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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Columbia Generating Station - Nuclear Plant Back on
Grid Just as Its Future Is Debated (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
US, Canada Ponder Terms for Shared Columbia River
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Oregon
- Seneca’s Biomass Plant Near Eugene Fails First Pollution Test: An
environmental agency fines the company $9,856, but says the emissions pose no
threat to human health (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
Official
Hears Arguments over Proposed Vancouver, WA Biomass Plant (Vancouver Columbian,
WA)
Data Center Campus Joins Existing Quincy,
Washington Centers “…take advantage of central Washington's low-cost hydropower
from Columbia River dams…” (Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Columbia Generating Station - Nuclear Plant Back on Grid Just as Its Future Is Debated
- US, Canada Ponder Terms for Shared Columbia River
- Substations Swapping Out Copper Wire for Less Valuable Substitute
- Two More Underground Gas Leaks Found Near Seattle-Area Home Explosion
- Editorial – Electricity Rates: OTEC Equality
- New York - Con Edison's 100th Substation Wins LEED Certification
- Glendale Water & Power Completes Itron Smart Meter Installation
- A Rush of Data from Removal of Dams on Elwha, White Salmon
- Watching the Decline of Oxygen in Hood Canal
- Congress: Doc Hastings Takes Aim at 'Ocean Zoning'
- If You Don't Clean Up after Dogs, You Contribute to Pollution, Residents Told
- Oregon - Seneca’s Biomass Plant Near Eugene Fails First Pollution Test
- Official Hears Arguments over Proposed Vancouver, WA Biomass Plant
- Imperium Renewables Awarded by USDA Program
- Sixth Annual Clallam County Solar Tour Set
- Solar Energy Isn't as Green as It Used to Be
- Interiors: Wood-Burning Stoves Back In Style
- British Columbia Truckers Aim to Earn Carbon Credits through Fuel-Saving Program
- Turning a Pile of Logging Slash Into Fuel
- Rainwater Industry Goes Beyond the Barrel in Portland
- Inside Seattle's Super-Eco Homes
- Green Homes: Where the Floors Are Made of Recycled Toilets
- Data Center Campus Joins Existing Quincy, Washington Centers
- Google Inc. plans to build 3 data centers in Asia for $200 million
- FCC Sued Over New Internet Rules
- Check Out the Future of Wi-Fi - Gigabit Speeds
- Washington State Retirees Plan to Sue for Return of Cost-Of-Living Adjustments
- Road Pain: How Federal Cuts Will Hurt Northwest Towns, Rural Areas
- Cramped in Coach, or the Science of Sleep
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Columbia Generating Station - Nuclear Plant Back on
Grid Just as Its Future Is Debated (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
US, Canada Ponder Terms for Shared Columbia River
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Substations Swapping Out Copper Wire for Less
Valuable Substitute (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Two More Underground Gas Leaks Found Near Seattle-Area
Home Explosion (KING-TV, Seattle)
Editorial – Electricity Rates: OTEC Equality (Baker
City Herald, OR)
New York - Con Edison's 100th Substation Wins LEED Certification
(Electric Light & Power)
Glendale Water & Power completes Itron smart
meter installation (Electric Light & Power)
FISH & WILDLIFE
A Rush of Data from Removal of Dams on Elwha,
White Salmon (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Watching
the Decline of Oxygen in Hood Canal (Kitsap Sun,
Bremerton, WA)
Congress:
Doc Hastings Takes Aim at 'Ocean Zoning' (Tri-City
Herald, WA)
If
You Don't Clean Up after Dogs, You Contribute to Pollution, Residents Told (Olympian, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Oregon
- Seneca’s Biomass Plant Near Eugene Fails First Pollution Test: An
environmental agency fines the company $9,856, but says the emissions pose no
threat to human health (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
Official
Hears Arguments over Proposed Vancouver, WA Biomass Plant (Vancouver Columbian,
WA)
Imperium
Renewables Awarded by USDA Program (KBKW Radio,
Aberdeen, WA)
Sixth
Annual Clallam County Solar Tour Set (Sequim Gazette, WA)
Solar
Energy Isn't as Green as It Used to Be - The solar market has plummeted,
stalling green projects (The Morning Call, Allentown, PA)
http://articles.mcall.com/2011-09-28/news/mc-bethlehem-historic-solar-cost-20110928_1_solar-market-solar-power-alternative-energy-systems
http://articles.mcall.com/2011-09-28/news/mc-bethlehem-historic-solar-cost-20110928_1_solar-market-solar-power-alternative-energy-systems
Interiors:
Wood-burning stoves back in style (Freeport Journal Standard, IL)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
British
Columbia Truckers Aim to Earn Carbon Credits through Fuel-Saving Program (Vancouver
Sun, BC)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Turning
a Pile of Logging Slash Into Fuel (KING-TV, Seattle)
Rainwater
Industry Goes Beyond the Barrel in Portland (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Inside
Seattle's Super-Eco Homes (Seattle Magazine)
Green
Homes: Where the Floors Are Made of Recycled Toilets (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Data Center Campus Joins Existing Quincy, Washington
Centers “…take advantage of central Washington's low-cost hydropower from
Columbia River dams…” (Associated Press)
Google Inc. plans to build 3 data centers in Asia
for $200 million (SF Business Times, CA)
FCC Sued Over New Internet Rules (Associated Press)
Check Out the Future of Wi-Fi - Gigabit Speeds (GigaOM)
GENERAL NEWS
Washington State Retirees Plan to Sue for Return of
Cost-Of-Living Adjustments (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Road Pain: How Federal Cuts Will Hurt Northwest
Towns, Rural Areas (Crosscut Seattle)
Cramped in Coach, or the Science of Sleep (NY
Times)
