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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments Over Yucca
Mountain (Associated Press)
Avista Reports Slight Drop in First-Quarter Profit
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
BPA
Shuts Down Wind Farms & Promises Compensation (Northwest Public Radio –
Wind CRAC anyone?)
Oregon
- Lawsuit against Wind Energy Project Near Steens Mountain Pits Green Groups against
Green Project (Oregonian, Portland)
Squaxin Island Tribe Releases Salmon to Find Out
Where They Go (Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments Over Yucca Mountain
- Avista Reports Slight Drop in First-Quarter Profit
- Portland General Electric Vetoes Initial Proposal for Coal Export Terminal at Oregon’s Port Westward
- Centralia Finance Director Takes New Position with Lewis County PUD
- Pacific Gas & Electric Profit Is $233 Million, Even After Blast Expenses
- US Company Aims to Treat Mexican Radioactive Waste
- US Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week
- Snake Blamed for Oklahoma City Power Outage
- Squaxin Island Tribe Releases Salmon to Find Out Where They Go
- Fishermen Fire Shot in California Water Wars
- Lake Chelan Hits May 1 Water Level Target
- BPA Shuts Down Wind Farms & Promises Compensation
- Oregon - Lawsuit against Wind Energy Project Near Steens Mountain Pits Green Groups against Green Project
- Wind Power Fuels Renewable-Energy Revolution in Rural Alaska
- Vermont Legislature Drops Renewable Energy Requirements for Utilities
- Crisis-Hit Japan Mulls Shift to Renewable Energy
- Future of Lighting Plays Out in Iowa Town, Global Courts
- Study: Climate change causes plants to flower earlier
- Taxpayers Pay $135 Million in Electric Car Tax Breaks
- Around the World on Solar Power
- FCC Launches $300 Million Mobile Broadband Subsidy for Service in New Areas of US
- Nielsen Reports a Decline in Television Viewing – “…some people are spending more time playing video games & watching web video…”
- Broadband Growth - Comcast Net Income Rises 30 Percent
- Apple to Offer Wireless Services Directly?
- Hacked Utah Health Data Guarded by Weak Password
- Street View Scandal Hovering Over Google
- Governor Begins Contract Talks with Washington State Employees
- Port Angeles City Council Urged to Reinstate Ousted City Finance Director
- How to Call on Congress
- Seventy People Die in Washington State with Lethal Prescription
- Man Who Climbed Olympia Home’s Fence Sues Owner Who Shot Him
- Methane Leak from Port Angeles’ Landfill Creates ‘Potentially Explosive Situation’
- New Director for Mason County’s Emergency Dispatch Center
- Report Warns of Weather Satellites’ ‘Rapid Decline’
- Starbucks Expressway? Washington State Lawmaker Wants to Sell Transportation Naming Rights
- California Mission Lures Iconic Swallows Back
- Super Moon Coming Saturday Night
WORD OF THE DAY
Touché • \too-SHAY\ • Interjection - Used to
acknowledge a hit in fencing or the success or appropriateness of an argument,
an accusation, or a witty point.
The tension was a tight as a ukulele “A” string
tuned an octave too high. The candidates sparred back and forth over tax breaks
for attracting industry to the small French town located deep in the foothills
of the Pyrenees Mountains. The tension snapped when the socialist candidate
finally conceded that subsidies supported by the conservative candidate for a
fencing foil manufacturer were acceptable, “touché my friend, touché.”
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments Over Yucca
Mountain (Associated Press)
Avista Reports Slight Drop in First-Quarter Profit (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
Portland General Electric Vetoes Initial Proposal for
Coal Export Terminal at Oregon’s Port Westward (Oregonian, Portland)
Centralia Finance Director Takes New Position with
Lewis County PUD (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
Pacific Gas & Electric Profit Is $233 Million,
Even After Blast Expenses (SF Chronicle)
US Company Aims to Treat Mexican Radioactive Waste (Associated
Press)
US Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week (Associated
Press)
Snake Blamed for Oklahoma City Power Outage (Associated
Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Squaxin Island Tribe Releases Salmon to Find Out
Where They Go (Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission)
Fishermen Fire Shot in California Water Wars (Courthouse
News Service)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Lake
Chelan Hits May 1 Water Level Target (Wenatchee World, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
BPA
Shuts Down Wind Farms & Promises Compensation (Northwest Public Radio –
Wind CRAC anyone?)
Oregon
- Lawsuit against Wind Energy Project Near Steens Mountain Pits Green Groups against
Green Project (Oregonian, Portland)
Wind
Power Fuels Renewable-Energy Revolution in Rural Alaska (Alaska Dispatch)
Vermont
Legislature Drops Renewable Energy Requirements for Utilities (Vermont Public
Radio)
Crisis-Hit
Japan Mulls Shift to Renewable Energy (Associated Press)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Future of Lighting Plays Out in Iowa Town, Global
Courts (Bloomberg News)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Study:
Climate change causes plants to flower earlier (USA
Today)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Taxpayers
Pay $135 Million in Electric Car Tax Breaks (USA Today)
Around
the World on Solar Power (NY Times)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
FCC Launches $300 Million Mobile Broadband Subsidy for
Service in New Areas of US (Computerworld)
Nielsen Reports a Decline in Television Viewing – “…some
people are spending more time playing video games & watching web video…” (NY Times)
Broadband Growth - Comcast Net Income Rises 30
Percent (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Apple to Offer Wireless Services Directly? (Puget
Sound Business Journal, WA)
Hacked Utah Health Data Guarded by Weak Password (Associated
Press)
Street View Scandal Hovering Over Google (Seattle
Times)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Governor Begins Contract Talks with Washington State
Employees (Seattle Times)
Port Angeles City Council Urged to Reinstate Ousted
City Finance Director (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
How to Call on Congress (Electric Co-op Today)
GENERAL NEWS
Seventy People Die in Washington State with Lethal
Prescription (Associated Press)
Man Who Climbed Olympia Home’s Fence Sues Owner Who
Shot Him (Olympian, WA)
Methane Leak from Port Angeles’ Landfill Creates ‘Potentially
Explosive Situation’ (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
New Director for Mason County’s Emergency Dispatch
Center (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Report Warns of Weather Satellites’ ‘Rapid Decline’
(USA Today)
Starbucks Expressway? Washington State Lawmaker
Wants to Sell Transportation Naming Rights (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)
California Mission Lures Iconic Swallows Back (Associated
Press)
Super Moon Coming Saturday Night (KING-TV, Seattle)
DIVERSIONS
Deputies: Drunk Grandparents Tow Girl in Toy Car
Behind SUV
Munch’s ‘The Scream’ brings $119.9M at NYC auction
Woman Bites Dog After Night of Drinking
Man with Camera Crashes through Ceiling of Women’s
Bathroom
SONG OF THE DAY
Leo
Sayer - Long Tall Glasses
