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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Hot Weather to Plague Puget Sound Region – PUD 3 Advises Caution & Preparation
- Salem Statesman Journal Op/Ed - Salem Electric Plays Role in Fighting Climate Change
- Two Men Electrocuted During Southern California Wire Theft
- Idaho Statesman Op/Ed - Democrats are overlooking best green option: nuclear
- Canada - Electricity consumers warned of cost hikes
- Arkansas - Electric Co-Op Meeting Draws Anti-Herbicide Crowd
- High Country News Op/Ed - Salmon Simplification
- Chinook Season Opens on Snake River
- House Passes Bill for Stocking Fish in N. Cascades
- Environmentalists Differ On Collaborative Projects
- Victoria, BC - Capital Regional District Votes In Favor of Four Sewage Plants for $1.2 Billion
- Analysis Finds Elevated Risk From Soot Particles in the Air
- Pacific NW Governors Urge Green Energy Power Grid Funding
- US Small Wind Market Grew 78% in 2008
- US small turbine market enjoys fair wind
- Report: Ending Ethanol Mandates Would Gut Corn Prices
- Colorado - Military Vets Graduate from Green-Jobs Program
- OR Watchdogs Work to Protect Jobs under Western Climate Initiative
- Low-Key Governor Becomes Leading GOP Voice on Climate
- Avoiding A $300 Million Broadband Mapping Boondoggle
- U.S. Census Data Shows What We Know: Internet Growth
- Embarq & Centurytel = CenturyLink
- Microsoft Windows 7 to Hit Market in October
- Microsoft Hopes Bing Is the Next Google
- Gen Y Not Into Twitter
- Suspected Lakewood Wal-Mart Gunman in Custody
- Teen Hunter Found Guilty In Hiker's Shooting Death
- Mason County Departments under County Commission Control to Be Cut
- Day Two of Mason County Candidate Filing Nets 13 More
- Hood Canal Bridge Is about Ready to Reopen
- Road Construction Projects Boosted Kitsap Tax Revenue in April
- "Broken" Communication between Dam Operator and Local Governments Exacerbated Pacific Flood
WORD OF THE DAY
Pompadour • \POMP-uh-dorr\ • noun - 1a: a man's style of hairdressing in which the hair is combed into a high mound in front b: a woman's style of hairdressing in which the hair is brushed into a loose full roll around the face *2: hair dressed in a pompadour
Ambrose was fascinated by the intricate comb-over of his English Literature professor. The swirls of long, lank hair had been delicately combed forward to create a pompadour that had an eerie resemblance to a set of goat horns. One gust of wind, and the wild mess would resemble a fountain grass plant drooping at the end of a long summer.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Hot Weather to Plague Puget Sound Region – PUD 3 Advises Caution & Preparation (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=557
Salem Statesman Journal Op/Ed - Salem Electric Plays Role In Fighting Climate Change
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090603/OPINION/906030422/1049
Two Men Electrocuted During Southern California Wire Theft (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12502355
Idaho Statesman Op/Ed - Democrats are overlooking best green option: nuclear
http://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/story/787098.html
Canada - Electricity consumers warned of cost hikes: Transmission, carbon policy may hit prices (Vancouver Sun)
http://www.vancouversun.com/Business/Electricity+consumers+warned+cost+hikes/1373256/story.html
Arkansas - Electric Co-Op Meeting Draws Anti-Herbicide Crowd (Carroll County News, AR)
http://www.carrollconews.com/story/1544158.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
High Country News Op/Ed - Salmon Simplification (From Gregory K. Delwiche, VP Environment, Fish and Wildlife, Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.9/salmon-simplification?src=rc
Chinook Season Opens on Snake River (East Oregonian, Hermiston)
http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=15&SubSectionID=51&ArticleID=93415&TM=59652.45
House Passes Bill for Stocking Fish in N. Cascades (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009291079_apwafishstockingcascades.html?syndication=rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Environmentalists Differ On Collaborative Projects (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/5113-environmentalists-differ-collaborative-projects/
Victoria, BC - Capital Regional District Votes In Favor of Four Sewage Plants for $1.2 Billion (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
http://www.timescolonist.com/Technology/Capital+Regional+District+votes+favour+four+sewage+plants+billion/1655084/story.html
Analysis Finds Elevated Risk From Soot Particles in the Air “…A variety of sources produce fine particles, and they include diesel engines, automobile tires, coal-fired power plants and oil refineries (Oh, and wood smoke) (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/03/science/earth/03soot.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Pacific NW Governors Urge Green Energy Power Grid Funding “…backup supply of hydropower from federal dams will be exhausted before regional wind power is expanded from the current 2,000 megawatts to 6,000…” (Associated Press – Especially if Snake River Dams are gone…)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009290721_aporwindpowergrid.html
US Small Wind Market Grew 78% in 2008 (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/06/awea-reports-78-growth-for-small-wind-in-2008?cmpid=rss
US small turbine market enjoys fair wind - New report predicts 30-fold increase in sales of micro-wind turbines over the next five years (Business Green)
http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2243403/small-wind-power-surges
Report: Ending Ethanol Mandates Would Gut Corn Prices (Agriculture Online)
http://www.agriculture.com/ag/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/ag/story/data/1243973104628.xml
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Colorado - Military Vets Graduate from Green-Jobs Program (Associated Press)
http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/2009/06/03/Military_vets_graduate_from_greenjobs_program/
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
OR Watchdogs Work to Protect Jobs under Western Climate Initiative (Public News Service)
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/9174-1
Low-Key Governor Becomes Leading GOP Voice on Climate (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/06/02/02greenwire-low-key-governor-becomes-leading-gop-voice-on-85064.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Avoiding A $300 Million Broadband Mapping Boondoggle - Consumer groups warn public about Connected Nation (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/The-300-Million-Broadband-Mapping-Boondoggle-102748
U.S. Census Data Shows What We Know: Internet Growth (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/06/03/u-s-census-data-shows-what-we-know-internet-growth/
Embarq & Centurytel = CenturyLink - Merged companies unveil new name, logo (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Embarq-Centurytel-CenturyLink-102742
Microsoft Windows 7 to Hit Market in October (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/06/02/technology/tech-us-microsoft.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Microsoft Hopes Bing Is the Next Google (Associated Press)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090603/BIZ/706039913/-1/RSS03
Gen Y Not Into Twitter - When it comes to tweeting, the younger generation isn’t getting with the program (South Florida Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/06/01/daily30.html?ana=from_rss
GENERAL NEWS
Suspected Lakewood Wal-Mart Gunman in Custody (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/19645757/detail.html?treets=sea&tml=sea_break&ts=T&tmi=sea_break_1_11460106032009
Teen Hunter Found Guilty In Hiker's Shooting Death (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/46730622.html
Mason County Departments under County Commission Control to Be Cut to Meet Latest Budget Shortfall (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/7436/reftab/1632/t/DEPARTMENTS-UNDER-COUNTY-COMMISSION-CONTROL-TO-BE-CUT-TO-MEET-LATEST-BUDGET-SHORTFALL-/Default.aspx
Day Two of Mason County Candidate Filing Nets 13 More (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/7437/reftab/1632/t/DAY-TWO-OF-CANDIDATE-FILING-NETS-13-MORE/Default.aspx
Hood Canal Bridge Is about Ready to Reopen - The Transportation Department hasn't said exactly when it will reopen the Hood Canal floating bridge, but it has a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for Saturday (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009293079_b1hoodcanalbrdgelo03.html?syndication=rss
Road Construction Projects Boosted Kitsap Tax Revenue in April (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jun/01/road-construction-projects-boosted-kitsap-tax-in/?partner=RSS
"Broken" Communication between Dam Operator and Local Governments Exacerbated Pacific Flood (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009293098_pacific03m0.html?syndication=rss
DIVERSIONS
Student’s marijuana speech ends with flourish – and trip to jail: 17-year-old lights joint to make point
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/765250.html
Woman Who Fed Bears Convicted
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/46780397.html
Peacocks Take Over Phoenix Neighborhood - Lawmakers Do Little To Stop Annoying Birds
http://www.kirotv.com/family/19620034/detail.html?treets=sea&tid=2653595907813&tml=sea_nots&tmi=sea_nots_1_01000206022009&ts=H
SONG OF THE DAY
Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me Not to Come (Written by Randy Newman)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeFii0frqMY&feature=PlayList&p=EB4F320D4378C41C&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=16
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
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