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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Federal Nuclear Panel Moves toward Licensing Nevada’s Yucca Mountain (Las Vegas Review-Journal, NV)
Editorial: Sale of Bonneville Power Administration Lines Would Bring Higher Power Bills (Everett Herald, WA)
Comcast Launches Gigabit Internet Service in Oregon, Washington (Oregonian, Portland)
Tribes Call for Stepped-Up Action to Save Chinook (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Five More Solar Projects Will Cash In on Oregon Incentive (Portland Business Journal, OR)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Federal Nuclear Panel Moves toward Licensing Nevada’s Yucca Mountain
- Editorial: Sale of Bonneville Power Administration Lines Would Bring Higher Power Bills
- Editorial: Privatize BPA? Not a Good Idea
- Seattle City Light Faces Millions in Lost Revenue
- Montana: Big Horn Electric Cooperative Says Tribal Court Can’t Hear Electric Bill Suit
- Unit of Canada’s BC Hydro to Participate in CAISO Energy Imbalance Market
- More Than 30 States Embrace Grid Modernization, New Policy Tracker Finds
- Tribes Call for Stepped-Up Action to Save Chinook
- Feds Accused of Weakening Oregon Trout Species
- Salmon’s Sense of Smell Suffers as Seas Sour, Seattle Scientists Say
- Five More Solar Projects Will Cash In on Oregon Incentive
- Even as Wind Power Rises, It Falls Under a Political Cloud
- Is a Tankless Hot Water Heater Right for You?
- Local Students Build ‘Solar Suitcases’ to Help Spread Renewable Energy in Third-World Countries
- Comcast Launches Gigabit Internet Service in Oregon, Washington
- Amazon to Bring 1,000 Jobs to Troutdale
- Why Rural Washington Is Fed-Up with Olympia & Seattle
- Arrest Made In Deadly Hit & Run at Grays Harbor County Campground
- Lilliwaup Man Pleads Innocent to Killing of Girlfriend
- Trial Date for Belfair-Area Man Charged in Fatal Shower Shooting Reset for October
- Pacific Northwest to Produce Record Cherry Crops This Year
- Oregon Onion Industry Braces for Rough Season
- Hunting Down the Lost Apples of the Pacific Northwest
Sangfroid • \sawn-FWAH\ • noun – self-possession or imperturbability especially under strain – Etymology: French sang-froid, literally, cold blood
“Watch what happens when I open this breaker,” cackled the scientist. Instantly the entire eastern seaboard went dark, sparking a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission study into the hiring of “mad scientists with sangfroid tendencies”. Unfortunately, it also spawned 250 new regulations as part of the National Energy Reliability Corporation’s rule-making activities.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Federal Nuclear Panel Moves toward Licensing Nevada’s Yucca Mountain (Las Vegas Review-Journal, NV)
Editorial: Sale of Bonneville Power Administration Lines Would Bring Higher Power Bills (Everett Herald, WA)
Editorial: Privatize BPA? Not a Good Idea (Battleground Reflector, WA)
Seattle City Light Faces Millions in Lost Revenue (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Montana: Big Horn Electric Cooperative Says Tribal Court Can’t Hear Electric Bill Suit (Law 360)
Unit of Canada’s BC Hydro to Participate in CAISO Energy Imbalance Market (American Public Power Association)
More Than 30 States Embrace Grid Modernization, New Policy Tracker Finds (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Tribes Call for Stepped-Up Action to Save Chinook (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Feds Accused of Weakening Oregon Trout Species (Courthouse News Service)
Salmon’s Sense of Smell Suffers as Seas Sour, Seattle Scientists Say (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Five More Solar Projects Will Cash In on Oregon Incentive (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Even as Wind Power Rises, It Falls Under a Political Cloud (NY Times)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Is a Tankless Hot Water Heater Right for You? (Thurston Talks)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE
Local Students Build ‘Solar Suitcases’ to Help Spread Renewable Energy in Third-World Countries (KTXL-TV, Sacramento, CA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Comcast Launches Gigabit Internet Service in Oregon, Washington (Oregonian, Portland)
Amazon to Bring 1,000 Jobs to Troutdale (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Why Rural Washington Is Fed-Up with Olympia & Seattle (Washington Policy Center
GENERAL NEWS
Arrest Made In Deadly Hit & Run at Grays Harbor County Campground (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Lilliwaup Man Pleads Innocent to Killing of Girlfriend (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Trial Date for Belfair-Area Man Charged in Fatal Shower Shooting Reset for October (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Pacific Northwest to Produce Record Cherry Crops This Year (Associated Press)
Oregon Onion Industry Braces for Rough Season (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Hunting Down the Lost Apples of the Pacific Northwest (NY Times)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Who Was ‘Rosie the Riveter?’
‘We Are Not Amused’: Belgian Monarchy Angered by Burger King
Dry Falls Is the World’s Greatest Waterfall - Just Without the Water (Oregonian, Portland)
Scammer Calls A Guy to ‘Fix’ His Computer, Doesn’t Realize It’s the Police
SONG OF THE DAY
This is truly a cool interview and insight into this album.
Why Remix ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’? Giles Martin, the Man Behind The Project, Explains
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