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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Lights Out for Rural Alaska as the Power Cost Endowment
Faces Endangerment (Alaska Public Media)
Bonneville Power Administration: No Increase in Wholesale
Power Rates, But Surcharge Likely (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Lower Snake River Dams: Economic Tradeoffs of Removal
(ECONorthwest)
https://econw.com/projects-collection/2019/7/29/lower-snake-river-dams-economic-tradeoffs-of-removal
Idaho-2, Washington-3, Oregon-6 – These States Are Producing
the Most Renewable Energy. Where Does Yours Rank? (USA Today)
Chehalis River Dam Sponsors to Begin Work on Mitigation Plan
(Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Lights Out for Rural Alaska as the Power Cost
Endowment Faces Endangerment
2.
Bonneville Power Administration: No Increase in
Wholesale Power Rates, But Surcharge Likely
3.
Under Pressure, Bonneville Power Administration
Cuts Costs, Keeps Rates In Check
4.
Editorial: Bonneville Power Administration Still
Holds the Power
5.
Editorial: The Bonneville Power Administration
Remains Valuable to the Pacific Northwest
6.
Lower Snake River Dams: Economic Tradeoffs of
Removal
7.
Grant PUD Bond Rating Upgraded Amid Strong
Finances, Financial Outlook
8.
Hydropower Transmission for the U.S. Northeast –
With $318M Invested, Eversource Pulls Plug on Northern Pass
9.
Wisconsin: Worker Dies from Electric Shock at
Abandoned Milwaukee Mall
10.
Panel: Grid Must Be Updated to Support
Electrification
11.
Commissioner LaFleur Cautions on Administrative
Interference as She Exits FERC
12.
British Columbia Premier John Horgan Shows
Cautious Optimism for Fraser River Salmon after Visiting Big Bar Landslide
13.
Op/Ed: A Tale of Two Salmon Conferences, And the
Need for Science-Based Solutions to Save Our Fish
14.
Chinook Season Opens Near Brewster August 1
15.
Lummi Tribal Members May Sue to Free Captive
Orca from Miami
16.
How the Orca Became a Poster Child for
Protesters in Canada
17.
It Happened Here: Federal Suit Affirms Yakama
Treaty Rights to Fish
18.
Chehalis River Dam Sponsors to Begin Work on
Mitigation Plan
19.
Lewis County Planning Commission to Consider
Zoning Change at Request of Crystal Geyser Water Plant Opponents
20.
‘Majestic’ Douglas Fir Stood for 420 Years. Then
Oregon State University Foresters Cut It Down
21.
We Enjoy the Wonders of the Water, But These
Teams Help Promote a Healthy Columbia River
22.
Oyster Seeding: A ‘Tangible, Physical’ Way to
Help the Water
23.
Idaho-2, Washington-3, Oregon-6 – These States
Are Producing the Most Renewable Energy. Where Does Yours Rank?
24.
Proposed Federal Legislation Would Extend Solar
Investment Tax Credit 5 Years
25.
First Big U.S. Offshore Wind Project Hits Snag
over Fishing-Industry Concerns
26.
U.S. Senators (including Merkley, OR) Propose
National Efficiency Standard to Save 22% of Electric Utility Energy by 2035
27.
Nest Thermostats to Offer Flexible Demand
Capacity in California ISO
28.
It’s the Internet ‘Dark Ages’ in Large Tracts of
Pierce County. Leaders Hope to Change That
29.
The Census Could Undercount People Who Don’t
Have Internet Access
30.
Hackers’ Latest Target: School Districts
31.
This Climate Change Coloring Book Illustrates
How We Transition to Clean Energy
32.
Op/Ed: Jay Inslee – Climate Change Is a Winning
Campaign Issue – and President Trump Knows It
33.
AP Explains: How Big A Threat Is an
Electromagnetic Attack?
34.
All House Democrats from Washington State
Support Presidential Impeachment Inquiry
35.
Jay Inslee: The 2020 Dem Who May Actually Know
How to Fix Health Care
36.
California Stunned by Garlic Festival Shooting
37.
After Pharmaceutical Companies Poured Billions
of Opioid Pills into Washington, Rural Counties Try to Recover
38.
Electrical Outlet Overload Blamed in Death of
Two Children in Prosser Fire
39.
Slack Outage Causes Workplace Freakout on Social
Media
WORD OF THE DAY
Pied-à-terre • \pee-ay-duh-TAIR\ • noun - A temporary or
second lodging
The in-laws were coming; dread filled Angela’s mind as she
imagined the state of the garage, which she planned to use as a makeshift
pied-à-terre for her finicky mother in law and slovenly father in law. “Well,
at least my dad won’t have to go far for a cold beer,” quipped her sharp-witted
husband.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Lights Out for Rural Alaska as the Power Cost
Endowment Faces Endangerment (Alaska Public Media)
2.
Bonneville Power Administration: No Increase in
Wholesale Power Rates, But Surcharge Likely (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
3.
Under Pressure, Bonneville Power Administration Cuts
Costs, Keeps Rates in Check (Portland Business Journal, OR)
4.
Editorial: Bonneville Power Administration Still
Holds the Power (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
5.
Editorial: The Bonneville Power Administration Remains
Valuable to the Pacific Northwest (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)
6.
Lower Snake River Dams: Economic Tradeoffs of
Removal (ECONorthwest)
https://econw.com/projects-collection/2019/7/29/lower-snake-river-dams-economic-tradeoffs-of-removal
7.
Grant PUD Bond Rating Upgraded Amid Strong
Finances, Financial Outlook (The Star of Grand Coulee, WA)
8.
Hydropower Transmission for the U.S. Northeast –
With $318M Invested, Eversource Pulls Plug on Northern Pass (Courthouse News Service)
9.
Wisconsin: Worker Dies from Electric Shock at
Abandoned Milwaukee Mall (The Daily Reporter, Milwaukee, WI)
https://dailyreporter.com/2019/07/24/worker-dies-from-electric-shock-at-abandoned-milwaukee-mall/
https://dailyreporter.com/2019/07/24/worker-dies-from-electric-shock-at-abandoned-milwaukee-mall/
10. Panel:
Grid Must Be Updated to Support Electrification (American Public Power
Association)
11. Commissioner
LaFleur Cautions on Administrative Interference as She Exits FERC (Utility
Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
12. British
Columbia Premier John Horgan Shows Cautious Optimism for Fraser River Salmon after
Visiting Big Bar Landslide (CTV News)
13. Op/Ed:
A Tale of Two Salmon Conferences, And the Need for Science-Based Solutions to Save
Our Fish (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)
14. Chinook
Season Opens Near Brewster August 1 (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
15. Lummi
Tribal Members May Sue to Free Captive Orca from Miami (KOMO TV, Seattle, WA)
16. How
the Orca Became a Poster Child for Protesters in Canada (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
17. It
Happened Here: Federal Suit Affirms Yakama Treaty Rights to Fish (Yakima Herald-Republic,
WA)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
18. Chehalis
River Dam Sponsors to Begin Work on Mitigation Plan (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
19. Lewis
County Planning Commission to Consider Zoning Change at Request of Crystal
Geyser Water Plant Opponents (Longview Daily News, WA)
20. ‘Majestic’
Douglas Fir Stood for 420 Years. Then Oregon State University Foresters Cut It
Down (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
21. We
Enjoy the Wonders of the Water, But These Teams Help Promote a Healthy Columbia
River (Tri-City Herald, WA)
22. Oyster
Seeding: A ‘Tangible, Physical’ Way to Help the Water (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
23. Idaho-2,
Washington-3, Oregon-6 – These States Are Producing the Most Renewable Energy. Where
Does Yours Rank? (USA Today)
24. Proposed
Federal Legislation Would Extend Solar Investment Tax Credit 5 Years (Utility
Dive)
25. First
Big U.S. Offshore Wind Project Hits Snag over Fishing-Industry Concerns (Reuters)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
26. U.S.
Senators (including Merkley, OR) Propose National Efficiency Standard to Save
22% of Electric Utility Energy by 2035 (Utility Dive)
27. Nest
Thermostats to Offer Flexible Demand Capacity in California ISO (American
Public Power Association)
https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/nest-thermostats-offer-flexible-demand-capacity-caiso
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
28. It’s
the Internet ‘Dark Ages’ in Large Tracts of Pierce County. Leaders Hope to
Change That (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
29. The
Census Could Undercount People Who Don’t Have Internet Access (Slate Magazine)
30. Hackers’
Latest Target: School Districts (NY Times)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
31. This
Climate Change Coloring Book Illustrates How We Transition to Clean Energy (Fast
Company)
32. Op/Ed:
Jay Inslee – Climate Change Is a Winning Campaign Issue – and President Trump
Knows It (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
33. AP
Explains: How Big A Threat Is an Electromagnetic Attack? (Associated Press)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
34. All
House Democrats from Washington State Support Presidential Impeachment Inquiry
(Associated Press)
35. Jay
Inslee: The 2020 Dem Who May Actually Know How to Fix Health Care (Politico)
GENERAL NEWS
36. California
Stunned by Garlic Festival Shooting (Christian Science Monitor)
37. After
Pharmaceutical Companies Poured Billions of Opioid Pills into Washington, Rural
Counties Try to Recover (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
38. Electrical
Outlet Overload Blamed in Death of Two Children in Prosser Fire (Yakima Herald-Republic,
WA)
39. Slack
Outage Causes Workplace Freakout on Social Media (SF Chronicle, CA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Raw Chicken Seemingly Crawls Off Table by Itself in Terrifying
Footage
Childless Millennials Are Passionately Defending Their Disney
Fandom
Grasshoppers Take Vegas by Swarm, Disrupting Weather Radar,
Tourism
Study: 28 Percent of Delivery Drivers Have Eaten Your Food
SONG OF THE DAY
Heroes - The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
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