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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Simpson Lumber Selling Mason County Mills to
Sierra Pacific (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Wind
Turbines Being Considered for Lewis County (Wind Watch)
CAISO
to FERC: Energy Imbalance Market Problems Found, Reforms Coming “…failure to
recognize capacity held by PacifiCorp led to apparent shortages &
subsequent price spikes…” (Utility Dive)
Amid
Concerns, Portland Pledges to Help Building Owners Meet Energy Reporting
Standards (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Makah Tribe’s Request to Hunt Whales under Public
Scrutiny in Seattle (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
http://mynorthwest.com/11/2753403/Tribeaposs-request-to-hunt-whales-under-public-scrutiny-in-Seattle
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- CAISO to FERC: Energy Imbalance Market Problems Found, Reforms Coming
- Boardman to Hemingway: Oregon-California Trails Association Protests Proposed Pacific Northwest Power Line
- Portland Economist Says Region’s Last Nuke Losing $250 Million on Fuel Deal - Utility disagrees with calculation
- Op/Ed: Fighting Back Against Washington State’s Attempts to Kill Montana Coal
- Central Washington University Launches Energy Degree Program
- Portland Water & Sewer: Utility Watchdog Group – Stop Developer Discounts
- Why NERC Thinks the EPA Clean Power Plan Could Threaten Grid Reliability
- New England’s Governors Release Six-State Action Plan to Address Energy Infrastructure Needs
- Moniz: Gas Pipelines a ‘Very Obvious’ Vulnerability
- How Do Electric Utilities Make Money?
- This Kentucky Hydropower Dam Is a Beautiful Building Site
- Makah Tribe’s Request to Hunt Whales under Public Scrutiny in Seattle
- California: Plan to Release Billions of Gallons of Water for Salmon Draws Concern
- New York State to Dim Lights to Save Migrating Birds
- Wind Turbines Being Considered for Lewis County
- U-S Sales Drive SolarWorld’s Revenue through the Roof
- California Farmers without Water Are Installing Solar Panels Instead
- Build It, We Dare You: Ocean-Energy Project Bad for Killer Whales, British Columbia Researcher Says
- DOE Looking for Tech Boom with New Wave Energy Prize
- Rhode Island: First U-S Offshore Wind Project Begins Construction
- Amid Concerns, Portland Pledges to Help Building Owners Meet Energy Reporting Standards
- Front-Loading Washers Get Class Action Suit
- Medical Marijuana Patients Fret about New Grower Limits Considered by Oregon Legislators
- New Study Links Weather Extremes to Global Warming
- How the Fukushima Disaster Crippled Japan’s Climate Plans
- Pope Francis Steps Up Campaign on Climate Change, to Conservatives’ Alarm
- Editorial: Spend on Schools, Not Electric Car Subsidies
- Tesla’s Gigafactory Could Be Obsolete Before It Even Opens - Here’s Why
- Washington State Has Second-Most Identity Theft Complaints
- The Internet of Things: How Safe is ‘Smart’ Technology?
- ESPN Sues Verizon over New Cable Packages
- Track Your Stuff Anywhere in the World, without GPS
- That Huge Starbucks Outage? Here’s Why It Was a Good Thing for the Company
- Facebook Messenger Adds Video Calling, Because Why Not
- How to Turn Employees into Social Media Advocates: Case Examples
- Kevin Durant Schools Sonic’s ‘Two Guys’ in the Brand’s First Athlete-Backed Ad
- Using Times New Roman on Your Résumé Is Like “Putting on Sweatpants for a Job Interview”
- Meet the Same-Sex Couples Poised to Make Supreme Court History
- Grays Harbor County: Former Clerk of the Board of Commissioners Files Wrongful Termination Claim
- U-S Senator Murray, Mom in Tennis Shoes in ‘92, Stands Her Ground
- Simpson Lumber Selling Mason County Mills to Sierra Pacific
- Sierra Pacific Acquiring Simpson’s Shelton Assets; Will Close Mill & Rebuild
- Simpson Lumber to Close Shelton Mills
- Teacher Hailed a Hero: Students Not Surprised Brady Olson Risked His Life to Save Others
- Mercy Corps, Medical Teams International Crews Face Storms, Blocked Roads as They Provide Aid in Nepal
- Deep Part of Cascadia Fault So Slippery Sun, Moon Trigger Tremors
- Cowlitz: Casino Construction May Start by End of Year
- Is a Strong El Nino FINALLY coming?
Plebiscite
• \PLEB-uh-site\ • noun – a vote by which the people of an entire country or
district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of
government or ruler
“The
ballots have been sent out. Like Noah sending the dove and the Raven to search
for dry land we will soon know if the subjects like what I’ve suggested, or
will continue to be restless,” mused the white-bearded king as he gazed from
his tower, overlooking his lovely city of rivers. Unfortunately, calling for a
plebiscite on naming the ‘cane toad’ as the Australian amphibian was like
asking for an indulgence for a beer belch in church.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
CAISO
to FERC: Energy Imbalance Market Problems Found, Reforms Coming “…failure to
recognize capacity held by PacifiCorp led to apparent shortages &
subsequent price spikes…” (Utility Dive)
Boardman
to Hemingway: Oregon-California Trails Association Protests Proposed Pacific
Northwest Power Line (Business Wire)
Portland
Economist Says Region’s Last Nuke Losing $250 Million on Fuel Deal - Utility
disagrees with calculation (Willamette Weekly, OR)
Op/Ed:
Fighting Back Against Washington State’s Attempts to Kill Montana Coal (Ravalli
Republic, Hamilton, MT)
Central
Washington University Launches Energy Degree Program (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Portland
Water & Sewer: Utility Watchdog Group – Stop Developer Discounts (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
Why
NERC Thinks the EPA Clean Power Plan Could Threaten Grid Reliability (Utility
Dive)
New
England’s Governors Release Six-State Action Plan to Address Energy
Infrastructure Needs (ISO News – Hey Look! Large scale hydro makes a cameo in
this)
Moniz:
Gas Pipelines a ‘Very Obvious’ Vulnerability (U-S News & World Report)
How
Do Electric Utilities Make Money? (The Energy Collective)
This
Kentucky Hydropower Dam Is a Beautiful Building Site (Gizmodo)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Makah Tribe’s Request to Hunt Whales under Public
Scrutiny in Seattle (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
http://mynorthwest.com/11/2753403/Tribeaposs-request-to-hunt-whales-under-public-scrutiny-in-Seattle
California: Plan to Release Billions of Gallons
of Water for Salmon Draws Concern (Redding Record Searchlight, CA)
New York State to Dim Lights to Save Migrating
Birds (British Broadcasting Corporation)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Wind
Turbines Being Considered for Lewis County (Wind Watch)
U-S
Sales Drive SolarWorld’s Revenue through the Roof (Portland Business Journal,
OR)
California
Farmers without Water Are Installing Solar Panels Instead (Gizmodo)
Build
It, We Dare You: Ocean-Energy Project Bad for Killer Whales, British Columbia
Researcher Says ((Vancouver Sun, BC)
DOE
Looking for Tech Boom with New Wave Energy Prize (Hydroworld)
http://www.hydroworld.com/articles/2015/04/doe-looking-for-tech-boom-with-new-wave-energy-prize.html
Rhode
Island: First U-S Offshore Wind Project Begins Construction (Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Amid
Concerns, Portland Pledges to Help Building Owners Meet Energy Reporting
Standards (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Front-Loading
Washers Get Class Action Suit (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Medical
Marijuana Patients Fret about New Grower Limits Considered by Oregon
Legislators (Oregonian, Portland)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
New
Study Links Weather Extremes to Global Warming (NY Times)
How
the Fukushima Disaster Crippled Japan’s Climate Plans (Mother Jones)
Pope
Francis Steps Up Campaign on Climate Change, to Conservatives’ Alarm (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Editorial:
Spend on Schools, Not Electric Car Subsidies (Oregonian, Portland)
Tesla’s
Gigafactory Could Be Obsolete Before It Even Opens - Here’s Why (Fortune
Magazine)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Washington State Has Second-Most Identity Theft Complaints (KING-TV,
Seattle, WA)
The Internet of Things: How Safe is ‘Smart’ Technology? (KGW-TV,
Portland, OR)
ESPN Sues Verizon over New Cable Packages (NY Times)
Track Your Stuff Anywhere in the World, without GPS (USA Today)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
That
Huge Starbucks Outage? Here’s Why It Was a Good Thing for the Company (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Facebook
Messenger Adds Video Calling, Because Why Not (Consumerist)
How
to Turn Employees into Social Media Advocates: Case Examples (Social Media
Examiner)
Kevin
Durant Schools Sonic’s ‘Two Guys’ in the Brand’s First Athlete-Backed Ad (AdWeek
– Interesting that a former Supersonic, is helping “Sonic” sell its product.
Nope. Not bitter here. Not at all. Enjoy the off-season OKC.)
Using
Times New Roman on Your Résumé Is Like “Putting on Sweatpants for a Job
Interview” (Consumerist)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Meet
the Same-Sex Couples Poised to Make Supreme Court History (Mashable)
Grays
Harbor County: Former Clerk of the Board of Commissioners Files Wrongful
Termination Claim (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
U-S
Senator Murray, Mom in Tennis Shoes in ‘92, Stands Her Ground (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
Simpson Lumber Selling Mason County Mills to
Sierra Pacific (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Sierra Pacific Acquiring Simpson’s Shelton Assets;
Will Close Mill & Rebuild (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Simpson Lumber to Close Shelton Mills (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Teacher Hailed a Hero: Students Not Surprised
Brady Olson Risked His Life to Save Others (KCPQ-TV, Seattle,
WA)
Mercy Corps, Medical Teams International Crews
Face Storms, Blocked Roads as They Provide Aid in Nepal (Oregonian, Portland)
Deep Part of Cascadia Fault So Slippery Sun, Moon
Trigger Tremors (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Cowlitz: Casino Construction May Start by End of
Year (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Is a Strong El Nino FINALLY coming? (Cliff Mass
Weather Blog)
DIVERSIONS
Why
Is the Paper Clip Shaped Like It Is?
Solar Lights Light the Way to Jail for Two Richland Thieves
– and yes, alcohol was involved…
Baltimore
Mom Slaps & Scolds Rioting Son in Front of Everyone
25-Year-Old
Woman Surprised to Learn She’s ‘Dead’
SONG OF THE DAY
Hear
Johnny Cash’s Biggest Hits Played on Beer Bottles
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