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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Bonneville Power Administration Announces New Wholesale Rates – New Rates Support Power System Improvements (Bonneville Power Administration)
Half of Columbia River Sockeye Salmon Dying Due to Hot Water (Associated Press)
Oregon Wind Farm Takes on Portland General Electric (Courthouse News Service)
Welcome to Cyber City: Moses Lake Tries Again (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Florida: Utilities Cry Foul over Efforts to End Energy-Efficiency Payments by Big Business (Tampa Bay Times, FL)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Bonneville Power Administration Announces New Wholesale Rates – New Rates Support Power System Improvements
- Pacific Northwest Co-ops Face 7.1 Percent Wholesale Power Rate Hike
- Bonneville Power Administration Will Raise Wholesale Power, Transmission Rates
- Bonneville Power Administration Announces New Wholesale Rates
- British Columbia: Peace Valley Group Appeals Failed Attempt to Quash Dam Project
- Fitch Rates Klickitat PUD $80.3 million Bonds ‘A-’; Outlook Stable
- California Just Learned That Gas Companies Can Deduct Settlement Damages from Their Taxes
- Brazilian Bribery Claims Splash to Electric Utility
- Linemen ‘Rodeo’ Helps Raise Money for Oregon Burn Center
- Half of Columbia River Sockeye Salmon Dying Due to Hot Water
- Experimental River Operations at Little Goose, Lower Granite Go Into Effect to Aid Sockeye
- Coho Off-Limits to Anglers in Columbia until August
- Official July Census of Orcas: 81 Whales, Including Four Baby Orcas Born since Winter
- Regional Fisheries Manager John Whalen Blended Fishing, Conservation
- Treaty Water: Finding Water for Columbia River Fish in a Low Flow Year; Most Comes from Canada Storage Reservoirs
- NOAA Grant to Help Washington Monitor Toxic Algae Bloom
- Oregon Wind Farm Takes on Portland General Electric
- Swaggart Plans 500 MW Wind Power Farm in Oregon
- Portland Solar Company SoloPower Sold For $220 Million
- Offshore Wind Power Gets Foothold in U-S with Rhode Island Project
- Iowa Farmer Says He’ll Remove Solar If Co-Op’s $85 Fixed Charge Stands
- Arizona Appeals Court OKs Trash-Burning by Utility
- Florida: Utilities Cry Foul over Efforts to End Energy-Efficiency Payments by Big Business
- Apple Yanks Google’s Nest Smart Thermostat from Website & Retail Stores
- Editorial: Conservation – Connecting Water & Watts
- LEDs Pose Same Threat as Solar & Net Metering for Utility Ratemaking
- Carbon-Tax Initiative Divides Environmentalists
- Secret Weapon in Fight against Climate Change: Mayors
- Obama’s Power Plant Rules Could Cut Your Electricity Bill
- Welcome to Cyber City: Moses Lake Tries Again
- Comcast to Begin Testing Super-Fast Cable Broadband This Year
- City Asks for Fiber Network Help, Five Years after Being Left at Altar by Verizon FiOS
- Cheaper, More Competitive Broadband: Not Gonna Happen Anytime Soon, Analyst Tells Congress
- Seattle Police Tweet the Chief’s Torchlight Selfie after Urging Public to Limit Cell Use
- Jennifer Newman: Working with Rude Customers
- New Study Shows How Deeply Awful Those ‘Get the App’ Web Pages Are
- Hillary Clinton Rolls Out Climate Agenda
- Week Ahead: Senate Kicks Off Energy Bill Review
- An Energy Bill with Sparks, But No Friction
- Cigarette Butts Causing Brush Fires
- Sierra Pacific: Dispelling Rumors about New Shelton Mill
- What a New Yorker Article Did for Earthquake Prep Sales
- Squaxin Island First Salmon Ceremony Friday
- Former Mariners Pitcher Randy Johnson among New Inductees to Hall of Fame
- Harvard Study Predicts Super Bowl Matchup: Seahawks Vs.... Dolphins?
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Bonneville Power Administration Announces New Wholesale Rates – New Rates Support Power System Improvements (Bonneville Power Administration)
Pacific Northwest Co-ops Face 7.1 Percent Wholesale Power Rate Hike (Electric Co-op Today)
Bonneville Power Administration Will Raise Wholesale Power, Transmission Rates (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Bonneville Power Administration Announces New Wholesale Rates (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
British Columbia: Peace Valley Group Appeals Failed Attempt to Quash Dam Project (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
Fitch Rates Klickitat PUD $80.3 million Bonds ‘A-’; Outlook Stable (Digital Journal)
California Just Learned That Gas Companies Can Deduct Settlement Damages from Their Taxes (Breaking Energy)
Brazilian Bribery Claims Splash to Electric Utility (Courthouse News Service)
Linemen ‘Rodeo’ Helps Raise Money for Oregon Burn Center (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Linemen-rodeo-helps-raise-money-for-Oregon-Burn-Center-318582181.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Half of Columbia River Sockeye Salmon Dying Due to Hot Water (Associated Press)
Experimental River Operations at Little Goose, Lower Granite Go Into Effect to Aid Sockeye (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Coho Off-Limits to Anglers in Columbia until August (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Official July Census of Orcas: 81 Whales, Including Four Baby Orcas Born since Winter (Associated Press)
Regional Fisheries Manager John Whalen Blended Fishing, Conservation (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Treaty Water: Finding Water for Columbia River Fish in a Low Flow Year; Most Comes from Canada Storage Reservoirs (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
NOAA Grant to Help Washington Monitor Toxic Algae Bloom (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Oregon Wind Farm Takes on Portland General Electric (Courthouse News Service)
Swaggart Plans 500 MW Wind Power Farm in Oregon (reNews)
Portland Solar Company SoloPower Sold For $220 Million (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Offshore Wind Power Gets Foothold in U-S with Rhode Island Project (Reuters)
Iowa Farmer Says He’ll Remove Solar If Co-Op’s $85 Fixed Charge Stands (Midwest Energy News)
Arizona Appeals Court OKs Trash-Burning by Utility (Arizona Republic, Phoenix)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Florida: Utilities Cry Foul over Efforts to End Energy-Efficiency Payments by Big Business (Tampa Bay Times, FL)
Apple Yanks Google’s Nest Smart Thermostat from Website & Retail Stores (Mashable)
Editorial: Conservation – Connecting Water & Watts (Red Bluff Daily News, CA)
LEDs Pose Same Threat as Solar & Net Metering for Utility Ratemaking (The Energy Collective)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Carbon-Tax Initiative Divides Environmentalists (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Secret Weapon in Fight against Climate Change: Mayors (Christian Science Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2015/0723/Secret-weapon-in-fight-against-climate-change-mayors
Obama’s Power Plant Rules Could Cut Your Electricity Bill (Grist Online)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Welcome to Cyber City: Moses Lake Tries Again (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Comcast to Begin Testing Super-Fast Cable Broadband This Year (Consumerist)
City Asks for Fiber Network Help, Five Years after Being Left at Altar by Verizon FiOS (Consumerist)
Cheaper, More Competitive Broadband: Not Gonna Happen Anytime Soon, Analyst Tells Congress (Consumerist)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Seattle Police Tweet the Chief’s Torchlight Selfie after Urging Public to Limit Cell Use (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Jennifer Newman: Working with Rude Customers (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
New Study Shows How Deeply Awful Those ‘Get the App’ Web Pages Are (Gizmodo)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Hillary Clinton Rolls Out Climate Agenda – Plan calls for powering every American home with renewable energy within a decade of taking office
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/hillary-clinton-2016-renewable-power-plan-120644.html?hp=rc1_4
Week Ahead: Senate Kicks Off Energy Bill Review (The Hill, Washington, DC)
An Energy Bill with Sparks, But No Friction – Can a big-ticket energy measure pass without the incendiary issues? (National Journal)
GENERAL NEWS
Cigarette Butts Causing Brush Fires (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Sierra Pacific: Dispelling Rumors about New Shelton Mill (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
What a New Yorker Article Did for Earthquake Prep Sales (Northwest Public Radio)
Squaxin Island First Salmon Ceremony Friday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Former Mariners Pitcher Randy Johnson among New Inductees to Hall of Fame (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Harvard Study Predicts Super Bowl Matchup: Seahawks Vs.... Dolphins? (Yahoo! Sports)
DIVERSIONS
Artist behind ‘Archie’ Comics Dies. What Has Fictional Redheaded Teen Meant to Readers?
Postal Worker Accused of Delivering 22,000 Pieces of Mail Straight to His Garage
Massive Bug Swarm Blankets Iowa, Haunts Your Nightmares
Bureau of Land Management: Pooping Cyclist Started Foothills Fire
SONG OF THE DAY
The Archies – Sugar Sugar
LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY
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