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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
The New DSI? Prineville Pushing For More Data
Center Power - Sen. Ron Wyden Visits C.O., Pushing BPA to Step It Up (KTVZ-TV, Bend,
OR)
City of Shelton, PUD 3 and Port of Shelton Sign
Major Johns Prairie Water Utility Agreement (Mason County PUD No. 3)
Oregon & Washington Should Be Able To Kill Up
to 85 California Sea Lions, Task Force Recommends To NOAA (Oregonian, Portland)
Editorial
- Time to Evaluate, Reshape 'Green Power' Initiative (Longview Daily News, WA)
La Niña Continues to Strengthen - Latest forecasts
point toward La Niña as strong as 2010-2011 episode (KIRO Broadcasting,
Seattle)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- The New DSI? Prineville Pushing For More Data Center Power
- Energy Leaders Meet to Plan for Central Oregon's Future Power Needs
- City of Shelton, PUD 3 and Port of Shelton Sign Major Johns Prairie Water Utility Agreement
- Johns Prairie Water Agreements Signed
- Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Wells Hydroelectric Project
- How Coal Is Already Congesting Washington’s Railways
- Montana - Beartooth Electric Coop to Fight Southern Over Refusal to Seat Member
- Idaho Wants Public Input on Updated Energy Plan
- SnoPUD: With Return of La Nina, You Should Be Prepared for Winter Storms
- Canada - Electricity Prices Going Up for Smart Meter Users
- Constellation Preps for Exelon Merger
- Eugene Water & Electric Board Focuses on Nutrition & Exercise
- Oregon & Washington Should Be Able To Kill Up to 85 California Sea Lions
- Sea Lions Show Big Salmon Appetite
- Grant PUD to Pay for Canadian Hatchery
- Editorial - Business Decision: Wednesday’s scheduled work at Condit Dam was determined by economic factors
- Washington's Third Dam Removal Marks a River Renaissance
- Salmon Firm to Admit Breach of Bycatch Law
- Lawsuit Filed Over PCBs in Spokane River
- Campaigns suggest quieter days ahead for Belfair Water District
- Editorial - Time to Evaluate, Reshape 'Green Power' Initiative
- EPA Ranks Intel No. 1 Green Power Purchaser
- Oregon - Matt Dishman Solar Project in Northeast Portland, Expected to Save Taxpayers Thousands
- Editorial - Lights Out for Solar Highways in the State of California?
- Kansas Company Turns Trash into Alternative Energy
- A ‘Renewable’ That’s Worse Than Coal?
- Special Report: Singed by Solyndra
- When Utilities Sidestep Renewables Mandates
- Texas - Bayfront Wind Turbines Can't Keep a Pace
- Former Apple Engineers Create 'World's First Learning Thermostat'
- White Roofs & the Dangers of Geoengineering
- Nissan Betting Big on Electric Cars Despite Poor Sales
- Charge Your Car While You Shop Now Available In Portland
- The Rise of the Eco-Concierge
- Faster Broadband, But Who Needs It?
- High-Speed Internet Boosts Business
- IPads Change Economics, and Speed, of Hotel Wi-Fi
- Inside Comcast’s Massive IP VOD Network
- Netflix Shares Tank Amid Backlash & Defections
- Redistricting Proposal Puts Sheldon, Sitting Senator in the Same District
- La Niña Continues to Strengthen
- RainWatch Could Help You, City Responders Get Ahead of the Storm
- Tahuya Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Shooting Neighbor
- Northwest Lawmakers Fighting EPA Boiler Rules
WORD OF THE DAY
Sublimate • \SUB-lih-mayt\ • Verb - 1: to cause to pass directly from
the solid to the vapor state 2: to direct the expression of (a desire or
impulse) from a primitive to a more socially and culturally acceptable form.
For the love of Jane, Tarzan sublimated his jungle instincts and bestial
tendencies. That is, until he was out of her sight in the jungle. Then, look
out.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
The New DSI? Prineville Pushing For More Data
Center Power - Sen. Ron Wyden Visits C.O., Pushing BPA to Step It Up (KTVZ-TV, Bend,
OR)
Energy Leaders Meet to Plan for Central Oregon's
Future Power Needs (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
City of Shelton, PUD 3 and Port of Shelton Sign
Major Johns Prairie Water Utility Agreement (Mason County PUD No. 3)
Johns Prairie Water Agreements Signed (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Wells
Hydroelectric Project (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
How Coal Is Already Congesting Washington’s
Railways (Sightline Daily)
Montana - Beartooth Electric Coop to Fight Southern
Over Refusal to Seat Member (Billings Gazette, MT)
Idaho Wants Public Input on Updated Energy Plan (Idaho
Statesman, Boise)
SnoPUD: With Return of La Nina, You Should Be
Prepared for Winter Storms (Edmonds Patch, WA)
Canada - Electricity Prices Going Up for Smart
Meter Users (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Constellation Preps for Exelon Merger (Electric
Light & Power)
Eugene Water & Electric Board Focuses on
Nutrition & Exercise (Portland Business Journal, OR)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Oregon & Washington Should Be Able To Kill Up
to 85 California Sea Lions, Task Force Recommends To NOAA (Oregonian, Portland)
Sea Lions Show Big Salmon Appetite (Electric
Co-Op Today)
Grant PUD to Pay for Canadian Hatchery (Columbia Basin
Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Editorial - Business Decision: Wednesday’s
scheduled work at Condit Dam was determined by economic factors (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
Washington's Third Dam Removal Marks a River
Renaissance (Crosscut Seattle)
Salmon Firm to Admit Breach of Bycatch Law (Victoria
Times Colonist, BC)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Lawsuit Filed Over PCBs in Spokane River (Associated
Press)
Campaigns
suggest quieter days ahead for Belfair Water District (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Editorial
- Time to Evaluate, Reshape 'Green Power' Initiative (Longview Daily News, WA)
EPA
Ranks Intel No. 1 Green Power Purchaser (Silicon Valley/San Jose Business
Journal)
Oregon
- Matt Dishman Solar Project in Northeast Portland, Expected to Save Taxpayers
Thousands, to be Unveiled Thursday (Oregonian,
Portland)
Editorial
- Lights Out for Solar Highways in the State of California? (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Kansas
Company Turns Trash into Alternative Energy (Wichita Eagle, KS)
A
‘Renewable’ That’s Worse Than Coal? (Earth Techling)
Special
Report: Singed by Solyndra (Reuters)
When
Utilities Sidestep Renewables Mandates (The Energy Collective)
Texas
- Bayfront Wind Turbines Can't Keep a Pace: Salt, Wind Take Spin out of Devices
(Corpus Christi Caller, TX)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Former Apple Engineers Create 'World's First
Learning Thermostat' (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
White
Roofs & the Dangers of Geoengineering (Washington
Post)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Nissan
Betting Big on Electric Cars Despite Poor Sales (USA
Today)
Charge
Your Car While You Shop Now Available In Portland (Oregon Public Radio)
The
Rise of the Eco-Concierge - Will there soon be thousands of consultants on hand
to help us go green? (Christian Science Monitor)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Faster Broadband, But Who Needs It? (NY Times)
High-Speed Internet Boosts Business (Orlando
Business Journal)
IPads Change Economics, and Speed, of Hotel Wi-Fi (NY
Times)
Inside Comcast’s Massive IP VOD Network (GigaOM)
Netflix Shares Tank Amid Backlash & Defections (Associated
Press)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Redistricting Proposal Puts Sheldon, Sitting
Senator in the Same District (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton,
WA)
GENERAL NEWS
La Niña Continues to Strengthen - Latest forecasts
point toward La Niña as strong as 2010-2011 episode (KIRO Broadcasting,
Seattle)
RainWatch Could Help You, City Responders Get Ahead
of the Storm (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)
Tahuya Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Shooting
Neighbor (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Northwest Lawmakers Fighting EPA Boiler Rules (Bend
Bulletin, OR)
DIVERSIONS
Old-Time Radio Convention Signing Off After 36
Years As March of Time Takes Its Toll
Watch: Disgruntled Employee Quits Job, Backed by
Brass Band
NY Couple Tries To Trademark 'Occupy Wall St.'
Weapon of Ice Destruction: A Snowball Launching
Crossbow
SONG OF THE DAY
Heart
- Sylvan Song/Dream of the Archer
