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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Spring Rise Ebbs in Pacific Northwest; Wind Farms at Full Output (Associated Press)
The Pressure’s on EPA to Back Off New Smog Regulation (Oregonian, Portland)
Columbia River Summer Chinook & Sockeye Fishery Ends on a Good Note “…caught 1,564 sockeye & released 390 others…highest number of sockeye taken by anglers since at least 1980…” (Seattle Times)
Op/Ed - Science, Not Politics, Should Dictate Energy Solutions (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
King County Sewer - Millions of Dollar’s Worth of Brightwater Project Material Deemed Unusable (NW Cable News Network)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Op/Ed - Science, Not Politics, Should Dictate Energy Solutions
- Mayor Warns of Seattle Impacts if Bellingham Coal Terminal Is Built
- Duke Likely to Retire All Coal-Fired Units at Ohio Plant Due to Utility MACT Rule
- Japan’s Crippled Nuclear Plant Reaches Stability
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chief Plans Quick Response to Post-Fukushima Study
- Grays Harbor PUD Gets Substation Upgrades
- How California ISO Uses Google Maps, Big Data to Manage Power
- Rio de Janeiro’s New Hazard: Exploding Manholes
- Homeowners Fight Georgia Power to Save 100-Year-Old Tree
- Columbia River Summer Chinook & Sockeye Fishery Ends on a Good Note
- Columbia River Salmon on the Move
- FERC - Northwest Fish Passage Training & Facilities Workshop
- King County Sewer - Millions of Dollar’s Worth of Brightwater Project Material Deemed Unusable
- Environmental Groups Fault Spokane River Cleanup
- Kittitas County Investigating Ecology Department over Well Restrictions
- Second Montana Oil Spill Unreported for Weeks
- After Drought, Waters in Lake Mead Start to Rise
- Spring Rise Ebbs in Pacific Northwest; Wind Farms at Full Output
- News Release - Adolfson & Peterson Awarded Mason County PUD 3 Solar Array Installation
- Communities Blow Back at Wind Farm Development
- Arizona - Burned Trash Can be Used as Energy: Incinerator to Count for Renewable Goals
- Bonneville Power Administration to Manage Energy Efficiency with Nexant Technology
- The Pressure’s on EPA to Back Off New Smog Regulation
- EPA Sued over Los Angeles Smog
- Cisco to Lay Off Thousands of Employees
- Controversial Washington State Data Center Project Opens
- CenturyLink Plans to Invest $20M in New Mexico Broadband
- NFIB: Businesses Providing Wi-Fi Could Get Piracy Warnings
- Study: Average Corporate Network Hacked 3+ Times a Year
- Intel Buys Networking Chipmaker Because the Data Center Is Now the Computer
- Ex-Bush Spokesman Considering Senate Race in Washington State
- Carpet Bagging? Ohio Congressman Kucinich Eyes Washington for New House Seat
- Embezzlement Trial of Former Clallam Treasurer’s Cashier over Missing $617,467 Starts
- State Worker Who Stole, Sold Files Sentenced
- Moody’s Debt Solution: Eliminate the Ceiling
- More Wrong Tolling Found on Tacoma Narrows Bridge
- ct Sites Debases National Park System
- 25 Tons of Metal Stolen from Mukilteo Business
- Washington State Orchard Workers Renew Call for $2 Million Judgment
- Borders Says It’s Going Out of Business
- Unfunded Washington State Scholarships Frustrate Local Recipients
- Survey: Mariners Among the Toughest of All Pro Sports Teams to Root For
WORD OF THE DAY
Juggernaut • \JUGG-gurr-not\ • Noun - 1: a large heavy truck 2: a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path
Amber had asked Chad to create a simple costume she could wear for the April “Procession of the Species” parade in Olympia. Unbeknownst to her, he had just attended a guerilla theater camp where the attendees were taught how to make giant, creepy puppets for protest marches. Horrified, she crawled inside the paper-mache blue whale that was to be her costume. Sweating and straining, barely aware of the cheers from the attendees of the event, Amber swayed back and forth down the parade route, the juggernaut of a costume she was wearing veering dangerously towards the nearby Greenpeace “Rainbow Warrior” float. The irony of the next moments would live forever in “procession” lore.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Op/Ed - Science, Not Politics, Should Dictate Energy Solutions (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Mayor Warns of Seattle Impacts if Bellingham Coal Terminal Is Built (Crosscut Seattle)
Duke Likely to Retire All Coal-Fired Units at Ohio Plant Due to Utility MACT Rule (Penn Energy)
Japan’s Crippled Nuclear Plant Reaches Stability (Associated Press)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chief Plans Quick Response to Post-Fukushima Study (NY Times)
Grays Harbor PUD Gets Substation Upgrades (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
How California ISO Uses Google Maps, Big Data to Manage Power (Gigaom)
Rio de Janeiro’s New Hazard: Exploding Manholes (Christian Science Monitor)
Homeowners Fight Georgia Power to Save 100-Year-Old Tree (Atlanta Business Journal)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Columbia River Summer Chinook & Sockeye Fishery Ends on a Good Note “…caught 1,564 sockeye & released 390 others…highest number of sockeye taken by anglers since at least 1980…” (Seattle Times)
Columbia River Salmon on the Move (Wenatchee World, WA)
FERC - Northwest Fish Passage Training & Facilities Workshop (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
King County Sewer - Millions of Dollar’s Worth of Brightwater Project Material Deemed Unusable (NW Cable News Network)
Environmental Groups Fault Spokane River Cleanup (Associated Press)
Kittitas County Investigating Ecology Department over Well Restrictions (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Second Montana Oil Spill Unreported for Weeks (Associated Press)
After Drought, Waters in Lake Mead Start to Rise (National Public Radio)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Spring Rise Ebbs in Pacific Northwest; Wind Farms at Full Output (Associated Press)
News Release - Adolfson & Peterson Awarded Mason County PUD 3 Solar Array Installation (Adolfson & Peterson Construction)
Communities Blow Back at Wind Farm Development (Climate Central)
Arizona - Burned Trash Can be Used as Energy: Incinerator to Count for Renewable Goals (Arizona Republic, Phoenix)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Bonneville Power Administration to Manage Energy Efficiency with Nexant Technology (Electric Light & Power)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
The Pressure’s on EPA to Back Off New Smog Regulation (Oregonian, Portland)
EPA Sued over Los Angeles Smog (Associated Press)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Cisco to lay off thousands of employees (SF Chronicle)
Controversial Washington State Data Center Project Opens (Northwest Public Radio)
CenturyLink Plans to Invest $20M in New Mexico Broadband (New Mexico Business Weekly)
NFIB: Businesses Providing Wi-Fi Could Get Piracy Warnings (Sacramento Business Journal)
Study: Average Corporate Network Hacked 3+ Times a Year (Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal)
Intel Buys Networking Chipmaker Because the Data Center Is Now the Computer (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/cloud/intel-buys-networking-chipmaker-because-the-data-center-is-now-the-computer/
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Ex-Bush Spokesman Considering Senate Race in Washington State (Associated Press)
Carpet Bagging? Ohio Congressman Kucinich Eyes Washington for New House Seat (Associated Press)
Embezzlement Trial of Former Clallam Treasurer’s Cashier over Missing $617,467 Starts (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
State Worker Who Stole, Sold Files Sentenced (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Moody’s Debt Solution: Eliminate the Ceiling (USA Today)
GENERAL NEWS
More Wrong Tolling Found on Tacoma Narrows Bridge (KING-TV, Seattle)
Anti-Nuke Groups Say Creating Parks at Manhattan Project Sites Debases National Park System (Washington Post)
25 Tons of Metal Stolen from Mukilteo Business (KING-TV, Seattle)
Washington State Orchard Workers Renew Call for $2 Million Judgment (Courthouse News Service)
Borders Says It’s Going Out of Business (USA Today)
Unfunded Washington State Scholarships Frustrate Local Recipients (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Survey: Mariners Among the Toughest of All Pro Sports Teams to Root For (Puget Sound Business Journal)
DIVERSIONS
Truck Full of Toilet Paper Tumbles Off Road, Clogging Lochsa River in Northern Idaho
Chihuahua Foils Armed Robbery
Songwriter of Hits by Rolling Stones, Joplin Dies
One Beefy Birthday: Oscar Mayer’s Wienermobile Turns 75
SONGS OF THE DAY
Janis Joplin - Take Another Piece of My Heart
Rolling Stones - Time Is on My Side
