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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
166 Congressmen & Senators Send Bipartisan
Letter to Secretary Chu Expressing Concern over PMA Rate Increases (U-S House Natural
Resources Committee)
Oregon - Ashland Drops Smart Meter Opt-Out Fee:
Eugene is considering a similar tariff when it rolls out the devices (Associated
Press)
Washington State Fisheries Official Excited About
What Lies Ahead for Summer Salmon Fisheries (Seattle Times)
Native
Americans Endorse Feed-in Tariffs for Oregon - Move Seen as Significant in US’
Pacific Northwest (Renewable Energy World)
U-S States Forecast Highest Tax Revenue in Five
Years (Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- 166 Congressmen & Senators Send Bipartisan Letter to Secretary Chu Expressing Concern over PMA Rate Increases
- Oregon - Ashland Drops Smart Meter Opt-Out Fee
- Port of Vancouver Plans $5.6 Million Substation for Terminal
- Public Tour Dates for Mason PUD 3’s Johns Prairie Operations Center Set
- Public Power Sector Facing Rocky Transition to Gas-Fired Generation
- Japan Prime Minister Says Two Nuke Reactors Must Be Restarted
- Canada - Environmental Assessment Gives Green Light to McLymont Creek Hydro Project North of Stewart
- Utility Workers File Unfair Labor Practice against Entergy for “Coercive, Threatening Statements” & Video & Audio Taping Workers Outside Pilgrim Nuclear
- Will a Natural Monopoly Protect Electric Utilities?
- Nationwide Scam Targets Utility Customers
- Washington State Fisheries Official Excited About What Lies Ahead for Summer Salmon Fisheries
- Columbia River Coal Transport Likely to Threaten Fish Habitat
- Suction-Dredge Miners Sue California
- Is Japanese Dock a Noah’s Ark or a Trojan Horse?
- Hat Trick on the Penobscot River: Fewer Dams, Same Energy, More Fish
- Native Americans Endorse Feed-in Tariffs for Oregon
- U-S Still Lags Behind Other Nations in Share of Renewable Energy
- California Wind Farm Thrusts Remote Desert Town into Future
- American Homes Are Getting Bigger, But Energy Use is Shrinking
- Air Sealing Your Home Stops Pesky Leaks, Trims the Energy Bill
- Future Looks Bright for LED Lights
- Maryland Gov. Signs Geothermal Heat Pump Bill
- Climate Change Will Boost Number of U-S West’s Wildfires
- Warming Will Unlock Carbon in Forests, Study Warns
- Group Warns of Trade War over Europe Carbon Charge
- U-S Military’s Green Energy Criticized by Congress
- California Celebrities Are Wasting Electricity Moving Water Around
- Touchdown! Florida Gators Get Gigabit Broadband
- Net Connections, Movies & Music Are Worthy Expenditures Despite Downturn
- New Internet Suffix Bids Include ‘.lol,’ ‘bank.’
- Verizon Wireless Overhauls Service Plans with New Options
- Apple turns to Tom Tom for Maps
- Seattle Keeps Its Groove for Tech Jobs
- ‘Proof’ Links Flame, Stuxnet Super Cyber Weapons: Researchers
- U-S States Forecast Highest Tax Revenue in Five Years
- McKenna & Inslee Holding First Debate Today
- MasonWebTV.com to Stream Belfair Candidates’ Forum
- Gay Marriage R-74 Signatures-Fraud to Go to State Patrol
- Clark County Uses GPS to Track Employees
- Innocent Pleas in Shelton Double Murder
- Conditions Look Better for a Warm, Dry Winter
- Japanese Companies Plan U-S Moves, Eyeing Oregon as Shimadzu Expands in Canby
- Dutch Man Charged with Stealing BECU Credit Card Numbers
- Deadly Western Wildfires Burn Out of Control
- Future of Burned House near Shelton Library
- Teens Burned in Seattle-Area Bonfire Explosion Had ‘Campfire on Their Chests’
- Australian Court: Dingo Did Take Baby in Infamous Case
WORD OF THE DAY
Debauchery
• \dih-BOTCH-uh-ree\ • Noun - Extreme indulgence in sensuality
Hell
week on “Greek Row” was in full swing. Debauchery on the blocked off street was
on a scale not seen in modern times…except at the computer science fraternity,
where the annual festivities were muted by the group’s fascination with the concurrent
online3 COMDEX event.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
166 Congressmen & Senators Send Bipartisan
Letter to Secretary Chu Expressing Concern over PMA Rate Increases (U-S House Natural
Resources Committee)
Oregon - Ashland Drops Smart Meter Opt-Out Fee:
Eugene is considering a similar tariff when it rolls out the devices (Associated
Press)
Port of Vancouver Plans $5.6 Million Substation for
Terminal (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Public Tour Dates for Mason PUD 3’s Johns Prairie
Operations Center Set (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Public Power Sector Facing Rocky Transition to
Gas-Fired Generation (SNL Financial)
Japan Prime Minister Says Two Nuke Reactors Must Be
Restarted (USA Today)
Canada -
Environmental Assessment Gives Green Light to McLymont Creek Hydro Project
North of Stewart (The Province, Vancouver, BC)
Utility Workers File Unfair Labor Practice against
Entergy for “Coercive, Threatening Statements” & Video & Audio Taping
Workers Outside Pilgrim Nuclear (Electric Energy Online)
Will a Natural Monopoly Protect Electric Utilities?
(The Energy Collective)
Nationwide Scam Targets Utility Customers (American
Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Washington State Fisheries Official Excited About
What Lies Ahead for Summer Salmon Fisheries (Seattle Times)
Columbia River Coal Transport Likely to Threaten
Fish Habitat (Longview Daily News, WA)
Suction-Dredge
Miners Sue California (Courthouse News Service)
Is Japanese Dock a Noah’s Ark or a Trojan Horse? (National
Public Radio)
Hat Trick on the Penobscot River: Fewer Dams,
Same Energy, More Fish (Forbes Magazine – Schocked! Shocked I am that neither the
Snake River Dams or Elwha were not mentioned…sheesh, no hay to be made here…)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Native
Americans Endorse Feed-in Tariffs for Oregon - Move Seen as Significant in US’
Pacific Northwest (Renewable Energy World)
U-S
Still Lags Behind Other Nations in Share of Renewable Energy (Los Angeles Times,
CA)
California
Wind Farm Thrusts Remote Desert Town into Future (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
American Homes
Are Getting Bigger, But Energy Use is Shrinking (Washington Post)
Air Sealing Your Home Stops Pesky Leaks, Trims the
Energy Bill (Christian Science Monitor)
Future Looks
Bright for LED Lights (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, WI)
Maryland Gov. Signs Geothermal Heat Pump Bill (Contracting
Business)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Climate
Change Will Boost Number of U-S West’s Wildfires (Reuters)
Warming
Will Unlock Carbon in Forests, Study Warns (NY Times)
Group
Warns of Trade War over Europe Carbon Charge (Associated Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
U-S
Military’s Green Energy Criticized by Congress (National Public Radio)
California
Celebrities Are Wasting Electricity Moving Water Around (Grist Online)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Touchdown! Florida Gators Get Gigabit Broadband (GigaOM)
Net Connections, Movies & Music Are Worthy
Expenditures Despite Downturn (USA Today)
New Internet Suffix Bids Include ‘.lol,’ ‘bank.’ (Associated
Press)
Verizon Wireless Overhauls Service Plans with New
Options (USA Today)
Apple turns to Tom Tom for Maps (Silicon Valley/San
Jose Business Journal)
Seattle Keeps Its Groove for Tech Jobs (Seattle
Times)
‘Proof’ Links Flame, Stuxnet Super Cyber Weapons:
Researchers (ABC News)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
U-S States Forecast Highest Tax Revenue in Five
Years (Associated Press)
McKenna & Inslee Holding First Debate Today (Northwest
Cable News Network)
MasonWebTV.com
to Stream Belfair Candidates’ Forum (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Gay Marriage R-74 Signatures-Fraud to Go to State
Patrol (Olympian, WA)
Clark County Uses GPS to Track Employees - Devices
in vehicles aimed at improving efficiency & worker safety, trimming costs (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Innocent Pleas in Shelton Double Murder (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
Conditions Look Better for a Warm, Dry Winter (Seattle
Post-Intelligencer)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/Conditions-look-better-for-a-warm-dry-winter-3625707.php
Japanese Companies Plan U-S Moves, Eyeing Oregon as
Shimadzu Expands in Canby “…prompted by soaring Japanese electricity costs,
tsunami-induced supply jitters & the sky-high yen…” (Oregonian, Portland)
Dutch Man Charged with Stealing BECU Credit Card
Numbers (Everett Herald, WA)
Deadly Western Wildfires Burn Out of Control (Associated
Press)
Future of Burned House near Shelton Library (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Teens Burned in Seattle-Area Bonfire Explosion Had ‘Campfire
on Their Chests’ (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)
Australian Court: Dingo Did Take Baby in Infamous
Case (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/weird-news/australian-court-dingo-did-take-baby-infamous-case/nPRGh/
DIVERSIONS
Are Double Ears
a Genetic Disorder Or a Freaky Fashion Trend?
Google’s World Wonders Project
Should You Use an iPad During an Interview? (U-S
News & World Report)
http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/articles/2012/06/07/should-you-use-an-ipad-during-an-interview
Town to Fine People $20 for Swearing in Public
SONG OF THE DAY
Tom
Waits - Waltzing Matilda
