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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
New Electrical Meters Coming to Grant PUD Customers
(Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Cowlitz
River Dams Built to Withstand Most Earthquakes (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
Mason
PUD 3 Fiber – Fast Internet Coming to a Home near You (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
British
Columbia: Victoria Releases Potential Sites for Sewage Treatment Plant (Globe
& Mail, Canada)
Former
Washington State Auditor Says Kelley Should Be Impeached (Northwest Public
Radio)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- New Electrical Meters Coming to Grant PUD Customers
- Cowlitz River Dams Built to Withstand Most Earthquakes
- NRC Orders more Research on Earthquake Risk at Nuclear Power Plants
- Portland Environmental Groups Call on Port to Drop $500 Million Propane Facility Support
- Okanogan PUD Warns of Scam
- 'Spectacular, Bizarre' Crash Injures Two, Knocks Out Power in Oregon
- Idaho: Weiser’s in Power – Rates Stay Low for Consumers in City That Manages Own Electricity
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District: Time-of-Use Is the Future of Rate Design
- California ISO Says Power Supply Adequate for Summer
- With Air Standards in Effect, Coal Unit Retirements to Hit Peak in 2015
- Regulators: More Delays Possible for Georgia Nuclear Plant
- As Smart Advanced Meters Spread, Alternative Rate Plans Gain Traction
- Minnesota: Judge Orders New Power Lines in Crow Wing Power Stray Voltage Case
- Op/Ed: Climate Scientists Get Respect, So Why Don't Nuclear Scientists?
- Asian Demand Turning Puget Sound's Geoducks into Gold
- Final Two Razor Clam Digs of Season Cancelled
- British Columbia: Victoria Releases Potential Sites for Sewage Treatment Plant
- U-S Senator Wyden Introduces Bill to Boost Biomass Production
- Tesla Powerwall Battery Attracted $800 Million in Reservations in First Week
- Tesla's New Battery Doesn't Work That Well with Solar Yet
- What’s in a Name? That Which We Call a Solar Microgrid is by Any Other Name a Solar Installation
- Pacific Gas & Electric Inks $90 Million Contract with Opower
- Large Banks Say Cannabis Business Risks Still Outweigh Benefits
- Good News! Climate Change Could Make Weed More Potent
- U.K. Company Cultivates Controversy in British Columbia Interior
- Climate Forecasters: El Niño Is Here to Stay
- In Clean Fuels Fight, Oregon Republicans Say They Haven't Wavered
- SolaRoad Performs Better Than Expected, Remains Pointless
- Mason PUD 3 Fiber – Fast Internet Coming to a Home near You
- Mason PUD 3 Broadband Expo: Learn About Your Connection Options
- Municipal Broadband in Seattle? New Group Lobbies City for Public Internet
- Samsung Announces New Push into Internet-Connected Gadgets
- The Internet of Things: Game Changer or Hype?
- For Most Countries, a Nationwide Internet Outage is a Big Deal – For North Korea, It’s Routine
- Op/Ed: Obama's Broadband Legacy
- KitKat Changes Its Name to 'YouTube Break' on 600,000 Candy Wrappers
- Former Washington State Auditor Says Kelley Should Be Impeached
- Fed Up, Nikki Haley Turns Her Web Site into a Wall of Shame for Nearly Every Lawmaker in Her State
- Fifteen “Now” Advocates Disrupt Thurston Chamber Meeting over Minimum Wage
- Woman Fired after Disabling GPS on Work Phone
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
New Electrical Meters Coming to Grant PUD Customers (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Cowlitz
River Dams Built to Withstand Most Earthquakes (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
NRC Orders more Research on Earthquake Risk at Nuclear Power
Plants (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)
http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/29065398/nrc-orders-more-research-on-earthquake-risk-at-nuke-plants
Portland Environmental Groups Call on Port to
Drop $500 Million Propane Facility Support (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Okanogan PUD Warns of Scam (Omak Chronicle, WA)
'Spectacular,
Bizarre' Crash Injures Two, Knocks Out Power in Oregon (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Idaho: Weiser’s in Power – Rates Stay Low for
Consumers in City That Manages Own Electricity (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Sacramento
Municipal Utility District: Time-of-Use Is the Future of Rate Design – After a
pilot, the utility determined such rates should be the default for all
customers (Utility Dive)
California ISO Says Power Supply Adequate for Summer (Sacramento
Bee, CA)
With Air Standards in Effect, Coal Unit Retirements to Hit
Peak in 2015 (SNL Financial)
Regulators:
More Delays Possible for Georgia Nuclear Plant (Associated
Press)
As
Smart Advanced Meters Spread, Alternative Rate Plans Gain Traction (Utility
Dive)
Minnesota:
Judge Orders New Power Lines in Crow Wing Power Stray Voltage Case (Brainerd
Dispatch, MN)
Op/Ed:
Climate Scientists Get Respect, So Why Don't Nuclear Scientists? (Forbes
Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Asian Demand Turning Puget Sound's Geoducks into
Gold (Associated Press)
Final Two Razor Clam Digs of Season Cancelled (KXRO
Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
British
Columbia: Victoria Releases Potential Sites for Sewage Treatment Plant (Globe
& Mail, Canada)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
U-S
Senator Wyden Introduces Bill to Boost Biomass Production (East Oregonian,
Pendleton, OR)
Tesla
Powerwall Battery Attracted $800 Million in Reservations in First Week (San
Jose Mercury News, CA)
Tesla's
New Battery Doesn't Work That Well with Solar Yet (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
What’s in a Name? That Which We Call a Solar Microgrid is by
Any Other Name a Solar Installation (Renewable Energy World)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Pacific
Gas & Electric Inks $90 Million Contract with Opower (Utility Dive)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Large
Banks Say Cannabis Business Risks Still Outweigh Benefits (Marijuana Business
Daily)
Good News! Climate Change Could Make Weed More Potent (Grist
Online)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
U.K.
Company Cultivates Controversy in British Columbia Interior – Plan to offset
carbon emissions by planting trees on farmland has locals worried (Vancouver
Sun, BC)
Climate
Forecasters: El Niño Is Here to Stay (Mashable)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
In
Clean Fuels Fight, Oregon Republicans Say They Haven't Wavered (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
SolaRoad
Performs Better Than Expected, Remains Pointless (Breaking Energy)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Mason
PUD 3 Fiber – Fast Internet Coming to a Home near You (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Mason
PUD 3 Broadband Expo: Learn About Your Connection Options (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Municipal
Broadband in Seattle? New Group Lobbies City for Public Internet (Geekwire)
Samsung
Announces New Push into Internet-Connected Gadgets (Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
WA)
The
Internet of Things: Game Changer or Hype? (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
For
Most Countries, a Nationwide Internet Outage is a Big Deal – For North Korea,
It’s Routine (Washington Post)
Op/Ed:
Obama's Broadband Legacy (Huffington Post)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
KitKat
Changes Its Name to 'YouTube Break' on 600,000 Candy Wrappers (AdWeek)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Former
Washington State Auditor Says Kelley Should Be Impeached (Northwest Public
Radio)
Fed
Up, Nikki Haley Turns Her Web Site into a Wall of Shame for Nearly Every
Lawmaker in Her State (Washington Post)
GENERAL NEWS
Fifteen “Now” Advocates Disrupt Thurston Chamber
Meeting over Minimum Wage (South Sound Business Examiner)
Woman Fired after Disabling GPS on Work Phone (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Please
Don't Drunkenly Chase the Bears, Massachusetts Police Urge
Jets
Fans on Patriots Quarterback: Just Call Him 'Tom Shady'
Police:
Man Pitched a Condiment-Throwing Fit over Rest Stop’s Lack of Macaroni &
Cheese, Potatoes
Oops!
Billboard Mistakenly Claims Pot Sold at Real Estate Office
SONG OF THE DAY
Elton
John - Bennie and the Jets
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