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News Digest Word Cloud for April 19, 2013
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
U-S Senate Energy Committee Gives Ernest Moniz
Thumbs-Up for Energy Post (Politico)
PUD
Commissioners from Pend Oreille, Pacific, Chelan & Lewis Counties Assume
Leadership Positions for Statewide PUD Association (Washington PUD Association)
SolarWorld
Germany Projects More Huge Losses - With No Effect on Oregon Operations,
Hillsboro Spokesman Says (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
Europe’s Carbon Market Crisis: Why Does it Matter? (National
Geographic)
Controversial Dredge Mining Ban Advances in Oregon Senate
for Fish-Bearing Streams (Oregon Public Radio)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- U-S Senate Energy Committee Gives Ernest Moniz Thumbs-Up for Energy Post
- PUD Commissioners from Pend Oreille, Pacific, Chelan & Lewis Counties Assume Leadership Positions for Statewide PUD Association
- EPA Faces Possible Suits to Force Issuance of Greenhouse Gas Standards for Power Plants
- Winter Storms Put a Dent in Chelan PUD Outage Stats
- The Poor Spend Twice as Much of Their Income on Energy as Rich Do
- Wahkiakum PUD Considers Rate Hike
- Montana - Sun River Electric Cooperative Recounts Steady Year
- Europe Faces a Crisis in Energy Costs
- Hydroelectric Power Growing Worldwide, New IHA Report Says
- Pacific Gas & Electric Named Among “Best of the Best” Companies in the Energy Industry
- Controversial Dredge Mining Ban Advances in Oregon Senate for Fish-Bearing Streams
- Fishing Plan Must Better Account for Anchovy
- More Salmon Time on the Snohomish
- Feds Say 10 of 49 Endangered Deer Died During Relocation from Cathlamet
- Feds Hit Lower Willamette Group with $125,500 Penalty on Portland Harbor Cleanup
- Water Gauge Tells 100-Year-Old Tale
- Fraser River Dredging to Start in June
- SolarWorld Germany Projects More Huge Losses
- California Leads U-S in Solar-Related Jobs
- Wind Power Will Raise Costs for Coal, Gas Generators
- Solar Wins in Louisiana Net Metering Fight
- The Greenest Organizations in the U-S: Who Uses the Most Renewable Energy?
- South Sound Ductless Answers Questions about Ductless Heat Pumps
- Clark County Program to Help Seniors Trim Energy Expenses
- U-S Department of Energy Publishes Methods for Determining Energy Efficiency Savings for Specific Measures
- Europe’s Carbon Market Crisis: Why Does it Matter?
- Municipality Approved to Make Electricity from Mink Manure
- Energy Efficiency First Wins Small Green Business of the Year
- Relentless & Disruptive Innovation Will Shortly Affect U-S Electric Utilities
- City of Port Angeles Replacing Computers with “Cloud” System
- A Failing Grade for Broadband
- North Carolina - A Peek inside Google’s Lenoir Data Center
- Verizon & Washington D-C in Nasty Fight over Copper Upkeep
- AT&T Offers $250,000 Reward for Information in Vandalism to San Jose Fiber Optic Cable
- Facebook Throws Down Efficiency Gauntlet with Real-Time Data & Open-Source Dashboards
- New Mexico Motel Where Microsoft Began Being Redeveloped
- Seattle Mariners Field Winning Social Media Strategy
- How Famous Logos Have Changed Over Time
- Oregon Juror Jailed for Texting During Trial
- State House Approves Bill to Protect Job Applicants from Giving Up Passwords
- Do the Dangers Behind a Massive Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Lurk in Washington State?
- Boeing to Cut Up to 1,700 Engineering Jobs, With Up to 700 Layoffs
- Belfair Bypass Makes Project Funding List
- Chief Deputy Dean Byrd Retires from the Sheriff’s Office
- Idaho Nuke Workers Claim Retaliation after Exposure
- Marathon Runner Witnesses Boston & Texas Disaster
- Seahawks Schedule Released: Four Prime-Time Games
WORD OF THE DAY
Nepenthe
• \nuh-PENTH-ee\ • Noun - 1: a potion used by the ancients to induce
forgetfulness of pain or sorrow 2: something capable of causing oblivion of
grief or suffering
“This
‘Nepenthe’ brand of neuralyzer is horrible,” groused Special Agent “J” to his
partner, Special Agent “K”. “People don’t forget stuff, they actually remember
it more vividly.”
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
U-S Senate Energy Committee Gives Ernest Moniz Thumbs-Up
for Energy Post (Politico)
PUD
Commissioners from Pend Oreille, Pacific, Chelan & Lewis Counties Assume
Leadership Positions for Statewide PUD Association (Washington PUD Association)
EPA Faces Possible Suits to Force Issuance of
Greenhouse Gas Standards for Power Plants (American Public Power Association)
Winter Storms Put a Dent in Chelan PUD Outage Stats
(Wenatchee World, WA)
The Poor Spend Twice as Much of Their Income on Energy as
Rich Do (Yahoo! News)
Wahkiakum PUD Considers Rate Hike (Wahkiakum Eagle,
Skamokawa, WA)
Montana - Sun River Electric Cooperative Recounts
Steady Year (Choteau Acantha, Choteau, MT)
Europe Faces a Crisis in Energy Costs (NY Times)
Hydroelectric Power Growing Worldwide, New IHA
Report Says (Renewable Energy World)
Pacific Gas & Electric Named Among “Best of the
Best” Companies in the Energy Industry (Electric Energy Online)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Controversial Dredge Mining Ban Advances in Oregon Senate
for Fish-Bearing Streams (Oregon Public Radio)
Fishing Plan Must Better Account for Anchovy (Courthouse
News Service)
More Salmon Time on the Snohomish (Everett
Herald, WA)
Feds Say 10 of 49 Endangered Deer Died During
Relocation from Cathlamet (Longview Daily News, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Feds
Hit Lower Willamette Group with $125,500 Penalty on Portland Harbor Cleanup (Oregonian,
Portland, OR)
Water
Gauge Tells 100-Year-Old Tale - Readings are useful to a wide range of groups (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Fraser
River Dredging to Start in June (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
SolarWorld
Germany Projects More Huge Losses - With No Effect on Oregon Operations,
Hillsboro Spokesman Says (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
California
Leads U-S in Solar-Related Jobs (Sacramento Bee,
CA)
Wind Power Will Raise Costs for Coal, Gas Generators
(Reuters)
Solar Wins in Louisiana Net Metering Fight (Renewable Energy
World)
The Greenest Organizations in the U-S: Who Uses the Most
Renewable Energy? (Renewable Energy World)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
South Sound Ductless Answers Questions about Ductless Heat
Pumps (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)
Clark
County Program to Help Seniors Trim Energy Expenses (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
U-S
Department of Energy Publishes Methods for Determining Energy Efficiency
Savings for Specific Measures (American Public Power
Association)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Europe’s Carbon Market Crisis: Why Does it Matter? (National
Geographic)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Municipality Approved to Make Electricity from Mink Manure
(Atlantic Farm Focus, Canada)
Energy Efficiency First Wins Small Green Business of the
Year (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)
Relentless & Disruptive Innovation Will Shortly Affect
U-S Electric Utilities (Forbes
Magazine)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
City of Port Angeles Replacing Computers with “Cloud”
System (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
A Failing Grade for Broadband - Education
technology can’t fulfill its promise if students can’t get online (Slate
Magazine)
North Carolina - A Peek inside Google’s Lenoir Data
Center (Triad Business Journal, NC)
Verizon & Washington D-C in Nasty Fight over
Copper Upkeep (Washington Business Journal, DC)
AT&T Offers $250,000 Reward for Information in Vandalism
to San Jose Fiber Optic Cable (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Facebook Throws Down Efficiency Gauntlet with Real-Time Data
& Open-Source Dashboards (GigaOM)
New Mexico Motel Where Microsoft Began Being Redeveloped
(Associated Press)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Seattle Mariners Field Winning Social Media Strategy (Puget
Sound Business Journal, WA)
How Famous Logos Have Changed Over Time (Gizmodo)
Oregon Juror Jailed for Texting During Trial
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
State House Approves Bill to Protect Job Applicants from
Giving Up Passwords (Seattle Times, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Do the Dangers Behind a Massive Texas Fertilizer
Plant Explosion Lurk in Washington State? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Boeing to Cut Up to 1,700 Engineering Jobs, With Up to 700
Layoffs (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Belfair Bypass Makes Project Funding List (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
Chief Deputy Dean Byrd Retires from the Sheriff’s
Office (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Idaho Nuke Workers Claim Retaliation after Exposure
(Tri-City Herald, WA)
Marathon Runner Witnesses Boston & Texas Disaster
(Talking Points Memo)
Seahawks Schedule Released: Four Prime-Time Games (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Legal
Marijuana Attracts Tourists to Washington, Colorado for ‘Stoner Holiday’
Why
Would Anyone Buy a Bow Tie-Shaped Beer Can That Actually Gives You Less Beer?
New
Star Wars Film Yearly from 2015
Injectable
LEDs Send Light Coursing Through Your Brain
SONG OF THE DAY
10CC
- Dreadlock Holiday
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