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Weather Forecast for February 23, 2016
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington State Regulators Fine CenturyLink $2.85 Million
for 2014 911 Outage (Associated
Press)
New Orcas Power & Light Employee, Victim of an Alleged Home
Invasion – Says sheriff's office didn't respond in timely manner (Island
Sounder, Eastsound, WA)
Taming the Wild West: CAISO Begins Study of a Full Regional
Electricity Market (Utility Dive)
Clean Power Plan Reset Sought after Emails Show
Collaboration between EPA, Greens (Washington Times)
Officials Confirm First Washington State Case of Zika Virus (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- New Orcas Power & Light Employee, Victim of an Alleged Home Invasion
- Taming the Wild West: CAISO Begins Study of a Full Regional Electricity Market
- Editorial: Do the Math on Washington State Coal-Plant Bill
- Op/Ed: Could Puget Sound Energy Replace Its Coal with Coal?
- $1.25 Billion Northwest Fossil Fuel Project Dead in the Water
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District Cites Costs, Other Options in Scrapping Pumped Storage Project
- Nuclear Plants Running for 80 Years Trump Renewables & Gas
- Minnesota: Court Upholds State's Largest Settlement for Cows Hurt by Stray Voltage
- Become Your Members’ Trusted Energy Advisor
- California: Under Sunny Skies, Folsom Dam Operators to Double Water Releases
- Ummm… Cheapest Power in the US? Palo Alto Muni Eyes Solar at Under $37/MWh
- Hawaiian Electric Cancels Contracts for Solar Power from Three SunEdison Projects
- Solar Showdown in the Nevada Desert: Warren Buffett vs. Elon Musk?
- Put a Solar Panel on It
- As Wind Turbines Grow Larger, So Does the Challenge of Moving Them into Place
- Clean Power Plan Reset Sought after Emails Show Collaboration between EPA, Greens
- Despite the Supreme Court, Here’s Why the White House Says We’ll Cut Carbon Anyway
- Seas Are Rising at Fastest Rate in Last 28 Centuries
- Washington State Regulators Fine CenturyLink $2.85 Million for 2014 911 Outage
- Source Says Time Inc Exploring Bid for Yahoo's Core Business
- Seattle Humor Website Cheezburger Acquired by Unnamed Company
- How to Get Started on the Most Popular Social Media Networks
- State Lawyer Regrets Legal Advice over Early Release of Washington Inmates
- Officials Confirm Mason County Man Has First Washington State Case of Zika Virus
- Explosion Levels Kitsap County Home; Residents Missing
- North Mason School Board Holding Study Session on Theler
- McNerney Out – CEO Muilenburg to Become Boeing Chairman
New Orcas Power & Light Employee, Victim of an Alleged
Home Invasion – Says sheriff's office didn't respond in timely manner (Island
Sounder, Eastsound, WA)
Taming the Wild West: CAISO Begins Study of a Full Regional
Electricity Market (Utility Dive)
Editorial: Do the Math on Washington State Coal-Plant Bill –
May not be in ratepayers’ best interest (Seattle
Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Op/Ed: Could Puget Sound Energy Replace Its Coal with Coal?
(Seattle Weekly)
$1.25 Billion Northwest Fossil Fuel Project Dead in the Water
(Portland Business Journal, OR)
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Cites Costs, Other
Options in Scrapping Pumped Storage Project (American Public Power Association)
Nuclear Plants Running for 80 Years Trump Renewables &
Gas (Forbes Magazine)
Minnesota: Court Upholds State's Largest Settlement for Cows
Hurt by Stray Voltage (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN)
Become Your Members’ Trusted Energy Advisor (Electric Co-op Today)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
California: Under Sunny Skies, Folsom Dam Operators to
Double Water Releases (Sacramento Bee,
CA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Ummm… Cheapest Power in the US? Palo Alto Muni Eyes Solar at
Under $37/MWh (Utility Dive)
Hawaiian Electric Cancels Contracts for Solar Power from
Three SunEdison Projects (Renewable
Energy World)
Solar Showdown in the Nevada Desert: Warren Buffett vs. Elon
Musk? (Forbes Magazine)
Put a Solar Panel on It – How did a warehouse company become
one of America’s leaders in renewable energy? (Slate Magazine)
As Wind Turbines Grow Larger, So Does the Challenge of
Moving Them into Place (San Antonio Express-News, TX)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Clean Power Plan Reset Sought after Emails Show
Collaboration between EPA, Greens (Washington Times)
Despite the Supreme Court, Here’s Why the White House Says
We’ll Cut Carbon Anyway (Washington Post)
Seas Are Rising at Fastest Rate in Last 28 Centuries (NY Times)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Washington State Regulators Fine CenturyLink $2.85 Million for
2014 911 Outage (Associated Press)
Source Says Time Inc Exploring Bid for Yahoo's Core Business
(Reuters)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Seattle Humor Website Cheezburger Acquired by Unnamed
Company (Puget Sound Business
Journal, WA)
How to Get Started on the Most Popular Social Media Networks
(Social Media Examiner)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
State Lawyer Regrets Legal Advice over Early Release of Washington
Inmates (Northwest Public Radio)
GENERAL NEWS
Officials Confirm Mason County Man Has First Washington State
Case of Zika Virus (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
Explosion Levels Kitsap County Home; Residents Missing (Associated Press)
North Mason School Board Holding Study Session on Theler (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
McNerney Out – CEO Muilenburg to Become Boeing Chairman – Likely
to Smooth Union Relations (Puget
Sound Business Journal, WA)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2016/02/22/mcnerney-out-ceo-muilenburg-to-become-boeing.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Sandy property owner ready to trade land for beer
Mysterious High-Pitched Tone Keeps Oregon Residents Up at Night
Meerkat Expert Cleared of Assault in Zoo Love Triangle Spat –
Cleared of assaulting a monkey handler in a love spat over a llama-keeper
Dealer Mistakenly Uses Couple's Consignment RV for Parts
SONG OF THE DAY
Minnie Ripperton - Lovin' You
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