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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Pacific Power Rate Request Runs into Opposition (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Longtime Northwest Power Council Leader Retires (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
REC Silicon Could Restart Production in June (Columbia Basin
Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Google Greenlights New $600 Million Data Center in the
Dalles (Oregonian, Portland)
Twitter Heard You: The 140-Character Limit Is Here to Stay
(Washington Post)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Pacific Power Rate Request Runs into Opposition
- Longtime Northwest Power Council Leader Retires
- Building BPA’s Competitive Financial Strength – An Interview with Elliot Mainzer
- Lower Generation & Power Sales at Grand Coulee Results in Small 181-D Payment, Says BPA
- Tacoma Public Utilities Chairman To Methanol Proposer: ‘Go Away & Don’t Come Back’ without Answers
- Diablo Dam Safety Drill Offers Chance to Practice Emergency Coordination
- Snohomish County PUD to Open New Lynnwood Offices
- Public Power is a Model for the Future Utility
- Washington State Chooses Grays River for Steelhead Gene Bank
- King County Chinook Salmon Recovery Projects Hit 10-Year Mark
- Taylor Shellfish, with Responsible Aquaculture Certification, Has Plans to Expand
- Inflatable Dancers Are Latest Astoria Sea Lion Hazing Tools
- Dozens of Washington State Water Systems Have Elevated Lead Levels
- Dramatic Images Show El Niño Beginning to Rescue California from Its Drought
- REC Silicon Could Restart Production in June
- FERC Rejects Attempt by Qualifying Facility Wind Generator to Force Pseudo-Tie with Portland General
- California Public Power Utility to Develop Large Geothermal Project in Salton Sea
- Wind Farm May Be Built Off Long Island
- Eagles Are Making Wind Turbines Safer for Birds
- How Utilities Can Turn Distributed Energy Resources from Threat into Opportunity
- Utilities Often a Forgotten Cost
- Washington State Governor Vetoes Hemp Farming Bill
- Legal Weed Is Filling Oregon Tax Coffers Way Ahead of Schedule
- Oregon Ranks, Um, High on ‘Marijuana Enthusiasm Index’
- Science at Odds with Washington State Lands Commissioner Candidate Carbon Proposal
- The Economy Is Growing, But Carbon Emissions Aren’t – That’s a Really Big Deal
- Canada: Climate Change Labels Coming to Port Moody Gas Pumps – Mayor Has Reservations
- Our Best Shot at Nuclear Fusion Needs Magnets That Weigh as Much as a Boeing 747
- Google Greenlights New $600 Million Data Center in the Dalles
- Report: Google Steps Onto Amazon’s Turf with Apple Cloud Deal
- Tennessee: Federal Appeals Court Deciding on Municipal Broadband Expansion in Chattanooga
- Charter Official Nick Pavlis Offers Tennessee Lawmakers Airtime after House Panel Kills Broadband Bill
- Comcast Customer Hit with $60,000 Penalty after Waiting 10 Months for Installation
- Twitter Heard You: The 140-Character Limit Is Here to Stay
- Twitter Shutting Down TweetDeck for Windows App April 15
- Here’s a Nice Video Reminder Of Just How Awesome Ansel Adams Truly Was
- Yelp’s Founder Once Thought No One Would Want to Post Opinions on the Internet
- Obscure Broadcasting Tax at Center of Attempt to End Budget Impasse
- U-S Gov’t Sets Record for Failures to Find Files When Asked
- California Initiative Avalanche Makes Signatures More Valuable
- Sexual Harassment Played into Mason Transit GM’s Departure
- Boy Scouts Close Tahuya Area Camp
- Better Business Bureau Worried About ‘Storm Chasers’ after Puget Sound Windstorm
- On The Brink: Washington State Parks Bouncing Back after ‘Being on the Edge’
- Cowlitz Casino Continues to Rise Despite Legal Fight
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scientist. Instantly the entire eastern seaboard went dark, sparking a Federal
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part of the National Energy Reliability Corporation’s rule-making activities.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Pacific Power Rate Request Runs into Opposition (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Longtime Northwest Power Council Leader Retires (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
Building BPA’s Competitive Financial Strength – An Interview
with Elliot Mainzer (Transmission & Distribution World – The Energy Times)
Lower Generation & Power Sales at Grand Coulee Results
in Small 181-D Payment, Says BPA (Colville Tribal Tribune, WA)
Tacoma Public Utilities Chairman To Methanol Proposer: ‘Go
Away & Don’t Come Back’ without Answers – Utility chair Bryan Flint blasts
company’s lack of specifics (News
Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Diablo Dam Safety Drill Offers Chance to Practice Emergency
Coordination (Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, WA)
Snohomish County PUD to Open New Lynnwood Offices (Everett
Herald, WA)
Public Power is a Model for the Future Utility (American
Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Washington State Chooses Grays River for Steelhead Gene Bank
(Longview Daily News, WA)
King County Chinook Salmon Recovery Projects Hit 10-Year
Mark (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Taylor Shellfish, with Responsible Aquaculture
Certification, Has Plans to Expand (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
Inflatable Dancers Are Latest Astoria Sea Lion Hazing Tools (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Dozens of Washington State Water Systems Have Elevated Lead
Levels (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Dramatic Images Show El Niño Beginning to Rescue California
from Its Drought (Los Angeles Times, CA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
REC Silicon Could Restart Production in June (Columbia Basin
Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
FERC Rejects Attempt by Qualifying Facility Wind Generator
to Force Pseudo-Tie with Portland General (Wind Power Engineering & Development)
California Public Power Utility to Develop Large Geothermal
Project in Salton Sea (American Public Power Association)
Wind Farm May Be Built Off Long Island (NY Times)
Eagles Are Making Wind Turbines Safer for Birds (Breaking
Energy)
How Utilities Can Turn Distributed Energy Resources from
Threat into Opportunity (Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Utilities Often a Forgotten Cost (Chicago Tribune, IL)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Washington State Governor Vetoes Hemp Farming Bill
(Marijuana Business Daily)
Legal Weed Is Filling Oregon Tax Coffers Way Ahead of Schedule
(Portland Business Journal, OR)
Oregon Ranks, Um, High on ‘Marijuana Enthusiasm Index’ (Oregonian,
Portland)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Science at Odds with Washington State Lands Commissioner
Candidate Carbon Proposal (Washington Policy Center)
The Economy Is Growing, But Carbon Emissions Aren’t – That’s
a Really Big Deal (Washington Post)
Canada: Climate Change Labels Coming to Port Moody Gas Pumps
– Mayor Has Reservations (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Our Best Shot at Nuclear Fusion Needs Magnets That Weigh as
Much as a Boeing 747 (Gizmodo)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Google Greenlights New $600 Million Data Center in the Dalles
(Oregonian, Portland)
Report: Google Steps Onto Amazon’s Turf with Apple Cloud
Deal (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall
Advisory)
Tennessee: Federal Appeals Court Deciding on Municipal
Broadband Expansion in Chattanooga (Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN)
Charter Official Nick Pavlis Offers Tennessee Lawmakers
Airtime after House Panel Kills Broadband Bill (Knoxville News Sentinel, TN)
Comcast Customer Hit with $60,000 Penalty after Waiting 10
Months for Installation (Consumerist)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Twitter Heard You: The 140-Character Limit Is Here to Stay
(Washington Post)
Twitter Shutting Down TweetDeck for Windows App April 15 (Consumerist)
Here’s a Nice Video Reminder Of Just How Awesome Ansel Adams
Truly Was (Popular Photography)
Yelp’s Founder Once Thought No One Would Want to Post
Opinions on the Internet (Washington Post)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Obscure Broadcasting Tax at Center of Attempt to End Budget
Impasse (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall
Advisory)
U-S Gov’t Sets Record for Failures to Find Files When Asked (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall
Advisory)
California Initiative Avalanche Makes Signatures More
Valuable (Sacramento Bee, CA)
GENERAL NEWS
Sexual Harassment Played into Mason Transit GM’s Departure (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
Boy Scouts Close Tahuya Area Camp (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Better Business Bureau Worried About ‘Storm Chasers’ after
Puget Sound Windstorm (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
On The Brink: Washington State Parks Bouncing Back after ‘Being
on the Edge’ (KIRO Broadcasting,
Seattle, WA)
Cowlitz Casino Continues to Rise Despite Legal Fight (Oregon
Public Broadcasting)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Washington, DC Bald Eagle Nest Cam
Oregon Man Sues over ‘Dangerous’ Llama
Dog Believed Lost at Sea Turns Up on Island Used by U-S Navy
Leaked Memo Reports Kazakhstan Barring Smartphones at
Government Offices to Prevent Leaks
SONG OF THE DAY
Steve Miller Band – Space Intro/Fly Like an Eagle
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