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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Pacific Northwest Hydro Supplies Near Record Highs (Reuters)
Populations Around US Nuclear Plants Soar (Associated Press)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-06-27-Nuclear-plants-population-evacuation_n.htm?csp=34news
Data Center Central - High-Tech ‘Crops’ Growing Fast in Quincy (Northwest Public Radio)
100 Jobs Leaving Kennewick as Clean-Tech Company Infinia Moves Headquarters (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Inslee Announces Run for Washington State Governor, With a Jobs-&-Business Theme (Seattle Times)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Pacific Northwest Hydro Supplies Near Record Highs
- Pumping Up the ‘Arms’ - Workers Strengthen Spillgates at Rocky Reach Dam
- Montana - Southern Montana Electric Co-Op’s Gregori Fires Back at Critic of Electricity Deals
- Smart Meters Tap British Columbia’s Growing Need for Power
- Populations Around US Nuclear Plants Soar
- Eight of Ten Residents near US Nuclear Power Plants Favor Use of Nuclear Energy
- Natural Gas: Shale Firms’ Balance Sheets Raise ‘Red Flags’
- Tech Mavens Hail Transformer for Electrical Smart Grids
- Editorial - State Of Illinois Cautious on Smart Grid
- Michigan - Sturgis Hydroelectric Dam Marks 100 Years of Operation with Dam Days
- Con Ed May Continue With Sept. 11 Claims over Destroyed New York Substation
- Utilities Facing up to Social Media
- Pacific Northwest Spotted Owl Recovery Plan Due By End of Week
- Odd visitors in local waters a deep mystery
- New Mason County Nature Preserve
- Timber Industry Advocates Speak Against “Wild Olympics” Campaign
- 100 Jobs Leaving Kennewick as Clean-Tech Company Infinia Moves Headquarters
- Golden Valley Electric Association Approves Alaska’s Largest Wind Project for Healy Area
- Idaho Utility to Buy Energy from Small Montana Hydro Project
- Pythagoras Solar Windows & Energy Breakthrough
- Solar-Panel Raw Material Plunges to Six-Year Low, Helping Trina
- How Expensive Is Solar Energy?
- Sales of Wind Turbines for Home Use are Going Strong
- Study: Wind Turbines May Cool; But They Could Inhibit Crops’ Growth
- Ohio - Wind Turbine Starts Up in Euclid above Lincoln Electric Company
- United Kingdom - Government Grants Funds for Two Wave Power Projects
- Oregon - Seeing the Light; Modern Fluorescents Expected to Save Business $57,000 a Year
- Canadian Scientists Discover New Clues to Rapid Arctic Ice Melt
- Will We Adapt to Climate Change?
- Sustainability Center at Portland State University Raises Financial Concerns
- Editorial - Aviation Biofuel Plans Could Be a Boon for the Pacific Northwest
- Solar Generator Splits Water to Make Hydrogen
- Want to Be a Clean Energy Entrepreneur? Here’s a Crash Course
- Data Center Central - High-Tech ‘Crops’ Growing Fast in Quincy
- BendBroad Beats Facebook to Coal-Free Green Data Center
- Microsoft’s Office 365 Software Hits the Cloud
- FCC Competition Report Says Nothing with a Lot of Data
- Tech Security Spending to Rise in Wake of Attacks
- Google Sees 500,000 Android Devices Activated Every Day
- In Brave New Technoworld, Companies are Judging the Online You
- Inslee Announces Run for Washington State Governor, With a Jobs-&-Business Theme
- Poll Gives Inslee Slight Lead over McKenna in Washington State Gubernatorial Race
- Inslee: Mr. Jobs. McKenna: Mr. Schools. Huh?
- Ethics Inquiries Trail Washington State Corrections Leader
- Mason County to Change Pursuit Policy after Deputy Shoots Deputy
- Family: Man Shot for Mocking Co-Worker’s Rapture Beliefs
- Fireworks Stands Open for Business around Puget Sound
- Washington State Supreme Court Hearing School Case
- Washington Tourism Department Closes Thursday – Indefinitely
- Tahuya Peninsula - Officials Seek Recreation Connections
- Experts Predict Economic Upswing -- But It Won’t Make Much Difference
- That Latest Sign of an Economic Recovery: Shoplifting is Back
WORD OF THE DAY
Hyperborean • \high-per-BORE-ee-un\ • Adjective - 1: of or relating to an extreme northern region: frozen 2: of or relating to any of the arctic peoples
The mythical, annual visit of an oddly garbed hyperborean dweller never ceased to capture the imagination of Fred’s children. Even as they aged, their belief in Santa Claus never waned.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Pacific Northwest Hydro Supplies Near Record Highs (Reuters)
Pumping Up the ‘Arms’ - Workers Strengthen Spillgates at Rocky Reach Dam (Wenatchee World, WA)
Montana - Southern Montana Electric Co-Op’s Gregori Fires Back at Critic of Electricity Deals (Great Falls Tribune, MT)
Smart Meters Tap British Columbia’s Growing Need for Power (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
Populations Around US Nuclear Plants Soar (Associated Press)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-06-27-Nuclear-plants-population-evacuation_n.htm?csp=34news
Eight of Ten Residents near US Nuclear Power Plants Favor Use of Nuclear Energy (PR Newswire)
Natural Gas: Shale Firms’ Balance Sheets Raise ‘Red Flags’ (Christian Science Monitor)
Tech Mavens Hail Transformer for Electrical Smart Grids (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Editorial - State Of Illinois Cautious on Smart Grid (St Louis Post- Dispatch, MO)
Michigan - Sturgis Hydroelectric Dam Marks 100 Years of Operation with Dam Days Celebration (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI – Yikes! Pay no attention to the color of the water coming through the spillway gates…)
Con Ed May Continue With Sept. 11 Claims over Destroyed New York Substation (Courthouse News Service)
Utilities Facing up to Social Media (EnergyBiz Insider)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Pacific Northwest Spotted Owl Recovery Plan Due By End of Week (Associated Press)
Odd visitors in local waters a deep mystery (Seattle Times)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
New Mason County Nature Preserve (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Timber Industry Advocates Speak Against “Wild Olympics” Campaign (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
100 Jobs Leaving Kennewick as Clean-Tech Company Infinia Moves Headquarters (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Golden Valley Electric Association Approves Alaska’s Largest Wind Project for Healy Area (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, AK)
Idaho Utility to Buy Energy from Small Montana Hydro Project (Brighter Energy)
Clark Canyon Dam, Dillion Montana
Pythagoras Solar Windows & Energy Breakthrough (SF Chronicle)
Solar-Panel Raw Material Plunges to Six-Year Low, Helping Trina (SF Chronicle)
How Expensive Is Solar Energy? (Motley Fool)
Sales of Wind Turbines for Home Use are Going Strong (USA Today)
Study: Wind Turbines May Cool; But They Could Inhibit Crops’ Growth (Abilene Reporter-News, TX)
Ohio - Wind Turbine Starts Up in Euclid above Lincoln Electric Company (Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH)
United Kingdom - Government Grants Funds for Two Wave Power Projects (Reuters)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Oregon - Seeing the Light; Modern Fluorescents Expected to Save Business $57,000 a Year (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Canadian Scientists Discover New Clues to Rapid Arctic Ice Melt (Globe & Mail, Canada)
Will We Adapt to Climate Change? As natural resources become scarcer & their prices rise higher, some companies will profit from catering to the desperate (Christian Science Monitor)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Sustainability Center at Portland State University Raises Financial Concerns, Oregon Lawmakers Say (Oregonian, Portland)
Editorial - Aviation Biofuel Plans Could Be a Boon for the Pacific Northwest (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Solar Generator Splits Water to Make Hydrogen (CNET News)
Want to Be a Clean Energy Entrepreneur? Here’s a Crash Course (Austin Business Journal, TX)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Data Center Central - High-Tech ‘Crops’ Growing Fast in Quincy (Northwest Public Radio)
BendBroad Beats Facebook to Coal-Free Green Data Center (Sustainable Business Oregon - the Solution is “Indulgences”)
Microsoft’s Office 365 Software Hits the Cloud (USA Today)
FCC Competition Report Says Nothing with a Lot of Data (GigaOM)
Tech Security Spending to Rise in Wake of Attacks (USA Today)
Google Sees 500,000 Android Devices Activated Every Day (GigaOM)
In Brave New Technoworld, Companies are Judging the Online You (Seattle Times)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Inslee Announces Run for Washington State Governor, With a Jobs-&-Business Theme (Seattle Times)
Poll Gives Inslee Slight Lead over McKenna in Washington State Gubernatorial Race (KING-TV, Seattle)
Inslee: Mr. Jobs. McKenna: Mr. Schools. Huh? (Crosscut Seattle)
Ethics Inquiries Trail Washington State Corrections Leader - Reprimanded once before for mixing work, private life (Olympian, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Mason County to Change Pursuit Policy after Deputy Shoots Deputy (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Family: Man Shot for Mocking Co-Worker’s Rapture Beliefs (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Fireworks Stands Open for Business around Puget Sound (KING-TV, Seattle)
Washington State Supreme Court Hearing School Case (Associated Press)
Washington Tourism Department Closes Thursday - Indefinitely (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)
Tahuya Peninsula - Officials Seek Recreation Connections (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Experts Predict Economic Upswing -- But It Won’t Make Much Difference (Associated Press)
That Latest Sign of an Economic Recovery: Shoplifting is Back (Chicago Tribune)
DIVERSIONS
If Pi Day Wasn’t Enough, It’s Now ‘Tau Day’
Apartment Combats Dog Poo with DNA Testing - Residents Must Provide DNA Sample for Apartment Database
Why pay $217,800 for an old Volkswagen bus?
162 Coffee-Shop Stops in 162 Hours? No Problem
SONG OF THE DAY
OMG! You must see this:
Fredde Gredde - Killer Queen (Cover)
