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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
SolarWorld,
Facing Fight for Survival, Seeks Tariffs on Cheap Chinese Solar Products
Flooding the US (Oregonian, Portland)
US Senators Seek New Study of Deadly Pacific
Salmon Virus (Seattle Times)
BC
Hydro Boss Resigns after 16 Months on Job (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
The
Columbia River's Extreme Math (Forbes Magazine)
Utilities Want You To Go Ductless - They tout
incentives and savings on monthly bills as reasons to ditch baseboards (Olympian, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- BC Hydro Boss Resigns after 16 Months on Job
- The Columbia River's Extreme Math
- Oregon - Rate Increase Protesters Gather Outside Eugene Water & Electric Board
- Customers Think Rates Too High, But Love Columbia River PUD
- Mason County Recreation Area Infield Project – Mason County PUD 3 helps with volunteer replacement of light poles
- Public Power Push - Xcel Says Boulder Customers Could Lose Solar Rebates If 2B, 2C Pass
- Energy Department Altered Loan-Related Releases
- US Senators Seek New Study of Deadly Pacific Salmon Virus
- Salmon Virus - Knot of Worry Tightens for Fishermen
- Salmon Catch Falls Short of Expectations
- Grant/Chelan PUDs to Pay for Fish Hatchery in Canada
- Steelhead Fishing worth a Try Below Wells Dam in Columbia River
- Humptulips Hatchery Needs Help
- Op/Ed - Saving Salmon: Sea Lions Aren't the Enemy
- It's Orca Time in Central Puget Sound
- EPA Signs Off on New Oregon Water Quality Rules - Strictest in the Nation
- Washington State to Issue Rules to Spell Out Strategies to Curb Runoff
- Largest Ocean Science Project in US History Launches Soon Off Oregon Coast
- Oregon - Bend Moves Forward with Controversial Water Upgrades
- From the Washer to the Sea: Plastic Pollution
- SolarWorld, Facing Fight for Survival, Seeks Tariffs on Cheap Chinese Solar Products Flooding the US
- SolarWorld May Extend China Fight to Europe
- Sharp Solar Adds Products, Jobs
- Council Approves Skamania County Whistling Ridge Wind Farm with Limits
- Pennsylvania - Bat Carcass Stops Wind Farm's Nighttime Operation
- Is Wind Worth It?
- California State Treasurer Defends Tax Break for Energy Firms
- Is NIMBYism a Threat to Small-Scale Renewables?
- From Coal to Biomass for Some Virginia Power
- Utilities Want You To Go Ductless
- Oregon - Sleuth Seeks to Slash Home Heating Bills
- A Social Energy Network Turns to Solar Chargers & Shopping
- California Poised to Finalize 'Cap-And-Trade' Plan
- Ultra-Green Seattle Office Project Draws Corporate HQ, Complaints
- What a Fight for Broadband Tells Us about Democracy
- Novell vs. Microsoft in Utah Antitrust Trial over Windows 95; Bill Gates Expected to Testify
- Wireless Group Seeks to Block San Francisco Phone Radiation Warning Law
- Murray Fundraising Down Since Appointment
- Costco's $22M for Liquor Initiative Sets Record
- Former Washington State Trooper Ronda Reynold's Death Ruled Homicide
- Washington State Loses 18,000 Jobs in September, Mostly Government
- Psychedelic Mushrooms Targeted in Federal Raid near McCleary
- Seattle Ranks among Most Innovative Cities in US
- Portland Ranked Second Angriest City in America - Seattle Ranked Third
WORD OF THE DAY
Aesopian • \ee-SOAP-pee-un\ • Adjective - 1: of, relating to, or
characteristic of Aesop or his fables 2: conveying an innocent meaning to an
outsider but a hidden meaning to a member of a conspiracy or underground
movement
“Oh, what a sweet little kitten,” cooed the visitor to the Smith
Estates. As her hand extended to pat the aggressively cute little ball of
fluff, the admirer would have been horrified by the eventual outcome of her
shrill mouthings of wonder. Behind those liquid eyes, under the huge,
radar-like ears raged the Aesopian mind of a kitten who would be king. Needless
to say, the Smith Estates used their entire stock of ‘Band-Aids’ in the
aftermath of the encounter.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
BC
Hydro Boss Resigns after 16 Months on Job (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
The
Columbia River's Extreme Math (Forbes Magazine)
Oregon
- Rate Increase Protesters Gather Outside Eugene Water & Electric Board (KMTR-TV,
Springfield, OR)
Customers
Think Rates Too High, But Love Columbia River PUD (St Helens Chronicle, OR)
Mason
County Recreation Area Infield Project – Mason County PUD 3 helps with
volunteer replacement of light poles (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Public
Power Push - Xcel Says Boulder Customers Could Lose Solar Rebates If 2B, 2C
Pass (Energy Boom)
Energy
Department Altered Loan-Related Releases (CNBC)
FISH & WILDLIFE
US Senators Seek New Study of Deadly Pacific Salmon
Virus (Seattle Times)
Salmon Virus - Knot of Worry Tightens for
Fishermen (NY Times)
Salmon Catch Falls Short of Expectations - Oregon
fishermen are disappointed in a season that many had forecast to be a banner
year (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
Grant/Chelan PUDs to Pay for Fish Hatchery in Canada
(Wenatchee World, WA)
Steelhead Fishing worth a Try Below Wells Dam in Columbia
River (Seattle Times)
Humptulips Hatchery Needs Help (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Op/Ed - Saving Salmon: Sea Lions Aren't the Enemy
(Oregonian, Portland)
It's Orca Time in Central Puget Sound (Seattle Times)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
EPA
Signs Off on New Oregon Water Quality Rules - Strictest in the Nation (Oregonian, Portland)
Washington
State to Issue Rules to Spell Out Strategies to Curb Runoff (Associated Press)
Largest
Ocean Science Project in US History Launches Soon Off Oregon Coast (Oregonian, Portland)
Oregon
- Bend Moves Forward with Controversial Water Upgrades (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
From
the Washer to the Sea: Plastic Pollution (NY Times)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
SolarWorld,
Facing Fight for Survival, Seeks Tariffs on Cheap Chinese Solar Products
Flooding the US (Oregonian, Portland)
SolarWorld
May Extend China Fight to Europe (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Sharp
Solar Adds Products, Jobs - Business recently relocated to Camas from S.
California (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Council
Approves Skamania County Whistling Ridge Wind Farm with Limits (Hood River
News, OR)
http://www.hoodrivernews.com/ns/news-headlines/8114/council-approves-whistling-ridge-wind-farm-with-limits
http://www.hoodrivernews.com/ns/news-headlines/8114/council-approves-whistling-ridge-wind-farm-with-limits
Pennsylvania
- Bat Carcass Stops Wind Farm's Nighttime Operation (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,
PA)
Is
Wind Worth It? (NY Times)
California
State Treasurer Defends Tax Break for Energy Firms (Associated Press)
Is
NIMBYism a Threat to Small-Scale Renewables? (Energy Collective)
From
Coal to Biomass for Some Virginia Power (CNET News)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Utilities Want You To Go Ductless - They tout
incentives and savings on monthly bills as reasons to ditch baseboards (Olympian, WA)
Oregon - Sleuth Seeks to Slash Home Heating Bills
(Baker City Herald, OR)
A Social Energy Network Turns to Solar Chargers
& Shopping (GigaOM)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
California
Poised to Finalize 'Cap-And-Trade' Plan (Associated Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Ultra-Green
Seattle Office Project Draws Corporate HQ, Complaints (Seattle Times)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
What a Fight for Broadband Tells Us about Democracy
(GigaOM)
Novell vs. Microsoft in Utah Antitrust Trial over Windows
95; Bill Gates Expected to Testify (Washington Post)
Wireless Group Seeks to Block San Francisco Phone
Radiation Warning Law (Bloomberg News)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Murray Fundraising Down Since Appointment (Seattle
Times)
Costco's $22M for Liquor Initiative Sets Record (Seattle
Times)
GENERAL NEWS
Former Washington State Trooper Ronda Reynold's Death
Ruled Homicide (Seattle Times)
Washington State Loses 18,000 Jobs in September,
Mostly Government (Associated Press)
Psychedelic Mushrooms Targeted in Federal Raid near
McCleary (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)
Seattle Ranks among Most Innovative Cities in US (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle)
Portland Ranked Second Angriest City in America - Seattle
Ranked Third (Portland Business Journal, OR)
DIVERSIONS
From the Statue of Liberty to the Park of Dissent: Occupy
Wall Street Becomes NYC Tourist Stop
How Can I Avoid Static Electricity Shocks in Cold,
Dry Weather?
T-Mobile Sends Customer $200,000 Bill - Woman's
Brother Who Is Deaf, Also Mute, Rang Up Charges Unknowingly
Burlington Escapee Falls into Police Chief's Office
SONG OF THE DAY
Muppet
Show - For What it's Worth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m0yCM5uhQU
