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December 2.
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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Rain-Snow Mix Possible for Monday Morning Commute
(KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Mason PUD 3 Adopts $62.1 Million 2014 Budget -
Bonneville Power Administration Energy Prices Affect Local Rates (Mason County
PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
PacifiCorp Wants to Retire Bend Dam (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
BC Hydro Rates to Jump 25.5 Percent over Five Years
(CTV News, BC)
Commission
Meeting: City of Shelton - LED Project to Light Up the City (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Mason PUD 3 Adopts $62.1 Million 2014 Budget - Bonneville Power Administration Energy Prices Affect Local Rates
- Mason PUD 3 Adopts 2014 Budget
- Mason County PUD 1 Adopts 2014 Budgets
- Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for November 26, 2013
- PacifiCorp Wants to Retire Bend Dam
- BC Hydro Rates to Jump 25.5 Percent over Five Years
- Judge Removes Southern Montana Electric Co-Op Trustee in Surprise Move
- Editorial: Yucca Mountain Ruling a Victory for Rule of Law
- Tennessee Valley Authority Reports Increase in Net Income despite Lower Demand
- Kudankulam: Six Killed in Blast near India Nuclear Plant
- Time to Count Our Blessings
- Canada Approves Production of GM Salmon Eggs on Commercial Scale
- Partners in Willamette River Basin Mark Recent Accomplishments in Conserving Land for Wildlife & Fish
- Rolls-Royce Builds a Salmon Tanker
- Scientists See Unreported Fish Traps from Space
- California Water Woes Hit Hard in Driest Year on Record
- SolarWorld Says Acquisition of Bosch Plant in Germany Makes Hillsboro Jobs More Secure
- U-S’ Biggest Landfill to Become New York City’s Biggest Solar Project
- Commission Meeting: City of Shelton - LED Project to Light Up the City
- Are Gassy Cattle a Bigger Problem than U-S Government Thought?
- Beijing Destroys Barbecue Grills to Cut Pollution
- This Christmas Tree is Lit by 1,000 Brussels Sprouts
- Displaced by Development, Urban Goat Herd Needs a New Home
- Chelan PUD to Reduce Fiber Waiting Period
- Doh! Amazon Continues to Lead All IT Rivals Combined in Cloud
- Retailers Seek Partners in Social Networks
- Fifteen Explanations for Company Name Mashups You Never Knew You Wanted Explained
- Mason County Official Election Results
- McCoy is Democrats Top Pick for Washington State Senate Seat
- Rain-Snow Mix Possible for Monday Morning Commute
- Change in the Weather - Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Seattle
- Winter Storm Lashes Eastern U-S, Threatens Thanksgiving Travel
- North Mason: Elfendalh Pass Road Reopened
- Washington State Releases List of Pot Business Applicants
- Mason County Unemployment Steady
- Montana Bride Spoke of Killing Parents before Pushing Husband Off Cliff
- Christmas Spruce from Eastern Washington State Stands Tall near Nation’s Capitol
WORD OF THE DAY
Camp
• \KAMP\ • Noun - 1a: something so
outrageously artificial, affected, inappropriate, or out-of-date as to be
considered amusing b: a style or mode of
personal or creative expression that is absurdly exaggerated & often fuses
elements of high & popular culture.
Camp
(in this context): see Tim Curry’s role as Dr. Frank N. Furter in the cult
classic, “Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
“I
see you shiver with anticip…………pation.”
Not
for the weak of heart or mind….
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Mason PUD 3 Adopts $62.1 Million 2014 Budget -
Bonneville Power Administration Energy Prices Affect Local Rates (Mason County
PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Mason PUD 3 Adopts 2014 Budget (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
Mason County PUD 1 Adopts 2014 Budgets (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for November
26, 2013 (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
PacifiCorp Wants to Retire Bend Dam (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
BC Hydro Rates to Jump 25.5 Percent over Five Years
(CTV News, BC)
Judge Removes Southern Montana Electric Co-Op
Trustee in Surprise Move (Associated Press)
Editorial: Yucca Mountain Ruling a Victory for Rule
of Law (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Tennessee Valley Authority Reports Increase in Net
Income despite Lower Demand (Mississippi Business Journal, Jackson, MI)
Kudankulam: Six Killed in Blast near India Nuclear
Plant (British Broadcasting Corporation)
Time to Count Our Blessings (Electric Co-op Today)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Canada Approves Production of GM Salmon Eggs on
Commercial Scale (The Guardian, UK)
Partners in Willamette River Basin Mark Recent
Accomplishments in Conserving Land for Wildlife & Fish (Bonneville Power
Administration)
Rolls-Royce Builds a Salmon Tanker (Bloomberg
News)
Scientists See Unreported Fish Traps from Space (Christian
Science Monitor)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
California
Water Woes Hit Hard in Driest Year on Record (Reuters)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
SolarWorld
Says Acquisition of Bosch Plant in Germany Makes Hillsboro Jobs More Secure (Oregonian,
Portland)
U-S’
Biggest Landfill to Become New York City’s Biggest Solar Project (Renewable Energy World)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Commission
Meeting: City of Shelton - LED Project to Light Up the City (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Are
Gassy Cattle a Bigger Problem than U-S Government Thought? (Christian Science
Monitor)
Beijing
Destroys Barbecue Grills to Cut Pollution (Associated
Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
This
Christmas Tree is Lit by 1,000 Brussels Sprouts (Gizmodo)
Displaced
by Development, Urban Goat Herd Needs a New Home (Northwest Public Radio)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Chelan PUD to Reduce Fiber Waiting Period (Wenatchee World, WA)
Doh! Amazon Continues to Lead All IT Rivals
Combined in Cloud (GigaOM)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Retailers Seek Partners in Social Networks (NY
Times)
Fifteen Explanations for Company Name Mashups You
Never Knew You Wanted Explained (Consumerist)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Mason County Official Election Results (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
McCoy is Democrats Top Pick for Washington State Senate
Seat (Everett Herald, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Rain-Snow Mix Possible for Monday Morning Commute (KING-TV,
Seattle, WA)
Change in the Weather - Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Seattle
Winter Storm Lashes Eastern U-S, Threatens Thanksgiving
Travel (Reuters)
North Mason: Elfendalh Pass Road Reopened (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Washington State Releases List of Pot Business
Applicants (Associated Press)
A Link to the List of Applicants is Here
(Washington State Liquor Control Board)
Mason County Unemployment Steady (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
Montana Bride Spoke of Killing Parents before
Pushing Husband Off Cliff: Prosecutors (Reuters)
Christmas Spruce from Eastern Washington State
Stands Tall near Nation’s Capitol (Wenatchee
World, WA)
DIVERSIONS
In
Pictures: Murmuration of Starlings Near Gretna
Pennsylvania
Lawmaker Wants to Ban Axe Body Spray from Ever Wafting Through Schools Again
Sorry
Lavender, Fried Chicken Is the New Hot Candle Scent
Beef
Jerky Business Cards Let Them Chew on Your Credentials
SONG OF THE DAY
The Everly Brothers - Crying in the Rain
Crystal
Gayle - Crying in the Rain
A-ha - Crying in the Rain
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