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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
FERC Grants Bonneville Power Administration Extension to Respond to Northwest Oversupply Complaint (PLATTS)
Tri-City Regional Chamber Opposes Obama Interior Department Choice (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Pend Oreille PUD - Senator Maria Cantwell Applauds Start of High-Speed Broadband (The State Column)
US Supreme Court to Hear PPL Montana Riverbed Case (KRTV-TV, Great Falls, MT)
US Supreme Court Throws Out Back-Door Bid to Curb Global Warming (Christian Science Monitor)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- FERC Grants Bonneville Power Administration Extension to Respond to Northwest Oversupply Complaint
- Wind Industry Seeks to Trump Hydro – Pacific Northwest Co-Ops, Others Cast Doubt on Wind Claims With FERC
- Editorial – Bonneville Power Administration Made the Correct Decision
- Bonneville Power Administration Identifies Two New Projects to Add Wind & Transmission Capacity
- U.S. Supreme Court to hear PPL Montana Riverbed Case
- Editorial: US Department of Energy Must Make Safety Paramount at Hanford
- Ferndale Coal Terminal Plan Needs All-New Permit
- Canada - Research Blows BC Hydro’s Energy Predictions out of the Water
- Tacoma Public Utilities Honors Given to Locals - Tree-Mendous & Water Haikus
- Safer Power from Smaller Reactors
- Tennessee Valley Authority Signs Letter of Intent for Mini Reactors
- Fusion Experiment Faces New Hurdles
- Bid for Hoover Dam Power - Cooperatives Issue Appeal for Change in Long-Standing Law
- Analysis: Germany Goes Back to Black in Snub to Green Power
- Faulty Meter Charged New Hampshire Seniors an Extra $1.8 Million
- Tri-City Regional Chamber Opposes Obama Interior Department Choice
- Choice for Interior Official Too Controversial to Stand
- Hatchery to Restock Elwha River after Dams Removed
- Yakima River Hatchery Spring Chinook Fishery Extended
- Corps Begins Summer Plan for Snake & Columbia River Fish Passage
- Measuring the Salmon Data in the Streams of the Columbia River Basin
- Gold Miner Cliff Tracy Agrees to Stop Mining on Galice Creek in Southwest Oregon
- Yakama Member Selected to Chair Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
- Columbia Barge Traffic Normalizing as High Water Recedes
- Franklin County Farmers Go to Washington State Supreme Court over Water Supplies
- Washington Governor Proposes Partnership to Build Wind Energy Storage
- Oregon House Advances Tax Credits Overhaul, Including Renewable Energy Incentives
- Montana - Three Regional Biomass Projects to Share $650,000 Federal Grant
- Small Hydropower’s Negative Impact on the Environment
- Op/Ed - Alternative Energy Still Chasing Windmills
- Southern Calif. Energy Hub Eyed for Clues to US Green Economy
- Garbage Incinerators Gaining Attention as Energy Alternative
- Energy Efficiency Measures Factor Into Apartment Residents’ Cost Increase
- Energy Adviser: Sealed Air Ducts Keep Costs Down
- US Supreme Court Throws Out Back-Door Bid to Curb Global Warming
- Which Cities Can Best Adapt to Climate Change?
- Is There a ‘We’ In Climate Change? Or Just an ‘I’?
- The Electric-Vehicle Era: Are You Ready?
- Editorial - Congress Should Finish the Job of Defunding Big Corn
- Eco-Mosque Is another Powerful Symbol of Islamic Ingenuity
- Pend Oreille PUD - Senator Maria Cantwell Applauds Start of High-Speed Broadband
- Ecology Seeks Comments on Quincy Data Center Generators
- FCC: Rural US Broadband Still Stinks - 26.2 Million Citizens Can’t Get Anything Faster Than 3 Mbps
- Google Confirms Launch of Antitrust Inquiry
- What Are the Chances Microsoft Would Acquire RIM/Blackberry?
- The New Web Will Need a New Network
- US Senate Panel Votes to Confirm Locke as Ambassador to China
- Congressman Inslee to Launch Campaign for Governor Early Next Week
- Washington State Senator Pridemore Named Chairman of Audit Panel
- No Tsunami for Coastal Alaska after Strong Quake
- Two Men Arrested in Terrorism Plot Aimed at Seattle Military Station
- Mason County - Shorecrest Drug Raid
- Environmental Studies Begin on Belfair Bypass Project
- Mason County Unemployment Up Slightly
- Historians Don’t Like View of Wal-Mart from Tumwater Cemetery
- Welcome to CenturyLink Field
WORD OF THE DAY
Sic • \SICK\ • Adverb - Intentionally so written; used after a printed word or passage to indicate that it is intended exactly as printed or to indicate that it exactly reproduces an original
“Is this exactly how you want your speech to read?” asked the copy editor to the perfumed and perfectly coiffed newscaster. “Of course,” the talking head sniffed. “Okay, just so you’re sure…”
“For all intensive purposes (sic)” the speech began…
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
FERC Grants Bonneville Power Administration Extension to Respond to Northwest Oversupply Complaint (PLATTS)
Wind Industry Seeks to Trump Hydro – Pacific Northwest Co-Ops, Others Cast Doubt on Wind Claims With FERC (Electric Co-Op Today)
Editorial – Bonneville Power Administration Made the Correct Decision (Hungry Horse News, MT)
Bonneville Power Administration Identifies Two New Projects to Add Wind & Transmission Capacity (Bonneville Power Administration)
US Supreme Court to Hear PPL Montana Riverbed Case (KRTV-TV, Great Falls, MT)
Editorial: US Department of Energy Must Make Safety Paramount at Hanford (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Ferndale Coal Terminal Plan Needs All-New Permit (Associated Press)
Canada - Research Blows BC Hydro’s Energy Predictions out of the Water (Globe & Mail, Canada)
Tacoma Public Utilities Honors Given to Locals - Tree-Mendous & Water Haikus (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Safer Power from Smaller Reactors (Raleigh News & Observer, NC)
Tennessee Valley Authority Signs Letter of Intent for Mini Reactors (Associated Press)
Fusion Experiment Faces New Hurdles (NY Times)
Bid for Hoover Dam Power - Cooperatives Issue Appeal for Change in Long-Standing Law (Mohave Daily News, Bullhead City, AZ)
Analysis: Germany Goes Back to Black in Snub to Green Power - Set to turn back to coal, gas & imports to fill the energy chasm left by its fast-track exit of nuclear power (Reuters)
Faulty Meter Charged New Hampshire Seniors an Extra $1.8 Million (Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Tri-City Regional Chamber Opposes Obama Interior Department Choice (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Choice for Interior Official Too Controversial to Stand (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Hatchery to Restock Elwha River after Dams Removed (Associated Press)
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Yakima River Hatchery Spring Chinook Fishery Extended (Seattle Times)
Corps Begins Summer Plan for Snake & Columbia River Fish Passage (East Oregonian, Pendleton)
Measuring the Salmon Data in the Streams of the Columbia River Basin (Oregonian, Portland)
Gold Miner Cliff Tracy Agrees to Stop Mining on Galice Creek in Southwest Oregon (Oregonian, Portland)
Yakama Member Selected to Chair Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Columbia Barge Traffic Normalizing as High Water Recedes (Northwest Public Radio)
Franklin County Farmers Go to Washington State Supreme Court over Water Supplies (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Washington Governor Proposes Partnership to Build Wind Energy Storage (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Oregon House Advances Tax Credits Overhaul, Including Renewable Energy Incentives (Associated Press)
Montana - Three Regional Biomass Projects to Share $650,000 Federal Grant (The Missoulian, MT)
Small Hydropower’s Negative Impact on the Environment (OilPrice)
Op/Ed - Alternative Energy Still Chasing Windmills (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Southern Calif. Energy Hub Eyed for Clues to US Green Economy (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Garbage Incinerators Gaining Attention as Energy Alternative (McClatchy-Tribune News Service)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Energy Efficiency Measures Factor Into Apartment Residents’ Cost Increase (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Energy Adviser: Sealed Air Ducts Keep Costs Down (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
US Supreme Court Throws Out Back-Door Bid to Curb Global Warming (Christian Science Monitor)
Which Cities Can Best Adapt to Climate Change? (Grist Online)
Is There a ‘We’ In Climate Change? Or Just an ‘I’? (Christian Science Monitor)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
The Electric-Vehicle Era: Are You Ready? (Crosscut Seattle)
Editorial - Congress Should Finish the Job of Defunding Big Corn (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Eco-Mosque Is another Powerful Symbol of Islamic Ingenuity (The Guardian, UK)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Pend Oreille PUD - Senator Maria Cantwell Applauds Start of High-Speed Broadband (The State Column)
Ecology Seeks Comments on Quincy Data Center Generators (Wenatchee World, WA)
FCC: Rural US Broadband Still Stinks - 26.2 Million Citizens Can’t Get Anything Faster Than 3 Mbps (Broadband Reports)
Google Confirms Launch of Antitrust Inquiry (Associated Press)
What Are the Chances Microsoft Would Acquire RIM/Blackberry? (TechFlash)
The New Web Will Need a New Network (GigaOM)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
US Senate Panel Votes to Confirm Locke as Ambassador to China (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Congressman Inslee to Launch Campaign for Governor Early Next Week (KING-TV, Seattle)
Washington State Senator Pridemore Named Chairman of Audit Panel (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
No Tsunami for Coastal Alaska after Strong Quake (Associated Press)
Two Men Arrested in Terrorism Plot Aimed at Seattle Military Station (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)
Mason County - Shorecrest Drug Raid (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Environmental Studies Begin on Belfair Bypass Project - Current funding may run short of environmental study costs (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Mason County Unemployment Up Slightly (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Historians Don’t Like View of Wal-Mart from Tumwater Cemetery (KING-TV, Seattle)
Welcome to CenturyLink Field (KING-TV, Seattle)
DIVERSIONS
Potato Chips Worst Culprit for Weight Gain (But Still The Tastiest)
Irony - ‘Jackass’ Star Killed In Car Crash
Livermore Light Bulb Celebrates 110 years of Operation
Botox & Texting May Not Mix
SONG OF THE DAY
Todd Rundgren - I Saw the Light
