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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
$15.9M Project to Replace Bonneville Power Administration
Supply Line from Albany to Junction City (KVAL-TV, Eugene, OR)
U-S Energy Secretary Chu Addresses Some Concerns
about PMA Changes, Announces Stakeholder Workshops (American Public Power
Association)
Douglas PUD to Leave NoaNet (Wenatchee World, WA)
Americans Put Saving Energy Ahead of Vacations (CBS
News)
U-S
- China Dust-Up over Air Pollution Involves Monitors Made by Met One, of Grants
Pass “…officials objected this week to U-S Embassy Twitter feeds that broadcast
hourly reports on urban smog in China…” (Oregonian,
Portland)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- $15.9M Project to Replace Bonneville Power Administration Supply Line from Albany to Junction City
- Residents React to Bonneville Power Line Repairs
- U-S Energy Secretary Chu Addresses Some Concerns about PMA Changes, Announces Stakeholder Workshops
- Energy Northwest Pays $2.21 Million in Privilege Tax for 2011
- U-S House OKs Bill That Includes Hanford Budget
- Editorial - Oregon Governor’s Energy Plan: Securing the Common Future
- Power Outage Scheduled For Grapeview
- Thousands Lose Electricity in Texas Storms
- Indiana Regulators Order Duke Energy to Disclose Documents on Power Plant
- U-S Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week
- Local Hydro Promise in Colorado
- Lack of Salmon Stressing Whales More Than Boat Noise, Study Says
- Pacific NW Tribes Working To Develop Better Hatchery Fish
- Billy Frank Jr. - Voice for Salmon Heard Again
- Salmon Arrive At Boise’s MK Nature Center by Truck
- Dog Sniffs Out Whale Poop for Hormone Study
- U-S - China Dust-Up over Air Pollution Involves Monitors Made by Met One, of Grants Pass
- 165-Ton Chunk of Japan Tsunami Debris Arrives on Oregon Beach
- Central Oregon Water Bill Passes U-S House
- Low Puget Sound Tide Brings Us Show Time
- Idaho - Kootenai Electric Co-op Taps Landfill for Power
- Biomass Energy Dominant in Oregon’s Draft Energy Plan
- Pacific Power Seeks Bidders to Handle Renewable Options
- North Carolina - Power Plant Turning Trash into Energy for Concord
- Wind: Kansas’ Other Energy Boom
- Tweaking U-S Tax Code Could Spur Green Energy: Senator
- Americans Put Saving Energy Ahead of Vacations
- The People’s Choice: An All-in-One, Mobile Utility Meter
- Warming Nears Point of No Return, Scientists Say
- Op/Ed - We Must Do More to Accelerate Solutions to Climate Change
- Airline Group Says Biofuels Need Government Support
- Thieves Steal Cooking Grease; Slip Away
- Building a Little Solar-powered House on the Prairie: Off-the-grid or Grid-tied?
- Douglas PUD to Leave NoaNet
- Some LinkedIn, eHarmony Passwords Leaked Online
- ‘Big Data’ from Social Media, Elsewhere Online Redefines Trend-Watching
- Companies Try to Create Room on Radio Spectrum
- How the iPhone Killed The Phone Call
- Twitter’s Bluebird Mascot Takes Over
- Belfair Water Service Restored
- Boyfriend Arrested Near Yakima in Montesano Slaying
- High Gas Prices Bring Call for Investigation
- Colvilles Argue About $193 Million Native American Settlement
- Reviving an Old Crime, Wheel Thieves Put Cars Back Up on the Blocks
WORD OF THE DAY
Unfettered
• \un-FETT-terd\ • Adjective - Free, unrestrained
Unfettered
ferret
Swirls
and dances for his treats
Count
fingers, post treat
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
$15.9M Project to Replace Bonneville Power
Administration Supply Line from Albany to Junction City (KVAL-TV, Eugene, OR)
Residents React to Bonneville Power Line Repairs
(KEZI-TV, Eugene, OR)
U-S Energy Secretary Chu Addresses Some Concerns about
PMA Changes, Announces Stakeholder Workshops (American Public Power
Association)
Energy Northwest Pays $2.21 Million in Privilege
Tax for 2011 (Power Engineering)
U-S House OKs Bill That Includes Hanford Budget (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Editorial - Oregon Governor’s Energy Plan: Securing
the Common Future (Oregonian, Portland)
Power Outage Scheduled For Grapeview (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
Thousands Lose Electricity in Texas Storms (Associated
Press)
Indiana Regulators Order Duke Energy to Disclose Documents
on Power Plant (Indianapolis Star, IN)
U-S Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week (Associated
Press)
Local Hydro Promise in Colorado (Electric Co-op
Today)
http://www.ect.coop/power-supply/renewable-energy/colorado-hydro-plant-projects/45066
http://www.ect.coop/power-supply/renewable-energy/colorado-hydro-plant-projects/45066
FISH & WILDLIFE
Lack
of Salmon Stressing Whales More Than Boat Noise, Study Says (Seattle Times)
Pacific NW Tribes Working To Develop Better
Hatchery Fish (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Billy Frank Jr. - Voice for Salmon Heard Again (Olympian,
WA)
Salmon Arrive At Boise’s MK Nature Center by
Truck (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
Dog Sniffs Out Whale Poop for Hormone Study
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
U-S
- China Dust-Up over Air Pollution Involves Monitors Made by Met One, of Grants
Pass “…officials objected this week to U-S Embassy Twitter feeds that broadcast
hourly reports on urban smog in China…” (Oregonian,
Portland)
165-Ton
Chunk of Japan Tsunami Debris Arrives on Oregon Beach (Associated Press)
Central
Oregon Water Bill Passes U-S House (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Low
Puget Sound Tide Brings Us Show Time (Seattle Times)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Idaho
- Kootenai Electric Co-op Taps Landfill for Power (Electric Co-op Today)
Biomass
Energy Dominant in Oregon’s Draft Energy Plan (Biomass Magazine)
Pacific
Power Seeks Bidders to Handle Renewable Options (Corvallis Gazette-Times, OR)
North Carolina - Power Plant Turning Trash into Energy
for Concord (WGSR-TV, Reidsville, NC)
Wind:
Kansas’ Other Energy Boom (Cable News Network)
Tweaking
U-S Tax Code Could Spur Green Energy: Senator (Reuters)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Americans Put Saving Energy Ahead of Vacations (CBS
News)
The People’s Choice: An All-in-One, Mobile Utility
Meter (NY Times)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Warming
Nears Point of No Return, Scientists Say (SF Chronicle)
Op/Ed
- We Must Do More to Accelerate Solutions to Climate Change (Seattle Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Airline
Group Says Biofuels Need Government Support (Associated Press)
Thieves
Steal Cooking Grease; Slip Away (Grist Online)
Building
a Little Solar-powered House on the Prairie: Off-the-grid or Grid-tied? (Renewable
Energy World)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Douglas PUD to Leave NoaNet (Wenatchee World, WA)
Some LinkedIn, eHarmony Passwords Leaked Online (Associated
Press)
‘Big Data’ from Social Media, Elsewhere Online
Redefines Trend-Watching (Washington Post)
Companies Try to Create Room on Radio Spectrum (NY
Times)
How the iPhone Killed The Phone Call (Washington
Post)
Twitter’s Bluebird Mascot Takes Over (Bloomberg
News)
GENERAL NEWS
Belfair Water Service Restored (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
Boyfriend Arrested Near Yakima in Montesano Slaying
(Associated Press)
High Gas Prices Bring Call for Investigation (News
Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Colvilles Argue About $193 Million Native American Settlement
(Associated Press)
Reviving an Old Crime, Wheel Thieves Put Cars Back
Up on the Blocks (NY Times)
DIVERSIONS
Ray Bradbury Brought Mars to Earth with a Lyrical
Mastery
Digital copy of “The Martian Chronicles” on Mars
http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Digital-copy-of-The-Martian-Chronicles-on-Mars-3614965.php
Lunch Break: If You Missed the Transit of Venus...
Hot Air Balloon Hits Power Lines Just After
Bride-To-Be Accepts Proposal
SONG OF THE DAY
David
Bowie - Life on Mars?
The
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - Life on Mars
