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News Digest Word Cloud for February 27, 2014
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Bonneville Power Administration: Mainzer Firms Up
BPA Front Office with Appointment of Delwiche & Andrews (Bonneville Power
Administration)
Yakima
Basin Snowpack Now Just Above Average (Yakima
Herald-Republic, WA)
Spokane
Trash Burner Power Bill Dies in Washington State Legislature (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Oregon
Energy Department Allows Transfer of $10 Million Tax Credit for Solar Project –
Again (Oregonian, Portland)
Another Scam is Targeting Lewis County PUD
Customers (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Bonneville Power Administration: Mainzer Firms Up BPA Front Office with Appointment of Delwiche & Andrews
- Another Scam is Targeting Lewis County PUD Customers
- Consumer Alert — ‘Phony Utility Bill’ Email Scam Heating Up in Washington State
- Cowlitz PUD Expands Online Billing System
- IDACORP, Inc. Announces Year-End & Fourth Quarter 2013 Results, Initiates 2014 Earnings Guidance
- Michigan: Consumers Energy-Funded Group Running Ads against Electric Choice/Deregulation
- Illinois: ComEd Customers Refusing Smart Meter Will Be Charged $21.53 a Month
- Natural Gas Prices Break $6.00 per MMBtu to Reach a Five-Year High
- Living Smart: Electrical System
- Columbia Basin’s Chinook Boom: Could Wild Salmon Be Fair Game?
- Scientists Solve Mystery of Chile’s Massive Whale Graveyard
- Yakima Basin Snowpack Now Just Above Average
- California’s Drought is Extreme; But the Government is Making It Worse
- Fertilizer Limits Sought Near Lake Erie to Fight Spread of Algae
- How Much Energy are We Flushing Down the Drain?
- Oregon Energy Department Allows Transfer of $10 Million Tax Credit for Solar Project – Again
- Spokane Trash Burner Power Bill Dies in Washington State Legislature
- Utility Interests Push for Protectionism in State of Washington
- Massachusetts Legislation Raises Question: What Is Clean Energy?
- Energy Dept.: Non-Hydro Renewables Are on a Roll
- Massachusetts: Cape Wind Project Gets Major Boost with $600 Million Loan from Danish Agency
- Offshore Wind Farms Could Knock Down Hurricanes
- What If Money DID Grow on Trees? Powerful Advice – Energy Insights from Mason PUD 3
- Op/Ed: California Carbon Tax Proposal Shines Light on Climate Change Policies
- Op/Ed: The Unscientific Consensus
- Editorial: Climate Science, Inescapable Truths
- Tesla Unveils $5 Billion Plan for Massive ‘Gigafactory’ to Manufacture Batteries
- Harsh Winter Brings Shortage of Pellet Fuel for Pellet Stoves
- Op/Ed: Why Super-Fast Internet Is Coming Super Slowly
- Target CEO Promises “Eye-Popping Irresistible Deals” after Profits Destroyed by Data Breach
- Washington Legislature on Collision Course over Tax Breaks
- Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill on Refusal of Service to Gays
- More Snow Possible This Weekend - Early Summer Forecast Looking Warm & Dry
- Special Weather Statement for Possible Lowland Snow in Puget Sound Region
- Victims’ Relatives Criticize Inslee’s Death Penalty Moratorium
- Lawsuit: Washington State Patrol Breaks the Law When Hiring Veterans
- Warehouses to Open Across State for Marijuana Businesses to Share Space
- States Push Public Lands for Designation as Monuments – Includes Sites in Oregon & Idaho
WORD OF THE DAY
Solatium
• \so-LAY-shee-yum\ • Noun - A compensation (as money) given as solace for
suffering, loss, or injured feelings.
“We’re
sorry for your loss,” grinned the golden-toothed attorney to the bereaved
energy trader. “Here’s your settlement for your poor decision making.” The solatium
included a box of out-dated Snickers bars and a ten million dollar check.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Bonneville Power Administration: Mainzer Firms Up
BPA Front Office with Appointment of Delwiche & Andrews (Bonneville Power
Administration)
Another Scam is Targeting Lewis County PUD
Customers (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
Consumer Alert — ‘Phony Utility Bill’ Email Scam
Heating Up in Washington State (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Cowlitz PUD Expands Online Billing System (Longview
Daily News, WA)
IDACORP, Inc. Announces Year-End & Fourth
Quarter 2013 Results, Initiates 2014 Earnings Guidance (Electric Energy Online)
Michigan: Consumers Energy-Funded Group Running
Ads against Electric Choice/Deregulation (MLive Media Group, Lansing, MI)
Illinois: ComEd Customers Refusing Smart Meter
Will Be Charged $21.53 a Month (Chicago Tribune, IL)
Natural Gas Prices Break $6.00 per MMBtu to Reach
a Five-Year High (Market Realist)
Living Smart: Electrical System (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Columbia Basin’s Chinook Boom: Could Wild Salmon
Be Fair Game? (Bend Bulletin, OR)
Scientists Solve Mystery of Chile’s Massive Whale
Graveyard (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Yakima
Basin Snowpack Now Just Above Average (Yakima Herald-Republic,
WA)
California’s
Drought is Extreme; But the Government is Making It Worse (Washington Post)
Fertilizer
Limits Sought Near Lake Erie to Fight Spread of Algae (NY Times)
How
Much Energy are We Flushing Down the Drain? (The Energy Collective)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Oregon
Energy Department Allows Transfer of $10 Million Tax Credit for Solar Project –
Again (Oregonian, Portland)
Spokane
Trash Burner Power Bill Dies in Washington State Legislature (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Utility
Interests Push for Protectionism in State of Washington (Renewable Energy World)
Massachusetts
Legislation Raises Question: What Is Clean Energy? “…would allow utilities to
meet the state’s mandates to cut greenhouse gases by acquiring power from
large-scale hydroelectric projects…” (Boston Globe, MA)
Energy
Dept.: Non-Hydro Renewables Are on a Roll (Sustainable
Business Oregon)
Massachusetts:
Cape Wind Project Gets Major Boost with $600 Million Loan from Danish Agency
(Boston Business Journal, MA)
Offshore
Wind Farms Could Knock Down Hurricanes (Scientific American)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
What If Money DID Grow on Trees? Powerful Advice
– Energy Insights from PUD 3 (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Op/Ed:
California Carbon Tax Proposal Shines Light on Climate Change Policies (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Op/Ed:
The Unscientific Consensus (Forbes Magazine)
Editorial:
Climate Science, Inescapable Truths (The Economist Magazine)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Tesla
Unveils $5 Billion Plan for Massive ‘Gigafactory’ to Manufacture Batteries (San
Jose Mercury News, CA)
Harsh Winter Brings Shortage of Pellet Fuel for
Pellet Stoves (WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, NY)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Op/Ed: Why Super-Fast Internet Is Coming Super
Slowly (Wall Street Journal)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Target CEO Promises “Eye-Popping Irresistible Deals”
after Profits Destroyed by Data Breach (Consumerist)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington Legislature on Collision Course over Tax
Breaks (Northwest Public Radio)
Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill on Refusal of Service
to Gays (NY Times)
GENERAL NEWS
More
Snow Possible This Weekend - Early Summer Forecast Looking Warm & Dry (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Special
Weather Statement for Possible Lowland Snow in Puget Sound Region (National
Weather Service, Seattle, WA)
Victims’
Relatives Criticize Inslee’s Death Penalty Moratorium (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Lawsuit:
Washington State Patrol Breaks the Law When Hiring Veterans (KOMO-TV, Seattle,
WA)
Warehouses
to Open Across State for Marijuana Businesses to Share Space (Kitsap Peninsula
Business Journal, WA)
States
Push Public Lands for Designation as Monuments – Includes Sites in Oregon &
Idaho (USA Today)
DIVERSIONS
Purge
These Redundancies & Needless Phrases
This
Is What Happens When You Put Pit Bulls in a Photo Booth
Talking
Parrot ‘Helps’ UP Police Crack Murder Case
Shelter
Dogs’ Before & After Photos Will Fetch Your Feels
SONG OF THE DAY
Toby
Keith - Every Dog Has Its Day
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