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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
The
Week Ahead in Washington State Climate Policy (Washington State Wire, Olympia,
WA)
Wanapum Dam repairs will continue into 2015
(Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Death by Dirty Water: Storm Runoff a Risk for Salmon (Associated Press)
Zarelli Sees the Light on Marijuana - After opposing
legalized recreational pot as legislator, he forges business tied to industry (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Shout Out to Benton PUD: Success in Public-Owned
Broadband - It’s About Main Street, Not Wall Street (GigaOM)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Wanapum Dam Repairs Will Continue into 2015
- Klamath Bills Pass U-S Senate Committee
- Utilities Say Coal Stockpiles near ‘Dire’ Levels
- Death by Dirty Water: Storm Runoff a Risk for Salmon
- California: Sacramento’s Salmon Run in Full Swing, But Drought Still a Worry
- California Study: Wild, Larger Steelhead at Higher Risk than Hatchery Fish of Predation by Sea Birds
- Study: U-S Water Usage Drops to Pre-1970s Amounts
- Three Years into Drought, Californians Adapt to a Drier Way of Life
- ‘Waters of the U-S’ Rule Should Be Withdrawn, Revised & Re-Proposed, APPA Tells Federal Agencies
- Vestas Picks Up Orders for 200 Wind Turbines
- Ohio: Why Don’t Some State Officials Want You to Read This Report on ‘Green’ Energy Jobs?
- How Green Are Those Solar Panels, Really?
- Changing Attitudes on Renewable Energy Test Co-ops
- Energy Efficiency Program Coming to Clark County
- LED Lights & Energy Efficiency: Practice What You Preach - Powerful Advice: Energy Insights from Mason PUD 3
- PUC Approves Idaho Power Energy Efficiency Spending
- Zarelli Sees the Light on Marijuana - After opposing legalized recreational pot as legislator, he forges business tied to industry
- Washington State’s First Marijuana Auction Brings In $600,000
- New Pot Shops Draw Ire of Nearby Businesses
- The Week Ahead in Washington State Climate Policy
- What Should a Smart Appliance Actually Do?
- Missing the Big Picture about California’s Low Electric Bills Again
- Shout Out to Benton PUD: Success in Public-Owned Broadband - It’s About Main Street, Not Wall Street
- Comcast to Take over Tri-City Cable Operations from Charter
- More than Half of America’s Poorest Households Still Don’t Get the Internet at Home
- Why the South Lags Behind When It Comes to Home Broadband Use
- FCC Chief Aims to Bolster Internet for Schools
- Amazon Moves to Extend Cloud-Computing Dominance
- Facebook Will Curtail Unpaid Ads by Brands
- Oregon Ducks Hunt Fake Social Media Accounts of Marcus Mariota, More Thanks to Fans & Athletes
- Facebook Developing a Professional Website ‘Facebook at Work’
- AT&T Dropping Cellphone Tracking Codes
- One Injured as Boat Explodes near Shelton
- Website Hacks into Thousands of Security Cameras
- Mason General Hospital Applies for Accountable Care Organization Status
- Oregon Town That Thrived on Logging Is Looking for a Second Growth
- Editorial: Legacy of Simpson’s Camp Grisdale Will Survive Mill Sale
- First Results Expected from Philae’s Experiments on Comet Before Its Batteries Died
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that humans can aid its betterment.
“It’s
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“Better
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Wanapum Dam repairs will continue into 2015 (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Klamath Bills Pass U-S Senate Committee (Klamath
Falls Herald & News, OR)
Utilities Say Coal Stockpiles near ‘Dire’ Levels
(Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, MO)
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/utilities-say-coal-stockpiles-near-dire-levels/article_3146594f-9096-559b-8672-871f86eb3355.html
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/utilities-say-coal-stockpiles-near-dire-levels/article_3146594f-9096-559b-8672-871f86eb3355.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Death by Dirty Water: Storm Runoff a Risk for Salmon
(Associated Press)
California: Sacramento’s Salmon Run in Full Swing,
But Drought Still a Worry (Sacramento Bee, CA)
California Study: Wild, Larger Steelhead at Higher
Risk than Hatchery Fish of Predation by Sea Birds (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Study:
U-S Water Usage Drops to Pre-1970s Amounts (Associated
Press)
Three
Years into Drought, Californians Adapt to a Drier Way of Life (Christian
Science Monitor)
‘Waters
of the U-S’ Rule Should Be Withdrawn, Revised & Re-Proposed, APPA Tells
Federal Agencies (American Public Power Association)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Vestas
Picks Up Orders for 200 Wind Turbines (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Ohio:
Why Don’t Some State Officials Want You to Read This Report on ‘Green’ Energy
Jobs? (Columbus Dispatch, OH)
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2014/11/16/report-on-green-energy-jobs-was-put-on-ice-during-debate.html
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2014/11/16/report-on-green-energy-jobs-was-put-on-ice-during-debate.html
How
Green Are Those Solar Panels, Really? As the industry grows, so does concern
over the environmental impact. (National Geographic)
Changing
Attitudes on Renewable Energy Test Co-ops (Electric
Co-op Today)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Energy
Efficiency Program Coming to Clark County (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
LED
Lights & Energy Efficiency: Practice What You Preach - Powerful Advice:
Energy Insights from Mason PUD 3 (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
PUC
Approves Idaho Power Energy Efficiency Spending (Idaho
Statesman, Boise)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Zarelli Sees the Light on Marijuana - After
opposing legalized recreational pot as legislator, he forges business tied to
industry (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Washington State’s First Marijuana Auction Brings
In $600,000 (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
New Pot Shops Draw Ire of Nearby Businesses (Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
The
Week Ahead in Washington State Climate Policy (Washington State Wire, Olympia,
WA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
What
Should a Smart Appliance Actually Do? (Laundry Reviewed)
Missing
the Big Picture about California’s Low Electric Bills Again “…maintaining
extremely low residential bills & merely normal growth in prices…” (The
Energy Collective)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Shout Out to Benton PUD: Success in Public-Owned
Broadband - It’s About Main Street, Not Wall Street (GigaOM)
Comcast to Take over Tri-City Cable Operations from
Charter (Tri-City Herald, WA)
More than Half of America’s Poorest Households
Still Don’t Get the Internet at Home (Washington Post)
Why the South Lags Behind When It Comes to Home
Broadband Use (Washington Post)
FCC Chief Aims to Bolster Internet for Schools (NY
Times)
Amazon Moves to Extend Cloud-Computing Dominance (NY
Times)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook Will Curtail Unpaid Ads by Brands (NY
Times)
Oregon Ducks Hunt Fake Social Media Accounts of Marcus
Mariota, More Thanks to Fans & Athletes (Oregonian, Portland)
Facebook Developing a Professional Website ‘Facebook
at Work’ (Reuters)
AT&T Dropping Cellphone Tracking Codes (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
One Injured as Boat Explodes near Shelton (KOMO-TV,
Seattle, WA)
Website Hacks into Thousands of Security Cameras (KGW-TV,
Portland, OR)
Mason General Hospital Applies for Accountable Care
Organization Status (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Oregon Town That Thrived on Logging Is Looking for
a Second Growth (NY Times)
Editorial: Legacy of Simpson’s Camp Grisdale Will
Survive Mill Sale (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
First Results Expected from Philae’s Experiments on
Comet Before Its Batteries Died (Associated
Press)
http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2014/11/17/results-from-comet-landers-experiments-expected
DIVERSIONS
Chopin’s
Heart Exhumed in Secret, Like a Relic
The
110 Year-Old Light Bulb That’s Never Been Turned Off
Professional
Cuddler Squeezes Profits from Loneliness
RIP
Glen Larson, Creator of Battlestar Galactica, Knight Rider & More
SONG OF THE DAY
Chopin
- Nocturne op.9 No.2
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