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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
State Cuts Wires, Social Security, Out of Lifeline
Low-Income Phone Program (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
Port Angeles Claims Smart Meter Company is in Breach of
Contract (Peninsula Daily News, Port
Angeles, WA)
Wind Energy of No Use in the Pacific Northwest (Forbes Magazine)
New Washington State Low-Carbon Fuel Standards Mired in Cost
Debate (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Announces 2013-14 Board
of Directors - Experienced energy efficiency leaders tapped to help guide
regional collaboration (PR NewsWire)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Port Angeles Claims Smart Meter Company is in Breach of Contract
- Op/Ed: Snohomish PUD’s Sunset Falls Dam: Balance Is Possible
- NW Power/Conservation Council Taps Oregon’s Bradbury Chairman, Montana’s Anders Vice-Chair
- British Columbia Won’t Mandate Electric-Powered LNG Plants, Says Energy Minister
- Radioactive Gold Rush: Nuclear Waste Storage is a Booming Business
- New York City: After 30 Years, Con Edison’s Customers Stop Paying Madison Square Garden’s Electric Bills
- Hydroelectric Dams Said Source of Greenhouse Gas Methane
- Germany’s Energy Transition - Sunny, Windy, Costly & Dirty
- Columbia Fish Plan Critiqued as Status Quo
- Rocky Barker: Salmon, Dams Will Head Back to Court
- Blockade to Protect Salmon Begins near Lillooet, B-C
- Washington State House Panel Hears Debate on Modified Salmon
- Electric Co-ops Advise Feds on Bird Listing
- Severe Drought Grows Worse in California
- Wind Energy of No Use in the Pacific Northwest
- American Wind Energy Association’s Top Lobbyist to Step Down
- Pair Scales Giant Wind Turbines for a Living
- Editorial: Cogeneration - Producing Heat & Electricity Together Is an Energy Winner
- Solarize Raleigh to Mimic Portland to Ease Concerns
- Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Announces 2013-14 Board of Directors
- Seattle Energy Benchmarking Finds $90 Million Potential Annual Utility Bill Savings
- Google’s Purchase of Nest Proves Interest in Smart Homes
- Opower CEO Dan Yates, On Saving Power for the People
- Climate Change Could Spawn More Frequent El Niño’s
- Zombie Carbon Trading’s Latest Resurrection
- Could Burying Carbon Dioxide Enhance Energy Production?
- New Washington State Low-Carbon Fuel Standards Mired in Cost Debate
- Five Myths about Green Cars & Gas Mileage
- Why It’s Time for The U-S to Get Serious about Its Broadband Problem
- Two Charts That Show How Crappy U-S Broadband Is
- Editorial: Internet Is a Vital Part of Life, Must Remain Accessible
- 4G to the Rescue from Slow Broadband Upload Speeds
- Hackers Took Sneaky Path into Target Customers’ Wallets
- Target’s Emails Raise Fears among Customers
- Check Out That Selfie: How to Use Social Media in the Classroom
- Small Business Owners Turning to Google Plus
- Commentary: The Twitter Spin Cycle Is on Heavy Load
- The Complete Guide to LinkedIn Etiquette
- The Top 10 Most-Shared Super Bowl Ads of All Time
- State Cuts Wires, Social Security, Out of Lifeline Low-Income Phone Program
- Bill Would Require Training for Officials in Public Records Law
- 107 Mph Winds Recorded in the Gorge
- For Fledgling Pot Industry, Uncertainty Is the Rule
- Op/Ed: Derek Kilmer - It’s Time for an Armistice in the Battle over the Forests
- Super Bowl Story Lines: Seahawks, Broncos Should Provide Great Theater
- Seahawks: 22 Brief Thoughts about That Richard Sherman Interview
- Comet-Chasing Probe Wakes Up, Signals Earth
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Port Angeles Claims Smart Meter Company is in Breach of
Contract (Peninsula Daily News, Port
Angeles, WA)
Op/Ed: Snohomish PUD’s Sunset Falls Dam: Balance Is Possible
(Everett Herald, WA)
NW Power/Conservation Council Taps Oregon’s Bradbury
Chairman, Montana’s Anders Vice-Chair (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
British Columbia Won’t Mandate Electric-Powered LNG Plants,
Says Energy Minister (The Province, Vancouver, BC)
Radioactive Gold Rush: Nuclear Waste Storage is a Booming
Business (Gizmodo)
New York City: After 30 Years, Con Edison’s Customers Stop
Paying Madison Square Garden’s Electric Bills (Forbes Magazine)
Hydroelectric Dams Said Source of Greenhouse Gas Methane
(United Press International)
Germany’s Energy Transition - Sunny, Windy, Costly &
Dirty (The Economist)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Columbia Fish Plan Critiqued as Status Quo (Associated
Press)
Rocky Barker: Salmon, Dams Will Head Back to Court (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
Blockade to Protect Salmon Begins near Lillooet, B-C
(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Washington State House Panel Hears Debate on Modified Salmon
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Electric Co-ops Advise Feds on Bird Listing (Electric Co-op Today)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Severe Drought Grows Worse in California (NY Times)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Wind Energy of No Use in the Pacific Northwest (Forbes Magazine)
American Wind Energy Association’s Top Lobbyist to Step Down
(Governor’s Wind Energy Coalition)
Pair Scales Giant Wind Turbines for a Living (Everett
Herald, WA)
Editorial: Cogeneration - Producing Heat & Electricity
Together Is an Energy Winner (Vancouver Sun, BC)
Solarize Raleigh to Mimic Portland to Ease Concerns (Triangle
Business Journal, NC)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Announces 2013-14 Board
of Directors - Experienced energy efficiency leaders tapped to help guide
regional collaboration (PR NewsWire)
Seattle Energy Benchmarking Finds $90 Million Potential
Annual Utility Bill Savings (The Energy Collective)
Google’s Purchase of Nest Proves Interest in Smart Homes
(Associated Press)
Opower CEO Dan Yates, On Saving Power for the People (San
Jose Mercury News, CA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Climate Change Could Spawn More Frequent El Niño’s (USA
Today)
Zombie Carbon Trading’s Latest Resurrection (Grist Online)
Could Burying Carbon Dioxide Enhance Energy Production? (Mother
Nature Network)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
New Washington State Low-Carbon Fuel Standards Mired in Cost
Debate ((News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Five Myths about Green Cars & Gas Mileage (Christian Science
Monitor)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Why It’s Time for The U-S to Get Serious about Its Broadband
Problem (GigaOM)
Two Charts That Show How Crappy U-S Broadband Is (GigaOM)
Editorial: Internet Is a Vital Part of Life, Must Remain
Accessible (Sacramento Bee, CA)
4G to the Rescue from Slow Broadband Upload Speeds (Tech Republic)
Hackers Took Sneaky Path into Target Customers’ Wallets
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Target’s Emails Raise Fears among Customers - Credit
messages being dismissed as part of scam (Associated Press)
SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING
Check Out That Selfie: How to Use Social Media in the
Classroom - A majority of teachers avoid using social media for fear of
conflicts that could arise (U-S News & World Report)
Small Business Owners Turning to Google Plus - Social layer
allows firms to share their thoughts & content (Associated Press)
Commentary: The Twitter Spin Cycle Is on Heavy Load (USA
Today)
The Complete Guide to LinkedIn Etiquette (Mashable)
The Top 10 Most-Shared Super Bowl Ads of All Time (Mashable)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
State Cuts Wires, Social Security, Out of Lifeline
Low-Income Phone Program (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
Bill Would Require Training for Officials in Public Records
Law (Everett Herald)
GENERAL NEWS
107 Mph Winds Recorded in the Gorge (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
For Fledgling Pot Industry, Uncertainty Is the Rule (Everett
Herald, WA)
Op/Ed: Derek Kilmer - It’s Time for an Armistice in the
Battle over the Forests (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Super Bowl Story Lines: Seahawks, Broncos Should Provide
Great Theater (USA Today)
Seahawks: 22 Brief Thoughts about That Richard Sherman
Interview (Forbes Magazine)
Comet-Chasing Probe Wakes Up, Signals Earth (Associated Press)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER DIVERSIONS
The Smartphone Has Effectively Replaced All the Technology
Offered in This 1991 Radio Shack Ad
Floppy Drives Perform ‘Imperial March’ from ‘Star Wars’
Why Do Birds Fly in a V Formation?
How Handcrafted Ukuleles are Made
SONG OF THE DAY
Zager & Evans - In the Year 2525
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