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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Salmon BiOp Challengers Request Court Appoint
Settlement Judge, Science Panel for Remand (Columbia Basin Bulletin,)
In Colorado, a Power Struggle With the Power
Company (NY Times)
Idaho
Wind Companies Get Second Chance to Build Projects - A federal ruling means renewable
energy projects may get built in Idaho despite rejection last year (Idaho
Statesman, Boise)
Obama's
Energy Loan Review May Rope in Electric-Car Makers (USA Today)
FCC Overhauls a Telephone Subsidy (NY Times)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- In Colorado, a Power Struggle With the Power Company
- Kimberly-Clark Buys Generating Equipment from Snohomish PUD for $26.5M
- Oregon - Lane County Utility Bill Aid Could Be Slashed
- Montana - Beartooth Electric Delays Decision on Rate Increase, Plans to Hire Lawyer
- Oregon - Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative Begins Process to Return Unclaimed Capital Credits
- Sleeping Driver Blamed for Redmond Area Crash, Fire, Power Outage
- Intalco Workers Approve New Contract, Avert Strike at Ferndale Smelter
- Avista Electric Customers to See Drop in Bill?
- Fitch Rates Klickitat PUD's 2011A & 2011B Bonds 'A-'; Outlook to Negative
- Puget Sound Energy Reduces Natural Gas Bills
- Northwest Natural Gas rates to drop Nov. 1
- Bavaria to Swap Nuclear for Fossil Energy
- Salmon BiOp Challengers Request Court Appoint Settlement Judge, Science Panel for Remand
- Should Salmon Farms Move Inland?
- Editorial - A Shadow Falls on Salmon
- Better Video: National Geographic Films Condit Dam Breaching
- Belfair Water District Cash Flow Problem
- Idaho Wind Companies Get Second Chance to Build Projects
- Swauk Ranch Wind-Power Project OK'd - But Much More Work is Required
- Wind Farm Will Harvest Palouse’s Bounty
- Vestas Plunges Most in Eight Years After Cutting Forecasts
- Massachusetts - Federal Appeals Court Deals Cape Wind Blow
- Shohomish PUD’s Jackson Hydro Receives Low Impact Certification
- More Than 200 Hear Biomass Opponent in Port Townsend
- Colorado Biomass - Aspen Qualifies for $32M Grant for Renewable Energy Efforts
- Solar Panels Provide Jolt to Bremerton High Science Class
- Clean Energy 'Gold Rush' in Mojave Spurs Backlash
- US Government Dollars Not Enough to Save Beacon Power from Bankruptcy
- South Dakota - Hyde County Wind Project on Hold - Customer Uncertainty Stalls Plans
- Cut Heating Bills by 30% by Adding Insulation
- Editorial - Washington State: Other States Could Learn from Our Efforts to Save Energy
- Pacific Northwest Utilities, Energy Efficiency Groups Help Shift Consumers to Most Efficient TVs
- Factoring Energy Efficiency into a Home's Value
- Countries Must Plan for Climate Refugees
- Obama's Energy Loan Review May Rope in Electric-Car Makers
- Op/Ed - Why Oregon Can Lead the Green Business Revolution
- FCC Overhauls a Telephone Subsidy
- FCC Clears Up Its Powerline Broadband Rules
- Big Data, Speed and the Future of Computing
- Digital-Streaming Fees to Get Spookier
- Google Redesign In Search of Apple-Like Cool
- Challenge of Ruling Lands McKenna in New Beef
- Washington Poll Shows Liquor Privatization Initiative Leading
- Heavy Snow in Northeast, When Will Northwest Snow Arrive?
- Experts Warn: Prepare for Higher Landslide Risk This Winter
- Washington Apple Growers Scrambling to Find Workers
- The Most & Least Expensive Places in Washington
WORD OF THE DAY
Impetuous • \im-PETCH-uh-wuss\ • Adjective - 1: marked by impulsive
vehemence or passion 2: marked by force and violence of movement or action
“Ah, yes; the impetuous actions of our youngsters,” cackled the grizzled
railroad engineer to his fireman. “Remember last year when the young fella
running in the switching yard tripped over a lever and sent four trains bound
for Seattle to Spokane instead?”
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
In Colorado, a Power Struggle With the Power
Company (NY Times)
Kimberly-Clark Buys Generating Equipment from Snohomish
PUD for $26.5M (Everett Herald, WA)
Oregon - Lane County Utility Bill Aid Could Be
Slashed: Cuts in the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program are to
blame (Eugene Register Guard, OR)
Montana - Beartooth Electric Delays Decision on
Rate Increase, Plans to Hire Lawyer (Billings Gazette, MT)
Oregon - Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative Begins
Process to Return Unclaimed Capital Credits (Curry County Reporter, Gold Beach,
OR)
Sleeping Driver Blamed for Redmond Area Crash,
Fire, Power Outage (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)
Intalco Workers Approve New Contract, Avert Strike
at Ferndale Smelter - Looks like they wanted a little sugar for helping to
lobby Bonneville Power Administration (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Avista Electric Customers to See Drop in Bill?
(KAYU-TV, Spokane, WA)
Fitch Rates Klickitat PUD's 2011A & 2011B Bonds
'A-'; Outlook to Negative (iStock Analyst)
Puget Sound Energy Reduces Natural Gas Bills (KELA
Radio, Centralia, WA)
Northwest Natural Gas rates to drop Nov. 1 (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
Bavaria to Swap Nuclear for Fossil Energy (The
Energy Collective)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Salmon BiOp Challengers Request Court Appoint
Settlement Judge, Science Panel for Remand (Columbia Basin Bulletin,)
Should Salmon Farms Move Inland? (NY Times)
Editorial - A Shadow Falls on Salmon (Oregonian, Portland)
Better Video: National Geographic Films Condit
Dam Breaching (Sightline Daily)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Belfair
Water District Cash Flow Problem (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Idaho
Wind Companies Get Second Chance to Build Projects - A federal ruling means
renewable energy projects may get built in Idaho despite rejection last year (Idaho
Statesman, Boise)
Swauk
Ranch Wind-Power Project OK'd - But Much More Work is Required (Ellensburg
Daily Record, WA)
Wind
Farm Will Harvest Palouse’s Bounty (Earth Techling)
Vestas
Plunges Most in Eight Years After Cutting Forecasts (Bloomberg Business Week)
Massachusetts
- Federal Appeals Court Deals Cape Wind Blow (Boston Business Journal)
Shohomish
PUD’s Jackson Hydro Receives Low Impact Certification (Snohomish Times, WA)
More
Than 200 Hear Biomass Opponent in Port Townsend (Peninsula Daily News, Port
Angeles, WA)
Colorado
Biomass - Aspen Qualifies for $32M Grant for Renewable Energy Efforts (Lufkin
Daily News, CO)
Solar
Panels Provide Jolt to Bremerton High Science Class (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Clean Energy 'Gold Rush' in Mojave Spurs Backlash (Christian
Science Monitor)
US
Government Dollars Not Enough to Save Beacon Power from Bankruptcy (Boston
Business Journal, MA)
South
Dakota - Hyde County Wind Project on Hold - Customer Uncertainty Stalls Plans
(Sioux Falls Argus-Leader, SD)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Cut Heating Bills by 30% by Adding Insulation (Everett
Herald, WA)
Editorial - Washington State: Other States Could
Learn from Our Efforts to Save Energy (Olympian, WA)
Pacific Northwest Utilities, Energy Efficiency
Groups Help Shift Consumers to Most Efficient TVs (Clean Technica)
Factoring Energy Efficiency into a Home's Value (Los
Angeles Times, CA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Countries
Must Plan for Climate Refugees (Reuters)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Obama's
Energy Loan Review May Rope in Electric-Car Makers (USA Today)
Op/Ed
- Why Oregon Can Lead the Green Business Revolution (Oregonian, Portland)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
FCC Overhauls a Telephone Subsidy (NY Times)
FCC Clears Up Its Powerline Broadband Rules - But
It's Too Little Too Late For the 'Great Broadband Hope' (Broadband Reports)
Big Data, Speed and the Future of Computing (NY
Times)
Digital-Streaming Fees to Get Spookier (Seattle
Times)
Google Redesign In Search of Apple-Like Cool (Seattle
Times)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Challenge of Ruling Lands McKenna in New Beef (Seattle
Times)
Washington Poll Shows Liquor Privatization
Initiative Leading (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)
GENERAL NEWS
Heavy Snow in Northeast, When Will Northwest Snow
Arrive? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)
Experts Warn: Prepare for Higher Landslide Risk
This Winter (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Washington Apple Growers Scrambling to Find Workers
(Seattle Times)
The Most & Least Expensive Places in Washington
(Associated Press)
DIVERSIONS
Pizza Crusade: Domino's Managers Charged With
Burning Down Rival Papa John's Store
'Dentally Defective Rat': Canadian Lawmaker Rails
against Beaver as National Symbol
'Miracle Dog' Survives Gas Chamber
SONG OF THE DAY
Electric
Light Orchestra - I'm Alive
