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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Idaho to Spend Nearly $2 Million to Study Proposed Dam on Weiser River (Associated Press)
(Video) Brazen Thieves Steal Copper Wire from Mason County PUD 3 Power Station (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Skokomish, Tacoma Power Cushman Dam Settlement Approved (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
$preading the Net - Phone Companies Present Plan to Overhaul Phone Subsidy Program to Pay for Rural Broadband (Associated Press)
Washington State Lawmakers Cut State Workers’ Pay; Few Took Cuts Themselves (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Idaho to Spend Nearly $2 Million to Study Proposed Dam on Weiser River
- (Video) Brazen Thieves Steal Copper Wire from Mason County PUD 3 Power Station
- Chelan County Man Working on Plumbing is Electrocuted
- Avista Wants to Decrease Idaho Electric Rates
- Clallam PUD Customers Likely to See Power Rate Increase
- Canada - Provincial, National Green Parties Want Plug Pulled on Smart Meters
- $100 Million Wyoming Clean Coal Plant Suspended
- Oregon - 680-Mile Ruby Natural Gas Pipeline Goes
- Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Planned for Montana, Wyoming Oil Production
- Oregon - Transfer Spent Fuel at Trojan Closed Nuclear Plant to Interim Site, Commission Says
- How to Store Nuclear Waste? Panel Slams US & Urges New Approach
- Data Centers’ Power Use Less Than Was Expected
- New York Power Authority to Raise Hydropower Rates to Cover Niagara Upgrades
- Colorado - Municipal Power is Cheap in Longmont, But Not Boulder
- Ohio - American Electric Power Critics: Extra Charges No Small Change
- Skokomish, Tacoma Power Cushman Dam Settlement Approved
- Elwha River - Removing Barriers to Salmon Migration
- Clallam County Road Closed Due to Elwha Dam Removal Project
- Record Number of Sockeye Salmon Return to Baker Lake
- Naturally Produced Smolts Showing Higher Presence in Snake River Sockeye Restoration Efforts
- Fishing Roundup: Strong Salmon & Chinook Runs Expected
- Pacific Power About To Recreate the Long Dormant Upper Lewis Fishery
- Northwest Tribes See Changes in Sacred ‘First Foods’
- “Frankenfish” Salmon Plan Draws New Foes
- Editorial - Chilean Aquaculture: About That Salmon
- Mason County Commissioners Tackle Belfair Sewer Rates Tuesday
- Costly King County Sewer Program May Have Little Benefit
- Op/Ed - Public Stands to Lose in Vancouver, Bonneville Power Administration Stormwater Fee Lawsuit
- Sequim Solar Program Set
- Environmentalists, Rivals Strike Odd Peace over Desert Solar Power Project
- Editorial - California Should Advance Solar Power
- Vestas Could Be a Takeover Candidate
- Iowa - After Five Years, Backers End Stored Wind Energy Project
- Missouri Renewable Energy Backers Consider Ballot Measure
- Museum Shows History & Power of Wind Energy
- Avista Mailing Out Energy-Saving Bulbs
- Nine Ways to Cool Down Air-Condition(ing) Costs
- US Cities, States Require Large Buildings Cite Energy Use
- Obstacles to Capturing Carbon Gas
- Debt Deal Set to Crater Energy, Environmental Spending for Years to Come
- Demonstration in Vancouver, WA Shows Electric Cars Have Real Power
- 2,625-Feet Solar Power Supertower to Rise over Arizona
- $preading the Net - Phone Companies Present Plan to Overhaul Phone Subsidy Program to Pay for Rural Broadband
- AT&T to Throttle Data Speeds for ‘Unlimited’ Hogs
- Google Buys About 1,000 IBM Patents
- Chromebook: Good for Play, Bad for Work
- Is Internet Explorer For The Dumb? A New Study Suggests Exactly That
- Washington State Lawmakers Cut State Workers’ Pay; Few Took Cuts Themselves
- Debt Ceiling Fix Could Mean Problems for States
- The Debt-Ceiling Deal in One Flowchart
- Woman Dies in Fall at Shelton High School Reunion at Little Creek Casino
- Washington State Leads Nation in Parents Opting Out of Vaccinations for Their Children
- Decaying Infrastructure Costs US Billions Each Year, Report Says
- Thieves Stripping Wire from Tacoma’s Old Town’s Vintage Street Lights
- Oregon - Grasshopper Influx Approaching Umatilla County
- FBI: ‘Credible Lead’ Surfaces In DB Cooper Case
- A US Soldier Reunites With the Iraqi Girl He Saved
WORD OF THE DAY
Gullible • \GULL-uh-bull\ • Adjective - Easily duped or cheated
Freddy was having way too much fun taunting seagulls during his holiday at Dover, England. He laughed maniacally, his mullet whipping from under his baseball cap in the “Channel” breeze as the gullible gulls darted towards the enticing scones Fred was wildly waving to catch their attention. Unfortunately for Fred, the fun came to a screeching halt within five minutes, as the birds’ efforts to obtain food became the aviary version of the “Battle of Britain.” The German bombing runs of 1940 were trifles compared to the bombing runs inflicted on Fred; who retreated to his rented “Ford Prefect” to avoid further humiliation from the unerringly accurate seagulls.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Idaho to Spend Nearly $2 Million to Study Proposed Dam on Weiser River (Associated Press)
(Video) Brazen Thieves Steal Copper Wire from Mason County PUD 3 Power Station (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Chelan County Man Working on Plumbing is Electrocuted (NW Cable News Network)
Avista Wants to Decrease Idaho Electric Rates (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Clallam PUD Customers Likely to See Power Rate Increase (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
Canada - Provincial, National Green Parties Want Plug Pulled on Smart Meters (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
$100 Million Wyoming Clean Coal Plant Suspended (Associated Press)
Oregon - 680-Mile Ruby Natural Gas Pipeline Goes Online (Oregon Public Radio)
Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Planned for Montana, Wyoming Oil Production (USA Today)
Oregon - Transfer Spent Fuel at Trojan Closed Nuclear Plant to Interim Site, Commission Says (Oregonian, Portland)
How to Store Nuclear Waste? Panel Slams US & Urges New Approach (Christian Science Monitor)
Data Centers’ Power Use Less Than Was Expected (NY Times)
New York Power Authority to Raise Hydropower Rates to Cover Niagara Upgrades (Brighter Energy)
Colorado - Municipal Power is Cheap in Longmont, But Not Boulder (Boulder Weekly, CO)
Ohio - American Electric Power Critics: Extra Charges No Small Change (Columbus Dispatch, OH)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Skokomish, Tacoma Power Cushman Dam Settlement Approved (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Elwha River - Removing Barriers to Salmon Migration “…conservationists see this as momentum for…breach(ing) four dams on the Lower Snake River. Their hopes increased when President Obama…nominated Rebecca Wodder, the former president of American Rivers, which has pushed for dam removal on the Snake…” (NY Times)
Clallam County Road Closed Due to Elwha Dam Removal Project (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
Record Number of Sockeye Salmon Return to Baker Lake (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Naturally Produced Smolts Showing Higher Presence in Snake River Sockeye Restoration Efforts (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Fishing Roundup: Strong Salmon & Chinook Runs Expected (Longview Daily News, WA)
Pacific Power About To Recreate the Long Dormant Upper Lewis Fishery (Longview Daily News, WA)
Northwest Tribes See Changes in Sacred ‘First Foods’ (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
“Frankenfish” Salmon Plan Draws New Foes (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Editorial - Chilean Aquaculture: About That Salmon (NY Times)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Mason County Commissioners Tackle Belfair Sewer Rates Tuesday (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Costly King County Sewer Program May Have Little Benefit (Seattle Times)
Op/Ed - Public Stands to Lose in Vancouver, Bonneville Power Administration Stormwater Fee Lawsuit (Oregonian, Portland)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Sequim Solar Program Set (Sequim Gazette, WA)
Environmentalists, Rivals Strike Odd Peace over Desert Solar Power Project (Associated Press)
Editorial - California Should Advance Solar Power (Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA)
Vestas Could Be a Takeover Candidate (Sustainable Business Oregon)
Iowa - After Five Years, Backers End Stored Wind Energy Project (Des Moines Register, IA)
Missouri Renewable Energy Backers Consider Ballot Measure (Kansas City Star, MO)
Museum Shows History & Power of Wind Energy (NY Times)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Avista Mailing Out Energy-Saving Bulbs (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Nine Ways to Cool Down Air-Condition(ing) Costs (FOX Business)
US Cities, States Require Large Buildings Cite Energy Use (USA Today)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Obstacles to Capturing Carbon Gas (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Debt Deal Set to Crater Energy, Environmental Spending for Years to Come (NY Times)
Demonstration in Vancouver, WA Shows Electric Cars Have Real Power (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
2,625-Feet Solar Power Supertower to Rise over Arizona (Smart Planet)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
$preading the Net - Phone Companies Present Plan to Overhaul Phone Subsidy Program to Pay for Rural Broadband (Associated Press)
AT&T to Throttle Data Speeds for ‘Unlimited’ Hogs (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Google Buys About 1,000 IBM Patents (Associated Press)
Chromebook: Good for Play, Bad for Work (Seattle Times)
Is Internet Explorer For The Dumb? A New Study Suggests Exactly That (Apiquant)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington State Lawmakers Cut State Workers’ Pay; Few Took Cuts Themselves (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Debt Ceiling Fix Could Mean Problems for States (Associated Press)
The Debt-Ceiling Deal in One Flowchart (Washington Post)
GENERAL NEWS
Woman Dies in Fall at Shelton High School Reunion at Little Creek Casino (Associated Press)
Washington State Leads Nation in Parents Opting Out of Vaccinations for Their Children (Oregonian, Portland)
Decaying Infrastructure Costs US Billions Each Year, Report Says (Washington Post)
Thieves Stripping Wire from Tacoma’s Old Town’s Vintage Street Lights (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Oregon - Grasshopper Influx Approaching Umatilla County (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
FBI: ‘Credible Lead’ Surfaces In DB Cooper Case (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)
A US Soldier Reunites With the Iraqi Girl He Saved (Christian Science Monitor)
DIVERSIONS
Are ‘Pippa’ & ‘Asher’ Really the Top Baby Names of 2011?
Doggie Downers - Pot Patch for Your Pooch Developed in Seattle Lab
Man Intoxicated, Lets 8-Year-Old Son Drive, Say Police
Man Finds Brick of Unknown Substance, Snorts it, Dies - Bizarre Fishing Trip Ends In Tragedy
SONG OF THE DAY
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall
