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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Energy Northwest Chooses New CEO (Associated Press)
Fitch: Pacific Northwest Public Power Utilities Face Unique Credit Risks (Earth Times)
Dry Conditions Prompt Avista Power-Line Changes (Spokesman-Review, Spokane , WA
Verizon, Google: Allow ISPs to Charge More for Premium Services (USA
Plane Carrying Ex-Alaska Senator Ted Stevens Crashes; Five Dead (Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
· Energy Northwest Chooses New CEO
· Fitch: Pacific Northwest Public Power Utilities Face Unique Credit Risks
· Dry Conditions Prompt Avista Power-Line Changes
· City of Shelton
· McKenna is Actually Snubbing the Right in Goldmark Case
· Vashon Eco-Saboteur Charged With Propositioning 13-Year-Old – Man had previously lost arm trying to sabotage an Orcas Power & Light substation
· Indiana
· Maryland
· Russian Wildfires Approach Nuclear Plants
· In Crackdown on Energy Use , China
· Nearly 200 Gigawatts of US Energy is Wasted
· US Considers Curbs on Columbia
· "Salmon Safe" Wines Catching On In the Northwest
· Studies Seek to Find What Makes Poisonous Plankton Tick
· Oregon - Scientists Attempt To Mimic Nature at Portland 's Smith and Bybee Lakes
· $1.1 Billion California
· Sierra Pacific Wants Bigger Biomass Power Plant in Northern California
· California
· The Average Size of Wind Power Projects Resumed its Upward Trend
· Small Hydro Renaissance
· Canada
· Solar Industry Pleads Obama to Help Restore Loan Guarantees
· Window Solar Thin-Film with Over 20% Efficiency Potential
· Insurance Companies Find There Is Money to Be Made in Green Technology
· State Energy Code - Cost to Consumers, Business Key to Delay of New Energy Regulations
· Editorial – St Peter Hospital Leads Way In Saving Energy
· Russian Fires Prompt Kremlin to Abruptly Embrace Climate Change
· New Rebates Available On More Appliances through Cash for Appliances Washington
· Post-Copenhagen Quest for Global Warming Accord Stuck In Reverse
· Greener Buses Hitting Olympia
· Editorial - Plug-Ins for Cars: Vancouver
· Yeah, Solar And Wind Power Are Nice. But You Need The Grid To Get Off The Grid
· Verizon, Google: Allow ISPs to Charge More for Premium Services
· Google, Verizon CEOs Announce Pact for No Wireless Net Neutrality Rules
· Web Plan from Google and Verizon Is Criticized
· Google and Verizon’s Net Neutrality Compromise is Pretty Weak
· Could A Solar Storm Send Us Back To The Stone Age?
· Editorial - FCC Needs To Get Tough On Network Neutrality
· Murray Introduces Bill to Expand Broadband Internet Access to Underserved Washington
· Facebook Takes Different Oregon
· State Audit Finds Overcharges for Office Supplies
· Lynnwood
· Wash Supreme Court Bans Former Pierce County
· Plane Carrying Ex-Alaska Senator Ted Stevens Crashes; Five Dead
· Weyerhaeuser Sells Company Railroads
· Capital Land Trust Preserves Twin Rivers Ranch North of Shelton
· Tumwater Teen Hacker Sentenced For Crashing Comcast
· Organizer of Needle and Crack Pipe Exchange Defends Program
WORD OF THE DAY
Wildcatter • \WYLDE-katt-er\ • noun - 1: one that drills wells in the hope of finding oil in territory not known to be an oil field *2: one that promotes unsafe and unreliable enterprises; especially: one that sells stocks in such enterprises
George felt great about his new purchase…that is until the oily wildcatter left the room. The 2,000 shares of stock that George though was IBM stock at a bargain basement price of two dollars each turned out to be IPM stock, with the “P” cleverly formatted to almost look like a “B”.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Energy Northwest Chooses New CEO (Associated Press)
Fitch: Pacific Northwest Public Power Utilities Face Unique Credit Risks (Earth Times)
Dry Conditions Prompt Avista Power-Line Changes (Spokesman-Review, Spokane , WA
City of Shelton to Turn Off Some Streetlights (KMAS Radio, Shelton , WA
McKenna is Actually Snubbing the Right in Goldmark Case (Publicola)
Vashon Eco-Saboteur Charged With Propositioning 13-Year-Old – Man had previously lost arm trying to sabotage an Orcas Power & Light substation (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Russian Wildfires Approach Nuclear Plants (Wired UK
In Crackdown on Energy Use , China
Nearly 200 Gigawatts of US Energy is Wasted (Clean Technica)
FISH & WILDLIFE
US Considers Curbs on Columbia Hatcheries (Wenatchee
"Salmon Safe" Wines Catching On In the Northwest (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Studies Seek to Find What Makes Poisonous Plankton Tick (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton , WA
$1.1 Billion California Water Bond Delayed Until 2012 (Sacramento
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Sierra Pacific Wants Bigger Biomass Power Plant in Northern California (Redding Record-Searchlight , CA
The Average Size of Wind Power Projects Resumed its Upward Trend (REVE)
Small Hydro Renaissance (Water Power Magazine)
Canada Has Big Geothermal Potential, Industry Says - Some 5,000 MW of potential power exists to be tapped (Reuters)
Solar Industry Pleads Obama to Help Restore Loan Guarantees (The Hill)
Window Solar Thin-Film with Over 20% Efficiency Potential (Renewable Energy Focus)
Insurance Companies Find There Is Money to Be Made in Green Technology (NY Times)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
State Energy Code - Cost to Consumers, Business Key to Delay of New Energy Regulations (Kitsap Peninsula
Editorial – St Peter Hospital leads way in saving energy (Olympian, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Russian Fires Prompt Kremlin to Abruptly Embrace Climate Change (Christian Science Monitor)
New Rebates Available On More Appliances through Cash for Appliances Washington (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen , WA
Post-Copenhagen Quest for Global Warming Accord Stuck In Reverse (Christian Science Monitor)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Greener Buses Hitting Olympia
Editorial - Plug-Ins for Cars: Vancouver
Yeah, Solar And Wind Power Are Nice. But You Need The Grid To Get Off The Grid (Christian Science Monitor)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Verizon, Google: Allow ISPs to Charge More for Premium Services (USA Today)
Google, Verizon CEOs Announce Pact for No Wireless Net Neutrality Rules - Some Paid Prioritization (Washington Post)
Web Plan from Google and Verizon Is Criticized (NY Times)
Google and Verizon’s Net Neutrality Compromise is Pretty Weak (GigaOM)
Could A Solar Storm Send Us Back To The Stone Age? (Christian Science Monitor)
Editorial - FCC Needs To Get Tough On Network Neutrality (SF Chronicle)
Murray Introduces Bill to Expand Broadband Internet Access to Underserved Washington State Communities (US Senator Patty Murray)
Facebook Takes Different Oregon Approach Than Google (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
State Audit Finds Overcharges for Office Supplies - GA questions report that says Office Depot deal not monitored well enough (Olympian, WA)
Lynnwood Council Wants Mayor's Resignation – Anger management & sensitivity training recommended (KING-TV, Seattle)
Wash Supreme Court Bans Former Pierce County Judge (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
Plane Carrying Ex-Alaska Senator Ted Stevens Crashes; Five Dead (Associated Press)
Weyerhaeuser Sells Company Railroads (Associated Press)
Capital Land Trust Preserves Twin Rivers Ranch North of Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Tumwater Teen Hacker Sentenced For Crashing Comcast (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Organizer of Needle and Crack Pipe Exchange Defends Program (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
BATS IN THE BELFRY - DIVERSIONS
Oregon Girl A Success In Second Lemonade Stand Try
Churchgoers, Strippers Protest One Another In Coshocton County
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/08/09/of-ire-and-brimstone.html?sid=101
Oregon Residents Report Glow-In-The Dark Shrimp
SONG OF THE DAY
Three Dog Night - 'Til The World Ends
