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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington State Lawmakers Reach Deal on Water Rights &
$4.5B Construction Budget (Northwest Public Radio)
FERC Approves Avista-Hydro One Deal (Utility Dive)
Watch Students & Teachers Rejoice When the Power Returns
to Puerto Rico after 112 Days (Mother Nature Network)
Utilities Grapple With Growth in Cannabis Legalization
(American Public Power Association)
Long-Term Warming Trend Continued in 2017 (NASA, NOAA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- FERC Approves Avista-Hydro One Deal
- Watch Students & Teachers Rejoice When the Power Returns to Puerto Rico after 112 Days
- Thousands Lose Power in Western Washington State during Overnight Storm
- Science! Op/Ed: Movie ‘Take Back Your Power’ Contained ‘Great Deal of Misinformation’
- Advanced Meters: What Happens When the Power Goes Out & No One Is Around?
- Top Energy Executive Says Natural Gas Industry Will Need ‘Over $150 Billion of Infrastructure Investment’
- Opinion: Increased Spill Over Dams Will Help Columbia River Spring Chinook
- President Trump Says Decision on SolarWorld’s Trade Case Coming ‘Soon’
- Wyoming: Teton County Commissioners Join Shared Solar Project
- Why You Should Switch to LED Lightbulbs Right Now, Before the Law Requires It
- Utilities Grapple With Growth in Cannabis Legalization
- Washington Lawmakers Fight to Protect Marijuana Industry
- Long-Term Warming Trend Continued in 2017
- Yes, Global Warming Will Be Bad. These Scientists Say It Won’t Reach the Worst-Case Scenario.
- Owning an Electric Car Is Twice as Cheap as Owning a Gas Vehicle
- Amazon Rules Out Seattle, Portland for Second Headquarters
- Washington Lawmakers Propose $300 Million on Broadband Access for Rural Communities
- House Bill 2312 – Providing Urban Levels of Internet Speed & Access in Rural Areas
- Oregon Will Take Up Net Neutrality in Legislation, Initiative Drive
- Apple Bans Net Neutrality Testing App for No Coherent Reason
- Washington State Lawmakers Reach Deal on Water Rights & $4.5B Construction Budget
- Interior Official Blasts Resignation of National Parks Advisory Board
- Shelton Finance Director Nola von Nuedegg to Retire
- Shelton City Council Candidates Face Off
- It’s Killed 46 People Statewide Since October. Here Are Four Things to Know About the Flu.
- Washington State Unemployment Rises Slightly in December
- Yakima Approves Emergency Proclamation Ahead of Landslide
- It’s Fatally Windy in Europe Right Now
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
FERC Approves Avista-Hydro One Deal (Utility Dive)
Watch Students & Teachers Rejoice When the Power Returns
to Puerto Rico after 112 Days (Mother Nature Network)
Thousands Lose Power in Western Washington State during
Overnight Storm (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Science! Op/Ed: Movie ‘Take Back Your Power’ Contained ‘Great
Deal of Misinformation’ (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
Advanced Meters: What Happens When the Power Goes Out &
No One Is Around? (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Top Energy Executive Says Natural Gas Industry Will Need ‘Over
$150 Billion of Infrastructure Investment’ (CNBC)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Opinion: Increased Spill Over Dams Will Help Columbia River Spring
Chinook (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
President Trump Says Decision on SolarWorld’s Trade Case
Coming ‘Soon’ (Oregonian, Portland)
Wyoming: Teton County Commissioners Join Shared Solar
Project (Jackson Hole News & Guide, WY)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Why You Should Switch to LED Lightbulbs Right Now, Before the
Law Requires It (Washington Post)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Utilities Grapple With Growth in Cannabis Legalization (American
Public Power Association)
Washington Lawmakers Fight to Protect Marijuana Industry
(Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Long-Term Warming Trend Continued in 2017 (NASA, NOAA)
Yes, Global Warming Will Be Bad. These Scientists Say It Won’t
Reach the Worst-Case Scenario. (Washington Post)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
Owning an Electric Car Is Twice as Cheap as Owning a Gas
Vehicle (Fast Company)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Amazon Rules Out Seattle, Portland for Second Headquarters (Oregonian,
Portland)
Washington Lawmakers Propose $300 Million on Broadband
Access for Rural Communities (Northwest Public Radio)
House Bill 2312 – Providing Urban Levels of Internet Speed
& Access in Rural Areas (Washington State Legislature)
Oregon Will Take Up Net Neutrality in Legislation,
Initiative Drive (Oregonian, Portland)
Apple Bans Net Neutrality Testing App for No Coherent Reason
(Broadband Reports)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Washington State Lawmakers Reach Deal on Water Rights &
$4.5B Construction Budget (Northwest Public Radio)
Interior Official Blasts Resignation of National Parks
Advisory Board (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
Shelton Finance Director Nola von
Nuedegg to Retire (City of Shelton, WA)
Shelton City Council Candidates
Face Off (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
It’s Killed 46 People Statewide
Since October. Here Are Four Things to Know About the Flu. (Olympian, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
Washington State Unemployment
Rises Slightly in December (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Yakima Approves Emergency
Proclamation Ahead of Landslide (Associated Press)
It’s Fatally Windy in Europe Right
Now (Gizmodo)
CHARLES ATLAS SCHOOL OF BURGLARY – DIVERSIONS
Massachusetts Police Arrest Man for Stealing Manhole Covers
United Kingdom Appoints a Minister for Loneliness
The “Gravy Mary?” – KFC Launches Classic Cocktail Recipes
Infused with Its Iconic Gravy
It Was Only a Matter of Time: The Tide Pod Doughnut Is Born
SONG OF THE DAY
Michael Bublé - The Best Is Yet to Come
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