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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
PUD 3 Restores Electricity to 6,400 Customers –
Curious (and now deceased) Raccoon the Cause of Outage (Mason County PUD No. 3)
Chinook Salmon Season to Open on Wenatchee River,
Sockeye on Lake Wenatchee (Wenatchee World, WA)
Quinault
Indian Nation Gets Grant for Biomass Energy Project (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
U-S
Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Early 2012 Lowest Since 1992 (Energy
Information Administration)
Washington State Tries to Lease Out Over-Size Data
Center (Olympian, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- PUD 3 Restores Electricity to 6,400 Customers – Curious (and now deceased) Raccoon the Cause of Outage
- U-S Congressman Doc Hastings Introduces Bill to Protect & Promote Clean, Renewable Hydropower
- Judge Denies Grant PUD Effort to Force Out-of-Court Settlement with Crescent Bar Islanders
- Itron 2nd-Quarter Profit Beats on Strong Margins, Shares Up
- Bearing Down - Court of Contempt: FERC & the Demise of Judicial Decorum
- Worst India Electrical Outage Highlights 60 Years of Missed Targets
- Upgrading the Grid by Going Underground
- Regulators Hire Ex-Prosecutor to Probe Duke Energy Deal
- Texas Spot Power Prices Surge Nearly $200 on Intense Heat, Soaring Demand
- U-S Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week
- Chinook Salmon Season to Open on Wenatchee River, Sockeye on Lake Wenatchee
- Yakama Nation Study Fishing for Answers about Steelhead Population
- Op/Ed - Oregon Gill-Netting Ban Would Hurt Commercial Fishing, Won’t Save Fish
- Radical Environmentalists Push to Destroy Dams to Reopen Salmon Spawning Habitat
- Potentially Lethal Toxins Found in Local Shellfish
- Kitsap County Planners Face Geoduck Controversy
- Lost Northern Fur Seal Shows Up on Hawaii Beach
- Washington State Announces New Rain Runoff Requirements
- Oregon - Bill Could Seal Crooked River Water Deal: would primarily free up water for data center development
- EPA, Landowners in Dispute over Portland Harbor Clean-Up
- Willamette Falls Goes Dry for Annual Maintenance
- Quinault Indian Nation Gets Grant for Biomass Energy Project
- Group Releases Draft of Biomass Strategy for Oregon
- Presidential Politics Puts Wind Energy Credit on the Block
- Colorado Democrat Makes Case for Idaho Wind Industry
- The Green Future Arrives In California As Utilities Hit 20% Renewable Energy Target
- Need For Speed: California’s Clean Power Build Out
- Stiff Breeze Batters German Wind Energy Sector
- Idaho - Conservation in Court: McKinstry & Blaine County School District Split in First Court Battle
- U-S Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Early 2012 Lowest Since 1992
- Drought Dilemma - Half of U-S Counties Now Considered Disaster Areas
- Business & Government Start Preparing for Climate Impacts
- New Mexico - Taos Community Solar Garden Lets Customers Buy Panels
- Here’s your Indulgence - BMW to Offer Renewable Energy Certificates
- Washington State Tries to Lease Out Over-Size Data Center
- Facebook Discloses Power Use in Prineville & Across the Company, Wins Praise from Greenpeace
- Facebook Says 23 Percent of Data-Center Power is Green
- Google to Expand Its Finnish Data Center
- Bring On the Broadband with Private/Public Partnerships
- New Broadband Customers Help Comcast Earnings
- Cybersecurity Bill Fails in the U-S Senate
- Yahoo Sued After Disclosure of User Names, Stolen Passwords
- State Legislatures Anticipate High Turnover of Staffs
- Shelton Teen in Amber Alert Found Safe, Admits She Wasn’t Abducted
- Four Injured in Car vs. Motorcycle Crash North of Shelton
- New Quake Threat Off the Pacific Northwest Coast
- Hot, Sunny Weekend Forecast for Washington State
- Mason General Hospital - New Surgery Wing Opens for Patients
- Striking Drivers Back on the Job - Garbage Collection Resumes Ahead of Waste Management Vote
- The Evergreen State College in Olympia Named a ‘Best Buy’
WORD OF THE DAY
Tonsorial
• \tawn-SORE-ee-ul\ • Adjective - Of or relating to a barber or the work of a
barber
Tad
considered himself a jack of all trades at his local electrical utility. There
was not an endeavor he was unwilling to try…and in some cases fail miserably.
His most disastrous effort included dull office scissors and an unfortunate
tonsorial exercise involving his manager’s usually finely styled hair.
Fortunately, the group “Locks of Love” was the unsuspecting beneficiary of the
aftermath.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
PUD 3 Restores Electricity to 6,400 Customers –
Curious (and now deceased) Raccoon the Cause of Outage (Mason County PUD No. 3)
U-S Congressman Doc Hastings Introduces Bill to
Protect & Promote Clean, Renewable Hydropower (U-S House Natural Resources
Committee)
Judge Denies Grant PUD Effort to Force Out-of-Court
Settlement with Crescent Bar Islanders (Wenatchee World, WA)
Itron 2nd-Quarter Profit Beats on Strong Margins,
Shares Up (Reuters)
Bearing Down - Court of Contempt: FERC & the
Demise of Judicial Decorum (Courtesy of “Clearing Up,” Ben Tansey)
Worst India Electrical Outage Highlights 60 Years
of Missed Targets (Bloomberg News)
Upgrading the Grid by Going Underground (Forbes
Magazine)
Regulators Hire Ex-Prosecutor to Probe Duke Energy
Deal (Associated Press)
Texas Spot Power Prices Surge Nearly $200 on
Intense Heat, Soaring Demand (SNL Financial)
U-S Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week (Associated
Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Chinook Salmon Season to Open on Wenatchee River,
Sockeye on Lake Wenatchee (Wenatchee World, WA)
Yakama Nation Study Fishing for Answers about
Steelhead Population (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Op/Ed - Oregon Gill-Netting Ban Would Hurt
Commercial Fishing, Won’t Save Fish (Oregonian,
Portland)
Radical
Environmentalists Push to Destroy Dams to Reopen Salmon Spawning Habitat (Human
Events)
Potentially Lethal Toxins Found in Local
Shellfish (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Kitsap County Planners Face Geoduck Controversy (Kitsap
Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Lost Northern Fur Seal Shows Up on Hawaii Beach (Associated
Press)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Washington
State Announces New Rain Runoff Requirements (Associated Press)
Oregon
- Bill Could Seal Crooked River Water Deal: would primarily free up water for
data center development (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
EPA,
Landowners in Dispute over Portland Harbor Clean-Up (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
Willamette
Falls Goes Dry for Annual Maintenance (Oregonian,
Portland)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Quinault
Indian Nation Gets Grant for Biomass Energy Project (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Group
Releases Draft of Biomass Strategy for Oregon (Sustainable
Business Oregon)
Presidential
Politics Puts Wind Energy Credit on the Block (NY Times)
Colorado
Democrat Makes Case for Idaho Wind Industry (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
The
Green Future Arrives In California As Utilities Hit 20% Renewable Energy Target
(Forbes Magazine)
Need
For Speed: California’s Clean Power Build Out (GigaOM)
Stiff
Breeze Batters German Wind Energy Sector (Deutsch Welle)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Idaho - Conservation in Court: McKinstry & Blaine
County School District Split in First Court Battle (Idaho Mountain Express
& Guide, Sun Valley, ID)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
U-S
Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Early 2012 Lowest Since 1992 (Energy
Information Administration)
Drought Dilemma - Half of U-S Counties Now
Considered Disaster Areas (Associated Press)
Business
& Government Start Preparing for Climate Impacts (The Energy Collective)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
New
Mexico - Taos Community Solar Garden Lets Customers Buy Panels (Santa Fe New
Mexican)
Here’s
your Indulgence - BMW to Offer Renewable Energy Certificates (The Green Car, UK
– Go forth & pollute no more…)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Washington State Tries to Lease Out Over-Size Data
Center (Olympian, WA)
Facebook Discloses Power Use in Prineville & Across
the Company, Wins Praise from Greenpeace (Oregonian, Portland)
Facebook Says 23 Percent of Data-Center Power is
Green (Bloomberg News)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-01/facebook-says-23-percent-of-data-center-power-is-green.html
Google to Expand Its Finnish Data Center (Associated
Press)
Bring On the Broadband with Private/Public
Partnerships (Forbes Magazine)
New Broadband Customers Help Comcast Earnings (NY
Times)
Cybersecurity Bill Fails in the U-S Senate (Washington
Post)
Yahoo Sued After Disclosure of User Names, Stolen
Passwords (Bloomberg News)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
State Legislatures Anticipate High Turnover of
Staffs (USA Today)
GENERAL NEWS
Shelton Teen in Amber Alert Found Safe, Admits She
Wasn’t Abducted (KING-TV, Seattle)
Four Injured in Car vs. Motorcycle Crash North of
Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
New Quake Threat Off the Pacific Northwest Coast
(KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)
Hot, Sunny Weekend Forecast for Washington State (Associated
Press)
Mason General Hospital - New Surgery Wing Opens for
Patients (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Striking Drivers Back on the Job - Garbage Collection
Resumes Ahead of Waste Management Vote (KING-TV, Seattle)
The Evergreen State College in Olympia Named a ‘Best
Buy’ (South Sound Business Examiner)
DIVERSIONS
Ukulele Used As Weapon During Roommate Fight
The Who Fans Trade In 1979 Tickets 33 Years Later
Marmite Reward for New Zealand’s Olympic Medalists
Hitler’s Nephew Begged FDR to Allow Him to Enlist
to Fight Uncle, Letter Shows
SONG OF THE DAY
The
Who - Love Reign O’er Me (from the Quadrophenia album)
Jack
Johnson - Rocky Raccoon (cover - too easy)
