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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
$40 Million Salmon Hatchery Planned at Chief Joseph Dam – Funded by Bonneville Power Administration (Associated Press)
Conservation Groups in Oregon Seek Wind Energy Ban on Steens Mountain (Oregonian, Portland
Senate Gets Climate & Energy Bill, Modified by the Gulf Spill (NY Times)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
· California
· California
· Spokesman Review Op/Ed - For Hanford
· Moody’s Investor Service Upgrades Mason County PUD No. 3 Bond Rating
· Pacific Gas & Electric Will Reverse Opt-Outs by Marin County
· Des Moines Register Op/Ed - Look to Electric Co-Ops as a Model for America
· Financing: Using Stimulus Funds to Advance Hydro Development
· Kentucky - Environmental Groups Challenge Permit for East Kentucky Power Plant
· Duke Energy Expects Coal Costs to Rise
· Virginia
· New York
· North Dakota Oil Patch Continues Path of Record Production
· Texas
· Online Bill Paying Rises to 64 Percent
· $40 Million Salmon Hatchery Planned at Chief Joseph Dam
· New Orting Salmon Hatchery Would be Flood-Free
· Yakima County
· Douglas County - Farmland Designated for Wildlife in Washington & Colorado
· BP Caves to Pressure, Releases First Video of Oil Gushing into Gulf
· Army Corps Increasing Green River Flow
· Washington State
· Power Problems at Mabton’s Treatment Plant Are Fixed
· Clallam PUD Cooperative Wind Farm on Shaky Ground
· Grays Harbor PUD Uncertain About Radar Ridge Wind Farm
· Conservation Groups in Oregon Seek Wind Energy Ban on Steens Mountain
· Cape Wind Foes Eye Law - May sue over Massachusetts
· Boston
· Wind Turbine Blade Petition Hits Ohio
· Snohomish County
· Grant Program Opens for Oregon
· Traverse City
· Special Report: The Pennsylvania
· Vancouver
· Explosive Growth for LED Lights in Next Decade, Report Says
· Curbing Kilowatts in Private Buildings
· Nevada
· Avista Selected as 2009 Utility Company of the Year by Unified Foodservice
· Senate Gets Climate & Energy Bill, Modified by the Gulf Spill
· Energy Bill Aimed to Stem Global Warming, Create Jobs
· States Wary of New Climate Change Bill
· Big Utilities Weigh in on New Climate Change Bill, the American Power Act
· NY Times Op/Ed - A Bad Bet on Carbon
· Environmental Protection Agency Moves to Regulate Smokestack Greenhouse Gases
· Green Practices Conflict with Homeowner Association Rules
· Schwarzenegger Backs California
· Will the Chevy Volt get its juice from Google?
· Cincinnati Bell Buys Data Center
· Verizon to Fulfill 4G Promise to Rural Americans?
· German Court
· Eight Websites You (Really Do) Need to Stop Building
· Gregoire Headed to DC to be Solicitor General?
· Soda Wholesalers Weighing Tax-Rollback Initiative
· Infant Taken from Local Hospital Found in Idaho
· Union Man Found Dead in his Home
· Jury to Decide Fate of Man Who Branded Children like Cattle
· $1.1 Million Settlement over I-5 Cable Barriers
· Fired for Not Being ‘Pretty & Flirtatious’ Enough?
· Emerging Gulf of Mexico Oil Rig Evidence Shows Lack of Regulation
WORD OF THE DAY
Faustian • \FOW-stee-un\ • adjective - Of, relating to, resembling or suggesting Faust; especially: made or done for present gain without regard for future cost or consequences
Abernathy’s trembling hands reached out for the “holy grail” of tiddlywinks aficionados: a sixteenth century, dime-sized chip of ivory that belonged to Brian “The Thumb” Hudson-Trimble..a giant in early professional tiddlywinks circles. Unfortunately for Abernathy, he was forced to make a Faustian bargain: since all new chips are made from plastic, he could not use the famed piece in any competition.
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Spokesman Review Op/Ed - For Hanford
Moody’s Investor Service Upgrades Mason County PUD No. 3 Bond Rating (KMAS Radio, Shelton , WA
Pacific Gas & Electric Will Reverse Opt-Outs by Marin County Electricity Customers - Some may have been influenced by questionable PG&E tactics (San Francisco Business Times)
Des Moines Register Op/Ed - Look to Electric Co-Ops as a Model for America
Financing: Using Stimulus Funds to Advance Hydro Development (Renewable Energy World)
Duke Energy Expects Coal Costs to Rise (Triangle Business Journal)
Online Bill Paying Rises to 64 Percent (Washington
FISH & WILDLIFE
$40 Million Salmon Hatchery Planned at Chief Joseph Dam – Funded by Bonneville Power Administration (Associated Press)
New Orting Salmon Hatchery Would be Flood-Free (News Tribune, Tacoma , WA
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
BP Caves to Pressure, Releases First Video of Oil Gushing into Gulf (Yahoo! News)
Army Corps Increasing Green River Flow (Associated Press)
Power Problems at Mabton’s Treatment Plant Are Fixed (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Clallam PUD Cooperative Wind Farm on Shaky Ground (KONP Radio, Port Angeles , WA
Grays Harbor PUD Uncertain About Radar Ridge Wind Farm (Associated Press)
Conservation Groups in Oregon Seek Wind Energy Ban on Steens Mountain (Oregonian, Portland
Wind Turbine Blade Petition Hits Ohio - Wind turbine blade stirs Columbus
Grant Program Opens for Oregon
Special Report: The Pennsylvania
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Explosive Growth for LED Lights in Next Decade, Report Says (SolveClimate)
Curbing Kilowatts in Private Buildings - Commercial structures offer huge potential for energy savings (Portland Tribune, OR)
Avista Selected as 2009 Utility Company of the Year by Unified Foodservice Purchasing Co-Op (Electric Energy Online)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Senate Gets Climate & Energy Bill, Modified by the Gulf Spill (NY Times)
Energy Bill Aimed to Stem Global Warming, Create Jobs (Associated Press)
States Wary of New Climate Change Bill (Nat’l Public Radio)
Big Utilities Weigh in on New Climate Change Bill, the American Power Act (CleanTechnica)
NY Times Op/Ed - A Bad Bet on Carbon
Environmental Protection Agency Moves to Regulate Smokestack Greenhouse Gases (Associated Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Green Practices Conflict with Homeowner Association Rules (USA
Schwarzenegger Backs California as Hub for Green Jobs (Sacramento
Will the Chevy Volt get its juice from Google? (Christian Science Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2010/0512/Will-the-Chevy-Volt-get-its-juice-from-Google
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Verizon to Fulfill 4G Promise to Rural Americans? (CNET News)
Eight Websites You (Really Do) Need to Stop Building
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Gregoire Headed to DC to be Solicitor General? - Governor reportedly not interested in being solicitor general (News Tribune, Tacoma , WA
Soda Wholesalers Weighing Tax-Rollback Initiative (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
Infant Taken from Local Hospital Found in Idaho (Seattle
Union Man Found Dead in his Home (KMAS Radio, Shelton , WA
Jury to Decide Fate of Man Who Branded Children like Cattle - Children Said They Wanted It (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles , WA
$1.1 Million Settlement over I-5 Cable Barriers (Everett
Fired for Not Being ‘Pretty & Flirtatious’ Enough? Former Bremerton City Employee Says Yes in Lawsuit (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton , WA
Emerging Gulf of Mexico Oil Rig Evidence Shows Lack of Regulation (Associated Press)
DIVERSIONS
Paper Company Plans Campaign to Encourage Kids to Print Things Out (Note - Comment section may contain PG-13 language)
Entiat Woman Solves Mystery of Message in a Bottle
Hotel ATM Dispenses Gold Bars, Gold Coins
Subway’s Lawyers Tell Rest of World to Stop Selling “Footlong” Sandwiches
SONG OF THE DAY
John Stewart - Gold
