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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Mason PUD 3 Analyzing New Bonneville Power Administration Rates; Increase Coming (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Washington State Governor Issues Executive Order to Cap Carbon Emissions (Utility Dive)
Bonneville Power Administration Shares Tips on Coping with Hottest Day of Year (Go Local PDX)
Mason in the Cold – Hot Vs. Cold Housing Markets in Western Washington (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Washington State Drought Provides “Critical Condition” Data for Hydrologists (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Mason PUD 3 Analyzing New Bonneville Power Administration Rates; Increase Coming
- Seattle City Light Proposes New Substation in South Lake Union
- Could Next-Gen Reactors Spark Revival in Nuclear Power?
- Customer Education is Key to Successful Smart Utility Initiatives
- Nimby Nation: The High Cost to America of Saying No to Everything
- ‘I Am Trying to Save a Company’: FirstEnergy CEO Calls for Re-Regulation in Ohio
- Missouri Regulators Looking into Decoupling Utility Revenues & Profits
- Idaho: First Sockeye Salmon of Year Returns to Redfish Lake Creek
- British Columbia: First Nations Tribal Council Suspends Okanagan Sockeye Salmon Fishery
- In Drought, Conflict Emerges Between Fish & Man
- Washington State Drought Provides “Critical Condition” Data for Hydrologists
- Residents Fight for North Side of Mt. Hood
- Port Angeles City Council Decides on Fluoridation Poll by Mail Rather Than Ballot Item
- If Wind Energy is ‘Strong,’ Why Does It Need Subsidies?
- California: Wind Farm Signs Deal with Edison
- Can SolarCity Crack the Code on Small Commercial Solar?
- Bonneville Power Administration Shares Tips on Coping with Hottest Day of Year
- Trying to Keep Cool? Tips to Maintain Air Conditioning Units
- Energy Adviser: Ductless Heat Pumps Are Coolers on Hot Days
- Estimating Appliance & Home Electronic Energy Use
- Native American Tribes Set to Begin Marijuana Sales
- Washington State Governor Issues Executive Order to Cap Carbon Emissions
- Inslee Says Cap Would Hit Washington State’s Largest Carbon Sources, Including Gas Distributors
- Critics Say a Washington State Carbon Cap Would Raise Gas, Utility Bills
- BMW’s Plan to Prevent Electric Cars from Overwhelming the Grid
- Windows 10 Release May Break Internet Traffic Records
- Beautiful Video Explains How Light’s Been Harnessed for Communication
- Facebook is Tech’s It Company: Column
- PicMonkey Grabs $41 Million Investment
- Mason in the Cold – Hot Vs. Cold Housing Markets in Western Washington
- Small Washington State Exporters ‘Kneecapped’ by Loss of Export-Import Bank
- Greenpeace Protesters Dangle from Portland Bridge
- Indian Ocean Debris Almost Certainly from Boeing 777: Malaysia
- Washington State Cranberry Growers Anxious for Fall Rain at Harvest
- ‘New Yorker’ Magazine Tries to Calm Seattle’s Fears after Terrifying Earthquake Story
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Cut, borrow, or tax
Congressional conundrum
The best we can do?
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Mason PUD 3 Analyzing New Bonneville Power Administration Rates; Increase Coming (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Seattle City Light Proposes New Substation in South Lake Union (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Could Next-Gen Reactors Spark Revival in Nuclear Power? (National Geographic)
Customer Education is Key to Successful Smart Utility Initiatives (Breaking Energy)
Nimby Nation: The High Cost to America of Saying No to Everything (Forbes Magazine – CAVE People = Citizens Against Virtually Everything)
‘I Am Trying to Save a Company’: FirstEnergy CEO Calls for Re-Regulation in Ohio (Utility Dive)
Missouri Regulators Looking into Decoupling Utility Revenues & Profits (Midwest Energy News)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Idaho: First Sockeye Salmon of Year Returns to Redfish Lake Creek (Associated Press)
British Columbia: First Nations Tribal Council Suspends Okanagan Sockeye Salmon Fishery (Globe & Mail, Canada)
In Drought, Conflict Emerges Between Fish & Man (Crosscut Seattle)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Washington State Drought Provides “Critical Condition” Data for Hydrologists (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Residents Fight for North Side of Mt. Hood (Courthouse News Service)
Port Angeles City Council Decides on Fluoridation Poll by Mail Rather Than Ballot Item (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
If Wind Energy is ‘Strong,’ Why Does It Need Subsidies? (Christian Science Monitor)
California: Wind Farm Signs Deal with Edison (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)
Can SolarCity Crack the Code on Small Commercial Solar? (The Energy Collective)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Bonneville Power Administration Shares Tips on Coping with Hottest Day of Year (Go Local PDX)
Trying to Keep Cool? Tips to Maintain Air Conditioning Units (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
Energy Adviser: Ductless Heat Pumps Are Coolers on Hot Days (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Estimating Appliance & Home Electronic Energy Use (Breaking Energy)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Native American Tribes Set to Begin Marijuana Sales (Tri-City Herald, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Washington State Governor Issues Executive Order to Cap Carbon Emissions (Utility Dive)
Inslee Says Cap Would Hit Washington State’s Largest Carbon Sources, Including Gas Distributors (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Critics Say a Washington State Carbon Cap Would Raise Gas, Utility Bills (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
BMW’s Plan to Prevent Electric Cars from Overwhelming the Grid (The Atlantic)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Windows 10 Release May Break Internet Traffic Records (Broadband Reports)
Beautiful Video Explains How Light’s Been Harnessed for Communication (Gizmodo)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook is Tech’s It Company: Column (USA Today)
PicMonkey Grabs $41 Million Investment (TechCrunch)
GENERAL NEWS
Mason in the Cold – Hot Vs. Cold Housing Markets in Western Washington (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Small Washington State Exporters ‘Kneecapped’ by Loss of Export-Import Bank (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Greenpeace Protesters Dangle from Portland Bridge (Northwest Public Radio)
Indian Ocean Debris Almost Certainly from Boeing 777: Malaysia (Reuters)
Washington State Cranberry Growers Anxious for Fall Rain at Harvest (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)
‘New Yorker’ Magazine Tries to Calm Seattle’s Fears after Terrifying Earthquake Story (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Waters for Rio de Janiero’s 2016 Olympics Are ‘Basically Raw Sewage’
New Hampshire Baby Receives Lifetime Hunting-Fishing License
Three Sets of Twins Born Same Day at Montana Hospital
Florida Man Wins Hemingway Look-Alike Contest in Key West
SONG OF THE DAY
The Standells – Dirty Water
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