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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Kate Brown Sworn In as Oregon Governor, Replacing John
Kitzhaber (NY Times)
Washington
State Legislature: Spat over Solar Power Leaves Tangle of Bills Needing to Move
before Cutoff (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
Salmon, Steelhead Spawning, Rearing In New White
Salmon River Habitat above Removed Condit Dam Site (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Atomic
Balm: Some Prominent Environmental Veterans Are Talking Up Nuclear Power as a
Climate Change Solution (The Energy C9ollective)
Oregon
Senate Approves Clean-Fuels Extension despite Tie to Cylvia Hayes (Oregonian,
Portland)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Atomic Balm: Some Prominent Environmental Veterans Are Talking Up Nuclear Power as a Climate Change Solution
- NRC Will Complete Environmental Review of Yucca Project
- Jefferson PUD Commissioner, Burke Elected Vice-President of Energy Northwest Board of Directors
- Klickitat PUD Wants to Build $2.5 Billion Power Storage System near Goldendale
- Cowlitz PUD Recall Fallout Working Its Way to State’s Highest Court
- DOE Inspector General Report Looks at Disclosure of Information Tied to FERC Grid Analysis
- New York: Ratepayers Will Subsidize Operation of Ginna Plant
- New Tools in Copper Theft War
- Electrical Wiring Gives History Lesson
- Salmon, Steelhead Spawning, Rearing In New White Salmon River Habitat above Removed Condit Dam Site
- Silt, Sediment & Change: Federal Government Releases Scientific Studies on Elwha River Dam Removal
- British Columbia’s Only Land-Based Salmon Farm on Target
- Op/Ed: Kitzhaber Can Be Proud of His Fisheries & Habitat Legacy
- Pacific Northwest Snowpack – Water Storage – Severely Sparse: Warm, Wet Winter Means Bounty of Rain Mostly Ran Off
- California: State’s Population Growth Expected to Outstrip Water Conservation in Coming Years
- Washington State Legislature: Spat over Solar Power Leaves Tangle of Bills Needing to Move before Cutoff
- “Green Energy” Requirements Could Be Lightened for Rural Counties
- Trash-Burning Plant Protected in California Climate Fights
- United Kingdom: The Truth behind the Wind Power Subsidies Row
- Energy Efficiency Improvements Have Largely Offset Effect of More, Larger Homes
- Dryers: Homes’ Energy Guzzlers Just Got Greener
- California: If Energy Demand Were High, Would You Unplug Your Car?
- After String of Acquisitions, Energy-Efficiency Consultant CLEAResult Leases Big Office in Downtown Portland
- Elma Marijuana Farm Gets Its License
- Millions Made In Marijuana Industry, But Where Is It?
- Oregon Farmer Plows New Ground with Hemp
- California: Wood Bill Seeks ‘Greener’ Pot
- Oregon Senate Approves Clean-Fuels Extension despite Tie to Cylvia Hayes
- Climate: Pope’s Visit to the Hill Could Make Naysayers Squirm
- Tesla to Offer Batteries for Home Energy Storage
- Idaho: Finance Committee Passes Funding Patch for School Broadband; Sunday End Date for Existing Service
- How the Internet May Be Shifting Innovation Away from Big Cities
- U-S Senator Greg Walden: In Fight over Net Neutrality Rules, Gets Major Donations from Big Internet Service Providers
- Smaller Cable Companies Hint They’ll Sue the FCC on Net Neutrality, Too
- Editorial: Let Cities Compete for Broadband
- Customer Service Incidents Jeopardize Comcast Merger
- AT&T Aims to Match Google Broadband in Kansas City – But There’s a Catch
- Your Boss May Want to Know If You Can Recognize Phishing E-Mails
- TweetDeck: Twitter’s New Tool Should Help Curb Those Embarrassing Social Media Hacks
- Is Snapchat Really Worth $19 Billion?
- Convergence: When Is an LED Not Just a Light? When It’s Trying To Sell You Something
- Kate Brown Sworn In as Oregon Governor, Replacing John Kitzhaber
- Why Kate Brown Will Probably Be Governor of Oregon for Quite Some Time
- Washington Lieutenant Governor Admonishes State Senator Pam Roach for ‘Abusive Behavior’
- Federal Judge Rules against City of Yakima in Voting Rights Challenge
- Belfair Bypass Makes Washington State Transportation List
- Armed Naked Man Arrested by Mason County SWAT Team
- 4.4 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes, Wakes Town of Cle Elum
- U-S Commerce Secretary Cites ‘Enormous’ Stakes in West Coast Port Slowdown
- Medford, OR – Longview, WA Dispute National Crime Growth Ranking, Says Data Is Wrong
- Why Slow Electronic Payments Can Cause Cash Flow Problems
- Burglar Apologizes After Being Captured, Tied Up By Olympia Victims
Caltrop
• \KAL-trip \ • Noun – 1: a device with four metal points so arranged that when
any three are on the ground the fourth projects upward as a hazard to the
hooves of horses or to pneumatic tires 2: puncture vine; also: any of various
related herbs (genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia) of the same family
(Zygophyllaceae, the caltrop family)
Amanda
stood at the second floor window, a smile playing across her face as she
watched her potential fiancé dance gingerly in his bare feet across her gravel
driveway. She knew that when she asked for a bouquet of roses from the garden
that he would have to negotiate the sharp gravel chunks, jabbing the tender
soles of his feet as if she had strewn his path with a truckload of caltrops. “Next
time I’ll ask for a boquet of ‘stinging nettles’,” she thought. Her sharp
cackle of laughter at the thought chased her long-haired Chihuahua from the
room.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Atomic
Balm: Some Prominent Environmental Veterans Are Talking Up Nuclear Power as a
Climate Change Solution (The Energy C9ollective)
NRC
Will Complete Environmental Review of Yucca Project (E&E Publishing)
Jefferson
PUD Commissioner, Burke Elected Vice-President of Energy Northwest Board of
Directors (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
Klickitat PUD Wants to Build $2.5 Billion Power Storage
System near Goldendale (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Cowlitz
PUD Recall Fallout Working Its Way to State’s Highest Court (Longview Daily News, WA)
DOE
Inspector General Report Looks at Disclosure of Information Tied to FERC Grid
Analysis (American Public Power Association)
New
York: Ratepayers Will Subsidize Operation of Ginna Plant (Capitol New York,
Albany)
New
Tools in Copper Theft War (Electric Co-op Today)
Electrical
Wiring Gives History Lesson (Austin Daily Herald, TX)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Salmon, Steelhead Spawning, Rearing In New White
Salmon River Habitat above Removed Condit Dam Site (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Silt, Sediment & Change: Federal Government
Releases Scientific Studies on Elwha River Dam Removal (Peninsula Daily News,
Port Angeles, WA)
British Columbia’s Only Land-Based Salmon Farm on
Target (Vancouver Sun, BC)
Op/Ed: Kitzhaber Can Be Proud of His Fisheries &
Habitat Legacy (Oregonian, Portland)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Pacific
Northwest Snowpack – Water Storage – Severely Sparse: Warm, Wet Winter Means
Bounty of Rain Mostly Ran Off (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
California:
State’s Population Growth Expected to Outstrip Water Conservation in Coming
Years (Sacramento Bee, CA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Washington
State Legislature: Spat over Solar Power Leaves Tangle of Bills Needing to Move
before Cutoff (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
“Green
Energy” Requirements Could Be Lightened for Rural Counties (KXRO Radio,
Aberdeen, WA)
Trash-Burning
Plant Protected in California Climate Fights (Sacramento
Bee, CA)
United
Kingdom: The Truth behind the Wind Power Subsidies Row (The Guardian, UK)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Energy
Efficiency Improvements Have Largely Offset Effect of More, Larger Homes (U-S
Energy Information Administration)
Dryers:
Homes’ Energy Guzzlers Just Got Greener (Associated
Press)
California:
If Energy Demand Were High, Would You Unplug Your Car? (Orange County Register,
Santa Ana, CA)
After
String of Acquisitions, Energy-Efficiency Consultant CLEAResult Leases Big
Office in Downtown Portland (Oregonian, Portland)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Elma Marijuana Farm Gets Its License (Aberdeen
Daily World, WA)
Millions Made In Marijuana Industry, But Where Is It? (KHQ-TV,
Spokane, WA)
Oregon
Farmer Plows New Ground with Hemp (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
California:
Wood Bill Seeks ‘Greener’ Pot (Eureka Times-Standard, CA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Oregon
Senate Approves Clean-Fuels Extension despite Tie to Cylvia Hayes (Oregonian,
Portland)
Climate:
Pope’s Visit to the Hill Could Make Naysayers Squirm (E&E Publishing)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Tesla
to Offer Batteries for Home Energy Storage (Christian Science Monitor)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Idaho:
Finance Committee Passes Funding Patch for School Broadband; Sunday End Date
for Existing Service (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
How
the Internet May Be Shifting Innovation Away from Big Cities (Washington Post)
U-S
Senator Greg Walden: In Fight over Net Neutrality Rules, Gets Major Donations from
Big Internet Service Providers (Oregonian, Portland)
Smaller
Cable Companies Hint They’ll Sue the FCC on Net Neutrality, Too (Washington
Post)
Editorial:
Let Cities Compete for Broadband (USA Today)
Customer
Service Incidents Jeopardize Comcast Merger (Spokesman Review,
Spokane, WA)
AT&T
Aims to Match Google Broadband in Kansas City – But There’s a Catch (Associated Press)
Your
Boss May Want to Know If You Can Recognize Phishing E-Mails (SF Chronicle)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
TweetDeck:
Twitter’s New Tool Should Help Curb Those Embarrassing Social Media Hacks (Washington
Post)
Is
Snapchat Really Worth $19 Billion? (Christian Science Monitor)
Convergence:
When Is an LED Not Just a Light? When It’s Trying To Sell You Something (Forbes
Magazine)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Kate Brown Sworn In as Oregon Governor, Replacing John
Kitzhaber (NY Times)
Why Kate Brown Will Probably Be Governor of Oregon for Quite
Some Time (Washington Post)
Washington
Lieutenant Governor Admonishes State Senator Pam Roach for ‘Abusive Behavior’ (Associated Press)
Federal Judge Rules against City of Yakima in Voting Rights
Challenge (Northwest Public Radio)
GENERAL NEWS
Belfair Bypass Makes Washington State Transportation
List (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Armed Naked Man Arrested by Mason County SWAT Team
(Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes, Wakes Town of Cle
Elum (Associated Press)
U-S Commerce Secretary Cites ‘Enormous’ Stakes in
West Coast Port Slowdown (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Medford, OR – Longview, WA Dispute National Crime
Growth Ranking, Says Data Is Wrong (Oregonian, Portland)
Why Slow Electronic Payments Can Cause Cash Flow
Problems (National Public Radio)
Burglar Apologizes After Being Captured, Tied Up
By Olympia Victims (Associated Press)
DIVERSIONS
Niagara
Falls Looks Gorgeous in Winter
Who
Wants to Live (Or Die) on Mars? “…people could start dying from oxygen related
issues as early as 68 days…”
Mayor
Urges Knucklehead Bostonians Not to Jump Out of Windows into the Snow
Angry
Indian Bride Marries Wedding Guest
SONG OF THE DAY
The
5th Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues
Lesley
Gore - Wedding Bell Blues (RIP Lesley)
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