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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Pacific Gas & Electric to Be Penalized $1.4
Billion for San Bruno Explosion (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Google Grant Helps Explore Broadband in Rural
Oregon (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Faster Broadband Begets Faster Broadband, Report
Says (Washington Post)
SolarWorld
AG Reports Strong Demand as Shipments Reach Near-Record Levels (Oregonian,
Portland)
Governor Intent on Meeting Water Supply
Demands in Eastern Washington (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Pacific Gas & Electric to Be Penalized $1.4 Billion for San Bruno Explosion
- Communities Going into Power Business to Cut Cost, Carbon Footprint – “New on the menu: locally curated energy”
- Port of Portland Wants to Build $500 Million Propane Terminal
- Oregon: Car Hits Power Pole, Igniting Field Fire
- Xcel Subsidiary Asks FERC to Assert Authority in Boulder Move to Create Municipal Utility
- Illinois: Copper Thieves Cut Down Power Poles
- Public Power: Locally Grown, Locally Owned
- 748 Pounds of Salmon Seized in Columbia River Compliance Check
- The Role of Social Media in Wiping Out Passenger Pigeons, and Conserving Species Now
- Governor Intent on Meeting Water Supply Demands in Eastern Washington
- Pleading Poverty: Victoria, BC Mayor Says Funding for Sewer Treatment in Jeopardy
- Idaho: Lake Pend Oreille Operations Discussed
- California Drought: Irrigation Irritation Running Rampant over Water Wasters
- SolarWorld AG Reports Strong Demand as Shipments Reach Near-Record Levels
- Utah Commission Rejects Proposed Fee for Solar Homes
- Five Lessons Solar Marketers Can Learn from the ALS Icebucket Challenge
- Europe is Burning Our Forests for “Renewable” Energy. Wait, What?
- Pay-TV Industry Driving Hundreds of Millions in Energy Efficiency
- Do Revolving Doors Actually Save Energy?
- Global Warming: How Rising Alpine Vegetation Could Hit California Water Supply
- Study Links Polar Vortex Chills to Melting Sea Ice
- Google Grant Helps Explore Broadband in Rural Oregon
- Faster Broadband Begets Faster Broadband, Report Says
- Wyden, Stalwart Defender of Open Internet - Oregon senator continues push for net neutrality
- Cleveland Welcomes Growing Field of Server Farms
- AT&T: Cities Shouldn’t Offer Broadband Because We Might Later
- Everything Connected to the Internet, in One Map
- Isis Wallet Rebrands to Avoid Confusion with Militant Group
- Study: Social Media Users Shy Away from Opinions
- Three Experts Discuss the Roles of Humor, Trust & Social Media in Your Content Marketing
- Fourth Congressional District - Hastings Expected to Endorse Newhouse Today
- Shelton Police Department Gets a New Chief
- Port of Shelton Approves Lease with another Marijuana Processor
- Tuesday Thunderstorms, Heavy Rains Sock Puget Sound during Commute
- Seattle Finishes Second Warmest July-August on Record
- Home Depot Probes Possible Credit Card Data Breach
- Tension as Seattle ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’ Vote Delayed
Blandish
• \BLANN-dish\ • Verb - 1: to coax or persuade with flattery: cajole 2: to act
or speak in a flattering or coaxing manner.
Blandishments
aside
Haggis
is Haggis, always
Not
my cup of guts
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Pacific Gas & Electric to Be Penalized $1.4
Billion for San Bruno Explosion (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Communities Going into Power Business to Cut
Cost, Carbon Footprint – “New on the menu: locally curated energy” (Los Angeles
Times, CA)
Port of Portland Wants to Build $500 Million Propane
Terminal (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
Oregon: Car Hits Power Pole, Igniting Field Fire
(Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Xcel Subsidiary Asks FERC to Assert Authority in Boulder
Move to Create Municipal Utility (American Public Power Association)
Illinois: Copper Thieves Cut Down Power Poles
(WSIL-TV, Harrisburg, IL)
Public Power: Locally Grown, Locally Owned (American
Public Power Association – Public Power Lines, Blog)
FISH & WILDLIFE
748 Pounds of
Salmon Seized in Columbia River Compliance Check (KPTV-TV, Portland, OR)
The Role of
Social Media in Wiping Out Passenger Pigeons, and Conserving Species Now (NY Times)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Governor Intent on Meeting Water Supply
Demands in Eastern Washington (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Pleading Poverty: Victoria, BC Mayor Says Funding
for Sewer Treatment in Jeopardy (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Idaho: Lake Pend Oreille Operations Discussed
(Coeur d’Alene Press, ID)
California Drought: Irrigation Irritation
Running Rampant over Water Wasters (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
SolarWorld
AG Reports Strong Demand as Shipments Reach Near-Record Levels (Oregonian,
Portland)
Utah
Commission Rejects Proposed Fee for Solar Homes (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
Five Lessons Solar Marketers Can Learn from
the ALS Icebucket Challenge (Renewable Energy World)
Europe
is Burning Our Forests for “Renewable” Energy. Wait, What? (Grist Online)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Pay-TV
Industry Driving Hundreds of Millions in Energy Efficiency (Fierce Energy)
Do
Revolving Doors Actually Save Energy? (Vox)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Global
Warming: How Rising Alpine Vegetation Could Hit California Water Supply (Christian
Science Monitor)
Study
Links Polar Vortex Chills to Melting Sea Ice (Associated
Press)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Google Grant Helps Explore Broadband in Rural Oregon
(Portland Business Journal, OR)
Faster Broadband Begets Faster Broadband, Report
Says (Washington Post)
Wyden, Stalwart Defender of Open Internet - Oregon
senator continues push for net neutrality (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Cleveland Welcomes Growing Field of Server Farms (Associated Press)
AT&T: Cities Shouldn’t Offer Broadband Because
We Might Later (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Cities-Shouldnt-Offer-Broadband-Because-We-Might-Later-130298
Everything Connected to the Internet, in One Map
(Washington Post)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Isis Wallet Rebrands to Avoid Confusion with
Militant Group (Mashable)
Study: Social Media Users Shy Away from Opinions (Associated Press)
Three Experts Discuss the Roles of Humor, Trust &
Social Media in Your Content Marketing (AdWeek)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Fourth Congressional District - Hastings Expected to
Endorse Newhouse Today (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Shelton Police
Department Gets a New Chief (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Port of Shelton Approves
Lease with another Marijuana Processor (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Tuesday Thunderstorms, Heavy Rains Sock Puget Sound
during Commute (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Seattle Finishes
Second Warmest July-August on Record (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Home Depot Probes Possible Credit Card Data Breach (Associated Press)
Tension as Seattle ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’ Vote
Delayed (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Marshawn
Lynch, Real-Life Skittles Superfan, Even Works Out with the Candies
Want
to Board an Alaska Airlines Flight Early? Wear a Russell Wilson Jersey
‘She
Blinded Me with Science’ Star Becomes Teacher
Hillsboro
Hops Mascot Creates ‘What is It?’ Confusion at Chicago’s Wrigley Field
SONG OF THE DAY
Thomas
Dolby Live - She Blinded Me with Science
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