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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Heat Wave: Can the Power Grid Handle It? (Christian Science Monitor)
Rivers Could Rise Fast in Heat This Weekend (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)
US, Seeking to Reshape Electric Grid, Adopts a Power Line Rule (NY Times)
News Release - Salmon Group Wades Into Pacific Northwest Curtailment Battle (North American Wind Power)
Hundreds of Fraudulent Signatures On Initiative - 1163 Petitions (KING-TV, Seattle)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Heat Wave: Can the Power Grid Handle It?
- US, Canada Power Grids Ready For Heat Wave
- States Cut Programs to Help Poor Cool Their Homes
- US, Seeking to Reshape Electric Grid, Adopts a Power Line Rule
- Snohomish County PUD: Working Under the Hood, First - Substation automation, fiber and sensors come before AMI
- No Safety Conclusions in Report on Nuclear Dump
- Editorial - Preserve Nuclear History
- Editorial - Wanted: A New Kind of Utility Leadership at Pacific Gas & Electric
- Michigan - Woman Electrocuted in Neighbor's Yard
- Mischief on the Klamath: Science, Secrecy and Salmon Restoration
- Oregon - Spring Chinook quota nearly met on Imnaha River
- Dog Helps Discover Orca Inbreeding Habits
- Sign of Success: Endangered Pygmy Rabbits Breed in the Wild
- Lewis County - US Army Corps of Engineers: Twin City Levee Plan Doesn’t Pencil
- Puyallup Tribe, State Officials Dedicate Port of Tacoma 26-Acre Habitat
- Mount Rainier's Trees Could Hold Key to Saving Whitebark Pines
- Othello to Flush Fluoride Out of Well
- News Release - Salmon Group Wades Into Pacific Northwest Curtailment Battle
- Spanish Bird Protection Group Halts Iberdrola Wind Power Project
- Oregon - More Biomass Jobs Coming to Wallowa
- The Pressure to Add Clean Power in California
- Canada - Editorial: McGuinty's View of Overburdened Ontario Doesn't Travel Well
- Clark Public Energy Adviser: Event to Feature Energy Star Technology
- Four Ways to Survive Heat Wave & Keep Energy Bills Down
- Incandescent Light Bulbs: What to Do Now?
- Cloud Computing Could Lead to Billions in Energy Savings
- North Dakota - State Has Two-Fronted Battle with EPA
- Battelle Completes Carbon Storage Project in Ohio Valley Energy Corridor
- In Seattle Case, Court Takes a Shine to Yellow Pages Publishers
- Hash – The Glands of Cannabis Can Pay for Free Energy for Everyone
- United Kingdom - Growing Popularity of Log-Burning Stoves Fuels Rise in Timber Thefts
- Environmentalists Bad for the Environment, Former Leader Says
- Goats-For-Hire Whack Pervasive Weed in Boise Foothills
- Microsoft Windows Fizzles as PC Fears Loom
- Google Spends Millions Lobbying Washington amid Inquiry
- FCC Temporarily Halts Review of AT&T Merger with T-Mobile
- Tulalips, Microsoft Settle Code Name Issue
- Why Changing Twitter’s 140-Character Limit Is a Dumb Idea
- Hundreds of Fraudulent Signatures On Initiative - 1163 Petitions
- Glance: A Look at Friday's New Laws in Washington
- Judge Again Denies Island County Commissioner’s Lawsuit
- Rivers Could Rise Fast in Heat This Weekend
- Borders Books Begins Going-Out-Of-Business Sales
- Farm Thieves Target Grapes, and Even Bees
- Copper Falls on Signs of Manufacturing Slowdown
- Where Did Life Exist on Mars? NASA Chooses Landing Site for Curiosity Rover
WORD OF THE DAY
Cuspidor • \KUSS-puh-dor\ • Noun - A receptacle for spit: spittoon
“Hey look!” shouted the oafish American tourist at the Spanish bullfight, “There’s the cuspidor…there, on horseback.” “That’s the picador, you idiot,” muttered the straw-hatted, bearded expatriate writer seated one row down.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Heat Wave: Can the Power Grid Handle It? (Christian Science Monitor)
US, Canada Power Grids Ready For Heat Wave (Reuters)
States Cut Programs to Help Poor Cool Their Homes (Associated Press)
US, Seeking to Reshape Electric Grid, Adopts a Power Line Rule (NY Times)
Snohomish County PUD: Working Under the Hood, First - Substation automation, fiber and sensors come before AMI (Intelligent Utility)
No Safety Conclusions in Report on Nuclear Dump (Associated Press)
Editorial - Preserve Nuclear History (Oregonian, Portland)
Editorial - Wanted: A New Kind of Utility Leadership at Pacific Gas & Electric (SF Chronicle)
Michigan - Woman Electrocuted in Neighbor's Yard: She tried to warn neighbors of downed power line (WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids, MI)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Mischief on the Klamath: Science, Secrecy and Salmon Restoration (San Francisco Bay Area Independent, CA)
Oregon - Spring Chinook quota nearly met on Imnaha River (Associated Press)
Dog Helps Discover Orca Inbreeding Habits (KING-TV, Seattle)
Sign of Success: Endangered Pygmy Rabbits Breed in the Wild (Oregonian, Portland)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Lewis County - US Army Corps of Engineers: Twin City Levee Plan Doesn’t Pencil (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
Puyallup Tribe, State Officials Dedicate Port of Tacoma 26-Acre Habitat (Tacoma Daily Index, WA)
Mount Rainier's Trees Could Hold Key To Saving Whitebark Pines (Seattle Times)
Othello to Flush Fluoride Out of Well (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
News Release - Salmon Group Wades Into Pacific Northwest Curtailment Battle (North American Wind Power)
Spanish Bird Protection Group Halts Iberdrola Wind Power Project (Wind Power Monthly)
Oregon - More Biomass Jobs Coming to Wallowa: Arrangements nearly finalized to start plant at old mill site (Wallowa County Chieftain, Enterprise, OR)
The Pressure to Add Clean Power in California (Reuters)
Canada - Editorial: McGuinty's View of Overburdened Ontario Doesn't Travel Well -
Province with second-highest wages in Canada is looking for federal money to pay for its green energy plan (Vancouver Sun, BC)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Clark Public Energy Adviser: Event to Feature Energy Star Technology (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Four Ways to Survive Heat Wave & Keep Energy Bills Down (Christian Science Monitor)
Incandescent Light Bulbs: What to Do Now? (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Cloud Computing Could Lead to Billions in Energy Savings (GigaOM)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
North Dakota - State Has Two-Fronted Battle with EPA (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Battelle Completes Carbon Storage Project in Ohio Valley Energy Corridor (Electric Light & Power)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
In Seattle Case, Court Takes a Shine to Yellow Pages Publishers (Courthouse News Service)
Hash – The Glands of Cannabis Can Pay for Free Energy for Everyone (NuMag)
United Kingdom - Growing Popularity of Log-Burning Stoves Fuels Rise in Timber Thefts (The Telegraph, UK – Single exposure can kill…and also lead to crime)
Environmentalists Bad for the Environment, Former Leader Says (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Goats-For-Hire Whack Pervasive Weed in Boise Foothills (Northwest Public Radio)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Microsoft Windows Fizzles as PC Fears Loom (Reuters)
Google Spends Millions Lobbying Washington amid Inquiry (Associated Press)
FCC Temporarily Halts Review of AT&T Merger with T-Mobile (Washington Post)
Tulalips, Microsoft Settle Code Name Issue (Associated Press)
Why Changing Twitter’s 140-Character Limit Is a Dumb Idea (GigaOM)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Hundreds of Fraudulent Signatures On Initiative - 1163 Petitions (KING-TV, Seattle)
Glance: A Look at Friday's New Laws in Washington (State (Associated Press)
Judge Again Denies Island County Commissioner’s Lawsuit (Everett Herald, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Rivers Could Rise Fast in Heat This Weekend (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)
Borders Books Begins Going-Out-Of-Business Sales (KING-TV, Seattle)
Farm Thieves Target Grapes, and Even Bees (NY Times)
Copper Falls on Signs of Manufacturing Slowdown (Associated Press)
Where Did Life Exist on Mars? NASA Chooses Landing Site for Curiosity Rover (Christian Science Monitor)
DIVERSIONS
Russia Decrees Beer is Alcohol, Not Food
Walla Walla Ranked Friendliest Town in the Country
Wenatchee Named Perfect Place to Retire (Wenatchee World, WA)
New Zealand Bans Weird Baby Names
SONG OF THE DAY
Andrew Gold - Thank You for Being a Friend
(Towards the end of the song there is a “pregnant pause.” When I was a DJ, a lot of folks liked to plunk some sort of sound effect in there…or one jock was punked when someone extended the pause to about five seconds; which is FOREVER in radio.)
