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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
1030 KMAS Talks With Officials from ADAGE about Shelton Biomass (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Federal Court Denies Washington State Injunction in Nuclear Waste Case (Associated Press)
Washington Water Supply Forecast Improves (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
State of California PUC vote blocks 'renewable energy credits' – “…Stops utilities from using “renewable energy credits,” most of which come from outside California, until it figures out a different way to deal with the issue…” (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)
Fourth Suspect in Craigslist Slaying in Custody (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- 1030 KMAS Talks With Officials from ADAGE about Shelton Biomass
- Federal Court Denies Washington State Injunction in Nuclear Waste Case
- Washington Reactions Are Mixed To Yucca Mountain Court Case
- Warm Weather Stifles Avista’s Earnings
- More Powerful Hydro Turbine Heads for Washington State
- California - Pacific Gas & Electric Ordered to Release Smart-Meter Status Reports
- New California Water Use Rule Would Affect 23,000 MW of Electric Power Capacity
- Illinois – Oops! Ameren to Lay Off 275 Contractors; Regulators Admit $10M Accounting Error
- North Wyoming Residents May Start Own Electric Co-Op
- State Halts Most Rockfish Angling In Area Waters
- Mill Creek Developer Faces Fines for Harming Salmon Habitat
- Boeing Settles Duwamish River Environmental Complaint
- Columbia River - Ringold Salmon Season Extended
- Washington Water Supply Forecast Improves
- Washington Governor, Officials Lobby for Speedy Howard Hansen Dam Fix
- State of California PUC vote blocks 'renewable energy credits'
- Bill Might Recognize Hydro Power As Renewable Energy
- Oregon - SolarWorld Plans To Add 350 Hillsboro Jobs
- Hydroelectric Projects Receive Low Impact Hydropower Certification
- Natural Gas Blows Budget For Biomass Project –
- California – Pacific Gas & Electric Gets Geothermal Approval
- Great Lakes Wind - Public Meeting With Scandia Wind Farm Developers
- London’s Olympic Park Turbines Branded As ‘Greenwash’
- How the Proposed Cash For Caulkers Program Works
- Energy Efficiency Programs Not Working For Low-Income Iowans, Group Says
- Seattle - Devices That Check Your Electrical Use Can Be Checked Out Of the Library
- China’s Energy Use Threatens Emissions Goals
- Google Goggles Now Translates Text in Pictures
- Questions Linger Over Illinois Telecom Overhaul Bill
- McCleary City Accountant Fired over Possible Irregularities
- Fourth Suspect in Craigslist Slaying in Custody
- High-Tech Stalker Terrorizes Women With Phone Calls
- Washington State Supreme Court Rules Library Internet Filters OK
- Community Invited To Hospital Construction Meeting
- Washington Community College Tuition to Go Up Seven Percent
- Bangor-Based Sailors Find Treasure in Old Hood Canal Mansion
WORD OF THE DAY
Bucolic • \byoo-CALL-ick\ • adjective – 1: of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen: pastoral 2a: relating to or typical of rural life b: idyllic
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1030 KMAS Talks With Officials from ADAGE about Shelton Biomass (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Federal Court Denies Washington State Injunction in Nuclear Waste Case (Associated Press)
Washington Reactions Are Mixed To Yucca Mountain Court Case (NW Public Radio)
Warm Weather Stifles Avista’s Earnings (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
More Powerful Hydro Turbine Heads for Washington State (Bonneville Power Administration)
California - Pacific Gas & Electric Ordered to Release Smart-Meter Status Reports (Associated Press)
New California Water Use Rule Would Affect 23,000 MW of Electric Power Capacity (Penn Energy)
Illinois – Oops! Ameren to Lay Off 275 Contractors; Regulators Admit $10M Accounting Error in Rate Hike Consideration (St. Louis Business Journal)
North Wyoming Residents May Start Own Electric Co-Op (Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
State Halts Most Rockfish Angling In Area Waters (KONP Radio, Port Angles, WA)
Mill Creek Developer Faces Fines for Harming Salmon Habitat (Seattle Times)
Boeing Settles Duwamish River Environmental Complaint (Courthouse News)
Columbia River - Ringold Salmon Season Extended (Othello Outlook, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Washington Water Supply Forecast Improves (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Washington Governor, Officials Lobby for Speedy Howard Hansen Dam Fix (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
State of California PUC vote blocks 'renewable energy credits' – “…Stops utilities from using “renewable energy credits,” most of which come from outside California, until it figures out a different way to deal with the issue…” (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)
Bill Might Recognize Hydro Power As Renewable Energy - Vermont's endorsement could be followed by other states (Montreal Gazette, Canada)
Oregon - SolarWorld Plans To Add 350 Hillsboro Jobs (Oregonian, Portland)
Hydroelectric Projects Receive Low Impact Hydropower Certification – Includes lark Fork Hydroelectric Project in Idaho and Montana (Renewable Energy World)
Natural Gas Blows Budget For Biomass Project - The label of renewable energy will cost Xcel Energy an extra $21.4 million (The Daily Reporter, Milwaukee, WI)
State of California PUC vote blocks 'renewable energy credits' – “…Stops utilities from using “renewable energy credits,” most of which come from outside California, until it figures out a different way to deal with the issue…” (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)
California – Pacific Gas & Electric Gets Geothermal Approval (San Francisco Business Times)
Great Lakes Wind - Public Meeting With Scandia Wind Farm Developers (Muskegon Chronicle, MI)
London’s Olympic Park Turbines Branded As ‘Greenwash’ (Building Design Online)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
How the Proposed Cash For Caulkers Program Works (Associated Press)
Energy Efficiency Programs Not Working For Low-Income Iowans, Group Says (Cedar Rapids Gazette, IA)
Seattle - Devices That Check Your Electrical Use Can Be Checked Out Of the Library (Seattle Times)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
China’s Energy Use Threatens Emissions Goals (NY Times)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY
Google Goggles Now Translates Text in Pictures (GigaOM)
Questions Linger Over Illinois Telecom Overhaul Bill (Associated Press)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
McCleary City Accountant Fired over Possible Irregularities (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Fourth Suspect in Craigslist Slaying in Custody (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
High-Tech Stalker Terrorizes Women With Phone Calls (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
Washington State Supreme Court Rules Library Internet Filters OK (Associated Press)
Community Invited To Hospital Construction Meeting (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Washington Community College Tuition to Go Up Seven Percent (Associated Press)
Bangor-Based Sailors Find Treasure in Old Hood Canal Mansion (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Cavemen Among Us: Some Humans Are Four Percent Neanderthal
Candles Offer A Whiff Of White Castle's Burgers
SONG OF THE DAY
Til Tuesday - Voices Carry
