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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Scientists Have ‘Never Seen Anything Like’ Massive Sun Explosion (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)
Auditor: City of Seattle’s Utility Bills Higher Because of Lax Oversight (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Utilities, Bonneville Power Administration Move Closer to (Residential Exchange) Agreement (Hermiston Herald, OR)
Calling for ‘Achievable’ Target, New Jersey Governor Plans Cut in State’s Renewable Energy Goals (NY Times)
McKenna to kick off run for Washington State governor – Gregoire Uncertain (Olympian, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Auditor: City of Seattle’s Utility Bills Higher Because of Lax Oversight
- Utilities, Bonneville Power Administration Move Closer to
- Idaho Nuclear Power Plant Rezoning Decision Postponed
- Montana Supreme Court: In Electricity Transmission, New Law Trumps Eminent Domain Case
- Midwest Power-Grid Regulators Debate Best Way to Balance Costs
- Pacific Gas & Electric Board Works to Restore Trust in Utility
- Clalllam County PUD Employees Recognized for Years of Service
- Op/Ed - The Gas Is Greener
- Radioactive Politics over Nuclear Storage at Yucca Mountain
- Germany to Phase out Nuclear Power. Could the US Do the Same?
- Swiss Lawmakers OK Plan to Phase out Nuclear Power
- Power Plant to Steady Wind & Solar With Gas
- West Africa Rising: Why Indian Firms Are Bidding to Buy Up Nigeria’s Decrepit Electrical Grid
- Oregon - Beaver Dam Removal in Tigard Catches Attention of State Wildlife Officials, Neighbors
- Watch Out For Dive-Bombing Crows Protecting Nests
- High River Flows Pose Challenges to Western Montana Dams, BPA Says
- Wave-Powered Robots to Monitor the Oceans
- Calling for ‘Achievable’ Target, New Jersey Governor Plans Cut in State’s Renewable Energy Goals
- South Oregon Biomass Plant Nearing Approval
- Op/Ed – Port Townsend AirWarchers (sic) Worried About Biomass Cogeneration
- Connecticut - Renewables to Add $102 to Ratepayer Bills
- Editorial - Erasing Green Mandates
- China Agrees to Halt Subsidies to Wind Power Firms
- From a Special-Ed Class, Solar Evangelists
- Just How Climate-Ready is Portland?
- California Law Would Force Bay Area Cities to Plan for Sea Level Rise
- Planned Solar-Powered Bainbridge Development Could be the Greenest Around
- ECOtality Plugs In First Public Charging Station In Wilsonville, Oregon
- California’s Electric-Car Rebate Fund Runs Low on Cash
- Intel Explosion in Arizona Hurt 7, But Not Production
- Settlement Bars United Telecom from Offering Phone Service in Oregon
- Facing Data Caps, Consumers Keep Turning to Wi-Fi
- Tweet Costs Pennsylvania Development Agency Worker Her Job
- McKenna to kick off run for Washington State governor – Gregoire Uncertain
- More Mason County Election Filings
- Mason County Elections’ Department Site - 2011 Candidate Filings
- Lawsuit Hits Washington State’s Limits on Recall Contributions
- Gregoire Wishes More Washington State Commissions Had Been Cut
- Norm Dicks - His Antiwar Message Packs Punch
- Port of Shelton Enters Lease with TruFab
- Cosmopolis Pulp Mill Shipping First Product
- State Economic Data Makes It Clear Washington Still Digging Out Of Recession
- Times: 6,800 Tickets Issued Under Cell Phone Law
- Congress to Hold Boeing Hearing in South Carolina
- Scientists Have ‘Never Seen Anything Like’ Massive Sun Explosion
- OPEC Leaves Output on Hold, Causing Oil Price Jump
- Two New Elements Officially Added to Periodic Table
WORD OF THE DAY
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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Auditor: City of Seattle’s Utility Bills Higher Because of Lax Oversight (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Utilities, Bonneville Power Administration Move Closer to (Residential Exchange) Agreement (Hermiston Herald, OR)
Idaho Nuclear Power Plant Rezoning Decision Postponed (Northwest Public Radio)
Montana Supreme Court: In Electricity Transmission, New Law Trumps Eminent Domain Case (Associated Press)
Midwest Power-Grid Regulators Debate Best Way to Balance Costs (Bellingham Herald, WA)
Pacific Gas & Electric Board Works to Restore Trust in Utility (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Clalllam County PUD Employees Recognized for Years of Service (Electric Energy Online)
Op/Ed - The Gas Is Greener (NY Times)
Radioactive Politics over Nuclear Storage at Yucca Mountain (Washington Post)
Germany to Phase out Nuclear Power. Could the US Do the Same? (Christian Science Monitor)
Swiss Lawmakers OK Plan to Phase out Nuclear Power (Associated Press)
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Swiss-lawmakers-OK-plan-to-phase-out-nuclear-power-1414577.php
Power Plant to Steady Wind & Solar With Gas (CNET News)
West Africa Rising: Why Indian Firms Are Bidding to Buy Up Nigeria’s Decrepit Electrical Grid (Christian Science Monitor)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Oregon - Beaver Dam Removal in Tigard Catches Attention of State Wildlife Officials, Neighbors (Oregonian, Portland)
Watch Out For Dive-Bombing Crows Protecting Nests (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
High River Flows Pose Challenges to Western Montana Dams, BPA Says (The Missoulian, MT)
Wave-Powered Robots to Monitor the Oceans (Gigaom)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Calling for ‘Achievable’ Target, New Jersey Governor Plans Cut in State’s Renewable Energy Goals (NY Times)
South Oregon Biomass Plant Nearing Approval (Associated Press)
Op/Ed – Port Townsend AirWarchers (sic) Worried About Biomass Cogeneration (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
Connecticut - Renewables to Add $102 to Ratepayer Bills (Hartford Business Journal, CT)
Editorial - Erasing Green Mandates (EnergyBiz Insider)
China Agrees to Halt Subsidies to Wind Power Firms (Reuters)
From a Special-Ed Class, Solar Evangelists (NY Times)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Just How Climate-Ready is Portland? (Sustainable Business Oregon)
California Law Would Force Bay Area Cities to Plan for Sea Level Rise (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Planned Solar-Powered Bainbridge Development Could be the Greenest Around (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
ECOtality Plugs In First Public Charging Station In Wilsonville, Oregon (Sustainable Business Oregon)
California’s Electric-Car Rebate Fund Runs Low on Cash (SF Chronicle, CA)
Report: ‘Green’ Buildings Could Harm Your Health (The Hill)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Intel Explosion in Arizona Hurt 7, But Not Production (Oregonian, Portland)
Settlement Bars United Telecom from Offering Phone Service in Oregon (Oregonian, Portland)
Facing Data Caps, Consumers Keep Turning to Wi-Fi (Gigaom)
Tweet Costs Pennsylvania Development Agency Worker Her Job (Associated Press)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
McKenna to kick off run for Washington State governor – Gregoire Uncertain (Olympian, WA)
More Mason County Election Filings (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Mason County Elections’ Department Site - 2011 Candidate Filings (Mason County Auditor)
Lawsuit Hits Washington State’s Limits on Recall Contributions (Associated Press)
Gregoire Wishes More Washington State Commissions Had Been Cut (Associated Press)
Norm Dicks - His Antiwar Message Packs Punch (Seattle Times, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Port of Shelton Enters Lease with TruFab (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Cosmopolis Pulp Mill Shipping First Product (Associated Press)
State Economic Data Makes It Clear Washington Still Digging Out Of Recession (Seattle Times, WA)
Times: 6,800 Tickets Issued Under Cell Phone Law (KING-TV, Seattle)
Congress to Hold Boeing Hearing in South Carolina (Associated Press)
Scientists Have ‘Never Seen Anything Like’ Massive Sun Explosion (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)
OPEC Leaves Output on Hold, Causing Oil Price Jump (Associated Press)
Two New Elements Officially Added to Periodic Table (Associated Press)
DIVERSIONS
Titanic II Embarks on Maiden Voyage, Lives Up to Its Name
Barbie Protest: Is Doll Destroying Rain Forests?
Plenty of Room for Longview Amid the Squirrelscape
Health Officials Stop Sales of Cicada Ice Cream in Missouri “Waiter, there’s ice cream on my bugs!”
SONG OF THE DAY
George Benson - Beyond The Sea
Bobby Darin - Beyond the Sea
