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News Digest Word Cloud for June 18, 2014
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington
State Substation Intruder Nearly Electrocuted After Cutting Wire (Associated
Press)
Latest
Federal Plan for Columbia Salmon Challenged (Associated Press)
As
LED Industry Evolves, China Elbows Ahead (NY Times)
Senate
Democrats Call on Four Republican EPA Chiefs to Help Press Case on Climate
Change (Associated Press)
Amazon
Fire Phone Shops for Prime Customers with 4.7-Inch Screen, Rubber Body, Firefly
Shopping App (CNET News)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Washington State Substation Intruder Nearly Electrocuted After Cutting Wire
- Fire Chief: Man Learned Firsthand the Dangers of Stealing Copper Wire from Renton Area Substation
- Intruder Shocked, Burned at Renton-Area Substation; Thousands Lose Power
- Chelan PUD Expects Big Insurance Hike Following Turbine Repairs at Rocky Reach Dam
- Canada OKs “Northern Gateway” Oil Pipeline to the Pacific Coast
- North Dakota Oil Production Hits 1 Million Barrels a Day, Due Largely to Rich Bakken Formation
- Efficiency Group Says ‘Utility Death Spiral’ Talk is Overblown
- Latest Federal Plan for Columbia Salmon Challenged
- Federal Salmon Plan Heads Back To Courtroom
- Litigious Environmental Groups Refuse to Acknowledge Success of Federal Salmon Efforts, File another Lawsuit
- Fish Evacuated from Northern California Hatcheries amid Drought
- Kansas Governor Says Groups’ Lawsuit over Prairie Chicken is Attempt to Stifle Energy, Agriculture
- Algae Causing Musty Smell in Bellingham Water
- Solar Panels Are Not Cell Phones
- South Sound Solar: Sustainable Living
- Power Generation Seen Sustaining Brazilian Sugar Mills
- As LED Industry Evolves, China Elbows Ahead
- How LEDs Are Set to Revolutionize Hi-Tech Greenhouse Farming
- How an Oregon Lender’s $15.7 Million Loan Sale Will Save Energy in the Pacific Northwest
- Senate Democrats Call on Four Republican EPA Chiefs to Help Press Case on Climate Change
- Earth Has Its Warmest May on Record Globally, Spring Could Be Warmest
- The Unasked Climate Question: How to Replace 86% of the World’s Energy Mix?
- Drought Forces California Bees to Rely on Artificial Nectar
- Asian Bank, UN Agencies Launch Sustainable Energy Hub to Bring Investment, Innovation to Asia
- Amazon Fire Phone Shops for Prime Customers with 4.7-Inch Screen, Rubber Body, Firefly Shopping App
- Chinese Smartphone Contains Spyware Straight Out of the Box
- Washington State Ecology Accepting Comment for Microsoft Data Center Permits
- Lewis County Broadband Internet Project Finished
- Verizon 911 Service Restored After Outage
- Work to Repair Fiber Optic Vandalism Clogs Traffic in Rainier
- Colorado: Boulder Gives Initial OK to Asking Voters for Broadband Authority
- We Have No Idea If Online Ads Work
- Facebook Launches Snapchat Competitor Slingshot, for Real this Time
- YouTube to Launch Music Service amid Indie Dispute
- Seattle City Light Spins Its PR Wheels as Publicity Ploy Backfires
- Arizona Eatery Shames Art Thieves on Facebook
- Kennewick Judge Confirmed to Federal Court
- BREAKING: Explosion at Fireworks Company Injures At Least Three
- Wind Shift Blows Central Washington Wildfire Away from Homes
- Work on Belfair Senior Center Started
- Will Recreational Marijuana Supply Meet Public’s Demand?
- Washington Redskins Trademarks Canceled by U-S Patent Office
- Redhawks Logo Selected for Port Townsend High School
- Loud Leaf Blowers Halting Work at Capitol in Olympia?
Eidetic • \eye-DET-tick\ • Adjective - Marked by
or involving extraordinarily accurate & vivid recall especially of visual
images.
Guys, are you with me on this? You can’t remember
a conversation you’ve had with your wife or girlfriend last week, let alone
five years ago. However, at your weakest moment, their eidetic memory flashes
into overdrive & you are committed to a weekend of antique shopping. A promise
you made unconsciously one winter day: “Sure, as soon as basketball & football
seasons are over, I’d LOVE to spend a weekend rooting through dusty antique
stores looking for treasure.” You, my friend, are caught.
When El Niño Comes to Town (Grist Online)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Washington State Substation Intruder Nearly
Electrocuted After Cutting Wire (Associated Press)
Fire Chief: Man Learned Firsthand the Dangers of
Stealing Copper Wire from Renton Area Substation (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle, WA)
Intruder Shocked, Burned at Renton-Area Substation;
Thousands Lose Power (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Chelan PUD Expects Big Insurance Hike Following
Turbine Repairs at Rocky Reach Dam (Wenatchee World, WA)
Canada OKs “Northern Gateway” Oil Pipeline to the
Pacific Coast (Associated Press)
North Dakota Oil Production Hits 1 Million
Barrels a Day, Due Largely to Rich Bakken Formation (Associated Press)
Efficiency Group Says ‘Utility Death Spiral’ Talk
is Overblown (The Energy Collective)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Latest Federal Plan for Columbia Salmon
Challenged (Associated Press)
Federal Salmon Plan Heads Back To Courtroom (Northwest
Public Radio)
Litigious Environmental Groups Refuse to
Acknowledge Success of Federal Salmon Efforts, File another Lawsuit (News
Release, Northwest RiverPartners, Portland, OR)
Fish Evacuated from Northern California
Hatcheries amid Drought (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Kansas Governor Says Groups’ Lawsuit over Prairie
Chicken is Attempt to Stifle Energy, Agriculture (Associated Press)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Algae
Causing Musty Smell in Bellingham Water (Associated
Press)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Solar
Panels Are Not Cell Phones “…solar panels have become cheaper in recent years,
they are still the most expensive way to generate electricity…” (The Energy
Collective)
South
Sound Solar: Sustainable Living (Thurston
Talks, Olympia, WA)
Power
Generation Seen Sustaining Brazilian Sugar Mills (Bloomberg News)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-18/power-generation-seen-sustaining-brazilian-sugar-mills.html
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
As
LED Industry Evolves, China Elbows Ahead (NY Times)
How LEDs Are Set to Revolutionize Hi-Tech
Greenhouse Farming (Technology Review)
How an Oregon Lender’s $15.7 Million Loan Sale Will
Save Energy in the Pacific Northwest (Sustainable
Business Oregon)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Senate
Democrats Call on Four Republican EPA Chiefs to Help Press Case on Climate
Change (Associated Press)
Earth
Has Its Warmest May on Record Globally, Spring Could Be Warmest (Mashable)
The
Unasked Climate Question: How to Replace 86% of the World’s Energy Mix? (Forbes
Magazine)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Drought
Forces California Bees to Rely on Artificial Nectar (Mashable)
Asian
Bank, UN Agencies Launch Sustainable Energy Hub to Bring Investment, Innovation
to Asia (Associated Press)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Amazon Fire Phone Shops for Prime Customers with
4.7-Inch Screen, Rubber Body, Firefly Shopping App (CNET News)
Chinese smartphone contains spyware straight out of
the box (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Washington State Ecology Accepting Comment for Microsoft
Data Center Permits (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Lewis County Broadband Internet Project Finished
(KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
Verizon 911 Service Restored After Outage (KATU-TV,
Portland, OR)
Work to Repair Fiber Optic Vandalism Clogs Traffic
in Rainier (Longview Daily News, WA)
Colorado: Boulder Gives Initial OK to Asking Voters
for Broadband Authority (Boulder Daily Camera, CO)
SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING
We Have No Idea If Online Ads Work (Slate Magazine)
Facebook Launches Snapchat Competitor Slingshot,
for Real this Time (Mashable)
YouTube to Launch Music Service amid Indie Dispute (Associated Press)
Seattle City Light Spins Its PR Wheels as Publicity
Ploy Backfires (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Arizona Eatery Shames Art Thieves on Facebook (Associated Press)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Kennewick Judge Confirmed to Federal Court (KEPR-TV,
Tri-Cities, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
BREAKING: Explosion at Fireworks Company Injures At
Least Three (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Wind Shift Blows Central Washington Wildfire Away from
Homes (Associated Press)
Work on Belfair Senior Center Started (KMAS Radio, Shelton,
WA)
Will Recreational Marijuana Supply Meet Public’s
Demand? (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)
Washington Redskins Trademarks Canceled by U-S Patent
Office (USA Today)
Redhawks Logo Selected for Port Townsend High
School (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Loud Leaf Blowers Halting Work at Capitol in
Olympia? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Fossil
Found During New Mexico Bachelor Party is Ten Million Years Old
Stamp
Sells for a Record $9.5 Million
California
Mayor Resigns Over Tossing Dog Poop into Yard
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/06/18/dennis-kneier-dog-poop-san-marino/10729687/
‘Cat
from Hell’ That Terrorized Portland Family Stumps TV Host
SONG OF THE DAY
Stravinsky
- The Firebird
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