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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
State of Oregon Proposes New Options for Shutdown of Portland General Electric Coal Plant (Oregonian, Portland
Hundreds of Aging British Columbia Dams Pose Safety Risk - Many are abandoned & could cause death & destruction if they fail, report says (Vancouver
Power Line Issues Tangle Up Governors’ Meeting (Associated Press)
Lake Washington Sockeye Returns on the Rise (Seattle
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
· State of Oregon
· Portland General Electric PGE ‘Disappointed’ by Options for Plant Closure
· Power Line Issues Tangle Up Governors’ Meeting
· Stealing Steel: Law, Price Shift Spur New Trend
· Op/Ed - Grant PUD Power Is Oversold
· Grant PUD Releases Idea Sketches for Crescent Bar Island
· Hundreds of Aging British Columbia
· Cracks Repaired, Ohio
· Energy Co’s Use Ballot Initiatives, Other Tools to Fight for Continued Market Dominance
· Power Problems Reported in New York
· Ohio - Hydroelectric Project to Help Power Hamilton
· Lake Washington Sockeye Returns on the Rise
· Clallam PUD Objections a Roadblock for Watershed Plan
· Oregon
· California
· Editorial - California
· United Kingdom - Green Setback for UK as British Power Supplied by Renewable Sources Falls
· Manure-Powered Electricity Generator Planned for Lynden
· Michigan - Traverse City
· Massachusetts - Proposed Palmer Renewal Energy Springfield
· United Kingdom – Scots Jobs ‘At Risk’ as Fears Grow over Biomass Plants’ Appetite for Wood
· California
· Georgia
· Small Wind Picks Up Even as Economy Turns Down
· Editorial - Regrettable, but Necessary Delay for Energy Efficiency Standards
· Cisco Enters Home Smart-Grid Fray with Energy Display
· Why Climate Stumps Even the Brightest Scientists
· Washington State Electric Highway
· US Broadband Numbers Don’t Lie, They Just Confuse
· In Faulty-Computer Suit, Window to Dell Decline
· Cell Phone Industry Attacks San Francisco
· Judge Says No to Gregoire Request on Health Care Lawsuit
· Washington
· What Worries Washington State
· British Columbia Man Held in Mason County
· Family of Girl Killed by Father near Lake Cushman Releases Statement
· Shelton
· Nalley Valley Bridge
· Some Sobering Fourth of July Injury & Fire Statistics
WORD OF THE DAY
Scuttlebutt • \SKUTT-ul-butt\ • noun - Rumor, gossip
WORD ORIGIN, FROM MERRIAM-WEBSTER - Nowadays, office workers catch up on the latest scuttlebutt around the water cooler, and when they do, they are continuing a long-standing (although not necessarily honorable) tradition. That kind of gossip sharing probably also occurred on the sailing ships of yore. Back in the early 1800s, the cask containing a ship’s daily supply of freshwater was called a “scuttlebutt”; that name was later applied to a drinking fountain on a ship or at a naval installation. By the early 20th century, the term for the water source was also applied to the gossip and rumors generated around it, and the latest chatter has been called “scuttlebutt” ever since.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
State of Oregon Proposes New Options for Shutdown of Portland General Electric Coal Plant (Oregonian, Portland
Portland General Electric PGE ‘Disappointed’ by Options for Plant Closure (Oregon
Power Line Issues Tangle Up Governors’ Meeting (Associated Press)
Stealing Steel: Law, Price Shift Spur New Trend - Thieves transition from copper to heavy metal (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Op/Ed - Grant PUD Power Is Oversold (Wenatchee
Grant PUD Releases Idea Sketches for Crescent Bar Island (Wenatchee
Hundreds of Aging British Columbia Dams Pose Safety Risk - Many are abandoned & could cause death & destruction if they fail, report says (Vancouver
Cracks Repaired, Ohio
Energy Co’s Use Ballot Initiatives, Other Tools to Fight for Continued Market Dominance - California
Power Problems Reported in New York
FISH & WILDLIFE
Lake Washington Sockeye Returns on the Rise (Seattle
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Clallam PUD Objections a Roadblock for Watershed Plan - Instream flows & water availability at issue (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles , WA
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Editorial - California ’s Renewable energy: Pass SB 722 - A state Senate bill mandating that California
Manure-Powered Electricity Generator Planned for Lynden (Puget Sound Business Journal)
United Kingdom – Scots Jobs ‘At Risk’ as Fears Grow over Biomass Plants’ Appetite for Wood (Scotsman, UK
Small Wind Picks Up Even as Economy Turns Down (Renewable Energy World)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Editorial - Regrettable, but Necessary Delay for Energy Efficiency Standards (Olympian, WA)
Cisco Enters Home Smart-Grid Fray with Energy Display (CNET News)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Why Climate Stumps Even the Brightest Scientists (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
US Broadband Numbers Don’t Lie, They Just Confuse (Nat’l Public Radio)
In Faulty-Computer Suit, Window to Dell Decline (NY Times)
Cell Phone Industry Attacks San Francisco Washington Post)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Judge Says No to Gregoire Request on Health Care Lawsuit (Seattle
What Worries Washington State Seattle Times)
GENERAL NEWS
Family of Girl Killed by Father near Lake Cushman Releases Statement (KMAS Radio, Shelton , WA
DIVERSIONS
Camouflage Wearing Bow Hunters Marry in Tree
6-Year-Old Girl Put on No-Fly List
Marilyn Monroe Chest X-Rays Sell for $45K
Newly Rescued Chihuahua
SONG OF THE DAY
ABC - Poison Arrow
