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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Oregon - Apple Starts Small with Prineville Data
Center; Amazon Doubles Up in Morrow County (Oregonian, Portland)
Jefferson
PUD counting down to electrical power switch (Peninsula Daily News, Port
Angeles, WA)
Oregon
Supreme Court Certifies Ballot Titles for Banning Non-Indian Commercial Gill
Netting (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Ruling
Expected Wednesday on Port Townsend Biomass Power Plant Appeal (Peninsula Daily
News, Port Angeles, WA)
Spring
Storms Pad Olympic Mountain Snowpack (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120326/NEWS/303269995/spring-storms-pad-olympic-snowpack
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Jefferson PUD counting down to electrical power switch
- Op/Ed – Help is Available for Utility Bills
- Port of Coos Bay Wants to Flip from Importing to Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas
- EarthFix Conversations: Coal Coming Through a Community near You?
- Douglas PUD to Get New Mapping System
- Power Supply at Issue with California Plants Offline
- Americans Split on Energy vs. Environment Trade-Off
- Banding Together to Get Cheaper Electricity
- Spain to Hike Power Rates, Cut Renewable Energy Subsidies
- Why Germany is Phasing out Nuclear Power
- Oregon Supreme Court Certifies Ballot Titles for Banning Non-Indian Commercial Gill Netting
- Canada - Chinook Recovery Must Trump Fisheries,
- Spring Storms Pad Olympic Mountain Snowpack
- Snohomish County PUD’s Annual Snowpack Survey Finds More Water for Summer
- Lack of Federal Funding Stalling Chehalis Flood Studies
- Agency Funding, Columbia Basin Aquifers Drying Up
- Oregon - Columbia County Rancher Gets $300,000 Fine for Water Pollution
- Portland Environmental Consulting Firms Staff Up
- Ruling Expected Wednesday on Port Townsend Biomass Power Plant Appeal
- Idaho Alternative Energy Contracts Put on Hold
- Maine - Neighbors Win Court Round Over Wind Farm Noise
- New Federal Wind Power Guidelines Are for the Birds
- Hydropower’s Devices Beyond Dams
- Grants Spur Tennessee Farms to Try Solar Energy
- Massachusetts Students Invested in School’s Solar Energy
- Pacific Northwest Ductless Heat Pump Project – Washington State
- Pacific Northwest Ductless Heat Pump Project – Oregon
- Op/Ed - A Window on Energy Efficiency
- Study: Global Temperatures Could Rise Five Degrees by 2050
- Washington State Bonds Will Build Facilities for Aviation Biofuels
- Agreement Reached on Electric Vehicle Charging Network in California
- Portland among the “Greenest” Cities in the World
- GM Will Give Owners of Plug-In Volt New Electric Cord
- Dude, Your Next House Could Be Made of Pot
- Oregon - Apple Starts Small with Prineville Data Center; Amazon Doubles Up in Morrow County
- Oregon Data Center Popularity Has Communities Scrambling
- Top Secret Visa Data Center Banks on Security, Even Has Moat (
- Call Centers Scale Back - Is Clearwire a Bellwether for Customer Service?
- Web Address Controversy Deepens after US Warning
- We Need a Broadband-To-Work Program
- Western Washington University, Former Admissions Director Karen Copetas Agree To Exit, Salary, Benefits Deal
- Port of Pasco Scrutinizes Its Vendors to Ensure That They Are Legit
- Pressure Building at Jam-Packed State Prisons – It All Begins at WCC near Shelton
- Body of Shelton Man, 31, Found in Mason County’s Lake Limerick
- Grant County Sheriff, Deputies Nab Alleged Metal Thieves
- Cowlitz County - Wildlife Camera Leads Deputies to Suspected Metal Thief
- Belfair Water District Commissioners Explains Manager Contract Fuss
- Tacoma Woman, 63, Who Stole from Employer Given 16 Years
- Japanese Tsunami Ghost Ship Drifts Closer to British Columbia Coast
- Girl’s Voice Mails Gone After T-Mobile Promotion
- Data Point to Earthquakes Causing Mysterious Wisconsin Booms
WORD OF THE DAY
Hebdomadal •
\hebb-DAH-muh-dull\ • Adjective - Occurring, appearing, or done every week:
weekly
The hebdomadal
county commission meetings began to grind on newsman Barty Abernathy’s soul.
Although he knew the weekly ritual was required by law, much of the proceedings
were padded by the review of each voucher, payroll payments, and contractual minutiae
until what could have been a fifteen minute process drug on for at least two
hours.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Jefferson
PUD counting down to electrical power switch (Peninsula Daily News, Port
Angeles, WA)
Op/Ed
– Help is Available for Utility Bills (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Port of Coos Bay Wants to Flip from Importing to
Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas (Oregonian,
Portland)
EarthFix
Conversations: Coal Coming Through a Community near You? (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Douglas
PUD to Get New Mapping System (Wenatchee World, WA)
Power Supply at Issue with California Plants
Offline (CBS News)
Americans
Split on Energy vs. Environment Trade-Off (Gallup)
Banding
Together to Get Cheaper Electricity (Washington
Post)
Spain
to Hike Power Rates, Cut Renewable Energy Subsidies (Reuters)
Why
Germany is Phasing out Nuclear Power (Grist Online)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Oregon
Supreme Court Certifies Ballot Titles for Banning Non-Indian Commercial Gill
Netting (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Canada
- Chinook Recovery Must Trump Fisheries, Conservationists Say (Victoria Times
Colonist, BC)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Spring
Storms Pad Olympic Mountain Snowpack (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120326/NEWS/303269995/spring-storms-pad-olympic-snowpack
Snohomish
County PUD’s Annual Snowpack Survey Finds More Water for Summer (Everett
Herald, WA)
Lack
of Federal Funding Stalling Chehalis Flood Studies (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Agency
Funding, Columbia Basin Aquifers Drying Up (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake,
WA)
Oregon
- Columbia County Rancher Gets $300,000 Fine for Water Pollution; Ordered to
Shut Down Cattle Operation (Oregonian, Portland)
Portland
Environmental Consulting Firms Staff Up (Portland Business Journal, OR)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Ruling
Expected Wednesday on Port Townsend Biomass Power Plant Appeal (Peninsula Daily
News, Port Angeles, WA)
Idaho
Alternative Energy Contracts Put on Hold (Idaho Press-Tribune, Nampa, ID)
Maine
- Neighbors Win Court Round Over Wind Farm Noise (NY Times)
New
Federal Wind Power Guidelines Are for the Birds (Associated Press)
Hydropower’s
Devices Beyond Dams (Renewable Energy World)
Grants
Spur Tennessee Farms to Try Solar Energy - Without government help, most
projects still unaffordable (The Tennessean, Nashville)
Massachusetts
Students Invested in School’s Solar Energy (Boston Globe, MA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Pacific Northwest Ductless Heat Pump Project –
Washington State: Advanced Energy Management Named 2011/2012 Contractor of the
Year (BusinessWatch)
Pacific Northwest Ductless Heat Pump Project –
Oregon: Automatic Heat Service & Installation Named 2011/2012 Contractor of
the Year (MarketWatch)
Op/Ed - A Window on Energy Efficiency: Properly
maintained traditional windows can be efficient for hundreds of years
(Financial Times of London, UK)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Study:
Global Temperatures Could Rise Five Degrees by 2050 (USA Today)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Washington
State Bonds Will Build Facilities for Aviation Biofuels (Spokesman Review,
Spokane, WA)
Agreement
Reached on Electric Vehicle Charging Network in California (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Portland
among the “Greenest” Cities in the World (Construction Digital, Pages 92-93)
GM
Will Give Owners of Plug-In Volt New Electric Cord (USA Today)
Dude,
Your Next House Could Be Made of Pot (Grist Online)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Oregon - Apple Starts Small with Prineville Data
Center; Amazon Doubles Up in Morrow County (Oregonian, Portland)
Oregon Data Center Popularity Has Communities
Scrambling (Associated Press)
Top Secret Visa Data Center Banks on Security; Even
Has Moat (USA Today)
Call Centers Scale Back - Is Clearwire a Bellwether
for Customer Service? (Seattle Times)
Web Address Controversy Deepens after US Warning (Reuters)
We Need a Broadband-To-Work Program (Gigaom)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Western Washington University, Former Admissions
Director Karen Copetas Agree To Exit, Salary, Benefits Deal (Bellingham Herald,
WA)
Port of Pasco Scrutinizes Its Vendors to Ensure
That They Are Legit (Bellingham Herald, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Pressure Building at Jam-Packed State Prisons – It
All Begins at WCC near Shelton (Seattle Times)
Body of Shelton Man, 31, Found in Mason County’s
Lake Limerick (Olympian, WA)
Grant County Sheriff, Deputies Nab Alleged Metal
Thieves (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/crime-fire/article_8e5a3aea-743b-11e1-b3a7-001871e3ce6c.html
Cowlitz County - Wildlife Camera Leads Deputies to
Suspected Metal Thief (Longview Daily News, WA)
Belfair Water District Commissioners Explains Manager
Contract Fuss (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Tacoma Woman, 63, Who Stole from Employer Given 16
Years (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Japanese Tsunami Ghost Ship Drifts Closer to
British Columbia Coast (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Japanese+tsunami+ghost+ship+drifts+closer+coast/6357036/story.html
Girl’s Voice Mails Gone After T-Mobile Promotion (Associated
Press)
Data Point to Earthquakes Causing Mysterious Wisconsin
Booms (USA Today)
DIVERSIONS
State
Laws Crimp Booming Growth in Home Beer Brewing
Colorado
- Aggressive Parents Force Egg Hunt Cancellation
London’s
‘Big Ben’ Tower Could be Renamed for Queen’s Jubilee
Connecticut
Man Accidentally Dials 911 While Stealing
SONG OF THE DAY
Beatles
- I Am the Walrus
