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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Wind Industry Lobbies for Tax-Credit Extension (NY Times)
As Dams Come Down, A Look at New Hydropower (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
‘Serious’ Error Found in Carbon Savings for Biofuels (NY Times)
PNNL Scientists Foresee Problems with Electric Grid – An Electricartastrophy! (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
In the Pink: Low-Tech Puget Sound Reef Netters Haul in Best Salmon Catch in Years (Seattle Times)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- PNNL Scientists Foresee Problems with Electric Grid – An Electricartastrophy!
- Electricity Supplies at Risk under EPA Rules, FERC Member Says
- Insight: Power Reliability Will Cost Americans More
- As Dams Come Down, A Look at New Hydropower
- NRC Vote Moves Yucca Mountain Closer to Cancelation
- Editorial - NRC Must Implement Nuclear Regulations Now, Not Ten Years after Fukushima
- Idaho Man Electrocuted While Working in Washington
- Bringing Energy Closer to Home: Why Distributed Generation Works
- In the Pink: Low-Tech Puget Sound Reef Netters Haul in Best Salmon Catch in Years
- The Elwha Dams, Part 4 - Klallams’ River Lifeline Severed by Dams
- Op/Ed - Elwha Dam Removals Reach beyond North Olympic Peninsula
- Lower Columbia River Reopens for Fall Chinook Fishing
- Chinook Salmon Fishery Opens in Chelan - 2,000 Fish Expected in Second Run to PUD Tailrace
- ‘Robo-Fish’ Help Scientists Understand Effect of Turbines
- Scientists Agrees to Pay Penalty for Intrusion on Endangered Sea Lion Rookery in Alaska
- GOP Bills Would Block New Monuments on Public Land
- Wind Industry Lobbies for Tax-Credit Extension
- Local Company Plays Role in Wave Power Project
- California Governor Looks to Utilities Panel to Continue Clean-Energy Projects
- California’s Struggle to Add Solar to New Homes
- Clean, Renewable Energy Abounds Under Canadians’ Feet: Report
- US Congress Probing $528M Loan to Failed Solar Company
- NRCO Announces Third Wind Project This Year
- ‘Serious’ Error Found in Carbon Savings for Biofuels
- Carbon Emissions Report Reveals Increase in Company Disclosures
- Scientists: Sea Level Rise Could be Costly
- Scientists: Bacteria Spreading in Warming Oceans
- Pacific Islands to be Powered 100% by Coconuts, Sun
- Portland Tries Modest Plan for Expanding Broadband Access
- For Its Prineville Data Center, Facebook Opted for Custom Servers
- Net Neutrality Rules Move Closer to Implementation
- Microsoft’s bold new look & feel for Windows
- Washington State Panel Unveils Redistricting Maps - Two Proposals Would Split Mason County between Congressional Districts
- Washington State Redistricting Looking Like a Conservative Shift for Southwest
- Kitsap Could Become a Congressional ‘Big Dog’ Under Redistricting Plan
- US Congressional Deficit Committee Starts Work
- Foul-Mouthed Longshoreman’s TV Tirade in Longview Leads to His Arrest
- Belfair Water District Agrees to $82,000 Settlement
- Oregon - Firefighter Response to Dollar Lake Wildfire in Mount Hood Wilderness Area Questioned
- Workers’ Comp Premiums in State May Rise Again Next Year
- Washington State Tribes, Including Squaxin & Skokomish, Get Federal $11M Public Safety Grant
- Heroin Users Hospitalized With Suspected Botulism
- Poverty Rate in Washington Misleading
- Tacoma Council Weighing Dome Remodel to Attract NBA, NHL Teams
- Squaxin Tribe’s Salish Cliffs near Little Creek Casino
WORD OF THE DAY
Bombast • \BOM-bast\ • Noun - Pretentious inflated speech or writing.
Ethel Merman’s bombastic style was custom made for the Broadway stage. However, it came with a caution from Irving Berlin: “You better write her a good lyric, because the guy in the last row of the second balcony is going to hear every syllable.”
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
PNNL Scientists Foresee Problems with Electric Grid – An Electricartastrophy! (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Electricity Supplies at Risk under EPA Rules, FERC Member Says (SF Chronicle)
Insight: Power Reliability Will Cost Americans More (Reuters)
As Dams Come Down, A Look at New Hydropower (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
NRC Vote Moves Yucca Mountain Closer to Cancelation (Electric Energy Online)
Editorial - NRC Must Implement Nuclear Regulations Now, Not Ten Years after Fukushima (Christian Science Monitor)
Idaho Man Electrocuted While Working in Washington (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Bringing Energy Closer to Home: Why Distributed Generation Works (Renewable Energy World)
FISH & WILDLIFE
In the Pink: Low-Tech Puget Sound Reef Netters Haul in Best Salmon Catch in Years (Seattle Times)
The Elwha Dams, Part 4 - Klallams’ River Lifeline Severed by Dams (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Op/Ed - Elwha Dam Removals Reach beyond North Olympic Peninsula (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Lower Columbia River Reopens for Fall Chinook Fishing (Seattle Times)
Chinook Salmon Fishery Opens in Chelan - 2,000 Fish Expected in Second Run to PUD Tailrace Area (Wenatchee World, WA)
‘Robo-Fish’ Help Scientists Understand Effect of Turbines (Oregon Public Radio)
Scientists Agrees to Pay Penalty for Intrusion on Endangered Sea Lion Rookery in Alaska (Associated Press)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
GOP Bills Would Block New Monuments on Public Land (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Wind Industry Lobbies for Tax-Credit Extension (NY Times)
Local Company Plays Role in Wave Power Project (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
California Governor Looks to Utilities Panel to Continue Clean-Energy Projects (Sacramento Bee, CA)
California’s Struggle to Add Solar to New Homes (Forbes Magazine)
Clean, Renewable Energy Abounds Under Canadians’ Feet: Report (Vancouver Sun, BC)
US Congress Probing $528M Loan to Failed Solar Company (Associated Press)
NRCO Announces Third Wind Project This Year (Sacramento Bee, CA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
‘Serious’ Error Found in Carbon Savings for Biofuels (NY Times)
Carbon Emissions Report Reveals Increase in Company Disclosures (The Guardian, UK)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/blog/corporate-sustainability-report-cdp-global-forum
Scientists: Sea Level Rise Could be Costly (KCRA-TV, San Francisco, CA)
Scientists: Bacteria Spreading in Warming Oceans (Associated Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Pacific Islands to be Powered 100% by Coconuts, Sun (Tree Hugger)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Portland Tries Modest Plan for Expanding Broadband Access (Oregonian, Portland)
For Its Prineville Data Center, Facebook Opted for Custom Servers; That Hurts Dell & HP (Oregonian, Portland)
Net Neutrality Rules Move Closer to Implementation (CNET News)
Microsoft’s bold new look & feel for Windows (CNET News – Well, its…bold, I’ll give them that…)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington State Panel Unveils Redistricting Maps - Two Proposals Would Split Mason County between Congressional Districts (Seattle Times)
Washington State Redistricting Looking Like a Conservative Shift for Southwest (Longview Daily News, WA)
Kitsap Could Become a Congressional ‘Big Dog’ Under Redistricting Plan (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
US Congressional Deficit Committee Starts Work (Seattle Times)
GENERAL NEWS
Foul-Mouthed Longshoreman’s TV Tirade in Longview Leads to His Arrest (KING-TV, Seattle)
Belfair Water District Agrees to $82,000 Settlement (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Oregon - Firefighter Response to Dollar Lake Wildfire in Mount Hood Wilderness Area Questioned (Oregonian, Portland)
Workers’ Comp Premiums in State May Rise Again Next Year (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Washington State Tribes, Including Squaxin & Skokomish, Get Federal $11M Public Safety Grant (Associated Press)
Heroin Users Hospitalized With Suspected Botulism (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Poverty Rate in Washington Misleading (KING-TV, Seattle)
Tacoma Council Weighing Dome Remodel to Attract NBA, NHL Teams (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Squaxin Tribe’s Salish Cliffs near Little Creek Casino (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
DIVERSIONS
50 Alien Worlds Found - Some Are ‘Super-Earths’
Which is the Best Restroom in America?
‘Wi-Fi Refugees’ Shelter In West Virginia Mountains
Missoni for Target Crashes Retailer’s Website
SONG OF THE DAY
Eric, Carmen - All By Myself
And from the queen of bombast
Celine Dion - All By Myself
