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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Citizens Ask Mason County Commission for Biomass Moratorium (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Port of Shelton Commissioner Miles Files Harassment Complaint against Port Director (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Governors of Montana, Washington to Meet About Coal Port Project in Longview (Associated Press)
EPA Approves Water Quality Plan for Klamath Water (Oregonian, Portland)
Microsoft Expands Quincy Data Center (Seattle Times)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
· Governors of Montana, Washington to Meet About Coal Port Project in Longview
· California - Marin County Superintendents OK Moratorium on SmartMeters
· California - Feds Find No Environmental Impact for Palo Verde Nuclear Plant License Renewal
· Industry Users Rip Tennessee Valley Authority - Rates Cost Tennessee Business
· Commission Lets 36 States Dump Nuke Waste in Texas
· Canada – Vancouver Island Gains 43 Jobs in Aquaculture Oversight
· Scent Latest Weapons in Great Lakes Fight Against Sea Lamprey
· Firs for the Fish - And the Fishermen
· Giant Tuna Fetches Record $396,000 in Tokyo
· EPA Approves Water Quality Plan for Klamath Water
· Pacific’s Giant Plastic Island May be Marine Myth
· Citizens Ask Mason County Commission for Biomass Moratorium
· Editorial - Grays Harbor Has a Bold Venture: Every Tidal Energy Project is an Experiment
· Oregon - Now You Can Lease Solar Power
· Pacific West Biomass Profile
· IKEA Stops Selling Incandescent Light Bulbs in US
· EPA Offers Guidance on Clean-Up of Broken CFLs
· Last January Was Olympia’s Second-Warmest Ever
· Study: No-Till Farming Reduces Greenhouse Gas
· Editorial - Ethanol & the Perpetual Subsidy
· Microsoft Expands Quincy Data Center
· Why Facebook is Worth $50 Billion
· Sure, RSS Is Dead — Just Like the Web Is Dead
· Republican House Puts Doc Hastings into Key Chairmanship
· Washington State Governor Proposes Workers Comp, Unemployment Changes
· Governor Gregoire, Washington State Democrats Face Off over Social Cuts
· GOP Names Gorton, Huff to Washington State Redistricting Commission
· Washington State Agencies Get a Local Landlord
· Washington State Lawmakers: Seattle Should Pay Tunnel Cost Overruns
· Washington State Senator Bob McCaslin Retiring After 30 Years in Office
· Port of Shelton Commissioner Miles Files Harassment Complaint against Port Director
· Mason County Sends Letter of Interest to DOC for New Reception Center
· Burn Bans End for 4 Washington State Counties
· Load Restrictions on Mason County Roads as Roadbeds Thaw Out
· Mega Millions - Washington Winner! Ephrata Ticket Shares $380M Jackpot
· Mystery of Kitsap County ‘Cop Impersonator’ Solved
· Man Dies after Locking Self in Spokane Taco Bell Cooler
· Magazine Lauds Four State Colleges, Including Evergreen
WORD OF THE DAY
Proselytize • \PROSS-suh-lu-tize\ • Verb - 1: to induce someone to convert to one’s faith 2: to recruit someone to join one’s party, institution, or cause
“Gary, this week you’ll be proselytizing our staff on the advantages of converting their laptops to etch-a-sketches,” boomed the cigar-chomping supervisor to his diminutive minion. “Why don’t you just dip me in turkey gravy and toss me into the lion pit,” mused Gary in his internal voice.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Governors of Montana, Washington to Meet About Coal Port Project in Longview (Associated Press)
California - Marin County Superintendents OK Moratorium on SmartMeters (SF Chronicle)
California - Feds Find No Environmental Impact for Palo Verde Nuclear Plant License Renewal (PennEnergy)
Industry Users Rip Tennessee Valley Authority - Rates Cost Tennessee Business, Regional Group Contends (Knoxville News Sentinel, TN)
Commission Lets 36 States Dump Nuke Waste in Texas (Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Canada – Vancouver Island Gains 43 Jobs in Aquaculture Oversight - Most employees will be at work within next three weeks, DFO says (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
Scent Latest Weapons in Great Lakes Fight Against Sea Lamprey (Associated Press)
Firs for the Fish - And the Fishermen (NY Times)
Giant Tuna Fetches Record $396,000 in Tokyo - Bluefin Tuna Most Expensive Fish Worldwide (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
EPA Approves Water Quality Plan for Klamath Water (Oregonian, Portland)
Pacific’s Giant Plastic Island May be Marine Myth (Oregon Public Radio)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Citizens Ask Mason County Commission for Biomass Moratorium (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Editorial - Grays Harbor Has a Bold Venture: Every Tidal Energy Project is an Experiment (Daily Astorian, OR)
Oregon - Now You Can Lease Solar Power (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Pacific West Biomass Profile (Biomass Magazine)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
IKEA Stops Selling Incandescent Light Bulbs in US (Bloomberg News)
EPA Offers Guidance on Clean-Up of Broken CFLs (Joplin Independent, MO)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Last January Was Olympia’s Second-Warmest Ever (Olympian, WA)
Study: No-Till Farming Reduces Greenhouse Gas (Associated Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Editorial - Ethanol & the Perpetual Subsidy (Wenatchee World, WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Microsoft Expands Quincy Data Center (Seattle Times)
Why Facebook is Worth $50 Billion (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Sure, RSS Is Dead — Just Like the Web Is Dead (GigaOM)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Republican House Puts Doc Hastings into Key Chairmanship: Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee (Seattle Times)
Washington State Governor Proposes Workers Comp, Unemployment Changes (Associated Press)
Governor Gregoire, Washington State Democrats Face Off over Social Cuts (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
GOP Names Gorton, Huff to Washington State Redistricting Commission (Associated Press)
Washington State Agencies Get a Local Landlord - Rants Group takes over ten buildings, including one in Shelton that fell into default (Olympian, WA)
Washington State Lawmakers: Seattle should pay tunnel cost overruns (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Washington State Senator Bob McCaslin Retiring After 30 Years in Office (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
Port of Shelton Commissioner Miles Files Harassment Complaint against Port Director (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Mason County Sends Letter of Interest to DOC for New Reception Center (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Burn Bans End for 4 Washington State Counties (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Load Restrictions on Mason County Roads as Roadbeds Thaw Out (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Mega Millions - Washington Winner! Ephrata Ticket Shares $380M Jackpot (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
Mystery of Kitsap County ‘Cop Impersonator’ Solved (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Man Dies after Locking Self in Spokane Taco Bell Cooler (Associated Press)
Magazine Lauds Four State Colleges, Including Evergreen (Seattle Times)
DIVERSIONS
Stem Cell Fix Bandied for Balding
Singer Gerry Rafferty Dies at 63
Witches Use Spells to Protest New Taxes - Magic in Romania No Laughing Matter
Could the Days of the British “Pint” be Numbered?
SONG OF THE DAY
Gerry Rafferty - City to City
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXG9VcBmd0E
