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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Two Sprint Fiber Optic Cuts Grounded
Alaska Airlines (Associated Press)
Washington State Governor takes sides against
Thurston County Public Power Proposal (Olympian, WA)
Rain Coming, But Wildfire Danger Will Remain (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Port Angeles Officials Clip Cable to Begin Citywide
Internet Service (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Connecticut
Considers Large Canadian Hydropower - Energy strategy sees renewables goals
falling short (RenewablesBiz)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Washington State Governor takes sides against Thurston County Public Power Proposal
- Chelan PUD Officials Expect No Rate Hikes for 2013
- Federal Way Asking for Public's Help Catching Wire Thieves
- Grant PUD Plans Archaeology Days
- Coincidental with Smart Meter Switch - Pepco Vows to Fix Erroneous Bills for Maryland Customers
- Space Heater Safety Tips
- Idaho Scientists Take another Look at Salmon Recommendation Formula
- Orcas Moving South into Puget Sound
- Editorial – California Water: San Francisco Should Say 'Yes' to Hetch Hetchy Alternatives
- Connecticut Considers Large Canadian Hydropower
- Op/Ed - Circle the Wagons for Montana-Made Energy
- Funny Business Alleged at Texas Wind Farm
- Fine-Tuning USDA Efficiency Plan
- Experts Link Forest Fire Severity to Climate Change
- Two Sprint Fiber Optic Cuts Grounded Alaska Airlines
- Port Angeles Officials Clip Cable to Begin Citywide Internet Service
- Washington State Patrol Begins Switch to Digital Radio System
- Facebook’s 5% Solution in Data Centers
- Robocall Firm Says It Erred in Calls to Oregonians Regarding Their Voter Registration
- Rain Coming, But Wildfire Danger Will Remain
- Doubts over Rise in West's Gas Price
- Report: Plenty of Job Openings for Washington State Workers
- Samish Indians Lose Claim for Past Benefits
- Would Farmers Grow Hemp if Voters Legalize It?
- The 'Golden Week:' Larch in the High Cascades
WORD OF THE DAY
Viand • \VIE-und\ • Noun - 1: an item of food; especially:
a choice or tasty dish 2: provisions, food
Alberto was ready for the “Big One.” Instead of
buying into a survivalist shelter scheme, he built his own concrete bunker
deep beneath his house. Stocked with the most outstanding canned viands he
could find, he was secure in the knowledge that the coming apocalypse would
pass him by. It was only until it was too late that he discovered his fatal
flaw: he had forgotten to supply his shelter with a can opener.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Washington State Governor takes sides against
Thurston County Public Power Proposal (Olympian, WA)
Chelan PUD Officials Expect No Rate Hikes for 2013
(Chelan Mirror, WA)
Federal Way Asking for Public's Help Catching Wire
Thieves (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Grant PUD Plans Archaeology Days (Crescent Bar
Chronicle, WA)
Coincidental with Smart Meter Switch - Pepco Vows
to Fix Erroneous Bills for Maryland Customers (WTOP Radio, Washington, DC)
Space Heater Safety Tips (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Idaho Scientists Take another Look at Salmon
Recommendation Formula (Associated Press)
Orcas Moving South into Puget Sound (Kitsap Sun,
Bremerton, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Editorial
– California Water: San Francisco Should Say 'Yes' to Hetch Hetchy Alternatives,
Prop. F (Sacramento Bee, CA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Connecticut
Considers Large Canadian Hydropower - Energy strategy sees renewables goals
falling short (RenewablesBiz)
Op/Ed
- Circle the Wagons for Montana-Made Energy (Billings Gazetee, MT)
Funny
Business Alleged at Texas Wind Farm (Courthouse News Service)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Fine-Tuning USDA Efficiency Plan (Electric Co-op
Today)
http://www.ect.coop/public-policy-watch/energy-environment/nreca-supports-usda-efficiency-plan/49026
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Experts
Link Forest Fire Severity to Climate Change (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Two Sprint Fiber Optic Cuts Grounded
Alaska Airlines (Associated Press)
Port Angeles Officials Clip Cable to Begin Citywide
Internet Service (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Washington State Patrol Begins Switch to Digital
Radio System (Olympian, WA)
Facebook’s 5% Solution in Data Centers (NY Times)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Robocall Firm Says It Erred in Calls to Oregonians
Regarding Their Voter Registration (Ore – I must admit, the story had me with
the opening sentence: “Oregon political consultant Tim Trickey…”)
GENERAL NEWS
Rain Coming, But Wildfire Danger Will Remain (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Doubts over Rise in West's Gas Price “…gas
production last week was almost as high as a year ago & stockpiles of
gasoline and blending components combined were equal to this time last year…” (Associated
Press)
Report: Plenty of Job Openings for Washington State
Workers (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)
Samish Indians Lose Claim for Past Benefits (Courthouse
News Service)
Would Farmers Grow Hemp if Voters Legalize It? (KOMO-TV,
Seattle)
The 'Golden Week:' Larch in the High Cascades
(Seattle Post Intelligencer)
DIVERSIONS
Man Dies after Live Roach-Eating Contest in Florida
Las Vegas Cabbie Turns In $221K Left in His Taxi
Hong Kong Couple Sues over Sons' Harvard Rejection
SONG OF THE DAY
Steely
Dan - My Old School
