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Weather Forecast for June 11, 2015
Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal
What’s the Difference Between ‘Party Cloudy’ & ‘Mostly Sunny’? (Gizmodo)
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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Drought Shouldn’t Impact Pacific Northwest Hydro Dams Too Much This Summer (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Citizens Group Files Complaint over Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside Project (Renton Reporter, WA)
Study – Seattle-Owned Broadband Utility Too Expensive (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
EPA Pushed to Give States Advance Notice of Final Carbon Rules, Show ‘Deference’ to State Plans (Utility Dive)
Stanford Study Outlines Path for All 50 States to be 100% Renewable by 2050 (Utility Dive)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Drought Shouldn’t Impact Pacific Northwest Hydro Dams Too Much This Summer
- Citizens Group Files Complaint over Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside Project
- Four North Central Washington Public Utility Districts Win National Honors
- Grant PUD Meeting Dam License Requirements
- Moody’s Assigns Aa2 Rating to Seattle’s 2015 Electric Revenue Bonds; Outlook Stable
- Mason PUD 3 Commission Report – June 9, 2015 Business Meeting
- Appeals Court Strikes Coal Plant Pollution Rules
- Energy Department Invests $60 Million to Advance Nuclear Technology
- Experts Warn of Escalating Grid Security Issues after Pacific Gas & Electric Break-In
- Wellinghoff: Inspector General Finds Former Federal Energy Regulator Guilty of Gross Ethical Violation
- Squirrel Knocks Out Power to 45,000 Pacific Gas & Electric Customers
- Burned-Out Forests Helping Some Birds Thrive
- British Columbia Reservoirs Will Help Aid Northwest during Drought
- Clallam PUD Issues Outdoor Water Restrictions for Upper Fairview
- Columbia Irrigation District Implements Watering Restrictions
- Senate Panel Will Take Up Bill Requiring Rewrite of ‘Waters of U-S’ Rule
- Stanford Study Outlines Path for All 50 States to be 100% Renewable by 2050
- Amazon’s Cloud Gets Some Sun: Eastern Data Centers Will Be Solar-Powered
- Prison Labor Helps U-S Solar Company Manufacture at Home
- Public Power Weekly Exclusive: Community Solar Makes Participation Affordable in Delaware
- Conservation Saves Money? Who Knew? - Efficiency Moderates Effects of Higher Electricity Prices under Proposed Clean Power Plan
- Marijuana Deal in Oregon Legislature Threatened by New Dispute over Local Bans on Pot Sales
- Oregon Could Levy 20% Sales Tax on Recreational Marijuana
- Oregon: Monitoring Legal Pot: How Do We Know If It Works?
- EPA Pushed to Give States Advance Notice of Final Carbon Rules, Show ‘Deference’ to State Plans
- Port of Bremerton Lands Clean Energy Startup
- Study – Seattle-Owned Broadband Utility Too Expensive
- Flathead Electric Cooperative Website among Those Hit by Denial of Services” Attack
- EasyStreet Email Back Online, Company Says, After Two-Day Outage
- Charter Tells FCC Net Neutrality Has Not Affected Its Investments
- ‘Throwing Shade’; Taco Bell Execs Bone Up on Youth Lingo
- Pandora Exec Says Eight Seconds Could Be the Sweet Spot for Mobile Video
- British Columbia Student to Research Whether Social Media Deletes Teens’ Capacity to Care
- Portland Boutique Owner Taps into Social Media to Catch a Thief
- Governor Inslee Reluctant to Talk About Status of Washington State Budget Negotiations
- Acting Washington State Auditor Says Cloud over Kelley, Not Office
- Education, Training Key For Laid Off Simpson Lumber Workers
- Crime Down In Mason County
- Port of Allyn Recommended to Take Over Theler Center
- No Independence Day Fireworks Display in Hoodsport
- Shelton’s Revised Fee Schedule
- City of Shelton: Workshop for Downtown Vision Plan
- Western States Fueled U-S Growth Last Year, New Report Shows
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Drought Shouldn’t Impact Pacific Northwest Hydro Dams Too Much This Summer (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Citizens Group Files Complaint over Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside Project (Renton Reporter, WA)
Four North Central Washington Public Utility Districts Win National Honors (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
Grant PUD Meeting Dam License Requirements (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Moody’s Assigns Aa2 Rating to Seattle’s 2015 Electric Revenue Bonds; Outlook Stable (Moody’s Investor Service)
Mason PUD 3 Commission Report – June 9, 2015 Business Meeting (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Appeals Court Strikes Coal Plant Pollution Rules – They aimed to cut haze from plants in Montana (Associated Press)
Energy Department Invests $60 Million to Advance Nuclear Technology – Recipients include WSU, OSU, Idaho, Boise State, Id Nat’l Lab, PNNL (U-S Department of Energy)
Experts Warn of Escalating Grid Security Issues after Pacific Gas & Electric Break-In (Utility Dive)
Wellinghoff: Inspector General Finds Former Federal Energy Regulator Guilty of Gross Ethical Violation (Forbes Magazine)
Squirrel Knocks Out Power to 45,000 Pacific Gas & Electric Customers (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Burned-Out Forests Helping Some Birds Thrive (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
British Columbia Reservoirs Will Help Aid Northwest during Drought (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Clallam PUD Issues Outdoor Water Restrictions for Upper Fairview (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
Columbia Irrigation District Implements Watering Restrictions (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Senate Panel Will Take Up Bill Requiring Rewrite of ‘Waters of U-S’ Rule (American Public Power Association)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Stanford Study Outlines Path for All 50 States to be 100% Renewable by 2050 (Utility Dive)
100% Renewable Energy Vision – Click on Your State. It’s Easy & Fun!
Amazon’s Cloud Gets Some Sun: Eastern Data Centers Will Be Solar-Powered (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Prison Labor Helps U-S Solar Company Manufacture at Home (Reuters)
Public Power Weekly Exclusive: Community Solar Makes Participation Affordable in Delaware (American Public Power Association)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Conservation Saves Money? Who Knew? - Efficiency Moderates Effects of Higher Electricity Prices under Proposed Clean Power Plan (U-S Energy Information Administration)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Marijuana Deal in Oregon Legislature Threatened by New Dispute over Local Bans on Pot Sales (Oregonian, Portland)
Oregon Could Levy 20% Sales Tax on Recreational Marijuana (Marijuana Business Daily)
Oregon: Monitoring Legal Pot: How Do We Know If It Works? (Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
EPA Pushed to Give States Advance Notice of Final Carbon Rules, Show ‘Deference’ to State Plans (Utility Dive)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Port of Bremerton Lands Clean Energy Startup (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Study – Seattle-Owned Broadband Utility Too Expensive (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Flathead Electric Cooperative Website among Those Hit by Denial of Services” Attack (KPAX-TV, Missoula, MT)
EasyStreet Email Back Online, Company Says, After Two-Day Outage (Oregonian, Portland)
Charter Tells FCC Net Neutrality Has Not Affected Its Investments (Reuters)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
‘Throwing Shade’; Taco Bell Execs Bone Up on Youth Lingo (Associated Press)
Pandora Exec Says Eight Seconds Could Be the Sweet Spot for Mobile Video (AdWeek)
British Columbia Student to Research Whether Social Media Deletes Teens’ Capacity to Care (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
Portland Boutique Owner Taps into Social Media to Catch a Thief (Oregonian, Portland)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Governor Inslee Reluctant to Talk About Status of Washington State Budget Negotiations (Northwest Public Radio)
Acting Washington State Auditor Says Cloud over Kelley, Not Office (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Education, Training Key For Laid Off Simpson Lumber Workers (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Crime Down In Mason County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Port of Allyn Recommended to Take Over Theler Center (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
No Independence Day Fireworks Display in Hoodsport (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Shelton’s Revised Fee Schedule (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
City of Shelton: Workshop for Downtown Vision Plan (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Western States Fueled U-S Growth Last Year, New Report Shows (Bloomberg News)
DIVERSIONS
Angry Birds: Crow Attack Season Underway in Western Washington
Horse Herpes Outbreak Forces Rodeo Queens to Ride Stick Ponies
Australia Man ‘Steals Bulldozer to Crush Cars & Home’
The Genius Behind ‘Headless Body in Topless Bar’ Headline Dies at 74
British Actor Christopher Lee Dies at Age 93
SONG OF THE DAY
The Rolling Stones – Wild Horses
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