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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Congressional Leaders Reach Spending Deal to Avoid
Federal Government Shutdown (Washington Post)
Record 2012 Returns Predicted for Sockeye,
462,000; Upper Columbia Summer Chinook, 92,100 (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Oregon
- Coos Bay Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal May Pit Land Agency against Attorney
General (Oregonian, Portland)
Debris from Japanese Tsunami Hits Washington State
Coast, Much More to Come
Oregon - Prineville Votes to Annex Data Center
Land: Apple could delay a decision until tax issue is settled with the state
(Oregonian, Portland)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Oregon - Coos Bay Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal May Pit Land Agency against Attorney General
- Controversial Pipeline Clears Montana Hurdle
- ‘Dear Customer’: Do Not Open This Email from Puget Sound Energy
- Kittitas County PUD Manager Grills His Bosses over Termination
- Op/Ed – Chelan PUD: Reflecting Back & Looking Ahead
- Pacific Gas & Electric SmartMeter Draws Customer Rebellion
- Japan Declares Tsunami-Crippled Nuke Plant Stable
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chief: ‘Mortified’ by Bullying Allegations
- How Far Texas’ Electric Deregulation Has Come
- Don’t Shoot at Birds Sitting On Wires
- Couple Who Rode Freight Trains Found Dead in Coal - killed when a train dumped its load at a Florida power plant
- Record 2012 Returns Predicted for Sockeye, 462,000; Upper Columbia Summer Chinook, 92,100
- Canada Holds Hearings on Suspected Virus in Salmon
- Work to Start Up Again Monday on Elwha Dams
- Timeline to Hook Up More Sewers in Belfair Won’t be Rushed
- Clallam County to Dip into Economic Development Fund to Pay for Sewer Project
- La Center Council OKs Sewer Pact with Cowlitz Indian Tribe
- Study Connects Large-Scale Dairies, Feedlots to Increased Air Pollution
- State of California Orders Golden State Water to Refund $3.6 Million to Customers
- Xcel Would Rethink Wind Plans without Tax Credit
- Wisconsin Court Accepts Wind Farm Challenge
- Bird Advocates Seek Tougher Wind Turbine Rules
- Schwarzenegger: Solyndra Debate ‘Narrow Minded’
- Large Hydro Help? State of Vermont to go 90 Percent Clean Energy by 2050
- Chicken Litter to Energy - Perdue AgriBusiness & Fibrowatt Submitt Proposal to State of Maryland
- Chile’s Bid to Save Energy: Men, Leave Your Ties at Home
- United Kingdom - Blogger’s Computer Seized in ‘Climategate’ Police Raid
- Coal Industry Drive against EPA Will Shadow Obama’s Campaign
- Where There’s Smoke, There’s Sickness: Woodsmoke a Big Pacific NW Pollution Source
- Oregon - Prineville Votes to Annex Data Center Land
- WindData: Data Centers Harnessing the Wind
- Lawmakers Trade Barbs in Hearing n Stop Online Piracy Act
- Internet Inventors Warn of SOPA Stupidity - Bill Seriously Breaks Internet Functionality, Creates Censorship Slope
- Amazon Says It Is Selling One Million Kindles per Week
- Google Zeitgeist for Washington State
- Congressional Leaders Reach Spending Deal to Avoid Federal Government Shutdown
- Gregoire Proposes Privatizing the Washington State Lottery
- Washington State’s Elected Officials Eye Overhaul of Voter Initiatives
- Washington State Senator Tim Sheldon Appointed to Environment Committee
- Debris from Japanese Tsunami Hits Washington State Coast, Much More to Come
- Troopers Clear Occupy Tents from Olympia Park
- Washington State One of Nine States to Win US Early Learning Cash
- Golf course elk getting temporary stay of execution
- Tree Thieves Targeting University of Washington Campus
- Thieves Using Garage Door Openers to Burglarize Homes
- Picked the Wrong Back Yard - Seattle Trespasser Mauled by Dogs
WORD OF THE DAY
Foment • \FOE-ment\ • verb - To promote the growth or development of:
rouse, incite
Alfred knew before even sitting down at his drawing board that his new
plan for reorganizing the tiddlywinks professional circuit would foment his
frothing fans to a frenzy. Really, moving Schenectady, New York’s franchise to
a conference including Poughkeepsie? “Regional, competitive integrity my foot,”
he mused, smoke from his smoldering cigarette curling into the green glass
shade of his desk lamp. “I just want to avoid that twice annual trip to
Rochester, especially in the winter.”
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Oregon
- Coos Bay Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal May Pit Land Agency against Attorney
General (Oregonian, Portland)
Controversial
Pipeline Clears Montana Hurdle (Associated Press)
‘Dear
Customer’: Do Not Open This Email from Puget Sound Energy (KING-TV, Seattle)
Kittitas
County PUD Manager Grills His Bosses over Termination (Ellensburg Daily Record,
WA)
Op/Ed
– Chelan PUD: Reflecting Back & Looking Ahead (Wenatchee World, WA)
Pacific Gas & Electric SmartMeter Draws
Customer Rebellion (SF Chronicle)
Japan
Declares Tsunami-Crippled Nuke Plant Stable (USA Today)
Nuclear
Regulatory Commission Chief: ‘Mortified’ by Bullying Allegations (Associated
Press)
How Far Texas’ Electric Deregulation Has Come - Cost
benefits arrived, albeit slowly, and customers are seeing more options (Dallas
Business Journal, TX)
Don’t Shoot at Birds Sitting On Wires (Easton
Star-Democrat, MD)
Couple Who Rode Freight Trains Found Dead in Coal -
killed when a train dumped its load at a Florida power plant (Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Record 2012 Returns Predicted for Sockeye,
462,000; Upper Columbia Summer Chinook, 92,100 (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Canada Holds Hearings on Suspected Virus in
Salmon (NY Times)
Work to Start Up Again Monday on Elwha Dams (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Timeline to Hook Up More Sewers in Belfair Won’t
be Rushed (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Clallam
County to Dip into Economic Development Fund to Pay for Sewer Project (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
La
Center Council OKs Sewer Pact with Cowlitz Indian Tribe (Vancouver Columbian,
WA)
Study
Connects Large-Scale Dairies, Feedlots to Increased Air Pollution (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
State
of California Orders Golden State Water to Refund $3.6 Million to Customers (Sacramento Bee, CA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Xcel
Would Rethink Wind Plans without Tax Credit (Midwest Energy News)
Wisconsin
Court Accepts Wind Farm Challenge (Associated Press)
Bird
Advocates Seek Tougher Wind Turbine Rules (Cedar Rapids Gazette, IA)
Schwarzenegger:
Solyndra Debate ‘Narrow Minded’ (Associated Press)
Large
Hydro Help? State of Vermont to go 90 Percent Clean Energy by 2050 (TMC Net)
Chicken
Litter to Energy - Perdue AgriBusiness & Fibrowatt Submitt Proposal to
State of Maryland (Energy Boom)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Chile’s Bid to Save Energy: Men, Leave Your Ties at
Home (Christian Science Monitor)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
United
Kingdom - Blogger’s Computer Seized in ‘Climategate’ Police Raid (The
Independent, UK)
Coal
Industry Drive against EPA Will Shadow Obama’s Campaign (Bloomberg)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Where
There’s Smoke, There’s Sickness: Woodsmoke a Big Pacific NW Pollution Source
(KCTS-TV, Seattle)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Oregon - Prineville Votes to Annex Data Center Land:
Apple could delay a decision until tax issue is settled with the state (Oregonian,
Portland)
WindData: Data Centers Harnessing the Wind (Data
Center Knowledge)
Lawmakers Trade Barbs in Hearing n Stop Online
Piracy Act (Washington Post)
Internet Inventors Warn of SOPA Stupidity - Bill
Seriously Breaks Internet Functionality, Creates Censorship Slope (Broadband
Reports)
Amazon Says It Is Selling One Million Kindles per
Week (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Google Zeitgeist for Washington State (Google)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Congressional Leaders Reach Spending Deal to Avoid Federal
Government Shutdown (Washington Post)
Gregoire Proposes Privatizing the Washington State
Lottery (Seattle Times)
Washington State’s Elected Officials Eye Overhaul of
Voter Initiatives (KING-TV, Seattle)
Washington State Senator Tim Sheldon Appointed to
Environment Committee (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Debris from Japanese Tsunami Hits Washington State
Coast, Much More to Come (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Troopers Clear Occupy Tents from Olympia Park (Associated
Press)
Washington State One of Nine States to Win US Early
Learning Cash (Associated Press)
Golf course elk getting temporary stay of execution
(KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Tree Thieves Targeting University of Washington Campus
(KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Thieves Using Garage Door Openers to Burglarize
Homes (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Picked the Wrong Back Yard - Seattle Trespasser
Mauled by Dogs (KING-TV, Seattle)
DIVERSIONS
Sky Apples Stun English Motorists
Anonymous Donors Pay Off Kmart Layaway Accounts
Canadian Music Studio Brandish Poop Flute for the
Holidays (PG-13 Content)
Software Reveals the Clanging First Chord of “A
Hard Day’s Night”
SONG OF THE DAY
The
Beatles - A Hard Day’s Night (2009 Stereo Remaster – Also, good use of cowbell
by Ringo)
