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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
EPA:
Washington State Must Cut Emissions by 72 Percent (KING-TV, Seattle,
WA)
Washington State’s Prior Agreement to Phase Out Centralia
Coal Plant Will Cover Most Emissions Reductions (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Caspian Terns
Taking Big Bite Out of Columbia River Steelhead, Salmon Trying to Reach Ocean
(Wenatchee World, WA)
Ninth Oregon
County Gets Drought Declaration (Salem Statesman-Journal, OR)
Port Angeles
City Council Action Could Lead to End of ‘Smart’ Meters; Vote Scheduled for
Tonight (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- EPA: Washington State Must Cut Emissions by 72 Percent
- Washington State’s Prior Agreement to Phase Out Centralia Coal Plant Will Cover Most Emissions Reductions
- EPA Says Idaho Must Cut Carbon Emissions by 33 Percent
- California Has Head Start, But New EPA Rules on Carbon Will Prompt State to Go Further on Curbing Emissions
- Five Things to Know about EPA’s Power Plant Rule
- Look Up Your Polluting Ways Online – It’s Easy AND Fun
- Democrats in Coal Country Run from EPA
- Port Angeles City Council Action Could Lead to End of ‘Smart’ Meters; Vote Scheduled for Tonight
- Thunderstorms Cause Widespread Spokane-Area Power Outages
- Power Restored in Post Falls After Canopy Gets Stuck In Power Lines
- Energy Northwest Pays $4.4 Million in State Taxes
- Lower Power Bills for Puget Sound Energy Customers
- Will EPA’s New Emission Rules Boost Your Power Bill? It Depends
- Editorial: Private Sector Can Offer Power Solutions
- About That Deadline: State of Oregon Extends Coal Export Decision, Again, To Study Fisheries
- Caspian Terns Taking Big Bite Out of Columbia River Steelhead, Salmon Trying to Reach Ocean
- Lovin’ Those Lamprey - Why Some in the Pacific Northwest Want More of These Jawless, Eel-Like Creatures
- Snake River to Re-Open for Spring Chinook
- Yakamas Testing Suction Tubes to Transport Salmon
- Op/Ed: ‘Roll On, Columbia,’ But with Some Amendments
- Congressional Committee Approves Legislation to Strengthen & Improve Our Nation’s Fisheries
- Ninth Oregon County Gets Drought Declaration
- Kennewick Water Supply Project Causes Erosion Behind Zintel Canyon Dam
- Hanford’s Iron-Rich Soil May Help Protect River
- Those Cheap Chinese Solar Panels Have a Dirty Little Secret
- Apple Makes a Play for ‘Smart Homes’ by Connecting Appliances
- Eco-Friendly Burials Gain Favor among Baby Boomers
- Maple Valley Residents Battle AT&T over Backyard Tower
- FCC Website Crashes Under Load of Neutrality Commenters
- Editorial: HBO’s John Oliver to Internet Commenters: ‘Channel Your Anger’
- Comcast Collects Alarm System Payments for 7 Years, Doesn’t Notice It’s Offline
- Myspace Tries to Win Users Back with Old, Embarrassing Photos
- Welcome to the Future: U-S Ambassador Swore in on Kindle
- These Teens Just Learned ‘90s Internet Was a Strange, Beautiful Place
- DuPont City Council Decides to Stop Using Electronic Devices
- 18-Year-Old Olympia Man Killed in Rollover Crash at Thurston County Gravel Pit
- No Vacancy at the Port of Shelton
- Expect Evening Delays on SR 3 in Belfair
- Seattle to Get $15 Minimum Wage - Nation’s Highest
- Burlington Berry Farm Won’t Use Guest Workers
Gamut ● \GAM-mutt\ ● Noun - 1: the whole series of
recognized musical notes 2: an entire range or series.
Running the Gamut
Better wear good running shoes
Everything is here
Eight Common Misspellings That Are Totally Inexcusable
(Mashable)
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
EPA:
Washington State Must Cut Emissions by 72 Percent (KING-TV, Seattle,
WA)
Washington State’s Prior Agreement to Phase Out Centralia
Coal Plant Will Cover Most Emissions Reductions (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
EPA Says Idaho Must Cut Carbon Emissions by 33 Percent - The
state’s low existing footprint gives it a head start, but neighboring coal may
affect its ratepayers (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/06/03/3216093/epa-says-idaho-must-cut-carbon.html?sp=/99/101/102/
California Has Head Start, But New EPA Rules on Carbon
Will Prompt State to Go Further on Curbing Emissions (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Five Things to Know about EPA’s Power Plant Rule (Associated
Press)
Look Up Your Polluting Ways Online – It’s Easy AND Fun (U-S
Environmental Protection Agency)
Democrats in Coal Country Run from EPA (NY Times)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Port Angeles
City Council Action Could Lead to End of ‘Smart’ Meters; Vote Scheduled for
Tonight (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Thunderstorms Cause
Widespread Spokane-Area Power Outages (Northwest Cable News)
Power Restored
in Post Falls After Canopy Gets Stuck In Power Lines (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
Energy
Northwest Pays $4.4 Million in State Taxes (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Lower Power
Bills for Puget Sound Energy Customers (Yahoo! Finance - Thanks Public Power
Customers!)
Will EPA’s New
Emission Rules Boost Your Power Bill? It Depends (National Public Radio)
Editorial: Private
Sector Can Offer Power Solutions (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
About That
Deadline: State of Oregon Extends Coal Export Decision, Again, To Study Fisheries
(Sustainable
Business Oregon)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Caspian Terns
Taking Big Bite Out of Columbia River Steelhead, Salmon Trying to Reach Ocean (Wenatchee
World, WA)
Lovin’ Those Lamprey
- Why Some in the Pacific Northwest Want More of These Jawless, Eel-Like
Creatures (KPLU Radio, Tacoma, WA)
Snake River to
Re-Open for Spring Chinook (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Yakamas Testing
Suction Tubes to Transport Salmon (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Op/Ed: ‘Roll
On, Columbia,’ But with Some Amendments (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
Congressional Committee
Approves Legislation to Strengthen & Improve Our Nation’s Fisheries (U-S House
Committee on Natural Resources)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Ninth Oregon County
Gets Drought Declaration (Salem Statesman-Journal, OR)
Kennewick
Water Supply Project Causes Erosion Behind Zintel Canyon Dam (Tri-City
Herald, WA)
Hanford Iron
May Help Protect River (Tri-City Herald, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Those Cheap Chinese Solar Panels Have a Dirty Little
Secret “…a solar panel made in China would take about 20 to 30 percent longer
to produce enough energy to cancel out the energy used to make it. The carbon
footprint is about twice as high…” (Grist Online)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Apple Makes a
Play for ‘Smart Homes’ by Connecting Appliances (National Public Radio)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Eco-Friendly Burials Gain Favor among Baby Boomers (Associated
Press)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Maple Valley Residents
Battle AT&T over Backyard Tower (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
FCC Website
Crashes Under Load of Neutrality Commenters (Broadband Reports)
Editorial: HBO’s
John Oliver to Internet Commenters: ‘Channel Your Anger’ (Seattle Times, WA
- Paywall Advisory)
Comcast Collects
Alarm System Payments for 7 Years, Doesn’t Notice It’s Offline (Consumerist)
SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING
Myspace Tries to
Win Users Back with Old, Embarrassing Photos (Silicon Valley Business Journal,
CA)
Welcome to the
Future: U-S Ambassador Swore in on Kindle (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
These Teens Just
Learned ‘90s Internet Was a Strange, Beautiful Place (Mashable)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
DuPont City Council
Decides to Stop Using Electronic Devices (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall
Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
18-Year-Old Olympia
Man Killed in Rollover Crash at Thurston County Gravel Pit (KOMO-TV, Seattle,
WA)
No Vacancy at
the Port of Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Expect Evening
Delays on SR 3 in Belfair (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Seattle to Get
$15 Minimum Wage - Nation’s Highest (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Burlington Berry
Farm Won’t Use Guest Workers (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
DIVERSIONS
These Plantable Pencils Grow Fresh Herbs from Your Failed
Lit Ambitions
Man Mows Message to Welcome Home Family Member
Study Claims Female-Named Hurricanes Kill More Than Male
Hurricanes Because People Don’t Respect Them
Newlyweds Ask for Blood Instead of Wedding Gifts
SONG OF THE DAY
John Sebastian - Welcome Back Kotter
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