Tuesday, February 2, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for February 1, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Safety Lapses Led to Six Grant PUD Employees Injuries in October (iFIBER One, Ephrata, WA)

Columbia River Treaty Fish Passage Proposal on Olympia Agenda (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Gigabit Speeds for $60 a Month? Lake Oswego Moves Forward on Muni Fiber (Oregonian, Portland)

Clean Air Agency Holds Hearing on Sierra Pacific Permits for New Shelton Mill (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Report: Marijuana Industry Worth $5.4 Billion in 2015, Will Keep on Growing (Consumerist)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Safety Lapses Led to Six Grant PUD Employees Injuries in October
  • Cowlitz PUD Issues Response to Customer Complaints of Rising Bills
  • New Company Takes on Grays Harbor PUD Vegetation Management
  • Pacific Gas & Electric Cleared of Blame in Fatal Fresno County Gas Explosion
  • Indiana Utility Requests 80% Fixed Charge Increase
  • Electric Co-ops Ask Supreme Court to Block Clean Power Plan
  • GOP Looks for Path Forward on Federal Energy Bill Amendments
  • Columbia River Treaty Fish Passage Proposal on Olympia Agenda
  • Future of Puget Sound Steelhead Hatcheries Worries Anglers
  • 17% of Hawaiian Electric Customers Now Have Rooftop Solar
  • Report: Marijuana Industry Worth $5.4 Billion in 2015, Will Keep on Growing
  • Why a Residential Power Advocate Wants Oregon to Leave Coal Behind
  • Gigabit Speeds for $60 a Month? Lake Oswego Moves Forward on Muni Fiber
  • Apple Might Dump Amazon Web Services in Favor of Its Own Data Centers
  • What is Google’s Project SkyBender?
  • Google Parent Now World’s Most Valuable Company
  • Yahoo Could Lay Off as Much as 15% of its Staff Today
  • The Consumerist Guide to Understanding Your Comcast Bill
  • Oregon State Legislature Opens Five-Week Session
  • Clean Air Agency Holds Hearing on Sierra Pacific Permits for New Shelton Mill
  • Shelton Commissioners Approve New Marijuana Zoning Law
  • Gun Crimes Result in Three Shelton Arrests
  • Feds May Have Discovered Cause of Destructive 1964 Alaskan Tsunami
  • Groundhog Day 2016: Punxsutawney Phil ‘Predicts’ Early Spring
WORD OF THE DAY

Sturm und Drang • \shturm-oont-DRAWNG\ • Noun – 1: a late 18th century German literary movement characterized by works containing rousing action and high emotionalism that often deal with the individual’s revolt against society 2: turmoil

The howling winds lashed the tiny, creaking ship with streamers of icy salt spray…pushing the shuddering sailing craft far north of its intended safe, snug harbor. Throughout the perilous night, the shivering first mate…battling the elements and the rudder with all his strength…could had only one concern roiling his very soul with Sturm und Drang, “did I leave the iron on when I left port?”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Safety Lapses Led to Six Grant PUD Employees Injuries in October (iFIBER One, Ephrata, WA)

Cowlitz PUD Issues Response to Customer Complaints of Rising Bills (Longview Daily News, WA)

New Company Takes on Grays Harbor PUD Vegetation Management (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Pacific Gas & Electric Cleared of Blame in Fatal Fresno County Gas Explosion (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Indiana Utility Requests 80% Fixed Charge Increase (Utility Dive)

Electric Co-ops Ask Supreme Court to Block Clean Power Plan (Electric Co-op Today)

GOP Looks for Path Forward on Federal Energy Bill Amendments (The Hill, Washington, DC)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Columbia River Treaty Fish Passage Proposal on Olympia Agenda (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Future of Puget Sound Steelhead Hatcheries Worries Anglers (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

17% of Hawaiian Electric Customers Now Have Rooftop Solar (Utility Dive)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Report: Marijuana Industry Worth $5.4 Billion in 2015, Will Keep on Growing (Consumerist)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Why a Residential Power Advocate Wants Oregon to Leave Coal Behind (Portland Business Journal, OR)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Gigabit Speeds for $60 a Month? Lake Oswego Moves Forward on Muni Fiber (Oregonian, Portland)

Apple Might Dump Amazon Web Services in Favor of Its Own Data Centers (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

What is Google’s Project SkyBender? (Christian Science Monitor)

Google Parent Now World’s Most Valuable Company (Associated Press)

Yahoo Could Lay Off as Much as 15% of its Staff Today (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

The Consumerist Guide to Understanding Your Comcast Bill (Consumerist)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Oregon State Legislature Opens Five-Week Session (Northwest Public Radio)

GENERAL NEWS

Clean Air Agency Holds Hearing on Sierra Pacific Permits for New Shelton Mill (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Shelton Commissioners Approve New Marijuana Zoning Law (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Gun Crimes Result in Three Shelton Arrests (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Feds May Have Discovered Cause of Destructive 1964 Alaskan Tsunami (Associated Press)

Groundhog Day 2016: Punxsutawney Phil ‘Predicts’ Early Spring (Associated Press)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Offbeat: Stoned, Hallucinating Coyotes Frighten Californians

Infant Seahawks Fans Featured in NFL’s “Super Bowl Babies Choir” Commercial

Happy Play Your Ukulele Day – The Making of a Ukulele

‘Monster’ New Species of Daddy Longlegs Discovered in Oregon

SONG OF THE DAY

Hurricane Smith – Oh Babe What Would You Say

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