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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
40 Years After a Partial Nuclear Meltdown, a New Push to
Keep Three Mile Island Open (National Public Radio)
Many Folks Don’t Like It, But Click Is Headed for
Public-Private Model After Council Vote (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
Montana Senate Endorses Bill to Allow NorthWest Energy Coal
Power Purchase (Associated Press)
Idaho Power to Purchase 120 MW of Solar from Jackpot
Holdings (Daily Energy Insider)
Hopes Rise as Endangered ‘Grandmother’ Killer Whale Is
Spotted Alive (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
40 Years After a Partial Nuclear Meltdown, a New
Push to Keep Three Mile Island Open
2.
Montana Senate Endorses Bill to Allow NorthWest
Energy Coal Power Purchase
3.
‘That’s What Happens When a Big Power Plant
Shuts Down in a Small Town.’
4.
Editorial: Columbia River Treaty Complex – But
Worth It
5.
Northern Wasco PUD Offers Development Grants
6.
Pacific Gas & Electric Lands $5.5 Billion in
Funds to Keep Operating during Wildfire-Linked Bankruptcy
7.
First They Came for Our Power – Squirrels Blamed
for Huge Hole in California Road
8.
Hopes Rise as Endangered ‘Grandmother’ Killer
Whale Is Spotted Alive
9.
Op/Ed: Salmon & Dams Can (and do) Coexist
10.
Alaska Seeks to Delist Arctic Ringed Seals as
Threatened
11.
Environmentalists Sue Over Latest Sage Grouse
Plans
12.
Idaho Power to Purchase 120 MW of Solar from
Jackpot Holdings
13.
Affordable, Self-Heating Homes of the Future,
Inspired by the Past
14.
Many Folks Don’t Like It, But Click Is Headed
for Public-Private Model After Council Vote
15.
Vermont House Overwhelmingly Approves Community
Broadband
16.
Cuba, Google Move to Improve Island’s
Connectivity
17.
How to Protect Your Smart Home from Hackers
18.
California’s Water Infrastructure Could Be
Tested This Spring as Massive Winter Snowpack Melts Away
19.
California: Imperial Irrigation District Opposes
Draft Federal Drought Bill
20.
Op/Ed: Puget Sound Is Not a Sewer
21.
UN Report: Extreme Weather Hit 62 Million People
in 2018
22.
So, What Did California Do with That $1.4
Billion in Cap-&-Trade Money?
23.
Legalizing Hemp in Idaho Heads to State Senate
24.
Legal Hemp or Illegal Pot? Police Can’t Tell
Shipments Apart
25.
Why the Plan to Legalize Marijuana in New Jersey
Suddenly Unraveled
26.
Bend Bulletin Owner Eyes Sale of Sister
Newspapers
27.
How Instagram Replaced the Contacts List
28.
Study: Social Media Has Little Impact on User
Beliefs
29.
Microsoft Takes a Stand against Corporate April
Fool’s Jokes
30.
Two Killed, Two Wounded as Gunman Opens Fire
During Seattle Rush Hour
31.
Woman Who Pushed Friend Off Vancouver, WA Bridge
Gets Jail, Work Crew
32.
New Earthquake Map Shows Washington State’s
At-Risk Buildings
33.
Washington Prison System Changes Drug-Testing
Policy after Inmates Complain of Unwarranted Punishment
34.
Efforts Continue to Preserve Historic Allyn
Oyster Processing Facility
WORD OF THE DAY
Polyglot \POLLY – glot\ Adjective - 1a: speaking or writing
several languages: multilingual b: composed of numerous linguistic groups 2: containing
matter in several languages 3: composed of elements from different languages 4:
widely diverse (as in ethnic or cultural origins)
The erudite Franklin Pierpont Jones included his fluency in “Pig
Latin” as one of his polyglot talents.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
40 Years After a Partial Nuclear Meltdown, a New
Push to Keep Three Mile Island Open (National Public Radio)
2.
Montana Senate Endorses Bill to Allow NorthWest
Energy Coal Power Purchase (Associated Press)
3.
‘That’s What Happens When a Big Power Plant
Shuts Down in a Small Town.’ (Washington Post)
4.
Editorial: Columbia River Treaty Complex – But
Worth It (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
5.
Northern Wasco PUD Offers Development Grants
(The Dalles Chronicle, OR)
6.
Pacific Gas & Electric Lands $5.5 Billion in
Funds to Keep Operating during Wildfire-Linked Bankruptcy (San Jose Mercury
News, CA)
7.
First They Came for Our Power – Squirrels Blamed
for Huge Hole in California Road (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
8.
Hopes Rise as Endangered ‘Grandmother’ Killer
Whale Is Spotted Alive (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
9.
Op/Ed: Salmon & Dams Can (and do) Coexist
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
10. Alaska
Seeks to Delist Arctic Ringed Seals as Threatened (Associated Press)
11. Environmentalists
Sue Over Latest Sage Grouse Plans (Courthouse News Service)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
12. Idaho
Power to Purchase 120 MW of Solar from Jackpot Holdings (Daily Energy Insider)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
13. Affordable,
Self-Heating Homes of the Future, Inspired by the Past (Christian Science
Monitor)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
14. Many
Folks Don’t Like It, But Click Is Headed for Public-Private Model After Council
Vote (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
15. Vermont
House Overwhelmingly Approves Community Broadband (Associated Press)
16. Cuba,
Google Move to Improve Island’s Connectivity (Associated Press)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
17. How
to Protect Your Smart Home from Hackers (NY Times)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
18. California’s
Water Infrastructure Could Be Tested This Spring as Massive Winter Snowpack
Melts Away (Washington Post)
19. California:
Imperial Irrigation District Opposes Draft Federal Drought Bill (Associated
Press)
20. Op/Ed:
Puget Sound Is Not a Sewer (Battleground Reflector, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
21. UN
Report: Extreme Weather Hit 62 Million People in 2018 (Associated Press)
22. So,
What Did California Do with That $1.4 Billion in Cap-&-Trade Money? (Grist
Online)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
23. Legalizing
Hemp in Idaho Heads to State Senate (KLEW-TV, Lewiston, ID)
24. Legal
Hemp or Illegal Pot? Police Can’t Tell Shipments Apart (Associated Press)
25. Why
the Plan to Legalize Marijuana in New Jersey Suddenly Unraveled (NY Times)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
26. Bend
Bulletin Owner Eyes Sale of Sister Newspapers (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
27. How
Instagram Replaced the Contacts List (Atlantic Magazine)
28. Study:
Social Media Has Little Impact on User Beliefs (Courthouse News Service)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
29. Microsoft
Takes a Stand against Corporate April Fool’s Jokes (Mashable)
GENERAL NEWS
30. Two
Killed, Two Wounded as Gunman Opens Fire During Seattle Rush Hour (Reuters)
31. Woman
Who Pushed Friend Off Vancouver, WA Bridge Gets Jail, Work Crew (Associated
Press)
32. New
Earthquake Map Shows Washington State’s At-Risk Buildings (KIRO Broadcasting,
Seattle, WA)
33. Washington
Prison System Changes Drug-Testing Policy after Inmates Complain of Unwarranted
Punishment (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
34. Efforts
Continue to Preserve Historic Allyn Oyster Processing Facility (Kitsap Sun,
Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
‘Fake’ Botticelli Work Turns Out to Be from Artist’s Studio
New York City Councilman Named as World’s Tallest Politician
Throwing Darts in a Bar Just Became Real! Channel Your Inner
Lumberjack-&-Jill. Ax Throwing Comes to Seattle at Blade & Timber on
Capitol Hill
Massachusetts Taxpayers Asked to Support Falcons, Fight
Pigeon Poop
SONG OF THE DAY
Bread – If
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