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News Digest Word Cloud for March 6, 2014
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Emergency Downgraded at Wanapum Dam (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Port Angeles Residents, City at Odds over Smart Meter
Installation (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Washington State Senate OKs Fish Wars Bill, Heads
to Governor (Associated Press)
Klamath
Tribes, Southern Oregon Ranchers Strike Irrigation Deal for the Upper Klamath
Basin (Associated Press)
Nearly
88 Percent of Mason County PUD 3 Electricity Comes from Renewable Sources
(Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Emergency Downgraded at Wanapum Dam
- No Timeline for Dam Repair, Officials Say Facilities Are in ‘Safe, Operable Conditions’
- Cracked Dam Not a Power-Supply Problem – Yet
- Grant PUD News Releases on Wanapum Dam
- Port Angeles Residents, City at Odds over Smart Meter Installation
- Jefferson Public Utility District Considers Raising Some Costs of Turning Power Back On
- Outdated Electrical System Causes Delays during Eastern Washington University Campus Power Outage
- Bonneville Power Administration: Mainzer Taps Gendron, Ehli to Lead Power & Corporate Strategy
- Van Dyke to Seek Seat on Clark Public Utilities Board
- American Public Power Association Critical of Provisions in Federal Budget Proposal That Could Affect Bonds, Tennessee Valley Authority
- Op/Ed: Harsh Winter Reveals Necessity of Coal
- This Is What the Utility Death Spiral Looks Like
- Washington State Senate OKs Fish Wars Bill, Heads to Governor
- Pasco Man Catches Washington’s Largest Walleye
- Klamath Tribes, Southern Oregon Ranchers Strike Irrigation Deal for the Upper Klamath Basin
- California Drought Ongoing Despite Recent Storms
- Nearly 88 Percent of Mason County PUD 3 Electricity Comes from Renewable Sources
- U-S House of Representatives Approves Energy-Efficiency Bill
- A Tale of Two Thermostats: What Nest & Ecobee Teach Us about Connected Thermostats
- A Climate Analyst Clarifies the Science Behind California’s Water Woes
- Comcast Turns Chicago Customer Routers into Open Hotspots
- Seven Tips for Igniting Your Content with Social Media
- Texans Cheerleader Accepts ‘Promposal’ after 10,000 Retweets
- Flood Warnings Issued as March Roars in Like a Lion
- November in March
- Here Comes El Nino; Good News for U-S Weather Woes
- Port of Shelton Signs Second Cannabis Lease – This One at Johns Prairie
- Habitat for Humanity of Mason County Moving to New Location
- Washington State Recoups Great Recession Job Losses, with Caveat
- Community Colleges Gradually Drop the Word “Community”
- Kroger: Storm Response Helped Boost Sales
WORD OF THE DAY
Supernumerary
• \soop-er-NOOM-uh-rare-ee \ • Adjective - 1a: exceeding the usual, stated, or
prescribed number b: not enumerated among the regular components of a group and
especially of a military organization 2: exceeding what is necessary, required,
or desired 3: more numerous
Ron
Popeil is the amazing purveyor of self-professed supernumerary products that
span the spectrum of excellence and poor taste. Who can forget the “Popeil
Pocket Fisherman,” “Chop-a-Matic,” or the self-deluding “Hair in a Can?”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Emergency Downgraded at Wanapum Dam (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
No Timeline for Dam Repair, Officials Say
Facilities Are in ‘Safe, Operable Conditions’ (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Cracked Dam Not a Power-Supply Problem – Yet (Everett
Herald, WA)
Grant
PUD News Releases on Wanapum Dam (Grant PUD, Ephrata, WA)
Port Angeles Residents, City at Odds over Smart
Meter Installation (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Jefferson Public Utility District Considers
Raising Some Costs of Turning Power Back On (Peninsula Daily News, Port
Angeles, WA)
Outdated Electrical System Causes Delays during Eastern
Washington University Campus Power Outage (Easterner Online, Cheney, WA)
Bonneville Power Administration: Mainzer Taps Gendron,
Ehli to Lead Power & Corporate Strategy (Bonneville Power Administration)
Van Dyke to Seek Seat on Clark Public Utilities Board
(Vancouver Columbian, WA)
American Public Power Association Critical of
Provisions in Federal Budget Proposal That Could Affect Bonds, Tennessee Valley
Authority (American Public Power Association)
Op/Ed: Harsh Winter Reveals Necessity of Coal (Forbes
Magazine)
This Is What the Utility Death Spiral Looks Like
(The Energy Collective)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Washington State Senate OKs Fish Wars Bill, Heads
to Governor (Associated Press)
Pasco Man Catches Washington’s Largest Walleye (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Klamath
Tribes, Southern Oregon Ranchers Strike Irrigation Deal for the Upper Klamath
Basin (Associated Press)
California
Drought Ongoing Despite Recent Storms (USA Today)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Nearly
88 Percent of Mason County PUD 3 Electricity Comes from Renewable Sources (Mason
PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
U-S House of Representatives Approves
Energy-Efficiency Bill (National Journal)
A Tale of Two Thermostats: What Nest & Ecobee Teach
Us about Connected Thermostats (GigaOM)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
A
Climate Analyst Clarifies the Science Behind California’s Water Woes (NY Times)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Comcast Turns Chicago Customer Routers into Open
Hotspots (Broadband Reports)
SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING
Seven Tips for Igniting Your Content with Social
Media (Mashable)
Texans Cheerleader Accepts ‘Promposal’ after 10,000
Retweets (Christian Science Monitor)
GENERAL NEWS
Flood Warnings Issued as March Roars in Like a Lion
(KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
November in March (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
Here Comes El Nino; Good News for U-S Weather Woes (Associated Press)
Port of Shelton Signs Second Cannabis Lease – This One
at Johns Prairie (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Habitat for Humanity of Mason County Moving to New
Location (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Washington State Recoups Great Recession Job
Losses, with Caveat (Northwest Public Radio)
Community Colleges Gradually Drop the Word “Community”
(KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Kroger: Storm Response Helped Boost Sales (Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Gambler
Sues Casino After He Loses $500,000 in One Night
Lost
Password Leaves Police Department Complaints Unchecked…For 8 Years
Judge
Denies Teen’s Attempt to Sue Parents for College Tuition
Washington
State Waterfall Bill Heads to Inslee
HOPEFUL SONG OF THE DAY
The Beatles- Here Comes the Sun
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