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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
A South Sound Fizzle, Snow Causes Seattle-Area Power
Outages, School Closures (Associated Press)
At Wind Energy Site – One Dead, Another Rescued After Trench
Collapses in SE Thurston County (KING TV, Seattle, WA)
Report: FEMA Could Go After Fire Victims to Pay for What
Pacific Gas & Electric Owes Government (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
Oregon: State Officials Close Chinook Salmon Harvest in
Umpqua River Due to Low Fish Count (Associated Press)
Five Big Issues the Washington State Legislature Will Debate
in 2020 (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Report: FEMA Could Go After Fire Victims to Pay
for What Pacific Gas & Electric Owes Government
2.
Four Washington Dams Again on Chopping Block
3.
When the Lights Go Out, The Snohomish PUD Storm
Troopers Kick into Gear
4.
38% Increase in Families Using Grant PUD’s
Low-Income Subsidy Program, Funding Support Triples
5.
Jefferson PUD’s Water Street construction begins
Monday – Undergrounding Power in Port Townsend
6.
Op/Ed: Reliable Energy Critical for NorthWestern
Energy’s Montana Customers
7.
Coal Mine’s Closure Leaves Hopi, Navajo Homes
Without Heat This Winter
8.
Loire, France: A Copper Thief Electrocutes
Himself, Half of the City without Current
9.
Most Utilities Aren’t Getting Full Value from
Smart Meters, Report Warns
10.
The 2020 vision from the top: Joy Ditto &
Sue Kelly
11.
Oregon: State Officials Close Chinook Salmon
Harvest in Umpqua River Due to Low Fish Count
12.
Lawsuit Targets Alaska Salmon Management to
Protect Southern Killer Whales
13.
Low Steelhead Returns Cause Emergency Rules for
SW Washington State
14.
Tribes Break Ground on New Walla Walla River
Salmon Hatchery
15.
California: Sea Lions Are Cash Cows in the Bay
Area. Farther South, Fishermen Say, ‘Shoot ‘Em’
16.
Washington State Gets Closer to Restoring a
Fuzzy, Charismatic Carnivore You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
17.
At Wind Energy Site – One Dead, Another Rescued
After Trench Collapses in SE Thurston County
18.
Solar Can’t Power All of Humboldt County, HSU
Researchers Say
19.
Wind Farm Projects Lining Up to Call Hills
Around South-Central Montana Town Home
20.
Budweiser Beer Made with Solar Energy, Thanks to
a New Record Deal
21.
Nailing It Down: Singing the Praises of Ductless
Heat Pumps
22.
Federal Subsidies for Satellite Broadband
23.
‘Most Dangerous & Capable’ Hacking Group Now
Targeting Electric Sector, Dragos Report Finds
24.
Be Careful What You Click: This Texas School
District Lost $2.3 Million in a Phishing Scam
25.
At Sea-Tac Airport, Where Emissions Are Rising,
Gov. Inslee Pitches Low-Carbon Fuel Standard
26.
High Anxiety: Proposed U.S. Hemp Rules Worry
Industry
27.
This Farmer Had a Million-Dollar Hemp Crop —
Until South Carolina Bulldozed It
28.
Canadians Got an Emergency Alert About a Nuclear
Power Plant Incident. It Was Sent in Error, the Plant Says
29.
A Conservative Moms Group Has a Beef with Burger
King – And the ‘D-Word’
30.
‘Where Else Does It Snow Diamonds?’: Coeur
d’Alene Jeweler Looks to Refund More Than $500K After Saturday Promotion
31.
How Was Your Internship? – A Teenager Discovered
a New Planet on the Third Day of His NASA Internship
32.
Five Big Issues the Washington State Legislature
Will Debate in 2020
33.
Four Things on the Legislature’s Agenda That
Could Affect Your Life or Your Community
34.
Disappointment for Chinook Tribe – Judge Orders
Feds to Re-Evaluate Tribal Recognition Rule
35.
A South Sound Fizzle, Snow Causes Eastern
Washington, Seattle-Area Power Outages, School Closures
36.
Thousands Remain without Power Around Inland
Northwest Following Sunday Winter Storm
37.
Central Mason Fire Chief Placed on
Administrative Leave
38.
Do You Really Have to Write Out “2020” on Checks
to Avoid Being Scammed?
39.
Australia Is Dropping Thousands of Veggies from
Helicopters for Hungry Animals Escaping Bushfires
WORD OF THE DAY
Dolce • \dol-CHAY\ • Adjective - Soft, smooth; used as a
direction in music
“Hello friends,” drawled the smarmy weatherman in honeyed dolce
tones. I’ll be back with MY forecast later in the show.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Report: FEMA Could Go After Fire Victims to Pay for
What Pacific Gas & Electric Owes Government (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
2.
Four Washington Dams Again on Chopping Block (Courthouse
News Service)
3.
When the Lights Go Out, The Snohomish PUD Storm
Troopers Kick into Gear (Everett Herald, WA)
4.
38% Increase in Families Using Grant PUD’s Low-Income
Subsidy Program, Funding Support Triples (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
5.
Jefferson PUD’s Water Street construction begins
Monday – Undergrounding Power in Port Townsend (Peninsula Daily News, Port
Angeles, WA)
6.
Op/Ed: Reliable Energy Critical for NorthWestern
Energy’s Montana Customers (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, MT)
7.
Coal Mine’s Closure Leaves Hopi, Navajo Homes
Without Heat This Winter (Arizona Public Radio)
8.
Loire, France: A Copper Thief Electrocutes
Himself, Half of the City without Current (The Modern Health Care)
9.
Most Utilities Aren’t Getting Full Value from
Smart Meters, Report Warns (Utility Dive)
10.
The 2020 vision from the top: Joy Ditto &
Sue Kelly (American Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
11.
Oregon: State Officials Close Chinook Salmon
Harvest in Umpqua River Due to Low Fish Count (Associated Press)
13.
Low Steelhead Returns Cause Emergency Rules for
SW Washington State (KLEW-TV, Lewiston, ID)
14.
Tribes Break Ground on New Walla Walla River
Salmon Hatchery (The Daily Fly, Lewiston, ID)
15.
California: Sea Lions Are Cash Cows in the Bay
Area. Farther South, Fishermen Say, ‘Shoot ‘Em’ (Los Angeles Times, CA)
16.
Washington State Gets Closer to Restoring a Fuzzy,
Charismatic Carnivore You’ve Probably Never Heard Of (Crosscut Seattle)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
17.
At Wind Energy Site – One Dead, Another Rescued
After Trench Collapses in SE Thurston County (KING TV, Seattle, WA)
18.
Solar Can’t Power All of Humboldt County, HSU Researchers
Say (Eureka Times Standard, CA)
19.
Wind Farm Projects Lining Up to Call Hills
Around South-Central Montana Town Home (Billings Gazette, MT)
20.
Budweiser Beer Made with Solar Energy, Thanks to
a New Record Deal (Forbes Magazine)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
21.
Nailing It Down: Singing the Praises of Ductless
Heat Pumps (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
22.
Federal Subsidies for Satellite Broadband (Pots
& Pans)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
23.
‘Most Dangerous & Capable’ Hacking Group Now
Targeting Electric Sector, Dragos Report Finds (Utility Dive)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
25.
At Sea-Tac Airport, Where Emissions Are Rising, Gov.
Inslee Pitches Low-Carbon Fuel Standard (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
26.
High Anxiety: Proposed U.S. Hemp Rules Worry
Industry (Associated Press)
27.
This Farmer Had a Million-Dollar Hemp Crop —
Until South Carolina Bulldozed It (Washington Post)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
28.
Canadians Got an Emergency Alert About a Nuclear
Power Plant Incident. It Was Sent in Error, the Plant Says (Cable News Network)
29.
A Conservative Moms Group Has a Beef with Burger
King – And the ‘D-Word’ (Washington Post)
30.
‘Where Else Does It Snow Diamonds?’: Coeur d’Alene
Jeweler Looks to Refund More Than $500K After Saturday Promotion (Spokesman-Review,
Spokane, WA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
31.
How Was Your Internship? – A Teenager Discovered
a New Planet on the Third Day of His NASA Internship (Washington Post)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
32.
Five Big Issues the Washington State Legislature
Will Debate in 2020 (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
33.
Four Things on the Legislature’s Agenda That
Could Affect Your Life or Your Community (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
34.
Disappointment for Chinook Tribe – Judge Orders
Feds to Re-Evaluate Tribal Recognition Rule (Courthouse News Service)
GENERAL NEWS
35.
A South Sound Fizzle, Snow Causes Eastern Washington,
Seattle-Area Power Outages, School Closures (Associated Press)
36.
Thousands Remain without Power Around Inland
Northwest Following Sunday Winter Storm (KHQ TV, Spokane, WA)
37.
Central Mason Fire Chief Placed on Administrative
Leave (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
38.
Do You Really Have to Write Out “2020” on Checks
to Avoid Being Scammed? (Slate Magazine)
39.
Australia Is Dropping Thousands of Veggies from Helicopters
for Hungry Animals Escaping Bushfires (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Tumblegeddon Continues: Tumbleweeds Block Off Roads in Walla
Walla
Neil Peart, Rush Drummer Who Set a New Standard for Rock
Virtuosity, Dead at 67
‘Mona Lisa of Mustangs,’ Raced in ‘Bullitt,’ Sets Auction
Record
Man Catches Massive 350-Pound Grouper Off Florida Coast
SONG OF THE DAY
Rush – The Spirit of Radio
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