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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
British Columbia Defers Major Industry Electricity Bill
Payments Another Three Months (Powell River Peak, BC)
Pacific Gas & Electric Wins Approval of $59 Billion
Bankruptcy Plan (Courthouse News Service)
Dream of Clallam County-Wide Broadband Begins with Study
& a Quick Test (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
COVID Status: King County Approved for Phase 2; Island,
Lewis & Mason Counties Move to Phase 3 (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities/Yakima,
WA)
Arctic Circle Sees ‘Highest-Ever’ Recorded Temperatures
(British Broadcasting Corporation)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
British Columbia Defers Major Industry
Electricity Bill Payments Another Three Months
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric Wins Approval of $59
Billion Bankruptcy Plan
3.
Grant PUD May Extend Wanapum Dam Riverbank Study
4.
Okanogan PUD to Purchase Chicken Creek
Substation
5.
Op/Ed: Are Pacific Northwest Dams Being Set Up
to Fail?
6.
Op/Ed: Network Keeps Energy On
7.
NV Energy Plan Would Cut Bills By $2 a Month for
Northern Nevada Residential Customers
8.
Electricity: The Modern Miracle
9.
Montana: Electric Cooperatives Contract with
Montana’s Largest Solar Project
10.
A Clean-Energy Project on Lake Erie Faces Stiff
Head Winds Because of Warblers & Waterfowl
11.
U.S. Honeybees Are Doing Better After Bad Year,
Survey Shows
12.
New Mexico: Who Owns a River? The Question Is
Tearing This Community Apart
13.
Arctic Circle Sees ‘Highest-Ever’ Recorded
Temperatures
14.
Antarctica’s ‘Green Snow’ Is Sucking Carbon Out
of the Air
15.
Dream of Clallam County-Wide Broadband Begins
with Study & a Quick Test
16.
Comcast Public Wi-Fi Hotspots Will Stay Free for
the Rest of the Year
17.
‘Dig Once’ Bill Makes Second Appearance in
Congress
18.
Home Workers Increase Digital Activity, But
Raise Broadband Performance Issues
19.
Governor Announces ‘Clean Cars Nevada’
Initiative to Give Nevadans More Choices for Less-Polluting Vehicles
20.
Eskimo Pie Ice Cream Will Drop Its ‘Derogatory’
Name as the 100-Year-Old Brand Follows the Lead of Uncle Ben’s & Aunt
Jemima
21.
Washington State Insurance Commissioner Extends
Emergency Order on Telehealth Coverage
22.
U.S. House Bill Includes Several Items of
Importance to Public Power
23.
King County Approved for Phase 2; Island, Lewis
& Mason Counties Move to Phase 3
24.
Another Direct Contact Positive COVID-19 in
Mason County
25.
Inslee to Require Masks in Yakima County as It
Exceeds Hospital Capacity with Surging COVID-19 Cases
26.
Washington State Releases Report on Occupations
with the Most COVID-19 Cases
27.
Summer Brings High Temperatures Above 80 This
Week Around Puget Sound
28.
Bags of Human Remains Found in West Seattle
29.
Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing on Hwy. 101
near Forks
30.
Arizona Wildfires Grow as Flames Flicker
Throughout Desert Southwest & California
WORD OF THE DAY
Temporize \TEMP-puh-rise\ Verb - 1: to act to suit the time
or occasion: yield to current or dominant opinion 2: to draw out discussions or
negotiations so as to gain time.
“Y’all excuse me while I take a short pause in my speech to
collect my thoughts,” drawled the gentleman lawyer to the expectant jury. In
reality, the wily old fellow was temporizing during his closing arguments in
hopes that the “Pony Express” rider would arrive with the surprise evidence;
evidence that could save his defendant from a prison sentence. Unbeknownst to
the lawyer, the rider at that moment had taken a side trip “up the lazy river”
to linger in the shade of an old oak tree.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
British Columbia Defers Major Industry Electricity
Bill Payments Another Three Months (Powell River Peak, BC)
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric Wins Approval of $59
Billion Bankruptcy Plan (Courthouse News Service)
3.
Grant PUD May Extend Wanapum Dam Riverbank Study
(Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
4.
Okanogan PUD to Purchase Chicken Creek Substation
(Quad City Herald, Brewster, WA)
5.
Op/Ed: Are Pacific Northwest Dams Being Set Up to
Fail? (Tri-City Herald, WA)
6.
Op/Ed: Network Keeps Energy On (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
7.
NV Energy Plan Would Cut Bills By $2 a Month for
Northern Nevada Residential Customers (Carson City News, NV)
8.
Electricity: The Modern Miracle (American Public
Power Association)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
9.
Montana: Electric Cooperatives Contract with Montana’s
Largest Solar Project (Billings Gazette, MT)
10.
A Clean-Energy Project on Lake Erie Faces Stiff
Head Winds Because of Warblers & Waterfowl (Washington Post)
FISH & WILDLIFE
11.
U.S. Honeybees Are Doing Better After Bad Year,
Survey Shows (Associated Press)
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
12.
New Mexico: Who Owns a River? The Question Is
Tearing This Community Apart (Huffington Post)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
13.
Arctic Circle Sees ‘Highest-Ever’ Recorded
Temperatures (British Broadcasting Corporation)
14.
Antarctica’s ‘Green Snow’ Is Sucking Carbon Out of
the Air (Grist Online)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
15.
Dream of Clallam County-Wide Broadband Begins with
Study & a Quick Test (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
16.
Comcast Public Wi-Fi Hotspots Will Stay Free for
the Rest of the Year (Slashgear)
17.
‘Dig Once’ Bill Makes Second Appearance in
Congress – Would mandate broadband conduit accompany road work in
broadband-free zones (Multichannel News)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
18.
Home Workers Increase Digital Activity, But
Raise Broadband Performance Issues (Computer Weekly)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
19.
Governor Announces ‘Clean Cars Nevada’ Initiative
to Give Nevadans More Choices for Less-Polluting Vehicles (Carson City News, NV)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
20.
Eskimo Pie Ice Cream Will Drop Its ‘Derogatory’
Name as the 100-Year-Old Brand Follows the Lead of Uncle Ben’s & Aunt
Jemima (The Daily Mail, UK)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
21.
Washington State Insurance Commissioner Extends
Emergency Order on Telehealth Coverage (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
22.
U.S. House Bill Includes Several Items of
Importance to Public Power (American Public Power Association)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
23.
King County Approved for Phase 2; Island, Lewis &
Mason Counties Move to Phase 3 (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities/Yakima, WA)
24.
Another Direct Contact Positive COVID-19 in
Mason County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
25.
Inslee to Require Masks in Yakima County as It
Exceeds Hospital Capacity with Surging COVID-19 Cases (Northwest News Network)
GENERAL NEWS
27.
Summer Brings High Temperatures Above 80 This
Week Around Puget Sound (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
https://q13fox.com/2020/06/22/summer-brings-high-temperatures-above-80-this-week-around-puget-sound/
28.
Bags of Human Remains Found in West Seattle
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
29.
Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing on Hwy. 101 near
Forks (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
30.
Arizona Wildfires Grow as Flames Flicker
Throughout Desert Southwest & California (Washington Post)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Gigantic Circular Structure Found Near Stonehenge
Stranger Builds New Lemonade Stand for Kelowna Sisters After
Theirs Was Taken
See 14 Mind-Blowing Places in Our Solar System
Instead of COVID Testing Supplies, FEMA Sent Washington
State Tiny Soda Bottles
SONG OF THE DAY
Jim Croce – Time in a Bottle
