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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Less Whale Tours, Dams: Washington Task Force Returns with
Guidance Tuesday (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
Canada’s Salmon Hold the Key to Saving Its Killer Whales
(The Guardian, U-S, NY)
California’s Pacific Gas & Electric Reports Outage in
Area at Time Camp Wildfire Erupted (Reuters)
Washington State’s Largest Solar Farm Nearing Production
(Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Space Heating & Water Heating Account for Nearly Two
Thirds of U-S Home Energy Use (U-S Energy Information Administration)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
California’s Pacific Gas & Electric Reports
Outage in Area at Time Camp Wildfire Erupted
2.
Fires Put Pressure on California Utilities
Despite New Law
3.
NorthWestern Energy Plans to Join Western Energy
Imbalance Market by April 2021
4.
Chelan PUD Scam Alert
5.
Columbia Falls Superfund Site Faces Potential
Power Problems
6.
National Awards Recognize Excellence in Public
Power Communications
7.
New Hampshire: Dog Electrocuted When It Jumps
into Paugus Bay, Owner Suffers Powerful Shock in Futile Rescue
8.
Environmental Group: Keep Nuclear Power Plants
Running
9.
North Carolina: Duke Energy Seeks New Way to
Fund Costly Storm Repairs
10.
FERC Says Advanced Meters Account for About 50
Percent of All Meters Across U-S
11.
Less Whale Tours, Dams: Washington Task Force
Returns with Guidance Tuesday
12.
Canada’s Salmon Hold the Key to Saving Its
Killer Whales
13.
Hostile Waters, Orcas in Peril – Orcas Thrive in
a Land to the North. Why Are Puget Sound’s Dying?
14.
Idaho Power’s Lawsuit Against EPA Involving
Salmon on Hold
15.
Independent Science Review of Salmon Survival
Study Shows Concern over Low Smolt-to-Adult Returns
16.
Northern Pike, Invasive Predator Alarmingly
Close to Critical Salmon Habitat on Columbia River
17.
Washington State’s Largest Solar Farm Nearing
Production
18.
Why Nevada Upped Its Renewable Energy Standards
– And Arizona Didn’t
19.
Wind Turbine Manufacturers Hit Turbulence as
Machine Prices Fall
20.
Clean Energy Is Surging, but Not Fast Enough to
Solve Global Warming
21.
Washington State Prepares for Challenges to Net
Neutrality
22.
Coulee Dam City Council Approves Fiber Agreement
with Colville Tribes
23.
Can You Trust Your Small Internet Service
Provider?
24.
Small Cable Companies Want DOJ to Reinvestigate
Comcast’s Merger with NBC
25.
The Wheels on These Buses Go Round & Round
with Zero Emissions
26.
Pacific Gas & Electric Mimics Smart Phone
Data Plans with Electric Vehicle Charging Rate Proposal
27.
Space Heating & Water Heating Account for
Nearly Two Thirds of U-S Home Energy Use
28.
Has Your Kid Learned How to be a “Light Ninja”?
29.
After I-1631, What’s Next for Trying to Put a
Price on Fossil Fuels in Washington State?
30.
Activists to Swarm Capitol Hill to Win GOP over
on Climate Change
31.
Renewable Diesel Is Increasingly Used to Meet
California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard
32.
How to Create Ads That Move People to Action
33.
The 2018 National Geographic Photo Contest
34.
Canada: Cannabis Company Hopes to Replace Jobs
Lost in Mill Closure in Small British Columbia Town
35.
City of Shelton Partners with Yelm, Thurston
County to Produce Biosolids
36.
Cyber Experts Cite Vulnerabilities in Washington
State, North Carolina Voting Security
37.
Could Oysters Ease Trade Tensions with U-S?
European Leaders Hope So
38.
Washington State Firefighters Aiding California
Wildfires
39.
‘We Have a Tough Day Ahead of Us’: Starbucks
Laying Off Hundreds of People at Seattle HQ
40.
It’s Official: Amazon Says Northern Virginia,
New York Will Get Headquarters Expansion
41.
New Shelton School Construction Kicks into High
Gear
42.
Man Accused in Massive Pacific Northwest
Poaching Ring Set for Trial
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION
geezer \GEEZE-zer\ Noun – A queer, odd, or eccentric person
– used especially of an elderly person.
Sixty makes me laugh
Take the train to geezer town
First class ticket please
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
California’s Pacific Gas & Electric Reports
Outage in Area at Time Camp Wildfire Erupted (Reuters)
2.
Fires Put Pressure on California Utilities
Despite New Law (Associated Press)
3.
NorthWestern Energy plans to join Western Energy
Imbalance Market by April 2021 (American Public Power Association)
4.
Chelan PUD Scam Alert (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
5.
Columbia Falls Superfund Site Faces Potential
Power Problems (KECI-TV, Missoula, MT)
6.
National Awards Recognize Excellence in Public
Power Communications (American Public Power Association)
7.
New Hampshire: Dog Electrocuted When It Jumps
into Paugus Bay, Owner Suffers Powerful Shock in Futile Rescue (New Hampshire
Union Leader)
8.
Environmental Group: Keep Nuclear Power Plants
Running (Axios)
9.
North Carolina: Duke Energy Seeks New Way to
Fund Costly Storm Repairs (Triangle Business Journal, NC)
10. FERC
Says Advanced Meters Account for About 50 Percent of All Meters Across U-S
(Daily Energy Insider)
FISH & WILDLIFE
11. Less
Whale Tours, Dams: Washington Task Force Returns with Guidance Tuesday (Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, WA)
12. Canada’s
Salmon Hold the Key to Saving Its Killer Whales (The Guardian, U-S, NY)
13. Hostile
Waters, Orcas in Peril – Orcas Thrive in a Land to the North. Why Are Puget
Sound’s Dying? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
14. Idaho
Power’s Lawsuit Against EPA Involving Salmon on Hold (Associated Press)
15. Independent
Science Review of Salmon Survival Study Shows Concern over Low Smolt-to-Adult
Returns (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
16. Northern
Pike, Invasive Predator Alarmingly Close to Critical Salmon Habitat on Columbia
River (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
17. Washington
State’s Largest Solar Farm Nearing Production (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
18. Why
Nevada Upped Its Renewable Energy Standards – And Arizona Didn’t (Grist Online)
19. Wind
Turbine Manufacturers Hit Turbulence as Machine Prices Fall (Bloomberg News)
20. Clean
Energy Is Surging, but Not Fast Enough to Solve Global Warming (NY Times)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
21. Washington
State Prepares for Challenges to Net Neutrality (Crosscut Seattle)
22. Coulee
Dam City Council Approves Fiber Agreement with Colville Tribes (Tribal Tribune,
Nespelem, WA)
23. Can
You Trust Your Small Internet Service Provider? (Pots & Pans)
24. Small
Cable Companies Want DOJ to Reinvestigate Comcast’s Merger with NBC (Washington
Post)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
25. The
Wheels on These Buses Go Round & Round with Zero Emissions (NY Times)
26. Pacific
Gas & Electric Mimics Smart Phone Data Plans with Electric Vehicle Charging
Rate Proposal (Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
27. Space
Heating & Water Heating Account for Nearly Two Thirds of U-S Home Energy
Use (U-S Energy Information Administration)
28. Has
Your Kid Learned How to be a “Light Ninja”? (KST-TV, Salt Lake City, UT)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
29. After
I-1631, What’s Next for Trying to Put a Price on Fossil Fuels in Washington
State? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
30. Activists
to Swarm Capitol Hill to Win GOP over on Climate Change (Washington Examiner)
31. Renewable
Diesel Is Increasingly Used to Meet California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (U-S
Energy Information Administration)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
32. How
to Create Ads That Move People to Action (Social Media Examiner)
33. The
2018 National Geographic Photo Contest (Atlantic Magazine)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
34. Canada:
Cannabis Company Hopes to Replace Jobs Lost in Mill Closure in Small British
Columbia Town (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
35. City
of Shelton Partners with Yelm, Thurston County to Produce Biosolids (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
36. Cyber
Experts Cite Vulnerabilities in Washington State, North Carolina Voting
Security (McClatchy DC Bureau)
GENERAL NEWS
38. Washington
State Firefighters Aiding California Wildfires (Associated Press)
39. ‘We
Have a Tough Day Ahead of Us’: Starbucks Laying Off Hundreds of People at Seattle
HQ (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
40. It’s
Official: Amazon Says Northern Virginia, New York Will Get Headquarters
Expansion (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
41. New
Shelton School Construction Kicks into High Gear (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
42. Man
Accused in Massive Pacific Northwest Poaching Ring Set for Trial (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
How to Find a Perfectly Ripe Avocado, According to Science
Leonid Meteor Shower: Saturday Night’s Peak to Spark 20
Meteors Per Hour in the Night Sky
Marvel & Disney Remember Stan Lee
National Grid to Use ‘Noise Cannon’ to Scare Away Crows from
Substation
SONG OF THE DAY
Boy Meets Girl – Waiting for a Star to Fall
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