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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
DOE Says Bonneville
Power Administration Violated Hiring Practices, Retaliated Against
Whistleblowers (Oregonian, Portland)
Manipulating California Electricity Prices Costs
Barclays Bank $453 Million (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Judge
Rules against Oregon Shutting Off Irrigation Water in Upper Klamath Basin
(Associated Press)
Idaho Town, Farmers Aim to Bust Dam to Help Fish (Associated Press)
Port of Shelton Grants Lease Reduction for Mason
Area Fair (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- DOE Says Bonneville Power Administration Violated Hiring Practices, Retaliated Against Whistleblowers
- Bonneville Power Administration Shakeup in Wake of Alleged Hiring Misdeeds
- Major Scandal Rocks Portland-Based Federal Power Agency
- Bonneville Power Administrator Replaced Amid Hiring Probe
- Bonneville Power Administration Head Replaced - Announcement Follows Report on Veteran Hiring
- Energy Department Ousts Two Top Officials of Bonneville Power Authority (sic)
- BPA Administrator Suspended, Stunning Power Industry
- Management Alert: DOE/IG-0891 - Allegations Regarding Prohibited Personnel Practices at the Bonneville Power Administration
- Congressman Issa Probes Energy Dept. Power Agency Hiring, Alleged Retaliation
- U-S Senator Wyden Statement on Bonneville Power Administration Inspector General Report
- U-S Senator Murray's Statement on Bonneville Power Administration Inspector General Report
- Columnist - The Long Arm of Bonneville Gets Slapped
- Manipulating California Electricity Prices Costs Barclays Bank $453 Million
- Barclays Pledges to Fight U-S Energy Fine
- State of California Recommends $300 Million Fine for Pacific Gas & Electric over San Bruno Blast -- Largest Fine in PUC History
- Mason County PUD 3 Part of United Way’s High-Five Club
- Developer Pitches New Plan to Resurrect Downtown Anchorage Power Plant
- Connecticut - Amid Constant Heat, Electric Grid Asks Region to Conserve Power
- Texas - Editorial: A High-Level Showdown on Energy Costs
- Nuclear Matinee: 86 Seconds on Nuclear Energy & Gumballs
- Idaho Town, Farmers Aim to Bust Dam to Help Fish
- Reeling In - Salmon Fishing Season in Full Swing
- Hatchery king opener was good in North and Central Puget Sound
- Can Oysters with No Sex Life Repopulate the Chesapeake Bay?
- Judge Rules against Oregon Shutting Off Irrigation Water in Upper Klamath Basin
- Millions at Stake: Irrigation Problems Plague Yakima Area Farmers
- “Flushable” Wipes In the Pipes Snarling Sewers
- Oregon - Seneca Wood-Burning Plant Seeking Increased Leeway to Pollute
- The Dirty Coal behind Germany's Clean Energy
- Angry Birds? No, But Obama's Wind Energy Subsidies Have Them Very Frightened
- Bhutan Banks on 'White Gold' Hydropower
- NEEA & RETA Develop New Efficiency Certification for Industrial Refrigeration Operators
- Snohomish PUD Changing to Energy-Efficient LED Street Lighting
- Democratic Source: Energy Efficiency Bill Hitting Senate Floor This Month
- Australian Leader Scraps Tax on Carbon Emissions
- Are Electric Vehicles the Most Environmental Option?
- Google Is Said to Consider Internet Cable Service
- Court Sides with Yahoo in Data Collection Case
- City of San Jose Picks Microsoft for Cloud Deal
- Grant PUD Photo Contest Runs Through August
- Can an App Look the Same on All Devices? Ratio Interactive & Cypress Merge to Make It Happen
- Social Media Bubble Deflating, Says Report
- Port of Shelton Grants Lease Reduction for Mason Area Fair
- Okanogan Fire Blackens 2,000 Acres, Sends Smoke to Wenatchee & Chelan
- Well Organized Copper Thieves Targeting Tacoma Waterway
- Washington & Oregon Cities Try to Evade Political Jam to Build a Bridge
- In Oregon, The Genetically Modified Wheat Mystery Deepens
WORD OF THE DAY
Resplendent
• \rih-SPLEN-dunt\ • Adjective - Shining brilliantly : characterized by a
glowing splendor.
The
peacock’s fanned tail
Resplendent
in shining eyes
Attacks
cars daily
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
BONNEVILLE READING ROOM – Watch the “Energy News Feed” for Updates
DOE Says Bonneville
Power Administration Violated Hiring Practices, Retaliated Against
Whistleblowers (Oregonian, Portland)
Bonneville Power
Administration Shakeup in Wake of Alleged Hiring Misdeeds (Northwest Public
Radio)
Major Scandal Rocks Portland-Based Federal Power
Agency (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Bonneville
Power Administrator Replaced Amid Hiring Probe (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Bonneville Power Administration Head Replaced - Announcement
Follows Report on Veteran Hiring (Associated Press)
Energy
Department Ousts Two Top Officials of Bonneville Power Authority (sic)
(Washington Post)
BPA Administrator Suspended, Stunning Power
Industry (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)
Management
Alert: DOE/IG-0891 - Allegations Regarding Prohibited Personnel Practices at
the Bonneville Power Administration (U-S Department of Energy, Washington, DC)
Congressman Issa Probes Energy Dept. Power Agency
Hiring, Alleged Retaliation (The Hill)
U-S
Senator Wyden Statement on Bonneville Power Administration Inspector General
Report (U-S Senate Energy Committee)
U-S
Senator Murray's Statement on Bonneville Power Administration Inspector General
Report (Senator Patty Murray)
Columnist
- The Long Arm of Bonneville Gets Slapped (Seattle Times,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Manipulating California Electricity Prices Costs Barclays
Bank $453 Million (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Barclays Pledges to Fight U-S Energy Fine (USA
Today)
State of California Recommends $300 Million Fine
for Pacific Gas & Electric over San Bruno Blast -- Largest Fine in PUC
History (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Mason
County PUD 3 Part of United Way’s High-Five Club (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Developer Pitches New Plan to Resurrect Downtown Anchorage
Power Plant (Anchorage Daily News, AK)
Connecticut - Amid
Constant Heat, Electric Grid Asks Region to Conserve Power (Hartford Courant,
CT)
Texas - Editorial: A
High-Level Showdown on Energy Costs (Fort Worth Star –Telegram, TX)
Nuclear Matinee: 86 Seconds on Nuclear Energy
& Gumballs (The Energy Collective)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Idaho Town, Farmers Aim to Bust Dam to Help Fish (Associated Press)
Reeling In - Salmon Fishing Season in Full Swing (Wenatchee
World, WA)
Hatchery king opener was good in North and
Central Puget Sound (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Can Oysters with No Sex Life Repopulate the
Chesapeake Bay? (National Public Radio)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Judge
Rules against Oregon Shutting Off Irrigation Water in Upper Klamath Basin (Associated Press)
Millions
at Stake: Irrigation Problems Plague Yakima Area Farmers (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities,
WA)
“Flushable”
Wipes In the Pipes Snarling Sewers (USA Today)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Oregon - Seneca
Wood-Burning Plant Seeking Increased Leeway to Pollute (Eugene Register-Guard,
OR)
The
Dirty Coal behind Germany's Clean Energy (Christian Science Monitor)
Angry
Birds? No, But Obama's Wind Energy Subsidies Have Them Very Frightened (Forbes
Magazine)
Bhutan
Banks on 'White Gold' Hydropower (Channel Newsasia)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
NEEA
& RETA Develop New Efficiency Certification for Industrial Refrigeration
Operators (KPTV-TV, Portland, OR)
Snohomish
PUD Changing to Energy-Efficient LED Street Lighting (Edmonds Beacon, WA)
Democratic Source: Energy
Efficiency Bill Hitting Senate Floor This Month (The Hill)
House
Republicans’ New Target: Energy Saving Ceiling Fans (Seattle
Post-Intelligencer)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Australian
Leader Scraps Tax on Carbon Emissions (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Are
electric vehicles the most environmental option? (Chicago Tribune, IL)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Google Is Said to Consider Internet Cable Service (NY
Times)
Court Sides with Yahoo in Data Collection Case (Associated
Press)
City of San Jose Picks Microsoft for Cloud Deal (Puget
Sound Business Journal, WA)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Grant PUD Photo Contest Runs Through August (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Can an App Look the Same on All Devices? Ratio
Interactive & Cypress Merge to Make It Happen (Puget Sound Business
Journal, WA)
Social Media Bubble Deflating, Says Report (Louisville
Business First, KY)
GENERAL NEWS
Port of Shelton Grants Lease Reduction for Mason
Area Fair (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Okanogan Fire Blackens 2,000 Acres, Sends Smoke to Wenatchee
& Chelan (Wenatchee World, WA)
Well Organized
Copper Thieves Targeting Tacoma Waterway (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Washington &
Oregon Cities Try to Evade Political Jam to Build a Bridge (NY Times)
In Oregon, The Genetically Modified Wheat Mystery
Deepens (National Public Radio)
DIVERSIONS
Man
with Amnesia Wakes Up in Motel Speaking Only Swedish
First
Tests of '130 MPH' Lawnmower
National
Scrabble Association RIP - Scrabbling Over Scrabble
SONG OF THE DAY
Abba
- Knowing Me, Knowing You
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