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Weather Forecast for November 9, 2015
Special Weather Statement for Mason County & Western Washington
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Heavy Mountain Snow Expected In Cascades over Next Week (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
High Powered Bonneville Power Administration Plans for Washington-Oregon Line on Horizon (Associated Press)
Washington State Experiences Warmest October on Record (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
California’s First Offshore Wind Farm Proposed near Hearst Castle (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Weyerhaeuser Buys Plum Creek for $8.4 Billion in Titanic Timber Deal (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- High Powered Bonneville Power Administration Plans for Washington-Oregon Line on Horizon
- Pasco Meeting Planned on Draft Northwest Power Plan
- B-C Hydro Opens Peace River Dam Construction Site to Reporters
- Man Injured in Priest Rapids Dam Arc Flash Is on the Mend
- Kitsap County: Crews Complete Electric Reconfiguration Project along Seabeck Highway
- Op/Ed: Steve Wright – Let Region Renegotiate Columbia River Treaty
- Op/Ed: Eugene Water & Electric Board Committed to Balanced Rate Structure
- Southern California Edison Will Spend $12 Billion on Electric System over Next Three Years
- Pacific Gas & Electric Names New CFO as Clock Winds Down to Harvey’s Year-End Departure
- A Texas Utility Offers a Nighttime Special: Free Electricity
- Stagnant Electric Demand Sparks Mega Mergers
- Obama Tweaks $12.5 Billion in Nuclear Power Loans
- Pennsylvania: PPL Electric Using Drones to Inspect Lines
- What Do Utility Customers Want? There’s an App for That
- Bonneville Power Administration Celebrates Protection of Lemhi River Fish & Wildlife Habitat
- Kokanee on a Comeback – Idaho Fish & Game Sees Success Managing Lake Pend Oreille Fishery
- Canada; Activist Group Urges Trudeau to Block Liquefied Natural Gas Project to Protect B-C Salmon
- Op/Ed: Restoring Salmon Requires Rethinking of Dams
- Editorial: Salmon & Temperatures Are on a Collision Course
- Oregon Governor Wants More State Review of Columbia Gorge Nestle Water Deal
- Toxic Dust from a Dying California Lake
- California’s First Offshore Wind Farm Proposed near Hearst Castle
- California Solar Advocates Bring Wheelbarrows of Petitions to Net Metering Fight
- What’s the Cost of Solar Power?
- This Could Be the Biggest Sign Yet That the Battery Revolution is Here
- Washington State Regulators Lift Quotas for Pot Stores
- South Dakota: Flandreau Sioux Put Marijuana Resort on Hold
- Washington State Experiences Warmest October on Record
- Sierra Club: Power Sector’s Carbon Emissions Hit Lowest Level since 1995
- Greenhouse Gas Levels Reach Record High
- Climate Change Could Cause 100 Million Poor, World Bank Says
- Obama Championed Cheap, Fast, City-Run Internet – His Administration Won’t
- Idaho: 2016 Legislation Likely on Broadband, In Works on Public Defense Reform
- LA’s New Streetlamps Come with Built-In Wireless Broadband
- In the Stream of Internet Radio, Music Stations Hold Their Own
- The (Unknown) Inventor of Bitcoin Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Economics
- Doctor Sues Patient over Negative Yelp Review
- Five Tips to Improve Your Social Media Ad Campaigns
- Infographic: Consumers Want Holiday Content, & They Want It Now
- Study: Washington, Idaho Score Low on Government Openness
- Weyerhaeuser Buys Plum Creek for $8.4 Billion in Titanic Timber Deal
- Heavy Mountain Snow Expected In Cascades over Next Week
- Still No Charges for Man Accused of Injuring Ferry Employees with High-Powered Laser
- Land Formally Recognized as Reservation for Cowlitz Tribe
- 12-Foot Columbian Mammoth Tusk Unearthed at Reservoir in Idaho; More of Skeleton Sought
- Girl Wants Street Lights for Christmas after Seeing Crash near Her House
- Bye Bye CD Players – A Relic is Disappearing, Finally, from Car Dashboards in America
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
High Powered Bonneville Power Administration Plans for Washington-Oregon Line on Horizon (Associated Press)
Pasco Meeting Planned on Draft Northwest Power Plan (Tri-City Herald, WA)
B-C Hydro Opens Peace River Dam Construction Site to Reporters (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
Man Injured in Priest Rapids Dam Arc Flash Is on the Mend (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Kitsap County: Crews Complete Electric Reconfiguration Project along Seabeck Highway (Puget Sound Energy)
Op/Ed: Steve Wright – Let Region Renegotiate Columbia River Treaty (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Op/Ed: Eugene Water & Electric Board Committed to Balanced Rate Structure (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
Southern California Edison Will Spend $12 Billion on Electric System over Next Three Years (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Pacific Gas & Electric Names New CFO as Clock Winds Down to Harvey’s Year-End Departure (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
A Texas Utility Offers a Nighttime Special: Free Electricity – Wind farms are generating so much energy that some utilities are giving power away (NY Times)
Stagnant Electric Demand Sparks Mega Mergers (USA Today)
Obama Tweaks $12.5 Billion in Nuclear Power Loans (Washington Examiner)
Pennsylvania: PPL Electric Using Drones to Inspect Lines (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
What Do Utility Customers Want? There’s an App for That (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Bonneville Power Administration Celebrates Protection of Lemhi River Fish & Wildlife Habitat (Bonneville Power Administration)
Kokanee on a Comeback – Idaho Fish & Game Sees Success Managing Lake Pend Oreille Fishery (Coeur d’Alene Press, ID)
Canada; Activist Group Urges Trudeau to Block Liquefied Natural Gas Project to Protect B-C Salmon (Globe & Mail, Canada)
Op/Ed: Restoring Salmon Requires Rethinking of Dams (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Editorial: Salmon & Temperatures Are on a Collision Course (Daily Astorian, OR)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Oregon Governor Wants More State Review of Columbia Gorge Nestle Water Deal (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Toxic Dust from a Dying California Lake (Atlantic Magazine)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
California’s First Offshore Wind Farm Proposed near Hearst Castle (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
California Solar Advocates Bring Wheelbarrows of Petitions to Net Metering Fight (Utility Dive)
What’s the Cost of Solar Power? (Electric Co-op Today)
This Could Be the Biggest Sign Yet That the Battery Revolution is Here (Washington Post)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Washington State Regulators Lift Quotas for Pot Stores (Northwest Public Radio)
South Dakota: Flandreau Sioux Put Marijuana Resort on Hold (USA Today)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Washington State Experiences Warmest October on Record (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Sierra Club: Power Sector’s Carbon Emissions Hit Lowest Level since 1995 (Utility Dive)
Greenhouse Gas Levels Reach Record High (USA Today)
Climate Change Could Cause 100 Million Poor, World Bank Says (Associated Press)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Obama Championed Cheap, Fast, City-Run Internet – His Administration Won’t (Washington Post)
Idaho: 2016 Legislation Likely on Broadband, In Works on Public Defense Reform (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
LA’s New Streetlamps Come with Built-In Wireless Broadband (RedOrbit)
In the Stream of Internet Radio, Music Stations Hold Their Own (NY Times)
The (Unknown) Inventor of Bitcoin Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Economics (Gizmodo)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Doctor Sues Patient over Negative Yelp Review (Associated Press)
Five Tips to Improve Your Social Media Ad Campaigns (Social media Examiner)
Infographic: Consumers Want Holiday Content, & They Want It Now – Creators can hardly keep up (AdWeek)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Study: Washington, Idaho Score Low on Government Openness (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Weyerhaeuser Buys Plum Creek for $8.4 Billion in Titanic Timber Deal (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Heavy Mountain Snow Expected In Cascades over Next Week (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Still No Charges for Man Accused of Injuring Ferry Employees with High-Powered Laser (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Land Formally Recognized as Reservation for Cowlitz Tribe (Longview Daily News, WA)
12-Foot Columbian Mammoth Tusk Unearthed at Reservoir in Idaho; More of Skeleton Sought (Associated Press)
Girl Wants Street Lights for Christmas after Seeing Crash near Her House (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)
Bye Bye CD Players – A Relic is Disappearing, Finally, from Car Dashboards in America (Bloomberg News)
DIVERSIONS
Starbucks’ Plain Red Holiday Cups Stir Up Controversy
Possible Major Secret Found Inside King Tut’s Tomb (USA Today)
Google Doodle Honors ‘40s Actress Hedy Lamarr, Who Helped Make Wi-Fi a Thing
47-Year-Old Woman Finds Out She’s Pregnant an Hour Before Giving Birth
SONG OF THE DAY
Hans Zimmer – The Prince of Egypt Suite
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