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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
One Person Killed in Collision with School Bus on Hwy 101 Near Shelton (Associated Press)
Study Finds Fewer Salmon Being Eaten by Sea Lions at Bonneville (Oregon Public Radio)
Benton PUD Customers’ Bills to Climb by 32% (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Clallam Electrical Rates Rising 8% for Customers Outside Port Angeles (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Washington State - World’s First Carbon Capture & Storage Project in Basalt Begins in USA (Clean Technica)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
· Benton PUD Customers’ Bills to Climb by 32%
· Clallam Electrical Rates Rising 8% for Customers Outside Port Angeles
· NERC - New EPA Rules Will Erode Power Grid Reliability, Report Finds
· Utility Rate Assistance Underutilized in Seattle
· Electricite de France (EDF), Constellation Announce Deal on Maryland Nuclear Reactor
· California - Pacific Gas & Electric Fixes 38 Leaking Pipelines in Wake of Blast
· Mapping Out Hydro’s Future - Small Hydro Has an Important But Limited Role to Play in Renewable Energy Generation
· One Electro Magnetic Pulse Burst & the World Goes Dark
· Study Finds Fewer Salmon Being Eaten by Sea Lions at Bonneville
· British Columbia Sees Largest Salmon Run in a Century, 34 Million Strong
· Canada - Public relations moves mark start of sockeye salmon inquiry
· Poulsbo’s Dream? Dogfish Creek Overrun with Spawning Salmon
· Feds Say Tiny Columbia Basin Rabbits Remain Endangered
· Feds Propose Drawing More Irrigation Water from Columbia Reservoirs
· Engineers Prodded to Delist Capitol Lake Estuary Plan
· Looming Sewer & Water Utility Rate Increases Back on the Table in Longview
· Op/Ed - America’s Water Systems Are in Sorry Shape
· Clallam County PUD Plans for Renewable Energy Investments
· New Wind Farm Proposed on Palouse - Permits Sought for Ridge Near Oakesdale
· Oregon - About 350 Redland Area Residents Show Up to Testify Against Proposed Biomass & Composting Facilities
· Oregon Hot Springs Could be Power Plant Site
· Op/Ed - Harnessing Wind Makes Economic Sense for Montana
· Biomass Boiler – Alaska: Sealaska Switches Boiler System to Pellet Power
· US Solar Boom Requires Policy & Money (Not Sunshine), Says Report
· Editorial – Canada: Making It Easier to Tilt at Windmills
· GE Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard
· Washington State - World’s First Carbon Capture & Storage Project in Basalt Begins in USA
· California - Global Warming Seen as Threat to State’s Parks
· Regulators Should Carefully Scrutinize CenturyLink & Qwest Deal
· Why Broadband Changes Everything
· Yahoo Tries to Entice Users with E-Mail Facelift
· Two Oregon Petition Gatherers Indicted on Fraud Charges
· One Person Killed in Collision with School Bus on Hwy 101 Near Shelton
· Missing Plane Found in SW Washington - Pilot of Doomed Plane Fought to Keep It Aloft
· Washington Falls Out of Top Ten ‘Best for Taxes’ List
· Power Failure Cut a Communications Link to Nuclear Missiles
· Deep Impact Spacecraft Readies for Comet Encounter
· New Zealand Reaches Deal on ‘Hobbit’ - Labor Laws had Threatened Production
WORD OF THE DAY
Harried • \HAIR-eed\ • Adjective – Stressed: looking or feeling tired and annoyed
The harried news digest editor hurried out of the office for a Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Belfair
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Benton PUD Customers’ Bills to Climb by 32% (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Clallam Electrical Rates Rising 8% for Customers Outside Port Angeles (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
NERC - New EPA Rules Will Erode Power Grid Reliability, Report Finds (Christian Science Monitor)
Utility Rate Assistance Underutilized in Seattle (KPLU Radio, Tacoma, WA)
Electricite de France (EDF), Constellation Announce Deal on Maryland Nuclear Reactor (Associated Press)
California - Pacific Gas & Electric Fixes 38 Leaking Pipelines in Wake of Blast (SF Chronicle)
Mapping Out Hydro’s Future - Small Hydro Has an Important But Limited Role to Play in Renewable Energy Generation (Water Power Magazine)
One Electro Magnetic Pulse Burst & the World Goes Dark (USA Today)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Study Finds Fewer Salmon Being Eaten by Sea Lions at Bonneville (Oregon Public Radio)
British Columbia Sees Largest Salmon Run in a Century, 34 Million Strong (National Public Radio)
Canada - Public relations moves mark start of sockeye salmon inquiry (Vancouver Sun, BC)
Poulsbo’s Dream? Dogfish Creek Overrun with Spawning Salmon (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Feds Say Tiny Columbia Basin Rabbits Remain Endangered (Associated Press)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Feds Propose Drawing More Irrigation Water from Columbia Reservoirs (Oregonian, Portland)
Engineers Prodded to Delist Capitol Lake Estuary Plan - Army Corps finds itself in middle of dispute over proposed Deschutes River-Capitol Lake project (Olympian, WA)
Looming Sewer & Water Utility Rate Increases Back on the Table in Longview (Longview Daily News, WA)
Op/Ed - America’s Water Systems Are in Sorry Shape (Seattle Times)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Clallam County PUD Plans for Renewable Energy Investments (Sequim Gazette, WA)
New Wind Farm Proposed on Palouse - Permits Sought for Ridge Near Oakesdale (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Oregon - About 350 Redland Area Residents Show Up to Testify Against Proposed Biomass & Composting Facilities (Oregonian, Portland)
Oregon Hot Springs Could be Power Plant Site (Associated Press)
Op/Ed - Harnessing Wind Makes Economic Sense for Montana (Billings Gazette, MT)
Biomass Boiler – Alaska: Sealaska Switches Boiler System to Pellet Power (Juneau Empire, AK)
US Solar Boom Requires Policy & Money (Not Sunshine), Says Report (Grist Online)
Editorial – Canada: Making It Easier to Tilt at Windmills (Globe & Mail, Canada)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
GE Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard (Consumer Products Safety Commission)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Washington State - World’s First Carbon Capture & Storage Project in Basalt Begins in USA (Clean Technica)
California - Global Warming Seen as Threat to State’s Parks (SF Chronicle)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Regulators Should Carefully Scrutinize CenturyLink & Qwest Deal (Seattle Times)
Why Broadband Changes Everything (GigaOM)
Yahoo Tries to Entice Users with E-Mail Facelift (Associated Press)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Two Oregon Petition Gatherers Indicted on Fraud Charges (Oregon Public Radio)
GENERAL NEWS
One Person Killed in Collision with School Bus on Hwy 101 Near Shelton (Associated Press)
Missing Plane Found in SW Washington - Pilot of Doomed Plane Fought to Keep It Aloft (KING-TV, Seattle)
Washington Falls Out of Top Ten ‘Best for Taxes’ List (Puget Sound Business Journal)
Power Failure Cut a Communications Link to Nuclear Missiles (Associated Press)
Deep Impact Spacecraft Readies for Comet Encounter (Associated Press)
New Zealand Reaches Deal on ‘Hobbit’ - Labor Laws had Threatened Production (NY Times)
DIVERSIONS
Victim Takes Fake Gun, Beats Would-be Robber - Attempted Robbery Suspect Hospitalized
Rocky & Bullwinkle creator Anderson dies
Potato Eater Already Tired of 60 Day Challenge
Man Calls 911 to Complain About Bad Pot - But ‘Nasty’ Marijuana Turns Out to be Something Other Than Pot
SONG OF THE DAY
Rocky & Bullwinkle Opening Theme
