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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Eagle Creek Fire Grows, Spreads to Washington State – Officials Say Fire a ‘High Priority’ in the Nation (Oregonian, Portland)
Richland Nuclear Plant Running Again after 13 Days Offline (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Northwest Power & Conservation Council Report Shows BPA’s 2016 Fish/Wildlife Costs Account for One-Third of Wholesale Power Rate (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Oregon Regulators May Deflate PacifiCorp’s $3.5 Billion Renewables Plan (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Avista Asks Washington State Regulators for Rate Adjustments (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Richland Nuclear Plant Running Again after 13 Days Offline
- Avista Asks Washington State Regulators for Rate Adjustments
- Idaho: Public Speaks Up as Avista Considers Raising Rates
- Roselyn Marcus Named Interim Chair of Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
- Op/Ed: A Diverse Mix of Energy Resources Key to Low Cost, Reliable Power
- Privatizing the Pacific Northwest’s Electricity Transmission System
- Peace River Dam Hearings to Be Held Around British Columbia, Including Victoria
- U-S House Energy Chairman Greg Walden Eyes New Direction for Energy Department
- Op/Ed: U-S Department of Energy Grid Study Helps Set the Table at FERC
- Documents: Utilities Were Warned Before South Carolina Nuke Plant Flop
- The U-S Backs Off Nuclear Power – Georgia Wants to Keep Building Reactors
- Colorado Public Utilities Commission Nears Decision on Xcel, Boulder Muni Debate
- Nation’s Largest Grid Operator Suffers 4,000 Attempted Cyberattacks a Month, Former Chief Says
- Michigan: Jump the Line to Get Power Back? Some Utility Customers Demanded Favoritism, Report Finds
- Third Party Billing Services: Convenience with a Cost?
- Northwest Power & Conservation Council Report Shows BPA’s 2016 Fish/Wildlife Costs Account for One-Third of Wholesale Power Rate
- Douglas PUD Cancels Wells & Methow Hatchery Contracts with Washington State over Misconduct Accusations
- Oregon: Catherine Creek’s Facelift Goes Swimmingly - Young Salmon Numbers Increase
- British Columbia: First Nations, Environmentalists Occupy Salmon Farm
- Vermont: After Generations, Salmon Back in Lake Champlain Tributaries
- Pend Oreille County Dam Removal Begins
- Oregon Regulators May Deflate PacifiCorp’s $3.5 Billion Renewables Plan
- Vestas Joins with Tesla to Combine Wind Turbines with Batteries
- Wind Power Developer Takes Golden Valley Electric Association to Court in Four-Year Quest to Sell More Renewable Energy
- Oregon Hazelnut Company Celebrates Shift to Solar Power
- Can This Giant Turbine Turn the Tide for Ocean Energy?
- Denver Will Vote on ‘Green Roof’ Rule for Buildings
- AT&T to Expand 5G U-S Broadband Trials
- Montana Governor Highlights Broadband Gains in Schools
- Apple’s Call for ‘Strong’ Net Neutrality Rules Is a Hint about the Future of Its Business
- Comcast Sues Vermont after Being Forced to Expand Broadband
- Ignoring These Website Fundamentals Is Sinking Your Social Media Efforts
- The Vine Resurrection- Six-Second Commercials Are Coming to N.F.L. Games on Fox
- Press Releases: Ten Common Mistakes
- Tips for Aspiring Op-Ed Writers
- Federal DACA Is Being Rescinded with ‘Wind Down’ Period, Jeff Sessions Announces
- Congress Returns to a Busy Twelve-Day Schedule. What’s on the Agenda?
- The Surprising Ways Your Side Hobby Can Wind Up Helping Your Career
- Eagle Creek Fire Grows, Spreads to Washington State – Officials Say Fire a ‘High Priority’ in the Nation
- Hikers Say the Columbia River Gorge is Burning Because Teenage Boys Were Tossing Firecrackers Off a Cliff
- Ash is Falling in Seattle
- Two Arrested After Pioneer School Burglary
- YMCA of Sequim Reports Explosive Membership in First Months
- Colville Tribe Proceeds with Hemp Crop Project
- Bellevue Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty in Sales Tax Theft
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Humming absently to himself, Seymour paid no attention to the little tag on his new plant that warned him that under no circumstances was he was to propagate the little fella. It wasn’t until he had coated the last of thirty cuttings with rooting hormone that his blood froze upon hearing the voice of the Four Tops’ Levi Stubbs crooning, “feed me Seymour.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Richland Nuclear Plant Running Again after 13 Days Offline (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Avista Asks Washington State Regulators for Rate Adjustments (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Idaho: Public Speaks Up as Avista Considers Raising Rates (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Roselyn Marcus Named Interim Chair of Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (Washington State Wire)
Op/Ed: A Diverse Mix of Energy Resources Key to Low Cost, Reliable Power (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Privatizing the Pacific Northwest’s Electricity Transmission System (Power Technology)
Peace River Dam Hearings to Be Held Around British Columbia, Including Victoria (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
U-S House Energy Chairman Greg Walden Eyes New Direction for Energy Department (Washington Examiner)
Op/Ed: U-S Department of Energy Grid Study Helps Set the Table at FERC (Utility Dive)
Documents: Utilities Were Warned Before South Carolina Nuke Plant Flop (Associated Press0
The U-S Backs Off Nuclear Power – Georgia Wants to Keep Building Reactors (NY Times)
Colorado Public Utilities Commission Nears Decision on Xcel, Boulder Muni Debate (Utility Dive)
Nation’s Largest Grid Operator Suffers 4,000 Attempted Cyberattacks a Month, Former Chief Says (Washington Examiner)
Michigan: Jump the Line to Get Power Back? Some Utility Customers Demanded Favoritism, Report Finds (Detroit Free Press, MI)
Third Party Billing Services: Convenience with a Cost? (American Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Northwest Power & Conservation Council Report Shows BPA’s 2016 Fish/Wildlife Costs Account for One-Third of Wholesale Power Rate (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Douglas PUD Cancels Wells & Methow Hatchery Contracts with Washington State over Misconduct Accusations (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
Oregon: Catherine Creek’s Facelift Goes Swimmingly - Young Salmon Numbers Increase (Bonneville Power Administration)
British Columbia: First Nations, Environmentalists Occupy Salmon Farm (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Vermont: After Generations, Salmon Back in Lake Champlain Tributaries (Associated Press)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Pend Oreille County Dam Removal Begins (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Oregon Regulators May Deflate PacifiCorp’s $3.5 Billion Renewables Plan (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Vestas Joins with Tesla to Combine Wind Turbines with Batteries (Renewable Energy World)
Wind Power Developer Takes Golden Valley Electric Association to Court in Four-Year Quest to Sell More Renewable Energy (KUAC-Radio, Fairbanks, AK)
Oregon Hazelnut Company Celebrates Shift to Solar Power (KGW TV, Portland, OR)
Can This Giant Turbine Turn the Tide for Ocean Energy? (Philadelphia Inquirer, PA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
Denver Will Vote on ‘Green Roof’ Rule for Buildings (Denver Business Journal, CO)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
AT&T to Expand 5G U-S Broadband Trials (Reuters)
Montana Governor Highlights Broadband Gains in Schools (Edscoop)
Apple’s Call for ‘Strong’ Net Neutrality Rules Is a Hint about the Future of Its Business (Washington Post)
Comcast Sues Vermont after Being Forced to Expand Broadband (Broadband Reports)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Ignoring These Website Fundamentals Is Sinking Your Social Media Efforts (AdWeek)
The Vine Resurrection- Six-Second Commercials Are Coming to N.F.L. Games on Fox (NY Times)
Press Releases: Ten Common Mistakes (The Guardian, UK – The first, calling it a “press” release)
Tips for Aspiring Op-Ed Writers (NY Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Federal DACA Is Being Rescinded with ‘Wind Down’ Period, Jeff Sessions Announces (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Congress Returns to a Busy Twelve-Day Schedule. What’s on the Agenda? (NY Times)
The Surprising Ways Your Side Hobby Can Wind Up Helping Your Career (Fast Company)
GENERAL NEWS
Eagle Creek Fire Grows, Spreads to Washington State – Officials Say Fire a ‘High Priority’ in the Nation (Oregonian, Portland)
Hikers Say the Columbia River Gorge is Burning Because Teenage Boys Were Tossing Firecrackers Off a Cliff (Willamette Week, OR)
Ash is Falling in Seattle (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
Two Arrested After Pioneer School Burglary (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
YMCA of Sequim Reports Explosive Membership in First Months (Peninsula Daily New, Port Angeles, WA)
Colville Tribe Proceeds with Hemp Crop Project (Northwest Public Radio)
Bellevue Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty in Sales Tax Theft (Associated Press)
PANTONE LOBSTER EDITION – DIVERSIONS
Ghostly, Translucent Lobster Hauled from Ocean Off Maine
Library: Fines Can’t Be Paid with Chuck E. Cheese Tokens
The Lost Origins of Playing-Card Symbols
Girl Casually Finds ‘Excalibur’ at the Bottom of the Same Lake It Was Hurled
SONG OF THE DAY
Richard Burton – Camelot
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