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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Avista Reports Slightly Lower Earnings (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
Energy Minister to Review BC Hydro Bonuses
(Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Names New
Executive Director (Sustainable Business Oregon)
Snow Forecast for Washington State Mountain Passes
(Associated Press)
Tax
Credits for Solar in Washington State: Connections Missed (Crosscut Seattle)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Avista Reports Slightly Lower Earnings
- Energy Minister to Review BC Hydro Bonuses
- BC Hydro Bonuses Set Off Political Sparks
- Washington Court Rules Against Grays Harbor PUD in Emergency Contract Dispute
- Bonneville Power Administration Replacing Copper Wire with Less Valuable Substitute to Deter Substation Break-Ins
- Chelan PUD Saves Millions Refinancing Bonds
- Cascade Natural Gas Seeks Another Rate Cut
- Boulder Issues 2B, 2C: Municipalization, Related Tax Narrowly Approved
- When Each Bad Storm Means More Dark Days
- Feds: Response to Northeast US Snowstorm Slower Than to Irene
- New York - Cops: Wife Stole Electricity, Hubby Busted Too
- Boulder Finds 'Smart Grid' Slow, Pricey
- Fission Feared at Fukushima Reactor No. 2
- Chum Salmon Back in South Sound Streams
- Coho Counts Are Jumping
- US Senator Cantwell Wants to Confirm Salmon Virus
- Commentary - A West Coast Salmon Epidemic: Get Ahead of It & Get Canada Off Its Behind
- Mason County to Front Funds for Belfair Water District's Bills
- Washington Plans Dam Inspection Fee Hike
- Tax Credits for Solar in Washington State: Connections Missed
- Canada - Rebates Available for Wood & Pellet Heating
- Canada - Green Rush to Bioenergy, Biofuels an 'Environmental Fiasco', Says Greenpeace
- United Kingdom - Nine In Ten Homes Will Have to Spend More to Qualify for Solar Subsidies
- US Clean Tech Companies Get More Venture Capital
- Former Head of Bankrupt Solar Energy Firm Was Awarded $456,000 Severance Agreement
- Is Clean Energy Headed for a Crisis?
- Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Names New Executive Director
- Negawatts and Megawatts – When Less Makes Money
- Report Shows Carbon Footprint Beyond Oregon's Borders
- Old Snow Stays in Rockies, Adds to Glaciers' Size
- Do We Have the Technology to Tackle Global Warming? Ask California
- Louisiana - Commerce Department Revokes $80 Million Internet Stimulus Grant
- Data Centers a Bright Spot for Commercial Real Estate
- When Will Broadband Finally Kill Local Storage?
- Google Ready to Roll Out Revamped Gmail Service
- Yahoo to Buy Interclick for $270 Million
- Darcy Burner Running for Congress Again in Different Washington State District
- Chutzpah: Ex-City Manager Sues Bell
- Snow Forecast for Washington State Mountain Passes
- Mason County Commissioners OK Sales Tax Increase for Mental Health
- Washington State Fears Broad Impact of Possible Wenatchee Area Arena Default
- US Park Service Sued Over Fatal Olympic Peninsula Goat Goring
- Exploding Cargo Containers Prompt Emergency Action at Local Ports
- Defendant Stabs Third Lawyer With Writing Tool
- Name Change for Mason County Fairgrounds
WORD OF THE DAY
Undulate • \UND-yuh-layt\ • Verb - 1: to form or
move in waves: fluctuate 2: to rise and fall in volume, pitch, or cadence 3: to
present a wavy appearance
The newly converted audiophile was going all fanboy
over his vinyl record collection to his snickering, digital music-obsessed
friends. Unfortunately, he had not counted on the fatal flaw of his favorite
media…heat. His prized “Astral Weeks” album had suffered horribly from the
previous summer’s record temperatures….undulating aggressively on the
turntable, making Van Morrison sound like “Alvin the Chipmunk” on Quaaludes.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Avista Reports Slightly Lower Earnings (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
Energy Minister to Review BC Hydro Bonuses (Victoria
Times Colonist, BC)
BC Hydro Bonuses Set Off Political Sparks (Victoria
Times Colonist, BC)
Washington Court Rules Against Grays Harbor PUD in Emergency
Contract Dispute (Associated Press)
Bonneville Power Administration Replacing Copper
Wire with Less Valuable Substitute to Deter Substation Break-Ins (Bonneville
Power Administration)
Chelan PUD Saves Millions Refinancing Bonds (Lake
Chelan Mirror, WA)
Cascade Natural Gas Seeks Another Rate Cut (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Boulder Issues 2B, 2C: Municipalization, Related
Tax Narrowly Approved (Boulder Daily Camera, CO)
When Each Bad Storm Means More Dark Days (NY Times)
Feds: Response to Northeast US Snowstorm Slower
Than to Irene (USA Today)
New York - Cops: Wife Stole Electricity, Hubby
Busted Too (North Country Gazette,
Boulder Finds 'Smart Grid' Slow, Pricey (Bloomberg
News)
Fission Feared at Fukushima Reactor No. 2 - Tepco
claims scale is too small to affect shutdown effort (Japan Times)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Chum Salmon Back in South Sound Streams - Kennedy
Creek Nature Trail and McLane Creek Nature Trail offer outstanding views of
spawning beds (Olympian, WA)
Coho Counts Are Jumping (Wenatchee World, WA)
US Senator Cantwell Wants to Confirm Salmon Virus
(Associated Press)
Commentary - A West Coast Salmon Epidemic: Get Ahead
of It & Get Canada Off Its Behind (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Mason County to Front Funds for Belfair Water
District's Bills (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Washington Plans Dam Inspection Fee Hike (Oregon
Public Broadcasting)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Tax
Credits for Solar in Washington State: Connections Missed (Crosscut Seattle)
Canada
- Rebates Available for Wood & Pellet Heating (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
Canada
- Green Rush to Bioenergy, Biofuels an 'Environmental Fiasco', Says Greenpeace
(Vancouver Sun, BC)
United
Kingdom - Nine In Ten Homes Will Have to Spend More to Qualify for Solar
Subsidies (The Guardian, UK)
US
Clean Tech Companies Get More Venture Capital (USA
Today)
Former
Head of Bankrupt Solar Energy Firm Was Awarded $456,000 Severance Agreement (Associated
Press)
Is
Clean Energy Headed for a Crisis? (Washington
Post)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Names New
Executive Director (Sustainable Business Oregon)
Negawatts and Megawatts – When Less Makes Money
(Scientific American)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Report
Shows Carbon Footprint Beyond Oregon's Borders - Products created out-of-state
account for more than half of Oregon's carbon footprint (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
Old
Snow Stays in Rockies, Adds to Glaciers' Size (Associated Press)
Do
We Have the Technology to Tackle Global Warming? Ask California (Washington Post)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Louisiana - Commerce Department Revokes $80 Million
Internet Stimulus Grant (Washington Post)
Data Centers a Bright Spot for Commercial Real
Estate (Washington Business Journal, DC)
When Will Broadband Finally Kill Local Storage?
(Gigaom)
Google Ready to Roll Out Revamped Gmail Service (San
Jose Mercury News, CA)
Yahoo to Buy Interclick for $270 Million (Associated
Press)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Darcy Burner Running for Congress Again in
Different Washington State District (KING-TV, Seattle)
Chutzpah: Ex-City Manager Sues Bell (Courthouse
News Service)
GENERAL NEWS
Snow Forecast for Washington State Mountain Passes (Associated
Press)
Mason County Commissioners OK Sales Tax Increase
for Mental Health (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Washington State Fears Broad Impact of Possible Wenatchee
Area Arena Default (Associated Press)
US Park Service Sued Over Fatal Olympic Peninsula
Goat Goring (Associated Press)
Exploding Cargo Containers Prompt Emergency Action
at Local Ports (KING-TV, Seattle)
Defendant Stabs Third Lawyer With Writing Tool
(KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)
Name Change for Mason County Fairgrounds (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Oregon Eagle Saved my 'Mouth-To-Beak' Healthy Again
Silver Bars Found at Landfill a Precious Discovery
Mexico Soldiers Seize Catapults Used to Fling Pot
Over Border
SONG OF THE DAY
Steve
Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle (Midnight Special)
Acoustic
Version
