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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Bonneville Power Administration CEO Bill Drummond
Resigns - Customers, Wyden Lobby for Elliot Mainzer as Replacement (Oregonian,
Portland)
Special Weather Statement for Western Washington
(National Weather Service, Seattle)
Western Washington: Heavy Wind, Rain to Accompany
Weekend Storm (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Hats off to Public Utility Districts - The Fastest
& Slowest Internet Speeds in America (Washington Post)
Energy-Storage
System to Move to Richland (Tri-City Herald, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Bonneville Power Administration CEO Bill Drummond Resigns - Customers, Wyden Lobby for Elliot Mainzer as Replacement
- Lewis County PUD Proposes Rate Increase
- Oregon’s Electricity by the Numbers – A Guide for the Power Curious
- As Winter Takes Hold, Plunging Temperatures Test Utilities
- Polar Vortex: How Will It Affect Your Utility Bill?
- Hoover Dam Is a Super-Gadget That Keeps the Lights in Vegas Burning
- Alcoa Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to Bahrain Bribery
- Nile River Dispute Hinders Hydropower Development
- No Consensus on Columbia Spring Chinook Sharing
- EPA Moves to Cut Wood Stove Emissions
- Energy-Storage System to Move to Richland
- Video: The Cleantech Crash
- 60 Minutes Hit Job on Clean Energy Ignores the Facts
- Birds, Blades, and the Brutal Business of Clean Energy
- Smart Bulbs Light the Way for Internet of Things
- 100,000 Dead Bats Fall from the Australian Sky
- From Promising Biofuels Pitch to Federal Custody
- Solar Energy to Power Iconic Vegas Welcome Sign
- Strap This Wind Turbine to Your Electric Car & You Can Drive Forever
- Hats off to Public Utility Districts - The Fastest & Slowest Internet Speeds in America
- FCC: 70% of Broadband Lines Now 3 Mbps or Faster
- The UTOPIA Network Offers a Glimpse into the Future of Broadband Infrastructure
- Gigabit Squared Co-Founder Stepping Down after Botched Broadband Deal in Seattle
- Twitter Founder Unveils Search App Tied to Photos
- Transportation Funding Will Keep State Lawmakers Busy
- Washington Senator Proposes End to Pensions for Elected Officials
- Western Washington: Heavy Wind, Rain to Accompany Weekend Storm
- Heavy Rain Saturday Could Ease By Seahawks’ Kickoff
- Special Weather Statement for Western Washington
- Insulation Fire at Olympic Panel in Shelton
- Boeing Machinists Get $10,000 Bonus This Month
- Governor Bentley: Boeing Used Alabama ‘To Some Extent’
- Northern Lights May Be Visible Tomorrow
- Seismologists to Monitor Seahawks Game for Repeat of Beast Quake
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Bonneville Power Administration CEO Bill Drummond
Resigns - Customers, Wyden Lobby for Elliot Mainzer as Replacement (Oregonian,
Portland)
Lewis County PUD Proposes Rate Increase (KELA
Radio, Centralia, WA)
Oregon’s Electricity by the Numbers – A Guide for
the Power Curious (Willamette Live)
As Winter Takes Hold, Plunging Temperatures Test
Utilities (NY Times)
Polar Vortex: How Will It Affect Your Utility
Bill? (Christian Science Monitor)
Hoover Dam Is a Super-Gadget That Keeps the
Lights in Vegas Burning (Gizmodo)
Alcoa Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to Bahrain Bribery
(Washington Post)
Nile River Dispute Hinders Hydropower Development
(Renewable Energy World)
FISH & WILDLIFE
No Consensus on Columbia Spring Chinook Sharing (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
EPA
Moves to Cut Wood Stove Emissions - Central Oregon stove sellers, DEQ say
upgrade is needed (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Energy-Storage
System to Move to Richland (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Video:
The Cleantech Crash (CBS News, 60 Minutes)
60
Minutes Hit Job on Clean Energy Ignores the Facts (The Energy Collective)
Birds,
Blades, and the Brutal Business of Clean Energy (Quest)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Smart
Bulbs Light the Way for Internet of Things (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
100,000
Dead Bats Fall from the Australian Sky (Orange)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
From
Promising Biofuels Pitch to Federal Custody (Associated
Press)
Solar
Energy to Power Iconic Vegas Welcome Sign (Associated
Press)
Strap
This Wind Turbine to Your Electric Car & You Can Drive Forever (Gizmodo)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Hats off to Public Utility Districts - The Fastest
& Slowest Internet Speeds in America (Washington Post)
FCC: 70% of Broadband Lines Now 3 Mbps or Faster (Broadband
Reports)
The UTOPIA Network Offers a Glimpse into the Future
of Broadband Infrastructure (StateTech)
Gigabit Squared Co-Founder Stepping Down after
Botched Broadband Deal in Seattle (GeekWire)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter Founder Unveils Search App Tied to Photos (Associated Press)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Transportation Funding Will Keep State Lawmakers
Busy (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Washington Senator Proposes End to Pensions for
Elected Officials (Northwest Public Radio)
GENERAL NEWS
Western Washington: Heavy Wind, Rain to Accompany
Weekend Storm (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Heavy Rain Saturday Could Ease By Seahawks’ Kickoff
(Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Special Weather Statement for Western Washington
(National Weather Service, Seattle)
Insulation Fire at Olympic Panel in Shelton (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
Boeing Machinists Get $10,000 Bonus This Month (KOMO-TV,
Seattle, WA)
Governor Bentley: Boeing Used Alabama ‘To Some
Extent’ (Associated Press)
Northern Lights May Be Visible Tomorrow (Associated Press)
Seismologists to Monitor Seahawks Game for Repeat of
Beast Quake (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Marshawn
Lynch Wins Appeal for $50,000 Fine
U-S
Senate Women Bet Beer & Oysters on Seahawks vs Saints (WA oyster bet is
sourced to Taylor Shellfish, based in Shelton)
Slowly
I Turned, Step…By…Step - Frozen Niagara Falls: ‘Polar Vortex’ Brings Freeze to
Falls
Three Stooges - Slowly I Turn
At Least 50 Scalded by Boiling-To-Frozen Water
Trick
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-boiling-snow-20140107,0,6070776.story#axzz2purZGHsR
SONG OF THE DAY
George
Frederic Handel - Water Music
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