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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Bonneville Power Administration Says It Will Tamp Down Wind Farms When Too Much Power Floods the System (Oregonian, Portland)
OK Given to Resume Killing or Removing Salmon-Munching Sea Lions Below Bonneville Dam (Oregonian, Portland)
Cold Winter Fuels Puget Sound Energy’s Profit Surge (Seattle Times, WA)
Nippon’s Final Hurdle for Its Port Angeles Cogeneration Boiler Project: Air Permit Hearing Tuesday (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Oregon - After Ditching Wilsonville, SoloPower Gets a Richer Deal in Portland (Oregonian, Portland)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Bonneville Power Administration Says It Will Tamp Down Wind Farms When Too Much Power Floods the System
- Periods of Northwest Power Surplus May Halt Wind Energy
- News Release - High Flows Prompt Bonneville Power Administration Action on Power Generation
- Cold Winter Fuels Puget Sound Energy’s Profit Surge
- Cowlitz County Commissioners Schedule Public Forum on Longview Coal Terminal
- Low Hanging Wires - Power Lines Trap Children Friday in Day Care Center
- Mason PUD 3 to Sign Option to Purchase with Mason County Senior Activities Association
- Fitch Rates Clark County Public Utility District No. 1 Bonds ‘A+’; Outlook Stable
- Hydropower’s Resurgence & the Controversy Around It
- Angry Birds – Kansas Power-Line Shift to Protect Prairie Chickens Would Cost Millions
- Texas - No Shock Here: Your Electric Bill’s Going Up
- Connecticut - Distributed Generation Could Lower Electricity Rates
- OK Given to Resume Killing or Removing Salmon-Munching Sea Lions Below Bonneville Dam
- Spring Chinook Forecast Return Raised To 210,000 Fish; Tribes Open Commercial Sales to Public
- Government Enacts New Rules to Protect Killer Whales
- Researchers Try Beads to Thwart Fish-Thieving Whales
- Op/Ed - John Spencer: Dams on Klamath May be Removed to Aid Salmon
- California - Fishing Gear Suppliers Excited About Central Valley Salmon Season
- Native Groups Sue Feds Over Polar Bear Critical Habitat
- Thurston County Gopher Situation Frustrating for Some
- A Coast-to-Coast Guide to Endangered Species
- Nippon’s Final Hurdle for Its Port Angeles Cogeneration Boiler Projec
- Oregon - After Ditching Wilsonville, SoloPower Gets a Richer Deal in Portland
- Oregon - As SoloPower Exits Wilsonville, Opponents Feel the Heat
- Op/Ed – California is Missing the Boat on Trash-to-Power Technology
- Wisconsin - We Energies Cancels Renewable Energy Aid
- Canadian Hydro Power May Eclipse Wisconsin’s
- Op/Ed - North Dakota’s Energy Industry Needs to Ramp Down
- Wolverton: LED Light Bulbs Gaining Traction
- $20 Million Pacific Northwest Climate Change Study Begins
- Climate Change to Create a Dustier Southwest
- Climate Study Gets Pulled After Charges of Plagiarism
- Australia - Carbon Price Shock: Now Its $40 per Ton
- Phone Book Industry Fights for Relevancy
- Study: Tennessee Businesses with High-Speed Internet Make More Money
- Microsoft Apologizes for Cloud-Service Outages
- Sony Network Breach Shows Amazon Cloud’s Appeal for Hackers
- Twitter Feed Lawsuit Underscores Power of a Tweet
- Washington State Political Redistricting a Complex Task
- One House Legislature for Washington? Works in Nebraska
- Seattle Mayor McGinn Goes Grampa Simpson: Stay Off My Lawn
- Kucinich Sightings Mount in Media & in Washington
- Weekend Storm Dumps Record-Breaking Rain over Puget Sound
- Army Corps Responds to Inland NW Flooding
- Shelton Matlock Road Improvement Info
- Should Drivers Pay By the Mile Instead of the Gallon?
- Circulation Slips at Most State Newspapers
- Mars Landing Sites Narrowed Down to Final Four
- Port Townsend’s Second New Radio Station
WORD OF THE DAY
Demur • \DIH-murr\ • Verb – 1: archaic: delay, hesitate 2: to file a demurrer 3: to take exception: object
“Haggis will put some meat on yer bones sonny,” barked the kilt-wearing scot to the wan, pale Canadian. The youth demurred: “I guess it would, if I could keep it down sir.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Bonneville Power Administration Says It Will Tamp Down Wind Farms When Too Much Power Floods the System (Oregonian, Portland)
Periods of Northwest Power Surplus May Halt Wind Energy (Associated Press)
News Release - High Flows Prompt Bonneville Power Administration Action on Power Generation (Bonneville Power Administration)
Cold Winter Fuels Puget Sound Energy’s Profit Surge (Seattle Times, WA)
Cowlitz County Commissioners Schedule Public Forum on Longview Coal Terminal (Longview Daily News, WA)
Low Hanging Wires - Power Lines Trap Children Friday in Day Care Center (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
Mason PUD 3 to Sign Option to Purchase with Mason County Senior Activities Association (Mason County PUD No. 3)
Fitch Rates Clark County Public Utility District No. 1 Bonds ‘A+’; Outlook Stable (Business Wire)
Hydropower’s Resurgence & the Controversy Around It (NY Times)
Angry Birds – Kansas Power-Line Shift to Protect Prairie Chickens Would Cost Millions (Kansas City Star, MO)
Texas - No Shock Here: Your Electric Bill’s Going Up (Houston Chronicle, TX)
Connecticut - Distributed Generation Could Lower Electricity Rates (Hartford Business Journal, CT)
FISH & WILDLIFE
OK Given to Resume Killing or Removing Salmon-Munching Sea Lions Below Bonneville Dam (Oregonian, Portland)
Spring Chinook Forecast Return Raised To 210,000 Fish; Tribes Open Commercial Sales to Public (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Government Enacts New Rules to Protect Killer Whales (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
Researchers Try Beads to Thwart Fish-Thieving Whales (Associated Press)
Op/Ed - John Spencer: Dams on Klamath May be Removed to Aid Salmon (Redding Record Searchlight, CA)
California - Fishing Gear Suppliers Excited About Central Valley Salmon Season (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Native Groups Sue Feds Over Polar Bear Critical Habitat (Associated Press)
Thurston County Gopher Situation Frustrating for Some - Threatened rodents latest headache for rural landowners (Olympian, WA)
A Coast-to-Coast Guide to Endangered Species (NY Times)
http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/05/15/travel/endangered-species-travel-guide.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Nippon’s Final Hurdle for Its Port Angeles Cogeneration Boiler Project: Air Permit Hearing Tuesday (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Oregon - After Ditching Wilsonville, SoloPower Gets a Richer Deal in Portland (Oregonian, Portland)
Oregon - As SoloPower Exits Wilsonville, Opponents Feel the Heat (Sustainable Business Oregon)
Op/Ed – California is Missing the Boat on Trash-to-Power Technology (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Wisconsin - We Energies Cancels Renewable Energy Aid: Timing Questioned Amid Rise in Profits, Rates (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, WI)
Canadian Hydro Power May Eclipse Wisconsin’s (Milwaukee Public Radio, WI)
Op/Ed - North Dakota’s Energy Industry Needs to Ramp Down (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Wolverton: LED Light Bulbs Gaining Traction (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
$20 Million Pacific Northwest Climate Change Study Begins (Associated Press)
Climate Change to Create a Dustier Southwest (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
Climate Study Gets Pulled After Charges of Plagiarism (USA Today)
Australia - Carbon Price Shock: Now Its $40 Ton (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Phone Book Industry Fights for Relevancy (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Study: Tennessee Businesses with High-Speed Internet Make More Money (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Microsoft Apologizes for Cloud-Service Outages (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Sony Network Breach Shows Amazon Cloud’s Appeal for Hackers (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)
Twitter Feed Lawsuit Underscores Power of a Tweet (Associated Press)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington State Political Redistricting a Complex Task (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
One House Legislature for Washington? Works in Nebraska (KING-TV, Seattle)
Seattle Mayor McGinn Goes Grampa Simpson: Stay Off My Lawn (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Kucinich Sightings Mount in Media & in Washington (Everett Herald, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Weekend Storm Dumps Record-Breaking Rain over Puget Sound (Seattle Times, WA)
Army Corps Responds to Inland NW Flooding (Associated Press)
Shelton Matlock Road Improvement Info (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Should Drivers Pay By the Mile Instead of the Gallon? (USA Today)
Circulation Slips at Most State Newspapers – Longview Daily News saw increase, Kitsap Sun lost the most (Everett Herald, WA)
Mars Landing Sites Narrowed Down to Final Four (Associated Press)
Port Townsend’s Second New Radio Station — Christian KROH-FM — Plans Summer Premiere (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
DIVERSIONS
The Best Flowchart for Proper Office Coffee-Maker Etiquette
In Reversal, Connecticut School Says Teen Can Go to Prom
German hairdresser lifts 'best beard' trophy
Doomsday Fears Spur Spate of Bunker Building
SONG OF THE DAY
Vera Lynn – We’ll Meet Again (Spoiler Alert: End of Dr. Strangelove)
