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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Army Corps of Engineers Has Removed 125 Cormorants, 1,700 Eggs from East Sand Island (Longview Daily News, WA)
Google Fiber Coming To Portland? That’s the Chatter in North Carolina (Oregonian, Portland)
PacifiCorp Plans to Reduce Coal Usage (Associated Press)
Portland’s Largest Renewable Energy Developer Inks Huge 76MW Colorado Wind Deal (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Goodyear Blimp Lands in Shelton – Will be Flying over U-S Open (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- PacifiCorp Plans to Reduce Coal Usage
- Journey on the Cowlitz: Mossyrock Dam Upgrading, Still With Room to Grow
- Journey on the Cowlitz: Underwater Towns of the Cowlitz River
- Eight Utilities Partner to Stockpile Emergency Power Transformers
- Can the Power Grid Survive a Cyberattack?
- Electric Co-ops Have ‘Seen Pearl Harbor’ on Cyber Attacks
- How Utilities Are Finding New Revenue Streams to Combat Stagnant Load Growth
- EIA’s New Energy Visualization Widget Embeds Interactive Charts & Maps on Any Website
- Army Corps of Engineers Has Removed 125 Cormorants, 1,700 Eggs from East Sand Island
- The Buoys Are Back: Undersea Instruments Help Predict Salmon Runs
- Gopher Review Plan Expected To Expedite Building Permits, County Says
- Federal Court Hands Oregon Loggers Big Defeat
- California Cuts Farmers’ Share of Scant Water
- Portland’s Largest Renewable Energy Developer Inks Huge 76MW Colorado Wind Deal
- Oregon: Radar Upgrade in Fossil to Lessen Conflict with Proposed Wind Farms
- Wyoming Officials Tout That State’s Wind Energy Can be Exported
- Under CAISO Proposal, Distributed Resources Could Bid into California Energy Markets Next Year
- How Much Will Solar Dim after Tax Credits Expire?
- Loveless: LED Bulbs Gain On CFLs in Lighting Market
- Lawmakers May Redirect Some Pot-Tax Money Meant for Health Clinics
- Patchwork of Pot Rules Hampers Marijuana Business Expansion
- Google Fiber Coming To Portland? That’s the Chatter in North Carolina
- Report: Google Fiber Might Be On Its Way to Portland Next
- As Voice Mail Systems Go Dark, Customers Find Themselves at a Loss
- Here Are the 12 Best Facebook Marketing Campaigns from the Past Year
- Rough Sailing Ahead for Twitter after CEO’s Departure
- How to Use Facebook Mobile Apps for Marketing
- Jeb Bush Unveiled His 2016 Logo, & the Internet Shouted Unkind Things at It
- Washington Supreme Court Rules Skamania County in Violation of Growth Law
- Washington State Lawmakers Look to Saint Martin’s, St. Placid Priory for Lodging during U-S Open
- Goodyear Blimp Lands in Shelton – Will be Flying over U-S Open
- Woman Rescued from Fall Under Mason County’s High Steel Bridge
- Climate Change Creating ‘Longer, More Intense’ Fire Seasons, Warns Interior Secretary
- Western Washington State Wildfire Danger: ‘It’s Going to Burn Faster & Hotter’
- Questions about Rachel Dolezal Linger as Spokane NAACP Members React
- Seven Years of Planning for Golf’s 2015 U-S Open about to Pay Off
Whirling Dervish • \HWER-ling DERR-vish\ • Noun - A dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing & whirling. A Dervish is an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
The pulsating rhythm of the dance band reverberated throughout the old music hall, sending the teeny boppers into a frenzy. One couple in particular was in the throes of a dance that they called the “Whirling Dervish,” which resulted in an unfortunate collision with another couple dancing the “Mashed Potato.” The resulting dance became the “Whipped Potato.”
“I’ll tell ya’. These kids and their rock & roll music and fast cars…bah!”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
PacifiCorp Plans to Reduce Coal Usage (Associated Press)
Journey on the Cowlitz: Mossyrock Dam Upgrading, Still With Room to Grow (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
Journey on the Cowlitz: Underwater Towns of the Cowlitz River (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
Eight Utilities Partner to Stockpile Emergency Power Transformers (Utility Dive)
Can the Power Grid Survive a Cyberattack? (Gizmodo)
Electric Co-ops Have ‘Seen Pearl Harbor’ on Cyber Attacks (Electric Co-op Today)
How Utilities Are Finding New Revenue Streams to Combat Stagnant Load Growth (Utility Dive)
EIA’s New Energy Visualization Widget Embeds Interactive Charts & Maps on Any Website (U-S Energy Information Administration)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Army Corps of Engineers Has Removed 125 Cormorants, 1,700 Eggs from East Sand Island (Longview Daily News, WA)
The Buoys Are Back: Undersea Instruments Help Predict Salmon Runs (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Gopher Review Plan Expected To Expedite Building Permits, County Says (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Federal Court Hands Oregon Loggers Big Defeat (Portland Business Journal, OR)
California Cuts Farmers’ Share of Scant Water (NY Times)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Portland’s Largest Renewable Energy Developer Inks Huge 76MW Colorado Wind Deal (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Oregon: Radar Upgrade in Fossil to Lessen Conflict with Proposed Wind Farms (East Oregonian, Pendleton)
Wyoming Officials Tout That State’s Wind Energy Can be Exported (Billings Gazette, MT)
Under CAISO Proposal, Distributed Resources Could Bid into California Energy Markets Next Year (Utility Dive)
How Much Will Solar Dim after Tax Credits Expire? (Sacramento Bee, CA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Loveless: LED Bulbs Gain On CFLs in Lighting Market (USA Today)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Lawmakers May Redirect Some Pot-Tax Money Meant for Health Clinics (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Patchwork of Pot Rules Hampers Marijuana Business Expansion (USA Today)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Google Fiber Coming To Portland? That’s the Chatter in North Carolina (Oregonian, Portland)
Report: Google Fiber Might Be On Its Way to Portland Next (Consumerist)
As Voice Mail Systems Go Dark, Customers Find Themselves at a Loss (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Here Are the 12 Best Facebook Marketing Campaigns from the Past Year (AdWeek)
http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/here-are-12-best-facebook-marketing-campaigns-last-year-165332
Rough Sailing Ahead for Twitter after CEO’s Departure (C/NET News)
How to Use Facebook Mobile Apps for Marketing (Social Media Examiner)
Jeb Bush Unveiled His 2016 Logo, & the Internet Shouted Unkind Things at It (AdWeek)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington Supreme Court Rules Skamania County in Violation of Growth Law (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Washington State Lawmakers Look to Saint Martin’s, St. Placid Priory for Lodging during U-S Open (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
Goodyear Blimp Lands in Shelton – Will be Flying over U-S Open (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Woman Rescued from Fall Under Mason County’s High Steel Bridge (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Climate Change Creating ‘Longer, More Intense’ Fire Seasons, Warns Interior Secretary (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
Western Washington State Wildfire Danger: ‘It’s Going to Burn Faster & Hotter’ (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Questions about Rachel Dolezal Linger as Spokane NAACP Members React (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Seven Years of Planning for Golf’s 2015 U-S Open about to Pay Off (Northwest Public Radio)
DIVERSIONS
Pike Place Market Musician Has Beloved Ukulele Stolen
Comet Robot Philae Phones Home Again
Five Things to Know about Magna Carta on Its 800th Anniversary
Man’s Mistake Lands Him Top Poker Prize
SONG OF THE DAY
John Williams – E.T. - Adventures on Earth
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