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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Wind Storm Forecast for South Sound on Friday, Local Utility
Says “It’s Ready” (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee Wants $1.1 Billion to Help
Save Puget Sound’s Critically Endangered Orcas (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
Idaho Power, Idaho & Oregon Make Deal on Fish Passage at
Hells Canyon Complex of Dams (Associated Press)
TransAlta Grants More Than $1 Million in Conservation Funds
to Lewis County PUD (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
Port of Skagit to Partner with Port of Whitman on Fiber
Network (Skagit Valley News, Mount Vernon, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Wind Storm Forecast for South Sound on Friday,
Local Utility Says “It’s Ready”
2.
Downed Power Lines Are a Danger Most British
Columbians Don’t Recognize, Survey Finds
3.
As PacifiCorp & Other Analyses Point to More
Coal Shutdowns, Replacement Questions Rise
4.
Pacific Gas & Electric Wants Rate Hike to
Fund Wildfire Safety
5.
PUD Scam Making the Rounds Again
6.
After 18 Years, Jefferson County PUD
Commissioner Attends Final Meeting
7.
Grant PUD Bids Farewell to Outgoing
Commissioners Brewer & Bernd
8.
Talks of Electric Retail Dereg Begin Again in
Arizona
9.
Why Electricity Demand Is About to Get a Jolt
10.
FERC: Glick Blasts Chatterjee Clean Power Plan
Comments as Not ‘Appropriate,’ ‘Relevant’
11.
Idaho Power, Idaho & Oregon Make Deal on
Fish Passage at Hells Canyon Complex of Dams
12.
Federal Judge Orders Stronger Cold-Water Fish
Protections in Oregon Rivers
13.
Warmer Arctic Temperatures Are Killing Cod – The
Effects Are Being Felt in Oregon
14.
West Coast Fishery Rebounds after Years of
Conservation Efforts
15.
Washington State to Hear Public Input on
Columbia River Salmon & Sturgeon Policies
16.
Half of Canada’s Chinook Salmon Populations in
Decline
17.
Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee Wants $1.1
Billion to Help Save Puget Sound’s Critically Endangered Orcas
18.
Washington State Gov. Inslee Speaks at Orca
Rally in Olympia after Unveiling $1.1 Billion Recovery Proposa
19.
New Bill Makes It Easier to Kill Sea Lions, But
Can It Save Local Orcas?
20.
U-S Solar Takes Hit from Trump Tariffs But Is
Cheaper Than Ever: Report
21.
Waste of Energy – Burning Garbage? Chicken Poop?
Your State Could Be Getting Renewable Energy from Nasty Sources.
22.
Port of Skagit to Partner with Port of Whitman
on Fiber Network
23.
Internet Speeds Up in Oregon Cities, But Rural
Areas Still Lag
24.
California Proposes a Plan to Tax Text Messages
25.
The Global Cashless Movement Meets Its Foe:
Local Government
26.
In Annual Ranking of Worst Passwords, ‘Donald’
Makes Its Debut
27.
President Trump Blasts General Motors for Move
Toward Electric Vehicles
28.
As More Cars Plug In, Utilities & Makers
Juggle Ways to Power Them
29.
TransAlta Grants More Than $1 Million in
Conservation Funds to Lewis County PUD
30.
Conservation Measures Can Take a Bite Out of
Electric Bills
31.
A Study Examined Why Customers Remain in Time of
Use Programs – The Results Were Terrible
32.
Faulty Gate at Bremerton Plant Causes Sewage,
Runoff Spill
33.
Southwestern U-S States Get Jan. 31 Deadline for
Drought Deal
34.
U-S House to Introduce Carbon Capture Bill amid
Questions of Tech Viability
35.
Climate Change Is ‘Shrinking Winter’
36.
Thinning Glaciers Will Affect Freshwater Across
Asia
37.
Facebook Says a Bug Affecting Up To 6.8 Million
Users Exposed Photos They Hadn’t Shared
38.
Virgin Galactic Rocket Ship Reaches Space in
Test Flight
39.
Washington State Governor Proposes Capital Gains
Tax in New Budget
40.
Editorial: Other Elected Officials Comply with
Public Records Laws. Washington State Legislators Should Figure It Out
41.
First Major Blow of the Winter
42.
Emailed Bomb Threats Investigated in Oregon,
Nationwide
43.
Collapsed Beaver Dam Causes Extensive Flooding
Near Shelton
44.
Would Seattle Drink Coffee from Its Stanley Cup?
WORD OF THE DAY
Pizzicato • \pitts-sih-KAW-toe\ • Noun - A note or passage
played by plucking strings.
(To be read in a soft, nasally, pretentious manner…)
The dancing mice in the orchestral score of “Three Blind
Mice” will be represented by the sharp, pizzicato passages.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Wind Storm Forecast for South Sound on Friday,
Local Utility Says “It’s Ready” (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
2.
Downed Power Lines Are a Danger Most British
Columbians Don’t Recognize, Survey Finds (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
3.
As PacifiCorp & Other Analyses Point to More
Coal Shutdowns, Replacement Questions Rise (Utility Dive)
4.
Pacific Gas & Electric Wants Rate Hike to
Fund Wildfire Safety (Sacramento Bee, CA)
5.
PUD Scam Making the Rounds Again (Columbia Basin
Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
6.
After 18 Years, Jefferson County PUD
Commissioner Attends Final Meeting (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
7.
Grant PUD Bids Farewell to Outgoing
Commissioners Brewer & Bernd (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
8.
Talks of Electric Retail Dereg Begin Again in
Arizona (Arizona Capitol Times)
9.
Why Electricity Demand Is About to Get a Jolt
(Morningstar)
10. FERC:
Glick Blasts Chatterjee Clean Power Plan Comments as Not ‘Appropriate,’ ‘Relevant’
(Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
12. Federal
Judge Orders Stronger Cold-Water Fish Protections in Oregon Rivers (Oregon
Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/news/article/cold-water-salmon-steelhead-trout-oregon-rivers-protection-lawsuit/
13. Warmer
Arctic Temperatures Are Killing Cod – The Effects Are Being Felt in Oregon (KGW-TV,
Portland, OR)
14. West
Coast Fishery Rebounds after Years of Conservation Efforts (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
15. Washington
State to Hear Public Input on Columbia River Salmon & Sturgeon Policies
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
16. Half
of Canada’s Chinook Salmon Populations in Decline – Committee on the Status of
Endangered Wildlife in Canada says some are in danger of disappearing (Canadian
Press)
ORCA ORDINATION – SWIMMING IN A SEA OF HEARTBREAK
17. Washington
State Gov. Jay Inslee Wants $1.1 Billion to Help Save Puget Sound’s Critically
Endangered Orcas (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
18. Washington
State Gov. Inslee Speaks at Orca Rally in Olympia after Unveiling $1.1 Billion
Recovery Proposal (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
19. New
Bill Makes It Easier to Kill Sea Lions, But Can It Save Local Orcas? (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
20. U-S
Solar Takes Hit from Trump Tariffs But Is Cheaper Than Ever: Report (Reuters)
21. Waste
of Energy – Burning Garbage? Chicken Poop? Your State Could Be Getting
Renewable Energy from Nasty Sources. (Grist Online)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
22. Port
of Skagit to Partner with Port of Whitman on Fiber Network (Skagit Valley News,
Mount Vernon, WA)
23. Internet
Speeds Up in Oregon Cities, But Rural Areas Still Lag (Oregonian, Portland)
24. California
Proposes a Plan to Tax Text Messages (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
25. The
Global Cashless Movement Meets Its Foe: Local Government (Washington Post)
26. In
Annual Ranking of Worst Passwords, ‘Donald’ Makes Its Debut (Washington Post)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
27. President
Trump Blasts General Motors for Move Toward Electric Vehicles (Washington
Examiner)
28. As
More Cars Plug In, Utilities & Makers Juggle Ways to Power Them (NY Times)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
29. TransAlta
Grants More Than $1 Million in Conservation Funds to Lewis County PUD (The
Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
30. Conservation
Measures Can Take a Bite Out of Electric Bills (East Oregonian, Pendleton)
31. A
Study Examined Why Customers Remain in Time of Use Programs – The Results Were
Terrible (Utility Dive)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
32. Faulty
Gate at Bremerton Plant Causes Sewage, Runoff Spill (Associated Press)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
33. Southwestern
U-S States Get Jan. 31 Deadline for Drought Deal (Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
34. U-S
House to Introduce Carbon Capture Bill amid Questions of Tech Viability (Utility
Dive)
35. Climate
Change Is ‘Shrinking Winter’ (British Broadcasting Corporation)
36. Thinning
Glaciers Will Affect Freshwater Across Asia (Courthouse News Service)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
37. Facebook
Says a Bug Affecting Up To 6.8 Million Users Exposed Photos They Hadn’t Shared
(CNBC)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
38. Virgin
Galactic Rocket Ship Reaches Space in Test Flight (Associated Press)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
39. Washington
State Governor Proposes Capital Gains Tax in New Budget (Associated Press)
40. Editorial:
Other Elected Officials Comply with Public Records Laws. Washington State
Legislators Should Figure It Out (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
41. First
Major Blow of the Winter (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
42. Emailed
Bomb Threats Investigated in Oregon, Nationwide (Oregonian, Portland)
43. Collapsed
Beaver Dam Causes Extensive Flooding Near Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
44. Would
Seattle Drink Coffee from Its Stanley Cup? (NY Times – No, artisan, craft beer.
Or Hard Cider.)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Actress Sondra Locke, Longtime Clint Eastwood Co-Star &
Partner, Has Died
Scuba-Diving Santa Brings Holiday Cheer to Fish, Museumgoers
KFC Selling Firelog That Smells Like Fried Chicken
Candidate Whose Missed Vote Led to Tie Loses on Dice Roll
SONG OF THE DAY
Eddie Rabbit – Every Which Way But Loose (Soundtrack)
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