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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Hearing
in Tri-Cities Considers Future of Columbia River Treaty with Canada (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)
Downtown Stretch Remains Dark as Portland General
Electric Struggles to Get the Lights On (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Biomass
Cogeneration Plant at Nippon Paper Mill Undergoing Tests (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Mayor: New Seattle High-Speed Internet Network
Delayed, Possibly Dead (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
How
Much Can One State Pollute Another’s Skies? Supreme Court to Hear Case
(Christian Science Monitor)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Hearing in Tri-Cities Considers Future of Columbia River Treaty with Canada
- Committee Field Hearing Stresses Importance of Power, Flood Control in Future Columbia River Treaty Negotiations
- Downtown Stretch Remains Dark as Portland General Electric Struggles to Get the Lights On
- Natural Gas Futures Jump as Cold Weather Rolls In
- First Nations Open BC Hydro’s Site C Dam Hearings with Drums, Singing
- First Nations Split over BC Hydro’s Site C Dam Megaproject
- Arkansas Grid Attack Suspect is Indicted
- Fighting Back Against Power Theft
- Op/Ed: Congressman Hastings - Salmon Recovery Plays a Vital Role
- How Much Can One State Pollute Another’s Skies? Supreme Court to Hear Case
- Biomass Cogeneration Plant at Nippon Paper Mill Undergoing Tests
- Vestas’ Nova Scotia Order Could Fortify Portland Operations
- Tips for Reducing Winter Heating Bills
- How Much Energy Does Your iPhone (And Other Devices) Really Use?
- California Cap & Trade Expanding in 2014 after Successful 2013
- New Palo Alto Homes to Come Electric Vehicle Charger Ready
- Mayor: New Seattle High-Speed Internet Network Delayed, Possibly Dead
- Google Scraps $300 Million Hong Kong Data Center
- FCC to Vote Thursday to Allow Voice Calls on Planes
- Google Fiber Shows How Not to Install a Telecom Cabinet
- Kobe & Messi: How Viral Marketing Sausage Is Made
- Kitzhaber Launches Fourth Run for Governor of Oregon
- Lost Power? Six Ways to Stay Safe during a Blackout
- Cold Dis-Comfort: Antarctica Set Record of -135.8
- Scam Artist Calls Wrong Number, Gets Caught
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Hearing
in Tri-Cities Considers Future of Columbia River Treaty with Canada (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)
Committee Field Hearing Stresses Importance of Power,
Flood Control in Future Columbia River Treaty Negotiations (U-S House of
Representatives, Natural Resources Committee)
Downtown Stretch Remains Dark as Portland General
Electric Struggles to Get the Lights On (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Natural Gas Futures Jump as Cold Weather Rolls In
(Associated Press)
First Nations Open BC Hydro’s Site C Dam Hearings
with Drums, Singing (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
First Nations Split over BC Hydro’s Site C Dam
Megaproject (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
Arkansas Grid Attack Suspect is Indicted (Electric Co-op Today)
Fighting Back Against Power Theft (Electric Co-op
Today)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Op/Ed: Congressman Hastings - Salmon Recovery
Plays a Vital Role (Omak Chronicle, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
How
Much Can One State Pollute Another’s Skies? Supreme Court to Hear Case (Christian
Science Monitor)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Biomass
Cogeneration Plant at Nippon Paper Mill Undergoing Tests (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Vestas’
Nova Scotia Order Could Fortify Portland Operations (Sustainable Business Oregon)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Tips
for Reducing Winter Heating Bills (KGW-TV,
Portland, OR)
How
Much Energy Does Your iPhone (And Other Devices) Really Use? (Forbes Magazine)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
California
Cap & Trade Expanding in 2014 after Successful 2013 (The Energy Collective)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
New
Palo Alto Homes to Come Electric Vehicle Charger Ready (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Mayor: New Seattle High-Speed Internet Network
Delayed, Possibly Dead (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Google Scraps $300 Million Hong Kong Data Center (Silicon
Valley Business Journal, CA)
FCC to Vote Thursday to Allow Voice Calls on Planes
(Broadband Reports)
Google
Fiber Shows How Not to Install a Telecom Cabinet (Broadband
Reports)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Kobe & Messi: How Viral Marketing Sausage Is
Made (Mashable)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Kitzhaber Launches Fourth Run for Governor of
Oregon (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
GENERAL NEWS
Lost Power? Six Ways to Stay Safe during a Blackout
(USA Today)
Cold Dis-Comfort: Antarctica Set Record of -135.8 (Associated Press)
Scam Artist Calls Wrong Number, Gets Caught (KATU-TV,
Portland, OR)
DIVERSIONS
49ers
Ask Neighboring Businesses to Change Work Hours So Team Can Play Monday Night
Football
The
Fascinating Story of Why U-S Parks Are Full of Squirrels
Passenger
Wakes Up In Locked United Jet
Eleanor
Parker Dies at 91; Played Baroness in ‘The Sound Of Music’
SONG OF THE DAY
Elenore
- The Turtles
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