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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Bonneville Power Administration Struggles to Balance Hydropower & Wind Energy (Northwest Public Radio)
Editorial - Don’t Stick Ratepayers When Green Power Fails: Northwest wind farm operators want ratepayers to make up for the industry’s losses when oversupply curbs demand for wind power (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Washington State Wind Farm Permit OK’d in Whitman County (Associated Press)
Columbia to Reach Flood Stage Tuesday, Weather Service Says (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
City of Shelton to Turn Off Streetlights (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- City of Shelton to Turn Off Streetlights
- City Of Baltimore Wants Green Streetlights, But Utility Blocks the Way
- Montana – Energy Transmission Consortium, NorthWestern Surprised at Lawsuit
- Alaska - New Energy Study Shows Local, State Usage Trends
- Customers Outraged Over Nevada Energy Rate Hike
- Op/Ed – Montana Southern Fails to Justify Power Rate Increases
- Colorado Supreme Court Upholds $40M Jury Verdict against Qwest in Xcel Lineman’s Injury
- Oklahoma Utilities Are Eager to Test Prepaid Electric Meters
- Operator of Japan’s Damaged Nuclear Plant Says Fuel Rods in 2 More Reactors Mostly Melted
- United Kingdom - Report Rejects Moratorium on Shale Gas Exploration
- Fight over Canadian Oil Pipeline Moves to Congress
- Bonneville Power Administration Struggles to Balance Hydropower & Wind Energy
- Editorial - Don’t Stick Ratepayers When Green Power Fails
- Wind Dispute Spills Over – Pacific Northwest Generation Curtailed
- Wind Industry Demands NW Grid Overload Solution – Bashes BPA
- Bonneville Power Administration Bashed at Wind Conference for Shutdown
- Visitor Overlooks Would Allow Watching Elwha Dam Come Down, Restored Valley Grow
- Bear Sightings Skyrocket in Kitsap
- State Sues Wahkiakum County over Septic Sludge Ban
- Washington State Wind Farm Permit OK’d in Whitman County
- Wind Executive Warns of Natural Gas Competition
- Fishing for Evidence: Identifying How Marine & Hydrokinetic Devices Affect Aquatic Environments
- Work Starts on £60m Strathspey ‘Whisky’ Biomass Plant
- Study: Smart Meter Impact Depends on Collective Use
- Behavioral Nudges on Electric Bills Could Save Three Coal Plants Worth of Emissions
- Climate Change Unlikely Factor in US Tornado Spree
- Biofuel Push Stalls in ‘Car Crazy’ Germany
- Lookin’ for a Carrier – City of Seattle Bringing Fiber-Optic Broadband to Pioneer Square
- Yet Another Study Shows US Broadband Mediocre
- Yahoo’s Giving Email Service Long-Promised Facelift
- Google to Switch on World’s First Seawater-Cooled Data Center This Fall
- Cisco Sued for Helping China Build Golden Internet Shield
- Lady Gaga Album Sale Stalls Amazon Servers
- Report: Social Tools Cost Millions in Workplace Disruptions
- EU Effort Underway to Ban ‘Harmful’ Wi-Fi
- OMG! Bracing To Tell the Kids About an Internet Outage
- Creepy - Sonar Finds You the Most Relevant People in the Room
- Will Washington State Lawmakers Work Past 30-Day Deadline?
- Debt Limit Rift Could Stall Lawmakers in Olympia
- Denny Heck Signals Possible Run for New 10th Congressional District
- Kucinich, Losing District, Looks Very Far Afield
- Repeat Deadly Storms ‘Unusual But Not Unknown’
- Columbia to Reach Flood Stage Tuesday, Weather Service Says
- Charge: Worker Stole $452K from Washington State Judges Group
- Copper Falls on News of Slower China Manufacturing
- Former KOMO Weathercaster Ray Ramsey Dies at 87
WORD OF THE DAY
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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
City of Shelton to Turn Off Streetlights (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
City Of Baltimore Wants Green Streetlights, But Utility Blocks the Way - Loss of lucrative maintenance deal seems to be at issue (Baltimore Sun, MD)
Montana – Energy Transmission Consortium, NorthWestern Surprised at Lawsuit (Helena Independent-Record, MT)
Alaska - New Energy Study Shows Local, State Usage Trends (Juneau Empire, AK)
Customers Outraged Over Nevada Energy Rate Hike (KTNV-TV, Las Vegas, NV)
Op/Ed – Montana Southern Fails to Justify Power Rate Increases (Billings Gazette)
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds $40M Jury Verdict against Qwest in Xcel Lineman’s Injury (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Oklahoma Utilities Are Eager to Test Prepaid Electric Meters (Oklahoman, Oklahoma City)
Operator of Japan’s Damaged Nuclear Plant Says Fuel Rods in 2 More Reactors Mostly Melted (Associated Press)
United Kingdom - Report Rejects Moratorium on Shale Gas Exploration (The Guardian, UK)
Fight over Canadian Oil Pipeline Moves to Congress (Associated Press)
ROLL ON COLUMBIA vs. A MIGHTY WIND
Bonneville Power Administration Struggles to Balance Hydropower & Wind Energy (Northwest Public Radio)
Editorial - Don’t Stick Ratepayers When Green Power Fails: Northwest wind farm operators want ratepayers to make up for the industry’s losses when oversupply curbs demand for wind power (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Wind Dispute Spills Over – Pacific Northwest Generation Curtailed (Renewables Biz)
Wind Industry Demands NW Grid Overload Solution – Bashes BPA (Associated Press)
Bonneville Power Administration Bashed at Wind Conference for Shutdown (Sustainable Business Oregon)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Visitor Overlooks Would Allow Watching Elwha Dam Come Down, Restored Valley Grow Up (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Bear Sightings Skyrocket in Kitsap (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
State Sues Wahkiakum County over Septic Sludge Ban (Longview Daily News, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Washington State Wind Farm Permit OK’d in Whitman County (Associated Press)
Wind Executive Warns of Natural Gas Competition (Des Moines Register, IA)
Fishing for Evidence: Identifying How Marine & Hydrokinetic Devices Affect Aquatic Environments (Renewable Energy World)
Work Starts on £60m Strathspey ‘Whisky’ Biomass Plant (British Broadcasting Corporation, UK)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Study: Smart Meter Impact Depends on Collective Use (CNET News)
Behavioral Nudges on Electric Bills Could Save Three Coal Plants Worth of Emissions (Grist Online)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Climate Change Unlikely Factor in US Tornado Spree (Forbes Magazine)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Biofuel Push Stalls in ‘Car Crazy’ Germany (National Public Radio)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Lookin’ for a Carrier – City of Seattle Bringing Fiber-Optic Broadband to Pioneer Square (Seattle Times)
Yet Another Study Shows US Broadband Mediocre (Broadband Reports)
Yahoo’s Giving Email Service Long-Promised Facelift (Associated Press)
Google to Switch on World’s First Seawater-Cooled Data Center This Fall (GigaOM)
Cisco Sued for Helping China Build Golden Internet Shield (Associated Press)
Lady Gaga Album Sale Stalls Amazon Servers (NY Times)
Report: Social Tools Cost Millions in Workplace Disruptions (Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, CA)
EU Effort Underway to Ban ‘Harmful’ Wi-Fi (Broadband Reports)
Omg! Bracing To Tell the Kids About an Internet Outage (Seattle Times)
Creepy - Sonar Finds You the Most Relevant People in the Room (Tech Crunch)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Will Washington State Lawmakers Work Past 30-Day Deadline? (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Debt Limit Rift Could Stall Lawmakers in Olympia (Associated Press)
Denny Heck Signals Possible Run for New 10th Congressional District (Seattle Times)
Kucinich, Losing District, Looks Very Far Afield (NY Times)
GENERAL NEWS
Repeat Deadly Storms ‘Unusual But Not Unknown’ (Associated Press)
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Columbia to Reach Flood Stage Tuesday, Weather Service Says (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Charge: Worker Stole $452K from Washington State Judges Group (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Copper Falls on News of Slower China Manufacturing (Associated Press)
Former KOMO Weathercaster Ray Ramsey Dies at 87 (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
DIVERSIONS
Another Study Reveals Portland’s Hipness
Snohomish Students Illustrate National Debt – In Pennies
Dilbert lets users become part of the comic strip
Radio Host Says Rapture Actually Coming in October
SONG OF THE DAY
Louis Prima - Pennies from Heaven
Vernel Bagneris - Pennies from Heaven
