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The Battle of the Almanacs: What Will Our Winter Bring? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Kerr Dam: Montana Tribes Celebrate Purchase of Hydroelectric Dam (Courthouse News Service)
Did California Try to Go Too Far in Fight against Climate Change? (Christian Science Monitor)
A Look at the Future of Montana's Wind Power (ABC-Fox, Montana)
Too Few Pink Salmon Prompts Skagit Tribe to Close Fishery (Associated Press)
CenturyLink May Pay $2.8 Million 911 Fine (South Sound Business Examiner)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Kerr Dam: Montana Tribes Celebrate Purchase of Hydroelectric Dam
- Duke Energy to Pay Fine over Power Plant Violations
- South Carolina Official Threatens to Sue over Nuke Fuel Project
- Editorial: Storm a Stark Reminder for Preparedness
- Link To: The U-S Department of Energy’s Quadrennial Energy Review
- Why Microgrids Need Standards
- Too Few Pink Salmon Prompts Skagit Tribe to Close Fishery
- North Olympic Peninsula: Salmon Teeming In Area Rivers
- Pendleton Birders Keeping Watch for Return of Tiny Swifts
- Will the Sage Grouse Win the West?
- Mason County: Beard's Cove Estuary Restoration Nearly Complete
- Court Injunction Blocking ‘Waters of the U-S’ Rule Applies to 13 States, Not Entire Country
- A Look at the Future of Montana's Wind Power
- Despite Green Claims, Rocky Mountain Power Undermining Renewables in Utah
- The Man Who Lobbies for the Sun
- How Origami Can Make Solar Panels More Efficient
- Did California Try to Go Too Far in Fight against Climate Change?
- Huge Study to Use Drought Data to Plan for Future
- New York’s Natural Gas Pipelines Are Leakier than Your Grandpa
- CenturyLink May Pay $2.8 Million 911 Fine
- Google Fiber Considers Three New Cities
- FCC's Sohn Urges Cities to Build Own Broadband
- Apple Wants to Guide Your News Consumption with News App
- Ikea Just Had the Perfect Reaction to the Apple Pencil
- We Will Never Forget - September 11, 2001
- Tribute in Light Captures Grief and Joy of 9/11 Anniversary
- More Belfair Traffic Headaches Expected Today
- El Nino Shifts Into Overdrive, But Still Unlikely to Bust Western Drought or Break Records
- As Big Wildfires Become Routine, Communities Face Cascading Consequences
- Maple Cutter Pleads Guilty to Poaching
- Southern Oregon Firm Becomes First in the U-S to Be Certified for New Wood Product
- Seattle Enlists Legal Help to Fight NRA Lawsuit over Gun Tax
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Kerr Dam: Montana Tribes Celebrate Purchase of Hydroelectric Dam (Courthouse News Service)
Duke Energy to Pay Fine over Power Plant Violations (NY Times)
South Carolina Official Threatens to Sue over Nuke Fuel Project (Associated Press)
http://news.yahoo.com/carolina-official-threatens-sue-over-nuke-fuel-project-142226502--finance.html
Editorial: Storm a Stark Reminder for Preparedness (South Whidbey Record, Coupeville, WA)
Link To: The U-S Department of Energy’s Quadrennial Energy Review (U-S Department of Energy)
Why Microgrids Need Standards (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Too Few Pink Salmon Prompts Skagit Tribe to Close Fishery (Associated Press)
North Olympic Peninsula: Salmon Teeming In Area Rivers – Wild Coho Retention Available Off Sekiu through Monday (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Pendleton Birders Keeping Watch for Return of Tiny Swifts (Salem Statesman-Journal)
Will the Sage Grouse Win the West? (New Yorker Magazine)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Mason County: Beard's Cove Estuary Restoration Nearly Complete (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Court Injunction Blocking ‘Waters of the U-S’ Rule Applies to 13 States, Not Entire Country (American Public Power Association)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
A Look at the Future of Montana's Wind Power (ABC-Fox, Montana)
Despite Green Claims, Rocky Mountain Power Undermining Renewables in Utah (Utility Dive)
The Man Who Lobbies for the Sun (Morning Consult)
How Origami Can Make Solar Panels More Efficient (Christian Science Monitor)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Did California Try to Go Too Far in Fight against Climate Change? (Christian Science Monitor)
Huge Study to Use Drought Data to Plan for Future (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
New York’s Natural Gas Pipelines Are Leakier than Your Grandpa (Grist Online)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CenturyLink May Pay $2.8 Million 911 Fine (South Sound Business Examiner)
Google Fiber Considers Three New Cities (USA Today)
FCC's Sohn Urges Cities to Build Own Broadband – Says Don't Wait for Incumbents to Supply Requisite Service (Multichannel News)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Apple Wants to Guide Your News Consumption with News App (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Ikea Just Had the Perfect Reaction to the Apple Pencil (AdWeek)
GENERAL NEWS
We Will Never Forget - September 11, 2001 (Associated Press)
Tribute in Light Captures Grief and Joy of 9/11 Anniversary (NY Times)
More Belfair Traffic Headaches Expected Today - Hood Canal Bridge opening Friday, Sept 11 Could Delay Traffic for Up to Four Hours (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
El Nino Shifts Into Overdrive, But Still Unlikely to Bust Western Drought or Break Records (Associated Press)
As Big Wildfires Become Routine, Communities Face Cascading Consequences (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
Maple Cutter Pleads Guilty to Poaching (Northwest Public Radio)
Southern Oregon Firm Becomes First in the U-S to Be Certified for New Wood Product (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
Seattle Enlists Legal Help to Fight NRA Lawsuit over Gun Tax (Associated Press)
DIVERSIONS
Headsetgate? Patriots’ Radio Network Drowns Out Steelers’ Coaches
Fired Hungarian Camerawoman Apologizes for Kicking Migrants
Meet the Adorable Two-Legged Disabled Dog Who Runs Around Just Like a T-Rex
College Graduate Pays Parking Tickets over 40 Years Later
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/college-graduate-pays-parking-tickets-over-40-years-185317901.html#BlPVpK3
SONG OF THE DAY
John Denver – I'm Sorry
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