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News Digest Word Cloud for November 12, 2013
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington State Supreme Court Will Hear
Challenge to Okanogan PUD Powerline (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)
Congressman Hastings Joins Northwest Lawmakers in
Calling for Bonneville Power Administration Independence (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Gigabit Internet in Portland: It’s Here, If You
Pick Your Spots (Oregonian, Portland)
Federal Money to Boost Solar Installations (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Marbled Murrelets Discovered in Elliott State Forest,
Put Land Sale in Doubt (Oregonian,
Portland)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Washington State Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Okanogan PUD Powerline
- Congressman Hastings Joins Northwest Lawmakers in Calling for Bonneville Power Administration Independence
- Columbia River Treaty: Review of Landmark Deal Could Have Big Implications for County
- Treaty with Canada Costs Pacific Northwest Ratepayers Millions of Dollars
- Hearing on 2014 Grant PUD Rates Tuesday
- November 12 Set for Hearings on Proposed Rates & 2014 Budget
- Benton PUD Holds Public Meetings about Utility Issues
- Clallam County PUD to Build New Facilities
- Op/Ed: Pro & Con: Skykomish River Dam
- Grays Harbor PUD No Longer Accepting Payments at Certain Businesses
- No More Lines: CAP Energy Sign-Ups to Go Online
- Snohomish PUD: Low Income & Senior Energy Assistance Available
- Food Drive Collects 66,000 Pounds of Food for Help Warehouse
- Alaska Village Electric Co-op Buys Private System
- Mason County PUD 3’s 2012 Annual Report Receives Award of Excellence
- Marbled Murrelets Discovered in Elliott State Forest, Put Land Sale in Doubt
- Contrary to What You May Think, Salmon Scatter When They Hit the Ocean
- Woody Debris Airlift Restores Salmon Habitat
- Idaho: Dam Removal on Snake River Tributary - Dutch Flat Dam
- Federal Money to Boost Solar Installations
- SolarWorld Revenue Drops Globally, But Hillsboro Factory Shines
- Need Solar in a Hurry? NRG Energy Launches Preconfigured Canopy
- Montana Wind Farm Tries to Minimize Bird Deaths
- College Researchers Eye Using Dead Trees As Biofuels
- New Wisconsin Power Plant Burns Wood, Sawdust
- United Kingdom: Forests Could Face Threat from Biomass Power ‘Gold Rush’
- As Prices Come Down, LED Bulbs Are Catching On
- Home Depot Will Trade in Your Energy-Wasting Christmas Lights for LEDs
- Seven Ways to Reduce Your Electricity Bill
- BMW Rolls Out Battery-Powered i3, Made with Moses Lake-Produced Carbon Fibers
- The Secret, Dirty Cost of Obama’s Green Power Push
- Gigabit Internet in Portland: It’s Here, If You Pick Your Spots
- FCC App Taps Masses for Mobile Broadband Speed Research
- Radio Interference Measuring Has Changed
- Last Vermont Town to Get Electricity Awaits Broadband Access
- Smartphones Seen Tripling to 5.6 Billion by 2019
- Analysis - Facebook’s Ad Warning Sounds a Note of Caution for Twitter
- Nine Interpersonal Skills to Parlay into Social Media Prowess
- Video: A Social Media Facelift for Atlanta
- New Colorado? Rural Voters Approve Secession Idea
- Washington State Governor Signs $9 Billion Boeing Incentive Bills
- Boeing Machinists Protest Proposed 777X Deal
- Body Parts Found on Nisqually Reservation near Olympia
- Crews Find Cut Cable That Caused San Juan Outages
- Tons of Aid in Philippines, But Not Where Needed
- Mason County Sheriff’s Detective Receives High Award
WORD OF THE DAY
Mete
• \MEET\ • Verb – 1 archaic: measure 2: to give out by measure: dole - usually
used with “out”.
“Your
gruel will be meted out in two ounce portions,” boomed the headmaster to his
cowed students. “Great,” muttered Oswald to his classmates, “not only do we get
to eat the worst breakfast on the planet; we also don’t get enough to nourish
us through the morning.”
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Washington State Supreme Court Will Hear
Challenge to Okanogan PUD Powerline (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)
Congressman Hastings Joins Northwest Lawmakers in
Calling for Bonneville Power Administration Independence (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Columbia River Treaty: Review of Landmark Deal
Could Have Big Implications for County (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
Treaty with Canada Costs Pacific Northwest Ratepayers
Millions of Dollars (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Hearing on 2014 Grant PUD Rates Tuesday (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
November 12 Set for Hearings on Proposed Rates &
2014 Budget (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Benton PUD Holds Public Meetings about Utility Issues
(KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Clallam County PUD to Build New Facilities
(Electric Energy Online)
Op/Ed: Pro & Con: Skykomish River Dam (Everett Herald, WA)
Grays Harbor PUD No Longer Accepting Payments at
Certain Businesses (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
No More Lines: CAP Energy Sign-Ups to Go Online
(Longview Daily News, WA)
Snohomish PUD: Low Income & Senior Energy
Assistance Available (Sky Valley Chronicle, Snohomish, WA)
Food Drive Collects 66,000 Pounds of Food for Help
Warehouse (Longview Daily News, WA)
Alaska Village Electric Co-op Buys Private System
(Electric Co-op Today)
Mason County PUD 3’s 2012 Annual Report Receives
Award of Excellence (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Marbled Murrelets Discovered in Elliott State
Forest, Put Land Sale in Doubt (Oregonian,
Portland)
Contrary to What You May Think, Salmon Scatter
When They Hit the Ocean (Science 2.0)
Woody Debris Airlift Restores Salmon Habitat (The
Daily Astorian, OR)
Idaho: Dam Removal on Snake River Tributary - Dutch
Flat Dam (Bonneville Power Administration)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Federal Money to Boost Solar Installations (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
SolarWorld
Revenue Drops Globally, But Hillsboro Factory Shines (Oregonian, Portland)
Need
Solar in a Hurry? NRG Energy Launches Preconfigured Canopy (Forbes Magazine)
Montana
Wind Farm Tries to Minimize Bird Deaths (Associated
Press)
College
Researchers Eye Using Dead Trees As Biofuels (Associated Press)
New
Wisconsin Power Plant Burns Wood, Sawdust (Associated
Press)
United
Kingdom: Forests Could Face Threat from Biomass Power ‘Gold Rush’ (The
Guardian, UK)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
As Prices Come Down, LED Bulbs Are Catching On (Seattle
Times - Paywall Advisory)
Home Depot Will Trade in Your Energy-Wasting Christmas
Lights for LEDs (Grist Online)
Seven Ways to Reduce Your Electricity Bill (The
Energy Collective)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
BMW
Rolls Out Battery-Powered i3, Made with Moses Lake-Produced Carbon Fibers (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
The
Secret, Dirty Cost of Obama’s Green Power Push (Associated
Press)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Gigabit Internet in Portland: It’s Here, If You
Pick Your Spots (Oregonian, Portland)
FCC App Taps Masses for Mobile Broadband Speed
Research (CNET News)
Radio Interference Measuring Has Changed
(Courthouse News Service)
Last Vermont Town to Get Electricity Awaits
Broadband Access (Burlington Free Press, VT)
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/viewart/20131111/NEWS07/311110010/Last-Vermont-town-get-electricity-waiting-broadband-access
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/viewart/20131111/NEWS07/311110010/Last-Vermont-town-get-electricity-waiting-broadband-access
Smartphones Seen Tripling to 5.6 Billion by 2019 (Associated Press)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Analysis - Facebook’s Ad Warning Sounds a Note of
Caution for Twitter (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/01/net-us-twitter-ipo-facebook-analysis-idUSBRE9A00SF20131101
Nine Interpersonal Skills to Parlay into Social
Media Prowess (U-S News & World Report)
Video: A Social Media Facelift for Atlanta (British
Broadcasting Corporation)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
New Colorado? Rural Voters Approve Secession Idea (Christian
Science Monitor)
GENERAL NEWS
Washington State Governor Signs $9 Billion Boeing
Incentive Bills (Associated Press)
Boeing Machinists Protest Proposed 777X Deal (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Body Parts Found on Nisqually Reservation near Olympia
(Associated Press)
Crews Find Cut Cable That Caused San Juan Outages (KOMO-TV,
Seattle, WA)
Tons of Aid in Philippines, But Not Where Needed (Associated Press)
Mason County Sheriff’s Detective Receives High
Award (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Hooters Party for Middle Schoolers: Corbett Coach
Succeeds in Creating Memorable Season
Man Returns $98,000 He Found in Desk Purchased on
Craigslist
11-12-13
- Bride One of Many Getting Hitched on Lucky Day
Grab
the Vacuum: Ladybugs Overwhelm Parts of U-S Southeast
SONG OF THE DAY
Grass Roots - Let’s Live for Today
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