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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Puget Sound Energy Files Request to Increase Energy Rates (News Tribune, Tacoma , WA
Bonneville Power Administration to Explain Rejection of Transmission Line Route West Longview
Report Looks at Impacts to Hydro/Fish Operations if Columbia River Treaty With Canada Changes (Columbia Basin
Faster Chelan County PUD Fiber Screaming This Way (Wenatchee
State to Decide Bonds for School Energy Projects on November Ballot (Associated Press)
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Bonneville Power Administration to Explain Rejection of
- Implications for Bonneville Power Administration Contracts
- Not Just Gas Lines -
- Feds: No Undue Risk In Proposed
- Inside A Nuclear Power Plant – Photos
- Aging Work Force Inspires Utility Worker Training
- In
- US Power Plants at Risk of Attack by Computer Worm Like Stuxnet
- Iraqis Still Reliant on Power Generators as US Prepares to Leave
- Report Looks at Impacts to Hydro/Fish Operations if Columbia River Treaty With
- Judge Gives Columbia River Salmon BiOp Challengers More Time
- Researchers Pondering Possible Solutions to
- Steelhead Fishing Finally Opens on a Stretch of
- Why Do Salmon Counts Vary from Year to Year?
- Some Warm Up to Small Wind Turbines
- State to Decide Bonds for School Energy Projects on November Ballot
- More Testing Their Home’s Energy Efficiency
- How to Keep Replacement Windows Cost in Sight
- Getting Past the Politics of Climate Change
- Obama Promotes Clean-Energy Technology
- Green-Tech Investment Plummets
- Irony File - EPA,
- Kill the Kids - Environmental Campaigners Axe Gory Film
- Faster
- What's Better Than Wi-Fi? Super Wi-Fi!
- Verizon Wireless to Pay Up to $90 Million in Refund
- It's Put-Up or Shut-Up Time for the FCC's Net-Neutrality Advocates
- Email Etiquette: The Five Important Things We Often Forget
- Online, Mail Voter Registration Deadline for General Election is Monday
- US Supreme Court Weighs Whether Funeral Protests Cross Line
- Ugly
- Suspect in
- Hunter Arrested in Death of
- Charges Increased in
- Road to be Closed in
- Tires Become Dear as Prices Rise, Supply Shrinks
- State Community Colleges Report Record Enrollment
- Thieves Stealing Brass from Fire Department Connections in
WORD OF THE DAY
Defalcate • \dih-FALL-cayt\ • verb – Embezzle
“Two dollars for the treasury, fifty-cent administrative fee for me. Two dollars for…” was the sing-song chant that the bewhiskered money changer used to rationalize his nefarious plan to defalcate the “Widows and Orphans Fund” at the local church. Unfortunately for him, he forgot his Sunday school classes where he supposedly learned that “God is Watching.” “Hot coals all around,” shouted the devil when the money-changer met his ethereal “reward.”
WEATHER
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Bonneville Power Administration to Explain Rejection of Transmission Line Route West Longview
Implications for Bonneville Power Administration Contracts - Idaho Activist on Personal Crusade to Kill State Constitutional Amendments: would let local governments enter longterm debt agreements without holding an election, provided that taxpayers aren't on the hook to pay off the debt (Associated Press)
Puget Sound Energy Files Request to Increase Energy Rates (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Port of Vancouver Port Will be Key Link in Controversial Canadian Oil Project (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Not Just Gas Lines - California’s Pacific Gas & Electric Grid Has Problems, Too (SF Chronicle)
Feds: No Undue Risk In Proposed Idaho Uranium Plant (Associated Press)
Vermont Nuke Plant Still Lobbying For New License (Associated Press)
Inside A Nuclear Power Plant – Photos (CNET News)
Illinois - ‘Rodeo’ Tests Utility Workers’ Rescue Skills (State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL)
Aging Work Force Inspires Utility Worker Training (Associated Press)
Canada - New Meters Not to Blame for Rising Hydro Bills (Toronto Star, Ontario)
In New Jersey, Smart Meter Program Stymied by Cost Concerns (Newark Star Ledger, NJ)
US Power Plants at Risk of Attack by Computer Worm Like Stuxnet (Washington Post)
Iraqis Still Reliant on Power Generators as US Prepares to Leave (Washington Post)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Report Looks at Impacts to Hydro/Fish Operations if Columbia River Treaty With Canada Changes (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Judge Gives Columbia River Salmon BiOp Challengers More Time To Review Thousands of Submitted Documents (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Researchers Pondering Possible Solutions to Hood Canal's Low-Oxygen Problem (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Steelhead Fishing Finally Opens on a Stretch of Okanogan River (Wenatchee World, WA)
Why Do Salmon Counts Vary from Year to Year? (Issaquah Press, WA)
Washington State Wins Grant to Study Smelt, Green Sturgeon (Longview Daily News, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Oregon - Gresham Taps into Water Security: Ensures steady supply during peak demand (Gresham Outlook, OR)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Fairbanks Businessman Eyes Recyclable Paper as a Power Source (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, AK)
Some Warm Up to Small Wind Turbines (Oregon Daily Journal Of Commerce)
Montana - Missoula City Council Considers Urban Windmills (The Missoulian, MT
Missouri - Wind Farm Generates Controversy in US Senate Race: Fertilized with federal stimulus money, 100 new wind turbines have cropped up among the soybean fields of northwest Missouri (Associated Press)
Vermont - Developer, Group Dispute Biomass Plan Details (Bennington Vanner, VT)
Pennsylvania - Scientists Voice Concerns About Crawford County Tires-To-Energy (Erie Times-News, PA)
CONSERVATION
State to Decide Bonds for School Energy Projects on November Ballot (Associated Press)
More Testing Their Home’s Energy Efficiency - Phone calls are picking up at Thurston Energy, the countywide program that helps homeowners find ways to save money on their energy bills (Olympian, WA)
Oregon - Emerald PUD Soliciting Light Opinions: Utility has installed LED lights in its lobby and is inviting the public to check it out (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
How to Keep Replacement Windows Cost in Sight (SF Chronicle)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Getting Past the Politics of Climate Change (NY Times)
BARREL ‘O GREEN POTPOURRI
Obama Promotes Clean-Energy Technology (Associated Press)
Green-Tech Investment Plummets (NY Times)
Irony File - EPA, South Dakota Ethanol Plants Reach Deals over Emissions (Associated Press)
Kill the Kids - Environmental Campaigners Axe Gory Film (British Broadcasting Corporation)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Faster Chelan County PUD Fiber Screaming This Way (Wenatchee World, WA)
What's Better Than Wi-Fi? Super Wi-Fi! - How the FCC paved the way for the next generation of wireless innovations (Slate Magazine)
Verizon Wireless to Pay Up to $90 Million in Refund - customers were wrongly charged for data sessions or Internet use (NY Times)
It's Put-Up or Shut-Up Time for the FCC's Net-Neutrality Advocates
Email Etiquette: The Five Important Things We Often Forget (Speak Softly & Carry a Red Pen)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Online, Mail Voter Registration Deadline for General Election is Monday (Seattle Times)
US Supreme Court Weighs Whether Funeral Protests Cross Line (Associated Press)
Ugly Battle Brewing for Washington Senate in 31st District (KING-TV, Seattle)
GENERAL NEWS
Suspect in Mason County Chase Had Been Wanted in South Kitsap Armed Robbery (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Hunter Arrested in Death of Mason County Brush Picker (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Charges Increased in Lewis County Triple Killing (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Washington State Prison Employees Reject Contract Proposal (Associated Press)
Road to be Closed in Skokomish Valley (Olympian, WA)
Tires Become Dear as Prices Rise, Supply Shrinks (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
State Community Colleges Report Record Enrollment (Associated Press)
Thieves Stealing Brass from Fire Department Connections in Kent (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
DIVERSIONS
That Light in The Sky is Jupiter, Not UFO, Clallam County Sheriff's Office Tells Callers (Alert News Digest Readers would know this)
Printing Snafu Delays New $100 Bills (Seattle Times)
Jericho Pins Tourism Hopes On 'Jesus Tree' - Ancient Tree Touted As One Tax Collector Climbed To See Jesus
Druids Recognized as Religion for First Time in United Kingdom
SONG OF THE DAY
Journey - Wheel in the Sky
