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News Digest Word Cloud for May 24, 2013
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Skagit River - I-5 Bridge Collapsed after
Oversize Truck Hit Span (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Major
Nuclear Upgrade at Energy Northwest (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
New Leadership at Bonneville Power Administration Means Greater
Emphasis on Demand-Side Management (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Oregon
State Representative First to Sign Bill Classifying Hydro as Renewable Power
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Last
Defendant Pleads Guilty In Wyoming, South Dakota Wind Farm Fraud (Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Major Nuclear Upgrade at Energy Northwest
- Seattle City Light Warns of Scammers Threatening to Cut Off Power
- Klamath Falls Public Utility Debate Heats Up
- May 30 – Planned Power Outage for Portion of State Route 106 & Twahoh Falls Area
- Grant County PUD Opens an Improved Recreation Area Friday
- Moody's Assigns AA2 Rating to Seattle's New Electric Revenue Bonds. Rating Outlook – Stable
- Coos Bay, Oregon, Gas Export Terminal Application Filed
- Columbia River Dams Offer Geocaching
- As Towns Say No, Signs of Rising Resistance to Smart Meters
- Boulder Asks FERC to Rule on Stranded Costs
- Witnesses Stress Importance of Hydropower Development for Job Creation & Economic Growth
- Fish Screens Help Farmers, Save Fish
- Study: Amphibians Disappearing at an Alarming Rate
- Poop-Sniffing Dogs Helping Save Whales All Over the World
- Water Rights for Washington State University Golf Course Disputed
- Oregon State Representative First to Sign Bill Classifying Hydro as Renewable Power
- Last Defendant Pleads Guilty In Wyoming, South Dakota Wind Farm Fraud
- Franklin PUD Teaches Kids about Energy with Traveling Kiosk
- Texas Solar Power Buyback Bill Struggling Amid Electric Industry Opposition
- Google Kite? Tech Giant Buys 'Flying Windmill' Firm Makani
- New Leadership at Bonneville Power Administration Means Greater Emphasis on Demand-Side Management
- Super-Energy Efficient Homes Built to Inspire More Stringent Codes
- Seattle Discloses Energy Performance of Its Own Buildings
- Energy Star Saves Money & Electricity
- Bringing Smart Grid Intelligence to Street Lights in Paris
- Seven Thrilling Facts about Carbon Taxes from the Congressional Budget Office
- Study Finds Fish Species Shifting to the North Because of Climate Change
- Have the Climate Skeptics Really Won?
- In a Plus for Electrics, Tesla Repays a Big Federal Loan Early
- iFIBER Communications Expands to Pend Oreille County
- 18% of Rural Residents Can't Get 6 Mbps - 59% Can't Get Speeds of 25 Mbps
- Op/Ed - Digital Cloud Simplifies Routine Classroom Work
- Infectious Computer Worms Are Sucking Energy & Money from Companies
- Shockingly, You Still Hate Your Cable Company
- Battle over ‘GIF’ Pronunciation Erupts
- Google Faces New Federal Probe over Display Ads
- How Much Power Does a Yelp Review Have?
- Skagit River - I-5 Bridge Collapsed after Oversize Truck Hit Span
- Obvious Headline of the Day - Bridge Collapse Will Cause Holiday Travel Headaches
- Mason Medic Unit Vehicle Struck Thursday in Head-On Collision
WORD OF THE DAY
Amalgamate
• \uh-MAL-guh-mayt\ • Verb - To unite in or as if in a mixture of elements; especially:
to merge into a single body.
“This
is awful,” Mandrake mumbled to himself. Halfway through his experimental amalgamated
accordion/ukulele/banjo rendition of “Stairway to Heaven,” he realized it was
an unmitigated cacophonic disaster. The neighborhood kennel club’s residents,
however, would never be the same.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Major Nuclear Upgrade at Energy Northwest (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Seattle City Light Warns of Scammers Threatening
to Cut Off Power (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Klamath Falls Public Utility Debate Heats Up
(Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
May 30 – Planned Power Outage for Portion of State Route 106
& Twahoh Falls Area (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Grant County PUD opens an improved recreation
area Friday (iFiber One News, Ephrata, WA)
Moody's Assigns AA2 Rating to Seattle's New
Electric Revenue Bonds. Rating Outlook – Stable (Moody’s Investors’ Services)
Coos Bay, Oregon, Gas Export Terminal Application Filed
(Associated Press)
Columbia River Dams Offer Geocaching (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
As Towns Say No, Signs of Rising Resistance to
Smart Meters (NY Times)
Boulder Asks FERC to Rule on Stranded Costs (American Public Power Association)
Witnesses Stress Importance of Hydropower Development for
Job Creation & Economic Growth (U-S House of Representatives, Natural
Resources Committee)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Fish Screens Help Farmers, Save Fish (Northwest Public Radio)
Study: Amphibians Disappearing at an Alarming
Rate (Associated Press)
Poop-Sniffing Dogs Helping Save Whales All Over the
World (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Water
Rights for Washington State University Golf Course Disputed (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Oregon
State Representative First to Sign Bill Classifying Hydro as Renewable Power
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Last
Defendant Pleads Guilty In Wyoming, South Dakota Wind Farm Fraud (Associated Press)
Franklin
PUD Teaches Kids about Energy with Traveling Kiosk (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Texas
Solar Power Buyback Bill Struggling Amid Electric Industry Opposition (Austin
Business Journal, TX)
Google
Kite? Tech Giant Buys 'Flying Windmill' Firm Makani (Christian Science Monitor)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
New Leadership at Bonneville Power Administration Means
Greater Emphasis on Demand-Side Management (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Super-Energy
Efficient Homes Built to Inspire More Stringent Codes (Northwest Public Radio)
Seattle
Discloses Energy Performance of Its Own Buildings (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Energy
Star Saves Money & Electricity (KAMR-TV, Amarillo, TX)
Bringing
Smart Grid Intelligence to Street Lights in Paris (The Energy Collective)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Seven
Thrilling Facts about Carbon Taxes from the Congressional Budget Office (Washington
Post)
Study
Finds Fish Species Shifting to the North Because of Climate Change (Montreal
Gazette, Canada)
Have
the Climate Skeptics Really Won? (The Guardian, UK)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
In
a Plus for Electrics, Tesla Repays a Big Federal Loan Early (NY Times)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
iFIBER Communications Expands to Pend Oreille
County (iFiber One News, Ephrata, WA)
18% of Rural Residents Can't Get 6 Mbps - 59% Can't Get
Speeds of 25 Mbps (Broadband Reports)
Op/Ed - Digital Cloud Simplifies Routine Classroom
Work (Wenatchee World, WA)
Infectious Computer Worms Are Sucking Energy & Money
from Companies (Forbes Magazine)
Shockingly, You Still Hate Your Cable Company - ACSI:
Broadband ISPs Rated Worst of Any Industry (Broadband Reports)
Battle over ‘GIF’ Pronunciation Erupts (NY Times)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Google Faces New Federal Probe over Display Ads (Washington
Post)
How Much Power Does a Yelp Review Have? (Washington
Post)
GENERAL NEWS
Skagit River - I-5 Bridge Collapsed after
Oversize Truck Hit Span (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Obvious Headline of the Day - Bridge Collapse Will
Cause Holiday Travel Headaches (Seattle Times, WA)
Mason Medic Unit Vehicle Struck Thursday in Head-On
Collision (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
DIVERSIONS
"Sound
Bulbs" Are Vintage Speakers That Screw Right into Light Sockets
Tourists
Rescued after Dining Out on Iceberg
Operation
Swill - New Jersey Eatery Served Rubbing Alcohol Instead of Scotch
Dog
Years: The Calculator
SONG OF THE DAY
Diana
Krall & Michael Franks - Popsicle Toes (Note: PG-13 for “potentially”
suggestive lyrics)
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