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the meaning of the event…and not the players.
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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Last Month Was the Hottest June Ever Recorded, European
Satellite Data Shows (Gizmodo)
Klickitat PUD Continues Appeals of Mile Marker 28 Fire
Decisions (Gorge Radio, Hood River, OR)
Chehalis River & Tributaries Closed to Fishing (KBKW
Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Leaders from ‘National Estuaries’ Seek Increased Funding
from Congress (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Walmart Adds Electric Vehicle Charging Stations to Several
Washington Stores (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Klickitat PUD Continues Appeals of Mile Marker
28 Fire Decisions
2.
Clark Public Utilities Ranked Highest by J.D.
Power for 12th Year
3.
In Hot, Muggy Texas, Power Prices Spiked Above
$920 a Megawatt
4.
EPA No Longer Requiring Utility Companies to
Prove They Have Money to Clean Up Hazardous Coal Ash Spills
5.
Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption ‘Equals That of
Switzerland’
6.
Chehalis River & Tributaries Closed to
Fishing
7.
46 Whales Were Confirmed Entangled in Fishing
Gear on West Coast in 2018 – Trending Up from the Year Before
8.
British Columbia: ‘Dangerous & Reckless’:
Speedboat Races through Pod of Orcas Near Stanley Park
9.
Editorial: Stronger Protection for Orcas - When
They Show Up Here Again
10.
Plan Revised for Saving Kootenai River White
Sturgeon
11.
Free Birds: Bald Eagles Stir U.S. Patriotism as
Web-Cam Stars
12.
Leaders from ‘National Estuaries’ Seek Increased
Funding from Congress
13.
Summer Drought Threat Has These Farmers Looking
for a New Way to Water Crops
14.
California Forest Die-Off Linked to Historic
Drought
15.
Washington State Congressman Says EPA Dairy
Study Is Flawed
16.
Sequim to Add 150 Solar Panels, Electric Car
Chargers
17.
Google Sets Goal to Use Clean Energy 24/7 “…In a
place like the Pacific Northwest, you have a lot of hydropower. It’s already
contributing to zero-carbon electricity…”
18.
American Broadband Buildout Act Would Dedicate
$5 Billion to Rural Broadband
19.
A Failure Here, Damaged Fiber There & a Day
of Internet Glitches
20.
Congress Demands Facebook Put Brakes on Libra
Cryptocurrency
21.
Walmart Adds Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
to Several Washington Stores
22.
Tesla Soars as Model 3 Paces Record Quarter for
Deliveries
23.
Toyota Expands Prius Recall, Reveals Up to
20,000 Hybrid Inverters Failed
24.
Electricity & Water Do Mix: How Electric
Ships Are Clearing the Air on the British Columbia Coast
25.
Last Month Was the Hottest June Ever Recorded,
European Satellite Data Shows
26.
Mayors Approve Resolution Pressing for Carbon
Pricing in Congress
27.
For Oregon Hemp Farmers, The Future Is Green
28.
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram Down? World’s
Biggest Social Networks Suffer Outages & Stop Loading Images
29.
AP Explains: How Facebook Handles Speech in
‘Secret’ Groups
30.
It’s So Hot in Parts of Northern California That
Mussels Are Cooking in Their Shells
31.
Semi-Truck Overturns, Spills Oil over I-5;
Driver Arrested for DUI
32.
Boeing Pledges $100 Million for Families
Affected by Deadly 737 Max Crashes
33.
One Patient Dies, Five Others Infected by Mold
That Closed Seattle Children’s Hospital Operating Rooms
34.
Washington State Finds Schools Unsuited for
Earthquakes
35.
Highland Road to Close Monday for Culvert
Replacement Project
36.
Lee Iacocca, Engineer of Chrysler’s Turnaround,
Dies at 94
WORD OF THE DAY
Sedulous \SEDGE-uh-luss\ Adjective – 1: involving or
accomplished with careful perseverance 2: diligent in application or pursuit
Dilton’s sedulous skill at tiddlywinks preceded him. With a
chip on his shoulder, he strode purposefully into the arena at the national grand-am
tournament in Sioux Falls. His flinty stare took in the room, his opponents
wavering in their resolve. “This one is for all the marbles,” he muttered to
himself. This was literally true. The grant prize of the tournament was a jar
of marbles hastily purchased from the Dollar General store down the street.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Klickitat PUD Continues Appeals of Mile Marker
28 Fire Decisions (Gorge Radio, Hood River, OR)
2.
Clark Public Utilities Ranked Highest by J.D.
Power for 12th Year (Northwest Public Power Association)
In Hot, Muggy Texas, Power Prices Spiked Above $920 a
Megawatt (Bloomberg News)
4.
EPA No Longer Requiring Utility Companies to
Prove They Have Money to Clean Up Hazardous Coal Ash Spills (Associated Press)
5.
Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption ‘Equals That of Switzerland’
(British Broadcasting Corporation)
FISH & WILDLIFE
6.
Chehalis River & Tributaries Closed to
Fishing (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
7.
46 Whales Were Confirmed Entangled in Fishing
Gear on West Coast in 2018 – Trending Up from the Year Before (San Jose Mercury
News, CA)
8.
British Columbia: ‘Dangerous & Reckless’: Speedboat
Races through Pod of Orcas Near Stanley Park (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
9.
Editorial: Stronger Protection for Orcas - When
They Show Up Here Again (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
10. Plan
Revised for Saving Kootenai River White Sturgeon (Associated Press)
11. Free
Birds: Bald Eagles Stir U.S. Patriotism as Web-Cam Stars (Reuters)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
12. Leaders
from ‘National Estuaries’ Seek Increased Funding from Congress (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
13. Summer
Drought Threat Has These Farmers Looking for a New Way to Water Crops (Tri-City
Herald, Kennewick, WA)
14. California
Forest Die-Off Linked to Historic Drought (Courthouse News Service)
15. Washington
State Congressman Says EPA Dairy Study Is Flawed (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
16. Sequim
to Add 150 Solar Panels, Electric Car Chargers (Peninsula Daily News, Port
Angeles, WA)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
18. American
Broadband Buildout Act Would Dedicate $5 Billion to Rural Broadband
(Telecompetitor)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
19. A
Failure Here, Damaged Fiber There & a Day of Internet Glitches (NY Times)
20. Congress
Demands Facebook Put Brakes on Libra Cryptocurrency (Gizmodo)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
21. Walmart
Adds Electric Vehicle Charging Stations to Several Washington Stores (News
Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
22. Tesla
Soars as Model 3 Paces Record Quarter for Deliveries (Bloomberg News)
23. Toyota
Expands Prius Recall, Reveals Up to 20,000 Hybrid Inverters Failed (Los Angeles
Times, CA)
24. Electricity
& Water Do Mix: How Electric Ships Are Clearing the Air on the British
Columbia Coast (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
25. Last
Month Was the Hottest June Ever Recorded, European Satellite Data Shows (Gizmodo)
26. Mayors
Approve Resolution Pressing for Carbon Pricing in Congress (Washington Examiner)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
27. For
Oregon Hemp Farmers, The Future Is Green (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
28. Facebook,
WhatsApp, Instagram Down? World’s Biggest Social Networks Suffer Outages &
Stop Loading Images (Newsweek)
29. AP
Explains: How Facebook Handles Speech in ‘Secret’ Groups (Associated Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
30. It’s
So Hot in Parts of Northern California That Mussels Are Cooking in Their Shells
(San Jose Mercury News, CA)
GENERAL NEWS
31. Semi-Truck
Overturns, Spills Oil over I-5; Driver Arrested for DUI (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle,
WA)
32. Boeing
Pledges $100 Million for Families Affected by Deadly 737 Max Crashes (Yahoo Finance)
33. One
Patient Dies, Five Others Infected by Mold That Closed Seattle Children’s Hospital
Operating Rooms (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
34. Washington
State Finds Schools Unsuited for Earthquakes (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
35. Highland
Road to Close Monday for Culvert Replacement Project (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
36. Lee
Iacocca, Engineer of Chrysler’s Turnaround, Dies at 94 (Associated Press)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
This Couple Took Engagement Photos with Dogs & Cats in Need
of Homes
Woman Who Gave Server Generous $5,000 Tip Allegedly Used Her
Boyfriend’s Credit Card for Revenge
Arctic Fox Walks More Than 2,700 Miles from Norway to Canada
U.S. Customs Agents Seize Rat Meat at Chicago’s O’Hare
Airport
SONG OF THE DAY
The Proclaimers – I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
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