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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Apple
Plans ‘Major, Major Expansion’ of Oregon Data Center (Oregonian, Portland)
Feds to Consider Endangered Species Listing for
Spotted Owl (Associated Press)
Power
Surge Knocks Out Electrical Service in Parts of Washington, D-C Region
(Washington Post)
Tight
Puget Sound Housing Market Creating ‘Buyer Anxiety’ (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Op/Ed:
Russ Skolrood – I-937’s “One-Size Fits All” Model an Ill Fit for Grays Harbor (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Power Surge Knocks Out Electrical Service in Parts of Washington, D-C Region
- Oregon Bill Would Require Transmission Lines Minimize Farm Impacts
- Bonneville Power Administration-PacifiCorp Transmission Complaint Sent to Hearing
- Grays Harbor PUD Looking to Refinance Bonds, Could Save an Estimated $5 Million
- Maryland: Family Died Of Gas Poisoning after Utility Cut Power to Home
- Can a New Generation of Startups Revolutionize the Nuclear Industry?
- FERC Employees Negotiate for Industry Jobs under Agency’s Eye
- Report: The Way We Power Our Homes May Be on the Verge of a Major Change
- Feds to Consider Endangered Species Listing for Spotted Owl
- Editorial: Study Finds Good Payoff for Habitat Restoration
- Desperate from Drought, California Turns to Desalination
- In Drought, Californians Lacking Water Meters Let It Flow
- Carly Fiorina Blames Environmentalists for California Drought
- Op/Ed: Russ Skolrood – I-937’s “One-Size Fits All” Model an Ill Fit for Grays Harbor
- Is Solar City a Threat to Electric Co-ops?
- Why Utilities Could Soon Face Massive Load Defection & How They Can Prevent It
- Shared Solar Tries Again to Light Up Connecticut
- For Solar to Take Off, It Needs a Longer Runway
- A Texas Wind Power Company Is Scrapping Its Eastern Shore Project amid Political Opposition
- Energy Efficiency Products Top Homeowner Clean Energy Purchases
- EPA & DOE Honor 2015 Energy Star Partners of the Year for Leadership on Energy Efficiency, Acting on Climate
- Oregon: AmeriCorps Team in Bend, Promoting Energy Conservation
- Thousands of Marijuana Plants Lost In Fire at Legal Seattle Grow Operation
- Seattle Marijuana Startup Scores Lots of Green – The Paper Kind
- Woodland Accepts Marijuana Industry – Tweak to Ordinance Will Allow Issuing of Business Licenses
- Oregon Lawmakers Consider Letting Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Temporarily Sell Recreational Pot
- Poll Highlights the Rapidly Growing Power of Cannabis in Politics
- Teens’ Climate-Change Suit Hits Court with Call to Protect Our Air
- Rand Paul Says EPA Wants to Police Your Hotel Shower
- Apple Plans ‘Major, Major Expansion’ of Oregon Data Center
- Google Who? Oregon Cities Want Their Own Fiber Networks
- Op/Ed: Investment in Broadband Grows, Electrical Rates Rise – Coincidence?
- New Mexico: CenturyLink’s Dodd: ‘We’re Fighting Hard for Broadband’
- ‘Star Wars’ Saga Available to Stream, Download Friday
- Following Complaint from Comcast, Ad Board Recommends DirecTV Discontinue Rob Lowe Ads
- Who Won the Battle of March Madness Brands?
- Scientists Swarm around the Twitter Hashtag #IAmAScientistBecause
- Scientists Link Selfies to Narcissism, Addiction & Mental Illness
- ‘Star Wars’ Saga Available to Stream, Download Friday
- Map: The Most Liberal & Conservative Towns in Each State
- Tight Puget Sound Housing Market Creating ‘Buyer Anxiety’
- Commissioner: Log Shipping Slump Erodes Port of Port Angeles Revenue
- Welcome to Shelton - With a Brand New Sign
- Thieves Steal Brass Vases from Olympia Grave Sites
- Common Weed Could Become New Northwest Cash Crop
Chanteuse
• \shant-TOOZ\ • Noun – Songstress; especially: a woman who is a concert or
nightclub singer.
The
darkened nightclub’s atmosphere had an atmosphere of its own. Cigarette smoke
coiling to the ceiling, its path dimly lit by the subdued lights at each table.
The clinking of ice cubes in whisky glasses, the muddled crowd noise that
masked conversations, intimate or otherwise deepened the mood. Without warning,
a spotlight cut through the darkness, hushing the crowd and revealing the night’s
entertainment: a blond chanteuse named “Sally Blue.” Her light, breathy voice caressed
the ears of the entire audience, making it seem as if every note, nuance in
phrasing, and whisper was meant just for that one person. She held the room in
the palm of her hand, and she knew it.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Power
Surge Knocks Out Electrical Service in Parts of Washington, D-C Region (Washington
Post)
Oregon
Bill Would Require Transmission Lines Minimize Farm Impacts (Walla Walla
Union-Bulletin, WA)
Bonneville
Power Administration-PacifiCorp Transmission Complaint Sent to Hearing (Argus
Media)
Grays
Harbor PUD Looking to Refinance Bonds, Could Save an Estimated $5 Million (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Maryland:
Family Died Of Gas Poisoning after Utility Cut Power to Home (Virginia Gazette,
Williamsburg)
Can
a New Generation of Startups Revolutionize the Nuclear Industry? (The Energy
Collective)
FERC
Employees Negotiate for Industry Jobs under Agency’s Eye (E&E Publishing)
Report:
The Way We Power Our Homes May Be on the Verge of a Major Change (Washington
Post)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Feds to Consider Endangered Species Listing for
Spotted Owl (Associated Press)
Editorial: Study Finds Good Payoff for Habitat
Restoration (Daily Astorian, OR)
http://www.dailyastorian.com/editorials/20150407/editorial-study-finds-good-payoff-for-habitat-restoration
http://www.dailyastorian.com/editorials/20150407/editorial-study-finds-good-payoff-for-habitat-restoration
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Desperate
from Drought, California Turns to Desalination (Bloomberg News)
In
Drought, Californians Lacking Water Meters Let It Flow (Reuters)
Carly
Fiorina Blames Environmentalists for California Drought (Politico)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Op/Ed:
Russ Skolrood – I-937’s “One-Size Fits All” Model an Ill Fit for Grays Harbor (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Is
Solar City a Threat to Electric Co-ops? (Electric Co-op
Today)
Why
Utilities Could Soon Face Massive Load Defection & How They Can Prevent It (Utility
Dive)
Shared
Solar Tries Again to Light Up Connecticut (Hartford Courant, CT)
For
Solar to Take Off, It Needs a Longer Runway (Morning Consult)
A
Texas Wind Power Company Is Scrapping Its Eastern Shore Project amid Political
Opposition (Associated Press)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Energy
Efficiency Products Top Homeowner Clean Energy Purchases (Energy Efficient
Markets)
EPA
& DOE Honor 2015 Energy Star Partners of the Year for Leadership on Energy
Efficiency, Acting on Climate (Breaking Energy)
Oregon:
AmeriCorps Team in Bend, Promoting Energy Conservation (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Thousands
of Marijuana Plants Lost In Fire at Legal Seattle Grow Operation (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Seattle
Marijuana Startup Scores Lots of Green – The Paper Kind (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Woodland
Accepts Marijuana Industry – Tweak to Ordinance Will Allow Issuing of Business
Licenses (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Oregon
Lawmakers Consider Letting Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Temporarily Sell
Recreational Pot (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)
Poll
Highlights the Rapidly Growing Power of Cannabis in Politics (Marijuana
Business Daily)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Teens’
Climate-Change Suit Hits Court with Call to Protect Our Air (Oregonian,
Portland)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Rand
Paul Says EPA Wants to Police Your Hotel Shower (National Journal)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Apple
Plans ‘Major, Major Expansion’ of Oregon Data Center (Oregonian, Portland)
Google
Who? Oregon Cities Want Their Own Fiber Networks (Oregonian, Portland)
Op/Ed:
Investment in Broadband Grows, Electrical Rates Rise – Coincidence? (Journal of
the San Juan Islands, Friday Harbor – Don’t miss the comments, most insightful)
New
Mexico: CenturyLink’s Dodd: ‘We’re Fighting Hard for Broadband’ (Albuquerque
Business First, NM)
‘Star
Wars’ Saga Available to Stream, Download Friday (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Following
Complaint from Comcast, Ad Board Recommends DirecTV Discontinue Rob Lowe Ads (Consumerist)
Who
Won the Battle of March Madness Brands? (AdWeek)
Scientists
Swarm around the Twitter Hashtag #IAmAScientistBecause (NY Times)
Scientists
Link Selfies to Narcissism, Addiction & Mental Illness
(Complete Health & Happiness)
‘Star
Wars’ Saga Available to Stream, Download Friday (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Map:
The Most Liberal & Conservative Towns in Each State (Washington Post)
GENERAL NEWS
Tight Puget Sound Housing Market Creating ‘Buyer
Anxiety’ (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Commissioner: Log Shipping Slump Erodes Port of
Port Angeles Revenue – 40 to 60 Percent Decline Expected at Terminal (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Welcome to Shelton - With a Brand New Sign (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Thieves Steal Brass Vases from Olympia Grave
Sites (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Thieves-steal-brass-vases-from-Olympia-grave-sites-298984291.html
Common Weed Could Become New Northwest Cash Crop (Northwest Public
Radio)
DIVERSIONS
American
Pie Lyrics Sell for $1.2 Million
What
Do American Pie’s Lyrics Mean?
Follow-Up
File – Sculptor Behind ‘Scary’ Lucille Ball Statue Offers to Replace it for
Free
Comic
genius Stan Freberg dies
Stan
Freberg - St. George & The Dragonet
SONG OF THE DAY
Don
McLean – American Pie
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