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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Bonneville Power Administration Raises Rates for Some Northwest Public Utilities by 7.8 Percent (Oregonian, Portland)
Bonneville Power Administration Settles Residential Exchange Dispute (Sustainable Business Oregon)
Cowlitz County PUD Votes To Defer Collection on Bills if Federal Debt-Ceiling Deal Falls Through (Longview Daily News, WA)
Washington State Treasurer Weighs in on Debt Ceiling Crisis (Puget Sound Business Journal)
Facebook Plans Second Data Center Building in Prineville (Oregonian, Portland – Stand by for predictable Greenpeace blast…)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Bonneville Power Administration Raises Rates for Some Northwest Public Utilities by 7.8 Percent
- News Release – Bonneville Power Administration Adopts New Wholesale Power Rate
- Cowlitz County PUD Votes To Defer Collection on Bills if Federal Debt-Ceiling Deal Falls Through
- Bonneville Power Administration Settles Residential Exchange Dispute
- News Release - Bonneville Power Administration Adopts Residential Exchange Settlement
- Grays Harbor PUD Not Among BPA Settlement Supporters
- Gregoire Is a Firm Neutral on the Coal Port Proposal
- Squirrelly Outages Driving East Wenatchee Neighbors Nuts
- ‘Roll on Columbia’ - Woody’s Time with the Bonneville Power Administration
- Colorado - Boulder Combs Through Energy Proposals for City-Operated Electrical Utility
- Under Public Power, San Franciscans Will Pay More
- Vermont Electric Votes for $12 Million Transmission Line Upgrade to Carry Wind-Generated Power
- Humane Society: Sea Lions Get Reprieve at Dam
- Idaho - Summer Steelhead Making Their Way into the Clearwater River
- Canada - Feds Silence Nanaimo Scientist over Salmon Study
- Project Adds Woody Structures to River
- Killer Whale Sounds Fail to Urge Gray Whale to Sea
- A Stimulus Plan for Seafood: Tear Down Those Dams
- Belfair Residents Continue Opposition to Sewer Rates & Charges
- Thirteen Mile King County Sewage Tunnel Nearly Complete
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- Bremerton Seeks More Bang for its Clean-Water Buck
- California - Storing Water for a Dry Day Leads to Suits
- California Governor Promises to “Crush” Solar Opponents
- British Columbia - Gold River’s Bid to Burn Garbage from Metro Vancouver Smolders
- Maine – Tribes Say Wind Power Plan May Interfere With Sacred Ceremonies
- Solar Cells Printed on Paper Could be Next Cheap Power Source
- PenLight Giving Away & Installing CFL Bulbs
- Texans Take a Shine to In-Home Energy Displays
- Melting Ice Forces Polar Bears to Swim Farther, Study Finds
- Texas Agricultural Losses Could Set New Record Amid Drought
- Federal Program Looks to Oregon to Help Spur Biofuel Development
- Developing Electric Cars That Recharge As You Drive
- Facebook Plans Second Data Center Building in Prineville
- Google Begins Engineering for Kansas City Fiber
- Congressional Democrats Want Cost Estimate for ‘Dig Once’ Broadband
- Looming Threat for Netflix: Charging Consumers for Data Use
- Fox Network Erects Internet Video Paywall - Non-Cable Customers to See 8 Day Delay
- Amazon Pushes California toward Referendum on Online Sales Tax
- First Mason County Candidates’ Forum Tonight in Belfair
- Mason County Commission Redistricting Hearing Held
- US Senate Confirms Gary Locke as Ambassador to China
- Primary Election Will Offer Key Hint in Race for Snohomish County Council
- Washington State Treasurer Weighs in on Debt Ceiling Crisis
- How a Debt Downgrade May Affect Consumers
- Debt Ceiling Phone Calls Flood Congressional Offices
- Port of Port Angeles to Pay for Wild Olympics Campaign Study
- Judge Says Maytown Gravel Mining Can Start
- Third Bone Site in Oak Harbor Acknowledged, City Cleared of Wrongdoing
- Clallam County Treasurer’s Office Theft by One or Many?
- Five Washington Cities on 100 ‘Best Places to Live’ List
WORD OF THE DAY
Volition • \voe-LISH-shun\ • Noun - 1: an act of making a choice or decision; also: a choice or decision made 2: the power of choosing or determining: will
Belvedere was considered the hapless sad sack of the office. It seemed that every endeavor he undertook was doomed to failure, no matter what good intentions he had. His latest venture to house feral civet cats in the basement of the office building came to naught, after he discovered the creature’s scent glands produced such an overpowering stench that the building had to be evacuated several times before the maintenance workers found the source. “Next time you get a bright idea,” thundered the overall-bedecked maintenance supervisor, “don’t act on your own volition…ask me first so I can put an end to any idea you come up with.”
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Bonneville Power Administration Raises Rates for Some Northwest Public Utilities by 7.8 Percent (Oregonian, Portland)
News Release – Bonneville Power Administration Adopts New Wholesale Power Rate (Bonneville Power Administration)
Cowlitz County PUD Votes To Defer Collection on Bills if Federal Debt-Ceiling Deal Falls Through (Longview Daily News, WA)
Bonneville Power Administration Settles Residential Exchange Dispute (Sustainable Business Oregon)
Grays Harbor PUD Not Among BPA Settlement Supporters (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
News Release - Bonneville Power Administration Adopts Residential Exchange Settlement: Historic agreement resolves long-running battle, stabilizes wholesale power rates (Bonneville Power Administration)
Gregoire Is a Firm Neutral on the Coal Port Proposal (Crosscut Seattle)
Squirrelly Outages Driving East Wenatchee Neighbors Nuts (Wenatchee World, WA)
‘Roll on Columbia’ - Woody’s Time with the Bonneville Power Administration (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Colorado - Boulder Combs Through Energy Proposals for City-Operated Electrical Utility (Boulder Daily Camera, CO)
Under Public Power, San Franciscans Will Pay More (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
Vermont Electric Votes for $12 Million Transmission Line Upgrade to Carry Wind-Generated Power (Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Humane Society: Sea Lions Get Reprieve at Dam (Associated Press)
Idaho - Summer Steelhead Making Their Way into the Clearwater River (Seattle Times)
Canada - Feds Silence Nanaimo Scientist over Salmon Study - New research helps explain why salmon stocks are dwindling (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
Project Adds Woody Structures to River (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Killer Whale Sounds Fail to Urge Gray Whale to Sea (Associated Press)
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Killer-whale-sounds-fail-to-urge-gray-whale-to-sea-1605783.php
A Stimulus Plan for Seafood: Tear Down Those Dams - The ruins of the Industrial Revolution block rivers & streams throughout the Northeast—leaving fisheries in ruins, too (The Atlantic)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Belfair Residents Continue Opposition to Sewer Rates & Charges (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Thirteen Mile King County Sewage Tunnel Nearly Complete (Associated Press)
Kennewick Irrigation District Plan for Water Rates Upsets Owners (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Bremerton Seeks More Bang for its Clean-Water Buck (Sightline Daily)
California - Storing Water for a Dry Day Leads to Suits (NY Times)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
California Governor Promises to “Crush” Solar Opponents (Business Green)
British Columbia - Gold River’s Bid to Burn Garbage from Metro Vancouver Smolders (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
Maine – Tribes Say Wind Power Plan May Interfere With Sacred Ceremonies (Portland Press-Herald, ME)
Solar Cells Printed on Paper Could be Next Cheap Power Source (Bloomberg News)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
PenLight Giving Away & Installing CFL Bulbs (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Texans Take a Shine to In-Home Energy Displays (CNET News)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Melting Ice Forces Polar Bears to Swim Farther, Study Finds (Washington Post)
Texas Agricultural Losses Could Set New Record Amid Drought (Associated Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Federal Program Looks to Oregon to Help Spur Biofuel Development (Oregonian, Portland)
Developing Electric Cars That Recharge As You Drive (USA Today)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Facebook Plans Second Data Center Building in Prineville (Oregonian, Portland – Stand by for predictable Greenpeace blast…)
Google Begins Engineering for Kansas City Fiber - As 1 Gbps Customers Come Online in Stanford, CA (Broadband Reports)
Congressional Democrats Want Cost Estimate for ‘Dig Once’ Broadband (The Hill)
Looming Threat for Netflix: Charging Consumers for Data Use (Washington Post)
Fox Network Erects Internet Video Paywall - Non-Cable Customers to See 8 Day Delay (Broadband Reports)
Amazon Pushes California toward Referendum on Online Sales Tax (Christian Science Monitor)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
First Mason County Candidates’ Forum Tonight in Belfair (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Mason County Commission Redistricting Hearing Held (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
US Senate Confirms Gary Locke as Ambassador to China (KING-TV, Seattle)
Primary Election Will Offer Key Hint in Race for Snohomish County Council (Everett Herald, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Washington State Treasurer Weighs in on Debt Ceiling Crisis (Puget Sound Business Journal)
How a Debt Downgrade May Affect Consumers (NY Times)
Debt Ceiling Phone Calls Flood Congressional Offices (KING-TV, Seattle)
Port of Port Angeles to Pay for Wild Olympics Campaign Study (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Judge Says Maytown Gravel Mining Can Start - Appeal coming, says group seeking new studies (Olympian, WA)
Third Bone Site in Oak Harbor Acknowledged, City Cleared of Wrongdoing (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Clallam County Treasurer’s Office Theft by One or Many? Attorneys sum up after accused ex-cashier takes stand (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Five Washington Cities on 100 ‘Best Places to Live’ List (Puget Sound Business Journal)
DIVERSIONS
Florida Mayor, 84, Says ‘Grass’ in Yard Was Not Hers
Lucas Loses UK Battle over “Star Wars” Stormtrooper Helmets
Colorado Parks Division Sued over Christo Project
Here’s a link to view some of Christo’s “art”
Wild Cougar Traveled East 1,500 Miles, Tests Find
SONG OF THE DAY
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Travelin’ Man
