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News Digest Word Cloud for July 19, 2013
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
U-S House Oversight Committee to Investigate
Bonneville Power Administration Hiring Problems & Retaliation against
Whistleblowers (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
Oregon Congressman DeFazio Wins Top Democratic
Position on House Natural Resources Committee (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
British Columbia Smart Meter Holdouts Have Other
Options But at a Cost (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Effort
Underway to Form Portland Public Utility District (KXL Radio, Portland, OR)
Oyster House in Ashes - Raging Fire Destroys
Landmark Olympia Seafood Restaurant (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- U-S House Oversight Committee to Investigate Bonneville Power Administration Hiring Problems & Retaliation against Whistleblowers
- British Columbia Smart Meter Holdouts Have Other Options But at a Cost
- Fallout over California Nuclear Energy Debacle Underway
- California Keeps Its Energy Cool in Summer Scorcher
- Seattle Engineering Students Win Awards for Seattle City Light Projects
- Editorial – Columbia River; Just the Way it Flows
- New England poised for energy-use record
- Massachusetts - Seawater Temps Too High for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant Cooling
- NRC Cites Tennessee Valley Authority Again at Nation’s Worst-Rated Nuclear Plant
- Southern Company Challenged on Nuclear Plant Costs
- Colorado - Boulder Staff Urges City to Create Utility
- Xcel Energy Criticizes Boulder’s Ability to Provide Efficient, Cheap Power
- Congratulations, Utilities! Customer Satisfaction is Way In in the U-S
- Who Decides How Your Power is Generated, Priced & Delivered?
- Oregon Congressman DeFazio Wins Top Democratic Position on House Natural Resources Committee
- ‘Blackfish’ Centers on the Dangers of Orcas in Captivity
- Effort Underway to Form Portland Public Utility District
- U-S Senate Confirms Gina McCarthy as EPA Administrator
- Snohomish County Septic Firm Fined for Dumping Waste
- Washington State Legislature Extends Renewable Energy Tax Benefits
- China’s Feud with West on Solar Leads to Tax
- Americans Continue to Use More Renewable Energy Sources
- Is Renewable Energy Just ‘Hamburger Helper’?
- Renewable Energy in Spain: The Cost Del Sol - Sustainable Energy Meets Unsustainable Costs
- Britain to Limit Funding for New Power-Only Biomass Plants
- NEEA Continues to Deliver Lasting Market Change to the Northwest
- Are Geothermal Heat Pumps Ready for the Mainstream?
- Energy Efficiency Could Be Lifeline for Aging Paper Mills
- Pacific Northwest Key in Fight against Climate Change, Environmentalist Says
- Washington State Governor’s Climate Change Workgroup Selects National & International Programs to be Studied
- Carbon Tax Gaining Popularity, But Not With Lawmakers
- Disbelief on Farm in Climate Change
- Wretched Week for a Typical Trio of Climate Contrarians
- Oregon - St. Helens Couple Goes Off the Grid in Eco Dome
- Cover Your Eyes: NASA, ESA Set to Bring Broadband Speeds to Space Using Lasers
- Microsoft Stock Slides As Company Books $900 Million Loss on Surface Tablet
- Rural Areas Feel “Government Disconnect”
- U-S Interior Secretary Jewell Dives into Pressing Issues
- Long-Suffering Detroit Finally Turns to Bankruptcy
- GOP Says Washington State Congresswoman Is in Trouble - In Illinois
- Oyster House in Ashes - Raging Fire Destroys Landmark Olympia Seafood Restaurant
- Montana - Evacuation Zone Widens near Superior Fire
- Lightning Strikes Injure Ten in Colorado, Three in Montana
- Drought Conditions Expand Across Inland Pacific Northwest
- Heat Wave Spreads across U-S. When Will It End?
- Cute Little Voter Stickers Go the Way of the Dodo
- Beneath Soothing Lavender, A Tiff in Sequim
WORD OF THE DAY
Umbrage
• \um-BRIDGE\ • Noun - 1: shade, shadow 2 a: vague suggestion: hint b: a reason
for doubt 3: a feeling of resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
“A
slight of the first order,” sniffed the designer to her fresh-faced digital
design assistant. “When I say an RGB of 152-0-46, I mean it. NOT this dreck of
151-0-46.” The umbrage felt by the rookie designer was slightly eased by the
fact that her boss was wearing a clashing yellow shirt with an ugly, bright
PURPLE tie.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
U-S House Oversight Committee to Investigate Bonneville
Power Administration Hiring Problems & Retaliation against Whistleblowers (Oregonian,
Portland, OR)
British Columbia Smart Meter Holdouts Have Other
Options But at a Cost (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Fallout over California Nuclear Energy Debacle
Underway (Forbes Magazine)
California Keeps Its Energy Cool in Summer
Scorcher (National Geographic Magazine)
Seattle Engineering Students Win Awards for Seattle
City Light Projects (American Public Power Association)
Editorial – Columbia River; Just the Way it Flows
(Grand Coulee Star, WA)
New England poised for energy-use record (New
Hampshire Union-Leader)
Massachusetts - Seawater Temps Too High for Pilgrim
Nuclear Power Plant Cooling (Cape Cod Online, MA)
NRC Cites Tennessee Valley Authority Again at
Nation’s Worst-Rated Nuclear Plant (Chattanooga Times-Free Press, TN)
Southern Company Challenged on Nuclear Plant
Costs (Associated Press)
Colorado - Boulder Staff Urges City to Create
Utility (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Xcel
Energy Criticizes Boulder’s Ability to Provide Efficient, Cheap Power
(Huffington Post)
Congratulations, Utilities! Customer Satisfaction
is Way In in the U-S (Renew Grid)
Who Decides How Your Power is Generated, Priced &
Delivered? (Breaking Energy)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Oregon Congressman DeFazio Wins Top Democratic
Position on House Natural Resources Committee (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
‘Blackfish’ Centers on the Dangers of Orcas in
Captivity (Christian Science Monitor)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Effort
Underway to Form Portland Public Utility District (KXL Radio, Portland, OR)
U-S Senate Confirms Gina McCarthy as EPA
Administrator (Washington Post)
Snohomish
County Septic Firm Fined for Dumping Waste (Everett
Herald, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Washington
State Legislature Extends Renewable Energy Tax Benefits (Seattle Post
Intelligencer)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/2013/07/17/state-legislature-extends-renewable-energy-tax-benefits/
China’s
Feud with West on Solar Leads to Tax (NY Times)
Americans
Continue to Use More Renewable Energy Sources (Phys.Org)
Is
Renewable Energy Just ‘Hamburger Helper’? (Forbes Magazine)
Renewable
Energy in Spain: The Cost Del Sol - Sustainable Energy Meets Unsustainable
Costs (The Economist Magazine)
Britain
to Limit Funding for New Power-Only Biomass Plants (Reuters)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
NEEA
Continues to Deliver Lasting Market Change to the Northwest (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Are
Geothermal Heat Pumps Ready for the Mainstream? (Renewable Energy World)
Energy
Efficiency Could Be Lifeline for Aging Paper Mills (Midwest Energy News)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Pacific
Northwest Key in Fight against Climate Change, Environmentalist Says (Longview Daily News, WA)
Washington
State Governor’s Climate Change Workgroup Selects National & International
Programs to be Studied (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
Carbon
Tax Gaining Popularity, But Not With Lawmakers (National
Public Radio)
Disbelief
on Farm in Climate Change (Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, IN)
Wretched
Week for a Typical Trio of Climate Contrarians (The Guardian, UK)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Oregon
- St. Helens Couple Goes Off the Grid in Eco Dome (KGW TV, Portland, OR)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Cover Your Eyes: NASA, ESA Set to Bring Broadband
Speeds to Space Using Lasers (Engadget)
Microsoft Stock Slides As Company Books $900
Million Loss on Surface Tablet (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Rural Areas Feel “Government Disconnect” (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
U-S Interior Secretary Jewell Dives into Pressing
Issues (Seattle Times - Paywall Advisory)
Long-Suffering Detroit Finally Turns to Bankruptcy (Associated
Press)
GOP Says Washington State Congresswoman Is in Trouble
- In Illinois (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
GENERAL NEWS
Oyster House in Ashes - Raging Fire Destroys
Landmark Olympia Seafood Restaurant (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Montana - Evacuation Zone Widens near Superior Fire
(Associated Press)
Lightning Strikes Injure Ten in Colorado, Three in
Montana (Associated Press)
Drought Conditions Expand Across Inland Pacific Northwest
(Northwest Public Radio)
Heat Wave Spreads across U-S. When Will It End? (Christian
Science Monitor)
Cute Little Voter Stickers Go the Way of the Dodo (News
Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Beneath Soothing Lavender, A Tiff in Sequim (Seattle
Times - Paywall Advisory)
DIVERSIONS
Rules
of English Spelling - Revealed!
Could
Snail Slime be France’s Next Miracle Beauty Cure?
Colorado
Town to Consider Drone Hunting License, Bounty
Noises
in Tourist’s Head Were from Flesh-Eating Maggots (this story is NOT for the faint
of heart!)
SONG OF THE DAY
Ella
Fitzgerald - Summertime
Norah
Jones - Summertime
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