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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Puget Sound Energy Backing Group to Fight Thurston
County Power Initiative (Olympian, WA)
Energy Northwest to Buy $711 Million of Nuclear
Fuel (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Energy Northwest to Settle Lawsuit with Contractor
over Nuclear Plant Upgrades (Bellingham Herald, WA)
Avista Gives Cash to Oust Two North Idaho
Legislature Incumbents (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Studies
Show Places in the US that Make the Most of Electric Vehicles “…in the Pacific
Northwest, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is the main power
generator & that there are lots of dams in that region for hydroelectric
generation, which is why the Leaf & the Volt do so well there…” (Thomas
Net)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Puget Sound Energy Backing Group to Fight Thurston County Power Initiative
- Energy Northwest to Buy $711 Million of Nuclear Fuel
- Energy Northwest to Settle Lawsuit with Contractor over Nuclear Plant Upgrades
- Avista Gives Cash to Oust Two North Idaho Legislature Incumbents
- Oregon Governor Sees Savings in Smarter Power Grid
- Longtime Chelan PUD Leader Wayne Wright Retiring; Jeff Smith to Lead District Services
- Central Lincoln PUD Manager Wins Major Award
- Spokane County Sheriff: Copper Wire Theft Costs Business $100K
- Canada - Smart-Meter Critics Take Concerns to Health Office
- NRC Staff Criticize Official’s Handling of Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant
- Congress - McMorris Rodgers Advocates for Hydropower Bill at Energy & Power Subcommittee Hearing
- Virginia Electric Co-op Lineman Finds Missing Child
- Four Things That Are Different About Electricity Infrastructure
- Columbia Salmon Surge: Better Late Than Never
- Roosevelt Lake - Tension Brewing Between Fishermen, Colville Tribe
- Anti-Whaling Group Joining Fight to Save Sea Lions
- San Francisco Third-Graders Fight against Sea Lion Killings
- Balancing Fish & Farms on a Washington State River Estuary
- Dike Removal to Restore Stillaguamish River Estuary
- Columbia Biogas Signs on PacifiCorp as Power Customer
- With High-Tech Wood Pellets & Efficient Burners, Brothers Push Forest Biomass as Energy Good for Oregon
- Many Firsts in First Wind’s Palouse Project
- Anti-Wind Activists Want to Create Fake Grassroots Campaign Against Industry
- Wyoming - New Alliance Hopes to Expand Renewable Energy Options
- Vermont - Hydro Advocates Tout Bill That Expedites Permitting
- Energy Adviser: Newer Televisions Use Energy Efficiently
- US Senate Bill Aims to Appraise Value of Home Efficiency
- Energy Conservation for Hotels Using Demand Control
- Cows Cause as Much Smog in Los Angeles As Cars Do
- Studies Show Places in the US that Make the Most of Electric Vehicles
- Honda Wins Appeal of Small-Claims Hybrid Judgment
- Study Compares Energy Sources from ‘Cradle-to-Grave’
- How the Green Revolution Can Help You Find Work
- Reusable Grocery Bag Was Norovirus Culprit
- Op/Ed - Amazon, Microsoft: Let’s Keep ‘The Cloud’ Clean
- It’s Official: Broadband Caps Cause Problems
- Why the Oregon Attorney General Race Has National Implications for Marijuana Laws
- Washington State Minority-Contracts Director Resigns Under Fire
- Washington State: Don’t Eat Any Shellfish or Shellfish Products from Korea
- Mason County Candidate Filing Next Week; Redistricting Cards Being Mailed
- Oops! JPMorgan Reveals $2 Billion Loss in Trading Portfolio
- Washington Students Beat National Average in Science Test Scores
WORD OF THE DAY
Putative • \PYOO-tuh-tive\ • Adjective - 1:
commonly accepted or supposed 2: assumed to exist or to have existed
“The putative Arthurian legend obviously supports
the ‘Camelot’ story in this sprawling musical production,” sniffed the entertainment
editor at the snooty, big city newspaper. “But the musical is ‘Spamalot’ sir,”
prompted the fresh-faced intern.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Puget Sound Energy Backing Group to Fight Thurston County
Power Initiative (Olympian, WA)
Energy Northwest to Buy $711 Million of Nuclear
Fuel (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Energy Northwest to Settle Lawsuit with Contractor
over Nuclear Plant Upgrades (Bellingham Herald, WA)
Avista Gives Cash to Oust Two North Idaho Legislature
Incumbents (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Oregon Governor Sees Savings in Smarter Power Grid
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Longtime Chelan PUD Leader Wayne Wright Retiring;
Jeff Smith to Lead District Services (North Central Washington TV)
Paperless Billing Proving Popular – And Secure –
With Chelan County PUD Customers (North Central
Washington TV)
Central Lincoln PUD Manager Wins Major Award
(Newport News Times, OR)
Spokane County Sheriff: Copper Wire Theft Costs
Business $100K (Associated Press)
Canada - Smart-Meter Critics Take Concerns to
Health Office (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
NRC Staff Criticize Official’s Handling of Fort
Calhoun Nuclear Plant (Omaha World-Herald, NE)
Congress - McMorris Rodgers Advocates for
Hydropower Bill at Energy & Power Subcommittee Hearing (Power Engineering)
Virginia Electric Co-op Lineman Finds Missing Child
(Electric Co-op Today)
Four Things That Are Different About Electricity
Infrastructure (AOL Energy)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Columbia Salmon Surge: Better Late Than Never (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
Roosevelt Lake - Tension Brewing Between
Fishermen, Colville Tribe (Wenatchee World, WA)
Anti-Whaling Group Joining Fight to Save Sea
Lions (Associated Press)
San Francisco Third-Graders Fight against Sea
Lion Killings (North County Times, CA)
Balancing Fish & Farms on a Washington State
River Estuary (High Country News)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Dike
Removal to Restore Stillaguamish River Estuary (Associated
Press)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Columbia
Biogas Signs on PacifiCorp as Power Customer (Sustainable
Business Oregon)
With
High-Tech Wood Pellets & Efficient Burners, Brothers Push Forest Biomass as
Energy Good for Oregon (Oregonian, Portland)
Many
Firsts in First Wind’s Palouse Project (Earth Techling)
Anti-Wind
Activists Want to Create Fake Grassroots Campaign Against Industry (Grist
Online)
Wyoming
- New Alliance Hopes to Expand Renewable Energy Options (Billings Gazette, MT)
Vermont
- Hydro Advocates Tout Bill That Expedites Permitting (Vermont Public Radio)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Energy Adviser: Newer Televisions Use Energy
Efficiently (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
US Senate Bill Aims to Appraise Value of Home
Efficiency (Midwest Energy News)
Energy Conservation for Hotels Using Demand Control
(Renewable Energy World)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Cows
Cause as Much Smog in Los Angeles As Cars Do (Grist
Online)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Studies
Show Places in the US that Make the Most of Electric Vehicles “…in the Pacific
Northwest, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is the main power
generator & that there are lots of dams in that region for hydroelectric
generation, which is why the Leaf & the Volt do so well there…” (Thomas
Net)
Honda
Wins Appeal of Small-Claims Hybrid Judgment (Associated Press)
Study
Compares Energy Sources from ‘Cradle-to-Grave’ (Renewable Energy World)
How
the Green Revolution Can Help You Find Work (US News &
World Report)
Reusable
Grocery Bag Was Norovirus Culprit (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Op/Ed - Amazon, Microsoft: Let’s Keep ‘The Cloud’
Clean “…Yahoo & Google are already embracing the challenge to deliver a
truly green cloud…” (Seattle Times)
It’s Official: Broadband Caps Cause Problems (My
Broadband)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Why the Oregon Attorney General Race Has National
Implications for Marijuana Laws (US News & World Report)
Washington State Minority-Contracts Director
Resigns Under Fire (Olympian, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Washington State: Don’t Eat Any Shellfish or
Shellfish Products from Korea (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Mason County Candidate Filing Next Week;
Redistricting Cards Being Mailed (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Oops! JPMorgan Reveals $2 Billion Loss in Trading
Portfolio (Associated Press)
Washington Students Beat National Average in
Science Test Scores (Associated Press)
DIVERSIONS
Pit Bull Drags Unconscious Owner from Path of Train
Mechanic Discovers a Pound of Cocaine in
82-Year-Old Woman’s Car
End of Days Near? Mayan Find Pushes Calendar Way
Beyond 2012
Seattle Couple Caught Living in $1.2 Million
Waterfront Home Charged in Welfare Fraud
SONG OF THE DAY
Bonnie
Tyler- Holding out for a Hero
