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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Cowlitz PUD OK’s Policy to Power Pot Industry (Longview
Daily News, WA)
Cord Cutters’ Setback - The U-S Supreme Court just
killed Aereo (Washington Post)
Grant PUD: Wanapum Water Level May Be near Normal
by Year’s End (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
The Reach to Become New Columbia River Showcase
When It Opens in Richland, Tri-Cities (Oregonian, Portland)
Mason County Deputies Investigating Fatal Shooting
on Skokomish Reservation (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Cowlitz PUD OK’s Policy to Power Pot Industry
- Grant PUD: Wanapum Water Level May Be near Normal by Year’s End
- Seattle City Light Wants Refund on Image-Boosting Effort
- Grays Harbor PUD Replacing Poles in One of the Hardest Hit Local Areas for Outages
- Avista Launches Subsidiary Salix to Study Natural Gas
- Northwest Power & Conservation Council Names Tom Eckman Acting Director of Power Planning
- OSHA Delays Enforcement of New Standard for Electric Power Industry
- Japan Considers Restarting Nuclear Reactors - Could It Hurt U-S Liquefied Natural Gas Suppliers?
- British Columbia Energy Future Not Black & White But Shades of Grey
- The Reach to Become New Columbia River Showcase When It Opens in Richland, Tri-Cities
- Study: Lake Pend Oreille Water Release Could Help Bull Trout
- Screening of ‘Return of the River’ Planned Thursday in Port Angeles
- One in Ten U-S Beaches Polluted, Researchers Say; Washington State Ranked 19th
- Renewing Industry with Ancient Tech: A Return to Hydropower
- Co-ops Could Be Solar Power Players
- The Switchboard: Google Positions Nest as a Smart Home Hub
- Study Finds That Electric Cars Are Putting the Brakes on Pollution
- Cord Cutters’ Setback - The U-S Supreme Court just killed Aereo
- AT&T Says DirecTV Merger Will Save Money, But Not for Customers
- Broadband Access Still Elusive in Parts of Rural South Dakota
- Google Sets Sights beyond Smartphones at Annual Developer Conference
- The Biggest Misunderstanding in the Net Neutrality Debate
- Soon Your Local Library Could Let You Borrow the Internet
- Facebook Wants Companies to FB@Work, Report Says
- Five Ways to Get the Best Results from Your Content Marketing
- Supreme Court Says Cellphones Can’t Be Searched without a Warrant
- Watch Mason County Candidates’ Video Sit Downs Here! – Includes Mason PUD 3 Commission Race
- Mason County Deputies Investigating Fatal Shooting on Skokomish Reservation
- Women Arrested in Burglary of Governor Inslee’s Olympia Office – Theft Included Squaxin Island Tribe Blanket
- First Marijuana Stores Could Open July 8 - Supply Issues Remain
- State Of Montana to Notify 1.3 Million of Computer Hacking
- Feds: ‘Mismanagement’ by Asiana Pilots Caused Plane to Crash in San Francisco Last Year
- FAA Bans Delivery by Drone
- Owner of ‘Peeping Drone’ Apologizes to Seattle Woman
Argus
• \ARE-guss\ • noun - 1: a hundred-eyed monster of Greek mythology 2: a
watchful guardian
“Man,
that guy has eyes in the back of his head… literally” whispered the study hall
student to his companion. Principal Strickland was pleased with the hiring of
Argus as his vice-principal. “I’m no slacker when it comes to keeping an eye on
things,” he barked. “But this guy’s the best!”
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Cowlitz PUD OK’s Policy to Power Pot Industry (Longview
Daily News, WA)
Grant PUD: Wanapum Water Level May Be near Normal
by Year’s End (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Seattle City Light Wants Refund on Image-Boosting
Effort (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Grays Harbor PUD Replacing Poles in One of the
Hardest Hit Local Areas for Outages (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Avista Launches Subsidiary Salix to Study Natural
Gas (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Northwest Power & Conservation Council
Names Tom Eckman Acting Director of Power Planning (Electric Energy Online)
OSHA Delays Enforcement of New Standard for
Electric Power Industry (American Public Power Association)
Japan Considers Restarting Nuclear Reactors - Could
It Hurt U-S Liquefied Natural Gas Suppliers? (Christian Science Monitor)
British Columbia Energy Future Not Black & White
But Shades of Grey (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
FISH & WILDLIFE
The Reach to Become New Columbia River Showcase
When It Opens in Richland, Tri-Cities (Oregonian, Portland)
Study: Lake Pend Oreille Water Release Could Help
Bull Trout (Coeur d’Alene Press, ID)
Screening of ‘Return of the River’ Planned Thursday
in Port Angeles; Admission Free for Elwha Documentary Showing (Peninsula Daily
News, Port Angeles, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
One
in Ten U-S Beaches Polluted, Researchers Say; Washington State Ranked 19th
(KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Renewing
Industry with Ancient Tech: A Return to Hydropower (Forbes Magazine)
Co-ops
Could Be Solar Power Players (Electric Co-op Today)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
The
Switchboard: Google Positions Nest as a Smart Home Hub (Washington Post)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Study
Finds That Electric Cars Are Putting the Brakes on Pollution (San Jose Mercury
News, CA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Cord Cutters’ Setback - The U-S Supreme Court just
killed Aereo (Washington Post)
AT&T Says DirecTV Merger Will Save Money, But
Not for Customers (Consumerist)
Broadband Access Still Elusive in Parts of Rural
South Dakota (USA Today)
Google Sets Sights beyond Smartphones at Annual
Developer Conference (Reuters)
The Biggest Misunderstanding in the Net Neutrality Debate
(Gizmodo)
Soon Your Local Library Could Let You Borrow the
Internet (Gizmodo)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook Wants Companies to FB@Work, Report Says (Silicon
Valley Business Journal, CA)
Five Ways to Get the Best Results from Your Content
Marketing (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2014/06/5-ways-to-get-the-best-results-from-yourcontent.html
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Supreme Court Says Cellphones Can’t Be Searched without
a Warrant (NY Times)
Watch Mason County Candidates’ Video Sit Downs
Here! – Includes Mason PUD 3 Commission Race (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Mason County Deputies Investigating Fatal Shooting on
Skokomish Reservation (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Women Arrested in Burglary of Governor Inslee’s Olympia
Office – Theft Included Squaxin Island Tribe Blanket (Associated Press)
First Marijuana Stores Could Open July 8 - Supply
Issues Remain (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
State Of Montana to Notify 1.3 Million of Computer
Hacking (Associated Press)
Feds: ‘Mismanagement’ by Asiana Pilots Caused Plane
to Crash in San Francisco Last Year (KHQ-TV, Spokane,
WA)
FAA Bans Delivery by Drone (Seattle Post
Intelligencer, WA)
Owner of ‘Peeping Drone’ Apologizes to Seattle Woman
(Northwest Cable News Network)
DIVERSIONS
Bob
Dylan’s ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ Auctioned Off for $2 Million
Ten
Hidden Details in Your City & What They Mean
Eli
Wallach, Multifaceted Actor, Dies at 98 – Adios Senor Calvera
Uruguay’s
Luis Suarez World Cup ‘Biting’ Mocked in Memes (British Broadcasting
Corporation)
SONG OF THE DAY
Elmer
Bernstein - The Magnificent Seven Soundtrack Suite
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