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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Farmers Skeptical About Being Made ‘Whole’ If Lower Snake
River Dams Breached (Capital Press)
Escape of 20,000 Non-Native Salmon on British Columbia Coast
Puts Farm Phase-Out Plan in Spotlight (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
Who Has the Sweetest Deal for Pacific Gas & Electric
Takeover? Hedge Funds Courting California Gov. Newsom Say They Do (Sacramento
Bee, CA)
President Trump Lashes Out at an Old Enemy: Wind Turbines
(Washington Post)
Five Earthquakes Strike British Columbia (Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Farmers Skeptical About Being Made ‘Whole’ If
Lower Snake River Dams Breached
2.
Who Has the Sweetest Deal for Pacific Gas &
Electric Takeover? Hedge Funds Courting California Gov. Newsom Say They Do
3.
Florida: After Spending $10 Million,
Jacksonville Electric Authority Ends Negotiations Over Sale
4.
Port of Kalama Takes Legal Action Against
Washington State Dept. of Ecology over Methanol Plant
5.
Phony Portland General Electric Workers Threaten
to Shut Off Power in Latest Phone Scam
6.
Massachusetts: Tree Worker Survives After Being
Shocked by Electrical Line in Newton
7.
Escape of 20,000 Non-Native Salmon on British
Columbia Coast Puts Farm Phase-Out Plan in Spotlight
8.
Fish Farm Worker Dead After Accident at
Vancouver Island Facility
9.
Environmental Groups Aim to Intervene in Sage
Grouse Lawsuit
10.
Invasive Giant Hornet Found in Washington for
First Time
11.
President Trump Lashes Out at an Old Enemy: Wind
Turbines
12.
Alaska Tribes Can Apply to Create Broadband,
Cell Networks
13.
Every 5G City & Region for Every Major
Carrier in the US
14.
Google & Apple Remove Alleged United Arab
Emirates Spy App ToTok
15.
Russia ‘Successfully Tests’ Its Unplugged
Internet
16.
Electric Truck Startup Rivian Raises $1.3
Billion More to Challenge Tesla
17.
Recreational marijuana becomes legal in Illinois
on New Year’s Day
18.
Washington State Department of Transportation
Hopes Fun Messages Will Keep You Safe on the Roads
19.
Why the Wise Men’s Frankincense & Myrrh
Gifts Are Valued to This Day
20.
Audio: Companies Face an Uphill Battle Trying to
Get Americans to Eat Bugs
21.
Washington State Governor Inslee Appoints Former
Ecology Legal Counsel as Agency’s New Director
22.
Five Earthquakes Strike British Columbia
23.
Young Child in Pierce County Dies from Flu
Complications
24.
Les Schwab Tire Centers Considering $3 Billion
Sale
25.
Oregon Correctional Officer Accused of Smuggling
Drugs for Inmates
26.
Beast Mode Is Back after the Seattle Seahawks
Sign Marshawn Lynch
27.
White Christmas? Doubtful, But Model Suggests
Chance for a Few Snowflakes Above 1,000 Feet
WORD OF THE DAY
Nativity • \nuh-TIV-uh-tee\ • noun – 1: the process or
circumstances of being born: birth; especially capitalized: the birth of Jesus
2: a horoscope at or of the time of one’s birth 3: the place of origin
The Nativity
The reason for the Season
Merry Christmas all!
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Farmers Skeptical About Being Made ‘Whole’ If Lower
Snake River Dams Breached (Capital Press)
2.
Who Has the Sweetest Deal for Pacific Gas & Electric
Takeover? Hedge Funds Courting California Gov. Newsom Say They Do (Sacramento
Bee, CA)
3.
Florida: After Spending $10 Million, Jacksonville
Electric Authority Ends Negotiations Over Sale (Jacksonville Business Journal,
FL)
4.
Port of Kalama Takes Legal Action Against Washington
State Dept. of Ecology over Methanol Plant (Longview Daily News, WA)
5.
Phony Portland General Electric Workers Threaten
to Shut Off Power in Latest Phone Scam (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
6.
Massachusetts: Tree Worker Survives After Being
Shocked by Electrical Line in Newton (Boston Globe, MA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
7.
Escape of 20,000 Non-Native Salmon on British
Columbia Coast Puts Farm Phase-Out Plan in Spotlight (Victoria Times-Colonist,
BC)
8.
Fish Farm Worker Dead After Accident at Vancouver
Island Facility (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
9.
Environmental Groups Aim to Intervene in Sage
Grouse Lawsuit (Associated Press)
10.
Invasive Giant Hornet Found in Washington for First
Time (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
11.
President Trump Lashes Out at an Old Enemy: Wind
Turbines (Washington Post)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
12.
Alaska Tribes Can Apply to Create Broadband,
Cell Networks (Associated Press)
13.
Every 5G City & Region for Every Major
Carrier in the US (Android Police)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
14.
Google & Apple Remove Alleged United Arab Emirates
Spy App ToTok (British Broadcasting Corporation)
15.
Russia ‘Successfully Tests’ Its Unplugged
Internet (British Broadcasting Corporation)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
16.
Electric Truck Startup Rivian Raises $1.3
Billion More to Challenge Tesla (Ars Technica)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
17.
Recreational marijuana becomes legal in Illinois
on New Year’s Day (Reuters)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
18.
Washington State Department of Transportation Hopes
Fun Messages Will Keep You Safe on the Roads (KNDO/KNDU TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
19.
Why the Wise Men’s Frankincense & Myrrh
Gifts Are Valued to This Day (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
20.
Audio: Companies Face an Uphill Battle Trying to
Get Americans to Eat Bugs (National Public Radio)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
21.
Washington State Governor Inslee Appoints Former
Ecology Legal Counsel as Agency’s New Director (Longview Daily News, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
22.
Five Earthquakes Strike British Columbia (Associated
Press)
23.
Young Child in Pierce County Dies from Flu
Complications (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
24.
Les Schwab Tire Centers Considering $3 Billion
Sale (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
25.
Oregon Correctional Officer Accused of Smuggling
Drugs for Inmates (Associated Press)
26.
Beast Mode Is Back after the Seattle Seahawks Sign
Marshawn Lynch (Associated Press)
27.
White Christmas? Doubtful, But Model Suggests
Chance for a Few Snowflakes Above 1,000 Feet (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Wild Turkey Menace: Angry Birds Are Pecking Cars, Deflating
Kiddie Pools & Harassing The Elderly
‘County’ Misspelled on 10,000 Trash Bins in Alabama Town
Could This Be the Last Gold Coin for the Salvation Army?
Tiffany & Co. Bracelet Dropped into Salvation Army Kettle
SONG OF THE DAY
Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here
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