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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Canadians
Weigh the Value of Water (Wenatchee World, WA)
Pacific
Power May Not Get Requested Rate Hike (Yakima Herald Republic)
Ninth Circuit Hears Arguments on Whether
Northwest Power & Conservation Council Power Plan Gave ‘Due Consideration’
to Fish/Wildlife (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Obama
to Address Climate Change in Speech Tuesday (USA Today)
Washington
State Just One Week Away from Gov't Shutdown (Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Pacific Power May Not Get Requested Rate Hike
- Flooded TransAlta Transformer Blacks Out Banff, Lake Louise, Alta.
- Trains Full of North Dakota Oil Heading to Pacific Northwest
- Cowlitz PUD Completes Maintenance Work on Spirit Lake Memorial Highway Power Lines
- New Grays Harbor PUD General Manager Coming Back to His Roots
- Openness Urged in Tennessee Valley Authority Planning
- Gabriola Island Plans Break from BC Hydro
- Ninth Circuit Hears Arguments on Whether Northwest Power & Conservation Council Power Plan Gave ‘Due Consideration’ to Fish/Wildlife
- With New Ladders at Columbia River Dams, Pacific Lamprey Get a Fighting Chance at Survival
- Army Corps of Engineers Moves Ahead to Remove 1930s Sandy River Dam, Modify Delta Channels to Aid Salmon, Steelhead
- Snohomish Island Center of Farm-Environment Debate
- Oregon Bee Deaths a Result of Pesticide Safari; Count Upped to 50,000 Dead Insects
- Canadians Weigh the Value of Water
- Columbia River Treaty at a Glance
- San Diego County Wind-Energy Dispute Heads to Court
- Small Hydro May Harm Environment More Than Big Hydro, Study Finds
- Tax Programs to Finance Clean Energy Catch On
- Georgia Solar Panels Show Utility Vulnerabilities
- Colorado - Could Renewable Energy Lead to a 51st State?
- Ontario Slashes Green Energy Deal
- New Generation of LED Bulbs a Bright Idea for Your Home
- What Are You Doing About Light Bulbs These Days?
- Obama to Address Climate Change in Speech Tuesday
- Baucus Bill Calls for Federal Land Managers to Cooperate on Global Warming
- Methane Leaks of Shale Gas May Undermine Its Climate Benefits
- Volvo Nears 3 Million Miles. Is It Greener than a Hybrid?
- Google Fiber Spawns Startup Renaissance in Kansas City
- Google Fiber Seen among Broadband's Top 10 By 2022
- Microsoft Seeks to Build another Iowa Data Center
- Data Center Companies Seek Tax Incentives
- Is Cable Holding Back Superfast Broadband Adoption on Purpose?
- Is It Ethical? Universities Pay Newspaper for Coverage
- Spin Control: Washington Could Benefit from Ballot Measure Boom
- Washington State Just One Week Away from Gov't Shutdown
- Thousands of Washington State Workers Get Furlough Notices
- Washington State Landlords Worried, Confused About Marijuana Laws
- Skydive Kapowsin Jumps in Shelton & Hollywood Movies
WORD OF THE DAY
Monger
• \MUNG-gurr\ • Noun - 1: broker, dealer - usually used in combination 2: a
person who attempts to stir up or spread something that is usually petty or
discreditable - usually used in combination
“You
have the voice of an inebriated fish-monger’s wife,” observed the
smooth-speaking Englishman. “And you have the manners of a bounder,” the
well-dressed noblewoman shrieked in response.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Pacific
Power May Not Get Requested Rate Hike (Yakima Herald Republic)
Flooded
TransAlta Transformer Blacks Out Banff, Lake Louise, Alta. (Victoria Times
Colonist, B-C)
Trains
Full of North Dakota Oil Heading to Pacific Northwest (Associated Press)
Cowlitz
PUD Completes Maintenance Work on Spirit Lake Memorial Highway Power Lines
(Longview Daily News, WA)
New
Grays Harbor PUD General Manager Coming Back to His Roots (Aberdeen Daily
World, WA)
Openness
Urged in Tennessee Valley Authority Planning (Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN)
Gabriola
Island Plans Break from BC Hydro - Independent energy co-operative would set
own rates (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Ninth Circuit Hears Arguments on Whether Northwest
Power & Conservation Council Power Plan Gave ‘Due Consideration’ to
Fish/Wildlife (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
With New Ladders at Columbia River Dams, Pacific
Lamprey Get a Fighting Chance at Survival (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
Army Corps of Engineers Moves Ahead to
Remove 1930s Sandy River Dam, Modify Delta Channels to Aid Salmon, Steelhead
(Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Snohomish Island Center of Farm-Environment
Debate (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Snohomish-island-center-of-farm-environment-debate-212681201.html
Oregon Bee Deaths a Result of Pesticide
Safari; Count Upped to 50,000 Dead Insects (Oregonian, Portland)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Canadians
Weigh the Value of Water (Wenatchee World, WA)
Columbia
River Treaty at a Glance (Wenatchee World, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
San
Diego County Wind-Energy Dispute Heads to Court (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)
Small
Hydro May Harm Environment More Than Big Hydro, Study Finds (Forbes Magazine)
Tax
Programs to Finance Clean Energy Catch On (NY Times)
Georgia
Solar Panels Show Utility Vulnerabilities (Associated Press)
Colorado
- Could Renewable Energy Lead to a 51st State? (Motley Fool)
Ontario
Slashes Green Energy Deal (Globe & Mail, Canada)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-cuts-back-on-green-energy-deal/article12718627/
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
New
Generation of LED Bulbs a Bright Idea for Your Home (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
What
Are You Doing About Light Bulbs These Days? (Gizmodo)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Obama
to Address Climate Change in Speech Tuesday (USA Today)
Baucus
Bill Calls for Federal Land Managers to Cooperate on Global Warming (The
Missoulian, MT)
Methane
leaks of shale gas may undermine its climate benefits (Christian Science Monitor)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Volvo
Nears 3 Million Miles. Is It Greener than a Hybrid? (Christian Science Monitor)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Google
Fiber Spawns Startup Renaissance in Kansas City (CNET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57589981-93/google-fiber-spawns-startup-renaissance-in-kansas-city/
Google
Fiber Seen among Broadband's Top 10 By 2022 (Investors Business Daily)
Microsoft Seeks to Build another Iowa Data Center (Associated
Press)
Data Center Companies Seek Tax Incentives (Washington
Post)
Is
Cable Holding Back Superfast Broadband Adoption on Purpose? (CNET News)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Is
It Ethical? Universities Pay Newspaper for Coverage (National Public Radio)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Spin
Control: Washington Could Benefit from Ballot Measure Boom (Spokesman Review,
Spokane, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Washington
State Just One Week Away from Gov't Shutdown (Associated Press)
Thousands
of Washington State Workers Get Furlough Notices (Associated
Press)
Washington
State Landlords Worried, Confused About Marijuana Laws (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)
Skydive
Kapowsin Jumps in Shelton & Hollywood Movies (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Hostess:
Twinkies to Return to Shelves July 15
Lawn
chair flier reaches 20,000 feet before landing in tree in Washington state
Racing
Pigeon Travels from Japan to Vancouver Island
Grand
Canyon Tightrope Walk: A Gusty Sunday Stroll At 1,500 Feet
SONG OF THE DAY
John
Sebastian - Welcome Back
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