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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Former Thurston PUD Commissioner Corwin Dies (Bellingham
Herald, WA)
Leavin’ BPA - Portland General Electric Says Bekkedahl
to Join It’s Executive Team (4-Traders)
Pacific Northwest's Vanishing Seabirds May Be
Linked to Herring Decline (Oregonian, Portland)
Guest:
Victoria’s Sewage Does Not Pollute Washington Shores (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
3.5 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Belfair (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Former Thurston PUD Commissioner Corwin Dies
- Leavin’ BPA - Portland General Electric Says Bekkedahl to Join It’s Executive Team
- Public Agenda: Kittitas County PUD Eyes Pot & Power
- Workshop Set to Explain Grant PUD Rate Structure
- NWPPA Showcases Demand Response in Port Angeles, Upgrades at Dworshak Hatchery
- Sierra Club Sues New York over Electric Rates
- Alleged Copper Thief Electrocuted at Abandoned Factory in Oakland
- What Will the 21st Century Grid Look Like?
- Clamping Down on Power Theft at Grow Houses
- Editorial Notebook: Solar Storm Would Be the End of the World as We Know It
- Pacific Northwest's Vanishing Seabirds May Be Linked to Herring Decline
- What Would It Take to Get Salmon Back above Grand Coulee Dam?
- Biologists Track Fish Recovery in Tough Conditions on Elwha River
- More Rearing Habitat for Upper Columbia Sockeye: Cheap Fix Brings ‘Incredible Biological Benefit'
- Alaska: Judge Rules Feds Wrongly Protected Bearded Seals
- Guest: Victoria’s Sewage Does Not Pollute Washington Shores
- California: Voluntary Water Conservation Not Effective, Data Show
- You Can Now Pay Someone’s Delinquent Detroit Water Bill Online
- Net-Metering: The Great Debate
- Wisconsin Utility Companies Take Aim against Solar Power
- German Utilities Paid to Stabilize Grid Due to Increased Wind and Solar
- Governor Inslee Asks Businesses to Help Shape Climate Change Policy
- Shipping Containers Go from Hobo to Hip
- Utilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee & Wilson, North Carolina, Ask FCC to Enable Local Broadband Choice
- The Next Big Front for Cloud Competition: Location, Location, Location
- These Light Paintings Show How Wi-Fi Swirls & Shifts around You
- Would You Pay $100 a Year to Hear What Sarah Palin Has to Say?
- 3.5 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Belfair
- Longer, Hotter Northwest Fire Seasons Are 'New Normal'
- City of Shelton’s C Street Landfill Now on Hazardous Sites List
- Pot Farmers in Washington State Driving a Bumpy Road to Market
- Map of Pot Lottery Winners in Washington State
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Former Thurston PUD Commissioner Corwin Dies (Bellingham
Herald, WA)
Leavin’ BPA - Portland General Electric Says Bekkedahl
to Join It’s Executive Team (4-Traders)
Public Agenda: Kittitas County PUD Eyes Pot &
Power (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Workshop Set to Explain Grant PUD Rate Structure (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
NWPPA Showcases Demand Response in Port Angeles,
Upgrades at Dworshak Hatchery (Bonneville Power Administration)
Sierra Club Sues New York over Electric Rates (Courthouse
News Service)
Alleged Copper Thief Electrocuted at Abandoned
Factory in Oakland (KNTV-TV, San Jose, CA)
What Will the 21st Century Grid Look Like? (The
Energy Collective)
Clamping Down on Power Theft at Grow Houses (Electric
Co-op Today)
Editorial Notebook: Solar Storm Would Be the End of
the World as We Know It (Sacramento Bee, CA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Pacific Northwest's Vanishing Seabirds May Be
Linked to Herring Decline (Oregonian, Portland)
What Would It Take to Get Salmon Back above Grand
Coulee Dam? (Twin Falls News, ID)
Biologists Track Fish Recovery in Tough
Conditions on Elwha River (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall
Advisory)
More Rearing Habitat for Upper Columbia Sockeye:
Cheap Fix Brings ‘Incredible Biological Benefit' (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Alaska: Judge Rules Feds Wrongly Protected
Bearded Seals (Associated Press)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Guest:
Victoria’s Sewage Does Not Pollute Washington Shores (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
California:
Voluntary Water Conservation Not Effective, Data Show (Sacramento Bee, CA)
You
Can Now Pay Someone’s Delinquent Detroit Water Bill Online (Washington Post)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Net-Metering: The Great Debate (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/07/net-metering-the-great-debate?cmpid=rss
Wisconsin
Utility Companies Take Aim against Solar Power (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI
German Utilities Paid to Stabilize Grid Due to
Increased Wind and Solar (Renewable Energy
World)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Governor
Inslee Asks Businesses to Help Shape Climate Change Policy (Association of Washington
Business)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Shipping
Containers Go from Hobo to Hip (Sacramento Bee, CA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Utilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee & Wilson, North
Carolina, Ask FCC to Enable Local Broadband Choice (American Public Power
Association)
The Next Big Front for Cloud Competition: Location,
Location, Location (GigaOM)
These Light Paintings Show How Wi-Fi Swirls &
Shifts around You (Gizmodo)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Would You Pay $100 a Year to Hear What Sarah Palin
Has to Say? (Mashable)
GENERAL NEWS
3.5 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Belfair (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Longer, Hotter Northwest Fire Seasons Are 'New
Normal' (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
City of Shelton’s C Street Landfill Now on
Hazardous Sites List (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Pot Farmers in Washington State Driving a Bumpy
Road to Market (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Map of Pot Lottery Winners in Washington State (Seattle
Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
DIVERSIONS
Rockies
Give Out Shirts Honoring Tulowitzki - But Spell His Name Incorrectly
Guess
What Happens When Robbers Go after Money at a Gas Station Staffed by MMA
Fighter?
Amazon
Worker Piloted Drone around Space Needle
Pennsylvania
Parents Locked Son in Car Trunk to Cure Fear of Dark (Great, now the child has
claustrophobia)
SONG OF THE DAY
Jimmie
Rodgers - The Long Hot Summer (Soundtrack)
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