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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
U-S Congressmen Demand British Columbia Benefits from
Columbia River Treaty Be Slashed 90 Per Cent – B-C government says it should get more, not less,
in renegotiation of Columbia River treaty (Vancouver Sun, BC)
Wanapum Damage Estimated at $61 Million (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Growing Support for Hydropower as Renewable, Most
Practical Energy Resource for the Pacific Northwest (Northwest RiverPartners,
Portland, OR)
Study
Shows Pacific Northwest Still Near Top in Wind Energy, Though Development Has
Hit Doldrums (Oregonian, Portland)
Bullitt
Center: 252,600 Kilowatt Hours of Solar Power & Counting, Even in Cloudy
Seattle (Hey, Mason PUD 3’s array is pretty close: 222,542 kwh’s - Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- U-S Congressmen Demand British Columbia Benefits from Columbia River Treaty Be Slashed 90 Per Cent – B-C government says it should get more, not less, in renegotiation of Columbia River treaty (Vancouver Sun, BC)
- Editorial: Treaty Needs Our Attention - 50 Years after Columbia River Compact Was Approved, Revisions Are Crucial (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
- Wanapum Damage Estimated at $61 Million (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
- Growing Support for Hydropower as Renewable, Most Practical Energy Resource for the Pacific Northwest (Northwest RiverPartners, Portland, OR)
- Benton PUD recognized as Tree Line USA utility (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
- California Electricity Users to Pick Up Tab on San Onofre Shutdown (L-A Biz, CA)
- Co-ops Have Say on Grid Reliability (Electric Co-op Today)
- Humpback Whales Removed from ‘Threatened’ Species List (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
- Migrating Orcas Spotted Off the Oregon Coast (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
- Portland Public Water District: Truth-Squadding Skyrocketing Utility Bills & the Promise of Lower Rates (Oregonian, Portland)
- Study Shows Pacific Northwest Still Near Top in Wind Energy, Though Development Has Hit Doldrums (Oregonian, Portland)
- Wyoming Wind Energy on the Rise, But Distant Number Two to Coal (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
- Portland General Electric Cracks the 100,000 Renewable Customer Mark, First in the U-S (Sustainable Business Oregon)
- Google Inks Wind Power Deal for Iowa Data Center (PC Magazine)
- Eleven States Produced Twice As Much Power from Nonhydro Renewables than U-S Average (Clean Technica)
- Globe Had 4th Hottest March; U-S Cooler than Normal (Associated Press)
- Op/Ed: Combating Climate Change & Keeping Energy Costs Low (Sacramento Bee, CA)
- Bullitt Center: 252,600 Kilowatt Hours of Solar Power & Counting, Even in Cloudy Seattle (Hey, Mason PUD 3’s array is pretty close: 222,542 kwh’s - Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
- Ocosta School District Recognized for Being Green (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
- Electric Vehicle Industry Looks for New Ways to Pay for Charging Stations (Northwest Public Radio)
- Ice or Molten Salt, Not Batteries, to Store Energy (NY Times)
- San Juan Islands: Broadband for Those Who Want to Pay (The Islands Sounder, Eastsound, WA)
- Is Your Internet Sluggish? Most Broadband Providers Slower Than Advertised (GeekWire)
- Networks Tell Supreme Court Aereo Steals Their Content (National Public Radio)
- Broadcast TV on the Internet: Supreme Court Justices Show Skepticism, Concern about Possible Ruling's Effect (Associated Press)
- The Broadband Revolution Is Not Nigh (NY Times)
- Cutting the Cable Cord? Seven Things to Know First (Christian Science Monitor)
- AT&T Forms Netflix Rival with $500 Million Investment (Associated Press)
- Teaching Seniors to Use Internet Cuts Depression Risk (USA Today)
- The Top Five Types of People We All Unfriend on Facebook (Gizmodo)
- Mason County Special Election: Pioneer School Bond Measure Short of Needed Votes (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
- Obama Visits Mudslide-Hit Community in Washington State (Reuters)
- Snohomish County Eyes Building Ban after Deadly Mudslide: Reports (Reuters)
- Editorial: A Disconnect for State’s 911 System (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
- Helping Hand - Shelton Mayor Gary Cronce Talks about Singing the Blues & Sharing the Triumphs & Challenges of Serving His City’s Most Vulnerable Citizens (Cityvision Magazine, Association of Washington Cities)
- Nevada Man Sues Seahawks, NFL for $50 Million over Limiting Playoff Ticket Sales (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
U-S Congressmen Demand British Columbia Benefits from
Columbia River Treaty Be Slashed 90 Per Cent – B-C government says it should get more, not less,
in renegotiation of Columbia River treaty (Vancouver Sun, BC)
Editorial: Treaty Needs Our Attention - 50 Years
after Columbia River Compact Was Approved, Revisions Are Crucial (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
Wanapum Damage Estimated at $61 Million (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Growing Support for Hydropower as Renewable, Most
Practical Energy Resource for the Pacific Northwest (Northwest RiverPartners,
Portland, OR)
Benton PUD recognized as Tree Line USA utility (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
California Electricity Users to Pick Up Tab on San
Onofre Shutdown (L-A Biz, CA)
Co-ops Have Say on Grid Reliability (Electric
Co-op Today)
http://www.ect.coop/public-policy-watch/energy-environment/co-ops-have-say-on-grid-reliability/69118
FISH & WILDLIFE
Humpback Whales Removed from ‘Threatened’ Species
List (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
Migrating Orcas Spotted Off the Oregon Coast (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Portland
Public Water District: Truth-Squadding Skyrocketing Utility Bills & the Promise
of Lower Rates (Oregonian, Portland)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Study
Shows Pacific Northwest Still Near Top in Wind Energy, Though Development Has
Hit Doldrums (Oregonian, Portland)
Wyoming
Wind Energy on the Rise, But Distant Number Two to Coal (Casper Star-Tribune,
WY)
Portland
General Electric Cracks the 100,000 Renewable Customer Mark, First in the U-S (Sustainable Business Oregon)
Google
Inks Wind Power Deal for Iowa Data Center (PC Magazine)
Eleven
States Produced Twice As Much Power from Nonhydro Renewables than U-S Average
(Clean Technica)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Globe
Had 4th Hottest March; U-S Cooler than Normal (Associated
Press)
Op/Ed:
Combating Climate Change & Keeping Energy Costs Low (Sacramento Bee, CA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Bullitt
Center: 252,600 Kilowatt Hours of Solar Power & Counting, Even in Cloudy
Seattle (Hey, Mason PUD 3’s array is pretty close: 222,542 kwh’s - Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Ocosta
School District Recognized for Being Green (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Electric
Vehicle Industry Looks for New Ways to Pay for Charging Stations (Northwest
Public Radio)
Ice
or Molten Salt, Not Batteries, to Store Energy (NY
Times)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
San Juan Islands: Broadband for Those Who Want to
Pay (The Islands Sounder, Eastsound, WA)
Is Your Internet Sluggish? Most Broadband Providers
Slower Than Advertised (GeekWire)
Networks Tell Supreme Court Aereo Steals Their
Content (National Public Radio)
Broadcast TV on the Internet: Supreme Court Justices
Show Skepticism, Concern about Possible Ruling's Effect (Associated Press)
The Broadband Revolution Is Not Nigh (NY Times)
Cutting the Cable Cord? Seven Things to Know First (Christian
Science Monitor)
AT&T Forms Netflix Rival with $500 Million
Investment (Associated Press)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Teaching Seniors to Use Internet Cuts Depression
Risk (USA Today)
The Top Five Types of People We All Unfriend on
Facebook (Gizmodo)
GENERAL NEWS
Mason County Special Election: Pioneer School Bond
Measure Short of Needed Votes (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Obama Visits Mudslide-Hit Community in Washington State
(Reuters)
Snohomish County Eyes Building Ban after Deadly
Mudslide: Reports (Reuters)
Editorial: A Disconnect for State’s 911 System (Seattle
Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Helping Hand - Shelton Mayor Gary Cronce Talks
about Singing the Blues & Sharing the Triumphs & Challenges of Serving
His City’s Most Vulnerable Citizens (Cityvision Magazine, Association of
Washington Cities)
Nevada Man Sues Seahawks, NFL for $50 Million over
Limiting Playoff Ticket Sales (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Which
U-S City is the Funniest?
Grammar
Nitpickers Rejoice: Google Chrome Extension Replaces 'Literally' with
'Figuratively'
SONG OF THE DAY
The
Joker - Steve Miller Band
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