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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Heavy Weekend Rains Forecast in Western Washington
(Associated Press)
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Heavy-weekend-rains-forecast-in-Western-Washington-4845271.php
Dams
Help the Pacific Northwest Cope with Climate Change (Northwest Public Radio)
Editorial:
Proposed Changes to International Treaty May Have Impact on Local Electricity
Rates (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Op/Ed:
Columbia River Treaty Renewal Chance To Reopen Salmon Passages (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Run-Ins between People, Sea Lions Turn Violent in
Westport (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Port Angeles Utility Bills to Rise? You’ll Get a Chance to Speak Out – Twice
- Alaska: Utilities, State Say $1 Billion Needed for Grid Upgrades
- Puget Sound Energy Discusses New Agate Pass Service Towers at Public Meeting
- Mason County PUD 1 Receives Communication Awards
- Fight over Energy Finds a New Front in a Corner of Idaho
- The Average Price of Electricity, Country by Country
- Power Failure Snarls New York City Commute for Thousands
- Florida’s Electric Utilities Under Fire
- Utilities Dumbstruck By Big Data from Smarter Grid
- Run-Ins between People, Sea Lions Turn Violent in Westport
- Stop Fish Kills, Restore Salmon Run on White River
- Salmon Will Again Enter Mission Creek from Budd Inlet
- Editorial: Proposed Changes to International Treaty May Have Impact on Local Electricity Rates
- Op/Ed: Columbia River Treaty Renewal Chance to Reopen Salmon Passages
- Construction Set to Begin on Final Phase of Chewuch Canal Project
- What Happens If You Add Lots of Wind & Solar Power to the Grid?
- Geothermal Generation Gaining New Customers
- Nonrenewable Renewables?
- Ohio Renewable Energy Standards Rollback Would Harm Economy, Group Says
- Energy Adviser: Energy-Saving Tips for Renters
- Use People’s Competitive Spirit to Get Them to Reduce Energy Use
- Dams Help the Pacific Northwest Cope with Climate Change
- Climate Change Stars Fade, Even If Risks Rise
- Op/Ed: Lower Temp on Climate Change Hype
- Editorial: Google Just One Brick in Columbia River Gorge Foundation
- You Can Google It: The Search Giant Turns 15
- Google Adopts Seven New Tech Hubs in North America
- Twitter Launches Emergency Alerts for Phones
- Former Senate Democratic Campaign Head Allegedly Stole Thousands to Fuel Gambling, Drinking Habit
- Heavy Weekend Rains Forecast in Western Washington
- Weekend Hydrologic Outlook for Mason County
- Are You Ready For Winter? It’s Coming Whether You Like It or Not
- Wild Weather Tied to Unusual Jet Stream Activity
- Living in a Flood Zone? Check Your Insurance. It May Be About to Go Up
- Commissioner Identifies Way to Save Mason County $5 Million
- Darigold Workers Reject Latest Contract Offer, Strike Possible
- Guitar Makers Slow to Respond to Figured Maple Thefts
WORD OF THE DAY
Tergiversation
• \ter-jiv-er-SAY-shun\ • Noun - 1: evasion of straightforward action or
clear-cut statement: equivocation 2: desertion of a cause, position, party, or
faith
“This
is the best money can buy,” the scandal-plagued CEO puffed to his attending
sycophants around the board room table. His outspread arms directed their
attention to the imposing group of public affairs experts ringing the
mahogany-paneled corporate sanctuary. “The tergiversation about our pending stock
issue will be so dense and impenetrable that it will make a black hole look
like child’s play.”
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Port Angeles Utility Bills to Rise? You’ll Get a
Chance to Speak Out – Twice (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Alaska: Utilities, State Say $1 Billion Needed
for Grid Upgrades (Transmission & Distribution World)
Puget Sound Energy Discusses New Agate Pass Service
Towers at Public Meeting (Bainbridge Review, WA)
Mason County PUD 1 Receives Communication Awards
(Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Fight over Energy Finds a New Front in a Corner
of Idaho (NY Times)
The Average Price of Electricity, Country by
Country (The Energy Collective)
Power Failure Snarls New York City Commute for
Thousands - Broken circuit could take two to three weeks to repair (USA Today)
Florida’s Electric Utilities Under Fire - Can
outrage at Duke Energy & nuclear cost recovery affect next year’s
elections? (Creative Loafing, Tampa, FL)
Utilities Dumbstruck By Big Data from Smarter
Grid (Forbes Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Run-Ins between People, Sea Lions Turn Violent in
Westport (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Stop Fish Kills, Restore Salmon Run on White
River - The Army Corps of Engineers’ antiquated dam & trap facilities need
replacing (Seattle Times - Paywall Advisory)
Salmon Will Again Enter Mission Creek from Budd
Inlet (Olympian, WA - Paywall Advisory)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Editorial:
Proposed Changes to International Treaty May Have Impact on Local Electricity Rates
(Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Op/Ed:
Columbia River Treaty Renewal Chance To Reopen Salmon Passages (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Construction
Set to Begin on Final Phase of Chewuch Canal Project (Methow Valley News, Twisp,
WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
What
Happens If You Add Lots of Wind & Solar Power to the Grid? (Washington Post)
Geothermal
Generation Gaining New Customers (The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, CA)
Nonrenewable
Renewables? (The Energy Collective)
Ohio
Renewable Energy Standards Rollback Would Harm Economy, Group Says (Columbus
Business First, OH)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Energy
Adviser: Energy-Saving Tips for Renters (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
Use
People’s Competitive Spirit to Get Them to Reduce Energy Use (Wall Street
Journal)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Dams
Help the Pacific Northwest Cope with Climate Change (Northwest Public Radio)
Climate
Change Stars Fade, Even If Risks Rise (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/26/climate-change-ipcc-leaders-idINDEE98P06P20130926?irpc=932
Op/Ed:
Lower Temp on Climate Change Hype (USA Today)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Editorial: Google Just One Brick in Columbia River
Gorge Foundation (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
You Can Google It: The Search Giant Turns 15 (USA
Today)
Google Adopts Seven New Tech Hubs in North America
(Mashable)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter Launches Emergency Alerts for Phones (Associated
Press)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Former Senate Democratic Campaign Head Allegedly
Stole Thousands to Fuel Gambling, Drinking Habit (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Heavy Weekend Rains Forecast in Western Washington (Associated
Press)
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Heavy-weekend-rains-forecast-in-Western-Washington-4845271.php
Weekend Hydrologic Outlook for Mason County
(National Weather Service, Seattle, WA)
Are You Ready For Winter? It’s Coming Whether You
Like It or Not (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Wild Weather Tied to Unusual Jet Stream Activity (National Public Radio)
Living in a Flood Zone? Check Your Insurance. It
May Be About to Go Up (Christian Science Monitor)
Commissioner Identifies Way to Save Mason County $5
Million (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Darigold Workers Reject Latest Contract Offer,
Strike Possible (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Guitar Makers Slow to Respond to Figured Maple
Thefts (Northwest Public Radio)
DIVERSIONS
Average
Washington Pot User Consumes 123 Joints per Year
Passerby
Captures Lion Roaming Streets of Kuwait
Wild
Pigs Menace Suburban Atlanta
British
Government Tax Adviser Quits After Giving Avoidance Tips
SONG OF THE DAY
Moody Blues – Steppin’ in a Slide Zone
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