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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Winter Storm Warning Brings Heavy Mountain Snow, Dangerous
Driving Conditions (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Court: Washington State Lawmakers Subject to Records Act
(Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison Can’t
Raise Profit Margins, Regulators Decide (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Tesla to Provide 93 MWh Grid-Scale Storage Battery for Homer
Electric Association in Alaska (CleanTechnica)
Washington’s Big, Ugly Clams Caught Up in Trade War. It’s
Hurting Businesses, State (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www-1.thenewstribune.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/matt-driscoll/article237999644.html?#
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California
Edison Can’t Raise Profit Margins, Regulators Decide
2.
Archived Video – Scott Corwin at 41:20 in the
video: Full Committee Hearing to Examine the Impacts of Wildfire on Electric
Grid Reliability
3.
Snohomish County PUD Board Approves 2020 Budget
with No Rate Increase
4.
USDA Approves Loan for Tillamook PUD Electricity
Infrastructure
5.
Meet the Bonneville Power Administration’s
Tribal Affairs Team
6.
Xcel, Three Other Colorado Utilities Choose
California’s Imbalance Market over Southwest Power Pool
7.
Chelan PUD Announces Handy Generator Tips to
Keep Residents & Crews Safe
8.
Tennessee Valley Authority Gets Nation’s First
Approval to Potentially Build & Operate Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
9.
Congress Passes RURAL Act, Preserves Co-ops’
Tax-Exempt Status
10.
U.S. Senator Gillibrand Urges Dam Safety
Initiative
11.
Georgia Approves Almost $1.8 Billion in Rate
Hikes to Cover Coal Ash Clean Up
12.
Russia’s First Floating Nuclear Power Plant
Turns On, Set to Replace Coal
13.
French Union Activists Cut Power to Thousands,
Eiffel Tower Staff Walks Out as Strikes Continue
14.
Florida Man Pays Electric Bills for 36 Families
About to Lose Power
15.
Washington’s Big, Ugly Clams Caught Up in Trade
War. It’s Hurting Businesses, State
16.
Herring a Key Food Source & a Candidate for
Endangered Species Status
17.
Washington State Recommends Leaving Pocket
Gopher on Threatened List
18.
Officials Say Fewer Eagles Returning to Lake
Coeur D’Alene
19.
Seattle Barrel Company Used ‘Hidden Drain’ to
Dump Caustic Material into Sewer, Federal Prosecutors Say
20.
Tesla to Provide 93 MWh Grid-Scale Storage
Battery for Homer Electric Association in Alaska
21.
Nevada: Governors Seek Funds to Improve
Broadband in Rural West
22.
Facebook to Tackle Efforts to Interfere with 2020
U.S. Census
23.
British Columbia’s Clear-Cut Forests Are ‘Dead
Zones,’ Emitting More Greenhouse Gases Than They Absorb, New Report Finds
24.
Mandi Hitt, Trudy Tracy Named Pioneer Utility
Resources’ 2019 Communications Team of the Year
25.
Op/Ed: Ian Cope – When the Children’s Game Ends,
Let the Tears Flow
26.
Court: Washington State Lawmakers Subject to
Records Act
27.
Washington State Low-Carbon Fuel Standard,
Requirements for Ride-Hailing Companies Among Gov. Inslee’s Climate Proposals
28.
Washington State Farm Bureau: Big Concerns in
2020 Include Low Carbon, Gas Tax
29.
Former Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland Declares
for Congress
30.
Winter Storm Warning Brings Heavy Mountain Snow,
Dangerous Driving Conditions
31.
Mason County, Western Washington Flood Watch
Through Weekend
32.
‘Category 3’ Atmospheric River Heading Our Way.
What’s That Mean?!?
33.
One Injured in Shelton Head-On
34.
Two Earthquakes Recorded Near Fall City Hours
Apart
35.
Report: Othello Expected to Be Crowned ‘King of
the World’ in Potato Production
WORD OF THE DAY
Trope • \trōp\ • noun - 1a: a word or expression used in a
figurative sense: figure of speech b: a common or overused theme or device:
cliché 2: a phrase or verse added as an embellishment or interpolation to the
sung parts of the Mass in the Middle Ages
“Ahh…the smells of the circus, the call of the barkers, the
show man; the SHOW,” enthused the manager of the menagerie to his new hire. “All
those tropes about the circus being the greatest show on earth are true,” the
grizzled veteran crowed to the fresh-faced recruit.
“But you’re in charge of cleaning up after the elephants,”
squeaked the wet-behind-the-ears rookie. “Have you ever thought about getting
another job?”
“What,” barked the stoop-shouldered gaffer, “and give up
show business?”
(Insert Rim-Shot Here)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California
Edison Can’t Raise Profit Margins, Regulators Decide (Los Angeles Times, CA)
3.
Snohomish County PUD Board Approves 2020 Budget with
No Rate Increase (My Edmonds News, WA)
4.
USDA Approves Loan for Tillamook PUD Electricity
Infrastructure (Tillamook Headlight-Herald, OR)
5.
Meet the Bonneville Power Administration’s
Tribal Affairs team (Bonneville Power Administration)
6.
Xcel, Three Other Colorado Utilities Choose California’s
Imbalance Market over Southwest Power Pool (Utility Dive)
7.
Chelan PUD Announces Handy Generator Tips to
Keep Residents & Crews Safe (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
8.
Tennessee Valley Authority Gets Nation’s First
Approval to Potentially Build & Operate Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
(Utility Dive)
9.
Congress Passes RURAL Act, Preserves Co-ops’
Tax-Exempt Status (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)
10.
U.S. Senator Gillibrand Urges Dam Safety
Initiative (Politico Morning Energy)
11.
Georgia Approves Almost $1.8 Billion in Rate
Hikes to Cover Coal Ash Clean Up (Utility Dive)
12.
Russia’s First Floating Nuclear Power Plant
Turns On, Set to Replace Coal (Forbes Magazine)
13.
French Union Activists Cut Power to Thousands,
Eiffel Tower Staff Walks Out as Strikes Continue (TIME Magazine)
14.
Florida Man Pays Electric Bills for 36 Families
About to Lose Power (Tampa Bay Times, FL)
FISH & WILDLIFE
15.
Washington’s Big, Ugly Clams Caught Up in Trade
War. It’s Hurting Businesses, State (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www-1.thenewstribune.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/matt-driscoll/article237999644.html?#
16.
Herring a Key Food Source & a Candidate for
Endangered Species Status (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
17.
Washington State Recommends Leaving Pocket
Gopher on Threatened List (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
18.
Officials Say Fewer Eagles Returning to Lake
Coeur D’Alene (Associated Press)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
19.
Seattle Barrel Company Used ‘Hidden Drain’ to Dump
Caustic Material into Sewer, Federal Prosecutors Say (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
20.
Tesla to Provide 93 MWh Grid-Scale Storage
Battery for Homer Electric Association in Alaska (CleanTechnica)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
21.
Nevada: Governors Seek Funds to Improve
Broadband in Rural West (The Elko Daily Free Press, NV)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
22.
Facebook to Tackle Efforts to Interfere with 2020
U.S. Census (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
23.
British Columbia’s Clear-Cut Forests Are ‘Dead
Zones,’ Emitting More Greenhouse Gases Than They Absorb, New Report Finds
(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
24.
Mandi Hitt, Trudy Tracy Named Pioneer Utility
Resources’ 2019 Communications Team of the Year (Pioneer Utility Services, Hillsboro,
OR)
25.
Op/Ed: Ian Cope – When the Children’s Game Ends,
Let the Tears Flow (The Vidette, Montesano, WA)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
26.
Court: Washington State Lawmakers Subject to
Records Act (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
27.
Washington State Low-Carbon Fuel Standard,
Requirements for Ride-Hailing Companies Among Gov. Inslee’s Climate Proposals (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
28.
Washington State Farm Bureau: Big Concerns in 2020
Include Low Carbon, Gas Tax (Washington Ag Network)
29.
Former Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland Declares for
Congress (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
30.
Winter Storm Warning Brings Heavy Mountain Snow,
Dangerous Driving Conditions (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
31.
Mason County, Western Washington Flood Watch
Through Weekend (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
32.
‘Category 3’ Atmospheric River Heading Our Way. What’s
That Mean?!? (KOMO TV, Seattle, WA)
33.
One Injured in Shelton Head-On (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
34.
Two Earthquakes Recorded Near Fall City Hours
Apart (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
35.
Report: Othello Expected to Be Crowned ‘King of
the World’ in Potato Production (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Uncomfortably Sloped Toilet Designed to Flush Out
Procrastinating Employees
‘Oh My Gosh!’: Family Finds Owl Hiding in Their Christmas
Tree
This Photo Earned a Vancouver Couple the Title of World’s
Best Wedding Photographers
U.S. Government Lists Fictional Nation Wakanda as Trade
Partner
SONG OF THE DAY
Gerry Rafferty – Night Owl
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