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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
PacifiCorp Says Smarter Use of Coal Is Cleaning Up Its Grid
(Portland Business Journal, OR)
Washington State Fines Cascade Natural Gas $1 Million over
Safety Violations (Associated Press)
Big Wind Development Returning to Gilliam County, Oregon
with a Mystery Power Buyer (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Oregon Backs Off Hard Stand, Curtails Some Gillnetting on
Columbia River (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Washington State GOP Senators Propose Two-Year Budget with
No General Tax Increase (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- PacifiCorp Says Smarter Use of Coal Is Cleaning Up Its Grid
- Washington State Fines Cascade Natural Gas $1 Million over Safety Violations
- British Columbia Government Says Peace River Hydroelectric Project Surpasses 2,000 Workers
- President’s Budget Proposal Includes Elimination of LIHEAP Funding
- Two Ohio Coal-Fired Plants to Close, Deepening Industry Decline
- Arizona Public Service Details How It Spent $10 Million on Elections
- Oregon Backs Off Hard Stand, Curtails Some Gillnetting on Columbia River
- 600,000 Chinook Fry Lost at Nez Perce’s Kooskia Hatchery
- Rusty Patched Bumblebee Joins Endangered Species List
- Skagit PUD: Students Get Behind-The-Scenes Look at Their Water Supply
- Big Wind Development Returning to Gilliam County, Oregon with a Mystery Power Buyer
- Avista Seeks Proposals for a Second Solar Energy Project
- Google: Majority of U-S Rooftops Could Support Solar Power
- Olympia Senior Raises Money for Hemp-Insulated Tiny House Project
- Department of Energy Secretary Perry Extends Freeze on Energy Efficiency Rules into Fall
- Washington State: A Big Thing Marijuana Opponents Warned You About Is Definitely Not Happening
- California Bill Seeks to Extend Cap-And-Trade Program
- Forests & Energy: Using Wood to Fuel a Sustainable, Green Economy
- Google Fiber Installs Are Being Cancelled in Kansas City
- In New York, Bringing Broadband to Everyone by 2018
- Wi-Fi on Wheels: Google Helps Students Get Online, On the Go
- Sharers Rather Than Authors More Important on Social Media
- How to Maximize Your Facebook Reach
- Twitter Is Opening Up Live Video to All Users to Take on Facebook
- Washington State GOP Senators Propose Two-Year Budget with No General Tax Increase
- White House Issues Gag Order to Officials on Federal Budget Details
- State Patrol: Three Injured In Head-On SR 3 Collision – Closed Highway for Hours
- Boeing Stays True to Its Plan, Lays Off Everett Workers
- City of Shelton Joins with Mason Conservation District for Services
- Women’s NCAA: Kelsey Plum Scores 38 as Washington Races Past Oklahoma
- Face Recognition Flushes Out China's Toilet Paper Crooks
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
PacifiCorp Says Smarter Use of Coal Is Cleaning Up Its Grid (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
Washington State Fines Cascade Natural Gas $1 Million over Safety
Violations (Associated Press)
British Columbia Government Says Peace River Hydroelectric
Project Surpasses 2,000 Workers (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
President’s Budget Proposal Includes Elimination of LIHEAP Funding
(American Public Power Association)
Two Ohio Coal-Fired Plants to Close, Deepening Industry
Decline (Reuters)
Arizona Public Service Details How It Spent $10 Million on
Elections (Arizona Daily Star, Tucson)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Oregon Backs Off Hard Stand, Curtails Some Gillnetting on Columbia
River (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
600,000 Chinook Fry Lost at Nez Perce’s Kooskia Hatchery (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
Rusty Patched Bumblebee Joins Endangered Species List (Associated
Press)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Skagit PUD: Students Get Behind-The-Scenes Look at Their
Water Supply (Skagit Valley Herald, Mt Vernon, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Big Wind Development Returning to Gilliam County, Oregon with
a Mystery Power Buyer (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Avista Seeks Proposals for a Second Solar Energy Project (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
Google: Majority of U-S Rooftops Could Support Solar Power (Utility
Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Olympia Senior Raises Money for Hemp-Insulated Tiny House
Project (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Department of Energy Secretary Perry Extends Freeze on
Energy Efficiency Rules into Fall (Washington Examiner)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Washington State: A Big Thing Marijuana Opponents Warned You
About Is Definitely Not Happening (Washington Post)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
California Bill Seeks to Extend Cap-And-Trade Program (Utility
Dive)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE
Forests & Energy: Using Wood to Fuel a Sustainable,
Green Economy (Reuters)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Google Fiber Installs Are Being Cancelled in Kansas City (Broadband
Reports)
In New York, Bringing Broadband to Everyone by 2018 (NY
Times)
Wi-Fi on Wheels: Google Helps Students Get Online, On the Go
(Associated Press)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Sharers Rather Than Authors More Important on Social Media (Associated
Press)
How to Maximize Your Facebook Reach (Social Media Examiner)
Twitter Is Opening Up Live Video to All Users to Take on
Facebook (AdWeek)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Washington State GOP Senators Propose Two-Year Budget with
No General Tax Increase (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
White House Issues Gag Order to Officials on Federal Budget
Details (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
State Patrol: Three Injured In Head-On SR 3 Collision –
Closed Highway for Hours (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Boeing Stays True to Its Plan, Lays Off Everett Workers (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
City of Shelton Joins with Mason Conservation District for
Services (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Women’s NCAA: Kelsey Plum Scores 38 as Washington Races Past
Oklahoma (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Face Recognition Flushes Out China's Toilet Paper Crooks (Yahoo!
News)
FLAT EARTH FALDERAL – DIVERSIONS
Shaquille O'Neal Seriously Believes the Earth Is Flat,
Agrees with Kyrie Irving
The Case of the Missing Tom Brady Super Bowl Jersey Has Only
Gotten Better
Legendary Tomb of Jesus Resurrected
California Today: A 1960s License Plate Revival
SONG OF THE DAY
The Beach Boys – 409
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