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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Jefferson County PUD Maps Out Transition From PSE; Electricity Bills Should Be Same Or Lower (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Low Snowpack To Cost BPA Projected $233 Million “…Consumers should not feel the pinch this year, however, because the rates BPA charges customers are locked in for the next two years…” (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Northwest Citizens Support Clean Renewable Hydropower; Staunchly Oppose Destroying Lower Snake River Dams (NW River Partners)
Columbia River Spring Chinook Still Returning In Strong Numbers (Seattle Times)
Clark County Biomass Plant Plans Revived - Amboy entrepreneur will pursue project abandoned by county (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- $103 Million - Jefferson County PUD Votes To Buy PSE Facilities
- Jefferson County PUD Maps Out Transition From PSE
- Low Snowpack To Cost BPA Projected $233 Million
- Pacific NW Utilities, Agencies Plan To Save 200 Megawatts
- Concerns and Question Voiced Again Over Proposed Biomass Plant
- Areva Receives $135,000 for Hydrogen Generation System
- Lake Chelan Powerhouse Rehab Nets Efficiency Gain
- Northwest Citizens Support Clean Renewable Hydropower
- Backers Suspend Bradwood Landing Liquefied Gas Terminal Near Astoria
- Buzz Over Proposed British Columbia Dam Runs Dry In Alberta (
- Columbia River PUD Keeps Rates Even Despite Power Questions
- Northern Wasco County PUD Saves For Rainy Day
- Green Power Fight - Pacific Gas & Electric in Hot Water With California Public Utilities Commission
- Natural Gas Stocks Expand Again
- Columbia River Spring Chinook Still Returning In Strong Numbers
- Oregon Conference Discusses Protecting Wild Salmon
- Canada - Fraser River Bands Accuse Ottawa of Ignoring Pleas to Save Chinook
- EPA Presses Pesticide Makers To Protect Salmon
- Effect of Salmon Farms Under Review
- Oregon Scientists Will Try Sound To Steer Gray Whales Away From Wave-Energy Devices
- Ecology Head Stands By Spokane River Plan
- Stormwater Runoff Carries High Level Of Contaminants
- Land Swap Will Give Chelan PUD Access to Snowpack Site
- Clark County Biomass Plant Plans Revived
- Burning Biofuels - creating Energy out of Sewer Waste
- Canada - American Firm Wants To Build Trash Incinerator on Vancouver Island
- California - Organizers Rally against Weldon Solar Project
- Cape Wind Project Will Be Big Test for Offshore Wind Energy
- Wildlife Rulings Challenge Wind Farms
- Colorado Seeks a Renewable Energy Peak
- Google Invests $39 Million in Wind Farms (
- Austin Energy Tops Green Power List - Portland General Electric, PacifiCorp, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Puget Sound Energy in top ten
- A Renewable Electricity Standard: What It Will Really Cost Americans
- Florida’s popular solar rebate program may fade into the sunset
- The Ultimate Power Diversion - Foiling Solar Bandits
- Small Hydro Projects Get Green Light from Scottish Government
- Oregon’s Central Lincoln PUD Gains 'Smart Grid' Grant
- Five Public Agencies in Clallam County Partners In Energy-Cutting Effort
- Exploring The Home Energy Angle In A Water Crisis
- US Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fell Record 7% Last Year
- Business Groups Seek To Suspend California Climate Law
- Montana Farmers Ponder Climate Measures
- Should Geoengineering Be Used To Address Global Warming?
- The Hill Op/Ed – Inslee: Want Jobs? We Can Get Them from Clean Energy
- California - Out-Of-State Recycling Fraud Rings Shut, AG Says
- The Greenest High - Which Illegal Drug Is Best For The Environment?
- Chelan PUD To Take Hard Look at Fiber Optics
- Facebook Opening Engineering Office In Seattle
- Ask.com parent IAC gets 44% of revenue from Google
- Clallam County Signs Fiber-Optics Contract
- FCC Going Ahead With Regulations for Broadband
- "Looming Data Tsunami" Coming, UW Prof Warns
- Is Greener Code the Answer to Greener Data Centers?
- Congressman Norm Dicks in Line to Chair House Appropriations Committee
- State Senator Rosa Franklin of Tacoma Announces Retirement
- Investigators: Audit Finds State Overpaid Truckers to Ship Booze
- Back From the Brink: Lumber Market Showing Signs Of Gradual Recovery (
- Dollar Stores Closing Its Doors in Washington and Oregon
- Eye in Sky Finds Illegal Pierce County Buildings
- Evergreen State College Activist Wins $169,000 Settlement
- More Than 1,300 Kids' Books Stolen From Library
WORD OF THE DAY
Kasbah • \KAZ-bah\ • noun – 1: a North African castle or fortress 2: the native section of a North African city
Every time I hear this lyric from the “Marrakech Express,” I smile: “Striped Djellebas we can wear at home…” I would imagine they found those funky robes in the Kasbah of Marrakech.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
$103 Million - Jefferson County PUD Votes To Buy PSE Facilities, Go Into Power Business (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Jefferson County PUD Maps Out Transition From PSE; Electricity Bills Should Be Same Or Lower (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Low Snowpack To Cost BPA Projected $233 Million “…Consumers should not feel the pinch this year, however, because the rates BPA charges customers are locked in for the next two years…” (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Pacific NW Utilities, Agencies Plan To Save 200 Megawatts (Associated Press)
Concerns and Question Voiced Again Over Proposed Biomass Plant (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Areva Receives $135,000 for Hydrogen Generation System (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Lake Chelan Powerhouse Rehab Nets Efficiency Gain (Wenatchee World, WA)
Northwest Citizens Support Clean Renewable Hydropower; Staunchly Oppose Destroying Lower Snake River Dams (NW River Partners)
Backers Suspend Bradwood Landing Liquefied Gas Terminal Near Astoria (Oregonian, Portland)
Buzz Over Proposed British Columbia Dam Runs Dry In Alberta (Calgary Herald, Alberta)
Columbia River PUD Keeps Rates Even Despite Power Questions (South County Spotlight, Portland, OR)
Northern Wasco County PUD Saves For Rainy Day (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)
Green Power Fight - Pacific Gas & Electric in Hot Water With California Public Utilities Commission (NY Times)
Natural Gas Stocks Expand Again (Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Columbia River Spring Chinook Still Returning In Strong Numbers (Seattle Times)
Oregon Conference Discusses Protecting Wild Salmon (Associated Press)
Canada - Fraser River Bands Accuse Ottawa of Ignoring Pleas to Save Chinook Salmon (Globe & Mail)
EPA Presses Pesticide Makers To Protect Salmon (Associated Press)
Effect of Salmon Farms Under Review (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Oregon Scientists Will Try Sound To Steer Gray Whales Away From Wave-Energy Devices (Oregonian, Portland)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Ecology Head Stands By Spokane River Plan (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Stormwater Runoff Carries High Level Of Contaminants (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Land Swap Will Give Chelan PUD Access to Snowpack Site (Wenatchee World, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Clark County Biomass Plant Plans Revived - Amboy entrepreneur will pursue project abandoned by county (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Burning Biofuels - creating Energy out of Sewer Waste: South Sound sewer partners convert gas into heat, electricity (Olympian, WA)
Canada - American Firm Wants To Build Trash Incinerator on Vancouver Island (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
California - Organizers Rally against Weldon Solar Project (Kern Valley Sun, CA)
Cape Wind Project Will Be Big Test for Offshore Wind Energy (Christian Science Monitor)
Wildlife Rulings Challenge Wind Farms (Renewable Energy World)
Colorado Seeks a Renewable Energy Peak - But can Rocky Mountain power success be repeated in other terrain? (National Geographic)
Google Invests $39 Million in Wind Farms (NY Times)
Austin Energy Tops Green Power List - Portland General Electric, PacifiCorp, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Puget Sound Energy in top ten (Nat’l Energy Research Lab)
A Renewable Electricity Standard: What It Will Really Cost Americans (Heritage Foundation)
Florida’s popular solar rebate program may fade into the sunset (South Florida Business Journal)
The Ultimate Power Diversion - Foiling Solar Bandits (NY Times)
Small Hydro Projects Get Green Light from Scottish Government (Renewable Energy World)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Oregon’s Central Lincoln PUD Gains 'Smart Grid' Grant (Associated Press)
Five Public Agencies in Clallam County Partners In Energy-Cutting Effort (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Exploring The Home Energy Angle In A Water Crisis (CNET)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
US Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fell Record 7% Last Year (USA Today)
Business Groups Seek To Suspend California Climate Law (Associated Press)
Montana Farmers Ponder Climate Measures (Billings Gazette, MT)
Should Geoengineering Be Used To Address Global Warming? (Christian Science Monitor)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
The Hill Op/Ed – Inslee: Want Jobs? We Can Get Them from Clean Energy
California - Out-Of-State Recycling Fraud Rings Shut, AG Says (Sacramento Bee, CA)
The Greenest High - Which Illegal Drug Is Best For The Environment? Slate Magazine)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY
Chelan PUD To Take Hard Look at Fiber Optics - Consultant will study the PUD’s network for ways to lower costs, boost revenues (Wenatchee World, WA)
Facebook Opening Engineering Office In Seattle (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
Ask.com parent IAC gets 44% of revenue from Google (San Francisco Business Times)
Clallam County Signs Fiber-Optics Contract (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
FCC Going Ahead With Regulations for Broadband (Seattle Times)
"Looming Data Tsunami" Coming, UW Prof Warns (Seattle Times)
Is Greener Code the Answer to Greener Data Centers? (Earth2Tech)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Congressman Norm Dicks in Line to Chair House Appropriations Committee (Tri-City Herald, WA)
State Senator Rosa Franklin of Tacoma Announces Retirement (Associated Press)
Investigators: Audit Finds State Overpaid Truckers to Ship Booze (KING-TV, Seattle)
GENERAL NEWS
Back From the Brink: Lumber Market Showing Signs Of Gradual Recovery (Longview Daily News, WA)
Dollar Stores Closing Its Doors in Washington and Oregon (Associated Press)
Eye in Sky Finds Illegal Pierce County Buildings (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Evergreen State College Activist Wins $169,000 Settlement (Associated Press)
More Than 1,300 Kids' Books Stolen From Library (Associated Press)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Wild Turkey Rules The Roost in North Bend Neighborhood
Cowlitz County: Annual Japanese Maple Heists
Spokane Salon Donates Hair for Oil Spill Cleanup
No Bids For Eccentric Michael Jackson Portrait
SONG OF THE DAY
Crosby, Stills, & Nash - Marrakech Express
