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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Top
U-S Senate Republican Tells States: Ignore EPA Carbon Rules (Associated Press)
SolarCity
sues Salt River Project over Increased Charges for Solar Customers (Utility
Dive)
British
Columbia: Peace River Dam Unions Won’t Be Blocked by BC Hydro, Says Christy
Clark - Union has accused Crown corporation of trying to bar unions from organizing
at project worksites (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Yakima
River Oil Spill Threatens Wildlife; Cleanup Could Take Weeks (Associated Press)
Shelton Operations Remain Simpson (South Sound
Business Examiner)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- British Columbia: Peace River Dam Unions Won’t Be Blocked by BC Hydro, Says Christy Clark
- California: Emails Reveal CPUC’s Florio Had Questionable Relations with SoCal Edison Officials
- Power Failure Darkens Wide Swath around Walla Walla Monday Night
- Montana: Glencore Permanently Closes Columbia Falls Aluminum Site
- Pass or Prune? Council Judges R&D Projects at Technology Innovation Summit
- Kentucky: Couple Build Their Own Power Line
- Hundreds of Dead Fish Wash Ashore in N Portland
- Yakima River Oil Spill Threatens Wildlife; Cleanup Could Take Weeks
- Snowpack in Washington State & North Cascades Well Below Normal
- California’s Terrifying Climate Forecast: It Could Face Droughts Nearly Every Year
- SolarCity sues Salt River Project over Increased Charges for Solar
- Five Things You Need to Know about the Hype & Reality of Oregon’s Largest Solar Project
- New Reports Show How Hot North Carolina’s Solar-Power Industry Has Gotten
- Japan’s Growth in Solar Power Falters as Utilities Balk
- America is Getting Its First Offshore Wind Farm
- Energy Storage Paves Way for Electricity Independence
- Washington State Pot Growers Convicted on One Fed Count, Acquitted on Others
- Connell Bans Production, Processing & Sales of Marijuana
- Columbia County Readies for Pot Hearing
- Washington State Senate Passes Marijuana Research Bill
- Editorial: Washington State Should Partner with Tribes on Legalized Marijuana
- Top U-S Senate Republican Tells States: Ignore EPA Carbon Rules
- Portland’s Next Climate Plan Puts Equity Front & Center
- EPA’s Woodstove Whisperer
- Nepal Official Says Human Waste on Everest a Major Problem
- U-S Supreme Court Allows Challenge to Colorado Internet Tax Law
- Growth of Google Fiber’s Business Service in Kansas City, Provo, Bodes Well for Nashville
- FCC Head Defends ‘Net Neutrality’ Decision amid Criticism from Industry, Politicians
- Why Comcast, AT&T & Other Internet Providers Might Not Sue the FCC after All
- Hey, State Reps: Every Tech Company in Washington State Wants You to Pass This Bill
- Editorial: Idaho Broadband Mess Yields Old Lesson – Local Is Best
- In Ongoing War with Islamic State, Twitter Suspends 2,000 Accounts
- Smithsonian Museums Ban Use of Selfie Sticks, Still Encourage Selfies
- Vince Vaughn & Co-stars Pose for Idiotic Stock Photos You Can Have for Free
- ACLU Seeks $2.8 Million in Legal Costs from Yakima in Ethnic Representation Voting Rights Case
- There Are Good Reasons Not to Save Every E-Mail Sent by Public Officials. The Reasons to Do So Are Better Still
- Washington State Suffers Most Regressive Tax System in U-S
- Audit: Improvement Needed for Mason County
- Adele Ferguson Dies: Longtime Kitsap Sun Reporter, Pioneer of Journalism
- Shelton Operations Remain Simpson
- Shelton’s Bikini Barista Trumps Car License Fee
- Daylight Saving Time Arriving
- Daylight Saving Time: Five Quick Facts
- Belfair Bypass in Senate Transportation Package
- Nearly One in Three 911 Calls Are Accidental
Brickbat
• \BRICK-bat\ • noun – 1: a fragment of a hard material (as a brick); especially:
one used as a missile 2: an uncomplimentary remark
Angus’
first experience as a standup comic was not a good one. Hoping to be the new
“Carrot Top” apparently was not a good choice, as brickbats (both material and
verbal) were flung at him during the performance. “Why would anyone want to
emulate ‘Carrot Top’?” reported the local paper’s entertainment critic the next
morning. “An unfortunate career move…”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
British
Columbia: Peace River Dam Unions Won’t Be Blocked by BC Hydro, Says Christy
Clark - Union has accused Crown corporation of trying to bar unions from
organizing at project worksites (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
California:
Emails Reveal CPUC’s Florio Had Questionable Relations with SoCal Edison Officials
(Utility Dive)
Power
Failure Darkens Wide Swath around Walla Walla Monday Night (Walla Walla Union
Bulletin, WA)
Montana:
Glencore Permanently Closes Columbia Falls Aluminum Site (Hungry Horse News,
MT)
Pass
or Prune? Council Judges R&D Projects at Technology Innovation Summit (Bonneville Power Administration)
Kentucky:
Couple Build Their Own Power Line (Bowling Green Daily News, KY)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Hundreds of Dead Fish Wash Ashore in N Portland (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Yakima
River Oil Spill Threatens Wildlife; Cleanup Could Take Weeks (Associated Press)
Snowpack
in Washington State & North Cascades Well Below Normal (Bellingham Herald, WA)
California’s
Terrifying Climate Forecast: It Could Face Droughts Nearly Every Year (Washington
Post)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
SolarCity
sues Salt River Project over Increased Charges for Solar Customers (Utility
Dive)
Five
Things You Need to Know about the Hype & Reality of Oregon’s Largest Solar
Project (Oregonian, Portland)
New
Reports Show How Hot North Carolina’s Solar-Power Industry Has Gotten
(Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Japan’s
Growth in Solar Power Falters as Utilities Balk (NY Times)
America
is Getting Its First Offshore Wind Farm (Gizmodo)
Energy
Storage Paves Way for Electricity Independence (British
Broadcasting Corporation)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Washington
State Pot Growers Convicted on One Fed Count, Acquitted on Others (KOMO-TV,
Seattle, WA)
Connell Bans Production, Processing & Sales of Marijuana
(KNDO/KNDU-TV,
Tri Cities, WA)
Columbia
County Readies for Pot Hearing (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)
Washington
State Senate Passes Marijuana Research Bill (Longview Daily
News, WA)
Editorial:
Washington State Should Partner with Tribes on Legalized Marijuana (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Top
U-S Senate Republican Tells States: Ignore EPA Carbon Rules (Associated Press)
Portland’s
Next Climate Plan Puts Equity Front & Center (Portland Business Journal, OR)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
EPA’s
Woodstove Whisperer (National Journal)
Nepal
Official Says Human Waste on Everest a Major Problem (Associated Press)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
U-S
Supreme Court Allows Challenge to Colorado Internet Tax Law (Associated Press)
Growth
of Google Fiber’s Business Service in Kansas City, Provo, Bodes Well for Nashville
(Nashville Business Journal, TN)
http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2015/03/growth-of-google-fibers-business-service-in-kansas.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2015/03/growth-of-google-fibers-business-service-in-kansas.html
FCC
Head Defends ‘Net Neutrality’ Decision amid Criticism from Industry,
Politicians (Associated Press)
Why
Comcast, AT&T & Other Internet Providers Might Not Sue the FCC after
All (Washington Post)
Hey,
State Reps: Every Tech Company in Washington State Wants You to Pass This Bill (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Editorial:
Idaho Broadband Mess Yields Old Lesson – Local Is Best (Spokesman Review,
Spokane, WA)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
In
Ongoing War with Islamic State, Twitter Suspends 2,000 Accounts (Christian
Science Monitor)
Smithsonian
Museums Ban Use of Selfie Sticks, Still Encourage Selfies (Consumerist)
Vince
Vaughn & Co-stars Pose for Idiotic Stock Photos You Can Have for Free (AdWeek)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
ACLU
Seeks $2.8 Million in Legal Costs from Yakima in Ethnic Representation Voting
Rights Case (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2961432-8/aclu-seeks-28-million-in-legal-costs-from
There
Are Good Reasons Not to Save Every E-Mail Sent by Public Officials. The Reasons
to Do So Are Better Still (Washington Post)
Washington
State Suffers Most Regressive Tax System in U-S (Seattle
Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Audit:
Improvement Needed for Mason County (KMAS Radio, Shelton,
WA)
Adele
Ferguson Dies: Longtime Kitsap Sun Reporter, Pioneer of Journalism (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Shelton Operations Remain Simpson (South Sound
Business Examiner)
Shelton’s Bikini Barista Trumps Car License Fee (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Daylight Saving Time Arriving (National Weather
Service, Seattle)
Daylight Saving Time: Five Quick Facts (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Belfair Bypass in Senate Transportation Package
(Mason Web Tv, Shelton, Wa)
Nearly One in Three 911 Calls Are Accidental (Northwest Public Radio)
DIVERSIONS
What’s
the Best Bookstore in the Country?
Paul
Allen Announces Japan’s WW2 ‘Musashi Battleship Wreck Found’
500
Snakes Surprise Construction Workers in Canada
Burial
Pods Could Turn Cemeteries into Forests
SONG OF THE DAY
Blue
Oyster Cult – Don't Fear the Reaper
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