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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Gulf Oil Spill Helps Put a Cap on Climate-Change Debate over Using More Natural Gas (Christian Science Monitor)
Kittitas Green Lights Environmental Permit for Solar Project (Associated Press)
City of Tacoma & EPA Agree on $525,000 in Penalties for Improperly Disposing of Refrigerated Appliances (News Tribune, Tacoma , WA
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Gulf Oil Spill Helps Put a Cap on Climate-Change Debate over Using More Natural Gas
- Proposed Hydroelectric Dams on Beartooth Front Get Green Light for Feasibility Studies
- Bonneville Power Administration Seeks Input on New Power Line to Support Wind
- Gregoire Supports
- Apocalypse Yow! - The Solar ‘Katrina’ Storm That Could Take Our Power Grid Out for Years
- FEMA to Consult Biologists over Harm to Salmon Due to Development Made Possible by Federal Flood Insurance
- Washington State Says Spokane Area Carp Die-Off May be Natural Occurrence
- Editorial - Something’s Going Right;
- Op/Ed - Let’s be Honest About Saving Our Salmon
- Moving Water Around - Firm Seeks ‘Blue Gold’ in
- Not as Much Poo as Thought - Oops,
- Thousands Celebrate Naming of
- Kittitas Green Lights Environmental Permit for Solar Project
- Portland General Electric’s First Turbines at Biglow Canyon Wind Farm Begin Operations
- Puget Sound Energy Grants Bring Renewable Energy Education to Local Educational Institutions – Including
- Firm Proposes 200 Megawatt Nebraska Wind Farm
- Illuminating the Renewable Electricity Standard
- Manure Helps Power New Army Barracks
- City of
- States to Reopen Appliance Rebate Program
- Lieberman: Liberals Won’t Oppose a ‘Utility-Only’ Climate Bill
- World Sizzles to Record for the Year
- Study Says Global Warming Will Mean Less Water in Rivers
- Going Green - Why the State’s Forest Industry Is Growing Greener at a Far Faster Rate Than Other Industries in
- Ethanol Industry Scrambles to Keep Incentives
- FCC to Propose Spending $400M to Connect Rural Docs
- Congressional Bill Would Ease Telecommuting for US Workers
- Comcast Offers 100 Mbps Business Tiers
- FCC Eyes Satellite Spectrum for Broadband Use
- FCC Holds More Closed Door Meetings on Net Neutrality
- East African Fiber-Optic Cable Linking 20 Countries Goes Live
- When it Comes to
- Oops! Ballot Secrecy Compromised in
- Voter registration deadline Monday for WA primary
- One Injured as Backhoe Rolls Off
- Fire Danger - Outdoor Burning Banned Through September in Mason, Kitsap, Other Counties
- North Mason Chamber President/CEO Resigns to Embark on Nationwide Speaking Tour
- The Email Signature: From Efficient to Disgusting & Everywhere in Between
WORD OF THE DAY
Didactic • \die DACK-tick\ • adjective - 1a: designed or intended to teach b: intended to convey instruction & information as well as pleasure & entertainment 2: making moral observations
Mob Toughs Prepare to Teach Danny Rose a Lesson:
Danny: I got nothing against him. I just met him today. I liked his poem. What’s under discussion here is the girl’s feelings. Where is the girl?
Toughs: We’re gonna take real good care of you, pal.
Danny: I wanna say one thing, and I don’t mean to be didactic or facetious in any manner.
She doesn’t love him. She doesn’t love him any more.
Ah yes…one of my favorite scenes from just about any Woody Allen movie. I give you “Broadway Danny Rose.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Gulf Oil Spill Helps Put a Cap on Climate-Change Debate over Using More Natural Gas (Christian Science Monitor)
Proposed Hydroelectric Dams on Beartooth Front Get Green Light for Feasibility Studies (Billings
Bonneville Power Administration Seeks Input on New Power Line to Support Wind - Draft EIS weighs impacts of four alternative routes across southeast Washington (Bonneville Power Administration)
Gregoire Supports Nevada Site for Nuclear Repository - Hanford cleanup needs site such as Utah
Apocalypse Yow! - The Solar ‘Katrina’ Storm That Could Take Our Power Grid Out for Years (Huffington Post)
FISH & WILDLIFE
FEMA to Consult Biologists over Harm to Salmon Due to Development Made Possible by Federal Flood Insurance (Associated Press)
Editorial - Something’s Going Right; Columbia
Op/Ed - Let’s be Honest About Saving Our Salmon (Oregonian, Portland
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Moving Water Around - Firm Seeks ‘Blue Gold’ in Alaska
Not as Much Poo as Thought - Oops, Golden Gardens Fecal Data Was Flawed, Enviros Now Say (Seattle
Thousands Celebrate Naming of Salish Sea (Victoria
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Kittitas Green Lights Environmental Permit for Solar Project (Associated Press)
Portland General Electric’s First Turbines at Biglow Canyon
Puget Sound Energy Grants Bring Renewable Energy Education to Local Educational Institutions – Including Griffin
Firm Proposes 200 Megawatt Nebraska
Illuminating the Renewable Electricity Standard (The Atlantic )
Manure Helps Power New Army Barracks (Associated Press)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
City of Tacoma & EPA Agree on $525,000 in Penalties for Improperly Disposing of Refrigerated Appliances (News Tribune, Tacoma , WA
States to Reopen Appliance Rebate Program (Nat’l Public Radio)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Lieberman: Liberals Won’t Oppose a ‘Utility-Only’ Climate Bill (The Hill)
World Sizzles to Record for the Year (USA
Study Says Global Warming Will Mean Less Water in Rivers (Denver Post, CO)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Going Green - Why the State’s Forest Industry Is Growing Greener at a Far Faster Rate Than Other Industries in Washington (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Ethanol Industry Scrambles to Keep Incentives (Associated Press)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
FCC to Propose Spending $400M to Connect Rural Docs (GigaOM)
Congressional Bill Would Ease Telecommuting for US Workers (NY Times)
Comcast Offers 100 Mbps Business Tiers - With 100 Mbps residential tiers ‘coming soon,’ Comcast tells us (Broadband Reports)
FCC Eyes Satellite Spectrum for Broadband Use (Reuters)
FCC Holds More Closed Door Meetings on Net Neutrality - Top cable & phone lobbyists shaping neutrality rules (Broadband Reports)
East African Fiber-Optic Cable Linking 20 Countries Goes Live (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)
When it Comes to Broadband , UK
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Oops! Ballot Secrecy Compromised in New Mexico
Voter registration deadline Monday for WA primary (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
One Injured as Backhoe Rolls Off Mason County Bridge (KOMO-TV, Seattle
Fire Danger - Outdoor Burning Banned Through September in Mason, Kitsap, Other Counties (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton , WA
North Mason Chamber President/CEO Resigns to Embark on Nationwide Speaking Tour (KMAS Radio, Shelton , WA
The Email Signature: From Efficient to Disgusting & Everywhere in Between (WebWorker Daily)
DIVERSIONS
Austrian Power Company Tells Customer She Is Dead
Goats Take Some of the Pain Out of Yard Work
Star Wars Jedi Summer Camp Soars in Popularity
Priest Suspended For World Cup Orange Mass
SONG OF THE DAY
Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
