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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Energy Adequacy - Senator Wyden Calls on BPA, PacifiCorp to Aid Facebook Expansion in Central Oregon (KBNW Radio, Bend , OR
Boil Water Notice for Two Mason County PUD 1 Water Systems (KMAS Radio, Shelton , WA
Power & Water - Tacoma Public Utilities Bills Might Rise by $6.50 (News Tribune, Tacoma , WA
State Officials Set to Reject Idaho
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Power & Water -
- German Electricity Costs May Rise Next Year - Renewable Subsidy Leaps 72%
- Constellation’s Cancellation -
- Mukilteo Outage - Not a Good Day to be a Squirrel
- Central Maine Power Company’s ‘Smart Meters’ Not a Health Threat
- Smart Metering Kicks Off in Two
- A ‘Sea Change’ for Wild Pacific Salmon
- Late Coho Salmon Returns Appear Better Than Forecast
- Salmon Habitat Restoration - Workers Tear into Old Entiat Dikes
- Navy Wants to Avoid Another
- Beavers Just Too Dam Busy - Nine-member rodent family removed from
- Boil Water Notice for Two Mason
- State Officials Set to Reject
- Wood Chip Burner Among More Efficient Utilities
- Eastern Illinois University Renewable Energy Center Likely to Use Wood Chips, Grass, Corn Stalks as Fuel
- Puget Sound Tides Could be Tapped for Clean Energy
- Silver Lining - Pacific Cooling Means Good Start to 2011 for US Wind Farms
- How Electric Cars Could Become a Giant
- Stations Install Fast Chargers for Electric Cars
- How
- Population Prophet - David Suzuki’s Five Kids
- Energy Adequacy - Senator Wyden Calls on BPA, PacifiCorp to Aid Facebook Expansion in
- General Election Ballots to be Mailed Friday
- 35th District Races Could Turn Legislative Tide
- Union Sues over
- Court: Tribal Cops Can Detain Off Reservation
- Licensed Pot Grow Busted in
- New
WORD OF THE DAY
Zeroth • \ZEE-roeth\ • Adjective - Being numbered zero in a series; also: of, relating to, or being a zero
“Less Than the Zeroth Preppy?” mused Bret Easton Ellis as he stared at the neatly typed line of text in his Royal Electric typewriter. “For some reason that just doesn’t grab me as a good title at all for my new book,” he muttered over his fourth morning cup of steaming, black coffee.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Power & Water - Tacoma Public Utilities Bills Might Rise by $6.50 (News Tribune, Tacoma , WA
German Electricity Costs May Rise Next Year - Renewable Subsidy Leaps 72% (Bloomberg News)
Constellation’s Cancellation - America
Mukilteo Outage - Not a Good Day to be a Squirrel (Everett Herald, WA)
Central Maine Power Company’s ‘Smart Meters’ Not a Health Threat (Kennebec Journal, ME)
Smart Metering Kicks Off in Two US States (Energy Efficiency)
FISH & WILDLIFE
A ‘Sea Change’ for Wild Pacific Salmon “…historic sockeye run is providing a wonderful “teachable moment” that should restore hope in the face of what has been a growing sense of disillusion about the future for wild salmon…” (Vancouver Sun, BC)
Lower Columbia River Reopens for Chinook Retention (Seattle Times)
Late Coho Salmon Returns Appear Better Than Forecast (Longview Daily News, WA)
Salmon Habitat Restoration - Workers Tear into Old Entiat Dikes; Removal project will let river flow, restore long-lost habitat for salmon (Wenatchee World, WA)
Navy Wants to Avoid Another Hood Canal Oyster-Killing Incident (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Beavers Just Too Dam Busy - Nine-member rodent family removed from Red Lake (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Boil Water Notice for Two Mason County PUD 1 Water Systems (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Yakima Clean Air Agency May Enact New Regulations for Dairies (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
State Officials Set to Reject Idaho Power Biomass Deal (Brighter Energy)
Wood Chip Burner Among More Efficient Utilities; New Sustainability Institute Plays Increasing Role (Central Michigan University Press)
Eastern Illinois University Renewable Energy Center Likely to Use Wood Chips, Grass, Corn Stalks as Fuel (Decatur Herald Review, IL)
Puget Sound Tides Could be Tapped for Clean Energy (KING-TV, Seattle)
Silver Lining - Pacific Cooling Means Good Start to 2011 for US Wind Farms (Brighter Energy)
Wisconsin - Some Farmers Raise Questions About Wind Farm Sites (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, WI)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
California - Tea Party Activists Back Proposition 23 Climate Law Rollback in Sacramento Protest (Sacramento Bee, CA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
How Electric Cars Could Become a Giant Battery for Renewable Energy (The Guardian, UK)
Stations Install Fast Chargers for Electric Cars (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Seattle University to Stop Serving Bottled Water (Associated Press)
How British Columbia is Achieving Sustainable Prosperity - We’re well-positioned in terms of green power, and new policies will ensure that continues into the future (Vancouver Sun, BC)
Population Prophet - David Suzuki’s Five Kids (Mens’ News Daily)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Energy Adequacy - Senator Wyden Calls on BPA, PacifiCorp to Aid Facebook Expansion in Central Oregon (KBNW Radio, Bend, OR)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
General Election Ballots to be Mailed Friday (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
35th District Races Could Turn Legislative Tide - Three Contests Show Diversity of Region (Bellingham Herald, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Washington Governor Gregoire Leads Tour of Puget Sound (Associated Press)
Union Sues over Wash Prison Job Cuts (Associated Press)
Court: Tribal Cops Can Detain Off Reservation (Associated Press)
Licensed Pot Grow Busted in Centralia for Cultivating Too Much Marijuana (Olympian, WA)
New Hoover Dam Bypass Arches into the Sky (Wenatchee World, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Worker Swept Through Sewer is Found Alive
Breast Cancer Bracelets Cause Controversy (Note: some of the titillating language in this story may give daintier readers of the news digest the “vapors”)
Georgia Woman Gets $1 Billion Electric Bill
Atascosa County Mistakes Chilean Flag for Texas’
SONG OF THE DAY – ARTIST INTERPRETATION EDITION
Patti Smith - Because the Night
10,000 Maniacs - Because the Night
Bruce Springsteen - Because the Night (author)
