SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Google Suspends Portland High-Speed Internet Plans (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
Montana Lawmakers Craft Measures to Deal with Colstrip Coal
Plant Closure (Associated Press)
Utah Utility Group Selects Idaho Site for NuScale Small
Modular Reactor (The Energy Collective)
$40 Million in Play for Would-Be Oregon Coast Energy Project
(Portland Business Journal, OR)
Chum Salmon Prove Surprisingly Resistant to Pollution (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Montana Lawmakers Craft Measures to Deal with Colstrip Coal Plant Closure
- Utah Utility Group Selects Idaho Site for NuScale Small Modular Reactor
- Oregon Lawfully Rejected Morrow Coal Export Terminal, Judge Rules
- Energy Secretary Moniz & Senator Cantwell Lead Discussion on Energy Workforce Needs
- City of Klamath Falls Moves toward Automated Meter Reading
- Exonerated by Investigation – Seattle’s Top-Paid Employee Was under Workplace Probe When Mayor Nominated Him
- August 17 - Planned Power Outage for Customers in Storeybrook Area
- Mail Call: Step Up for Hydropower Licensing Changes
- Six Children Shocked by Electricity at Amusement Park in Connecticut
- Chum Salmon Prove Surprisingly Resistant to Pollution
- Complaints about Gorst Fish Nets a Seasonal Occurrence
- Fish Kill in Yellowstone River Estimated at More Than 10,000
- Are Pesticides Killing Off Wild Bees? New Evidence Says Yes
- Waters of the U-S Foes Turned Back by Court
- $40 Million in Play for Would-Be Oregon Coast Energy Project
- Sun Burn: Solar Tax Credits Scorch State Budgets
- It’s the Dawn of the Community Solar Farm
- Mason County Leaders OK Medical Cannabis Cooperatives
- State Laws on Medical Marijuana Tops Federal, Court Rules
- Marijuana Plants Featured in Portland Real Estate Listings
- How a ‘Buttoned Up’ Exec Found the Marijuana Industry & Got Microsoft to Join In
- California: While Cap-And-Trade Funds Stay Mired in Debate, Businesses Feel the Hit
- Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Natural Gas Surpass Coal as Fuel Use Patterns Change
- Eastern Oregon Teacher Wins Presidential Award for Hands-On Classes That Turn Brownfields Green
- Google Suspends Portland High-Speed Internet Plans
- U-S to Hand Off Internet in Under Two Months
- Cisco Cutting 14,000 Jobs Globally, Says Report
- Mason PUD 3 to Work on Fiber Optic Network
- Verizon Wants to Sell App Installations on Your Phone to Advertisers
- The International Olympic Committee Is on the Prowl to Take Down “Periscope Pirates”
- Gold’s Gym Terminates Franchisee Whose Ad Said a Pear ‘Is No Shape for a Girl’
- Ad of the Day: Heineken Honors the Odd Ideas That Can Spark a Downtown Revitalization
- Murray Way Ahead in Elway’s Washington State Poll, Democrats Advantage in Statewide Races
- Business Owners React to Initiative on November Ballot to Raise Minimum Wage Statewide
- Transportation Tax Dollars Earmarked for Shelton Street Paving
- Fast-Moving California Wildfire Forces 82,000 to Evacuate
- Louisiana’s Devastating Flooding: By the Numbers
- Olympia Businesses, Workers Worried about Safety as Nightly Police Foot Patrols End
- Seahawks’ Kenny Easley Named Hall of Fame Senior Finalist
- “South Sound Conference” – New Classifications for High School Sports, New Leagues
- Shelton’s “Chalk the Walk”
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Montana Lawmakers Craft Measures to Deal with Colstrip Coal Plant
Closure (Associated Press)
Utah Utility Group Selects Idaho Site for NuScale Small
Modular Reactor (The Energy Collective)
Oregon Lawfully Rejected Morrow Coal Export Terminal, Judge
Rules (Oregonian, Portland)
Energy Secretary Moniz & Senator Cantwell Lead
Discussion on Energy Workforce Needs (KNDO/KNDU-TV,
Tri Cities, WA)
City of Klamath Falls Moves toward Automated Meter Reading
(Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Exonerated by Investigation – Seattle’s Top-Paid Employee
Was under Workplace Probe When Mayor Nominated Him (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
August 17 - Planned Power Outage for Customers in
Storeybrook Area (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Mail Call: Step Up for Hydropower Licensing Changes
(Politico)
Six Children Shocked by Electricity at Amusement Park in Connecticut
(Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Chum Salmon Prove Surprisingly Resistant to Pollution (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
Complaints about Gorst Fish Nets a Seasonal Occurrence (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
Fish Kill in Yellowstone River Estimated at More Than 10,000
(Associated Press)
Are Pesticides Killing Off Wild Bees? New Evidence Says Yes (Christian
Science Monitor)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Waters of the U-S Foes Turned Back by Court (Politico)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
$40 Million in Play for Would-Be Oregon Coast Energy Project
(Portland Business Journal, OR)
Sun Burn: Solar Tax Credits Scorch State Budgets – Solar
power can burn a hole in a state’s budget, but a well-designed plan can bring
benefits (Utility Dive)
It’s the Dawn of the Community Solar Farm (Bloomberg News)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Mason County Leaders OK Medical Cannabis Cooperatives (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
State Laws on Medical Marijuana Tops Federal, Court Rules (Associated Press)
Marijuana Plants Featured in Portland Real Estate Listings (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
How a ‘Buttoned Up’ Exec Found the Marijuana Industry &
Got Microsoft to Join In (Puget
Sound Business Journal, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
California: While Cap-And-Trade Funds Stay Mired in Debate,
Businesses Feel the Hit (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Natural Gas
Surpass Coal as Fuel Use Patterns Change (U-S Energy Information
Administration)
SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Eastern Oregon Teacher Wins Presidential Award for Hands-On
Classes That Turn Brownfields Green (Oregonian, Portland)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Google Suspends Portland High-Speed Internet Plans (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
U-S to Hand Off Internet in Under Two Months (Washington
Examiner)
Cisco Cutting 14,000 Jobs Globally, Says Report (San
Francisco Business Times, CA)
Mason PUD 3 to Work on Fiber Optic Network (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Verizon Wants to Sell App Installations on Your Phone to Advertisers
(Consumerist)
The International Olympic Committee Is on the Prowl to Take
Down “Periscope Pirates” (Consumerist)
Gold’s Gym Terminates Franchisee Whose Ad Said a Pear ‘Is No
Shape for a Girl’ (AdWeek)
Ad of the Day: Heineken Honors the Odd Ideas That Can Spark
a Downtown Revitalization (AdWeek)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Murray Way Ahead in Elway’s Washington State Poll, Democrats
Advantage in Statewide Races (Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
WA)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Murray-way-ahead-in-Elway-poll-Democrats-9145920.php
Business Owners React to Initiative on November Ballot to Raise
Minimum Wage Statewide (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Transportation Tax Dollars Earmarked for Shelton Street
Paving (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Fast-Moving California Wildfire Forces 82,000 to Evacuate (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Louisiana’s Devastating Flooding: By the Numbers (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Olympia Businesses, Workers Worried about Safety as Nightly
Police Foot Patrols End (KCPQ-TV, Seattle,
WA)
Seahawks’ Kenny Easley Named Hall of Fame Senior Finalist
(Northwest Cable News Network)
“South Sound Conference” – New Classifications for High
School Sports, New Leagues (Olympian -
Paywall Advisory)
Shelton’s “Chalk the Walk” (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Iron Nun Tickled by Fan Reaction to Nike Ad
Dog Owner Gets $100,000 Settlement in Shooting Death of
Beloved Spaniel
Is There Really a Hidden Nazi Gold Train in Poland?
Chewbacca Actor Peter Mayhew Shares Touching Tribute to Star
Wars Co-star Kenny Baker
SONG OF THE DAY
The Doors – L.A. Woman
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LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their websites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.
LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their websites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.
