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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Bonneville
Power Administration Revises Policy for Managing Seasonal Power Oversupply
(Bonneville Power Administration)
Mixed Reactions to Moniz for Energy Secretary (The
Energy Collective)
Huge Puget Sound Pink Salmon Run of 6.2-Million
Is Just a Part of What Should Be a Blissful Summer Fishing Season (Seattle Times, WA)
Oregon
Geothermal Plant Producing More Energy Than Expected (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
Facebook Responds to Criticisms of Newsfeed, Says
It’s Algorithms Are Designed to Keep Users Happy (GigaOM)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Bonneville Power Administration Revises Policy for Managing Seasonal Power Oversupply
- Mixed Reactions to Moniz for Energy Secretary
- Obama’s EPA, Energy Picks: Gregoire Left out in the Cold
- Montana – City of Great Falls May Be Off Hook for Power Plant Expenses
- Grays Harbor PUD Commissioners Take Questions from Protesters
- Franklin PUD Receives “Achievement of Excellence in Financial Reporting Award”
- Wanted: Innovators, Researchers & Partners to Advance Northwest Energy Solutions
- Tennessee’s Rural Electric Cooperatives Target Poll (sic) Attachment Bill
- Texas Electricity Will Be in Tight Supply This Summer, ERCOT Warns
- Op/Ed - Your Electric Bills Are Going Up
- Huge Puget Sound Pink Salmon Run of 6.2-Million Is Just a Part of What Should Be a Blissful Summer Fishing Season
- Oregon Updates List of Dams That Block Fish
- D-C Circuit Upholds Endangered Species Act Listing of Polar Bear
- As Portland Sewers Get Replaced, Some Residents Will Face Steep Connection Fees
- Oregon Geothermal Plant Producing More Energy Than Expected
- Power Plants Burning Old Tires to Make Electricity in Several Michigan Cities Prompt Concerns
- Solar Makers Turn a Laser-Like Focus on Boosting the Efficiency of Solar Cells
- Palo Alto Goes ‘Carbon Neutral’ with Electricity - Including Hydroelectricity
- Richland Looking to Update Street Lights
- Cree Launches an LED Bulb for Under $10
- Why Smart Grid Education is Crucial
- Appliances Aren’t Just Big Boxes Sitting in the Corner Anymore
- Volcanic Eruptions Might Lessen Greenhouse Effects
- Global Warming Could Help Arctic Shipping
- Washington State Lawmaker Backpedals After Saying Cyclists Pollute by Breathing
- High-Tech House Looks Like it Was Designed by Dr. Suess
- Top Tech Companies Plug into Renewable Power, Including Hydroelectricity
- Utah Broadband - Do Two ‘No’ Votes to Fund UTOPIA Signal Trouble for Agency?
- Internet Domain Scam Targeting Small Business Owners
- Georgia’s Ridiculous Anti-Broadband Bill Moves Forward - Despite Criticism From Locals, Industry Giants
- Facebook Responds to Criticisms of Newsfeed, Says It’s Algorithms Are Designed to Keep Users Happy
- Facebook’s Advertising Strategy Cannot Win
- Unplugged: Got Social? To Succeed, Companies Better
- Interior Secretary’s Confirmation Hits Snags over Proposed Road in Alaska
- Rural Tax Break Bill Dies in Washington State Senate
- Body Found in Steamboat Island Area Woods Identified as Seattle Woman
- Demand for Western Lumber Increases, While Log Supply is Tight
- Energy Secretary Nominee No Stranger to Hanford Tank Leaks
- Number of Applicants Delays Washington State’s Announcement of Marijuana Consultant
- Mason County’s Annual Science Fair March 16
WORD OF THE DAY
Allusion
• \uh-LOO-zhun\ • Noun - 1: an implied or indirect reference especially in
literature; also: the use of such references 2: the act of making an indirect
reference to something: the act of alluding to something
The
proofreader smirked as she swiped the tip of her red ball-point pen profusely
across the feeble reportage of the newspaper’s cub reporter. “Like a phoenix
rising from the ashes, the local basketball five appears to have saved the job
of their coach by winning the last game of the season,” the article gushed. “What
the allusion lacked,” mused the proofreader, “was the fact that the local pro
team went 1-81; a record for futility.”
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Bonneville
Power Administration Revises Policy for Managing Seasonal Power Oversupply
(Bonneville Power Administration)
Mixed Reactions to Moniz for Energy Secretary
(The Energy Collective)
Obama’s EPA, Energy Picks: Gregoire Left out in
the Cold (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
Montana – City of Great Falls May Be Off Hook for
Power Plant Expenses (Great Falls Tribune, MT)
Grays Harbor PUD Commissioners Take Questions
from Protesters (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Franklin PUD Receives “Achievement of Excellence
in Financial Reporting Award” (Franklin County PUD, Pasco, WA)
Wanted: Innovators, Researchers & Partners to
Advance Northwest Energy Solutions (Bonneville Power Administration)
Tennessee’s Rural Electric Cooperatives Target Poll
(sic) Attachment Bill (Associated Press)
Texas Electricity Will Be in Tight Supply This
Summer, ERCOT Warns (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Op/Ed - Your Electric Bills Are Going Up
(Washington Times, DC)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Huge Puget Sound Pink Salmon Run of 6.2-Million
Is Just a Part of What Should Be a Blissful Summer Fishing Season (Seattle Times, WA)
Oregon Updates List of Dams That Block Fish (Associated Press)
D-C Circuit Upholds Endangered Species Act
Listing of Polar Bear (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
As
Portland Sewers Get Replaced, Some Residents Will Face Steep Connection Fees (Oregonian,
Portland, OR)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Oregon
Geothermal Plant Producing More Energy Than Expected (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
Power Plants Burning Old Tires to Make
Electricity in Several Michigan Cities Prompt Concerns (Associated Press)
Solar Makers Turn a Laser-Like Focus on
Boosting the Efficiency of Solar Cells (GigaOM)
Palo Alto Goes ‘Carbon Neutral’ with
Electricity “…wind farms, solar energy, renewable gas captured from landfills
and hydro-electric generation…” (Palo Alto Online, CA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Richland Looking to Update Street Lights (KEPR-TV,
Tri-Cities, WA)
Cree Launches an LED Bulb for Under $10 (GigaOM)
Why Smart Grid Education is Crucial (Electric Co-op
Today)
Appliances Aren’t Just Big Boxes Sitting in the
Corner Anymore (OvenInfo)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Volcanic
Eruptions Might Lessen Greenhouse Effects (Christian Science Monitor)
Global
Warming Could Help Arctic Shipping (USA Today)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Washington
State Lawmaker Backpedals After Saying Cyclists Pollute by Breathing (Reuters)
High-Tech
House Looks Like it Was Designed by Dr. Suess (Curbed)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Top Tech Companies Plug into Renewable Power - Including
Hydroelectricity “…46% of the energy used by Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash., campus
comes from hydroelectricity, and most of the power for its data center in Quincy,
Wash., is from hydropower generated in the Columbia River Basin. That alone put
Microsoft in the No. 3 spot on the EPA’s top 50 green companies in 2012…”
(Computerworld)
Utah Broadband - Do Two ‘No’ Votes to Fund UTOPIA Signal
Trouble for Agency? (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT)
Internet Domain Scam Targeting Small Business
Owners (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
Georgia’s Ridiculous Anti-Broadband Bill Moves
Forward - Despite Criticism From Locals, Industry Giants (Broadband Reports)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook Responds to Criticisms of Newsfeed, Says
It’s Algorithms Are Designed to Keep Users Happy (GigaOM)
Facebook’s Advertising Strategy Cannot Win (USA
Today)
Unplugged: Got Social? To Succeed, Companies Better
(USA Today)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Interior Secretary’s Confirmation Hits Snags over
Proposed Road in Alaska (National Public Radio)
Rural Tax Break Bill Dies in Washington State Senate
(Vancouver Columbian, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Body Found in Steamboat
Island Area Woods Identified as Seattle Woman (Olympian, WA)
Demand for Western
Lumber Increases, While Log Supply is Tight (Northwest Public Radio)
Energy Secretary
Nominee No Stranger to Hanford Tank Leaks (Northwest Public Radio)
Number of Applicants Delays Washington State’s
Announcement of Marijuana Consultant (Associated Press)
Mason County’s Annual
Science Fair March 16 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Crazy
for Patsy Cline: Still Popular 50 Years after Her Death
Anheuser-Busch
Mocks Alcohol Content Claims
$1,800
ATM Mistake: Delaware Student Returns Cash to Bank
Tobacco
Firms Save $1 Billion Using Cat-Litter Filler in Cigars
SONG OF THE DAY
Patsy
Cline - Faded Love
Patsy
Cline - Crazy
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