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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
News Release: Snohomish PUD Moves to Appoint Craig Collar as CEO/General Manager (Snohomish PUD, Everett, WA)
Big Quilcene River Salmon Season Called Off as Low Flows Continue amid Drought (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Shortage Ahead? Seattle-Area Consumers Asked to Cut Water Use by 10% (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Washington, Alaska Far Outpace Oregon in New Wind Power Projects (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Mason County Sheriff’s Deputy Killed in Highway 101 Motorcycle Crash (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- News Release: Snohomish PUD Moves to Appoint Craig Collar as CEO/General Manager
- Industry Group Outlines Radical New Vision for California’s Power Economy
- At the Fair: Jefferson PUD Shares Showerheads, Good News about Rates
- Japan Takes Step toward Reviving Nuclear Industry as It Restarts Reactor
- Rural Wisconsin Community Laments Nuclear Power Plant’s Closure
- Big Quilcene River Salmon Season Called Off as Low Flows Continue amid Drought
- Low Water Closes Newaukum River to Fishing
- Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Gets State Money for Struggling Dungeness Salmon
- Fish Bounty Program Helps Protect Salmon
- Pacific Northwest States Clarify That Use of Drones by Hunters is a No-No
- Shortage Ahead? Seattle-Area Consumers Asked to Cut Water Use by 10%
- El Nino Plus ‘The Blob’ May Help Western Drought
- Ninth Circuit Validates Greens Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Mining Lawsuit
- Washington, Alaska Far Outpace Oregon in New Wind Power Projects
- Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know about Distributed Wind Power
- Washington State’s Mason County PUD 3 Launches Community Solar Effort
- Green Tax Credits Mostly Help the Rich
- Oregon: St. Helens to Convert Streetlights to LED
- Several More Oregon Areas Just Say No to Pot Sales, Cultivation
- Why Oregon’s Congressional Delegation Wants Banks to Work with Weed Shops
- Hackers Accused of Making Millions Using Stolen News Releases
- Mideast Hackers Target U-S Gas Pumps
- How Facebook’s Autoplay Videos Are Ushering in a New Era of Silent Storytelling
- The Covert World of People Trying to Edit Wikipedia – for Pay
- This Could Seriously Be the Greatest Political Campaign Ad of All Time
- Washington State Governor Inslee Dismisses Talk of Trouble in His First Term
- Effort to Move Washington State’s Presidential Primary to March Fails
- Are Harsh, Intolerant, Self-Indulgent Radicals Trying to Hijack Seattle?
- Mason County Sheriff’s Deputy Killed in Highway 101 Motorcycle Crash
- Washington State’s Apple Crop May Be its Third Largest Ever
- Portland Parking: ‘Smart Parking Meter’ Man Wasn’t So Smart
Nocebo • \noh-SEE-boh\ • noun – A harmless substance that when taken by a patient is associated with harmful effects due to negative expectations or the psychological condition of the patient
Eyore’s trembling hoof reached for the unlabeled pill. He had expected the drug trial to include the REAL remedy and a placebo. Either of which he thought would make him feel, or at least THINK he felt better. What he didn’t expect was the likelihood of a third option: a nacebo, which would actually make him think he felt worse. “Woe is me,” whined the downcast donkey.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
News Release: Snohomish PUD Moves to Appoint Craig Collar as CEO/General Manager (Snohomish PUD, Everett, WA)
Industry Group Outlines Radical New Vision for California’s Power Economy (Utility Dive)
At the Fair: Jefferson PUD Shares Showerheads, Good News about Rates (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
Japan Takes Step toward Reviving Nuclear Industry as It Restarts Reactor (NY Times)
Rural Wisconsin Community Laments Nuclear Power Plant’s Closure (NY Times)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Big Quilcene River Salmon Season Called Off as Low Flows Continue amid Drought (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Low Water Closes Newaukum River to Fishing (Longview Daily News, WA)
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Gets State Money for Struggling Dungeness Salmon (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
Fish Bounty Program Helps Protect Salmon – Catching pikeminnows can net a pocket full of proceeds (Bend Bulletin, OR)
Pacific Northwest States Clarify That Use of Drones by Hunters is a No-No (Northwest Public Radio)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Shortage Ahead? Seattle-Area Consumers Asked to Cut Water Use by 10% (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
El Nino Plus ‘The Blob’ May Help Western Drought (USA Today)
Ninth Circuit Validates Greens Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Mining Lawsuit (Courthouse News Service)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Washington, Alaska Far Outpace Oregon in New Wind Power Projects (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know about Distributed Wind Power (Breaking Energy)
Washington State’s Mason County PUD 3 Launches Community Solar Effort (American Public Power Association)
Green Tax Credits Mostly Help the Rich (Washington Examiner – another reason community solar is so cool, it makes solar accessible!)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Oregon: St. Helens to Convert Streetlights to LED (St Helens Chronicle, OR)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Several More Oregon Areas Just Say No to Pot Sales, Cultivation (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Why Oregon’s Congressional Delegation Wants Banks to Work with Weed Shops (Portland Business Journal, OR)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Hackers Accused of Making Millions Using Stolen News Releases (SF Chronicle)
Mideast Hackers Target U-S Gas Pumps (Washington Examiner)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
How Facebook’s Autoplay Videos Are Ushering in a New Era of Silent Storytelling (AdWeek)
The Covert World of People Trying to Edit Wikipedia – for Pay (The Atlantic Magazine)
This Could Seriously Be the Greatest Political Campaign Ad of All Time (i09)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington State Governor Inslee Dismisses Talk of Trouble in His First Term (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Effort to Move Washington State’s Presidential Primary to March Fails (Associated Press)
Are Harsh, Intolerant, Self-Indulgent Radicals Trying to Hijack Seattle? We Have a Progressive City to Defend (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Mason County Sheriff’s Deputy Killed in Highway 101 Motorcycle Crash (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Washington State’s Apple Crop May Be its Third Largest Ever (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Portland Parking: ‘Smart Parking Meter’ Man Wasn’t So Smart (Courthouse News Service)
DIVERSIONS
Neighbors Sue to Stop Seattle’s Bird-Feeding Family
Pennsylvania Beauty Queen Jailed after Faking Cancer, Raising Thousands
http://q13fox.com/2015/08/12/pennsylvania-beauty-queen-jailed-after-faking-cancer-raising-thousands/
Perseid Meteor Shower: A Viewing Guide to Tonight’s Sky Show
You Can Now Explore Mars with NASA’s Free Online Tools
http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2015/0812/You-can-now-explore-Mars-with-NASA-s-free-online-tools
SONG OF THE DAY
Boy Meets Girl – Waiting for a Star to Fall
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