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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Tribal Group Claims Sea Lions Munch More Salmon than
Previously Thought (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Editorial - Grand Coulee Dam Project is Much Needed
(Olympian, WA)
Comments
Sought on Mount Baker Geothermal Leasing (Bellingham Herald, WA)
Greenpeace Lauds Quincy as ‘Green’ Data Center Site
- points to area’s access to hydropower via Grant County PUD (Columbia Basin
Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Port Angeles Adjusting to High-Tech Electricity
Metering (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Editorial - Grand Coulee Dam Project is Much Needed
- Workers Building Big Dam in Amazon Plan Strike
- Port Angeles Adjusting to High-Tech Electricity Metering
- Snohomish County PUD Warning of Scam Targeting Utility Customers
- Energy Northwest Video Ad Promotes Nuclear Energy as Clean
- Cub Scouts Plant Trees in Kennewick – Thanks to Benton PUD
- California Nuclear Plant Developing Plan to go Back Online
- Massachusetts - NRC to Hear Public Comment on Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant
- Nuclear Waste: Why is DOE Collecting Fees for ‘Program That Isn’t Doing Very Much’? – Judge
- California - Downed Power Line Electrocutes San Mateo Man
- Illinois - ComEd Files Smart Meter Deployment Plan
- Tribal Group Claims Sea Lions Munch More Salmon than Previously Thought
- Improved Oregon Stock Means More Salmon near Washington State
- Fisheries Scientists Redefine the Salmon Debate by Trumpeting More ‘Spill’
- Oyster Hatchery to be Built at Manchester Research Station
- First Group of Endangered Butterflies Hatches in Belfair-Area Prison
- Belfair Water District Gets $1.9 Million Loan
- City of Shelton’s Sewer System Upgrades Wins State Award
- Oregon - Conservation Group Challenges Bend’s Water Plans
- ‘Taking the Waste Out of Wastewater’
- Comments Sought on Mount Baker Geothermal Leasing
- Washington State Gubernatorial Candidate Jay Inslee Talks Clean Energy in Visit to Tri-Cities
- Partners Sought to Invest in Solar Panels at King County Facilities
- California Lawsuit Says Wind Energy Industry Hurts Condors
- California - Discovery of Indian Artifacts Complicates Genesis Solar Project
- First Solar Execs Accused of Inside Trading
- Earth Day Technology: The Spray-On Solar Panel?
- Pennsylvania - Water Company Uses Flow to Make Electricity
- The Skinny on Gadgets’ Growing Energy Appetite
- British Columbia Greenhouse Uses Captured Carbon Dioxide to Grow Food
- Greenpeace Lauds Quincy as ‘Green’ Data Center Site
- The DSL Death March Continues…
- Four Social Media Principles You Must Remember
- Washington State Legislature: Balance of Power in State Senate Could Tip Toward Republicans in Next Election
- Not Guilty Plea in Lake Cushman Fatal Shooting
- Highway 3 Slide Light near Shelton in Place through Summer
- Vintner Vituperation - Governor Backs Washington ‘Fine’ Wine over California ‘Jug’ Wine
- Teens Getting Drunk Off Hand Sanitizer
- Seattle Tops Popularity List of US Cities
WORD OF THE DAY
Kowtow • \COW-tow (sounds like the sound in ouch)\
• Verb - 1: to show obsequious deference: fawn 2: to kneel and touch the
forehead to the ground in token of homage, worship, or deep respect
From Merriam-Webster - “Kowtow” originated as a
noun referring to the act of kneeling and touching one’s head to the ground as
a salute or act of worship to a revered authority. In traditional China this
ritual was performed by commoners making requests to the local magistrate, by
the emperor to the shrine of Confucius, or by foreign representatives appearing
before the emperor to establish trade relations. (In the late 18th century,
some Western nations resisted performing the ritual, which acknowledged the
Chinese emperor as the “son of heaven.”) The word “kowtow” derives from Chinese
“koutou,” formed by combining the verb “kou” (“to knock”) with the noun “tou” (“head”).
The noun had arrived in English by 1804, and the earliest evidence for the verb
dates from 1826.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Editorial - Grand Coulee Dam Project is Much Needed
(Olympian, WA)
Workers Building Big Dam in Amazon Plan Strike (Associated
Press)
Port Angeles Adjusting to High-Tech Electricity
Metering (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Snohomish County PUD Warning of Scam Targeting
Utility Customers (My Edmonds News, WA)
Energy Northwest Video Ad Promotes Nuclear Energy as
Clean (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Cub Scouts Plant Trees in Kennewick – Thanks to Benton
PUD (KVEW Tri-Cities, WA)
California Nuclear Plant Developing Plan to go Back
Online (Associated Press)
Massachusetts
- NRC to Hear Public Comment on Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant (Newburyport News,
MA)
Nuclear Waste: Why is DOE Collecting Fees for ‘Program
That Isn’t Doing Very Much’? – Judge (E&E Publishing)
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http://www.eenews.net/public/Greenwire/2012/04/20/2
California - Downed Power Line Electrocutes San
Mateo Man (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Illinois - ComEd Files Smart Meter Deployment Plan
(Electric Light & Power)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Tribal Group Claims Sea Lions Munch More Salmon than
Previously Thought (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Improved Oregon Stock Means More Salmon near Washington
State (Associated Press)
Fisheries Scientists Redefine the Salmon Debate by
Trumpeting More ‘Spill’ (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
Oyster Hatchery to be Built at Manchester
Research Station (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
First Group of Endangered Butterflies Hatches in Belfair-Area
Prison (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Belfair
Water District Gets $1.9 Million Loan (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
City
of Shelton’s Sewer System Upgrades Wins State Award (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Oregon
- Conservation Group Challenges Bend’s Water Plans (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
‘Taking
the Waste Out of Wastewater’ (NY Times)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Comments
Sought on Mount Baker Geothermal Leasing (Bellingham Herald, WA)
Washington
State Gubernatorial Candidate Jay Inslee Talks Clean Energy in Visit to Tri-Cities
(Tri-City Herald, WA)
Partners
Sought to Invest in Solar Panels at King County Facilities (Enumclaw Patch, WA)
California
Lawsuit Says Wind Energy Industry Hurts Condors (Associated Press)
California
- Discovery of Indian Artifacts Complicates Genesis Solar Project (Los Angeles
Times, CA)
First
Solar Execs Accused of Inside Trading (Courthouse News Service)
Earth
Day Technology: The Spray-On Solar Panel? (Christian
Science Monitor)
Pennsylvania
- Water Company Uses Flow to Make Electricity (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
The Skinny on Gadgets’ Growing Energy Appetite (CNET
News)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
British
Columbia Greenhouse Uses Captured Carbon Dioxide to Grow Food (Vancouver Sun,
BC)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Greenpeace Lauds Quincy as ‘Green’ Data Center Site
- points to area’s access to hydropower via Grant County PUD (Columbia Basin
Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
The DSL Death March Continues…. (GigaOM)
Four Social Media Principles You Must Remember (New
Mexico Business Weekly)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington State Legislature: Balance of Power in
State Senate Could Tip Toward Republicans in Next Election (Oregonian,
Portland)
GENERAL NEWS
Not Guilty Plea in Lake Cushman Fatal Shooting
(Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Highway 3 Slide Light near Shelton in Place through
Summer (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Vintner Vituperation - Governor Backs Washington ‘Fine’
Wine over California ‘Jug’ Wine (KING-TV, Seattle)
Teens Getting Drunk Off Hand Sanitizer (Associated
Press)
Seattle Tops Popularity List of US Cities (Public
Policy Polling)
DIVERSIONS
Alaska Distiller Making Hemp Seed Vodka
Does This Woman Have the Perfect Face?
Bulldog Licks Competition in Beauty Contest
Company Aims to Strike it Rich by Mining Asteroids
SONG OF THE DAY
The
Beatles - I’ve Just Seen a Face
