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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Obama
Blocks Chinese Company from Buying Oregon Wind Farms (Associated Press)
Barbs Exchanged at Forum over Thurston County PUD
Power Vote (Olympian, WA)
JPMorgan
Case Shows Why Energy Trading Schemes Are Chronic Problem (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Poulsbo Gets Kitsap PUD’s Pilot Fiber-Optic
Broadband Program (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Op/Ed - Oregon Should Join the Collaboration to
Save Salmon (Oregonian, Portland)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- JPMorgan Case Shows Why Energy Trading Schemes Are Chronic Problem
- PacifiCorp Violated Open Access Rules, FERC Staff Allege
- Barbs Exchanged at Forum over Thurston County PUD Power Vote
- Puget Sound Energy - A Closer Look: The Other Player in Debate over Proposition 1 in Thurston County’s November Election
- Aging Cranes at Pacific Northwest Hydroelectric Dams Get New Life
- Idaho – PacifiCorp’s Ashton Dam Work Enters Final Stages
- Puget Sound Energy’s Receives OK to Increase Energy Assistance for Low-Income Households
- Electrical Pole Burns & Snaps, Kills Power in Sections of Tacoma
- Puget Sound Energy Names Vice President of Energy Supply Operations
- Grand Coulee Dam Visitor’s Center to Move during Power Line Work
- Greg Abel of Mid American Energy Warns About the Rush to Export Natural Gas & Lack of National Energy Policy
- Op/Ed - Oregon Should Join the Collaboration to Save Salmon
- Op/Ed - Progress & the Quest for Peace on the Columbia River
- White Salmon Homecoming Marks River’s New Direction
- Alaska Flooding’s Effect on Salmon Will Be Seen Later
- B-C Supreme Court Upholds Right of Anti-Salmon Farm Activist to Make Defamatory Remarks
- Fish & Game Permit Proposal Roils Private California Lake Owners
- 200,000 Gallons of Sewage Dumped into Mt. Rainier Waterfall
- Toxic Algae - Public Is Warned to Avoid Contact with Black Lake
- Obama Blocks Chinese Company from Buying Oregon Wind Farms
- Idaho Utility & Wind Power Generators Still Battling Over Wind Energy Curtailment
- Buffett Company Grabs Two California Wind Projects
- Olympia-Area Residents Get a Look at Benefits of Going Solar
- Portland General Electric Gets Green Light from Oregon PUC to Issue Renewables RFP
- Michigan - Holland Mayor Calls Renewable Energy Proposal 3 ‘Special Interest Activity at Its Worst’
- Denmark Renewable Energy Generation 40.7% of Electricity Produced in 2011, Wind Energy 28.1%
- Flashback - Nearly 92 Percent of Mason County PUD 3 Electricity Comes from Renewable Sources
- Ikea Plans to Sell Only LED Lights Worldwide to Cut Emissions
- Puget Sound Energy Offers Energy Efficiency Upgrades
- Obama Administration Marks 1 Million Homes Weatherized Under the Stimulus
- British Columbia’s Brilliant Energy Future Springs from an Old-Fashioned Idea
- Why British Columbia Should Keep the Carbon Tax & Raise It
- Asteroid Dust Cloud Could Act as Sunshade, Fight Climate Change on Earth, Researchers Suggest
- Demand Response: Green Energy’s Gateway Drug?
- Charging Ahead on an Electric Highway
- Poulsbo Gets Kitsap PUD’s Pilot Fiber-Optic Broadband Program
- Iran Swipe at Web Brings Angry Reply
- U-S Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Washington State’s Top-2 Primary
- Supreme Court to Delve into More Divisive Issues
- Mason County Commissioner Candidates Debate Sewer, Public Safety
- Fleeing Mason County Suspect Caught after Swimming Across Lake Kokanee
- Cost of Washington State Driver’s License Nearly Doubles Beginning Today
- Ethics Fines Pending - Elusive Evergreen State College Professor Found in Chile
- No Significant Rainfall in Sight for the Next Ten Days
- El Nino Could Bring Bad News for Skiers
- City of Shelton Releases “K” Street Construction Schedule
WORD OF THE DAY
Bombinate
• \BOM-buh-nayt\ • Verb - Buzz, drone
Harry’s
Haggis Hut was nearly crushed by the Friday rush of customers, clamoring for their
weekend helping of sheep’s innards & oatmeal…all encased and cooked in the
unfortunate ruminant’s stomach. The crowd’s calls for haggis were unrelenting,
their bombinating presence drowning out the orders at the nearby “Cooked
Cricket Shack.”
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
JPMorgan
Case Shows Why Energy Trading Schemes Are Chronic Problem (Los Angeles Times, CA)
PacifiCorp Violated Open Access Rules, FERC Staff
Allege (American Public Power Association)
Barbs Exchanged at Forum over Thurston County PUD Power
Vote (Olympian, WA)
Puget Sound Energy - A Closer Look: The Other
Player in Debate over Proposition 1 in Thurston County’s November Election (Olympian, WA)
Aging
Cranes at Pacific Northwest Hydroelectric Dams Get New Life (Bonneville Power
Administration)
Idaho – PacifiCorp’s Ashton Dam Work Enters Final
Stages (Associated Press)
Puget
Sound Energy’s Receives OK to Increase Energy Assistance for Low-Income
Households (Electric Energy Online)
Electrical Pole Burns & Snaps, Kills Power in
Sections of Tacoma (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Puget Sound Energy Names Vice President of Energy
Supply Operations (Trading Charts)
Grand
Coulee Dam Visitor’s Center to Move during Power Line Work (Wenatchee World,
WA)
Greg Abel of Mid American Energy Warns About the
Rush to Export Natural Gas & Lack Of National Energy Policy (Oregonian,
Portland)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Op/Ed - Oregon Should Join the Collaboration to
Save Salmon (Oregonian, Portland)
Op/Ed - Progress & the Quest for Peace on the
Columbia River (Oregonian, Portland)
White Salmon Homecoming Marks River’s New
Direction (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Alaska Flooding’s Effect on Salmon Will Be Seen
Later (Associated Press)
B-C Supreme Court Upholds Right of Anti-Salmon Farm
Activist to Make Defamatory Remarks (Vancouver Sun, B-C)
Fish & Game Permit Proposal Roils Private California
Lake Owners (Sacramento Bee, CA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
200,000
Gallons of Sewage Dumped into Mt. Rainier Waterfall (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Toxic Algae - Public Is Warned to Avoid Contact with
Black Lake (Olympian, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Obama
Blocks Chinese Company from Buying Oregon Wind Farms (Associated Press)
Idaho
Utility & Wind Power Generators Still Battling Over Wind Energy Curtailment
(Renewable Energy World)
Buffett
Company Grabs Two California Wind Projects (AOL Energy)
Olympia-Area
Residents Get a Look at Benefits of Going Solar (Olympian,
WA)
Portland
General Electric Gets Green Light from Oregon PUC to Issue Renewables RFP (SNL
Financial)
Michigan - Holland Mayor Calls Renewable Energy Proposal
3 ‘Special Interest Activity at Its Worst’ (Michigan Live)
Denmark
Renewable Energy Generation 40.7% of Electricity Produced in 2011, Wind Energy
28.1% (CelanTechnica)
Flashback
- Nearly 92 Percent of Mason County PUD 3 Electricity Comes from Renewable
Sources (Mason County PUD No. 3)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Ikea Plans to Sell Only LED Lights Worldwide to Cut
Emissions (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Puget Sound Energy Offers Energy Efficiency
Upgrades (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
Obama Administration Marks 1 Million Homes
Weatherized Under The Stimulus (Forbes Magazine)
British
Columbia’s Brilliant Energy Future Springs from an Old-Fashioned Idea
(Vancouver Sun, B-C)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Why
British Columbia Should Keep the Carbon Tax & Raise It (Vancouver Sun, B-C)
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/should+keep+carbon+raise/7319836/story.html
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/should+keep+carbon+raise/7319836/story.html
Asteroid
Dust Cloud Could Act as Sunshade, Fight Climate Change on Earth, Researchers
Suggest (Huffington Post)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Demand
Response: Green Energy’s Gateway Drug? (Forbes
Magazine)
Charging
Ahead on an Electric Highway (NY Times)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Poulsbo Gets Kitsap PUD’s Pilot Fiber-Optic
Broadband Program (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Iran Swipe at Web Brings Angry Reply (Associated Press)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
U-S Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Washington State’s
Top-2 Primary (Associated Press)
Supreme Court to Delve into More Divisive Issues (USA
Today)
Mason
County Commissioner Candidates Debate Sewer, Public Safety (Kitsap Sun,
Bremerton, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Fleeing Mason County Suspect Caught after Swimming
Across Lake Kokanee (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Cost of Washington State Driver’s License Nearly
Doubles Beginning Today (Northwest Cable News Network)
Ethics Fines Pending - Elusive Evergreen State College
Professor Found In Chile (Northwest Public Radio)
No Significant Rainfall in Sight for the Next Ten
Days (KING-TV, Seattle)
El Nino Could Bring Bad News for Skiers (Wenatchee
World, WA)
City of Shelton Releases “K” Street Construction
Schedule (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
DIVERSIONS
California
Kids Football League Hit with Bounty Scandal
Did You Know Bluetooth Was Named for a Danish King?
Long Beach Couple Finds Buried Treasure
Crazed fan bites Danny Bonaduce at Skagit Valley
Casino
SONG OF THE DAY
Burton
Cummings - Break It to Them Gently
