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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Begins Inspection at
Washington State Nuclear Power Plant “…all of these events had very low risk
significance because the reactor was in a safe shutdown condition…” (Associated
Press)
Puget Sound Energy – Seattle-Area Home Explosion
May Have Been Caused by Downed Power Line (Seattle Times)
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Launches “Discover
Ductless” – Encourages Homeowners to Move It on Up to Ductless Heating &
Cooling Systems (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Creatures Stressed in Hood Canal; Fish Kill
Possible (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Google Celebrates 13th Birthday (Christian Science
Monitor)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission Begins Inspection at Washington State Nuclear Power Plant
- Puget Sound Energy – Seattle-Area Home Explosion May Have Been Caused by Downed Power Line
- Feds Fear for Safety of Pacific Gas & Electric’s Gas System
- No Regs Are Good Regs: Single US Senator Blocks Pipeline Safety Bill on Principle
- City of Ellensburg’s Power Rates Likely to Increase
- Bonneville Power Administration Replacing Copper Wire with Less Valuable Substitute to Deter Substation Break-Ins
- McKenna Appeals Washington State Supreme Court Ruling on Lands Commissioner Case
- Chelan County PUD, College to Host Talk on Future of Hydropower
- Peninsula Light Company Selects SmartGridCIS for Prepay
- Mason County PUD 3 to Celebrate Public Power Week October 2-8
- Pennsylvania - Couple Steals Copper to Pay for Wedding
- Creatures Stressed in Hood Canal; Fish Kill Possible
- Waste of Salmon in British Columbia’s First Nations Fishery Prompts Complaint
- Will the Elwha’s Model for Dam Removal be Validated?
- Torrent of Water Rushes over Elwha Dam
- Editorial - Klamath Deal Needs a Boost from Congress
- Notice of Port Townsend Mill Suit over Pollution Permits Given EPA
- Study: Wild Olympics Proposal Would Significantly Hamper Local Economy
- Methow Valley Dropped from National Park Proposal
- Report: Wyoming Wind Would Save California Money
- With Tax Credit in Doubt, Wind Industry Ponders Future
- Google Invests $75 Million into Clean Power Finance Solar Fund
- Bioenegy – British Columbia’s Next Trademark?
- Colorado - Study Finds Biomass Heating Project Viable for Roaring Fork Valley
- Gainesville Florida - How Much Will You Pay For Biomass Plant Fuel?
- Energy Subsidies Are as Old as the Republic
- US Military Spearheads Clean-Energy Drive
- Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Launches “Discover Ductless”
- NV Energy Gives Carson City School District $9.7 Million Rebate
- Jeld-Wen Agrees to $850,000 Fine for Clean Air Violation
- The Trouble with Air-Conditioners
- On Global Warming, Oregonians See ‘Separate Realities,’ Survey Finds
- European Union Eases Cap-And-Trade Plan for Airlines
- Electric Vehicles Still Not Catching On With Consumers
- Why I Bought Two Tons of Wood Heating Pellets
- Google Celebrates 13th Birthday
- Gigabit Broadband’s Chicken & Egg Situation
- Broadband Must Not Block Lawful Content
- Companies Grapple with Social Media Policies
- Apple Schedules iPhone Event Next Week, Possibly Unveiling New Model
- California - Cost Of Firing 2 Oakland City Workers Nears $1 Million
- Sun Delivers Glancing Solar Storm Blast at Earth
- What Can Be Learned in Oklahoma About Pacific Northwest Storms?
- New Seattle Facility Disassembled Mid-Project for New Paint
WORD OF THE DAY
Baksheesh • \BACK-sheesh\ • Noun - Payment (as a
tip or bribe) to expedite service
Studio 54. Black, cold, raw night in New York City. Long line of
hopeful, glitter & sequin decorate human peacocks. Surreptitious transfer
of a baksheesh to a burly security guard. Gateway to heaven…or gateway to hell.
Nope. Gateway to “Disco Duck.”
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Begins Inspection at
Washington State Nuclear Power Plant “…all of these events had very low risk
significance because the reactor was in a safe shutdown condition…” (Associated
Press)
Puget Sound Energy – Seattle-Area Home Explosion May
Have Been Caused by Downed Power Line (Seattle Times)
Feds Fear for Safety of Pacific Gas & Electric’s
Gas System (SF Chronicle)
No Regs Are Good Regs: Single US Senator Blocks
Pipeline Safety Bill on Principle (Associated Press)
City of Ellensburg’s Power Rates Likely to Increase
(Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Bonneville Power Administration Replacing Copper
Wire with Less Valuable Substitute to Deter Substation Break-Ins (Bonneville
Power Administration)
McKenna
Appeals Washington State Supreme Court Ruling on Lands Commissioner Case
(Publicola)
Chelan County PUD, College to Host Talk on Future
of Hydropower (Wenatchee World, WA)
Peninsula Light Company Selects SmartGridCIS for
Prepay (Reuters)
Mason County PUD 3 to
Celebrate Public Power Week October 2-8 (Mason County PUD No. 3)
Pennsylvania - Couple Steals Copper to Pay for
Wedding (Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Creatures Stressed in Hood Canal; Fish Kill
Possible (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Waste of Salmon in British Columbia’s First
Nations Fishery Prompts Complaint (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
Will the Elwha’s Model for Dam Removal be
Validated? (Crosscut Seattle)
Torrent of Water Rushes over Elwha Dam (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Editorial - Klamath Deal Needs a Boost from
Congress (Sacramento Bee, CA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Notice
of Port Townsend Mill Suit over Pollution Permits Given EPA (Peninsula Daily
News, Port Angeles, WA)
Study:
Wild Olympics Proposal Would Significantly Hamper Local Economy (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
Methow
Valley Dropped from National Park Proposal (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Report:
Wyoming Wind Would Save California Money (Billings Gazette, MT)
With
Tax Credit in Doubt, Wind Industry Ponders Future (Midwest Energy News)
Google
Invests $75 Million into Clean Power Finance Solar Fund (Gigaom)
Bioenegy
– British Columbia’s Next Trademark? (BC Local News)
Colorado
- Study Finds Biomass Heating Project Viable for Roaring Fork Valley (Aspen
Daily News, CO)
Gainesville
Florida - How Much Will You Pay For Biomass Plant Fuel? As work on the plant
begins, cost to ratepayers is source of debate (Gainesville Sun, FL)
Energy
Subsidies Are as Old as the Republic - The fallout from Solyndra’s collapse is
already starting to ripple through the wider solar industry (Washington Post)
US
Military Spearheads Clean-Energy Drive (Washington
Post)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Launches “Discover
Ductless” – Encourages Homeowners to Move It on Up to Ductless Heating &
Cooling Systems (Sacramento Bee, CA)
NV Energy Gives Carson City School District $9.7
Million Rebate (Carson City News, NV)
Jeld-Wen Agrees to $850,000 Fine for Clean Air
Violation (Sustainable Business Oregon)
The Trouble with Air-Conditioners (The Energy
Collective)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
On
Global Warming, Oregonians See ‘Separate Realities,’ Survey Finds (Oregonian, Portland)
European
Union Eases Cap-And-Trade Plan for Airlines (Associated Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Electric
Vehicles Still Not Catching On With Consumers - Driving range, price &
battery life among main concerns (Bloomberg News)
Why
I Bought Two Tons of Wood Heating Pellets (CNET News)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Google Celebrates 13th Birthday (Christian Science
Monitor)
Gigabit Broadband’s Chicken & Egg Situation - Demand
for superfast broadband won’t really take off unless carriers lower the prices
on higher speed tiers (GigaOM)
Broadband Must Not Block Lawful Content (Courthouse
News Service)
Companies Grapple with Social Media Policies (Associated
Press)
Apple Schedules iPhone Event Next Week, Possibly
Unveiling New Model (Associated Press)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
California - Cost Of Firing 2 Oakland City Workers
Nears $1 Million (SF Chronicle)
GENERAL NEWS
Sun Delivers Glancing Solar Storm Blast at Earth (USA
Today)
What Can Be Learned in Oklahoma About Pacific
Northwest Storms? (KING-TV, Seattle)
New Seattle Facility Disassembled Mid-Project for
New Paint (Associated Press)
DIVERSIONS
Monkeys at Typewriters ‘Close to Reproducing
Shakespeare’
How a Coffee-Powered Car Crushed a World Landspeed
Record
Some Guy Threw 4,800 Messages in a Bottle into the
Atlantic Ocean & Got 3,100 Responses from All Over the World
Family to sprinkle Doritos in grave of chip creator
SONG OF THE DAY
The
Cars – Drive
