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Will the Remnants of Hurricane Ignacio Reach the Pacific Northwest? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Powering Pot: Growers Will Gobble Electricity (Oregonian, Portland)
Glen Canyon Dam: Massive Rock Threatening to Crash into Base of Arizona Dam (Associated Press)
‘Disastrous’: Low Snow, Heat Eat Away at Pacific Northwest Glaciers (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
California: Feds Scramble to Avoid another Mass Salmon Die-Off in the Sacramento River (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Over 40 Hawaii Lawmakers Call for Study of Public Utility as Alternative to NextEra Deal (Utility Dive)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Glen Canyon Dam: Massive Rock Threatening to Crash into Base of Arizona Dam
- Over 40 Hawaii Lawmakers Call for Study of Public Utility as Alternative to NextEra Deal
- Women in the Trades: A Look into Puget Sound's Hardworking Women
- Snohomish County PUD Moving To Monthly Billing
- Evacuation Order Lifted for Town near Japan's Stricken Nuclear Plant; Residents Slow to Return
- Co-Sponsored by Electric Cooperatives, This Mobile App Could Give Kentucky's Economic Developers an Edge
- A 10,000 Member Illinois Electric Co-op Says: Go Paperless, Win a Chevy Volt
- California: Feds Scramble to Avoid another Mass Salmon Die-Off in the Sacramento River
- Recent High Sockeye Returns to Columbia River Expected to Decline in Next Few Years
- Oregon Dike Breach Offers Columbia River Salmon & Steelhead New Habitat
- Umatilla Tribes Use BPA Funds to Acquire Acreage to Improve Spawning, Rearing for Endangered Salmon
- Washington State Finds Issue with Moses Lake Irrigation & Rehabilitation District’s North Dam Project
- Wind Industry Aims to Cut Bat Killings
- The Big Surprise in Home Energy Consumption: Gaming PCs
- What’s The Best Way to Heat Things up At Home?
- Powering Pot: Growers Will Gobble Electricity
- Black Market Marijuana Taking Big Hit in States with Operating Dispensaries, Rec Shops
- High Interest in Becoming the Oregonian's Pot Critic
- Buddie, a Fuzzy Marijuana Mascot, Is Cultivating All Kinds of Trouble
- ‘Disastrous’: Low Snow, Heat Eat Away at Pacific Northwest Glaciers
- Oregon Worst in U-S for Drought Conditions
- Analysis: No Legal Teeth in 2008 State Law on Gas Emissions
- Washington State Ecology Officials Offer Rebate for Old Woodstoves
- GE Signs Largest Battery Storage Deal to Date
- Microsoft Ready for Next Battle over Government’s Reach
- Social Media Lit Up By Firefighters' Pics of the West Ablaze
- Apple's New Ad Blockers Threaten to Remove Publishers' Mobile Ads
- Ex-Washington State GOP Chairman Chris Vance to Challenge U-S Senator Patty Murray
- Golden Pheasant Road - Drive By Shooting Suspect Apprehended
- U-S Interior Secretary Visits North-Central Washington to Tour Wildfire
- North Shore Road Closure Starts Tuesday
- City of Shelton’s Porta Potty Pilot
- Kitsap County School District Spends Nearly $250,000 Fighting for Federal Aid
- 'No Californians' Stickers Being Slapped on For Sale Signs in Portland
Eldritch • \EL-dritch\ • Adjective – Weird, eerie
Hiding under the covers, lest the closet monster see any part of its body, the quaking child began having second thoughts about reading “Tales from the Crypt” with a flashlight under the covers at bedtime. Every eldritch creak of the house, branch against the window, or drip of the bathroom faucet conjured up images of a monster with slathering jaws waiting to pounce.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Glen Canyon Dam: Massive Rock Threatening to Crash into Base of Arizona Dam (Associated Press)
Over 40 Hawaii Lawmakers Call for Study of Public Utility as Alternative to NextEra Deal (Utility Dive)
Women in the Trades: A Look into Puget Sound's Hardworking Women (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Snohomish County PUD Moving To Monthly Billing (My Edmonds News, WA)
Evacuation Order Lifted for Town near Japan's Stricken Nuclear Plant; Residents Slow to Return (Associated Press)
Co-Sponsored by Electric Cooperatives, This Mobile App Could Give Kentucky's Economic Developers an Edge (Louisville Business First, KY)
A 10,000 Member Illinois Electric Co-op Says: Go Paperless, Win a Chevy Volt (Electric Co-op Today)
FISH & WILDLIFE
California: Feds Scramble to Avoid another Mass Salmon Die-Off in the Sacramento River (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Recent High Sockeye Returns to Columbia River Expected to Decline in Next Few Years (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Oregon Dike Breach Offers Columbia River Salmon & Steelhead New Habitat (Bonneville Power Administration)
Umatilla Tribes Use BPA Funds to Acquire Acreage to Improve Spawning, Rearing for Endangered Salmon (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Washington State Finds Issue with Moses Lake Irrigation & Rehabilitation District’s North Dam Project (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Wind Industry Aims to Cut Bat Killings (The Hill, Washington, DC)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
The Big Surprise in Home Energy Consumption: Gaming PCs (Forbes Magazine)
What’s The Best Way to Heat Things up At Home? (Grist Online)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Powering Pot: Growers Will Gobble Electricity (Oregonian, Portland)
Black Market Marijuana Taking Big Hit in States with Operating Dispensaries, Rec Shops (Marijuana Business Daily)
High Interest in Becoming the Oregonian's Pot Critic (Northwest Public Radio)
Buddie, a Fuzzy Marijuana Mascot, Is Cultivating All Kinds of Trouble (Mashable)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
‘Disastrous’: Low Snow, Heat Eat Away at Pacific Northwest Glaciers (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Oregon Worst in U-S for Drought Conditions (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
Analysis: No Legal Teeth in 2008 State Law on Gas Emissions (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Washington State Ecology Officials Offer Rebate for Old Woodstoves (Associated Press)
GE Signs Largest Battery Storage Deal to Date (Breaking Energy)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Microsoft Ready for Next Battle over Government’s Reach (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Social Media Lit Up By Firefighters' Pics of the West Ablaze (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
Apple's New Ad Blockers Threaten to Remove Publishers' Mobile Ads (AdWeek)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Ex-Washington State GOP Chairman Chris Vance to Challenge U-S Senator Patty Murray (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Golden Pheasant Road - Drive By Shooting Suspect Apprehended (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
U-S Interior Secretary Visits North-Central Washington to Tour Wildfire (Associated Press)
North Shore Road Closure Starts Tuesday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
City of Shelton’s Porta Potty Pilot (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Kitsap County School District Spends Nearly $250,000 Fighting for Federal Aid (Associated Press)
'No Californians' Stickers Being Slapped on For Sale Signs in Portland (Oregonian, Portland)
DIVERSIONS
A Police Officer Took a Selfie with a Teen Who Wanted to Keep Her Safe
The Comprehensive Flight Club Guide to Damn near Every Firefighting Aircraft
Deer Devour Hemp Crops at Southern Oregon Farm – Out of about 1,000 plants, only 40 left
Texas Couple Convinced Doctors Gave Them the Wrong Baby — And They Were Right
SONG OF THE DAY
Linda Ronstadt – Ooh Baby Baby
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