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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Mason County Utility Considers Solar Venture - 225-kilowatt solar array would be largest in Western Washington (Olympian, WA)
Report: US National Lab Needs More Worker Controls - Allowed some subcontractors to hire employees…using Social Security numbers assigned to dead people (Associated Press)
Security Lags Cyberattack Threats in Critical Industries, Report Finds (Christian Science Monitor)
Clark County Commissioners Give Downtown Vancouver Biomass Plant a Green Light (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
Company Accused of Human Trafficking at Washington State, Hawaii Farms (Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Mason PUD 3 Employees Clean Cars to Fight Cancer
- Report: US National Lab Needs More Worker Controls
- Security Lags Cyberattack Threats in Critical Industries, Report Finds
- Idaho’s Fledgling Gas Industry Gets Boost
- Dead Whale to be Buried on Washington State Beach
- Oregon's Exploding Whale - 2002 KATU
- Amid Flood of Petitions, Endangered Species Listings Stall
- Leaders Agree To Program to Reduce Polluted Stormwater Flowing Into Hood Canal
- Banner Water Year in the Pacific Northwest
- Oregon - Slow Melt Puts Pressure on Reservoirs, Rivers
- California - Bay Area Water Customers Punished for
- California - State Boosts Water Supply for Farms, Cities
- Mason County Utility Considers Solar Venture - 225-kilowatt solar array would be largest in Western Washington
- Frederickson New State Leader in Solar Arrays; Solar Projects Growing
- Clark County Commissioners Give Downtown Vancouver Biomass Plant a Green Light
- The Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center Will Test Wave Energy Buoys near Newport
- North Tahoe residents continue to air concerns about proposed biomass plant
- Vestas’ Colorado plants to work on 58-turbine Canada order
- New York to Build Solar Power Plants on Capped Landfills
- Natural Resources Committee to Hold Full Committee Hearing on Roadblocks to Solar and Wind Production on Public Lands
- Energy Firm Pays to Use Fighting Illini Name
- Scientists: Soot May Be Key to Rapid Arctic Melt
- For Love or Money, Folks Gladly Go Green
- Editorial - Hold the Accolades on China’s ‘Green Leap Forward’
- EasyStreet's New Beaverton Data Center Features Breakthrough Green Technology
- Yahoo Blames Microsoft for Poor Search Revenue, Delays International Bing
- Washington State Law Allows Manure Transport to And From Farms
- Company Accused of Human Trafficking at Washington State, Hawaii
- Gregoire Unfazed That Cop Killer Attended Signing
- Several Factors behind the Rising Price of Coffee
- Washington State Makes 'Most Peaceful' List
- North Mason County Senior Center Capital Campaign Gains Momentum
WORD OF THE DAY
Haughty /HOT-tee/ Adjective - Blatantly and disdainfully proud
The thin-lipped Duke strode across the crushed velvet carpet, his haughty demeanor in harsh contrast to the long strand of toilet paper stuck to the bottom of his shoe.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Idaho’s Fledgling Gas Industry Gets Boost (Northwest Public Radio)
Mason PUD 3 Employees Clean Cars to Fight Cancer (Mason County PUD No. 3)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Dead Whale to be Buried on Washington State Beach (Associated Press)
Oregon's Exploding Whale - 2002 KATU (abridged update)
Amid Flood of Petitions, Endangered Species Listings Stall (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Leaders Agree To Program to Reduce Polluted Stormwater Flowing Into Hood Canal (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Banner Water Year in the Pacific Northwest (Northwest Public Radio)
Oregon - Slow Melt Puts Pressure on Reservoirs, Rivers (Baker City Herald, OR)
California - Bay Area Water Customers Punished for Conservation (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
California - State Boosts Water Supply for Farms, Cities (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Frederickson New State Leader in Solar Arrays; Solar Projects Growing (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
Clark County Commissioners Give Downtown Vancouver Biomass Plant a Green Light (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
The Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center Will Test Wave Energy Buoys near Newport (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
North Tahoe residents continue to air concerns about proposed biomass plant (Sierra Sun, Trukee, CA)
Vestas’ Colorado plants to work on 58-turbine Canada order (Denver Business Journal, CO)
New York to Build Solar Power Plants on Capped Landfills (Associated Press)
Natural Resources Committee to Hold Full Committee Hearing on Roadblocks to Solar and Wind Production on Public Lands (US House Natural Resources Committee)
Energy Firm Pays to Use Fighting Illini Name (Chicago Tribune, IL)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Scientists: Soot May Be Key to Rapid Arctic Melt (Associated Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
For Love or Money, Folks Gladly Go Green (The Weekly Herald, Edmonds, WA)
Editorial - Hold the Accolades on China’s ‘Green Leap Forward’ (Washington Post)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
EasyStreet's New Beaverton Data Center Features Breakthrough Green Technology (TMC Net)
Yahoo Blames Microsoft for Poor Search Revenue, Delays International Bing Integration (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington State Law Allows Manure Transport to And From Farms (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
