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News Digest Word Cloud for April 7, 2014
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Governor
Inslee Approves Supplemental Washington State Appropriations Budget; Includes
Nuclear Power Study (Washington PUD Association)
Under
Revised Quake Estimates, Dozens of Nuclear Reactors Face Costly Safety Analyses
(NY Times)
94 Utilities Honored with National Award for
Reliable Electric Operations (Kudos to Mason PUD 3, Clark Public Utilities,
Clallam County PUD & Grays Harbor PUD for their awards - American Public
Power Association)
Emergency Downgraded at Wanapum Dam (KOMO-TV,
Seattle, WA)
Biomass
Plant Problems at Nippon Disrupt Air Monitoring Schedule in Port Angeles (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- 94 Utilities Honored with National Award for Reliable Electric Operations (Kudos to Mason PUD 3, Clark Public Utilities, Clallam County PUD & Grays Harbor PUD for their awards - American Public Power Association)
- Mason PUD 3 Receives National Recognition for Reliable Electric Operations – Gets Highest Level of Distinction (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
- Governor Inslee Approves Supplemental Washington State Appropriations Budget; Includes Nuclear Power Study (Washington PUD Association)
- Under Revised Quake Estimates, Dozens of Nuclear Reactors Face Costly Safety Analyses (NY Times)
- Emergency Downgraded at Wanapum Dam (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
- Snohomish PUD Public May Partner with Private Community to Get Around Index Mudslide (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
- U-S Municipal Bond Sales of $5.4 Billion Next Week Include Illinois Debt, Energy Northwest (Reuters)
- Centralia City Light Begins Tree-Trimming (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
- SnoPUD, SMUD, Central Lincoln PUD: Learn from 30 Utilities around the World without Stepping Away from Your Desk (Intelligent Utility)
- U-S Senate Hearing: Keeping the Lights On — Are We Doing Enough to Ensure the Reliability & Security of the Electric Grid? (U-S Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee)
- California: High-Wire Act No Circus for Pacific Gas & Electric Crews (Pacific Gas & Electric, CA)
- Op/Ed: Why the Utility ‘Death Spiral’ is Dead Wrong (Forbes Magazine)
- Fish Passage Fixes at Wanapum Dam to be Completed April 15; First Weeks of Spring Run Trucked (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)
- Fishing/Conservation Groups File Sue Notice on Challenging Salmon Biological Opinion in Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
- Ocean Salmon Noticeably Absent from British Columbia Government Tweaks (The Nelson Daily, BC)
- Tribes: Morrow Coal Facility Would Impact Our Fisheries (Sustainable Business Oregon)
- Pacific Northwest Water Supply Promising (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)
- Biomass Plant Problems at Nippon Disrupt Air Monitoring Schedule in Port Angeles (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
- As Net Metering Battles Move to Small Markets, Solar Energy Advocates Claim Early Victories (The Energy Collective)
- Women are Key Residential Solar Energy Customers (The Energy Collective)
- Only Build Wind Turbines Where it’s Windy & Solar Where Sunny? (The Energy Collective)
- On the Move: Craig Smith Named Conservation Chief at Seattle City Light (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
- Citi Takes Energy Efficiency All the Way to the Bank (Grist Online)
- Seven Fast Growing Shade Trees to Slash Your Electric Bill (Care2)
- Moses Lake Home to Electric Vehicle Charging Station (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
- Doctors Can Now Prescribe Bike Share Memberships in Boston (Gizmodo)
- Op/Ed: How to Build a High-Speed Broadband Network in Seattle (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
- Iowa Broadband Bill Could Strip Local Authority (Associated Press)
- Maybe You Don’t Need a Gig. Wireless Might Bridge the Broadband Gap (GigaOM)
- Google Trains a Loon Balloon to Surf the Air Currents, Avoiding the “Polar Vortex” (GigaOM)
- The Six Most-Used Social Networks on Mobile in the U-S (Mashable)
- iFIBER Communications Named Ephrata Business of the Year (iFIBERONE Communications, Ephrata, WA)
- Governor’s Veto Sends Lawmakers Scrambling for Washington State Basic Education Funds (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
- Support Mounting for Co-ops on Rural Utilities Service Budget (Electric Co-op Today)
- Small Earthquake Sunday Morning in Skokomish Valley (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)
- 3.3 Magnitude Earthquake Felt in Portland Area (Associated Press)
- Number of Dead in Snohomish County Mudslide Rises to 33; Another Victim Identified (Associated Press)
- Ship Detects Black Box-Type Signal, Raising Hopes of Finding Malaysian Jet (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
- Ten Year-Old Boy Was Learning to Drive In Fatal Rollover That Killed Father & Brother (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
- Coal Port Builders: Help, We’re Being Outgunned (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
WORD OF THE DAY
Epistolary • \ih-PIST-uh-lair-ee\ • Adjective - 1:
of, relating to, or suitable to a letter 2: contained in or carried on by
letters 3: written in the form of a series of letters.
Conundrum of the day. If an epistolary
relationship is considered one carried on by letters, can it also be considered
to one carried on by email or text messages. And because of the transitory nature
of electronic communications, can it be further considered that such
communications are the one-night stands of such a relationship. Just thinking
(or maybe not thinking.)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
94 Utilities Honored with National Award for
Reliable Electric Operations (Kudos to Mason PUD 3, Clark Public Utilities,
Clallam County PUD & Grays Harbor PUD for their awards - American Public
Power Association)
Mason PUD 3 Receives National Recognition for
Reliable Electric Operations – Gets Highest Level of Distinction (Mason County
PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Governor Inslee Approves Supplemental Washington
State Appropriations Budget; Includes Nuclear Power Study (Washington PUD
Association)
Under Revised Quake Estimates, Dozens of Nuclear
Reactors Face Costly Safety Analyses (NY Times)
Emergency Downgraded at Wanapum Dam (KOMO-TV, Seattle,
WA)
Snohomish PUD Public May Partner with Private
Community to Get Around Index Mudslide (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
U-S Municipal Bond Sales of $5.4 Billion Next
Week Include Illinois Debt, Energy Northwest (Reuters)
Centralia City Light Begins Tree-Trimming (KELA
Radio, Centralia, WA)
SnoPUD, SMUD, Central Lincoln PUD: Learn from 30
Utilities around the World without Stepping Away from Your Desk (Intelligent
Utility)
U-S Senate Hearing: Keeping the Lights On — Are We
Doing Enough to Ensure the Reliability & Security of the Electric Grid?
(U-S Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee)
California: High-Wire Act No Circus for Pacific
Gas & Electric Crews (Pacific Gas & Electric, CA)
Op/Ed: Why the Utility ‘Death Spiral’ is Dead
Wrong (Forbes Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Fish
Passage Fixes at Wanapum Dam to be Completed April 15; First Weeks of Spring
Run Trucked (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)
Fishing/Conservation Groups File Sue Notice on
Challenging Salmon Biological Opinion in Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Columbia
Basin Bulletin)
Ocean Salmon Noticeably Absent from British
Columbia Government Tweaks (The Nelson Daily, BC)
Tribes: Morrow Coal Facility Would Impact Our
Fisheries (Sustainable Business Oregon)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Pacific
Northwest Water Supply Promising (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Biomass
Plant Problems at Nippon Disrupt Air Monitoring Schedule in Port Angeles (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
As
Net Metering Battles Move to Small Markets, Solar Energy Advocates Claim Early
Victories (The Energy Collective)
Women
are Key Residential Solar Energy Customers (The Energy Collective)
Only
Build Wind Turbines Where it’s Windy & Solar Where Sunny? (The Energy
Collective)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
On the Move: Craig Smith Named Conservation Chief at
Seattle City Light (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Citi Takes Energy Efficiency All the Way to the
Bank (Grist Online)
Seven Fast Growing Shade Trees to Slash Your
Electric Bill (Care2)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Moses
Lake Home to Electric Vehicle Charging Station (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses
Lake, WA)
Doctors
Can Now Prescribe Bike Share Memberships in Boston (Gizmodo)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Op/Ed: How to Build a High-Speed Broadband Network in
Seattle (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Iowa Broadband Bill Could Strip Local Authority (Associated Press)
Maybe You Don’t Need a Gig. Wireless Might Bridge the
Broadband Gap (GigaOM)
Google Trains a Loon Balloon to Surf the Air
Currents, Avoiding the “Polar Vortex” (GigaOM)
SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING
The Six Most-Used Social Networks on Mobile in the
U-S (Mashable)
iFIBER Communications Named Ephrata Business of the
Year (iFIBERONE Communications, Ephrata, WA)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Governor’s Veto Sends Lawmakers Scrambling for Washington
State Basic Education Funds (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Support Mounting for Co-ops on Rural Utilities
Service Budget (Electric Co-op Today)
GENERAL NEWS
Small Earthquake Sunday Morning in Skokomish Valley
(Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)
3.3 Magnitude Earthquake Felt in Portland Area (Associated Press)
Number of Dead in Snohomish County Mudslide Rises to
33; Another Victim Identified (Associated Press)
Ship Detects Black Box-Type Signal, Raising Hopes of
Finding Malaysian Jet (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Ten Year-Old Boy Was Learning to Drive In Fatal
Rollover That Killed Father & Brother (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
Coal Port Builders: Help, We’re Being Outgunned (Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Legendary
Star Mickey Rooney Dies at 93
They
Call Her Crispi - Uintah County Woman Uses Bacon in Alleged Arson Attempt
Watch
30 Years of Mobile Phones Come Together as a Digital Orchestra
The
Equivalent of Urban Cow-Tipping - Vandals Are Running Amok Flipping Over Smart
Cars in San Francisco
SONG OF THE DAY
Mickey
Rooney & Judy Garland - I Wish I Were In Love Again
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