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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Editorial:
Oregon & the Pacific Northwest Need a Working BPA That's Run from Here (Oregonian,
Portland, OR)
PUD Fiber-Optics to Expand Internet Access around
Okanogan County (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)
http://methowvalleynews.com/2013/08/07/fiber-optics-to-expand-internet-access-around-okanogan-county/
http://methowvalleynews.com/2013/08/07/fiber-optics-to-expand-internet-access-around-okanogan-county/
Chelan PUD $10 Million Ahead of Budget (Wenatchee World, WA)
Avista Reports Second-Quarter Earnings Growth
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Klamath
Tribal Members Will Not Receive Relief from Drought Program (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
http://www.opb.org/news/article/klamath-tribal-members-will-not-receive-relief-from-drought-program/
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Editorial: Oregon & the Pacific Northwest Need a Working BPA That's Run from Here
- Bonneville Power Administration - Fish & Wildlife Service: Spotlight Shines on Bosses Who Are Accused of Retaliation
- Chelan PUD $10 Million Ahead of Budget
- Green, On-Demand Attributes of Hydropower Starting to Pay Off for Chelan PUD
- Avista Reports Second-Quarter Earnings Growth
- Planned Utility Hike Still on Track
- Garbage Truck Wipes Out Power Lines in Tacoma
- Dye Test Thursday Will Track Seepage at Grand Coulee Dam
- Oregon Pays Ex-Energy Department Director $1 Million to Settle Cases
- Energy Regulator Visiting Kansas Sees Big Role for States
- Alberta Power Prices Marching Higher
- Union River Summer Chum Run
- Op/Ed: Salmon Management Bill Will Help Columbia River Anglers, Businesses, Towns
- Klamath Tribal Members Will Not Receive Relief from Drought Program
- Water from a Trinity Reservoir Will Be Released into the Klamath River
- States Debate Large-Scale Hydro Power and Renewable Portfolio Standards
- Wind Power: Obama in Center of Fight over Bald Eagle Deaths
- Paint it Black – Novel Wind Turbine Scheme to Curb Bird Strike
- Editorial: Could Cow Poop Be Used for Fuel?
- City of Shelton’s Energy & Dollar Savings
- What Does It Mean for Energy Efficiency to be a Resource in Texas?
- Climate Change Woes Already Widespread in California, Study Says
- Report: Arctic May Be Ice Free by 2054
- PUD Fiber-Optics to Expand Internet Access around Okanogan County
- Port Angeles Mulls Options in Potential Sale of Internet Service Provider
- Wide Price Gap Seen in Bids for Idaho Schools’ Wi-Fi Contract
- T-Mobile US Reports Largest Customer Growth in Four Years
- Mad at a Verizon Worker? Don’t Lock Him in an Airless Underground Vault
- A $200,000 Public Records Bill? Longshore Union Cries Foul
- Helicopters Rescue Two Injured Hikers from Ravine in Olympic National Park
- Court of Appeals Upholds Clallam County Embezzlement Convictions
- Port of Shelton Cleans Up John’s Prairie
- Powerball Official: Three Winners for $448 Million Jackpot
- Memories on Hood Canal - A Visit to Twanoh State Park
WORD OF THE DAY
Orgulous
• \ORG-yuh-luss\ • Adjective - Proud, haughty
Orgulous
rainbows
Beauty
taunts morose people
Colors
taking charge
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Editorial:
Oregon & the Pacific Northwest Need a Working BPA That's Run from Here (Oregonian,
Portland, OR)
Bonneville Power Administration - Fish & Wildlife
Service: Spotlight Shines on Bosses Who Are Accused of Retaliation (Washington Post)
Chelan PUD $10 Million Ahead of Budget (Wenatchee World, WA)
Green, On-Demand Attributes of Hydropower
Starting to Pay Off for Chelan PUD (Wenatchee
World, WA)
Avista Reports Second-Quarter Earnings Growth (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
Planned Utility Hike Still on Track (St Helens
Chronicle, OR)
Garbage Truck Wipes Out Power Lines in Tacoma (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Dye Test Thursday Will Track Seepage at Grand
Coulee Dam (Wenatchee World, WA)
Oregon Pays Ex-Energy Department Director $1 Million
to Settle Cases (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Energy Regulator Visiting Kansas Sees Big Role for
States (Associated Press)
Alberta Power Prices Marching Higher - Consumers
urged to lock into contracts to avoid worst of hike (Calgary Herald, Alberta)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Union River Summer Chum Run (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
Op/Ed: Salmon Management Bill Will Help Columbia
River Anglers, Businesses, Towns (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Klamath
Tribal Members Will Not Receive Relief from Drought Program (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
http://www.opb.org/news/article/klamath-tribal-members-will-not-receive-relief-from-drought-program/
Water
from a Trinity Reservoir Will Be Released into the Klamath River (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
States
Debate Large-Scale Hydro Power and Renewable Portfolio Standards (Congress.Org)
Wind
Power: Obama in Center of Fight over Bald Eagle Deaths (The Hill)
Paint
it Black – Novel Wind Turbine Scheme to Curb Bird Strike (Renewable Energy
World)
Editorial:
Could Cow Poop Be Used for Fuel? (Tillamook Headlight Herald, OR)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
City
of Shelton’s Energy & Dollar Savings (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
What
Does It Mean for Energy Efficiency to be a Resource in Texas? (Forbes Magazine)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Climate
Change Woes Already Widespread in California, Study Says (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Report:
Arctic May Be Ice Free by 2054 (U-S News & World Report)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
PUD Fiber-Optics to Expand Internet Access around Okanogan
County (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)
http://methowvalleynews.com/2013/08/07/fiber-optics-to-expand-internet-access-around-okanogan-county/
http://methowvalleynews.com/2013/08/07/fiber-optics-to-expand-internet-access-around-okanogan-county/
Port Angeles Mulls Options in Potential Sale of Internet
Service Provider (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Wide Price Gap Seen in Bids for Idaho Schools’ Wi-Fi
Contract (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
T-Mobile US Reports Largest Customer Growth in Four
Years (NY Times)
Mad at a Verizon Worker? Don’t Lock Him in an
Airless Underground Vault (Consumerist)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
A $200,000 Public Records Bill? Longshore Union
Cries Foul (Portland Business Journal, OR)
GENERAL NEWS
Helicopters Rescue Two Injured Hikers from Ravine in
Olympic National Park (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Court
of Appeals Upholds Clallam County Embezzlement Convictions (Peninsula Daily
News, Port Angeles, WA)
Port of Shelton Cleans Up John’s Prairie (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
Powerball Official: Three Winners for $448 Million
Jackpot (Associated Press)
Memories on Hood Canal - A Visit to Twanoh State
Park (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Police:
Photos Found on Stolen Camera Help ID Owners
Los
Angeles Bar Has Water Sommelier, Water Tasting Menu & Bottles of $40 Water
Man
Arrested after Calling 911 to Report Wrong McDonald’s Order
Man
Saves Dog from Sinking Ship . . . Then Goes Back for Wife
SONG OF THE DAY
Fontella
Bass - Rescue Me
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