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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Deepwater Energy Transmission - Google to Invest in Offshore Wind Power Project (Associated Press)
Op/Ed - Not the Time for Another Seattle City Light Rate Increase (Seattle
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
· Op/Ed - Not the Time for Another Seattle City
· Constellation Pullout from Maryland
· Michigan
· Deepwater Energy Transmission - Google to Invest in Offshore Wind Power Project
· Three Top Officials Leaving in US Department of Energy Management Exodus
· Entergy Cooperating With Government Probe in Four States
· California - Pilot Snags Glider in Placer County Power
· United Kingdom
· Port Angeles – Washington
· University Of Montana
· Oregon
· Snohomish County Experiments
· PacifiCorp the Customer - Duke Energy completes Wyoming
· Pennsylvania Man Dies at South Dakota
· Offshore Wind Power Line Wins Praise, and Backing
· AREVA Launches Offshore Wind Venture
· US Wind Developers See Price of Output Easing
· Minnesota
· Use of Poultry Waste for Electricity Derailed
· Researchers Use Drilling Data to Find a Geothermal Hot Spot in West Virginia
· United Kingdom - Firm Scraps Plan for Biomass Power Station in Hull
· Bonneville Power Administration Tests Out Heat Pump Water Heaters in Pacific Northwest
· Billions and Billions Served: How Population Affects Climate Change
· In Europe , Companies Work the Angles on the Carbon Trade
· California
· California
· Minnesota Ethanol Plants' Price is Pollution
· Portland
· FCC Chairman: Why We Need More Wireless Spectrum
· Comcast Cuts the Cable, Rolls Out 2,000 Xfinity Wi-Fi Hotspots
· Washington
· Many Northwest Counties Struggle to Provide Basic Services
· Seattle City
· Report Warns of Coming Wave of Municipal Pension Shortfalls
· Including Shelton
· North Mason Chamber Selects New President/CEO
· Downstream from Howard Hansen Damn (Sic), Residents Prepare for Floods
· Western Vintners Hope Late Harvest Makes Fine Wine
· Corn Crunch Means Costliest Beef Since 1980s
· Seattle
· Study Says 71% of Tweets Are Ignored
WORD OF THE DAY
Gimcrack• \JIM-crack\ • noun - A showy object of little use or value
“Here comes another prize locust,” fumed the utility staffer at the county fair. “It never ceases to amaze me how the cheapest gimcrack attracts people to my booth.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Op/Ed - Not the Time for Another Seattle City Light Rate Increase (Seattle
Constellation Pullout from Maryland
Michigan - Black Substance on Saginaw Bay Homes Raising Questions about Nearby Power Plant (Bay City Times, MI)
Deepwater Energy Transmission - Google to Invest in Offshore Wind Power Project (Associated Press)
Three Top Officials Leaving in US Department of Energy Management Exodus (Energy Daily)
Entergy Cooperating With Government Probe in Four States (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Oregon – Offshore Wind Turbines: This Could be on the Horizon (Tillamook Headlight-Herald, OR)
Snohomish County Experiments With Tidal Energy (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
PacifiCorp the Customer - Duke Energy completes Wyoming wind project (Charlotte Business Journal)
Pennsylvania Man Dies at South Dakota Wind Farm Construction Site (KSFY, Sioux Falls, SD)
Offshore Wind Power Line Wins Praise, and Backing (NY Times)
AREVA Launches Offshore Wind Venture (Renewable Energy World)
US Wind Developers See Price of Output Easing (Reuters)
Minnesota – Waste to Energy Incinerator Could Be Latest Service Cut In Red Wing (Minnesota Public Radio)
Use of Poultry Waste for Electricity Derailed (Raleigh News & Observer, NC)
Researchers Use Drilling Data to Find a Geothermal Hot Spot in West Virginia (Washington Post)
United Kingdom - Firm Scraps Plan for Biomass Power Station in Hull (British Broadcasting Corporation)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Bonneville Power Administration Tests Out Heat Pump Water Heaters in Pacific Northwest (Brighter Energy)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Billions and Billions Served: How Population Affects Climate Change (USA Today)
In Europe, Companies Work the Angles on the Carbon Trade (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
California's Green-Jobs Numbers Paint a Mixed Picture (Sacramento Bee, CA)
California’s Green Nightmare (American Spectator)
Minnesota Ethanol Plants' Price is Pollution (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN)
Portland Fashion Week Brings Megawatt Style; With a Solar-Powered Twist (Oregonian, Portland)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
FCC Chairman: Why We Need More Wireless Spectrum (GigaOM)
Comcast Cuts the Cable, Rolls Out 2,000 Xfinity Wi-Fi Hotspots (GigaOM)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington Secretary of State Predicts 66 Percent Turnout (Olympian, WA)
Many Northwest Counties Struggle to Provide Basic Services (Northwest Public Radio)
Seattle City Workers Agree to Take Pay Cut - Well, actually a cut in cost of living increases (KING-TV, Seattle)
Report Warns of Coming Wave of Municipal Pension Shortfalls (Washington Post)
GENERAL NEWS
Including Shelton Store Employee - Puget Sound-Area Store Clerks Convicted of Lottery Felonies (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
North Mason Chamber Selects New President/CEO (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Downstream from Howard Hansen Damn (Sic), Residents Prepare for Floods (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
Western Vintners Hope Late Harvest Makes Fine Wine (Associated Press)
Corn Crunch Means Costliest Beef Since 1980s (Associated Press)
Seattle Would Fine for Unwelcome Yellow Pages Book (Associated Press)
DIVERSIONS
Name of Town's Sewage Boat? Not Poop Sloop
Washington Surrogate Mom Opens Business in Oregon
Kitsap County Inmate Fixes Jail 'Good Time' Calculations
Study Abroad Likely to Increase College Drinking
SONG OF THE DAY
Beach Boys – Sloop John B.
