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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Oregon, Washington on Path to Meet New Carbon Rules;
Factors Outside Region May Cost Ratepayers (Oregonian, Portland)
Port Angeles
City Council Approves Action to End ‘Smart’ Meters (Peninsula Daily
News, Port Angeles, WA)
Turbines to Be Replaced at Grant PUD’s Priest Rapids Dam (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Adequate Power Supply Forecast for the Pacific Northwest (Electric
Co-op Today)
Overfished
Pacific Northwest Snapper, Cod, Sole Now Ruled Sustainable (Associated
Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Port Angeles City Council Approves Action to End ‘Smart’ Meters
- Turbines to Be Replaced at Grant PUD’s Priest Rapids Dam
- Adequate Power Supply Forecast for the Pacific Northwest
- British Columbia: Former Power Deputy Steps in as BC Hydro CEO - Critics Fear Jessica McDonald Has Been ‘Flung in the Deep End’
- Buffett’s $26 Billion Power Bet in West Seen Paying Off
- City of Vancouver Opposes Columbia River Oil Terminal Plan; Now What?
- The Potential Downside of Natural Gas
- The Real Threat to the Electric Power Grid Is Not Terrorism
- Overfished Pacific Northwest Snapper, Cod, Sole Now Ruled Sustainable
- Study: Hatcheries Disrupt Steelhead Internal Compass
- With Bayshore Golf Course Out of the Way, Habitat Can Be Restored
- Greens Fight Uncle Sam for Idaho Trout
- Desalination Plants: The Future of the California Coast?
- Counting Each Drop: Corporate Concern Mounts about Water Supplies
- SolarWorld Nets Another Win in Battle with China
- Seattle City Light to Install Largest Community Solar Project in Washington State
- Hillsboro, Home of SolarWorld’s U-S Headquarters, to Host 2014 Solar Oregon Conference
- New Mexico Utility to Add More Solar Power
- Bonneville Power Administration Receives EPRI Award for New Heat Pump Technology
- Cree’s New 3-Step LED Bulb Brightens Better than You’re Used To
- Oregon, Washington on Path to Meet New Carbon Rules; Factors Outside Region May Cost Ratepayers
- Carbon Standards for Native American Reservation Plants Delayed
- Nuclear Power, Natural Gas Drillers Like Exxon Mobil Surprise Beneficiaries of Obama Rule
- Gas Boom Dulls Carbon Rule’s Effect
- Power Plant Rule a Tipping Point for Clean Energy Economy
- Editorial: Fired Up over Coal Plan - While critics blast stricter regulations, EPA’s proposed rules are rather modest
- Murray Works for Jet Biofuels Center Money; National Center Co-Led by WSU in the Tri-Cities
- Lake Oswego City Council Signs ‘Fiber Hut’ Agreement with Google
- How Google Just Turned Internet Access into a Space Race
- Volume of Encrypted Email Rising Amid Spying Fears
- Online Pirates Rake in Millions from Legitimate Companies’ Ads
- AT&T says DirecTV Deal Would Let It Build Fiber
- Netflix Lets People Know When Bad Streaming is Verizon’s Fault - Update: Verizon Calls It a “PR Stunt”
- Tiananmen Square Protesters Slip Memes through China’s Web Censors
- Strife Imitates Art: ‘Hunger Games’ Salute Flashed In Protest in Thailand; Arrests Threatened
- We’re Learning More from Stephen Colbert than the Actual News, Study Says
- Opelika Ministry Rents, Removes Billboard with Hitler Quote
- Public’s Help Needed in Locating Missing Mason County Man
- Idaho Town to Celebrate Soldier’s Release, Despite Backlash
- Alaska: Aviation Alert Lowered as Pavlof Eruption Continues
- Seattle Drivers Spend 83 Hours-Per-Year in Delays
Diktat \dik-TAHT\ Noun - 1: a harsh settlement
unilaterally imposed (as on a defeated nation) 2: decree, order
Curious diktat
Northwest power clean and green
Feds: carbon be bad
(Wow, now THAT’S a bad haiku)
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Port Angeles
City Council Approves Action to End ‘Smart’ Meters (Peninsula Daily
News, Port Angeles, WA)
Turbines to Be Replaced at Grant PUD’s Priest Rapids Dam (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Adequate Power Supply Forecast for the Pacific Northwest (Electric
Co-op Today)
British Columbia: Former Power Deputy Steps in as BC Hydro CEO - Critics
Fear Jessica McDonald Has Been ‘Flung in the Deep End’ (Vancouver Sun, BC)
Buffett’s $26 Billion Power Bet in West Seen Paying Off (Bloomberg
News)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-03/buffett-s-26-billion-power-bet-in-west-seen-paying-off.html
City of Vancouver Opposes Columbia River Oil Terminal Plan; Now What? (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
The Potential Downside of Natural Gas (NY Times)
The Real
Threat to the Electric Power Grid Is Not Terrorism (The Fiscal Times)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Overfished
Pacific Northwest Snapper, Cod, Sole Now Ruled Sustainable (Associated
Press)
Study: Hatcheries
Disrupt Steelhead Internal Compass (Associated Press)
With Bayshore
Golf Course Out of the Way, Habitat Can Be Restored (Olympian - Paywall
Advisory)
Greens Fight
Uncle Sam for Idaho Trout (Courthouse News Service)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Desalination Plants:
The Future of the California Coast? (Redding Record-Searchlight, CA)
Counting Each
Drop: Corporate Concern Mounts about Water Supplies (NY Times)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
SolarWorld Nets Another Win in Battle with China (Sustainable
Business Oregon)
http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2014/06/solarworld-nets-another-win-in-battle.html
Seattle City Light to Install Largest Community Solar
Project in Washington State (American
Public Power Association)
Hillsboro, Home of SolarWorld’s U-S Headquarters, to Host
2014 Solar Oregon Conference (Oregonian,
Portland)
New Mexico Utility to Add More Solar Power (Associated
Press)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Bonneville Power
Administration Receives EPRI Award for New Heat Pump Technology (Bonneville
Power Administration)
Cree’s New 3-Step
LED Bulb Brightens Better than You’re Used To (Gizmodo)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Oregon, Washington on Path to Meet New Carbon Rules; Factors
Outside Region May Cost Ratepayers (Oregonian,
Portland)
Carbon Standards for Native American Reservation Plants
Delayed (Associated
Press)
Nuclear Power, Natural Gas Drillers Like Exxon Mobil
Surprise Beneficiaries of Obama Rule (Associated Press)
Gas Boom Dulls Carbon Rule’s Effect (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Power Plant Rule a Tipping Point for Clean Energy Economy
(Forbes Magazine)
Editorial: Fired Up over Coal Plan - While critics blast
stricter regulations, EPA’s proposed rules are rather modest (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Murray Works for Jet Biofuels Center Money; National Center
Co-Led by WSU in the Tri-Cities (Tri-City Herald, WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Lake Oswego City
Council Signs ‘Fiber Hut’ Agreement with Google (Oregonian, Portland)
How Google Just
Turned Internet Access into a Space Race (Washington Post)
Volume of Encrypted Email Rising Amid Spying Fears (Associated Press)
Online Pirates
Rake in Millions from Legitimate Companies’ Ads (Associated Press)
AT&T says
DirecTV Deal Would Let It Build Fiber (Associated Press)
Netflix Lets
People Know When Bad Streaming is Verizon’s Fault - Update: Verizon Calls It a “PR
Stunt” (Gizmodo)
SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING
Tiananmen Square Protesters Slip Memes through China’s
Web Censors (Mashable)
Strife Imitates
Art: ‘Hunger Games’ Salute Flashed In Protest in Thailand; Arrests Threatened (Associated
Press)
http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2014/06/03/hunger-games-salute-used-as-protest-in-thailand
We’re Learning
More from Stephen Colbert than the Actual News, Study Says (Huffington Post)
Opelika Ministry Rents, Removes Billboard with Hitler Quote
(The Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, GA)
GENERAL NEWS
Public’s Help
Needed in Locating Missing Mason County Man (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Idaho Town to
Celebrate Soldier’s Release, Despite Backlash (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/04/us-usa-afghanistan-bergdahl-hometown-idUSKBN0EF0A620140604
Alaska: Aviation
Alert Lowered as Pavlof Eruption Continues (KTUU-TV, Anchorage, AK)
Seattle Drivers
Spend 83 Hours-Per-Year in Delays (Northwest Cable News)
DIVERSIONS
What’s Lost as Handwriting Fades
Utah High School Apologizes to Some for Raising
Necklines, Adding Sleeves in Yearbook Photos
Zombie Apocalypse Forces Road Closures in Spokane
Wake & Bake: Budding Marijuana Business Gives New
Meaning to ‘Coffee Pot’
SONG OF THE DAY
Lou Reed - Satellite of Love
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - Satellite of Love
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