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News Digest Word Cloud for June 28, 2013
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Record-Breaking Heat Possible in Washington State
(KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Columbia
River Treaty in the Works - Draft Plan Updates Priorities, Concerns (Associated Press)
Whistling
Ridge Energy Project - Washington Supreme Court Hears Wind Farm Case (Oregon
Public Broadcasting)
Chinese
Firm Is Charged in Theft of Wind Turbine Software (NY Times)
BC Hydro Fires Workers Accused of Helping Steal
Power (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- BC Hydro Fires Workers Accused of Helping Steal Power
- UPDATE – Mason County PUD 3: Electricity Restored at 12:05 PM to Downtown Shelton Customers
- Regional Approach, Not ‘Top-Down’ Approach, Works Better for Power Marketing Administrations, Lawmakers & Witnesses Tell House Hearing
- Idaho - Underground Power Line Could Cost $14.2 Million
- Northern Wasco PUD Buys New Land Near Rodeo Grounds
- Fitch Revises Outlook on Cowlitz PUD Bonds to Stable; Affirms Ratings
- Mason County PUD 3 Selects Realtor
- Obama Nominates Ron Binz to Head Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- California PUC Shuffles Its Staff amid Furor over Its Handling of Pacific Gas & Electric Punishment for San Bruno Explosion
- Enron’s Money Trail: Skilling Assets Shift to Victims’ Fund
- Nevada PUC Denies Valley Electric Move to Dismiss NV Energy Encroachment Complaint
- Quarrels Continue Over Repository for Nuclear Waste
- Will Minneapolis’ Next Mayor Seek a Municipal Energy Utility?
- Return of the Kings
- Sockeye Season to Open July 1 on Upper Columbia
- Columbia River Treaty in the Works - Draft Plan Updates Priorities, Concerns
- Whistling Ridge Energy Project - Washington Supreme Court Hears Wind Farm Case
- Chinese Firm Is Charged in Theft of Wind Turbine Software
- Whitworth University Tapping into Sun’s Power
- Solar Project South of Silicon Valley Wins a Major Victory in Appeals Court
- Seventh Circuit Ruling Supports Transmission of Renewable Energy and Questions State Renewable Portfolio Standards that Discriminate Against Out-of-State Renewables
- Clean Energy Will Be World’s No. 2 Source of Power by 2016, IEA Says
- Renewable Energy is Growing, But ...
- LIFX Smart Bulb is Simple, Programmable, Color-Changeable, & Awesome
- Energy Secretary Optimistic on Obama’s Plan to Reduce Emissions
- Warming Climate May Help Pacific Northwest Winemakers
- The U-S Needs a Federal-Aid Highway Act for Affordable Broadband – Now
- FCC to Take Over National Broadband Map
- Google Rather Quietly Funding More Wi-Fi Network Builds
- Facebook’s Road to Clean Power Will Be a Long One
- How Data Center Admins Can Add Computing Capacity While Maintaining Energy Efficiency
- The Most Annoying Part of Facebook Newsfeed Ads? They Work
- Texas & Turkey Show Why Twitter is Often the Only Media Outlet That Matters
- To Draw in Younger Buyers, GE Turns to Postwar Designs
- Rural Electric Cooperatives Honor Congressman Hastings
- U-S Senate Finance Leaders’ “Blank Slate” Proposal for Tax Reform Would Eliminate Exclusion for Municipal Bond Interest
- Record-Breaking Heat Possible in Washington State
- Hot, Hot, Hot - Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Seattle
- Washington State Budget Deal Reached: $1 Billion More for K-12, No General Tax Hike
- Elfendalh Pass Road to Close
- Propane to Blame for Idaho House Explosion – Had Been Converting Appliances from Electric to Gas
- Providence St. Peter Makes “Final Offer” to Union Employees
- Man Accused of Stealing Four Miles of Light Rail Copper Faces Judge
- Alleged Metal Theft Family Arrested in Oakville
- Olympic National Park Turns 75
- “B-C Bud” Judged at Vancouver’s Kush Cup
WORD OF THE DAY
Risorgimento
• \ree-zore-jih-MENT-toe\ • Noun - 1: the 19th century movement for Italian
political unity 2: a time of renewal or renaissance: revival
After
a major setback at the hands of “Tiny Tim” (Herbert Khaury), the diminutive
ukulele is experiencing a sort of “risorgimento” due to the likes of uke
impresario Jake Shimabukuro.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
BC Hydro Fires Workers Accused of Helping Steal
Power (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
UPDATE – Mason County PUD 3: Electricity Restored
at 12:05 PM to Downtown Shelton Customers (Mason County PUD No. 3, Shelton, WA)
Regional Approach, Not ‘Top-Down’ Approach, Works
Better for Power Marketing Administrations, Lawmakers & Witnesses Tell House
Hearing (American Public Power Association)
Idaho - Underground Power Line Could Cost $14.2
Million: Ketchum leaders question Idaho Power Co. plan (Mountain Express &
Guide, Sun Valley, ID)
Northern Wasco PUD Buys New Land Near Rodeo
Grounds (Dalles Chronicle, OR)
Fitch Revises Outlook on Cowlitz PUD Bonds to
Stable; Affirms Ratings (Fort Mill Times, SC)
Mason County PUD 3 Selects Realtor (Mason Web-TV,
Shelton, WA)
Obama Nominates Ron Binz to Head Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Washington Post)
California PUC Shuffles Its Staff amid Furor over
Its Handling of Pacific Gas & Electric Punishment for San Bruno Explosion
(Oakland Tribune, CA)
Enron’s Money Trail: Skilling Assets Shift to
Victims’ Fund (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Nevada PUC Denies Valley Electric Move to Dismiss
NV Energy Encroachment Complaint (SNL Financial)
Quarrels Continue Over Repository for Nuclear
Waste (NY Times)
Will Minneapolis’ Next Mayor Seek a Municipal
Energy Utility? (Midwest Energy News)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Return of the Kings (Wenatchee World, WA)
Sockeye Season to Open July 1 on Upper Columbia (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Columbia
River Treaty in the Works - Draft Plan Updates Priorities, Concerns (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Whistling
Ridge Energy Project - Washington Supreme Court Hears Wind Farm Case (Oregon
Public Broadcasting)
Chinese
Firm Is Charged in Theft of Wind Turbine Software (NY Times)
Whitworth
University Tapping into Sun’s Power (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
Solar
Project South of Silicon Valley Wins a Major Victory in Appeals Court (San Jose
Mercury News, CA)
Seventh
Circuit Ruling Supports Transmission of Renewable Energy and Questions State
Renewable Portfolio Standards that Discriminate Against Out-of-State Renewables
(Perkins Coie)
Clean
Energy Will Be World’s No. 2 Source of Power by 2016, IEA Says (Christian
Science Monitor)
Renewable
Energy is Growing, But ... (Christian Science Monitor)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
LIFX
Smart Bulb is Simple, Programmable, Color-Changeable, & Awesome
(Reviewed.Com)
http://www.reviewed.com/features/lifx-smart-bulb-is-simple-programmable-color-changeable-and-awesome
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Energy
Secretary Optimistic on Obama’s Plan to Reduce Emissions (NY Times)
Warming
Climate May Help Pacific Northwest Winemakers (KGW TV, Portland,
OR)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
The U-S Needs a Federal-Aid Highway Act for
Affordable Broadband - Now (Forbes Magazine)
FCC to Take Over National Broadband Map
(Broadcasting & Cable)
Google Rather Quietly Funding More Wi-Fi Network
Builds (Broadband Reports)
Facebook’s Road to Clean Power Will Be a Long One (GigaOM)
How Data Center Admins Can Add Computing Capacity
While Maintaining Energy Efficiency (GigaOM)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
The Most Annoying Part of Facebook Newsfeed Ads? They
Work (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Texas & Turkey Show Why Twitter is Often the
Only Media Outlet That Matters (Gigaom)
To Draw in Younger Buyers, GE Turns to Postwar
Designs (Refrigerator Info)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Rural Electric Cooperatives Honor Congressman
Hastings (Electric Co-op Today)
U-S Senate Finance Leaders’ “Blank Slate” Proposal for
Tax Reform Would Eliminate Exclusion for Municipal Bond Interest (American
Public Power Association)
GENERAL NEWS
Record-Breaking Heat Possible in Washington State (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
Hot, Hot, Hot - Special Weather Statement Issued by
NWS Seattle
Washington State Budget Deal Reached: $1 Billion More
for K-12, No General Tax Hike (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Elfendalh Pass Road to Close (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
Propane to Blame for Idaho House Explosion – Had Been
Converting Appliances from Electric to Gas (Associated Press)
Providence St. Peter Makes “Final Offer” to Union
Employees (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Man Accused of Stealing Four Miles of Light Rail
Copper Faces Judge (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Alleged Metal Theft Family Arrested in Oakville (KBKW
Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Olympic National Park Turns 75 (KONP Radio, Port
Angeles, WA)
“B-C Bud” Judged at Vancouver’s Kush Cup - Medical
marijuana festival at the PNE until Sunday (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
DIVERSIONS
Family
Wallops Beer-Toting Intruder Found Using Basement as a Toilet
City
Claims 80-Year-Old Couple Used 440,000 Gallons of Water in a Month
Bible
Signed by Einstein Sells for $68,500 in NYC
Real
Estate Agents Used Dead Animals to Sabotage Sale of Neighbor’s House, Police
Say
SONG OF THE DAY
Jackson Browne - Rock Me on the Water
Kathy Mattea - Rock Me on the Water
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