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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Avista Reports Earnings Drop in First Quarter (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
Future of Potential Longview Data Center Uncertain (Longview
Daily News, WA)
Crews Working to Fix Leaks in Priest Rapids Dam
(KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Public Comment Sought on Lewis/Thurston Wind Farm Project
(KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
Chelan PUD Beefs Up Bitcoin Mining Security Measures (NCW
Life, East Wenatchee, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Avista Reports Earnings Drop in First Quarter
2.
Future of Potential Longview Data Center
Uncertain
3.
Crews Working to Fix Leaks in Priest Rapids Dam
4.
Chelan PUD Beefs Up Bitcoin Mining Security
Measures
5.
New Jefferson PUD General Manager Tells
Commissioners of His Priorities
6.
Port Angeles Public Works Director Resigns
without Notice
7.
Op/Ed: McMorris Rodgers Got Her Talking Points;
Now What?
8.
Authorities Warn of Fake Utility Worker
‘Distraction’ Scam Targeting the Elderly
9.
Iowa Town Vote on Forming Muni from Alliant Too
Close to Call
10.
Public Power Utilities Recognized for Safety,
Reliability Efforts
11.
A Million Salmon Were Released into the
Sacramento River. So Why Are Anglers Unhappy?
12.
Alaska Supreme Court Hears Salmon Ballot
Initiative Case
13.
Another Look at Taylor Shellfish
14.
Public Comment Sought on Lewis/Thurston Wind
Farm Project
15.
BC Hydro Customers Producing Solar Energy Could
Lose Payout for Excess Power
16.
President Trump’s Solar Tariffs Cause a Scramble
in the Industry
17.
Clean Energy Sector Swings Republican with U-S
Campaign Donations
18.
Busses as Power Plants – Company Brings Its
Power Restoration Prototype to Florida as Hurricane Season Approaches
19.
Solar at the Crossroads: Is Utility-Scale,
Distributed or Both the Way to Go?
20.
Are Public Objections to Wind Farms Overblown?
21.
No Water in Thurston County Town of Rainier
after Water Main Break
22.
New Greenhouse Gas Study for Kalama Methanol
Plant
23.
American Public Power Association Urges Repeal,
Replacement of Clean Power Plan
24.
Cambridge Analytica: Facebook Data-Harvest Firm
to Shut
25.
Facebook Accidentally Asked Its Users Whether
Posts They Saw Contained Hate Speech
26.
Spokane’s National Teacher of the Year Meets
with President Trump
27.
Connelly: ‘Liberty: the 51st State’ --
Republicans to Hear Plan to Split Washington State
28.
Op/Ed: Rep. Lou Barletta: Let’s Outsmart
Disasters before They Strike
29.
Amazon Halts Plan for Office Tower in Seattle
over Proposed Head Tax
30.
Layoffs Begin for 300 Paper Mill Workers in
Camas
31.
Vandals Strike in Downtown Olympia the Night
after May Day
32.
City of Shelton Awards Contracts for Downtown
Connector, Turner Avenue
33.
Mason County Candidate Filing Begins May 14th
34.
Belfair Garden Club Plans Highway 3 Blue Star
Re-Dedication
WORD OF THE DAY
Beaucoup ● /BOE-koo/ ● Adjective – Great in quantity or amount:
many, much
Fave Beatle? Ringo
Listen to “Beaucoup of Blues”
Music Chameleon
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Avista Reports Earnings Drop in First Quarter
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
2.
Future of Potential Longview Data Center
Uncertain (Longview Daily News, WA)
3.
Crews Working to Fix Leaks in Priest Rapids Dam (KNDO/KNDU,-TV,
Tri-Cities, WA)
4.
Chelan PUD Beefs Up Bitcoin Mining Security
Measures (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)
5.
New Jefferson PUD General Manager Tells
Commissioners of His Priorities (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
6.
Port Angeles Public Works Director Resigns without
Notice (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
7.
Op/Ed: McMorris Rodgers Got Her Talking Points;
Now What? (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
8.
Authorities Warn of Fake Utility Worker ‘Distraction’
Scam Targeting the Elderly (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
9.
Iowa Town Vote on Forming Muni from Alliant Too
Close to Call (Utility Dive)
10. Public
Power Utilities Recognized for Safety, Reliability Efforts (American Public
Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
11. A
Million Salmon Were Released into the Sacramento River. So Why Are Anglers
Unhappy? (Sacramento Bee, CA)
12. Alaska
Supreme Court Hears Salmon Ballot Initiative Case (Associated Press)
13. Another
Look at Taylor Shellfish (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
14. Public
Comment Sought on Lewis/Thurston Wind Farm Project (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
15. BC
Hydro Customers Producing Solar Energy Could Lose Payout for Excess Power (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
President Trump’s Solar Tariffs Cause a Scramble in the
Industry (NY Times)
17. Clean
Energy Sector Swings Republican with U-S Campaign Donations (Reuters)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/clean-energy-sector-swings-republican-u-campaign-donations-110318197.html
18. Busses
as Power Plants – Company Brings Its Power Restoration Prototype to Florida as
Hurricane Season Approaches (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
19. Solar
at the Crossroads: Is Utility-Scale, Distributed or Both the Way to Go? (Utility
Dive)
20. Are
Public Objections to Wind Farms Overblown? (Renewable Energy World)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
21. No
Water in Thurston County Town of Rainier after Water Main Break (KOMO-TV, Seattle,
WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
22. New
Greenhouse Gas Study for Kalama Methanol Plant (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
23. American
Public Power Association Urges Repeal, Replacement of Clean Power Plan (American
Public Power Association)
https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/association-urges-repeal-replacement-clean-power-plan
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
24. Cambridge
Analytica: Facebook Data-Harvest Firm to Shut (British Broadcasting
Corporation)
25. Facebook
Accidentally Asked Its Users Whether Posts They Saw Contained Hate Speech (Washington
Post)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
26. Spokane’s
National Teacher of the Year Meets with President Trump – Brings Letters from
Her Immigrant, Refugee Students (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
27. Connelly:
‘Liberty: the 51st State’ -- Republicans to Hear Plan to Split Washington State
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
28. Op/Ed:
Rep. Lou Barletta: Let’s Outsmart Disasters before They Strike (Washington
Examiner)
GENERAL NEWS
29. Amazon
Halts Plan for Office Tower in Seattle over Proposed Head Tax (Reuters)
30. Layoffs
Begin for 300 Paper Mill Workers In Camas (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
31. Vandals
Strike in Downtown Olympia the Night after May Day (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
32. City
of Shelton Awards Contracts for Downtown Connector, Turner Avenue (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
33. Mason
County Candidate Filing Begins May 14th (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
34. Belfair
Garden Club Plans Highway 3 Blue Star Re-Dedication (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA
– Paywall Advisory)
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION – DIVERSIONS
Woman Allegedly Scams Casino to Pay off Sick Cat’s Vet Bill
Brinks Truck Drops Thousands of Dollars on Indiana Highway
French Museum Discovers More Than Half Its Art Collection Is
Forged
Oregon Horse Sues Former Owner for $100,000, Seeking Damages
for Neglect
SONG OF THE DAY
Rolling Stones – Wild Horses “Acoustic”
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