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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Data Centers Proliferate in Oregon & Power
Planners Raise a Red Flag (Oregonian, Portland)
U-S Department of Energy Initiates Search for New
BPA Administrator/CEO (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Thurston County Energy Fight Takes Shape - Groups
organize for & against effort to allow the Thurston PUD to offer customers
power (Olympian, WA)
Nearly 92 Percent of Mason County PUD 3 Electricity
Comes from Renewable Sources - 97 Percent of Energy used by PUD Customers is
Carbon Free (Mason County PUD No. 3)
FCC Backpedals from Internet Tax (The Hill, Washington,
D-C)
http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/248317-fcc-backpedals-from-internet-tax-proposal
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Data Centers Proliferate in Oregon & Power Planners Raise a Red Flag
- U-S Department of Energy Initiates Search for New BPA Administrator/CEO
- Job Posting - Bonneville Power Administrator & Chief Executive Officer
- Thurston County Energy Fight Takes Shape
- Nearly 92 Percent of Mason County PUD 3 Electricity Comes from Renewable Sources - 97 Percent of Energy used by PUD Customers is Carbon Free
- Nearly 92% of Mason County PUD 3 Electricity Comes from Renewable Sources
- Montana - Ravalli County Electric Co-Op Warns Hamilton, Missoula Residents about Energy Scams
- AWB Commentary: Are We Getting Railroaded?
- South Carolina Electric Co-ops Target Copper Theft
- Oklahoma - Vandals Blamed for $1 Million in Damage to Tahlequah Electric Substation
- New York Nuclear - Life without Indian Point, Redux
- Will the U.S. Face Blackouts as Electricity Generation Suffers in Drought?
- District of Columbia Public Service Commission to Investigate Pepco’s Smart Meters
- Millions without Power in Havana & Other Parts of Cuba
- Feeding the River - Addition of Fertilizer, Restoration of Habitat Boost Kootenai River Trout
- Kootenai River’s Fishery Ailing in Montana
- It Doesn’t Take Long for Salmon to Return to Elwha
- Columbia, Snake Rivers Irrigation Program an Idea that Holds Water for Wheat Farmers
- Report Details Failings at Seattle Public Utilities
- California - Dump the Dam? Putting Bay Area’s Water Source to a Vote
- More about Tsunami Debris Headed Our Way
- Solar Energy Installations Surge on Strong Utility Market
- FERC Chairman - Oregon Wave Buoys Can Be Removed to Protect the Environment
- Montana - Whitefish Hydro Plant Goes Online
- Op/Ed - Wind Tax Credit Builds Industry, Jobs, Economy in Oregon
- Colorado Biomass Projects May Utilize Trees Killed by Beetles
- Vote: Should Solar & Wind Power be Subsidized?
- Energy-Efficient Home Shoppers Should Look for Energy Star Label
- Ready for an Extreme Energy Makeover? Stay Tuned
- LEDs: The Light Bulb of the Future?
- Wattvision is the Speedometer of Your Home Energy Usage
- France Aims at Tiered Energy Pricing to Encourage Savings
- Sea Otters: Surprising Global Warming Warriors Have Effect on Carbon Dioxide Levels
- Plug-In Profit Woes: Chevy Losing $49,000 per Volt Model
- The Future of Electric Cars: Lighter Vehicles, More Miles per Charge
- Neighborhood Uproar over Honeybee Killing in Hillsboro
- FCC Backpedals from Internet Tax
- With Two Days Left, Google Fiber Has Signed Up 21,000
- Taxpayers Subsidizing Google Fiber Project?
- In Washington State Governor’s Race Republicans Mock Inslee’s Vision of Energy ‘Revolution’
- Bargaining To Continue for Washington State Workers in Olympia
- Pacific Northwest Dry Streak Ends at 48 Days
- Wildfire Threatens Scores of Homes near Wenatchee
- Massive Wildfire Drives Hundreds from Homes in Idaho
- Two Accused of Drug Charges after Raid in Shelton
WORD OF THE DAY
Nuance
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nicety 3: sensibility to, awareness of, or ability to express delicate shadings
(as of meaning, feeling, or value)
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that story babe
Reveal
the subtle nuance
Clean
hydro is cool
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Data Centers Proliferate in Oregon & Power
Planners Raise a Red Flag (Oregonian, Portland)
U-S Department of Energy Initiates Search for New
BPA Administrator/CEO (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Job Posting - Bonneville Power Administrator &
Chief Executive Officer (DOE Jobs One Portal)
Thurston County Energy Fight Takes Shape - Groups
organize for & against effort to allow the Thurston PUD to offer customers
power (Olympian, WA)
Nearly 92 Percent of Mason County PUD 3 Electricity
Comes from Renewable Sources - 97 Percent of Energy used by PUD Customers is
Carbon Free (Mason County PUD No. 3)
Nearly 92% of Mason County PUD 3 Electricity Comes
from Renewable Sources (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Montana - Ravalli County Electric Co-Op Warns Hamilton,
Missoula Residents about Energy Scams (Ravalli Republic, MT)
AWB Commentary: Are We Getting Railroaded? (Kitsap
Peninsula Business Journal)
South Carolina Electric Co-ops Target Copper Theft
(Electric Co-op Today)
Oklahoma - Vandals Blamed for $1 Million in Damage to
Tahlequah Electric Substation (KWTV-TV, Oklahoma City)
New York Nuclear - Life without Indian Point, Redux
(NY Times)
Will the U.S. Face Blackouts as Electricity Generation
Suffers in Drought? (Huffington Post)
District of Columbia Public Service Commission to
Investigate Pepco’s Smart Meters (Washington Business Journal, D-C)
Millions without Power in Havana & Other Parts of
Cuba (Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Feeding the River - Addition of Fertilizer,
Restoration of Habitat Boost Kootenai River Trout (Spokesman Review, Spokane,
WA)
Kootenai River’s Fishery Ailing in Montana (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
It Doesn’t Take Long for Salmon to Return to Elwha
(Seattle Times)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Columbia,
Snake Rivers Irrigation Program an Idea that Holds Water for Wheat Farmers (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Report
Details Failings at Seattle Public Utilities (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle)
California
- Dump the Dam? Putting Bay Area’s Water Source to a Vote (NY Times)
More
about Tsunami Debris Headed Our Way (Everett Herald, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Solar
Energy Installations Surge on Strong Utility Market (Reuters)
FERC
Chairman - Oregon Wave Buoys Can Be Removed to Protect the Environment (Oregon
Public Broadcasting)
Montana
- Whitefish Hydro Plant Goes Online (The Daily Interlake, Kalispell, MT)
Op/Ed
- Wind Tax Credit Builds Industry, Jobs, Economy in Oregon (Oregonian, Portland)
Colorado
Biomass Projects May Utilize Trees Killed by Beetles (Vail Daily, CO)
Vote:
Should Solar & Wind Power be Subsidized? (Wall Street Journal)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Energy-Efficient Home Shoppers Should Look for Energy
Star Label (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Ready for an Extreme Energy Makeover? Stay Tuned
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
LEDs: The Light Bulb of the Future? (Northwest
Public Radio)
Wattvision is the Speedometer of Your Home Energy
Usage (Mashable)
France Aims at Tiered Energy Pricing to Encourage
Savings (Outcome Magazine)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Sea
Otters: Surprising Global Warming Warriors Have Effect on Carbon Dioxide Levels
(Christian Science Monitor)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Plug-In
Profit Woes: Chevy Losing $49,000 per Volt Model (Christian
Science Monitor)
The
Future of Electric Cars: Lighter Vehicles, More Miles per Charge (Seattle Times)
Neighborhood
Uproar over Honeybee Killing in Hillsboro (Oregonian, Portland)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
FCC Backpedals from Internet Tax (The Hill, Washington,
D-C)
http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/248317-fcc-backpedals-from-internet-tax-proposal
With Two Days Left, Google Fiber Has Signed Up
21,000 (GigaOM)
Taxpayers Subsidizing Google Fiber Project - Google’s
free rights of way, power & office space in Kansas City called ‘sweetheart
deal’ by some, great value to region by others (Computerworld)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
In Washington State Governor’s Race Republicans Mock
Inslee’s Vision of Energy ‘Revolution’ (Seattle Times)
Bargaining To Continue for Washington State Workers
in Olympia (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Pacific
Northwest Dry Streak Ends at 48 Days (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Wildfire
Threatens Scores of Homes near Wenatchee (Associated Press)
Massive
Wildfire Drives Hundreds from Homes in Idaho (Reuters)
Two
Accused of Drug Charges after Raid in Shelton (Olympian,
WA)
DIVERSIONS
Couple Stranded during Elaborate Marriage Proposal
Teen Launches Space Camera, Grabs Gorgeous Shots of
Earth
News Digest Follow-up - Philly Love Triangle Leads
to Plane Scare, Arrests
Ohio Teen Sucked Into Storm Drain, Travels Over a
Quarter Mile through Sewer
SONG OF THE DAY
Boston
- Peace of Mind
