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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Tacoma Public Utilities, Economic Development – City Council
Confirms Two New Faces to High-Paid Director Gigs after Months of Searching
(News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Montana Regulators Give Approval to Avista Sale (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
The “Blob” is Blamed: Alaska’s Copper River Sees Low
Commercial Salmon Harvest (Associated Press)
Pacific Lamprey Return to Umatilla River in Record Numbers
(Bonneville Power Administration)
Douglas County: Outdoor Bitcoin Mining Shipping Container
Moratorium (NCW Life Channel, East Wenatchee, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Tacoma Public Utilities, Economic Development –
City Council Confirms Two New Faces to High-Paid Director Gigs after Months of
Searching
2.
Montana Regulators Give Approval to Avista Sale
3.
British Columbia: Talks to Begin with Trump
Administration on Columbia River Treaty Renewal
4.
Seagull Causes Aberdeen Power Outage
5.
Brian Johnson New Auditor/Director of
Administrative Services at Franklin PUD
6.
No Changes to Overall Grant PUD Rate Policy
7.
New Mexico Regulators Consider $2 Billion
Renewable Energy Transmission Project
8.
Douglas County: Outdoor Bitcoin Mining Shipping
Container Moratorium
9.
Bitcoin Sinks to Two-Month Low as Downtrend
Persists
10.
Blockchain for Scientists Takes on Elsevier, the
Business the Internet Couldn’t Kill
11.
Pacific Lamprey Return to Umatilla River in
Record Numbers
12.
The “Blob” is Blamed: Alaska’s Copper River Sees
Low Commercial Salmon Harvest
13.
Moses Lake Man Crusading to Save Fish Runs from
Sea Lions
14.
Video: Saving Salmon – Why These Remarkable Fish
Matter to the Northwest
15.
State Land in Yakima County Eyed for Solar
Energy Farms
16.
Solar Farm Might Be Headed for Backyard of
Troubled Klamath Falls Cemetery
17.
Nevada: NV Energy 2.3-Cent Solar Contract Could
Set New Price Record
18.
Is the New California Solar Mandate a Threat to
Utilities Across the Country?
19.
Buried in Musk Job Cuts Memo: End to Home Depot
Solar Sales
20.
AT&T Wins Approval for $85.4 Billion Time
Warner Deal in Defeat for Justice Dept.
21.
Oregon: Multnomah County Funds Study for
Publicly-Owned Internet
22.
Rural Communities See Big Returns with Broadband
Access – Roadblocks Persist
23.
Sea-Tac’s Wi-Fi Rated Fastest Link of Any
Airport in North America
24.
Microsoft Aims to Make Office Simpler With Series
of Changes
25.
The U-S Just Observed Its Warmest Three, Four,
and Five Year Spans on Record
26.
Trapping Carbon Pollution Underground for
Thousands of Years Is Key to Fighting Climate Change
27.
Climate Positive, Carbon Neutral, Carbon
Negative: What Do They Mean?
28.
Three Ways to Get More Facebook Comments on Your
Facebook Posts
29.
Got Milk? How the Iconic Campaign Came to Be, 25
Years Ago
30.
The Most Honest Out-of-Office Message – What If
You Deleted All Your Emails During Vacation & Never Looked Back?
31.
Idaho Child Diagnosed with Plague; Only Fifth
Case in State History
32.
NASA Rover Falls Silent as Gigantic Dust Storm
Envelops Mars
33.
Seattle Officials Repeal Tax That Upset Amazon
34.
Did Seattle Violate Open-Meetings Law Before
Head-Tax Repeal Vote?
35.
Chehalis Tribe, Herrera Beutler Hopeful on Bill
to Repeal Native Distilling Ban
36.
Californians to Vote on Splitting State Three
Ways
37.
Collins Lake Man Jailed in Domestic Violence
Homicide
38.
Brinnon Cabin Fire That Killed Couple, Three
Boys Was Likely a ‘Horrible Accident,’ Official Says
39.
Predictions for Dangerous Wildfire Season for
Both Sides of Washington State
40.
Winds, High Temperatures Forecast as Large
Wildfires Burn in Western U-S
41.
Belfair Students Get an Outdoor Classroom after
a Decade of Work
42.
Ribbon Cutting at Hilburn Preserve Trail near
Shelton
43.
New Athletic Director at Shelton
WORD OF THE DAY
Rescript • \REE-skript\ • Noun – 1: a written answer of a
Roman emperor or of a pope to a legal inquiry or petition 2: an official or
authoritative order, decree, edict, or announcement *3: an act or instance of
rewriting
“Bring me my sealing wax and signet ring,” thundered the
regional potentate. “Your request for an extra helping of tofu from the
cafeteria is worthy of my rescript,” the head of the community college’s
kitchen staff intoned. “Apparently, power is measured in relative terms,” mused
the hungry student.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Tacoma Public Utilities, Economic Development – City
Council Confirms Two New Faces to High-Paid Director Gigs after Months of
Searching (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
2.
Montana Regulators Give Approval to Avista Sale
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
3.
British Columbia: Talks to Begin with Trump Administration
on Columbia River Treaty Renewal (Salmon Arm Observer, BC)
4.
Seagull Causes Aberdeen Power Outage (KXRO
Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
5.
Brian Johnson New Auditor/Director of
Administrative Services at Franklin PUD (Franklin PUD, Pasco, WA)
6.
No Changes to Overall Grant PUD Rate Policy (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
7.
New Mexico Regulators Consider $2 Billion Renewable
Energy Transmission Project (Associated Press)
CONTROLLING CRYPTOCURRENCY
8.
Douglas County: Outdoor Bitcoin Mining Shipping
Container Moratorium (NCW Life Channel, East Wenatchee, WA)
9.
Bitcoin Sinks to Two-Month Low as Downtrend
Persists (Reuters)
10. Blockchain
for Scientists Takes on Elsevier, the Business the Internet Couldn’t Kill (Forbes
Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
11. Pacific
Lamprey Return to Umatilla River in Record Numbers (Bonneville Power
Administration)
12. The
“Blob” is Blamed: Alaska’s Copper River Sees Low Commercial Salmon Harvest (Associated
Press)
13. Moses
Lake Man Crusading to Save Fish Runs from Sea Lions (Columbia Basin Herald,
Moses Lake, WA)
14. Video:
Saving Salmon – Why These Remarkable Fish Matter to the Northwest (Idaho
Statesman, via News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
15. State
Land in Yakima County Eyed for Solar Energy Farms (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
16. Solar
Farm Might Be Headed for Backyard of Troubled Klamath Falls Cemetery (Associated
Press)
17. Nevada:
NV Energy 2.3-Cent Solar Contract Could Set New Price Record (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nv-energy-23-cent-solar-contract-could-set-new-price-record/525610/
18. Is
the New California Solar Mandate a Threat to Utilities Across the Country? (Utility
Dive)
19. Buried
in Musk Job Cuts Memo: End to Home Depot Solar Sales (Renewable Energy World)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
20. AT&T
Wins Approval for $85.4 Billion Time Warner Deal in Defeat for Justice Dept. (NY
Times)
21. Oregon:
Multnomah County Funds Study for Publicly-Owned Internet (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
22. Rural
Communities See Big Returns with Broadband Access – Roadblocks Persist (NBC
News)
23. Sea-Tac’s
Wi-Fi Rated Fastest Link of Any Airport in North America (News Tribune, Tacoma,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
24. Microsoft
Aims to Make Office Simpler With Series of Changes (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
25. The
U-S Just Observed Its Warmest Three, Four, and Five Year Spans on Record (Washington
Post)
26. Trapping
Carbon Pollution Underground for Thousands of Years Is Key to Fighting Climate
Change (Mashable)
27. Climate
Positive, Carbon Neutral, Carbon Negative: What Do They Mean? (Fast Company)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
28. Three
Ways to Get More Facebook Comments on Your Facebook Posts (Social Media
Examiner)
29. Got
Milk? How the Iconic Campaign Came to Be, 25 Years Ago (Fast Company)
30. The
Most Honest Out-of-Office Message – What If You Deleted All Your Emails During
Vacation & Never Looked Back? (Atlantic Magazine)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
31. Idaho
Child Diagnosed with Plague; Only Fifth Case in State History (Associated
Press)
32. NASA
Rover Falls Silent as Gigantic Dust Storm Envelops Mars (Associated Press)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
33. Seattle
Officials Repeal Tax That Upset Amazon (NY Times)
34. Did
Seattle Violate Open-Meetings Law Before Head-Tax Repeal Vote? (Seattle Times,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
35. Chehalis
Tribe, Herrera Beutler Hopeful on Bill to Repeal Native Distilling Ban (Aberdeen
Daily World, WA)
36. Californians
to Vote on Splitting State Three Ways (Sacramento Bee, CA)
GENERAL NEWS
37. Collins
Lake Man Jailed in Domestic Violence Homicide (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
38. Brinnon
Cabin Fire That Killed Couple, Three Boys Was Likely a ‘Horrible Accident,’
Official Says (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
39. Predictions
for Dangerous Wildfire Season for Both Sides of Washington State (KING-TV, Seattle,
WA)
40. Winds,
High Temperatures Forecast as Large Wildfires Burn in Western U-S (Reuters)
41. Belfair
Students Get an Outdoor Classroom after a Decade of Work (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
42. Ribbon
Cutting at Hilburn Preserve Trail near Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
43. New
Athletic Director at Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
‘Promposal’ Vandalizes a National Monument
For Fitchburg, a 64-Foot Paper Airplane Is More Than a Paper
Airplane
‘Dead’ Husband Returns, Alive, a Year after Japan Police Sent
Wrong Body
Raccoon Scales Minneapolis Skyscraper, Becomes an Instant
Social Media Star
SONG OF THE DAY
Modern English - I Melt with You (Live in the Bing Lounge,
KINK Radio)
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