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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Klamath River – FERC Throws Curveball in Largest U.S. Dam
Demolition Plan Along Oregon Border (Associated Press)
Three Companies Fined $550,000 for Deadly Trench Collapse at
Centralia Area Wind Farm (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
U.S. House Panel Approves Major Water Infrastructure Measure
(Bloomberg News)
Canada: More Than 100,000 Sockeye Should Soon Be Back in
South Okanagan Lakes (Infotel, Canada)
‘Summer Is Kicking In’ – Seattle Area Could Hit 86 Degrees
Next Week (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Klamath River – FERC Throws Curveball in Largest
U.S. Dam Demolition Plan Along Oregon Border
2.
As Columbia River Treaty Negotiators Get
Serious, Basin Residents Must Speak Up
3.
Pacific Gas & Electric Equipment Blamed for
2019 Sonoma County Wildfire
4.
Lawmakers Urge Pelosi, McCarthy to Consider
Forgivable Loan Program for Public Power
5.
Nebraska Utility Worker Recovering After Being
Impaled by Steel Rod
6.
Electrocution: Boat of Brothers Who Died at Lake
Pleasant Had Electrical Issues, MCSO Says
7.
FERC Approves Final Rule That Overhauls PURPA
Regulations
8.
Three Companies Fined $550,000 for Deadly Trench
Collapse at Centralia Area Wind Farm
9.
FERC Dismisses Net Metering Jurisdiction
Petition on Procedural Grounds
10.
U.S. Offshore Wind Power Blown on Course
11.
Work from Home Hassle; How to Keep Your Electric
Bill Down This Summer
12.
Canada: More Than 100,000 Sockeye Should Soon Be
Back in South Okanagan Lakes
13.
‘Alien-Like’ Creature Resembling ET Discovered
in Ancient Area of Pacific Seafloor
14.
Most of Strait of Juan de Fuca Closed to
Shellfish Harvesting
15.
Support Trickling in to Help Warm Springs
Reservation Deal with Crumbling Water Infrastructure
16.
We Now Know How Many Billions of Gallons of
Water Colorado Will Save by Closing Coal-Fired Power Plants
17.
Op/Ed: Effective Ways to Reduce Carbon Emissions
18.
Burger King Addresses Climate Change by Changing
Cows’ Diets
19.
Broadband Is Turning London’s Victorian Sewer
into a Giant Listening Network
20.
Electric Cars Got Crushed in 2020 – Next Year
Could Be Their Best
21.
Twitter Hack Triggers Investigations &
Lawmaker Concerns
22.
We Have A Once-In-6,800-Years Opportunity to See
a Comet in Pacific Northwest Skies
23.
The Mask Wars of the 1918 Flu Pandemic
24.
U.S. House Panel Approves Major Water
Infrastructure Measure
25.
Seven More COVID-19 Cases in Mason County
26.
Washington State Will Limit Phase 3 Social
Gatherings to 10 People, Down From 50
27.
Fred Meyer, Walmart, Walgreens Join Stores That
Will Require Masks
28.
Tumwater Fred Meyer Customer Was Asked to Put on
a Mask. Instead, He Pulled Out a Gun
29.
‘Summer Is Kicking In’ – Seattle Area Could Hit
86 Degrees Next Week
30.
Grapeview Hit Also – Accused Post Office Burglar
Arrested, Charged
31.
Illegal Winlock Grow Leads Cops to Cash, Weed in
Tacoma & California
32.
End of the Jumbo: British Airways Retires 747
Early Due to Coronavirus Crisis
WORD OF THE DAY – THE HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION
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Give in to their song
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Klamath River – FERC Throws Curveball in Largest
U.S. Dam Demolition Plan Along Oregon Border (Associated Press)
2.
As Columbia River Treaty Negotiators Get
Serious, Basin Residents Must Speak Up (BC Local News, Surrey, BC)
3.
Pacific Gas & Electric Equipment Blamed for
2019 Sonoma County Wildfire (Courthouse News Service)
4.
Lawmakers Urge Pelosi, McCarthy to Consider
Forgivable Loan Program for Public Power (American Public Power Association)
5.
Nebraska Utility Worker Recovering After Being
Impaled by Steel Rod (Associated Press)
6.
Electrocution: Boat of Brothers Who Died at Lake
Pleasant Had Electrical Issues, MCSO Says (Arizona Family Broadcasting, Phoenix,
AZ)
7.
FERC Approves Final Rule That Overhauls PURPA Regulations
(American Public Power Association)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
8.
Three Companies Fined $550,000 for Deadly Trench
Collapse at Centralia Area Wind Farm (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
9.
FERC Dismisses Net Metering Jurisdiction
Petition on Procedural Grounds (American Public Power Association)
10.
U.S. Offshore Wind Power Blown on Course
(EcoWatch)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
11.
Work from Home Hassle; How to Keep Your Electric
Bill Down This Summer (KVOA-TV, Tucson, AZ)
FISH & WILDLIFE
12.
Canada: More Than 100,000 Sockeye Should Soon Be
Back in South Okanagan Lakes (Infotel, Canada)
13.
‘Alien-Like’ Creature Resembling ET Discovered in
Ancient Area of Pacific Seafloor (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
14.
Most of Strait of Juan de Fuca Closed to
Shellfish Harvesting (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
15.
Support Trickling in to Help Warm Springs Reservation
Deal with Crumbling Water Infrastructure (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
16.
We Now Know How Many Billions of Gallons of Water
Colorado Will Save by Closing Coal-Fired Power Plants (Colorado Sun)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
17.
Op/Ed: Effective Ways to Reduce Carbon Emissions
(Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
18.
Burger King Addresses Climate Change by Changing
Cows’ Diets (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
19.
Broadband Is Turning London’s Victorian Sewer into
a Giant Listening Network (ZD-Net News)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
20.
Electric Cars Got Crushed in 2020 – Next Year
Could Be Their Best (Quartz)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
21.
Twitter Hack Triggers Investigations &
Lawmaker Concerns (Washington Post)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
22.
We Have A Once-In-6,800-Years Opportunity to See
a Comet in Pacific Northwest Skies (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
23.
The Mask Wars of the 1918 Flu Pandemic (Crosscut
Seattle)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
24.
U.S. House Panel Approves Major Water
Infrastructure Measure (Bloomberg News)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
25.
Seven More COVID-19 Cases in Mason County (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
26.
Washington State Will Limit Phase 3 Social
Gatherings to 10 People, Down From 50 (Associated Press)
27.
Fred Meyer, Walmart, Walgreens Join Stores That
Will Require Masks (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)
28.
Tumwater Fred Meyer Customer Was Asked to Put on
a Mask. Instead, He Pulled Out a Gun (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
29.
‘Summer Is Kicking In’ – Seattle Area Could Hit
86 Degrees Next Week (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
30.
Grapeview Hit Also – Accused Post Office Burglar
Arrested, Charged (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
31.
Illegal Winlock Grow Leads Cops to Cash, Weed in
Tacoma & California (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
32.
End of the Jumbo: British Airways Retires 747
Early Due to Coronavirus Crisis (Reuters)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Vintage Super Mario Bros. Video Game Sells for $114,000
Capt Sir Tom Moore Knighted in ‘Unique’ Ceremony
Oregon Cave’s Clues Show It’s More Than Just Oldest Outhouse
in the Americas
Missing Dog Made 60-Mile Journey to Family’s Former Home
SONG OF THE DAY
The Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again
