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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Groups Challenge Bonneville Power Administration Approval to Connect Washington State Wind Farm Project (Associated Press)
New Market Plans Move Forward as Northwest Power Pool Appeals to FERC (Utility Dive)
California Drops Plan for 50% Cut in Petroleum Use (British Broadcasting Corporation)
Promising Forecast for Fall Chinook Run on Columbia River (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Cyber-Attacks Hit Energy Department, Compromising Sensitive Data (USA Today)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- New Market Plans Move Forward as Northwest Power Pool Appeals to FERC
- Idaho: Two Separate Power Issues May Stabilize Rocky Mountain Power Energy Prices
- The Rate & Budget Edition: Mason PUD 3 Commission Report – September 8, 2015
- Fitch Rates Snohomish PUD's Generation System Bonds 'AA-'; Outlook Stable
- Promising Forecast for Fall Chinook Run on Columbia River
- River Temperatures Down In British Columbia, But So Are Projected Sockeye Returns
- Pink Salmon Fishery Now Shifts to Rivers & Estuaries Where Action Has Been Good At Times
- Drone Gets Amazing Pics of New Baby Orca near San Juan Islands
- Groups Challenge Bonneville Power Administration Approval to Connect Washington State Wind Farm Project
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District Approves Solar Power Array on 62 Acres of Rancho Seco Site
- Why the Installed Price of Distributed Solar Keeps Dropping
- Portland Signs Off on $3 Million Energy Efficient Retrofit Program
- Marijuana Business Owners Talk to Regulators, Navigate Developing Industry
- California Drops Plan for 50% Cut in Petroleum Use
- EPA Back in Court over Clean Power Plan, Is This Challenge of the Final Rule Premature Also?
- Jump in Winter Oil Burn from Generators Pushes Up New England Carbon Emissions
- El Niño Reaches 'Strong' Intensity, Will Dramatically Reshape World's Weather
- Cyber-Attacks Hit Energy Department, Compromising Sensitive Data
- Apple Unveils Latest iPhone, Bigger iPad, Revamped TV Box
- Twitter Experimenting with Highlights
- Pope's U-S Trip to Take Social Media by Storm
- KFC Offers Free Meals to Victims of Social Network Outages
- Chutzpah on Parade: This Cleverly Designed Movie Poster Makes a Bad Review Seem Like a Good One
- Feds Seize Funds from Washington State Auditor
- Why the Hood Canal Bridge Was Stuck Open for So Long
- No Charges against Three Officers in Fatal Pasco Shooting
- $10,000 Reward for Pullman Planned Parenthood Arson Details
- After a Bad Fire Season, Pacific Northwest Tribes Question Federal Firefighting Priorities
- Mason County Habitat for Humanity Takes Flight Saturday
- Viral Tumalo Falls Vandalism Case Solved; Culprits Fined
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Whenever I see this word, I always think of the actress Theresa Wright. I think that when you look up the word ingénue in the dictionary, her picture should be right there. Not that I’m obsessed with Theresa Wright, you see. I just think she was neat. Doesn’t hurt that she was an Oscar winner too. But I digress…
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
New Market Plans Move Forward as Northwest Power Pool Appeals to FERC (Utility Dive)
Idaho: Two Separate Power Issues May Stabilize Rocky Mountain Power Energy Prices (Rexburg Standard-Journal, ID)
The Rate & Budget Edition: Mason PUD 3 Commission Report – September 8, 2015 (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Fitch Rates Snohomish PUD's Generation System Bonds 'AA-'; Outlook Stable (BusinessWire)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Promising Forecast for Fall Chinook Run on Columbia River (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
River Temperatures Down In British Columbia, But So Are Projected Sockeye Returns (Vancouver Sun, BC)
Pink Salmon Fishery Now Shifts to Rivers & Estuaries Where Action Has Been Good At Times (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Drone Gets Amazing Pics of New Baby Orca near San Juan Islands (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Groups Challenge Bonneville Power Administration Approval to Connect Washington State Wind Farm Project (Associated Press)
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Approves Solar Power Array on 62 Acres of Rancho Seco Site (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Why the Installed Price of Distributed Solar Keeps Dropping (Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Portland Signs Off on $3 Million Energy Efficient Retrofit Program (Portland Business Journal, OR)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Marijuana Business Owners Talk to Regulators, Navigate Developing Industry (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
California Drops Plan for 50% Cut in Petroleum Use (British Broadcasting Corporation)
EPA Back in Court over Clean Power Plan, Is This Challenge of the Final Rule Premature Also? (Breaking Energy)
Jump in Winter Oil Burn from Generators Pushes Up New England Carbon Emissions (Utility Dive)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
El Niño Reaches 'Strong' Intensity, Will Dramatically Reshape World's Weather (Mashable)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Cyber-Attacks Hit Energy Department, Compromising Sensitive Data (USA Today)
Apple Unveils Latest iPhone, Bigger iPad, Revamped TV Box (Associated Press)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter Experimenting with Highlights (USA Today)
Pope's U-S Trip to Take Social Media by Storm (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
KFC Offers Free Meals to Victims of Social Network Outages (AdWeek)
Chutzpah on Parade: This Cleverly Designed Movie Poster Makes a Bad Review Seem Like a Good One (AdWeek)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Feds Seize Funds from Washington State Auditor (Northwest Public Radio)
GENERAL NEWS
Why the Hood Canal Bridge Was Stuck Open for So Long (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
No Charges against Three Officers in Fatal Pasco Shooting (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
$10,000 Reward for Pullman Planned Parenthood Arson Details (KREM-TV, Spokane, WA)
After a Bad Fire Season, Pacific Northwest Tribes Question Federal Firefighting Priorities (Northwest Public Radio)
http://nwpr.org/post/after-bad-fire-season-northwest-tribes-question-federal-firefighting-priorities
Mason County Habitat for Humanity Takes Flight Saturday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Viral Tumalo Falls Vandalism Case Solved; Culprits Fined (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
DIVERSIONS
The Chicken That Lived For 18 Months without a Head
Mystery Ice Falls from Sky, Crashes Through Roof of California Home
Man Clocked at 112 Mph Was Headed to Court for Past Speeding
Swimmer Has Eyes on Aquatic Prize: To Swim Around the World
SONG OF THE DAY
Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY
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