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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Four Days after Rare August Storm, Thousands Still without Power (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Canada: Weekend Windstorm Caused Largest Power Outage in BC Hydro History (Vancouver Sun, BC)
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/weekend+windstorm+caused+largest+power+outage+hydro+history/11333084/story.htmlhttp://www.vancouversun.com/news/weekend+windstorm+caused+largest+power+outage+hydro+history/11333084/story.html
Editorial: Washington State’s Green Energy Benefits Aren’t Spread Equally (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Facebook to Build Third Data Center in Prineville (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Firefighters Use Mild Conditions to Go On the Offense in Washington State (Northwest Public Radio)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Four Days after Rare August Storm, Thousands Still without Power
- Canada: Weekend Windstorm Caused Largest Power Outage in BC Hydro History
- Lewis County Authorities Seek Information on Trees Intentionally Cut to Fall on Power Lines
- Oregon: Rate Increase Focus of September 15 Columbia River PUD Meeting
- Cascade Natural Gas to Lower Rates
- Port Angeles’ Morse Creek Power Plant to be Sold
- Grant PUD Hydro Manager Ready for Anything That Floats Her Way
- Hydropower, Eh! New England Governors Looking to Eastern Canada for Clean Energy Solutions
- Tennessee: Data Gathered Shows Low Voltage in Cherokee Reservoir
- Op/Ed: New York’s Electricity Market is a Scam
- We’re in the Eye of the Storm of Peak Squirrel Activity!
- Not Convinced Acid Oceans Are Causing Harm? Ask a Shellfish Grower
- Sequim Tries Sending Reclaimed Water to Farms during Drought
- Editorial: Washington State’s Green Energy Benefits Aren’t Spread Equally
- Electric Utilities Meeting Renewable Energy Targets, State Energy Regulators Say
- In Rural Alaska, Obama Works to Speed Renewable Energy Revolution
- Wind-Power Producers Find Profits as Elusive as a Summer Breeze
- The Surprising Way That Birds & Wind Turbines Can Coexist
- How A Green Business Group Is Transforming the Way Utilities Sell Renewables
- Obama, EPA Defend Clean Power Plan against States’ Challenge
- Facebook to Build Third Data Center in Prineville
- Seattle Vs. San Francisco: Who Is Tops in the Cloud?
- Most CenturyLink Customers Still Technically Can’t Get Broadband
- Officials Hope Fiber Will Replace Coal in Eastern Kentucky
- Google’s Logo Gets Redesigned for the Alphabet Era
- Facebook Announces a New Digital Assistant, ‘M’
- Washington State Senator Hatfield Leaves Senate to Focus on Rural Economic Development
- Editorial: Public Records Act Applies to All Devices
- Firefighters Use Mild Conditions to Go On the Offense in Washington State
- Wildfires Have Now Burned a Massive Eight Million Acres across the U-S
- Earthquake Measuring 4.3 Rocks Washington’s Okanogan Area
- Mason County Releases 2016 Preliminary Budget
- Chehalis Panhandling Ordinance Takes Effect Wednesday
- This Year’s El Nino Will Be the Strongest in 18 Years, WMO Says
- Editorial: After McKinley, is Rainier Next?
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Four Days after Rare August Storm, Thousands Still without Power (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Canada: Weekend Windstorm Caused Largest Power Outage in BC Hydro History (Vancouver Sun, BC)
Lewis County Authorities Seek Information on Trees Intentionally Cut to Fall on Power Lines (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
Oregon: Rate Increase Focus of September 15 Columbia River PUD Meeting (St Helens Chronicle, OR)
Cascade Natural Gas to Lower Rates (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)
Port Angeles’ Morse Creek Power Plant to be Sold (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
Grant PUD Hydro Manager Ready for Anything That Floats Her Way (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Hydropower, Eh! New England Governors Looking to Eastern Canada for Clean Energy Solutions (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Tennessee: Data Gathered Shows Low Voltage in Cherokee Reservoir (WATE-TV, Knoxville, TN)
Op/Ed: New York’s Electricity Market is a Scam (Al Jazeera)
We’re in the Eye of the Storm of Peak Squirrel Activity! (American Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Not Convinced Acid Oceans Are Causing Harm? Ask a Shellfish Grower (Oregonian, Portland)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Sequim Tries Sending Reclaimed Water to Farms during Drought (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Editorial: Washington State’s Green Energy Benefits Aren’t Spread Equally (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Electric Utilities Meeting Renewable Energy Targets, State Energy Regulators Say (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
In Rural Alaska, Obama Works to Speed Renewable Energy Revolution (Washington Post)
Wind-Power Producers Find Profits as Elusive as a Summer Breeze (Bloomberg News)
The Surprising Way That Birds & Wind Turbines Can Coexist (Washington Post)
How A Green Business Group Is Transforming the Way Utilities Sell Renewables (Utility Dive)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Obama, EPA Defend Clean Power Plan against States’ Challenge (Bloomberg News)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Facebook to Build Third Data Center in Prineville (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Seattle Vs. San Francisco: Who Is Tops in the Cloud? (GigaOM)
Most CenturyLink Customers Still Technically Can’t Get Broadband (Broadband Reports)
Officials Hope Fiber Will Replace Coal in Eastern Kentucky (Associated Press)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Google’s Logo Gets Redesigned for the Alphabet Era (GigaOM)
Facebook Announces a New Digital Assistant, ‘M’ (GigaOM)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington State Senator Hatfield Leaves Senate to Focus on Rural Economic Development (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Editorial: Public Records Act Applies to All Devices (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
Firefighters Use Mild Conditions to Go On the Offense in Washington State (Northwest Public Radio)
Wildfires Have Now Burned a Massive Eight Million Acres across the U-S (Washington Post)
Earthquake Measuring 4.3 Rocks Washington’s Okanogan Area (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Mason County Releases 2016 Preliminary Budget (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Chehalis Panhandling Ordinance Takes Effect Wednesday (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
This Year’s El Nino Will Be the Strongest in 18 Years, WMO Says (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Editorial: After McKinley, is Rainier Next? (Everett Herald, WA)
DIVERSIONS
How Francis Wharton Made His Dentures from Deer’s Teeth
Giant ‘Star Wars’ Murals Made from Post-It Notes Are What Your Office Needs
London’s car-melting skyscraper wins Carbuncle Cup
Banning Terms Including ‘Male, Female, Illegal Alien’ Draws Ire at WSU
SONG OF THE DAY
ABBA – The Name of the Game
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