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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Sandy Strengthens as East Coast Landfall Nears (USA
Today)
Wet Week Ahead in Washington State, Including
Halloween (Associated Press)
Proposal
for 2014 Would Change Oregon’s Energy Standards - More Qualified Energy from
Large Hydro (Northwest Public Radio)
BPA Announcement on New Southwest Washington
Transmission Route Expected Soon (Longview Daily News, WA)
Little
Progress Reported in Puget Sound Health - Despite the worsening trend for
certain indicators, advocates say overall decline has been slowed (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Sandy Strengthens as East Coast Landfall Nears
- Hurricane Sandy - Very Interesting Crisis Map from Google
- As Sandy Nears, Utility System Gears Up
- Hurricane Sandy: Stress Testing the Power Industry’s Assistance Network
- Hurricane Sandy: ‘Frankenstorm’ Floods the English Language
- BPA Announcement on New Southwest Washington Transmission Route Expected Soon
- The Regulators Tackle the Issues “…BPA has integrated 4,800 megawatts of wind in the…last 10 years
- Editorial - A Small Rate Cut Reflects a Big Trend in Natural Gas
- Cushman Hydroelectric Project - Generate Power & Protect Fish
- University Of Washington Launches Research Phase of Smart Grid Project
- Kitsap’s Tree Trimmers Come Together to Train in Port Gamble
- Colorado - Air of Electricity Initially Felt by Xcel Users Soon Died
- Study Shows Positive Results for Hatchery-Raised Salmon
- Fish Counts: Who Wants to Know?
- Ex-Congressman Who Authored Bill to Raze Elwha River Dams Impressed by Project
- More West Seattle Seal Pups Are Being Found Dead
- Spotted Owls Face Threat from Wildfires, Barred Owls
- Little Progress Reported in Puget Sound Health
- Lake Roosevelt Pollution Case Tests International Law
- Forests’ Recovery from Wildfires Depends Mostly on Mother Nature
- Op/Ed - Draw Water from the Columbia River to Pump Up Oregon’s Economy
- Proposal for 2014 Would Change Oregon’s Energy Standards - More Qualified Energy from Large Hydro
- Talk of a Wind Subsidy ‘Phaseout’
- [Almost] Everyone Loves Solar
- Op/Ed from U-S Senator Wyden - China’s Subsidy of Solar Panels
- German Official Says Expansion of Renewable Energy Production Outpacing Forecasts
- Inland Power’s Incentives Save Energy in Farm Country
- Utilities Should Fix Their Customer Experience to Encourage Energy Efficiency
- Smart Plugs: An End to the Smart Meter Safety Debate?
- Web-Enabled Smart Light Bulb Coming to Apple Stores
- Common Sense Kiss of Death for Climate Change Lawsuits?
- Future Energy Conference Stays Ahead of Pacific Northwest’s Evolving Energy Landscape
- Why Data Centers Have a Big Impact on the Economy
- Google Fiber Raising Property Values - As KC Businesses Relocate to Get Connected
- How to Use Twitter When You Lose Internet Access
- Washington State Democrats Reverse Course & Will Shed JZ Knight Contributions
- Used Mobile Home Turns into Washington State Fire-District Fiasco
- Wet Week Ahead in Washington State, Including Halloween
- Lots of Rain, Flooding Expected from Area Rivers
- British Columbia Quake Shaking Likely Won’t Rattle Puget Sound
- Fracking in Plains Means Business at Olympia Port
- Mason County Deputy’s Car Struck by Stray Hunter’s Bullet
- United Way May Lose Port Angeles City Funding
WORD OF THE DAY
Ad
Hominem • \add – HAH-muh-nem\ • Adjective - 1: appealing to feelings or
prejudices rather than intellect 2: marked by or being an attack on an opponent’s
character rather than by an answer to the contentions made
Golly,
I can’t wait until the elections are over so that we can progress from ad
hominem attacks to fact-based attacks…SNARK!
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HURRICANE SANDY NEWS SHELTER
Sandy Strengthens as East Coast Landfall Nears (USA
Today)
Hurricane Sandy - Very Interesting Crisis Map from
Google (Google.Com)
As Sandy Nears, Utility System Gears Up (Forbes
Magazine)
Hurricane Sandy: Stress Testing the Power Industry’s
Assistance Network (Forbes Magazine)
Hurricane Sandy: ‘Frankenstorm’ Floods the English
Language (Washington Post)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
BPA Announcement on New Southwest Washington Transmission
Route Expected Soon (Longview Daily News, WA)
The Regulators Tackle the Issues “…BPA has
integrated 4,800 megawatts of wind in the…last 10 years, & BPA’s load is
10,000 megawatts. It means more cost for ratepayers because of the
intermittency & the variability of the generation…” (EnergyBiz)
Editorial - A Small Rate Cut Reflects a Big Trend
in Natural Gas (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Cushman Hydroelectric Project - Generate Power
& Protect Fish (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
University Of Washington Launches Research Phase of
Smart Grid Project (University Of Washington Today)
Kitsap’s Tree Trimmers Come Together to Train in Port
Gamble (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Colorado - Air of Electricity Initially Felt by Xcel
Users Soon Died (Denver Post, CO)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Study Shows Positive Results for Hatchery-Raised
Salmon (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Fish Counts: Who Wants to Know? (Wenatchee World,
WA)
Ex-Congressman Who Authored Bill to Raze Elwha
River Dams Impressed by Project (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
More West Seattle Seal Pups Are Being Found Dead (KING-TV, Seattle)
Spotted Owls Face Threat from Wildfires, Barred
Owls (KING-TV, Seattle)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Little
Progress Reported in Puget Sound Health - Despite the worsening trend for
certain indicators, advocates say overall decline has been slowed (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Lake
Roosevelt Pollution Case Tests International Law (Associated Press)
Forests’
Recovery from Wildfires Depends Mostly on Mother Nature (Seattle Times)
Op/Ed
- Draw Water from the Columbia River to Pump Up Oregon’s Economy (Oregonian, Portland)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Proposal
for 2014 Would Change Oregon’s Energy Standards - More Qualified Energy from
Large Hydro (Northwest Public Radio)
Talk
of a Wind Subsidy ‘Phaseout’ (NY Times)
[Almost]
Everyone Loves Solar (Times Magazine)
Op/Ed
from U-S Senator Wyden - China’s Subsidy of Solar Panels (Washington Post)
German
Official Says Expansion of Renewable Energy Production Outpacing Forecasts (Associated Press)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Inland Power’s Incentives Save Energy in Farm
Country (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Utilities Should Fix Their Customer Experience to
Encourage Energy Efficiency (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Smart Plugs: An End to the Smart Meter Safety
Debate? (The Energy Collective)
Web-Enabled Smart Light Bulb Coming to Apple Stores
(USA Today)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Common
Sense Kiss of Death for Climate Change Lawsuits? (The Energy Collective)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Future
Energy Conference Stays Ahead of Pacific Northwest’s Evolving Energy Landscape
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Why Data Centers Have a Big Impact on the Economy (GigaOM)
Google Fiber Raising Property Values - As KC
Businesses Relocate to Get Connected (Broadband Reports)
How to Use Twitter When You Lose Internet Access (Washington
Post)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington State Democrats Reverse Course &
Will Shed JZ Knight Contributions (Northwest Public Radio)
Used Mobile Home Turns into Washington State Fire-District
Fiasco (Seattle Times)
GENERAL NEWS
Wet Week Ahead in Washington State, Including
Halloween (Associated Press)
Lots of Rain, Flooding Expected from Area Rivers
(National Weather Service)
British Columbia Quake Shaking Likely Won’t Rattle
Puget Sound (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)
Fracking in Plains Means Business at Olympia Port (News
Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Mason County Deputy’s Car Struck by Stray Hunter’s
Bullet (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
United Way May Lose Port Angeles City Funding (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Shirtless Horse-Head-Wearing Jogger Wins Hurricane
Sandy
Man Auctions Off Part of His Face for Romney
Tattoo, Gets $15,000
Brazil Car Washer Turns Up Alive at Own Wake
2,000 Sheep Led Through Streets of Spain’s Capital
SONG OF THE DAY
The
Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
