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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Hail, Mountain Snow Expected as Cold Front Blows
across Western Washington State (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Restless
Crowd Wants Tacoma to Keep Control of City’s Click Broadband Network (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)
British
Columbia Energy Minister Optimistic Peace River Dam Construction Will Begin in
Summer (Globe & Mail, Canada)
Washington
State Governor Says Carbon Cap Still in Play, Polling Says... (PublicCola)
Pacific Sardine Industry Shutdown Looms as
Species Collapses (Oregonian, Portland)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- British Columbia Energy Minister Optimistic Peace River Dam Construction Will Begin in Summer
- Should – Or Could – California Break Up Pacific Gas & Electric?
- Avista Continues Construction Work on Post Falls Dam
- Oregon: Public Comment on Swan Lake Pumped Storage Hydro Plant
- Clallam PUD Power Rate Increase Takes Effect
- Chelan PUD Signs New Contract with Union
- Despite White House Cuts, Appropriators Look to Lock Down Some Dam Money
- FERC Denies Incentives for San Diego Gas & Electric’s Transmission Project
- Op/Ed: Nuclear Power under Threat
- Why 2015 Could Be a Record Year for the Greening of U-S Energy
- Pacific Sardine Industry Shutdown Looms as Species Collapses
- Study: Pet Fish Wreak Havoc on Ecosystem
- California Farmers Mount PR Campaign to Counter Backlash over Water Use
- British Columbia: Vancouver Commits to Run on 100% Renewable Energy
- Golden Eagle Study Could Complicate Federal Development Plans in California Desert
- Solar, Wind, Hydropower: Home Renewable Energy Installations
- Exclusive Videos: US Wind Industry Launches #InTheirOwnWords Project
- Powerful Advice – Insulation: Out of Sight, Out of Mind?
- Tackling the LED Streetlight Challenge
- Video: Wyden, Blumenauer Seek Tax Code Change for Marijuana Businesses
- Colorado: Federal Bank Chief & Pot Merchants Meet
- What’s a Serving of Marijuana? Oregon to Look into Pot Dosing, Health Effects
- Washington State Governor Says Carbon Cap Still in Play, Polling Says...
- Southwest Power Pool: Carbon Regulation Compliance Will Cost Billions Annually
- The Pacific Ocean May Have Entered a New Warm Phase
- The Power & Limits of Pope Francis’s Climate Change Campaign
- Jefferson County Agencies Seek $250,000 Grant to Amp up Car Charging Stations
- Restless Crowd Wants Tacoma to Keep Control of City’s Click Broadband Network
- Comcast: Fiber Damage Leaves 33,000 in Seattle without Internet, 911 Access
- Google Opens New, $600 Million Oregon Data Center
- Broadband is Hot Topic at Orcas Power & Light Candidates Forum
- FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Open Door to New Fee on Internet Service
- Conservative Group ALEC Threatens Legal Action against Telecom Critics
- Social Media Upends Apple Marketing Cart
- Mountain Dew Turns Tweets into Online Ads with the Return of Baja Blast
- Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
- Hillary Clinton to Launch Presidential Campaign, Sources Say
- Hail, Mountain Snow Expected as Cold Front Blows across Western Washington State
- Mason County Man Convicted of Filling Tahuya River Channel
- Washington State Highway Speed Limit Increase Now in Governor’s Hands
- The FAA Has Given Amazon the Official Go-Ahead for Drone Testing
- Apple Watch Is Already Backordered by at Least a Month
- Lauren Hill, College Basketball Player Battling Cancer, Dies
Impetuous
• \im-PETCH-uh-wuss\ • Adjective - 1: marked by impulsive vehemence or passion
2: marked by force & violence of movement or action
“Ah,
yes; the impetuous actions of our youngsters,” cackled the grizzled railroad
engineer to his fireman. “Remember last year when the young fella running in
the switching yard tripped over a lever and sent four trains bound for Seattle
to Spokane instead?”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
British
Columbia Energy Minister Optimistic Peace River Dam Construction Will Begin in
Summer (Globe & Mail, Canada)
Should
– Or Could – California Break Up Pacific Gas & Electric? (SF Chronicle)
Avista
Continues Construction Work on Post Falls Dam (KXLY-TV,
Spokane, WA)
Oregon:
Public Comment on Swan Lake Pumped Storage Hydro Plant (Klamath Falls Herald
& News, OR)
Clallam
PUD Power Rate Increase Takes Effect (KONP Radio, Port
Angeles, WA)
Chelan
PUD Signs New Contract with Union (Wenatchee
World, WA)
Despite
White House Cuts, Appropriators Look to Lock Down Some Dam Money (National
Journal)
FERC
Denies Incentives for San Diego Gas & Electric’s Transmission Project (Utility
Dive)
Op/Ed:
Nuclear Power under Threat (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA -
Paywall Advisory)
Why
2015 Could Be a Record Year for the Greening of U-S Energy (Washington Post)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Pacific Sardine Industry Shutdown Looms as
Species Collapses (Oregonian, Portland)
Study: Pet Fish Wreak Havoc on Ecosystem (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
California
Farmers Mount PR Campaign to Counter Backlash over Water Use (Sacramento Bee, CA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
British
Columbia: Vancouver Commits to Run on 100% Renewable Energy (The Guardian, UK)
Golden
Eagle Study Could Complicate Federal Development Plans in California Desert
(Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition)
Solar,
Wind, Hydropower: Home Renewable Energy Installations (Breaking Energy)
Exclusive
Videos: US Wind Industry Launches #InTheirOwnWords Project (Breaking Energy)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Powerful
Advice – Insulation: Out of Sight, Out of Mind? (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Tackling
the LED Streetlight Challenge (American Public Power Association)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Video:
Wyden, Blumenauer Seek Tax Code Change for Marijuana Businesses (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
Colorado:
Federal Bank Chief & Pot Merchants Meet (Associated
Press)
What’s
a Serving of Marijuana? Oregon to Look into Pot Dosing, Health Effects (Oregonian,
Portland)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Washington
State Governor Says Carbon Cap Still in Play, Polling Says... (PublicCola)
Southwest
Power Pool: Carbon Regulation Compliance Will Cost Billions Annually (Utility
Dive)
The
Pacific Ocean May Have Entered a New Warm Phase – The Consequences Could Be
Dramatic (Washington Post)
The
Power & Limits of Pope Francis’s Climate Change Campaign (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Jefferson
County Agencies Seek $250,000 Grant to Amp up Car Charging Stations – efforts
aim to draw tourists from outside Jefferson to Olympic National Park (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Restless
Crowd Wants Tacoma to Keep Control of City’s Click Broadband Network (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Comcast:
Fiber Damage Leaves 33,000 in Seattle without Internet, 911 Access (KOMO-TV, Seattle,
WA)
Google
Opens New, $600 Million Oregon Data Center (Oregonian, Portland)
Broadband
is Hot Topic at Orcas Power & Light Candidates Forum (Islands’ Sounder, Eastsound,
WA)
FCC’s
Net Neutrality Rules Open Door to New Fee on Internet Service (Los Angeles
Times, CA)
Conservative
Group ALEC Threatens Legal Action against Telecom Critics (National Journal)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Social
Media Upends Apple Marketing Cart (Yakima Herald-Republic,
WA)
Mountain
Dew Turns Tweets into Online Ads with the Return of Baja Blast (AdWeek)
Consumerist
Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Hillary
Clinton to Launch Presidential Campaign, Sources Say (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
Hail, Mountain Snow Expected as Cold Front Blows across
Western Washington State (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Mason County Man Convicted of Filling Tahuya
River Channel (South Sound Business Examiner)
Washington State Highway Speed Limit Increase Now
in Governor’s Hands (Northwest Public Radio)
The FAA Has Given Amazon the Official Go-Ahead for
Drone Testing (Washington Post)
Apple Watch Is Already Backordered by at Least a Month
(Mashable)
Lauren Hill, College Basketball Player Battling
Cancer, Dies (U-S News & World Report)
DIVERSIONS
Firefighters
Rescue 11 Ducklings from Snohomish County Storm Drain
Oregon
Cat Survives Shock, 25-Foot Fall from Power Pole
Planned
Hunt for Marijuana-Filled Easter Eggs Runs into Major Buzzkill
Kid
Who Won ESPN’s March Madness Bracket Donates Xbox Prize to Make-A-Wish
SONG OF THE DAY
Sesame
Street – Rubber Ducky Song
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