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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Western Washington Heat Advisory in Effect until 5 AM Sunday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Washington Senate Republicans Prepare One-Month Budget to Avoid Shutdown (Northwest Public Radio)
$34 Million in Fish Threatened by State Government Shutdown (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Lake Cushman to be Lower than Expected Minimums (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/23656-lake-cushman-to-be-lower-than-expected-minimums
Daily Report: The Promise of Faster Fiber-Optic Transmissions (NY Times)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Lake Cushman to be Lower than Expected Minimums
- Man Blown Into Air as Crane Hits Power Lines, Bursts into Flames
- A New Look for Nuclear Power
- $34 Million in Fish Threatened by State Government Shutdown
- Salmon Threatened by Invasive & Predatory Northern Pike
- Fish Stranded in Puyallup River Due to Low Water Levels
- Pot Patches Discovered during Clark Fork Delta Restoration Project
- Op/Ed: How to Save Wild Salmon with a Fork & Knife
- World’s Aquifers Losing Replenishment Race, Researchers Say
- Here’s House Republicans’ Plan To Fight California’s Drought
- Columbia River Basin: Work Continues on Largest Federal Reclamation Project
- Oregon Offshore Wind Project’s Troubles Leave the DOE 0-for-3 So Far
- Several Boston Companies Are Taking the Lead on Democratizing Solar Energy
- Small Co-op Solar Project Offers Data
- Power from the Tides, Long a Dream, Begins to Show Some Muscle in Europe, Canada
- Driver Crashes through REC Silicon Gate
- Forget Almonds: Look At How Much Water California’s Pot Growers Use
- Portland Updates Climate Action Plan, Activists Disappointed
- Power to the People – Why the Rise of Green Energy Makes Utility Companies Nervous
- Electricity from Your Garden
- The Rise of ‘Speed-Listening’
- Daily Report: The Promise of Faster Fiber-Optic Transmissions
- National Rural Electric Co-op Association Outlines Ways to Close Digital Divide
- Charter Lists Consumer Benefits to Win Merger Approval – Cheaper & Faster Internet
- Average U-S Speeds Don’t Qualify as Broadband
- FCC Chairman Sees No Need to Set Aside More Airwaves for Smaller Cell Carriers
- FCC Chair Tom Wheeler Promises No “Utility Style Regulation” of Broadband
- Tillamook Starts Petition To Remove ‘American’ from American Cheese
- Teen to Mom, ‘Text Faster & Shorter!’
- Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
- Washington Senate Republicans Prepare One-Month Budget to Avoid Shutdown
- Olympia Watching the Budget Clock
- Western Washington Heat Advisory in Effect until 5 AM Sunday
- U-S Supreme Court Extends Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide
- More People Moving to Washington: Population Tops Seven Million
- Bee Advocates in South Sound Abuzz With Plans to Save Pollinators
- New W.F. West High School Bearcat Logo Put on Hold
- Officer Saves Kitten Thrown into Downtown Olympia Traffic
Disavow • \dis-uh-VOW\ • verb - 1: to deny responsibility for: repudiate *2: to refuse to acknowledge or accept: disclaim
Derwood’s disavowal of knowledge relating to thefts from the “honors” snack station at the radio station were undermined by the telltale “Cheetos” residue on his fingers and crumbs in the wispy moustache he had been cultivating for the last three months.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Lake Cushman to be Lower than Expected Minimums (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/23656-lake-cushman-to-be-lower-than-expected-minimums
Man Blown Into Air as Crane Hits Power Lines, Bursts into Flames (Associated Press)
A New Look for Nuclear Power (The Energy Collective)
FISH & WILDLIFE
$34 Million in Fish Threatened by State Government Shutdown (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Salmon Threatened by Invasive & Predatory Northern Pike (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Fish Stranded in Puyallup River Due to Low Water Levels (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Pot Patches Discovered during Clark Fork Delta Restoration Project (Bonner County Daily Bee, ID)
Op/Ed: How to Save Wild Salmon with a Fork & Knife (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
World’s Aquifers Losing Replenishment Race, Researchers Say (NY Times)
Here’s House Republicans’ Plan To Fight California’s Drought (The National Journal)
Columbia River Basin: Work Continues on Largest Federal Reclamation Project (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Oregon Offshore Wind Project’s Troubles Leave the DOE 0-for-3 So Far (Breaking Energy)
Several Boston Companies Are Taking the Lead on Democratizing Solar Energy (Boston Business Journal)
Small Co-op Solar Project Offers Data (Electric Co-op Today)
Power from the Tides, Long a Dream, Begins to Show Some Muscle in Europe, Canada (E&E Publishing)
Driver Crashes through REC Silicon Gate (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Forget Almonds: Look At How Much Water California’s Pot Growers Use (Washington Post)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Portland Updates Climate Action Plan, Activists Disappointed (Portland Business Journal, OR)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Power to the People – Why the Rise of Green Energy Makes Utility Companies Nervous (The New Yorker)
Electricity from Your Garden (USA Today)
The Rise of ‘Speed-Listening’ (The Atlantic Magazine)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Daily Report: The Promise of Faster Fiber-Optic Transmissions (NY Times)
National Rural Electric Co-op Association Outlines Ways to Close Digital Divide (Electric Co-op Today)
Charter Lists Consumer Benefits to Win Merger Approval – Cheaper & Faster Internet (Reuters – Cynic Alert)
Average U-S Speeds Don’t Qualify as Broadband (Light Reading)
FCC Chairman Sees No Need to Set Aside More Airwaves for Smaller Cell Carriers (NY Times)
FCC Chair Tom Wheeler Promises No “Utility Style Regulation” of Broadband (Consumerist)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Tillamook Starts Petition To Remove ‘American’ from American Cheese (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)
Teen to Mom, ‘Text Faster & Shorter!’ (USA Today)
Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington Senate Republicans Prepare One-Month Budget to Avoid Shutdown (Northwest Public Radio)
Olympia Watching the Budget Clock (Crosscut Seattle)
GENERAL NEWS
Western Washington Heat Advisory in Effect until 5 AM Sunday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
U-S Supreme Court Extends Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide (Associated Press)
More People Moving to Washington: Population Tops Seven Million (Associated Press)
http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/29412539/more-people-moving-to-washington-population-tops-7-million
Bee Advocates in South Sound Abuzz With Plans to Save Pollinators (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
New W.F. West High School Bearcat Logo Put on Hold (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
Officer Saves Kitten Thrown into Downtown Olympia Traffic (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
DIVERSIONS
Portland Police Issue a Very Portland Guide Ahead of Marijuana Legalization
Men Attacked by Beaver in Deschutes River
A Visual Guide to Your Company’s Organizational Structure
A Guy Got Struck by Lightning Twice – His Name Happens to Be Rod (really!)
SONG OF THE DAY
Ella Fitzgerald - Heat Wave
LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.
