All
the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some
media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in
broken links in the future.
THE NEWS DIGEST ON TWITTER
Follow
the news digest on Twitter for breaking news & notices:
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Federal Court Rules Washington State Energy
Standards Are Tough, but Legal (Courthouse News Service)
Editorial - Columbia Generating Station Deserved
Its Nuclear License Renewal (Oregonian, Portland)
Natural Gas Gold Rush: Is Your State Next? (USA
Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-05-29/fracking-environment-gas/55845708/1?csp=34money
How
Foul is Your Favorite Beach? (NY Times)
Bainbridge
Island City Hall goes solar (Bainbridge Island Review, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Editorial - Columbia Generating Station Deserved Its Nuclear License Renewal
- Natural Gas Gold Rush: Is Your State Next?
- Northwest Gas & Power Groups Commend Planned FERC Workshops but Stress Regional Differences
- Democrats Introduce Bill to Boost Hydro Dam Efficiency
- Benton PUD Warns of New Phone Scam
- Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for June 26, 2012
- Safety in the Spotlight at Rocky Reach Dam Event
- Matanuska Electric Association Builds Alaska Power Plant
- Texans Urged to Conserve Energy as Power Demand Surges
- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant Can Continue Operating
- Inquiry on Nuclear Chief Finds No Rules Were Broken
- Aluminum Giant Alcoa Finds New Markets in Green Tech Economy
- Canada - Bird Populations Diving, Report Says
- Small Signs of Life Along Formerly Flooded Elwha River
- Spread of Deadly Fungus Threatens Bat Species
- How Foul is Your Favorite Beach?
- Bainbridge Island City Hall Goes Solar
- Arizona - Company to Get Energy Credits for Burning Trash
- Controversy Dogs Cleveland’s Waste-To-Energy Ambitions
- Wood-Fueled Plant Brings Jobs to East Texas
- Federal Court Rules Washington State Energy Standards Are Tough, but Legal
- Editorial - Alive but Not Kicking: Oregon Sustainability Center
- Apple Looking to Build $1 Billion Nevada Data Center by Year’s End
- Groups Plan Super Wi-Fi Network in Rural College Towns
- Washington State above Average in Voter Turnout
- Investigation Continues after Belfair Firework Explosion
- Officials Warn About Safety Before Fireworks Sales Start Thursday
- Colorado Wildfire Intensifies, Consumes 15,000 Acres
- Seven Shot Outside Federal Way Bar, One Dies
- $12.3 billion Hanford plant sees new costs, delays
- House Rejects Bid to Slash Rural Airline Subsidies
WORD OF THE DAY
Desideratum
• \dih-sid-er-ROT-tum\ • Noun - Something desired as essential
For
Barty, his daily dose of Star Trek trivia was considered his desideratum, like
water to a thirsty man, food to the hungry. Needless to say, Barty needed to
take the advice of William Shatner. (See appx 4:00 mark) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeS4tVFbNNk
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Editorial - Columbia Generating Station Deserved
Its Nuclear License Renewal (Oregonian, Portland)
Natural Gas Gold Rush: Is Your State Next? (USA
Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-05-29/fracking-environment-gas/55845708/1?csp=34money
Northwest Gas & Power Groups Commend Planned
FERC Workshops but Stress Regional Differences (MarketWatch)
Democrats Introduce Bill to Boost Hydro Dam
Efficiency (Electric Light & Power)
Benton
PUD Warns of New Phone Scam (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for June 26,
2012 (Mason County PUD No. 3)
Safety in the Spotlight at Rocky Reach Dam Event (Wenatchee
World, WA)
Matanuska Electric Association Builds Alaska Power
Plant (Electric Light & Power)
Texans Urged to Conserve Energy as Power Demand
Surges (KSAT-TV, San Antonio, TX)
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant Can Continue Operating
(Power Engineering)
Inquiry on Nuclear Chief Finds No Rules Were Broken
(NY Times)
Aluminum Giant Alcoa Finds New Markets in Green
Tech Economy (Forbes Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Canada - Bird Populations Diving, Report Says: Coastal
survey shows declining count among some species (Vancouver Sun, BC)
Small Signs of Life Along Formerly Flooded Elwha
River (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Spread of Deadly Fungus Threatens Bat Species (USA Today)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
How
Foul is Your Favorite Beach? (NY Times)
Here’s
the Link to Washington State’s Survey (Natural Resources Defense Council)
Here’s
the Link to Oregon’s Survey (Natural Resources Defense Council)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Bainbridge
Island City Hall goes solar (Bainbridge Island Review, WA)
Arizona
- Company to Get Energy Credits for Burning Trash (Arizona Republic, Phoenix)
Controversy
Dogs Cleveland’s Waste-To-Energy Ambitions (Midwest Energy News)
Wood-Fueled
Plant Brings Jobs to East Texas (KBMT-TV, Beaumont, TX)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Federal Court Rules Washington State Energy
Standards Are Tough, but Legal (Courthouse News Service)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Editorial
- Alive but Not Kicking: Oregon Sustainability Center (Oregonian, Portland)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Apple Looking to Build $1 Billion Nevada Data
Center by Year’s End (Gigaom)
Groups Plan Super Wi-Fi Network in Rural College
Towns (PC World)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington State above Average in Voter Turnout (Puget
Sound Business Journal, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Investigation Continues after Belfair Firework
Explosion (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Officials Warn About Safety Before Fireworks Sales
Start Thursday (Seattle Times)
Colorado Wildfire Intensifies, Consumes 15,000
Acres (Reuters)
Seven Shot Outside Federal Way Bar, One Dies (Associated
Press)
$12.3 billion Hanford plant sees new costs, delays (Associated
Press)
House Rejects Bid to Slash Rural Airline Subsidies (Associated
Press)
DIVERSIONS
Students Set New Human-Powered Helicopter Flight
Record
Acclaimed Screenwriter Nora Ephron Dead at 71
Bronx’s Butt Woman Is Going to Prison
Alien Attack! Americans Pick Obama over Romney to
Battle Invasion from Space
SONG OF THE DAY
Les
Crane – Desiderata
