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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Corvallis Firm Hopes to Build Nuclear Power Plants in
England (Oregonian, Portland)
Chelan PUD Plans Forum with Intense Energy Users (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
Ethics Complaints Dismissed Against Former Top Washington
Commerce Staffers (Northwest Public Radio)
State Officials Say Oregon Energy Bill Would Boost Rates,
Wouldn’t Cut Emissions (Oregonian, Portland)
Wild Fish Advocates Threaten to Sue over Columbia River
Hatcheries (Spokesman Review, Spokane,
WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Corvallis Firm Hopes to Build Nuclear Power Plants in England
- DOE Taps Two New Nuclear Reactor Designs for Development Funding – Includes Idaho-Oregon Partners
- Areva Cuts 50 More Jobs In Lynchburg; Layoffs Loom at End of Month
- Chelan PUD Plans Forum with Intense Energy Users
- Direct Subsidy to Preserve Washington State Aluminum Smelter Jobs Ruled Out
- Comments Sought on Klamath River Dams – California Water Board Seeks Input on Relicensing
- Wyoming Officials Back Various Schemes in Bid to Rescue Coal
- Grant PUD Commissioners Declare Wanapum Village Surplus
- Op/Ed: Stop Wasting America’s Hydropower Potential
- J.D. Power: Business Customer Satisfaction with Utilities at 8-Year High
- Electric Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study
- Wild Fish Advocates Threaten to Sue over Columbia River Hatcheries
- Columbia Basin Schools Partaking in Fishy Project
- Basin Water Supply Forecasts, Snowpack Look Good For Now; but El Nino Hasn’t Really Kicked In
- New Water Reservoir Eyed for Sequim Area Aims to Alleviate Flooding, Aid Irrigators
- Port Angeles to Mull Options for Fluoridation
- In Flint & Beyond, People Come Together to Address City’s Water Crisis
- Ethics Complaints Dismissed Against Former Top Washington Commerce Staffers
- Community Solar Program Going Strong in the Flathead
- Solar Customers Launch a Class Action Lawsuit against NV Energy
- Buyer Beware: Solar Power May Be Missing Key Ingredient
- With New Tech, Scientists Probe What Lies beneath Puget Sound
- 60 Minutes Investigates Chinese Cyber-Espionage in Wind Industry
- Nest Thermostat Glitch Leaves Users in the Cold
- Pot Shop Bans Would Need Public Vote under Proposed Legislation
- 14-Day Notice Shocks Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
- Chart of the Week: Cannabis Industry Attracts Highly Educated Leaders
- State Officials Say Oregon Energy Bill Would Boost Rates, Wouldn’t Cut Emissions
- The Oceans Are Heating Up More Rapidly Than We Thought. Why That Matters
- Op/Ed: Proof That a Price on Carbon Works
- This Oregon Brewery Uses 116% Sustainable Energy – Here’s How
- California: Orange County Residents Turn Kitchen Scraps to Power Source
- Idaho: Legislative Budget Writers OK Funding for Broadband Lawsuit
- R.I.P. Bitcoin. It’s Time to Move On
- Yahoo Staffers Fear Layoffs Could Be Worse Than Expected
- Ranking America’s Most Future-Ready Cities
- Twitter Disruption Silences Swaths of U-S, Europe
- First Came Facebook, Then Twitter – Now Say Hi to New Peach App
- State Fleecing 13 Counties; Payments in Lieu of Taxes Frozen Since 2011
- Senators Grill Washington State Corrections Head over Early Release Scandal
- Obama Administration Approves Public Assistance for November Wind & Rain Storms
- Belfair: An Uncertain Future for Thelers’ Legacy
- SUV Rearends School Bus in Hoodsport
- Oregon: Militia, Environmentalists Face Off at Malheur Briefing
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Corvallis Firm Hopes to Build Nuclear Power Plants in
England (Oregonian, Portland)
DOE Taps Two New Nuclear Reactor Designs for Development
Funding – Includes Idaho-Oregon Partners (Utility Dive)
Areva Cuts 50 More Jobs In Lynchburg; Layoffs Loom at End of
Month (Lynchburg News & Advance, VA)
Chelan PUD Plans Forum with Intense Energy Users (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
Direct Subsidy to Preserve Washington State Aluminum Smelter
Jobs Ruled Out (Northwest Public Radio)
Comments Sought on Klamath River Dams – California Water
Board Seeks Input on Relicensing (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Wyoming Officials Back Various Schemes in Bid to Rescue Coal
(Associated Press)
Grant PUD Commissioners Declare Wanapum Village Surplus
(Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Op/Ed: Stop Wasting America’s Hydropower Potential (NY Times)
J.D. Power: Business Customer Satisfaction with Utilities at
8-Year High (Utility Dive)
Electric Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study (JD
Power)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Wild Fish Advocates Threaten to Sue over Columbia River
Hatcheries (Spokesman Review, Spokane,
WA)
Columbia Basin Schools Partaking in Fishy Project (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Basin Water Supply Forecasts, Snowpack Look Good For Now;
but El Nino Hasn’t Really Kicked In (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
New Water Reservoir Eyed for Sequim Area Aims to Alleviate
Flooding, Aid Irrigators (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Port Angeles to Mull Options for Fluoridation (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
In Flint & Beyond, People Come Together to Address City’s
Water Crisis (Christian Science Monitor)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Ethics Complaints Dismissed Against Former Top Washington
Commerce Staffers (Northwest Public Radio)
Community Solar Program Going Strong in the Flathead
(KPAX-TV, Missoula, MT)
Solar Customers Launch a Class Action Lawsuit against NV
Energy (GreenTech Media)
Buyer Beware: Solar Power May Be Missing Key Ingredient (Associated Press)
With New Tech, Scientists Probe What Lies beneath Puget Sound
(Everett Herald, WA)
60 Minutes Investigates Chinese Cyber-Espionage in Wind
Industry (Renewable Energy World)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Nest Thermostat Glitch Leaves Users in the Cold (NY Times)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Pot Shop Bans Would Need Public Vote under Proposed
Legislation (Spokesman Review,
Spokane, WA)
14-Day Notice Shocks Medical Marijuana Dispensaries (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Chart of the Week: Cannabis Industry Attracts Highly
Educated Leaders (Marijuana Business Daily)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
State Officials Say Oregon Energy Bill Would Boost Rates,
Wouldn’t Cut Emissions (Oregonian, Portland)
The Oceans Are Heating Up More Rapidly Than We Thought. Why That
Matters (Christian Science Monitor)
Op/Ed: Proof That a Price on Carbon Works (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
This Oregon Brewery Uses 116% Sustainable Energy – Here’s
How (Mashable)
California: Orange County Residents Turn Kitchen Scraps to
Power Source (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Idaho: Legislative Budget Writers OK Funding for Broadband
Lawsuit (Associated Press)
R.I.P. Bitcoin. It’s Time to Move On (Washington Post)
Yahoo Staffers Fear Layoffs Could Be Worse Than Expected
(Dallas Business Journal, TX)
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Ranking America’s Most Future-Ready Cities (Future Ready
Economies)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Twitter Disruption Silences Swaths of U-S, Europe (Associated Press)
First Came Facebook, Then Twitter – Now Say Hi to New Peach
App (USA Today)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
State Fleecing 13 Counties; Payments in Lieu of Taxes Frozen
Since 2011 (Yakima Herald-Republic,
WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Senators Grill Washington State Corrections Head over Early
Release Scandal (KIRO Broadcasting,
Seattle, WA)
Obama Administration Approves Public Assistance for November
Wind & Rain Storms (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Belfair: An Uncertain Future for Thelers’ Legacy (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
SUV Rearends School Bus in Hoodsport (Mason Web TV, Shelton,
WA)
Oregon: Militia, Environmentalists Face Off at Malheur
Briefing (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Tributes Pour in for The Eagles’ Glenn Frey
Five Planets Will Be Visible from Earth This Week
You Really Don’t Want to Know How Many Species of Bugs Live
in Your Home
The 25 Most Popular Passwords of 2015: We’re All Such Idiots
SONG OF THE DAY
Eagles – Old ‘55
Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On
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