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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Link to Mason County Auditor’s Office – Lxn Results
Consumer-Owned
Utilities Weigh In on Next Head of the Bonneville Power Administration
(Northwest Public Power Association)
Alternative
Power, Idaho Utilities Scuffle at PUC Hearing (Associated Press)
Funding
for an Untapped Renewable Resource: Woody Biomass on Public Lands (KPLU Radio,
Tacoma, WA)
Report Recommends Changes at California Salmon
Hatcheries (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Rackspace near $2 Million Deal to Buy 99 Acres for
Data Center at the Port of Morrow (Oregonian, Portland)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Consumer-Owned Utilities Weigh In on Next Head of the Bonneville Power Administration
- Thurston County PUD Race Result Sets Up Public Power to be Big Election Issue
- Op/Ed - No Promise Thurston PUD Could Improve Service
- Portland General Electric’s Second-Quarter Earnings Increase on Lower Energy Costs
- Alaska Electric Cooperative Can't Shield Records from Pot Probe
- Feds Claim Smoking Brush Cutters Caused California Wildfire
- Lump of Coal: Promising Montana Mine Deal Hits Headwinds
- Drawn to Magnets - Chelan County PUD’s Weekly Summer Science Program
- Reports: NRC Freezes New Reactors, License Renewals
- Emails Give Peek into Duke Energy CEO Ouster
- Pacific Gas & Electric Reports $128 Million San Bruno-Related Costs
- Maryland - Pepco Will Ask for Another Rate Hike This Year
- House Bill Would Promote Hydro Power, Block Changes to Power Marketing Administrations
- Natural Gas Giant Tries to Shift Gears
- Report Recommends Changes at California Salmon Hatcheries
- Warm Water Stalls Snake River Steelhead
- Thousands of Fish Die as Midwest Streams Heat Up
- Tiny River Monsters Threaten California Waters
- A Clear & Present Danger: How Glass Kills Birds
- LOTT Water Conservation Reduces Pressure on Olympia Drinking-Water Supplies
- Obligation for Chelan River Kayaking Reduced in New Agreement With American Whitewater
- Alternative Power, Idaho Utilities Scuffle at PUC Hearing
- Funding for an Untapped Renewable Resource: Woody Biomass on Public Lands
- Vermont - Police Arrest Six Who Were Blocking Wind Construction
- U-S Wind Power Hits 50 Gigawatts Milestone, But Future Unclear
- Oregon Defines Acreage Where Controversial Canola Can Be Grown
- Hemp Advocates Tout Potential Jobs In Effort to Gain Support
- Rackspace near $2 Million Deal to Buy 99 Acres for Data Center at the Port of Morrow
- Link to Mason County Auditor’s Office – Lxn Results
- Overall Wrap - McKenna, Inslee, Advance to General Election
- Legislative District 35 - State Representative Pos. 1
- Legislative District 35 - State Representative Pos. 2
- Driscoll, Kilmer Advance in Race to Succeed Norm Dicks
- Heck, Muri Advance in Newly Formed 10th District
- Statewide Races - Drew vs. Wyman Likely; Nickels Out
- Expect $4 Gas after California Refinery Fire, Experts Say
- Log Exports to China Drop Sharply, Improving the Timber Supply to Northwest Mills
- Hot Spell Heats Up Northwest Wildfire Activity
WORD OF THE DAY
Wanderjahr • \VAHN-derr-yar\ • Noun – 1: a year or
period of travel, especially following one's schooling and before practicing a
profession 2: (formerly) a year in which an apprentice traveled and improved
his skills before settling down to the practice of his trade
“I want a wanderjahr,” whined the bright eyed
debutant to her prim, tight-lipped mother. “Dear,” purred her gaunt,
leathery-faced mother (who reeked of Marlboros and stale ‘Arpege’ perfume) “I
need you here, watching over me and doing all my little chores.” (Good God,
what is this example sentence; a bad rip off of “Mommy Dearest?” Must stop
before going further…gack!)
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Consumer-Owned
Utilities Weigh In on Next Head of the Bonneville Power Administration
(Northwest Public Power Association)
Thurston County PUD Race Result Sets Up Public
Power to be Big Election Issue (Olympian, WA)
Op/Ed - No Promise Thurston PUD Could Improve
Service (Olympian, WA)
Portland General Electric’s Second-Quarter Earnings
Increase on Lower Energy Costs (Oregonian, Portland)
Alaska Electric Cooperative Can't Shield Records
from Pot Probe (Courthouse News Service)
Feds Claim Smoking Brush Cutters Caused California
Wildfire (Courthouse News Service)
Lump of Coal: Promising Montana Mine Deal Hits
Headwinds (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Drawn to Magnets - Chelan County PUD’s Weekly
Summer Science Program (Wenatchee World, WA)
Reports: NRC Freezes New Reactors, License Renewals
(Electric Light & Power)
Emails Give Peek into Duke Energy CEO Ouster
(Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Pacific Gas & Electric Reports $128 Million San
Bruno-Related Costs (SF Chronicle, CA)
Maryland - Pepco Will Ask for Another Rate Hike
This Year (Washington Post)
House Bill Would Promote Hydro Power, Block Changes
to Power Marketing Administrations (American Public Power Association)
Natural Gas Giant Tries to Shift Gears (National
Public Radio)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Report Recommends Changes at California Salmon
Hatcheries (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Warm Water Stalls Snake River Steelhead (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
Thousands of Fish Die as Midwest Streams Heat Up (Associated
Press)
Tiny River Monsters Threaten California Waters (San
Jose Mercury News, CA)
A Clear & Present Danger: How Glass Kills
Birds (National Public Radio)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
LOTT
Water Conservation Reduces Pressure on Olympia Drinking-Water Supplies (Olympian, WA)
Obligation
for Chelan River Kayaking Reduced in New Agreement With American Whitewater
(North Central Washington TV)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Alternative
Power, Idaho Utilities Scuffle at PUC Hearing (Associated Press)
Funding
for an Untapped Renewable Resource: Woody Biomass on Public Lands (KPLU Radio,
Tacoma, WA)
Vermont
- Police Arrest Six Who Were Blocking Wind Construction (Associated Press)
U-S
Wind Power Hits 50 Gigawatts Milestone, But Future Unclear (The Business
Journals)
http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/washingtonbureau/2012/08/07/wind-power-hits-50-gigawatts.html
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Oregon
Defines Acreage Where Controversial Canola Can Be Grown (Oregonian, Portland)
Hemp
Advocates Tout Potential Jobs In Effort to Gain Support (Washington Post)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Rackspace near $2 Million Deal to Buy 99 Acres for
Data Center at the Port of Morrow (Oregonian, Portland)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Link to Mason County Auditor’s Office – Lxn Results
Overall Wrap - McKenna, Inslee, Advance to General
Election (Associated Press)
Legislative District 35 - State Representative Pos.
1
Legislative District 35 - State Representative Pos.
2
Driscoll, Kilmer Advance in Race to Succeed Norm
Dicks (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Driscoll-Kilmer-advance-in-race-to-succeed-Norm-Dicks-165381326.html
Heck, Muri Advance in Newly Formed 10th District (Associated
Press)
Statewide Races - Drew vs. Wyman Likely; Nickels
Out (Seattle Times)
GENERAL NEWS
Expect $4 Gas after California Refinery Fire,
Experts Say (KING-TV, Seattle)
Log Exports to China Drop Sharply, Improving the
Timber Supply to Northwest Mills (Oregonian, Portland)
Hot Spell Heats Up Northwest Wildfire Activity
(Northwest Public Radio)
DIVERSIONS
Papa John's: 'Obamacare' Will Raise Pizza Prices
(insert joke about “healthy pizza” here)
The Single Most Awesome Photographer at the
Olympics
Alaska Airlines Plane Wing Note 'Not Appropriate'
SONG OF THE DAY
Marvin
Hamlisch – End Credits - Sophie's Choice Soundtrack
Marvin
Hamlisch – A Chorus Line – One
