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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Fate
of Aluminum Subsidy Warrants Explanation from Bonneville Power Administration,
Court Says (Courthouse News Service)
Pacific Power Wants 9.5% Residential Rate
Increase (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Columbia River Fall Salmon Surge, But Endangered
Chinook & Sockeye Runs Are Still Struggling (Oregonian, Portland)
Oregon:
Wind Project Planners Consider Golden Eagles - A count of the birds is ongoing
near proposed wind farm close to John Day River (Bend Bulletin, OR)
Simpson Lumber Company: Mill Sale Rumors? (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Fate of Aluminum Subsidy Warrants Explanation from Bonneville Power Administration, Court Says
- ICNU vs Bonneville Power Administration
- Pacific Power Wants 9.5% Residential Rate Increase
- Canadian Company Shelves Similkameen Dam Plan
- Energy Northwest Picked for Bonneville Power Administration Pilot Project
- California's Chief Energy Regulator Recuses Himself from Critical Utility Proceeding
- Woman Gets $2,000 Power Bill from Seattle City Light
- Tennessee: First American Nuke Plant in 21st Century to Open Soon
- FERC Moves to Clarify Role for Public Power in Order 1000 Transmission Planning
- U-S Senate Confirms Obama's Pick for No. 2 at Department of Energy
- Maryland: Chevy Chase Woman Refuses to Pay Pepco to Opt Out of Smart Meters
- Twelve Tips to Prepare for Power Outages #NatlPrep
- Columbia River Fall Salmon Surge, But Endangered Chinook & Sockeye Runs Are Still Struggling
- Columbia River Spawning Salmon Ready for Their Close Up
- Building Bridges for Fish
- Judge Tosses Lawsuit over Washington State Fish Consumption Rates
- Shellfish Tell Puget Sound's Polluted Tale
- Oregon: Wind Project Planners Consider Golden Eagles
- U-S to Train Veterans to Install Solar Panels
- When the Power's Out, Solar Panels May Not Keep the Lights On
- Heating a Skyscraper with a Data Center: Amazon's One-Of-A-Kind Solution
- New Refrigerator Efficiency Standards Mean Your Next Fridge Will Cost More But Sip Electricity, Says U-S DOE & Industry
- Antarctic Ice at Record-High Growth, Arctic Continues to Lose
- Canada Set to Fuel U-S. Emission Reduction Efforts
- Local Group Shows It's Simple to Drive Electric During National Drive Electric Week
- Op/Ed: Is an All-Green Energy Strategy Worth the Cost?
- Use Your Dead Pet to Power The Grid. It’s What Miss Toots Would Have Wanted
- Wheeler: We Shouldn't Subsidize Broadband Slower than 10 Mbps
- World Wide Web Inventor Slams Internet Fast Lanes: ‘It’s Bribery.’
- Net Neutrality Comments to FCC Overwhelmingly One-Sided, Study Says
- Adventures in Press Restrictions in the Olympic Wilderness
- Facebook Tweaks News Feed to Surface Fresher Content
- Microsoft-NFL Tablet Deal Confuses TV Announcers
- Retailer Forgets to Check the News, Sends Email Welcoming an Independent Scotland
- ‘Happy in Tehran’ Dancers Are Given Suspended Sentences
- Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
- Internal Review Shows University of Washington’s GEAR UP Program Misused $50K in Expenses
- Simpson Lumber Company: Mill Sale Rumors?
- Microsoft Cutting 2,100 Jobs in Second Round of Layoffs
- Marijuana Money Boosts Washington’s Budget
- Hundreds of People Expected at Washington State’s First Cannabis Job Fair
- Scots Spurn Independence in Historic Vote, Nationalist Leader Resigns
- Fall is Just Around the Corner
Unctuous
• \UNK-choo-uss\ • adjective - 1. Of the nature or quality of an unguent or
ointment; fatty; oily; greasy 2. Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain
minerals. 3. Insincerely or excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or
speech; marked by a false or smug earnestness or agreeableness.
After
spending four excruciating hours listening to the unctuous sales pitch from a
“no money down” real estate shyster, Ambrose left the meeting with three
things: a headache crying out for the strongest remedy he could find; a cheap
combination flashlight, radio, can opener, espresso maker; and a strong desire
for a long, hot shower with plenty of soap.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Fate
of Aluminum Subsidy Warrants Explanation from Bonneville Power Administration,
Court Says (Courthouse News Service)
ICNU vs Bonneville Power Administration (Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals)
Pacific Power Wants 9.5% Residential Rate
Increase (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Canadian Company Shelves Similkameen Dam Plan - Proposed
541 Foot Dam Is Not Financially Viable, Says Fortis Inc. (Oroville
Gazette-Tribune, WA)
Energy Northwest Picked for Bonneville Power
Administration Pilot Project (Tri-City Herald, WA)
California's Chief Energy Regulator Recuses
Himself from Critical Utility Proceeding (Forbes Magazine)
Woman Gets $2,000 Power Bill from Seattle City
Light (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Tennessee: First American Nuke Plant in 21st
Century to Open Soon “…“an investment in that [low-carbon] demand for at least
40 years to come…” (Forbes Magazine)
FERC Moves to Clarify Role for Public Power in Order
1000 Transmission Planning (American Public Power Association)
U-S Senate Confirms Obama's Pick for No. 2 at Department
of Energy (Politico)
Maryland: Chevy
Chase Woman Refuses to Pay Pepco to Opt Out of Smart Meters (Gaithersburg
Gazette, MD)
Twelve Tips to Prepare for Power Outages
#NatlPrep (American Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Columbia River Fall Salmon Surge, But Endangered Chinook
& Sockeye Runs Are Still Struggling (Oregonian, Portland)
Columbia River Spawning Salmon Ready for Their
Close Up (Oregon Public Braodcasting)
Building Bridges for Fish (Bonneville Power
Administration)
Judge Tosses Lawsuit over Washington State Fish
Consumption Rates (Associated Press)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Shellfish Tell Puget Sound's Polluted Tale (Northwest
Public Radio)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Oregon:
Wind Project Planners Consider Golden Eagles - A count of the birds is ongoing
near proposed wind farm close to John Day River (Bend Bulletin, OR)
U-S
to Train Veterans to Install Solar Panels (Associated
Press)
When
the Power's Out, Solar Panels May Not Keep the Lights On (National Public
Radio)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Heating
a Skyscraper with a Data Center: Amazon's One-Of-A-Kind Solution (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
New Refrigerator Efficiency Standards Mean Your
Next Fridge Will Cost More But Sip Electricity, Says U-S DOE & Industry
(Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Antarctic
Ice at Record-High Growth, Arctic Continues to Lose (Christian Science Monitor)
Canada
Set to Fuel U-S. Emission Reduction Efforts (Globe & Mail, Canada)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Local
Group Shows It's Simple to Drive Electric During National Drive Electric Week (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)
Op/Ed:
Is an All-Green Energy Strategy Worth the Cost? (Kitsap Peninsula Business
Journal)
Use
Your Dead Pet to Power The Grid. It’s What Miss Toots Would Have Wanted (Grist Online)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Wheeler: We Shouldn't Subsidize Broadband Slower than
10 Mbps (Broadband Reports)
World Wide Web Inventor Slams Internet Fast Lanes:
‘It’s Bribery.’ (Washington Post)
Net Neutrality Comments to FCC Overwhelmingly
One-Sided, Study Says (NY Times)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Adventures in Press Restrictions in the Olympic Wilderness
(Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Facebook Tweaks News Feed to Surface Fresher
Content (Mashable)
Microsoft-NFL Tablet Deal Confuses TV Announcers (Everett
Herald, WA)
Retailer Forgets to Check the News, Sends Email
Welcoming an Independent Scotland (Consumerist)
‘Happy in Tehran’ Dancers Are Given Suspended
Sentences (NY Times)
Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Internal Review Shows University of Washington’s GEAR
UP Program Misused $50K in Expenses (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Simpson Lumber Company: Mill Sale Rumors? (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
Microsoft Cutting 2,100 Jobs in Second Round of
Layoffs (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Marijuana Money Boosts Washington’s Budget (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
Hundreds of People Expected at Washington State’s First
Cannabis Job Fair (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Scots Spurn Independence in Historic Vote,
Nationalist Leader Resigns (Reuters)
Fall is Just Around the Corner (KGW-TV, Portland,
OR)
DIVERSIONS
From
Bugs Bunny to Wile E. Coyote: The Animation Genius of Chuck Jones
September
19 - International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Dude, Your Armpit is on Fire - Prankster's Caper
Led to Idaho Car Crash
First
Person to Buy an iPhone 6 Drops It on Live TV
SONG OF THE DAY
Warner
Brothers - What’s Opera Doc
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