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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Businesses Wary as Inslee Rolls Out Plan to Reduce Carbon Emissions in Washington State (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Avista Electric Rates Too High, Say Two Washington State Agencies (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
55,000 Streetlights, $1.5 Million in Savings: Portland LED Project Sets a Solid Pace (Portland Business Journal, OR)
British Columbia: Sockeye Face ‘Catastrophic’ Collapse in South Okanagan (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Still Offline: U-S Non-Internet Users Stuck at 15 Percent (Yahoo! Tech)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Avista Electric Rates Too High, Say Two Washington State Agencies
- Franklin PUD to Increase Rate This Fall
- Franklin PUD Commission Approves Rate Action
- BPA Rates, Community Solar – Mason PUD 3 Commission Report – July 28, 2015 Business Meeting
- Oregon: Columbia County Electric Rates Rise as Water Levels Fall
- Portland General Electric Earnings Flat, Revenue Up as Company Stays on Track
- California: Environmental Hurdle Adds a Year to SMUD’s Massive $800 Million Hydroelectric Project
- Which Countries Have The Most Nuclear Reactors Under Construction?
- Stealing Electricity to Power Phones is a Crime, But Solution Offered for Homeless Women
- British Columbia: Sockeye Face ‘Catastrophic’ Collapse in South Okanagan
- 100,000 Fish Die from Drought at Green River Hatchery
- Lake Wenatchee Sockeye Salmon Fishery to Open
- Some Man-Made Rock Dams Being Removed from Area Rivers
- Oregon Passes Sage Grouse Development Rules
- Yakima Basin Water Plan Heads for U-S Senate Panel
- Seattle Running Out of Water Quicker Than We Thought
- 55,000 Streetlights, $1.5 Million in Savings: Portland LED Project Sets a Solid Pace
- Businesses Wary as Inslee Rolls Out Plan to Reduce Carbon Emissions in Washington State
- Inslee: I’ll Use My Authority to Impose Cap on Emissions in Washington State
- Later Deadline Expected in Obama’s Climate Plan
- Mayor Details Portland’s Plans to Battle Climate Change Following Vatican Trip
- New Quick-Charging Station ‘Electric Avenue’ Opens in Portland
- Still Offline: U-S Non-Internet Users Stuck at 15 Percent
- Microsoft Launches Windows 10 with an Eye on Mobile Market
- Twitter Shares Fall as Growth of Monthly Users Slows
- Facebook’s Ascent Has Investors Betting on More Gains
- Court Rejects Claim over Goat Goring in Olympic National Park
- Washington State to Sell Former Island Park to Squaxin Island Tribe
- Washington State Patrol Considers Larger Academy Class Size
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“You are in fine fettle this morning,” chirped the attentive stenographer to her grumpy supervisor. “The old trout normally stumps in, all hunched over,” mused the rosy-cheeked employee. “Today she looks positively dewey. I wonder if that trip to the casino last night was profitable.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Avista Electric Rates Too High, Say Two Washington State Agencies (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Franklin PUD to Increase Rate This Fall (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Franklin PUD Commission Approves Rate Action (Franklin PUD, Pasco, WA)
BPA Rates, Community Solar – Mason PUD 3 Commission Report – July 28, 2015 Business Meeting (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Oregon: Columbia County Electric Rates Rise as Water Levels Fall (St Helens Chronicle, OR)
Portland General Electric Earnings Flat, Revenue Up as Company Stays on Track (Portland Business Journal, OR)
California: Environmental Hurdle Adds a Year to SMUD’s Massive $800 Million Hydroelectric Project (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Which Countries Have The Most Nuclear Reactors Under Construction? (Forbes Magazine)
Stealing Electricity to Power Phones is a Crime, But Solution Offered for Homeless Women (Oregonian, Portland)
FISH & WILDLIFE
British Columbia: Sockeye Face ‘Catastrophic’ Collapse in South Okanagan (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
100,000 Fish Die from Drought at Green River Hatchery (Longview Daily News, WA)
Lake Wenatchee Sockeye Salmon Fishery to Open (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Some Man-Made Rock Dams Being Removed from Area Rivers (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Oregon Passes Sage Grouse Development Rules (Northwest Public Radio)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Yakima Basin Water Plan Heads for U-S Senate Panel (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Seattle Running Out of Water Quicker Than We Thought (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
55,000 Streetlights, $1.5 Million in Savings: Portland LED Project Sets a Solid Pace (Portland Business Journal, OR)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Businesses Wary as Inslee Rolls Out Plan to Reduce Carbon Emissions in Washington State (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Inslee: I’ll Use My Authority to Impose Cap on Emissions in Washington State (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Later Deadline Expected in Obama’s Climate Plan (NY Times)
Mayor Details Portland’s Plans to Battle Climate Change Following Vatican Trip (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
New Quick-Charging Station ‘Electric Avenue’ Opens in Portland (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Still Offline: U-S Non-Internet Users Stuck at 15 Percent (Yahoo! Tech)
Microsoft Launches Windows 10 with an Eye on Mobile Market (Reuters)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter Shares Fall as Growth of Monthly Users Slows (Reuters)
Facebook’s Ascent Has Investors Betting on More Gains (Reuters)
GENERAL NEWS
Court Rejects Claim over Goat Goring in Olympic National Park (Associated Press)
Washington State to Sell Former Island Park to Squaxin Island Tribe (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
Washington State Patrol Considers Larger Academy Class Size (Associated Press)
DIVERSIONS
First Blue Moon since 2012 Will Cross Sky on Friday
Seven Incredible Viewpoints & Stops Along Hood Canal
Tom Brady is ‘Very Disappointed’ That NFL Will Uphold Deflategate Ban
Cat Found Alive aboard Sunken Boat Pulled from Lake Havasu
SONG OF THE DAY
Bill Monroe - Blue Moon of Kentucky
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