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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Pacific PUD Secures Victory in Centurylink Lawsuit with
State Supreme Court Denial of Review (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)
Stakeholders to Weigh in on Snake River Dam Removal (Lens, The
Business Institute Of Washington)
Unfurling the Waste Problem Caused by Wind Energy (National
Public Radio)
Company Demonstrates ‘Salmon Cannon’ Technology’s Potential
to Restore Species to the Upper Columbia (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
9/11 Memorials & Remembrances Around the United States
for 2019 (Cable News Network)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Pacific PUD Secures Victory in Centurylink Lawsuit
with State Supreme Court Denial of Review
2.
Power Bills Are Going Up. Changes at the Dams
Partly to Blame
3.
No Residential Power Rate Increase in 2020
Cowlitz PUD Budget
4.
Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Considering 2020
Budget
5.
Grant PUD Commissioners Discuss 2020 Budget
6.
How the Bonneville Power Administration
Addresses Wildfire Risk
7.
PacifiCorp Sees 2 GW Coal Retirements, $599M
Savings by 2040 in Latest Planning Scenarios
8.
Pacific Gas & Electric’s Busy Week Offers
More Heat Than Light
9.
Cal-ISO Files Offer Cap Plan – Agrees to
Continue Work on Import Issues
10.
Stakeholders to Weigh in on Snake River Dam
Removal
11.
Company Demonstrates ‘Salmon Cannon’
Technology’s Potential to Restore Species to the Upper Columbia
12.
Learn About Richland Research For ‘Spying’ on
Fish to Help Them Survive Dams
13.
Tribes Release Salmon at Historic Kettle Falls
14.
The Trouble with America’s Water
15.
Unfurling the Waste Problem Caused by Wind
Energy
16.
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power OKs
Contract for 25 Years of Solar Power
17.
Net Metering Leads to ‘Substantial’ Subsidies to
Distributed Generation Customers: Report
18.
As Utilities Scramble to Manage Explosive
Distributed Energy Resources Growth, Is Power Grid Autonomy a Solution?
19.
Wall Street Analysts Cheer Apple’s Surprisingly
Low Pricing for the iPhone & Apple TV+
20.
Electric Vehicle Sales Are Up Sharply in
California, Mostly Due to Tesla
21.
Climate Change Is Coming for Your Wine. What the
World’s Wineries Are Doing to Save Grapes
22.
Oregon Truck Driver Agrees to Plea Deal in Idaho
Hemp Charge
23.
iPhone 11: Get Ready to See ‘Slofies’ All over
the Internet
24.
Starbucks Clashes with Small Alaska Company over
Trademark
25.
These Comedy Wildlife Photography Finalists Are
a Delight to Behold
26.
White House Invites Biofuel Company Officials to
Meet over Stalled Deal: Sources
27.
Editorial: Stop Seattle City Council’s Faux
Environmentalism
28.
9/11 Memorials & Remembrances Around the
United States for 2019
29.
King County Councilmember Proposes Money to Bus
Homeless People Out of the Region
30.
A Sixth Person Has Died from a Vaping-Related
Lung Illness, This Time in Kansas
31.
Fall & Winter Weather Outlook: ‘Neutral’
Phase Means Anything Goes
WORD OF THE DAY
Maudlin • \MOD-linn\ • adjective - 1: drunk enough to be emotionally
silly 2: weakly & effusively sentimental
“Oh Henry, you are such a lovey-dovey,” sighed Alice to her
long-suffering husband. Her cloying sweetness was like a balm of maudlin
serenity…one that at once nettled and calmed her jittery husband.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Pacific PUD Secures Victory in Centurylink
Lawsuit with State Supreme Court Denial of Review (Chinook Observer, Long
Beach, WA)
2.
Power Bills Are Going Up. Changes at the Dams
Partly to Blame (Tri-City Herald, WA)
3.
No Residential Power Rate Increase in 2020 Cowlitz
PUD Budget (Longview Daily News, WA)
4.
Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Considering 2020
Budget (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
5.
Grant PUD Commissioners Discuss 2020 Budget
(Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
6.
How the Bonneville Power Administration Addresses
Wildfire Risk (Bonneville Power Administration)
7.
PacifiCorp Sees 2 GW Coal Retirements, $599M Savings
by 2040 in Latest Planning Scenarios (Utility Dive)
8.
Pacific Gas & Electric’s Busy Week Offers
More Heat Than Light (Washington Post)
9.
Cal-ISO Files Offer Cap Plan – Agrees to
Continue Work on Import Issues (S&P Global, Platts)
FISH & WILDLIFE
10. Stakeholders
to Weigh in on Snake River Dam Removal (Lens, The Business Institute Of Washington)
11. Company
Demonstrates ‘Salmon Cannon’ Technology’s Potential to Restore Species to the Upper
Columbia (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
12. Learn
About Richland Research For ‘Spying’ on Fish to Help Them Survive Dams (Tri-City
Herald, WA)
13. Tribes
Release Salmon at Historic Kettle Falls (Tribal Tribune, Nespelem, WA)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
14. The
Trouble with America’s Water (Atlantic Magazine)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
15. Unfurling
the Waste Problem Caused by Wind Energy (National Public Radio)
16. Los
Angeles Department of Water & Power OKs Contract for 25 Years of Solar
Power (Courthouse News Service)
17. Net
Metering Leads to ‘Substantial’ Subsidies to Distributed Generation Customers:
Report (American Public Power Association)
18. As
Utilities Scramble to Manage Explosive Distributed Energy Resources Growth, Is
Power Grid Autonomy a Solution? (Utility Dive)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
19. Wall
Street Analysts Cheer Apple’s Surprisingly Low Pricing for the iPhone & Apple
TV+ (CNBC)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
20. Electric
Vehicle Sales Are Up Sharply in California, Mostly Due to Tesla (Los Angeles
Times, CA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
21. Climate
Change Is Coming for Your Wine. What the World’s Wineries Are Doing to Save
Grapes (USA Today)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
22. Oregon
Truck Driver Agrees to Plea Deal in Idaho Hemp Charge (Associated Press)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
23. iPhone
11: Get Ready to See ‘Slofies’ All over the Internet (USA Today)
24. Starbucks
Clashes with Small Alaska Company over Trademark (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
25. These
Comedy Wildlife Photography Finalists Are a Delight to Behold (Mashable)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
26. White
House Invites Biofuel Company Officials to Meet over Stalled Deal: Sources (Reuters)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
27. Editorial:
Stop Seattle City Council’s Faux Environmentalism (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
28. 9/11
Memorials & Remembrances Around the United States for 2019 (Cable News
Network)
29. King
County Councilmember Proposes Money to Bus Homeless People Out of the Region (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
30. A
Sixth Person Has Died from a Vaping-Related Lung Illness, This Time in Kansas (USA
Today)
31. Fall
& Winter Weather Outlook: ‘Neutral’ Phase Means Anything Goes (KCPQ-TV, Seattle,
WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
‘Uniform Violation’ Robs Anchorage High School Swimmer of a Victory
& Sparks a Controversy
Royal High School Grad Builds Lunar Lander House
Florida Woman Gets Prison for $1.6 Million Family Curse Scam
Couple Charged for Spending over $100K Accidentally Deposited
in Their Bank Account
SONG OF THE DAY
Diana Krall – Fly Me to the Moon
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