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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Mason PUD 3: Snowstorm Seen as
Worst since 2006 — Outages Now All Restored (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Portland General Electric Will Spend $160 Million on Massive
Renewable Energy Project in Eastern Oregon (Oregonian, Portland)
Freezing Temps Renew Worries about
Higher Electric Bills (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Coho Salmon Prediction: More Than Twice 2018 (Oregonian,
Portland)
Electricity Intensity of U-S Homes & Commercial Buildings
Decreases in Coming Decades (U-S Energy Information Administration)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Mason PUD 3: Snowstorm Seen as Worst since 2006
— Outages Now All Restored
2.
Freezing Temps Renew Worries about Higher
Electric Bills
3.
Okanogan PUD Settles Final Condemnations for
Powerline Easements
4.
Montana Lawmaker Headed to White House to Lobby
for Coal Plant
5.
Two Snow Plow Drivers Threatened in Spokane
County
6.
BC Hydro Rates to Rise Another 8.1 Per Cent in
Next Five Years
7.
The Struggle to Control Pacific Gas &
Electric
8.
FERC OKs Salt River Project Agreement to Join
Energy Imbalance Market
9.
Special Exhibit Visits Bonneville Power
Administration before Touring the Region
10.
Op/Ed: We Can’t Depend on a Few Fuels to Make
Our Electricity
11.
Coho Salmon Prediction: More Than Twice 2018
12.
British Columbia: Returning Shuswap Sockeye Drop
by 700,000
13.
Forecast Prompts Quinault Nation to Halt 2019
Commercial Sockeye Fishery
14.
Experimental Draining of Willamette Reservoir to
Aid Juvenile Salmon Has Unintended Consequences
15.
NW Power/Conservation Council Hears Details on
Flexible Spill Agreement to Aid Juvenile Salmonids
16.
Bonneville Power Administration Finishes
Environmental Review of Steigerwald Floodplain Restoration Plan
17.
Portland General Electric Will Spend $160
Million on Massive Renewable Energy Project in Eastern Oregon
18.
Hydro Review: Hydropower Opportunities for the
State of Alaska & Native Villages
19.
U-S Senator Schumer Slams as a ‘Stunt’ Green New
Deal Vote, Moderates Fret
20.
What Happened When I Bought a House with Solar
Panels
21.
Electricity Intensity of U-S Homes &
Commercial Buildings Decreases in Coming Decades
22.
Internet Fiber Service Focus of Grant PUD
Discussion
23.
Rural Electric Cooperatives Have an Important
Role in Our Broadband Future
24.
U-S Senators Warn that Cybersecurity Is at Least
as Needed as the Wall
25.
Why Improved Cybersecurity Should Be in Your
2019 Goals
26.
Facebook, FTC Said to Be in Talks on
Multibillion-Dollar Fine
27.
JPMorgan Chase Moves to Be First Big U.S. Bank
with Its Own Cryptocurrency
28.
More People Quit Facebook, Delete Social Media
Accounts; Cite Privacy Concerns
29.
Washington’s Attorney General Mulls Lawsuit over
Trump Emergency Declaration
30.
McMorris Rodgers, Murray Oppose President
Trump’s Emergency Declaration
31.
Bishop, Kilmer Lead Bipartisan Introduction of
Restore Our Parks & Public Lands Act
32.
Western Washington Recovers State from
Snowstorms as Melt-Out Continues
33.
Winter Storm Kills 1,600 Dairy Cows in Lower
Yakima Valley
34.
One Dead after Travel Trailer Catches Fire in
Mason County
35.
State Selects Firm to Design Belfair Bypass
36.
Shelton’s Olympic Highway North, Northcliff Road
to be Closed Several Weeks Each for Road Work
37.
Amazon’s Retreat on New York City Headquarters
Followed Unexpected Backlash
38.
Tiny Houses Have a Dark Secret
WORD OF THE DAY
Bardolater /bar-DUH-lut-ter/ Noun – A person who idolizes
Shakespeare.
Shakespeare is the Bard
Plenty of fans for his prose
Beam, Bardolaters
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Mason PUD 3: Snowstorm Seen as Worst since 2006
— Outages Now Isolated (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
3.
Okanogan PUD Settles Final Condemnations for
Powerline Easements (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)
4.
Montana Lawmaker Headed to White House to Lobby
for Coal Plant (KPAX-TV, Missoula, MT)
5.
Two Snow Plow Drivers Threatened in Spokane
County (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
6.
BC Hydro Rates to Rise Another 8.1 Per Cent in
Next Five Years (Campbell River Mirror, BC)
7.
The Struggle to Control Pacific Gas &
Electric (NY Times)
8.
FERC OKs Salt River Project Agreement to Join Energy
Imbalance Market (RTO Insider)
9.
Special Exhibit Visits Bonneville Power
Administration before Touring the Region (Bonneville Power Administration)
10. Op/Ed:
We Can’t Depend on a Few Fuels to Make Our Electricity (Morning Consult)
FISH & WILDLIFE
12. British
Columbia: Returning Shuswap Sockeye Drop by 700,000 (Columbia Valley Pioneer,
BC)
13. Forecast
Prompts Quinault Nation to Halt 2019 Commercial Sockeye Fishery (Aberdeen Daily
World, WA)
14. Experimental
Draining of Willamette Reservoir to Aid Juvenile Salmon Has Unintended
Consequences (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
15. NW
Power/Conservation Council Hears Details on Flexible Spill Agreement to Aid
Juvenile Salmonids (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
16. Bonneville
Power Administration Finishes Environmental Review of Steigerwald Floodplain
Restoration Plan (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
17. Portland
General Electric Will Spend $160 Million on Massive Renewable Energy Project in
Eastern Oregon (Oregonian, Portland)
18. Hydro
Review: Hydropower Opportunities for the State of Alaska & Native Villages
(Hydro Review)
19. U-S
Senator Schumer Slams as a ‘Stunt’ Green New Deal Vote, Moderates Fret
(Politico)
20. What
Happened When I Bought a House with Solar Panels (Bloomberg News)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
21. Electricity
Intensity of U-S Homes & Commercial Buildings Decreases in Coming Decades
(U-S Energy Information Administration)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
22. Internet
Fiber Service Focus of Grant PUD Discussion (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake,
WA)
23. Rural
Electric Cooperatives Have an Important Role in Our Broadband Future
(Telecompetitor)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
24. U-S
Senators Warn that Cybersecurity Is at Least as Needed as the Wall (Washington
Examiner)
25. Why
Improved Cybersecurity Should Be in Your 2019 Goals (American Public Power
Association)
26. Facebook,
FTC Said to Be in Talks on Multibillion-Dollar Fine (Courthouse News Service)
27. JPMorgan
Chase Moves to Be First Big U.S. Bank with Its Own Cryptocurrency (NY Times)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
28. More
People Quit Facebook, Delete Social Media Accounts; Cite Privacy Concerns
(KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
29. Washington’s
Attorney General Mulls Lawsuit over Trump Emergency Declaration (KUOW Radio,
Seattle, WA)
30. McMorris
Rodgers, Murray Oppose President Trump’s Emergency Declaration (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
31. Bishop,
Kilmer Lead Bipartisan Introduction of Restore Our Parks & Public Lands Act
(U-S House Committee on Natural Resources)
GENERAL NEWS
32. Western
Washington Recovers State from Snowstorms as Melt-Out Continues (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
33. Winter
Storm Kills 1,600 Dairy Cows in Lower Yakima Valley (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
34. One
Dead after Travel Trailer Catches Fire in Mason County (Olympian, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
35. State
Selects Firm to Design Belfair Bypass (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
36. Shelton’s
Olympic Highway North, Northcliff Road to be Closed Several Weeks Each for Road
Work (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
37. Amazon’s
Retreat on New York City Headquarters Followed Unexpected Backlash (NY Times)
38. Tiny
Houses Have a Dark Secret (Fast Company)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
No One Wanted to Buy These ‘Hitler Paintings’ at
Controversial Nuremberg Auction
After Chickens Killed in Olympia Truck-Trailer Crash, PETA
Billboard Pays Tribute
Tokyo’s Olympic Medals Are Made from 47 Tons of Recycled
Electronics
NY Woman Resorts to Baseball Bat after Hamburger Patty Not
Available
SONG OF THE DAY
Sergio Mendes – Olympia
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