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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
State of Oregon OKs Dumping of Contaminated Spoils on West Hayden Island (Oregonian, Portland
Proposed Clean-Energy Projects Could Boost Clark County
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
· Seattle
· Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demo Project Inks $89 Million More
· Avista to Increase Natural Gas Rates
· Sector Snap: Analyst Sees Natural Gas Consolidation
· Puget Sound Energy Customer Donations to Salvation Army Surpassed $610,000
· Arizona
· In California
· High Voltage, Big Price - Report Says Cost to Move Midwest Wind Power is $3 Billion
· In a Computer Worm, a Possible Biblical Clue
· Cowlitz River
· Editorial - National Marine Fisheries Assumes Columbia Fish Hatcheries Will be Cut
· Fall Chinook Fishery Decent in the Hanford Reach Area of Columbia River
· State of Oregon OKs Dumping of Contaminated Spoils on West Hayden Island
· The Biggest Threat Facing Puget Sound
· Wyoming
· Power Deal Agreed for 80 MW Nebraska Wind Project
· Chances for Renewable Electricity Standard Now Slim & Slimmer
· Oregon
· Tacoma
· Tour to Visit Solar Sites in Clallam County
· California
· Wood Supply Deal for 100 MW Florida Biomass Project
· California
· Editorial - New England ’s Wood Energy
· North Carolina
· Snohomish PUD Has Free Light Bulb Exchange
· California
· Proposed Clean-Energy Projects Could Boost Clark County
· NOT FOR THE WEAK AT HEART - ‘Go Green or We’ll Kill Your Kids’
· Hearing Held for Microsoft Data Center’s Backup Diesel Generators
· FCC’s Julius Genachowski Struggles Between Roles of Regulator, Innovator
· Washington State
· Washington
· Washington State
· A Drumbeat of Warnings about Impropriety Regarding Alaska Native Corporation Contracts
· Investigation Continues in Death of Brush Picker
· Winter Could be a Whopper, Forecasters Say
· State Delays Decision on Whether to Raise Minimum Wage
· US
· Postal Service Close to Going Broke
· Will Historic Olympia
WORD OF THE DAY
Haiku • \HI-koo\ • noun - An unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usually five, seven, and five syllables respectively; also: a poem in this form usually having a seasonal reference
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History’s ghosts fade away
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Avista to Increase Natural Gas Rates (Portland
Sector Snap: Analyst Sees Natural Gas Consolidation - Consolidation within the shale gas industry will likely ramp up in the US
In California
High Voltage, Big Price - Report Says Cost to Move Midwest Wind Power is $3 Billion (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI)
In a Computer Worm, a Possible Biblical Clue (NY Times)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Editorial - National Marine Fisheries Assumes Columbia Fish Hatcheries Will be Cut (Daily Astorian, OR)
Fall Chinook Fishery Decent in the Hanford Reach Area of Columbia River (Seattle
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
State of Oregon OKs Dumping of Contaminated Spoils on West Hayden Island (Oregonian, Portland
The Biggest Threat Facing Puget Sound (Seattle
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Power Deal Agreed for 80 MW Nebraska Wind Project (Brighter Energy)
Chances for Renewable Electricity Standard Now Slim & Slimmer (Grist Magazine)
Tacoma Solar Tour to Showcase 20 Buildings (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Tour to Visit Solar Sites in Clallam County (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
California Big Solar Binge Continues With Approval of More Projects (Grist Magazine)
Wood Supply Deal for 100 MW Florida Biomass Project (Brighter Energy)
California - Biomass: Residents Say Green Isn’t Necessarily Serene (Stockton Record, CA)
Editorial - New England’s Wood Energy (Providence Journal, RI)
North Carolina - Nursery Turns to Wood, & Other Natural Fuels to Heat Its Greenhouse (Charlotte Observer, NC)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Snohomish PUD Has Free Light Bulb Exchange (Edmonds Enterprise, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
California Climate Change Fund Vetoed (Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Proposed Clean-Energy Projects Could Boost Clark County - State leaders will seek $20 million from legislature (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
NOT FOR THE WEAK AT HEART - ‘Go Green or We’ll Kill Your Kids’ Says Richard Curtis Eco-Propaganda Shocker (Telegraph, UK)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Hearing Held for Microsoft Data Center’s Backup Diesel Generators (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
FCC’s Julius Genachowski Struggles Between Roles of Regulator, Innovator (Washington Post)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington State Auditor Finds Financial Reporting Problems in Two Mason County Departments (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Washington Department of Corrections Memo Outlines Budget Cuts: Prison Closure, More Layoffs (Northwest Public Radio)
Washington State Details Deep Cuts to Social Services (KING-TV, Seattle)
A Drumbeat of Warnings about Impropriety Regarding Alaska Native Corporation Contracts (Washington Post)
GENERAL NEWS
Investigation Continues in Death of Brush Picker (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Winter Could be a Whopper, Forecasters Say (Seattle Times)
State Delays Decision on Whether to Raise Minimum Wage (Associated Press)
US Senate Approves Expansion of Hoh Tribal Reservation (Olympian, WA)
Postal Service Close to Going Broke (Washington Post)
Will Historic Olympia Brewhouse Brew Beer Again? Microbrewery among possible new uses (Olympian, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Man Dies after Downing Pint of Vodka in Four Seconds
Hanford Haiku - Hanford Nuclear Reservation Inspires 3-Line Poems
The Template for Every Weasely Science Article
Giant Penguins With No Tux? Fossil Feathers Say So
SONG OF THE DAY
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
