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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
6,000 Honor Tribal Leader, Fishing Rights
Activist Billy Frank Jr. (Everett Herald, WA)
Snake River Fall Chinook Make a Comeback (Idaho
Statesman, Boise)
Vestas
Considering Move of Portland Headquarters to Colorado (Oregonian, Portland)
BMW’s Moses Lake Carbon-Fiber Plant to Triple in
Size “…drawn by the cheap & renewable hydroelectricity of Eastern
Washington…” (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Washington
State Governor Predicts Washington Will Adopt Controversial Fuel Standard
(Northwest Public Radio)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- BMW’s Moses Lake Carbon-Fiber Plant to Triple in Size “…drawn by the cheap & renewable hydroelectricity of Eastern Washington…”
- Oregon Company to Bring 70 Jobs to Charlotte for Small Nuclear-Reactor Design
- Cal before You Burn - Gas Line under Fire Pit Explodes During Spokane Birthday Party
- Florida: BBQ Tongs Illegally Tapped Electricity for Trailer
- Natural Gas Production Hit New Milestone in the United States
- U-S Senate Energy Bill Headed for Defeat amid Dispute over Keystone XL Pipeline
- 6,000 Honor Tribal Leader, Fishing Rights Activist Billy Frank Jr.
- Snake River Fall Chinook Make a Comeback
- Helicopters Move Salmon Fry in Columbia River
- Northwest Power & Planning Council’s Draft 2014 Basin F&W Program Addresses Measures Representing Some New Directions
- Bassmaster Magazine Top-100 Jumps Columbia River to 14 in Best Bass Fishing, Dworshak at 47
- White House Appoints Oregon State University Vice President as Chief Scientist for NOAA
- Get Your Water Tested for Free with Arcadia Drilling’s Mobile Lab
- Vestas Considering Move of Portland Headquarters to Colorado
- Protest over Incinerator Turns Violent in China; Dozens Injured, Highway Blocked
- Are Nest Thermostats Killing Air Conditioners?
- Online Guide Helps Winemakers Cut Down on Energy, Water Consumption
- Washington State Governor Predicts Washington Will Adopt Controversial Fuel Standard
- Climate Change Study to Take Place in Oregon’s Blue Mountains
- Appeals Court Upholds Obama Administration Limits On Soot Pollution
- U-S Senator Marco Rubio Says Human Activity Isn’t Causing Climate Change
- Study: Most Himalayan Glaciers Staying Stable
- How ‘Big Corn’ Lost the Ethanol Battle to Philadelphia Refiners
- Should the U-S Be Harvesting More Energy from Nuts?
- No More Fodder from Brewery Waste? - Brouhaha over Brew Rule
- Editorial: Could Local Cities Provide Equitable Internet Access?
- Tech Companies, Promising Innovation, Want Cities to Make Way for Change
- FCC Chairman to Revise Net Neutrality Rules
- Comcast: Please Don’t Criticize Our $10 Broadband Program
- Mason County Auditor: 2014 Candidates Who Have Filed
- Legal Pot, Fundraising Separate South Sound Candidates for Congress
- Washington State: Review Now Required Before Logging Near Risky Landslide Areas
- Happy Mother’s Day from Mother Nature: Spring snowstorm hits Rockies, threatens Plains states
- Banks Keep Distance from Marijuana-Related Business
- Butane Hash Oil: A Quick & Powerful Marijuana High Feeds Demand, But Home Manufacturing Leads to Explosions
- What to Watch for as Mount St. Helens Drops Hints
Snivel
• \SNIV-vull\ • Verb - 1: to run at the nose 2: to snuff mucus up the nose audibly:
snuffle 3: to cry or whine with snuffling 4: to speak or act in a whining,
sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional manner
Some
snivel and whine
“Please
sir, can I have some more?”
Loud
Voice: “You want more.”
(Head
in bad place today. No room for creativity. Snivel, whine, pout.)
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
BMW’s Moses Lake Carbon-Fiber Plant to Triple in
Size “…drawn by the cheap & renewable hydroelectricity of Eastern
Washington…” (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Oregon Company to Bring 70 Jobs to Charlotte for
Small Nuclear-Reactor Design (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Cal before You Burn - Gas Line under Fire Pit
Explodes During Spokane Birthday Party (KREM-TV, Spokane, WA)
Florida: BBQ Tongs Illegally Tapped Electricity for
Trailer (Orlando Sentinel, FL)
Natural Gas Production Hit New Milestone in the United
States (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
U-S Senate Energy Bill Headed for Defeat amid
Dispute over Keystone XL Pipeline (U-S News & World Report)
http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2014/05/12/energy-bill-caught-up-in-keystone-xl-dispute
FISH & WILDLIFE
6,000 Honor Tribal Leader, Fishing Rights
Activist Billy Frank Jr. (Everett Herald, WA)
Snake River Fall Chinook Make a Comeback (Idaho
Statesman, Boise)
Helicopters Move Salmon Fry in Columbia River (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Northwest Power & Planning Council’s Draft
2014 Basin F&W Program Addresses Measures Representing Some New Directions (Columbia
Basin Bulletin)
Bassmaster Magazine Top-100 Jumps Columbia River to
14 in Best Bass Fishing, Dworshak at 47 (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Super Bass-O-Matic ’76 – Couldn’t Resist
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
White House Appoints Oregon State University Vice
President as Chief Scientist for NOAA (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Get Your Water Tested for Free with Arcadia
Drilling’s Mobile Lab (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Vestas
Considering Move of Portland Headquarters to Colorado (Oregonian, Portland)
Protest
over Incinerator Turns Violent in China; Dozens Injured, Highway Blocked (Associated Press)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Are
Nest Thermostats Killing Air Conditioners? (FSpecialSauce)
Online
Guide Helps Winemakers Cut Down on Energy, Water Consumption (Tri-City Herald, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Washington
State Governor Predicts Washington Will Adopt Controversial Fuel Standard (Northwest
Public Radio)
Climate
Change Study to Take Place in Oregon’s Blue Mountains (Associated Press)
Appeals
Court Upholds Obama Administration Limits On Soot Pollution (Los Angeles Times,
CA)
U-S
Senator Marco Rubio Says Human Activity Isn’t Causing Climate Change (Los
Angeles Times, CA)
Study:
Most Himalayan Glaciers Staying Stable - Almost Corresponds to Hiatus in Global
Warming over Past Decade (Associated Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
How
‘Big Corn’ Lost the Ethanol Battle to Philadelphia Refiners (Reuters)
Should
the U-S Be Harvesting More Energy from Nuts? (The Atlantic)
No
More Fodder from Brewery Waste? - Brouhaha over Brew Rule (Everett Herald, WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Editorial: Could Local Cities Provide Equitable
Internet Access? (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Tech Companies, Promising Innovation, Want Cities to
Make Way for Change (Oregonian, Portland)
FCC Chairman to Revise Net Neutrality Rules (Birmingham
Business Journal, AL)
http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/blog/2014/05/fcc-chairman-to-revise-net-neturality-rules.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/blog/2014/05/fcc-chairman-to-revise-net-neturality-rules.html
Comcast: Please Don’t Criticize Our $10 Broadband
Program (Broadband Reports)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Mason County Auditor: 2014 Candidates Who Have
Filed (Mason County Auditor, Shelton, WA)
https://wei.sos.wa.gov/county/mason/en/Elections/candidatesinfo/Pages/Candidates-Who-Have-Filed.aspx
Legal Pot, Fundraising Separate South Sound Candidates
for Congress (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
Washington State: Review Now Required Before
Logging Near Risky Landslide Areas (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Happy Mother’s Day from Mother Nature: Spring
snowstorm hits Rockies, threatens Plains states (U-S News & World Report)
Banks Keep Distance from Marijuana-Related Business
(KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Butane Hash Oil: A Quick & Powerful Marijuana
High Feeds Demand, But Home Manufacturing Leads to Explosions (Oregonian, Portland)
What to Watch for as Mount St. Helens Drops Hints (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2014/05/what-to-watch-for-as-mount-st-helens-drops-hints.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2014/05/what-to-watch-for-as-mount-st-helens-drops-hints.html
DIVERSIONS
Man
Falls Off Yacht While Urinating, Swims Three Hours to Safety
A
Giant Elastic Band Could Let You Hide From Your Seatmates in Coach
A
Design Flaw is Turning the London Shard Hotel into a Voyeur’s Dream
Honest
Janitor Awarded Over $76,000 after Finding Huge Stash of Money in a Toilet
SONG OF THE DAY
The
Outlaws - Hurry Sundown
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