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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Heat Streak Peaking in Washington (Associated Press)
Body Found in Area Where Boater Ws Reported Missing in Mason County (KIRO-TV, Seattle
Washington State PUD Association’s Relevance Questioned (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Group Files Suit over Pacific Northwest Power Plan & Salmon (iStock Analyst)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
· Washington State PUD Association’s Relevance Questioned
· Puget Sound Energy Plans Upgrade to Gorst-Area Substation
· Thanks to Hydropower - Ground Broken for BMW Parts Plant at Moses Lake
· AREVA Gets $2 Billion Loan Guarantee for Idaho
· Janney Will be Interim Chelan PUD Boss
· Central Lincoln PUD Lineman Gets a Jolt from Contest
· New Commander for Walla Walla
· Get Out! Dam’s Heritage Center Honors Wanapum History
· North Carolina
· Group Files Suit over Pacific Northwest Power Plan & Salmon
· Sockeye Streaming Up Columbia at Record Pace - Count of 353,000 & growing tops 1947 mark
· Confederated Colville Tribes & NRCS Welcome Spring Salmon
· Determined Cowlitz River
· California - $80 Million Pacific Gas & Electric Battle Creek
· Yakima Valley Water Supply Will be Normal After All
· Flows KO Kayaks in Chelan Gorge
· Solar Industry Powers Up Slowly in Washington
· Raising the Bar on Biomass
· United Kingdom - Waitrose Looks to Open First Biomass-Powered Store in Isle of Wight
· Editorial - Subsidies Are Non-Renewable
· Think Twice: Why Wind Power Mandates Are Wrong for the Northwest
· Recurrent Sells Solar Energy to Sacramento
· South Carolina
· King County Plan: Cut Energy Use in Buildings by Ten Percent
· US Department of Energy Lags in Saving Energy
· Global Heat Wave Hits US, Reignites Climate Change Debate
· Carbon Dioxide Emissions to Rise 3.2% This Year, EIA Projects
· Congressional Budget Office Says Climate Bill Would Cut Deficit by $19 Billion
· A Flush of Funding for Carbon Capture
· Bold Public-Private Venture Aims to Make Portland
· Not American Enough for Biofuel Funding?
· Solar-Powered Plane Flies for 26 Hours
· The Parking Lot as Solar Grove
· Service Planned to Mourn Geese Euthanized in Bend
· AT&T Network Glitch Limits iPhone 4 Upload Speeds
· Monday Furlough for Many Washington State Agencies
· Lawmaker Says ‘Stick It to Seattle
· Northwest Congressman Appears Teflon Despite Ethics Questions
· Body Found in Area Where Boater Ws Reported Missing in Mason County
· Heat Streak Peaking in Washington
· Mason County
· High Temps Could Create Smog in Washington
· Surveyors Taking New Measure of Mount Rainier
· Over Stalled Hawaiian Garbage - Suit Filed Against Trash Shipping Company
· Workers Busy at Olympia City Hall
WORD OF THE DAY
Pensive • \PENT-sive\ • adjective - 1: musingly or dreamily thoughtful 2: suggestive of sad thoughtfulness
Darlene sat at her desk, her pensive expression looking to the entire world as if she was trying to solve a “dark matter” problem for her upcoming physics treatise. Unknown to her admiring observers was that her dreamy expression was hiding the fact that she had just finished her “New York Times” crossword puzzle in record time.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Washington State PUD Association’s Relevance Questioned (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Puget Sound Energy Plans Upgrade to Gorst-Area Substation (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton , WA
Ground Broken for BMW Parts Plant at Moses Lake “…drawn to central Washington
AREVA Gets $2 Billion Loan Guarantee for Idaho
Janney Will be Interim Chelan PUD Boss (Wenatchee
Central Lincoln PUD Lineman Gets a Jolt from Contest (Newport News
New Commander for Walla Walla
Get Out! Dam’s Heritage Center Honors Wanapum History (Wenatchee
North Carolina’s 400 Year Old ‘Mother Grapevine’ Sprayed With Weed Killer; Dominion Power Says ‘Sorry’ (WSOC-TV, Charlotte , NC
FISH & WILDLIFE
Group Files Suit over Pacific Northwest Power Plan & Salmon (iStock Analyst)
Sockeye Streaming Up Columbia at Record Pace - Count of 353,000 & growing tops 1947 mark (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Confederated Colville Tribes & NRCS Welcome Spring Salmon (Indian Country Today)
Determined Cowlitz River Sockeye Salmon Returns to Hatchery Three Times (Seattle
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Flows KO Kayaks in Chelan Gorge (Wenatchee
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Solar Industry Powers Up Slowly in Washington (Seattle
Raising the Bar on Biomass (NY Times)
Editorial - Subsidies Are Non-Renewable (The Shelby Star, NC)
Think Twice: Why Wind Power Mandates Are Wrong for the Northwest (National Center
Recurrent Sells Solar Energy to Sacramento
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
King County Plan: Cut Energy Use in Buildings by Ten Percent (Seattle
US Department of Energy Lags in Saving Energy (NY Times)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Global Heat Wave Hits US, Reignites Climate Change Debate (Christian Science Monitor)
Carbon Dioxide Emissions to Rise 3.2% This Year, EIA Projects (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)
Congressional Budget Office Says Climate Bill Would Cut Deficit by $19 Billion – Money to come from sale of carbon credits in so-called a cap-and-trade plan (Associated Press)
A Flush of Funding for Carbon Capture (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Bold Public-Private Venture Aims to Make Portland
Not American Enough for Biofuel Funding? (Courthouse News Service)
Solar-Powered Plane Flies for 26 Hours
The Parking Lot as Solar Grove
Service Planned to Mourn Geese Euthanized in Bend
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
AT&T Network Glitch Limits iPhone 4 Upload Speeds (Associated Press)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Monday Furlough for Many Washington State Agencies (Seattle
Lawmaker Says ‘Stick It to Seattle
Northwest Congressman Appears Teflon Despite Ethics Questions (NW Public Radio)
GENERAL NEWS
Body Found in Area Where Boater Ws Reported Missing in Mason County (KIRO-TV, Seattle
Heat Streak Peaking in Washington (Associated Press)
High Temps Could Create Smog in Washington (Spokesman-Review, Spokane , WA
Surveyors Taking New Measure of Mount Rainier (Associated Press)
Over Stalled Hawaiian Garbage - Suit Filed Against Trash Shipping Company (Associated Press)
Workers Busy at Olympia City Hall
DIVERSIONS
Official Iranian Haircut List: No Mullets, Ponytails, or Spikes
Bulls Thundering Through Pamplona
Man Arrested After Lawnmower Ride on Highway
SONG OF THE DAY
Haircut 100 - Love Plus One (THESE guys haircuts would most likely be illegal in Iran
