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News Digest Word Cloud for February 7, 2014
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Rare Snowstorm Hammers Western Oregon, Southwest
Washington (Associated Press)
Scientists Unlock a Secret of Chinook Salmon’s
Uncanny GPS (Christian Science Monitor)
Sniper Attack on California Power Station
Highlights Grid’s Vulnerability (National Public Radio)
Oregon
Offshore Wind Energy Farm Project Announced (MSN News - Build It; We Dare You)
Wahkiakum PUD Interested in High Speed Fiber Optic
Service (Wahkiakum Eagle, Skamokawa, WA)
http://www.waheagle.com/news/article.exm/2014-02-05_pud_interested_in_high_speed_fiber_optic_service
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Sniper Attack on California Power Station Highlights Grid’s Vulnerability
- Portland General Electric Says Its Super Bowl Ad Was a Bargain, Didn’t Cost Utility Ratepayers
- In California Drought, A Message to Consumers: Water is Power
- Pacific Northwest US Power Prices Stay near $200/Mwh on Cold Weather
- Cowlitz PUD Offers Tips on Getting through Power Outages
- Puget Sound Energy President’s Priorities: Customers & Safety
- Bonneville Power Administration Staffer’s Brainstorm Leads to Streamlined Billing
- California: 100 Years Later, Tule Powerhouse Stands the Test of Time
- Will Google Play by Utility Privacy Rules?
- Scientists Unlock a Secret of Chinook Salmon’s Uncanny GPS
- Cowlitz Smelt Dipping Legal for Next Four Saturdays
- Drier Year, Warm Spring Expected in Inland Pacific Northwest
- Drought Leaves Dark Cloud over California Ranchers, Growers
- Oregon Offshore Wind Energy Farm Project Announced
- Renewables Disrupt Utilities - That’s a Good Thing
- Brazil: Unplugged Wind Farms Sit Unused as Drought Strains Grid
- How Much Should You Pay for LEDs & CFL bulbs?
- Are Air Source Heat Pumps a Threat to Geothermal Heat Pump Suppliers?
- European Lawmakers Try to Spur Market for Carbon-Emission Credits
- Caribbean Islands Agree to Swap Diesel Power for Renewable Sources
- Wahkiakum PUD Interested in High Speed Fiber Optic Service
- Seahawk Parade Cell Phone Traffic Jams System
- FCC Chairman Pledges ‘Businesslike’ Overhaul to School Broadband
- Facebook Wants iPhone Users Glued to Its Paper App
- Facebook’s Formula: Buy Startups, Absorb Products, Keep Talent
- Olympic Google Doodle Takes Aim at Russian Antigay Law
- The 13 Sassiest Brands on Twitter
- Montana Governor Appoints Lt. Gov. John Walsh to Serve Remainder of Baucus’ Senate Term
- Congressional Ethics Inquiry Possible, Representative McMorris-Rodgers Says
- Rare Snowstorm Hammers Western Oregon, Southwest Washington
- Oregon Weather Update: Another Storm Friday Could Bring Additional 6 To 12 Inches of Snow
- Puget Sound Area Snow? Maybe. More Frigid Cold? Absolutely
- Hundreds of Thousands Lose Power after U-S Northeast Storm
- Last Native Speaker of Klallam Language Dies in Washington State
- Mason County Event Center: An Answer to the Fairground?
- Pennsylvania Vendor Was Possible Backdoor to Target Data
WORD OF THE DAY
Meed
• \MEED\ • Noun - A fitting return or recompense.
The
RenFest was in full swing, its spirit infusing all the community-theater
adherents and neo-Luddites with the spirit of the middle ages. “Come forward
yon knight and receive your meed of mead,” announced the festival’s king,
emphasizing his o’s in an affected bombastic shout. “My what?” Queried the
cardboard-armored neophyte.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Sniper Attack on California Power Station
Highlights Grid’s Vulnerability (National Public Radio)
Portland General Electric Says Its Super Bowl Ad
Was a Bargain, Didn’t Cost Utility Ratepayers (Oregonian, Portland)
In California Drought, A Message to Consumers: Water
is Power (Christian Science Monitor)
Pacific Northwest US Power Prices Stay near
$200/Mwh on Cold Weather (Platts)
Cowlitz PUD Offers Tips on Getting through Power
Outages (Longview Daily News, WA)
Puget Sound Energy President’s Priorities: Customers
& Safety (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Bonneville Power Administration Staffer’s
Brainstorm Leads to Streamlined Billing (Bonneville Power Administration)
California: 100 Years Later, Tule Powerhouse
Stands the Test of Time (PGE Currents)
http://www.pgecurrents.com/2014/02/03/video-100-years-later-tule-powerhouse-stands-the-test-of-time/
Will Google Play by Utility Privacy Rules? (The
Energy Collective)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Scientists Unlock a Secret of Chinook Salmon’s
Uncanny GPS (Christian Science Monitor)
Cowlitz Smelt Dipping Legal for Next Four Saturdays
(Longview Daily News, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Drier
Year, Warm Spring Expected in Inland Pacific Northwest (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Drought
Leaves Dark Cloud over California Ranchers, Growers (Los Angeles Times, CA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Oregon
Offshore Wind Energy Farm Project Announced (MSN News - Build It; We Dare You)
Renewables
Disrupt Utilities - That’s a Good Thing (Christian Science Monitor)
Brazil:
Unplugged Wind Farms Sit Unused as
Drought Strains Grid (Bloomberg News)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
How
Much Should You Pay for LEDs & CFL bulbs? (The Energy Collective)
Are
Air Source Heat Pumps a Threat to Geothermal Heat Pump Suppliers? (Renewable Energy World)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
European
Lawmakers Try to Spur Market for Carbon-Emission Credits (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Caribbean
Islands Agree to Swap Diesel Power for Renewable Sources (NY Times)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Wahkiakum PUD Interested in High Speed Fiber Optic
Service (Wahkiakum Eagle, Skamokawa, WA)
http://www.waheagle.com/news/article.exm/2014-02-05_pud_interested_in_high_speed_fiber_optic_service
Seahawk Parade Cell Phone Traffic Jams System (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
FCC Chairman Pledges ‘Businesslike’ Overhaul to
School Broadband (The Hill, Washington, DC)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook Wants iPhone Users Glued to Its Paper App (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Facebook’s Formula: Buy Startups, Absorb Products,
Keep Talent (Mashable)
Olympic Google Doodle Takes Aim at Russian Antigay
Law (GigaOM)
The 13 Sassiest Brands on Twitter (TIME Magazine)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Montana Governor Appoints Lt. Gov. John Walsh to
Serve Remainder of Baucus’ Senate Term (U-S News & World Report)
Congressional Ethics Inquiry Possible, Representative
McMorris-Rodgers Says (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
Rare Snowstorm Hammers Western Oregon, Southwest
Washington (Associated Press)
Oregon Weather Update: Another Storm Friday Could
Bring Additional 6 To 12 Inches of Snow (Oregonian, Portland)
Puget Sound Area Snow? Maybe. More Frigid Cold? Absolutely
(Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
Hundreds of Thousands Lose Power after U-S Northeast
Storm (Reuters)
Last Native Speaker of Klallam Language Dies in Washington
State (Reuters)
Mason County Event Center: An Answer to the Fairground?
(KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Pennsylvania Vendor Was Possible Backdoor to Target
Data (Associated Press)
DIVERSIONS
Buy
Old Records at an Estate Sale for $0.50 Each, Get Marvin Gaye’s Lost Passport for
Free
Seahawks
Depression Sets In
Stolen
300-Year-Old Stradivarius Violin Recovered in Milwaukee
Science
Finally Figures Out How Pruney Fingers Work
SONG OF THE DAY
Marvin Gaye - The National Anthem
Marvin Gaye - Lets Get It On
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