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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
British
Columbia Expected to Make Peace River Dam Site Announcement Tuesday in Victoria
(Vancouver Sun, BC)
Betting
on the Need, Scientists Work on Lighter, Cleaner Nuclear Energy (NY Times)
Clallam
Sheriff’s Office Looking for Suspect with Burns after Copper Theft – Caused Power
Outage West of Port Angeles (Peninsula Daily News, Port
Angeles, WA)
Portland
General Electric’s Washington Wind Farm Brings Its Energy to Portland (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
Study:
Your All-Electric Car May Not Be So Green (Associated
Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- British Columbia Expected to Make Peace River Dam Site Announcement Tuesday in Victoria
- Betting on the Need, Scientists Work on Lighter, Cleaner Nuclear Energy
- Why Climate Change is Forcing Some Environmentalists to Back Nuclear Power
- Clallam Sheriff’s Office Looking for Suspect with Burns after Copper Theft
- Most Lights Back on in Jefferson County Following Major Storm-Related Outages
- Power Outage Starts When Woman Shears Power Pole with Pickup
- A Year Later, No Oregon Electric Co-Ops Using Federal Loan Program
- Berkshire Hathaway Energy Subsidiaries Must Respond to FERC Order Tied to Market-Based Rates
- Bonneville Power Administration Annual Report Recognizes Progress in 2014
- Nez Perce Member Tapped to Oversee Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission’s Fishery Science Department
- Oyster Herpes’ Killer Virus Threatens $4 Billion Industry
- Portland General Electric’s Washington Wind Farm Brings Its Energy to Portland
- The Race is on for Solar Companies to Woo Utilities
- Idaho Power Decides to Stay with Regional Energy Efficiency Provider
- Christmas Light Displays Switch to LED for Savings
- Kittitas Council Extends Marijuana Moratorium
- Video: Skagit County Neighbors Try to Eradicate Weed (sic) Growers
- Washington State Lottery Do-Over Might Raise Caps on Marijuana Stores
- Colorado Resort Towns Worry over Pot Perception
- Scientists Are Worried Greenland Might Melt Even Faster than Expected
- Greenpeace Apologizes for Wrecking Nazca Lines as Peru Prepares Criminal Charges
- Study: Your All-Electric Car May Not Be So Green
- NBC Will Stream Network Shows Online as They Air
- Comcast, Charter & Time Warner Cable All Say Obama’s Net Neutrality Plan Shouldn’t Worry Investors
- SurveyMonkey Raises $250 Million, Valuing Company at $2 Billion
- These Ten Toy Brands Are Winning Social Media for the Holidays
- This Chart Shows What Marketers Talked About Most in 2014
- Washington State Republicans Begin Remaking Senate
- Elizabeth Warren, GOP Rookies Set Up Energy Panel for Pyrotechnics
- Victim Identified in Sydney Siege Studied at Washington State University
- Thieves Sack Bridgeport High School
- Audit: Washington State Agency Cybersecurity Must Improve
- Where’s the Snow? We’re on Pace to Obliterate Record for Warmest December
- Goldendale Needs Dark Skies for Public Observatory
Incommensurable
• \in-kuh-MENSE-suh-ruh-bull \ • Adjective - Not commensurable; broadly:
lacking a basis of comparison in respect to a quality normally subject to
comparison.
“As
a comfort food,” Alberto mused, “a well-made macaroni and cheese casserole’s
ability to make you feel wonderful is incommensurable with a market-priced
lobster dinner.” His monologue trailed off noticeably as he slowly dropped into
a carbohydrate-induced torpor.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
British
Columbia Expected to Make Peace River Dam Site Announcement Tuesday in Victoria
(Vancouver Sun, BC)
Betting
on the Need, Scientists Work on Lighter, Cleaner Nuclear Energy (NY Times)
Why
Climate Change is Forcing Some Environmentalists to Back Nuclear Power (Washington
Post)
Clallam
Sheriff’s Office Looking for Suspect with Burns after Copper Theft – Caused Power
Outage West of Port Angeles (Peninsula Daily News, Port
Angeles, WA)
Most
Lights Back on in Jefferson County Following Major Storm-Related Outages (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Power
Outage Starts When Woman Shears Power Pole with Pickup (iFIBER One News,
Ephrata, WA)
A
Year Later, No Oregon Electric Co-Ops Using Federal Loan Program (Bend Bulletin,
OR)
Berkshire
Hathaway Energy Subsidiaries Must Respond to FERC Order Tied to Market-Based
Rates (American Public Power Association)
Bonneville Power Administration Annual Report
Recognizes Progress in 2014 (Bonneville Power Administration)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Nez Perce Member Tapped to Oversee Columbia River
Inter-Tribal Fish Commission’s Fishery Science Department (Indian Country
Today)
Oyster Herpes’ Killer Virus Threatens $4 Billion
Industry (Everett Herald, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Portland
General Electric’s Washington Wind Farm Brings Its Energy to Portland (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
The
Race is on for Solar Companies to Woo Utilities (Forbes Magazine)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Idaho
Power Decides to Stay with Regional Energy Efficiency Provider (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
Christmas
Light Displays Switch to LED for Savings (South Sound Business Examiner)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Kittitas
Council Extends Marijuana Moratorium (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Video:
Skagit County Neighbors Try to Eradicate Weed (sic) Growers (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Washington State Lottery Do-Over Might Raise Caps on
Marijuana Stores (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
Colorado Resort Towns Worry over Pot Perception (Associated
Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Scientists
Are Worried Greenland Might Melt Even Faster than Expected (Washington Post)
Greenpeace
Apologizes for Wrecking Nazca Lines as Peru Prepares Criminal Charges (Indian
Country Today)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Study:
Your All-Electric Car May Not Be So Green (Associated
Press)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
NBC
Will Stream Network Shows Online as They Air (Gizmodo)
Comcast,
Charter & Time Warner Cable All Say Obama’s Net Neutrality Plan Shouldn’t
Worry Investors (Washington Post)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
SurveyMonkey
Raises $250 Million, Valuing Company at $2 Billion (Oregonian, Portland)
These
Ten Toy Brands Are Winning Social Media for the Holidays (AdWeek)
This
Chart Shows What Marketers Talked About Most in 2014 (AdWeek)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington
State Republicans Begin Remaking Senate (Spokesman Review,
Spokane, WA)
Elizabeth
Warren, GOP Rookies Set Up Energy Panel for Pyrotechnics (National Journal)
GENERAL NEWS
Victim Identified in Sydney Siege Studied at Washington
State University (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Thieves Sack Bridgeport High School - Damage,
estimated at approximately $50k, forces school closure (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)
Audit: Washington State Agency Cybersecurity Must
Improve (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Where’s the Snow? We’re on Pace to Obliterate
Record for Warmest December (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Goldendale Needs Dark Skies for Public
Observatory (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Goldendale-needs-dark-skies-for-public-observatory-285894461.html
DIVERSIONS
Watch
People Get Slow-mo Smacked in the Face with Snowballs
Burt
Reynolds’ ‘Smokey’ Trans AM Goes for $450,000
What
Were People Thinking in 2014? Google’s Global List
McDonald’s
Japan Rations Fries as U-S West Coast Port Dispute Drags On
SONG OF THE DAY
Jerry
Reed - West Bound & Down “Smokey & the Bandit” Soundtrack
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