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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Energy
Northwest Says Proposed Changes to NPDES Permit for Nuclear Plant Could Cost It
More Than $20 Million (American Public Power Association)
Oregon:
Pacific Power States Case for Lawsuit against City of Klamath Falls (Klamath
Falls Herald & News, OR)
Snohomish
County Pot Farms Next Door a ‘Complete Shock’ to Neighbors (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
U-S
Solar Industry Sees Growth, But Also Some Uncertainty (National Public Radio)
Montana
Broadband Ranked Among Worst in the United States (Ravalli Republic, MT)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Energy Northwest Says Proposed Changes to NPDES Permit for Nuclear Plant Could Cost It More Than $20 Million
- Oregon: Pacific Power States Case for Lawsuit against City of Klamath Falls
- British Columbia: Peace River Dam Plan Won’t Stifle Independent Power Projects, B-C Energy Minister Says
- Northeast U-S Firewood Shortage Becomes Fuel for Frustration
- Co-ops & Big Business: A Two-Way Street
- Co-op Lineman’s Clamp Could Cut Risks
- Saudi Arabia: Cable Thieves Electrocuted
- Tribes Lay Out Process for Investigating Feasibility of Salmon Reintroduction above Grand Coulee Dam
- Washington State Optimistic about Columbia River Smelt
- Oil Spills into Yellowstone River after Montana Crude Pipe Leak
- Key Reservoir for Brazil’s Biggest City Running Dry as Drought Reduces Rivers, Other Lakes
- U-S Solar Industry Sees Growth, But Also Some Uncertainty
- Burned up in Flight: Bird Deaths at California Power Plant a PR Nightmare for Industry
- Arizona – Solar Energy in Yuma a Boon for Electric Grid
- Arizona Public Service Employee Drafted Anti-Solar Letter Signed By AZ Congressmen
- Green-Energy Inspiration Off the Coast of Denmark “…It still relies on fossil fuels when the wind does not blow or the heating plants break down….”
- Video: Mariners Make Major League Baseball History as First LED Lit Field
- Op/Ed: Energy Conservation – An Insulated Bargain
- Snohomish County Pot Farms Next Door a ‘Complete Shock’ to Neighbors
- Oregon Marijuana Growers Vie for Real Estate as They Prepare for Recreational Market
- Oregon’s Largest Medical Marijuana Grow Site Serves Only California Patients
- Growing Pot Isn’t Green. Is It Time for LEED for Weed?
- Latest Climate Change Battle May Center on Food Pyramid
- Op/Ed: Pacific Northwest Innovators Work to Save Earth
- Swiss-Made Solar Plane Plans Stops in India, China, U-S in Circumnavigation Bid
- Montana Broadband Ranked Among Worst in the United States
- Dark Fiber May Help Light Up Competition in Broadband Market
- U-S Senator Cantwell Urges Support for Net Neutrality
- Congress Lines up FCC Commissioners-turned-Lobbyists for Hearing to Say Why Congress’s Bad Net Neutrality Proposal is Great
- Amazon Web Services to Power Indiana Facility with Wind Power
- Facebook Knows You Better Than Anyone Else
- Magid: Social Media Still Growing, With Instagram Leading the Way
- Firms Turn to Online ‘Influencers’ to Spread the Word on Social Media
- This Week’s Most Intriguing Digital Marketing Stats
- Seahawks Apologize for Tweet Comparing MLK, Football
- Obama’s Social Media Team Tries to Widen Audience for State of the Union Address
- Clark County GOP Could Vote to Censure Congresswoman
- Washington State Representative Wants to Repeal Restaurant Take-And-Bake Pizza Tax
- New Case of Avian Flu Confirmed in Washington State
- Hawks’ Super Bowl is ‘Super’ for Biz
- Packers’ Fans Tweets Start Off Gloating, End in Despair
Natty
• \NAT-tee\ • adjective – Trimly neat & tidy
“You
have to admit, Belvedere is a natty dresser,” exclaimed Betty to her walking partner.
“Yeah,” her companion agreed. “But shouldn’t he be a natty dresser in men’s
clothes; not his wife’s sun dress?”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Energy
Northwest Says Proposed Changes to NPDES Permit for Nuclear Plant Could Cost It
More Than $20 Million (American Public Power Association)
Oregon:
Pacific Power States Case for Lawsuit against City of Klamath Falls (Klamath
Falls Herald & News, OR)
British
Columbia: Peace River Dam Plan Won’t Stifle Independent Power Projects, B-C Energy
Minister Says (Globe & Mail, Canada)
Northeast U-S Firewood Shortage Becomes Fuel for
Frustration (Boston Globe, MA)
Co-ops & Big Business: A Two-Way Street (Electric
Co-op Today)
Co-op
Lineman’s Clamp Could Cut Risks (Electric Co-op
Today)
Saudi
Arabia: Cable Thieves Electrocuted (Arab News)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Tribes Lay Out Process for Investigating
Feasibility of Salmon Reintroduction above Grand Coulee Dam (Columbia Basin
Bulletin)
Washington State Optimistic about Columbia River
Smelt (Longview Daily News, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Oil
Spills into Yellowstone River after Montana Crude Pipe Leak (Bloomberg News)
Key
Reservoir for Brazil’s Biggest City Running Dry as Drought Reduces Rivers,
Other Lakes (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
U-S
Solar Industry Sees Growth, But Also Some Uncertainty (National Public Radio)
Burned
up in Flight: Bird Deaths at California Power Plant a PR Nightmare for Industry
(E&E Publishing)
Arizona
– Solar Energy in Yuma a Boon for Electric Grid (Yuma Sun, AZ)
Arizona
Public Service Employee Drafted Anti-Solar Letter Signed By AZ Congressmen
(Arizona Capitol Times, Phoenix)
Green-Energy
Inspiration Off the Coast of Denmark “…It still relies on fossil fuels when the
wind does not blow or the heating plants break down….” (NY Times)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Video:
Mariners Make Major League Baseball History as First LED Lit Field (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Op/Ed:
Energy Conservation – An Insulated Bargain (Fairbanks Daily News, Miner, AK)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Snohomish
County Pot Farms Next Door a ‘Complete Shock’ to Neighbors (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Oregon
Marijuana Growers Vie for Real Estate as They Prepare for Recreational Market (Oregonian,
Portland)
Oregon’s
Largest Medical Marijuana Grow Site Serves Only California Patients (Oregonian,
Portland)
Growing
Pot Isn’t Green. Is It Time for LEED for Weed? (Upstart Business Journal)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Latest
Climate Change Battle May Center on Food Pyramid (Los Angeles Times, CA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Op/Ed:
Pacific Northwest Innovators Work to Save Earth (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
Swiss-Made
Solar Plane Plans Stops in India, China, U-S in Circumnavigation Bid (Associated Press)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Montana
Broadband Ranked Among Worst in the United States (Ravalli Republic, MT)
Dark
Fiber May Help Light Up Competition in Broadband Market (Los Angeles Times, CA)
U-S
Senator Cantwell Urges Support for Net Neutrality (Associated Press)
Congress
Lines up FCC Commissioners-turned-Lobbyists for Hearing to Say Why Congress’s
Bad Net Neutrality Proposal is Great (Consumerist)
Amazon
Web Services to Power Indiana Facility with Wind Power (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook Knows You Better Than Anyone Else (NY Times)
Magid: Social Media Still Growing, With Instagram Leading the
Way (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Firms Turn to Online ‘Influencers’ to Spread the Word on Social
Media (Los Angeles Times, CA)
This Week’s Most Intriguing Digital Marketing Stats (AdWeek)
Seahawks Apologize for Tweet Comparing MLK, Football (KHQ-TV,
Spokane, WA)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Obama’s
Social Media Team Tries to Widen Audience for State of the Union Address (NY Times)
Clark
County GOP Could Vote to Censure Congresswoman (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Washington
State Representative Wants to Repeal Restaurant Take-And-Bake Pizza Tax (KATU-TV,
Portland, OR)
GENERAL NEWS
New Case of Avian Flu Confirmed in Washington State (Northwest Public
Radio)
Hawks’ Super Bowl is ‘Super’ for Biz (South Sound
Business Journal)
Packers’ Fans Tweets Start Off Gloating, End in Despair
(KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Seahawks
Fan Rejects $20K, Will Give Winning Football Back to Jermaine Kearse
Five-Year-Old
Receives Invoice from Friend’s Mom after Missing Birthday Party
Teen
Caught After Posing as OB/GYN at Hospital for Month, Fooling Doctors
Georgia:
Man Cited for Eating a Cheeseburger While Driving
SONG OF THE DAY
Jimmy
Buffett - Cheeseburger in Paradise
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