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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Wetter than Normal April to be Followed by a Very Dry Start
to May (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Nearly Ten Percent – Avista Seeks Approval from UTC for
Increasing Electric, Natural Gas Rates (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
Drought Predicted for Olympic Peninsula (Port Townsend
Leader, WA)
Large Grid Storage Project Near Klamath Falls Get Federal
Approval (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
State Hydropower Bill Would Sabotage California’s Clean
Energy Mandate, Critics Say (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Congress & White House Agree to Spend $2 Trillion on
Infrastructure (Washington Post)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Nearly Ten Percent – Avista Seeks Approval from
UTC for Increasing Electric, Natural Gas Rates
2.
Clark Public Utilities in No Rush to Nix Fossil
Fuels
3.
Chelan PUD Examining How to Provide Power to
Wenatchee Diamond Foundry
4.
California PUC Directs Pacific Gas &
Electric to Reduce Risk of Power Shut-Offs as It Mostly OKs Utility Fire Plans
5.
Pacific Power to Initiate New Metering
Technology in East Oregon
6.
Alaska: Final Environmental Impact Statement for
Grant Lake Hydroelectric Project
7.
One in Four U.S. Homes Is All Electric
8.
Oregon: Critical Habitat Protected on Middle
Fork of John Day River
9.
Large Grid Storage Project Near Klamath Falls
Get Federal Approval
10.
State Hydropower Bill Would Sabotage
California’s Clean Energy Mandate, Critics Say
11.
Biomass Follies -- Austin, Texas Is the Latest
City to Find It Isn’t Easy Being Green
12.
A Vermont Utility Wants Batteries for All –
Tesla Will Help
13.
Op/Ed: Energy-Wasting Lightbulbs Aren’t Worth
Saving, So Why Is the Trump Administration Trying?
14.
Kitsap County Seeks Public Comment on Wireless
Communication Facilities Code Update
15.
AT&T Withdraws from Lifeline Program
16.
Washington’s Benton PUD gets AMI solutions from
Sensus
17.
Study Says Half of World Heritage Sites Could
Lose Glaciers by 2100; Canadian Rockies, Olympics
18.
Op/Ed: Your Gas Stove Is Bad for You & the
Planet
19.
Facebook Unveils Redesign as It Tries to Move
Past Privacy Scandals
20.
Social Media Remains Key to Venezuela’s
Opposition, Despite Efforts to Block It
21.
NASA Says Metals Fraud by Oregon Firm Caused
$700 Million in Losses, Two Satellite Failures
22.
Congress & White House Agree to Spend $2
Trillion on Infrastructure
23.
Shelton City Council Decides against Setting Up
Salary Commission
24.
Drought Predicted for Olympic Peninsula
25.
Firefighters Battle Train-Sparked Brush Fires
near Grand Mound
26.
Teens Crash Car into Lake Cushman, Sustain Minor
Injuries
27.
Car Takes Out Power Pole on Agate Road, Causing
Big Blackout
28.
Copper Thefts Test the Mettle of Anchorage
Businesses
WORD OF THE DAY
Virescent • \vuh-RESS-sunt\ • Adjective - Beginning to be
green: greenish.
The lesser known brother of Theodore Geisel, Abner, was
considered the more cerebral of the siblings. Whereas Ted waxed eloquently
about “Green Eggs & Ham,” Abner’s treatise was titled “The Psychological
Effects of Virescent Fried Chicken Embryos & Salt-Cured Pork Flesh on
Anthropomorphic Creatures in Children’s Literature.” Understandably, Ted’s
writings were much better sellers in every way.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Nearly Ten Percent – Avista Seeks Approval from UTC
for Increasing Electric, Natural Gas Rates (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
2.
Clark Public Utilities in No Rush to Nix Fossil
Fuels (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
3.
Chelan PUD Examining How to Provide Power to Wenatchee
Diamond Foundry (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
4.
California PUC Directs Pacific Gas & Electric
to Reduce Risk of Power Shut-Offs as It Mostly OKs Utility Fire Plans (Utility
Dive)
5.
Pacific Power to Initiate New Metering
Technology in East Oregon (Daily Energy Insider)
6.
Alaska: Final Environmental Impact Statement for
Grant Lake Hydroelectric Project (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
7.
One in Four U.S. Homes Is All Electric (U.S. Energy
Information Administration)
FISH & WILDLIFE
8.
Oregon: Critical Habitat Protected on Middle
Fork of John Day River (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
9.
Large Grid Storage Project Near Klamath Falls
Get Federal Approval (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
10.
State Hydropower Bill Would Sabotage California’s
Clean Energy Mandate, Critics Say (Los Angeles Times, CA)
11.
Biomass Follies -- Austin, Texas Is the Latest
City to Find It Isn’t Easy Being Green ((Forbes Magazine)
12.
A Vermont Utility Wants Batteries for All – Tesla
Will Help (Bloomberg News)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
13.
Op/Ed: Energy-Wasting Lightbulbs Aren’t Worth
Saving, So Why Is the Trump Administration Trying? (The Hill, Washington, DC)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
14.
Kitsap County Seeks Public Comment on Wireless
Communication Facilities Code Update (South Sound Business)
15.
AT&T Withdraws from Lifeline Program (Pots
& Pans)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
16.
Washington’s Benton PUD gets AMI solutions from
Sensus (Utility Products)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
17.
Study Says Half of World Heritage Sites Could
Lose Glaciers by 2100; Canadian Rockies, Olympics (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
18.
Op/Ed: Your Gas Stove Is Bad for You & the
Planet – To help solve the climate crisis, we need to electrify everything. (NY
Times)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
19.
Facebook Unveils Redesign as It Tries to Move
Past Privacy Scandals (NY Times)
20.
Social Media Remains Key to Venezuela’s Opposition,
Despite Efforts to Block It (Washington Post)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
21.
NASA Says Metals Fraud by Oregon Firm Caused
$700 Million in Losses, Two Satellite Failures (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
22.
Congress & White House Agree to Spend $2
Trillion on Infrastructure (Washington Post)
23.
Shelton City Council Decides against Setting Up Salary
Commission (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
24.
Drought Predicted for Olympic Peninsula (Port
Townsend Leader, WA)
25.
Firefighters Battle Train-Sparked Brush Fires
near Grand Mound (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
26.
Teens Crash Car into Lake Cushman, Sustain Minor
Injuries (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
27.
Car Takes Out Power Pole on Agate Road, Causing
Big Blackout (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
28.
Copper Thefts Test the Mettle of Anchorage Businesses
(KTVA-TV, Anchorage, AK)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Brinkmanship over Bowling Alley – He Threatened to Kill the City
Council to Stop Demolition of Pacific Lanes, Charges Say
Romania’s Witches Harness the Powers of the Web
The Horror – Arizona Woman Attacked by Bees after Hive Falls
on Her Head
This Woman Turned Her Tree Stump into a Little Free Library Fit
for Magical Elves. It Went Viral
SONG OF THE DAY
Elvis Costello – Everyday I Write the Book
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