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News Digest Word Cloud for February 10, 2014
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Oregon Utility Crews Work to Restore Power in
Storm (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
Snohomish PUD Dam Proposal Runs into Opposition
over Costs, Fish (Everett Herald, WA)
Beginning of the End for Colstrip? Washington UTC
Rejects Puget Sound Energy’s Analysis of Coal Plant Economics (GTH Energy &
Natural Resources Law Blog)
Low on Natural Gas, California Told to Power Down
(Associated Press)
Lawmakers
Move toward Compromise to Protect Oregon’s Renewable Energy Mandates
(Oregonian, Portland)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Oregon Utility Crews Work to Restore Power in Storm
- Snohomish PUD Dam Proposal Runs into Opposition over Costs, Fish
- Beginning of the End for Colstrip? Washington UTC Rejects Puget Sound Energy’s Analysis of Coal Plant Economics
- Low on Natural Gas, California Told to Power Down
- How Can a Nation Awash in Natural Gas Have Shortages? And What to Do About It
- Idaho: Bureau of Land Management Cuts Flows below Palisades Reservoir
- California: Giant New Floodgates Soon to Arrive at Folsom Dam
- APPA, NRECA Oppose Proposal to Make Power Marketing Administrations & Tennessee Valley Authority Test Cases for Clean Energy
- Nuclear Waste Solution Seen in Desert Salt Beds
- Motives of San Diego Gas & Electric Transmission Project Questioned
- Editorial: Farewell to Ferron, Hello to Picker at California Utilities Commission
- Feds to Evict Salmon-Munching Birds from Columbia River
- Forecasters Expect Huge 2014 Coho Return to Columbia River, Almost a Million Fish Pre-Fisheries
- 40 Years after Boldt, the Fight Goes On Over Fewer & Fewer Fish
- Op/Ed: Salmon Enhancement Helps Restore Our Economy
- Despite Chinese Ban, Washington State Geoducks Going to Asia
- Texans Answer Call to Save Water, Only to Face Higher Rates
- Lawmakers Move toward Compromise to Protect Oregon’s Renewable Energy Mandates
- Sequim Expects Savings from Use of LED Street Lights
- Researchers: Strong Pacific Winds Slowing Global Warming – for Now
- Secretary Jewell Highlights Pacific Northwest Climate Impacts, But Dodges Questions about Coal Leasing
- Updates Proposed for Wood Heater Standards
- Want to Sustain Utilities? Decouple Profits from Revenues, Assign Costs Where They Belong & Enable Customers to Make Smarter Energy Choices
- This Abandoned Nazi Bunker Just Reopened as a Clean Energy Plant
- Olympia Neighborhoods Sought for Cell Towers
- Idaho Tax Committee Gives Initial Nod to Rural Broadband Bill
- Industry & Congress Await the FCC Chairman’s Next Moves on Internet Rules
- Vermont: Got Broadband? State Says You Do Even If It’s From a Cell Signal
- What I Missed in the Google Vs. Amazon Cloud Debate - Fiber!
- Poor Taste Department: Valentino Apologizes for Amy Adams Bag-Gate
- Ashley Wagner’s Angry Face Inspires Olympics Meme
- U-S Senator Patty Murray to Seek Fifth Term
- Snow Will Be Replaced By Rain & Wind This Week in Seattle
- Microsoft Should Move to San Francisco, Says Forbes
- Washington State Senate Committee OK with Study of Hemp Industry
WORD OF THE DAY
Parvenu
• \PARR-vuh-noo\ • Noun - One who has recently or suddenly risen to an
unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige,
dignity, or manner associated with it.
The
manner in which we rise in prestige and power is relative. The new CEO may
revel in their newfound position for a few weeks, and then settle into
executive disassociation from the daily activities of lesser minions. Compare
that to the person to whom has the authority to assign choice parking spots in
the corporate garage. This position is bound to deliver to the newly minted parvenu
the innate feeling of superiority over even those above their station. “You want
a spot near the elevator? What’s it worth to you.” Silly rabbit: martinet is
your title…hubris is your future.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Oregon Utility Crews Work to Restore Power in
Storm (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
Snohomish PUD Dam Proposal Runs into Opposition over
Costs, Fish (Everett Herald, WA)
Beginning of the End for Colstrip? Washington UTC
Rejects Puget Sound Energy’s Analysis of Coal Plant Economics (GTH Energy &
Natural Resources Law Blog)
Low on Natural Gas, California Told to Power Down
(Associated Press)
How Can a Nation Awash in Natural Gas Have Shortages?
And What to Do About It (Forbes Magazine)
Idaho: Bureau of Land Management Cuts Flows below
Palisades Reservoir (Capital Press)
California:
Giant New Floodgates Soon to Arrive at Folsom Dam (Sacramento Bee, CA)
APPA, NRECA Oppose Proposal to Make Power
Marketing Administrations & Tennessee Valley Authority Test Cases for Clean
Energy (American Public Power Association)
Nuclear Waste Solution Seen in Desert Salt Beds (NY Times)
Motives of San Diego Gas & Electric
Transmission Project Questioned - More than 1,800 poles in or near the
Cleveland National Forest would be replaced (San Diego Union-Tribunte, CA)
Editorial: Farewell to Ferron, Hello to Picker at
California Utilities Commission (Sacramento Bee,
CA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Feds to Evict Salmon-Munching Birds from Columbia
River (Associated Press)
Forecasters Expect Huge 2014 Coho Return to
Columbia River, Almost a Million Fish Pre-Fisheries (Colubmia Basin Bulletin)
40 Years after Boldt, the Fight Goes On Over
Fewer & Fewer Fish (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Op/Ed: Salmon Enhancement Helps Restore Our
Economy (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
Despite Chinese Ban, Washington State Geoducks
Going to Asia (Associated Press)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Texans
Answer Call to Save Water, Only to Face Higher Rates (NY Times)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Lawmakers
Move toward Compromise to Protect Oregon’s Renewable Energy Mandates (Oregonian,
Portland)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Sequim
Expects Savings from Use of LED Street Lights (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Researchers:
Strong Pacific Winds Slowing Global Warming – for Now (U-S News & World
Report)
Secretary
Jewell Highlights Pacific Northwest Climate Impacts, But Dodges Questions about
Coal Leasing (Grist Online)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Updates Proposed for Wood Heater Standards (Courthouse News Service)
Want
to Sustain Utilities? Decouple Profits from Revenues, Assign Costs Where They Belong
& Enable Customers to Make Smarter Energy Choices (The Energy Collective)
This Abandoned Nazi Bunker Just Reopened as a Clean
Energy Plant (Gizmodo)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Olympia Neighborhoods Sought for Cell Towers (Olympian
- Paywall Advisory)
Idaho Tax Committee Gives Initial Nod to Rural
Broadband Bill (Bonner County Bee, Sandpoint, ID)
Industry & Congress Await the FCC Chairman’s
Next Moves on Internet Rules (NY Times)
Vermont: Got Broadband? State Says You Do Even If
It’s From a Cell Signal (Vermont Public Radio)
What I Missed in the Google Vs. Amazon Cloud Debate
- Fiber! (GigaOM)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Poor Taste Department: Valentino Apologizes for Amy
Adams Bag-Gate (Associated Press)
Ashley Wagner’s Angry Face Inspires Olympics Meme
(Mashable)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
U-S Senator Patty Murray to Seek Fifth Term (KING-TV,
Seattle, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Snow Will Be Replaced By Rain & Wind This Week in
Seattle (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Microsoft Should Move to San Francisco, Says Forbes
(Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Washington State Senate Committee OK with Study of
Hemp Industry - State bill receives no organized opposition (Associated Press)
DIVERSIONS
The
Beatles: 50 Years after ‘Ed Sullivan,’ They’re Everywhere, in Everything
A
History of the Beatles in 50 Photographs
Perspective
Theater: Curiosity Rover’s First Photo of Earth from Mars
The
Real-Life Monument Men: How American Scholars Went to War for Art
SONG OF THE DAY
The
Beatles - A Day in the Life
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