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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Emails Show Inslee Administration Discussions with Energy Company on Columbia River Oil Refinery (Northwest Public Radio)
Imperiled Fish Add to California’s Drought Stress “…demands on behalf of fish are sharpening the battle lines and creating additional headaches for regulators…” (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Drought Conditions Reach Unexpected Corners of the Pacific Northwest (Northwest Public Radio)
Apple Plans Its Own High-Speed Network to Link Data Centers (Bloomberg News)
America’s Quality Pot Is Changing the Drug War – With weed now permitted in some form in 23 U-S states, the flow of cannabis out of Mexico has slowed and, to a degree, reversed (Bloomberg News)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Emails Show Inslee Administration Discussions with Energy Company on Columbia River Oil Refinery
- Op/Ed: PNNL’s Role in Environmentally Sustainable Hydropower
- Cowlitz PUD Commissioners to Get Update from Rate Committee
- Editorial: West Virginia – Copper Thieves Risk Lives; Disrupt Others
- Another Contractor Arrested for Bribing Con Edison Employees – Should Investors Worry?
- Imperiled Fish Add to California’s Drought Stress
- Another Columbia Salmon Predator: Northern Pike
- Southwest Washington State Crab Fishing Shut Down Until Further Notice
- Sea Lions Not Leaving Port of Astoria Anytime Soon
- Obama Administration Will Address Salmon Recovery in New Columbia River Treaty
- Drought Conditions Reach Unexpected Corners of the Pacific Northwest
- Payette National Forest, Idaho: Greens Fight 40,000-Acre Logging Project
- Flying Blind: Impact of Wind Turbines on Birds Poses More Questions than Answers
- Colorado Dispute over Solar Power Reflects National Trend
- How Renewable Energy Can Become Competitive
- This Captain America-Style Shield Makes Wind Turbines More Powerful
- America’s Quality Pot Is Changing the Drug War
- Chart of the Week: Cannabis Cultivation Methods in Oregon vs. National Breakdown
- Not So Green: Japan Climate Change Strategy at G-7 Summit Still Favors Coal, Nuclear
- Editorial: The Case for a Carbon Tax
- Minnesota Energy Coop Offers Renewable Power to Electric-Car Owners
- Apple Plans Its Own High-Speed Network to Link Data Centers
- Google Fiber Construction Begins in Nashville
- Comcast Hosts Job Fair Meet-And-Greet for New Spokane Area Call Center
- Obama: Expect More Cyberattacks against U-S
- Texting and Sitting at a Computer Too Long May Cause Forward Head Posture
- Apple Hopes Its New Streaming Music Service Gives It a Leading Role
- When the Best Page on a Campaign Website Is the One That's Not There
- Apple's Newsstand is Dead; Long Live News, Baked into IOS 9
- Kennewick Man Broadcasts ‘Country Gold’ Internet Radio Station
- Lawmakers Propose 45 Percent Tax on E-Cigarettes, Liquid Nicotine
- What If Signature Gathering Didn’t Take $1 Million?
- Kitsap County: Woman Delivering Newspapers Run Over, Killed By another Carrier
- Idaho: 7,400-Acre Celebration Fire Determined to be Human-Caused
- Stench Raises Concerns About Seattle Seawall Project
- Forbes Lists Top Retirement Spots, None in California
- Summer in the Pacific Northwest
Whipsaw • \WIP-saw\ • Verb – 1: To saw with a whipsaw *2: to beset or victimize in two opposite ways at once, by a two-phase operation, or by the collusive action of two opponents.
The country is being whipsawed by a lively discussion about climate change, carbon credits, cap and trade, cap and reduce, holding your breath, taking “Beano” with every meal, killing all cows and wearing hair shirts.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Emails Show Inslee Administration Discussions with Energy Company on Columbia River Oil Refinery (Northwest Public Radio)
Op/Ed: PNNL’s Role in Environmentally Sustainable Hydropower (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Cowlitz PUD Commissioners to Get Update from Rate Committee (Longview Daily News, WA)
Editorial: West Virginia – Copper Thieves Risk Lives; Disrupt Others (Williamson Daily News, WV)
Another Contractor Arrested for Bribing Con Edison Employees – Should Investors Worry? (Forbes Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Imperiled Fish Add to California’s Drought Stress “…demands on behalf of fish are sharpening the battle lines and creating additional headaches for regulators…” (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Another Columbia Salmon Predator: Northern Pike (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Southwest Washington State Crab Fishing Shut Down Until Further Notice (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Sea Lions Not Leaving Port of Astoria Anytime Soon (Oregonian, Portland)
Obama administration will address salmon recovery in new Columbia River Treaty (The Pacific Northwest Inlander, Spokane, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Drought Conditions Reach Unexpected Corners of the Pacific Northwest (Northwest Public Radio)
Payette National Forest, Idaho: Greens Fight 40,000-Acre Logging Project (Courthouse News Service)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Flying Blind: Impact of Wind Turbines on Birds Poses More Questions than Answers (Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA)
Colorado Dispute over Solar Power Reflects National Trend (Associated Press)
How Renewable Energy Can Become Competitive (The Economist Magazine)
This Captain America-Style Shield Makes Wind Turbines More Powerful (Gizmodo)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
America’s Quality Pot Is Changing the Drug War – With weed now permitted in some form in 23 U-S states, the flow of cannabis out of Mexico has slowed and, to a degree, reversed (Bloomberg News)
Chart of the Week: Cannabis Cultivation Methods in Oregon vs. National Breakdown (Marijuana Business Daily)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Not So Green: Japan Climate Change Strategy at G-7 Summit Still Favors Coal, Nuclear “…Solar and wind power generation are too unstable and costly to provide more than marginal power generation capacity…” (Associated Press)
http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/06/06/at-g-7-japans-energy-plan-is-not-all-that-green
Editorial: The Case for a Carbon Tax (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Minnesota Energy Coop Offers Renewable Power to Electric-Car Owners (Christian Science Monitor)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Apple Plans Its Own High-Speed Network to Link Data Centers (Bloomberg News)
Google Fiber Construction Begins in Nashville (Broadband Reports)
Comcast Hosts Job Fair Meet-And-Greet for New Spokane Area Call Center (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
Obama: Expect More Cyberattacks against U-S (Associated Press)
Texting and Sitting at a Computer Too Long May Cause Forward Head Posture (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Apple Hopes Its New Streaming Music Service Gives It a Leading Role (Oregonian, Portland)
When the Best Page on a Campaign Website Is the One That's Not There (The Atlantic Magazine)
Apple's Newsstand is Dead; Long Live News, Baked into IOS 9 (BetaNews)
Kennewick Man Broadcasts ‘Country Gold’ Internet Radio Station (Tri-City Herald, WA)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Lawmakers Propose 45 Percent Tax on E-Cigarettes, Liquid Nicotine (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
What If Signature Gathering Didn’t Take $1 Million? (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
Kitsap County: Woman Delivering Newspapers Run Over, Killed By another Carrier (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Idaho: 7,400-Acre Celebration Fire Determined to be Human-Caused (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
Stench Raises Concerns About Seattle Seawall Project (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/Stench-raises-concerns-about-seawall-project-6308418.php
Forbes Lists Top Retirement Spots, None in California – One in Washington State, another in Idaho (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Summer in the Pacific Northwest “…Bend is the first stop in…our early summer ongoing American Futures tour…” (The Atlantic Magazine)
DIVERSIONS
Taco Bell’s Unholy Cap’N Crunch-Coated, Cream-Filled Donut Concoction Going National
Teen Completes 57-Mile Walk Carrying Brother on Back
Woman Hit by Errant Golf Ball Sues Oregon Course
Watch Richard Sherman Star in This Amazing Jurassic World Spoof Trailer
SONG OF THE DAY
Joe South – Walk a Mile in My Shoes
LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY
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