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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Portland General Electric Reports Third Quarter
2011 Financial Results (MarketWatch)
Talk of New Snohomish PUD Dam on Skykomish River
Above Sunset Falls Resisted (Everett Herald, WA)
Study:
Oregon Biomass Tax Credit Led to $12M in Economic Activity (Sustainable Business Oregon)
Nisqually Tribe Closes Coho Fishery Early After Weak
Run (Olympian, WA)
Six Arrested & Pepper Spray Deployed in Occupy
Seattle Protests (KING-TV, Seattle)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Portland General Electric Reports Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results
- Talk of New Snohomish PUD Dam on Skykomish River Above Sunset Falls Resisted
- Port Angeles Council Oks $8-Per-Month Utility Rate Increase
- BC Hydro Can’t Post a Loss, Chief Says
- Pacific Gas & Electric Reveals $400 Million Spending Plan to Improve Operations, Customer Service
- 1 Million Still Without Electricity in Storm-Battered Northeast
- Northeast US Politicians Fired Up over Outages
- Preparing for Emergencies
- Colorado - Xcel’s Feeling No Love in Boulder, But Lights Will Stay On
- Texas Drought Endangers Power Projects
- Duke Energy Posts 30 Percent Drop in Third Quarter Profit
- Prepaid Electric Meters Worry Iowa Consumer Groups
- US Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week
- United Kingdom - Fracking ‘Probable’ Cause of Lancashire Quakes
- Nisqually Tribe Closes Coho Fishery Early After Weak Run
- Vancouver Island - Thousands of Salmon Arrive in Goldstream
- After Condit Dam Breaching - Officials Warn River Is Dangerous
- The Grand Experiment: A Seattle Times talk on Elwha Restoration
- Cantwell Wants Plan for Floating Japan Debris
- Hood Canal Award Winners Named
- Study: Oregon Biomass Tax Credit Led to $12M in Economic Activity
- Vancouver Biomass Protesters Brave the Cold
- Idaho Congressman Labrador Wants to Ax Green Energy Incentives
- Pacific Northwest States in Top Ten for Wind Power
- Facebook to Use Solar Power for Electricity, Water
- Solar Array Latest Addition to Farm
- Massachusetts - Evergreen Solar Asset Auction Cleared to Go Forward
- A Trade War with China Will Decimate US Solar
- The Mysterious Link Between Bats & Wind Turbines
- Canada - Calgary Residents Outraged About School’s Wind Turbine Plans
- Wind Turbine 2.0 Works Harder Without Making You Hear All About It
- Puget Sound Energy’s Fridgeasaurus Selects Three Winners in Efficient Appliance Sweepstakes
- EPA’s Biggest (Energy) Loser? Florida College’s Garage Wins
- Nest’s Smart Thermostat Sold Out Until 2012
- Researchers Say Climate Change Is Changing Pacific Northwest Forest Structure as Well
- North Dakota Sues Minnesota over Next Generation Anti-Global Warming Law
- Mexico Pleads for US, China Agreement on Climate
- All-Electric Ford Focus Goes on Sale in Seattle
- Halloween’s Pumpkins Turned into Power for Homes
- From Poop to Plastic? New Innovations in BioPlastics
- Sheep Lawn Mowers, & Other Go-Getters
- Senate May Be Nearing Vote on Net Neutrality
- Op/Ed - A Co-op Role in Rural Broadband
- Amazon Now Sees a Profit in Becoming Tax Collector
- Apple Concedes Problem with iPhone 4S Battery
- The End of an Era: Internet Explorer Drops Below 50% of Web Usage
- Clipper Employee Commits an E-Mail Gaffe
- Poll: How Long Is Too Long to Use Starbucks WiFi?
- Washington State Senator Pridemore to Run for State Auditor’s Post
- Arizona Justice Tapped for 9th Circuit Vacancy
- Six Arrested & Pepper Spray Deployed in Occupy Seattle Protests
- Researchers: La Niña ‘Pretty Friendly’ to Pacific Northwest Interests
- British Columbia to Clamp Down on Metal Theft by Making it Harder to Sell
- Oregon, Washington Drivers Among the Nation’s Safest, Study Finds
WORD OF THE DAY
Ruction • \RUCK-shun\ • Noun – 1: noisy fight 2: disturbance, uproar
Occupy Wall Street
The ruction and angst prevail
Penthouse view of tents
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Portland General Electric Reports Third Quarter
2011 Financial Results (MarketWatch)
Talk of New Snohomish PUD Dam on Skykomish River
Above Sunset Falls Resisted (Everett Herald, WA)
Port Angeles Council Oks $8-Per-Month Utility Rate
Increase (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
BC Hydro Can’t Post a Loss, Chief Says (Victoria
Times Colonist, BC)
Pacific Gas & Electric Reveals $400 Million Spending
Plan to Improve Operations, Customer Service (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
1 Million Still Without Electricity in
Storm-Battered Northeast (USA Today)
Northeast US Politicians Fired Up over Outages “…utility
critics said the damage was worse because the cash-strapped National Grid has
almost completely stopped cutting back the trees that grow close to power lines…”
(Boston Herald, MA)
Preparing for Emergencies (Fox News)
Colorado - Xcel’s Feeling No Love in Boulder, But
Lights Will Stay On (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Texas Drought Endangers Power Projects (Associated
Press)
Duke Energy Posts 30 Percent Drop in Third Quarter
Profit (Associated Press)
Prepaid Electric Meters Worry Iowa Consumer Groups
(KGRC-TV, Cedar Rapids, IA)
US Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week (Associated
Press)
United Kingdom - Fracking ‘Probable’ Cause of
Lancashire Quakes (The Guardian, UK)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Nisqually Tribe Closes Coho Fishery Early After
Weak Run (Olympian, WA)
Vancouver Island - Thousands of Salmon Arrive in
Goldstream (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
After Condit Dam Breaching - Officials Warn River
Is Dangerous (Wenatchee World, WA)
The
Grand Experiment: A Seattle Times talk on Elwha Restoration (Seattle Times)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Cantwell
Wants Plan for Floating Japan Debris (Seattle Times)
Hood
Canal Award Winners Named (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton,
WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Study:
Oregon Biomass Tax Credit Led to $12M in Economic Activity (Sustainable Business Oregon)
Vancouver
Biomass Protesters Brave the Cold (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Idaho
Congressman Labrador Wants to Ax Green Energy Incentives (Spokesman Review,
Spokane, WA)
Pacific
Northwest States in Top Ten for Wind Power (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Facebook
to Use Solar Power for Electricity, Water (SF Chronicle)
Solar
Array Latest Addition to Farm (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Massachusetts
- Evergreen Solar Asset Auction Cleared to Go Forward (Boston Business Journal,
MA)
A
Trade War with China Will Decimate US Solar (The Energy Collective)
The
Mysterious Link Between Bats & Wind Turbines (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN)
Canada
- Calgary Residents Outraged About School’s Wind Turbine Plans (Canada.Com)
Wind
Turbine 2.0 Works Harder Without Making You Hear All About It (Gizmodo)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Puget Sound Energy’s Fridgeasaurus Selects Three
Winners in Efficient Appliance Sweepstakes (BusinessWire)
EPA’s Biggest (Energy) Loser? Florida College’s
Garage Wins (USA Today)
Nest’s Smart Thermostat Sold Out Until 2012 (GigaOM)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Researchers
Say Climate Change Is Changing Pacific Northwest Forest Structure as Well (Oregonian, Portland)
North
Dakota Sues Minnesota over Next Generation Anti-Global Warming Law (Bloomberg
News)
Mexico
Pleads for US, China Agreement on Climate (Reuters)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
All-Electric
Ford Focus Goes on Sale in Seattle (Seattle Times)
Halloween’s
Pumpkins Turned into Power for Homes (USA Today)
From
Poop to Plastic? New Innovations in BioPlastics (The Energy Collective)
Sheep
Lawn Mowers, & Other Go-Getters (NY Times)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Senate May Be Nearing Vote on Net Neutrality (Washington
Post)
Op/Ed - A Co-op Role in Rural Broadband (Electric
Co-Op Today)
Amazon Now Sees a Profit in Becoming Tax Collector (Seattle
Times)
Apple Concedes Problem with iPhone 4S Battery (USA
Today)
The End of an Era: Internet Explorer Drops Below
50% of Web Usage (Ars Technica)
Clipper Employee Commits an E-Mail Gaffe (SF
Chronicle)
Poll: How Long Is Too Long to Use Starbucks WiFi?
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington State Senator Pridemore to Run for State
Auditor’s Post (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Arizona Justice Tapped for 9th Circuit Vacancy (Courthouse
News Service)
GENERAL NEWS
Six Arrested & Pepper Spray Deployed in Occupy
Seattle Protests (KING-TV, Seattle)
Researchers: La Niña ‘Pretty Friendly’ to Pacific
Northwest Interests (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
British Columbia to Clamp Down on Metal Theft by
Making it Harder to Sell (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
Oregon, Washington Drivers Among the Nation’s
Safest, Study Finds (Oregonian, Portland)
DIVERSIONS
iPad 2 Gets an $8 Million Cretaceous Makeover with
Dino Bones, Diamonds & Gold
Bill Gates More Powerful Than Pope, Forbes Says
Self-Styled Superhero Phoenix Jones Loses His Job
SONG OF THE DAY
Joan
Baez - Diamonds & Rust
