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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
Seattle, Pend Oreille County Compromise over Hydroelectric Dam (Seattle Times)
Latest Hood Canal Fish Kill Called 'Extensive,' but Not 'Massive' (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Snohomish PUD Hopes a New Energy Source is a Mile Below the Earth (Northwest Cable News)
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Seattle, Pend Oreille County Compromise over Hydroelectric Dam
- Wayward Squirrel Zaps Power West of Bend
- Key Peninsula Power Outage Caused by Equipment Failure
- Editorial: Idaho's 19th Century Law Chains State To The Past – Could Affect BPA Contracts
- September 27 – Planned Power Outage for Harstine Island Area
- California Utility Stumbles on 1.4M Years Old Fossils
- NorthWestern Energy Settles With Consumer Groups over Rate Hike
- Electricity Bill Soars From $200 To $2000 Thanks to `Smart Meter'
- Pacific Gas & Electric Releases List of 100 Highest-Risk Sites
- Alaska Natural Gas Project May Not Get Subsidies
- Duke Energy Sees Opposition to Coal Gasification Plant
- Connecticut - Discount Electricity Supplier Sued for $100,000
- Latest Hood Canal Fish Kill Called 'Extensive,' but Not 'Massive'
- Fall Chinook Salmon Bag Limit to Increase in Lower Columbia
- Editorial - A Wild Future for the Long-Dammed Elwha River
- Experiment Looks for Shellfishing's Future in Changing Ocean
- Chehalis Developer Pleads Guilty to Violations of Wetlands Protections
- Oregon Fines City Of Bend for Wastewater Violations
- Snohomish PUD Hopes a New Energy Source is a Mile Below The Earth
- Portland General Electric Signs Solar Deal With enXco
- Beaverton's Pilot Solar Program Came Close to Reaching Its Goal of 50 Homes
- Will a Shortage of Solar Panels Derail Our Green Energy Revolution?
- Vermont - Firm: Biomass Plant to Create 140 Jobs
- Biomass Industry Slams Proposed Massachusetts Regulations
- Biomass Market to Hit $693 Billion by 2015
- Weiser Energy Partners Negotiating With North Carolina Town for Renewable Diesel Plant
- State of California Moves Ahead With Push for Renewable Power
- No Heating Necessary At Olympia Area Home
- Windborne Desert Dust Falls on High Peaks, Dampens Colorado River Runoff
- Sequim Hotel Goes Green
- Can "Eco-Industrial Districts" Help Make Seattle Sustainable?
- Grant PUD - Many Favor Fiber Stimulus Funds
- Portland City Hall: Commissioners Support Developing New Broadband Strategy
- Louisiana - Lafayatte Fiber Offers 100 Mbps: $200 a month, no contract, no installation fee
- Internet Service Upgrade Coming to Poor and Rural Schools
- Why Haven't Broadband Prices Dropped?
- Millennials Rely on Wi-Fi to Maintain Relationships
- Differences by Degrees in Washington State’s 35th District Legislative Race
- Theft Charges for Washington Woman Burned in Acid Hoax
- Energy States, Idaho Leading Comeback from Recession
- Former KOIN News Director Jeff Alan Brent Gets 18-Month Sentence for Using Fraudulent
- Man Behind Monuments On I-5 Dies - Gospodor: Statues tribute to millionaire’s spirit
WORD OF THE DAY
Permeable • \PER-mee-uh-bull\ • Adjective – Capable of being permeated: penetrable; especially: having pores or openings that permit liquids or gases to pass through
An Irish Setter may not be the easiest dog to train. “Long to remember; long to forget” is the motto any owner needs to remember when training these hyper creatures. Having owned one, I can say that my dog had one of the least permeable brains on earth.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Seattle, Pend Oreille County Compromise over Hydroelectric Dam (Seattle Times)
Wayward Squirrel Zaps Power West of Bend - Last Central Electric Cooperative Members Restored Nearly 4 Hours Later (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)
Key Peninsula Power Outage Caused by Equipment Failure (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
Editorial: Idaho's 19th Century Law Chains State To The Past – Could Affect BPA Contracts (iStock Analyist)
September 27 – Planned Power Outage for Harstine Island Area (Mason County PUD No. 3)
California Utility Stumbles on 1.4M Years Old Fossils (Associated Press)
NorthWestern Energy Settles With Consumer Groups over Rate Hike (KXLH-TV, Helena, MT)
Electricity Bill Soars From $200 To $2000 Thanks to `Smart Meter' (Central Coast Express Advocate, CA)
Pacific Gas & Electric Releases List of 100 Highest-Risk Sites (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Alaska Natural Gas Project May Not Get Subsidies (Associated Press)
Duke Energy Sees Opposition to Coal Gasification Plant Deal (Triangle Business Journal)
Connecticut - Discount Electricity Supplier Sued for $100,000 (Mansfield Today, CT)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Latest Hood Canal Fish Kill Called 'Extensive,' but Not 'Massive' (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Fall Chinook Salmon Bag Limit to Increase in Lower Columbia (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Editorial - A Wild Future for the Long-Dammed Elwha River (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Experiment Looks for Shellfishing's Future in Changing Ocean (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Chehalis Developer Pleads Guilty to Violations of Wetlands Protections (Longview Daily News, WA)
Oregon Fines City Of Bend for Wastewater Violations (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Portland General Electric Signs Solar Deal With enXco (Portland Business Journal)
Beaverton's Pilot Solar Program Came Close to Reaching Its Goal of 50 Homes (Oregonian, Portland)
Will a Shortage of Solar Panels Derail Our Green Energy Revolution?
Vermont - Firm: Biomass Plant to Create 140 Jobs (Rutland Herald, VT)
Biomass Industry Slams Proposed Massachusetts Regulations (Boston Herald, MA)
Biomass Market to Hit $693 Billion by 2015 (Environmental Leader)
Weiser Energy Partners Negotiating With North Carolina Town for Renewable Diesel Plant (Biofuels Digest)
State of California Moves Ahead With Push for Renewable Power (Sacramento Bee, CA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
No Heating Necessary At Olympia Area Home (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Windborne Desert Dust Falls on High Peaks, Dampens Colorado River Runoff (ChemInfo)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Sequim Hotel Goes Green (Sequim Gazette, WA)
Can "Eco-Industrial Districts" Help Make Seattle Sustainable? (Investigate West)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY
Grant PUD - Many Favor Fiber Stimulus Funds (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Portland City Hall: Commissioners Support Developing New Broadband Strategy (Oregonian, Portland)
Louisiana - Lafayatte Fiber Offers 100 Mbps: $200 a month, no contract, no installation fee (Broadband Reports)
Internet Service Upgrade Coming to Poor and Rural Schools (NY Times)
Why Haven't Broadband Prices Dropped? (Consumerist)
Millennials Rely on Wi-Fi to Maintain Relationships (GigaOM)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Differences by Degrees in Washington State’s 35th District Legislative Race (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Theft Charges for Washington Woman Burned in Acid Hoax (NY Times)
Energy States, Idaho Leading Comeback from Recession (USA Today)
Former KOIN News Director Jeff Alan Brent Gets 18-Month Sentence for Using Fraudulent Identity (Oregonian, Portland)
Man Behind Monuments On I-5 Dies - Gospodor: Statues tribute to millionaire’s spirit (Olympian, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Man's Stolen Guitar Shows up on eBay Eight Years Later
Sequim Woman Reunited with Long-Lost Brother Via Facebook
Dog Poop's Bright Side: Powering Park Lamp - Waste Used To Create Burnable Methane For Lamp
Georgia Man Wants to Change Name to Saint
SONG OF THE DAY
Herman's Hermits - Leaning On the Lamp Post (Exceedingly cheesy version of the George Formby classic)
