Normal in
Washington State
33.
Shutdown Likely at Boeing Renton as 737 MAX
Crisis Extends
34.
Good News for Northwest Snow
35.
Kennewick Resident Charged for Reckless Burning
of Arborvitaes
36.
Spokane to Vote on Noise-Emitting Devices to
Deter Loiterers
37.
Theft of Christmas Trees from Family Farm Leads
to Federal Way Arrest
WORD OF THE DAY
Craggy • \KRAGG-ee \ • Adjective - 1: full of crags 2:
rough, rugged
The closer Richard Boone came to the camera, the more
distinct his craggy features became. A relief map of the Sierra Nevada
Mountains flashed before the young cameraman’s eyes as the actor’s approach
continued.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Results of Inslee’s Dam Breaching Review Out Friday
– Online Survey Continues Through January 24 (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
2.
In Puget Sound Energy Territory – Bellingham Looking
For 100% Renewable Energy by 2035. Here’s the Plan (Bellingham Herald, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
3.
Gavin Newsom Rejects Pacific Gas & Electric Bankruptcy
Plan, demands ‘Radically Restructured’ California Utility (Sacramento Bee, CA)
4.
British Columbia: Hydro Pole Crashes Are on the Rise.
Here’s What to Do If It Happens to You (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
5.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to Aid
Power Grid Modernization Effort (Daily Energy Insider)
6.
Op/Ed: Opinion: 40 Years After Creation, Northwest
Power & Conservation Council at a Crossroads (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
7.
Homeowner Says Puget Sound Energy Won’t Restore
Power Until She Pays for New Power Pole (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
8.
Arizona Public Service Apologizes for Rate Tool
Escapade, Offers More Money to Customers (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
9.
Florida: As Jackson Electric Authority Meets with
Bidders, Controversy Mounts — Here’s What You Need to Know (Jacksonville
Business Journal, FL)
https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2019/12/13/as-jea-meets-with-bidders-controversy-mounts-heres.html
https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2019/12/13/as-jea-meets-with-bidders-controversy-mounts-heres.html
10.
The Next Nuclear Plants Will Be Small, Svelte, &
Safer (Wired Magazine)
11.
European Union Leaders Include Nuclear Energy in
Green Transition (Associated Press)
12.
Pull the Plug on Electrical Fires with Fire
Safety Tips to Keep your Family Safe (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
13.
Dry Conditions Fuel Salmon Die-Off on Oregon Coast
(Oregonian, Portland, OR)
14.
Canada: Trudeau Sets 2025 Deadline to Remove British
Columbia Fish Farms (Columbia Valley Pioneer, BC)
15.
News Release: Opinion – A Home for Orcas
(Natural Resources Defense Council, New York City)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
16.
Ocean Waters Off West Coast Acidifying at Twice the
Rate of Global Average, NOAA Researcher Finds (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
17.
Hydropower Industry Launches Major International
Project to Demonstrate Flexibility (Power Magazine)
18.
Southern Cities’ Renewable Energy Push Could Be
Stifled as the Tennessee Valley Authority Locks Them into Longer Contracts
(Inside Climate News)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
19.
Comcast Set to Raise Rates (Spokesman-Review, Spokane,
WA)
20.
Why Flawed Broadband Speed Tests Have
Devastating Consequences (C|Net News)
21.
FCC’s “Illogical” Claim That Broadband Isn’t
Telecommunications Faces Appeal (Ars Technica)
22.
The Impact of 5G on Utilities Starts Now
(Transmission & Distribution World)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
23.
New Orleans City Hall Hit by Ransomware in
Cyber-Attack: What We Know, Don’t Know (The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
24.
As Climate Change Melts Alaska’s Permafrost,
Roads Sink, Bridges Tilt & Greenhouse Gases Release (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
25.
Villains or Visionaries? Hedge Funds Short
Companies They Say ‘Greenwash’ (Reuters)
26.
How Much Can One Person Do to Limit Climate
Change? A Graphic. (Christian Science Monitor)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
27.
Hallmark Reverses Position on Same-Sex Couple
Ads after Public Outcry (Reuters)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
28.
How Ethanol Plant Shutdowns Deepen Pain for U.S.
Corn Farmers (Reuters)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
29.
U.S. Supreme Court Lets Stand Idaho Ruling That
Protects Homeless Who Sleep on Sidewalk (Los Angeles Times, CA)
30.
$6.9 Million Misappropriated from Pierce County
Housing Authority by Finance Director, Auditor’s Report Says (News Tribune, Tacoma,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
31.
Foundation Seeking Names, Birthdates of Hundreds
of Thousands of Government Workers (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
32.
More Flu Cases Reported Than Normal in Washington
State (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
33.
Shutdown Likely at Boeing Renton as 737 MAX Crisis
Extends (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
34.
Good News for Northwest Snow (Cliff Mass Weather
Blog)
35.
Kennewick Resident Charged for Reckless Burning of
Arborvitaes (KNDO/KNDU TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
36.
Spokane to Vote on Noise-Emitting Devices to
Deter Loiterers (Associated Press)
37.
Theft of Christmas Trees from Family Farm Leads
to Federal Way Arrest (Associated Press)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
The Cosmic Crisp, Washington’s Own Long-Awaited Apple, Lands
in Grocery Stores
141-Year-Old Fruitcake Is a Michigan Family’s Heirloom
Council: Horse Manure Still OK on Texas City’s Beaches
Ray of Festive Cheer: Santa Feeds the Fish in Berlin
SONG OF THE DAY
The Empire Swings Back – If I Knew You Were Comin’ (I’d Have
Baked a Cake)
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