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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
‘Abundant Lightning’ Likely in the Tri-Cities Region &
Eastern Washington (Tri-City Herald, WA)
West Power Tracker: Lighter Loads, Cooler Weather Weaken
July Prices (S&P Global – Platts)
Seattle Mayor Proposes Heating Oil Tax to Push Electrification
(Utility Dive)
Mason PUD 3 Customers Can Save Up To $3,500 on a New
Electric Car (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
British Columbia: First Nations Assembly Wants Fraser River
Salmon Fishing Stopped Due to Landslide (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
West Power Tracker: Lighter Loads, Cooler
Weather Weaken July Prices
2.
Seattle Mayor Proposes Heating Oil Tax to Push
Electrification
3.
Idaho: Bonners Ferry – Moyie Dam Upgrades
4.
Tillamook PUD Operations Center Completed
5.
Canada: Hydro One’s Second Quarter Profit
Plunges 23% as Electricity Revenue Falls, Costs Rise
6.
Utility Companies Unite on 8/11 to Urge Public
to Call 811 Before You Dig
7.
U.S. Natural Gas Demand Is at a Record - And
Prices Keep Dropping
8.
British Columbia: First Nations Assembly Wants
Fraser River Salmon Fishing Stopped Due to Landslide
9.
Biologist Warns It’s ‘Past the Time’ to Act for
Southern Resident Killer Whales
10.
Why Do the Southern Resident Orcas Only Eat
Chinook Salmon?
11.
From Reviled to Revered: How Capturing Killer
Whales Changed Public Perception & Might Help Save Them
12.
New Salmon Recovery Study Could Affect Clarkston
Cruise Industry
13.
To Save Tiny Penguins, This Suburb Was Wiped Off
the Map
14.
Army Corps Reports Suspected Oil Leak into Snake
River
15.
Idaho Tribe Sues Mining Company Over Continued
Pollution
16.
Jefferson PUD Discusses Fourth Tier for
Residential Water Billing
17.
Crossed Wires: Wisconsin Transmission Proposal
Sparks Debate Over Best Path to 100% Clean Energy
18.
Video: Solar Roadways Might Be Closer Than You
Think — Future Blink
19.
2020 Candidates Offer Plans to Extend the Reach
of Broadband
20.
Mason PUD 3 Customers Can Save Up To $3,500 on a
New Electric Car
21.
‘Smart Charging’ Needed to Help Manage Electric
Vehicles’ Toll on Power Grid
22.
Electric Ferries to Give Victoria Tourism a
Fresh Jolt
23.
Alaska’s Hottest Month Portends Transformation
into ‘Unfrozen State’
24.
Wildfire Cloud Offers Insight on Climate Effects
of Nuclear War
25.
Oregon: H2 Woes – Cannabis Increasingly
Scapegoated over Water Usage
26.
Utah High Court OKs Legislative Gut of
Voter-Approved Pot Law
27.
White House Proposal Would Have FCC & FTC
Police Alleged Social Media Censorship
28.
Facebook Said to Be in Talks with Publishers on
News Effort
29.
Is Bigger Better? Gannett Merger Will Test
Whether Local News Can Be Saved.
30.
Five Tips from NRECA’s Young Member Engagement
Effort
31.
Oregon Fishermen Pull Debris from Ocean, Recycle
It to Generate Electricity
32.
How Transparent Are Governments in Oregon? New
Public Records Survey Sheds Light
33.
‘Abundant Lightning’ Likely in the Tri-Cities
Region & Eastern Washington
34.
Thunderstorms on Friday Night & Saturday
Morning
35.
Massive Boulders, Floodwater Rush Down Mount
Rainier after Glacial Outburst
36.
Crews Trying to Prevent Fire from Jumping
Columbia River
37.
Smokey Bear’s 75th Birthday to be Celebrated
Today in Parades & Parties All Over the U.S.
38.
‘Vehicle Ranching’ in Seattle: Inside the
Underground Market of Renting RVs to Homeless People
WORD OF THE DAY
Omnium-Gatherum /om-nee-um GATH-er-rum/ Noun – A
miscellaneous collection (as of things or persons)
The kitchen junk drawer
An omnium-gatherum
String, lint, old twist-ties
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
West Power Tracker: Lighter Loads, Cooler
Weather Weaken July Prices (S&P Global – Platts)
2.
Seattle Mayor Proposes Heating Oil Tax to Push
Electrification (Utility Dive)
3.
Idaho: Bonners Ferry – Moyie Dam Upgrades
(Bonners Ferry Herald, ID)
4.
Tillamook PUD Operations Center Completed
(Tillamook County Pioneer, OR)
5.
Canada: Hydro One’s Second Quarter Profit
Plunges 23% as Electricity Revenue Falls, Costs Rise (Victoria Times-Colonist,
BC)
6.
Utility Companies Unite on 8/11 to Urge Public to
Call 811 Before You Dig (Daily Energy Insider)
7.
U.S. Natural Gas Demand Is at a Record - And
Prices Keep Dropping (Reuters)
FISH & WILDLIFE
8.
British Columbia: First Nations Assembly Wants Fraser
River Salmon Fishing Stopped Due to Landslide (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
9.
Biologist Warns It’s ‘Past the Time’ to Act for Southern
Resident Killer Whales (KING TV, Seattle, WA)
10. Why
Do the Southern Resident Orcas Only Eat Chinook Salmon? (The Stranger, Seattle,
WA)
11. From
Reviled to Revered: How Capturing Killer Whales Changed Public Perception &
Might Help Save Them (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
12. New
Salmon Recovery Study Could Affect Clarkston Cruise Industry (The Daily Fly,
Lewiston, ID)
13. To
Save Tiny Penguins, This Suburb Was Wiped Off the Map (NY Times)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
14. Army
Corps Reports Suspected Oil Leak into Snake River (Associated Press)
15. Idaho
Tribe Sues Mining Company Over Continued Pollution (Associated Press)
16. Jefferson
PUD Discusses Fourth Tier for Residential Water Billing (Peninsula Daily News,
Port Angeles, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
17. Crossed
Wires: Wisconsin Transmission Proposal Sparks Debate Over Best Path to 100%
Clean Energy (Utility Dive)
18. Video:
Solar Roadways Might Be Closer Than You Think — Future Blink (Mashable)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
19. 2020
Candidates Offer Plans to Extend the Reach of Broadband (Benton)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
20. Mason
PUD 3 Customers Can Save Up To $3,500 on a New Electric Car (KMAS Radio, Shelton,
WA)
21. ‘Smart
Charging’ Needed to Help Manage Electric Vehicles’ Toll on Power Grid (Energy
News Network)
22. Electric
Ferries to Give Victoria Tourism a Fresh Jolt (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
23. Alaska’s
Hottest Month Portends Transformation into ‘Unfrozen State’ (Reuters)
24. Wildfire
Cloud Offers Insight on Climate Effects of Nuclear War (Courthouse News Service)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
25. Oregon:
H2 Woes – Cannabis Increasingly Scapegoated over Water Usage (Source Weekly, Bend,
OR)
26. Utah
High Court OKs Legislative Gut of Voter-Approved Pot Law (Courthouse News Service)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
27. White
House Proposal Would Have FCC & FTC Police Alleged Social Media Censorship
(KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
28. Facebook
Said to Be in Talks with Publishers on News Effort (NY Times)
29. Is
Bigger Better? Gannett Merger Will Test Whether Local News Can Be Saved. (Washington
Post)
30. Five
Tips from NRECA’s Young Member Engagement Effort (Pioneer Utility Resources)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
31. Oregon
Fishermen Pull Debris from Ocean, Recycle It to Generate Electricity (KGW-TV, Portland,
OR)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
32. How
Transparent Are Governments in Oregon? New Public Records Survey Sheds Light (Oregonian,
Portland, OR)
GENERAL NEWS
33. ‘Abundant
Lightning’ Likely in the Tri-Cities Region & Eastern Washington (Tri-City
Herald, WA)
34. Thunderstorms
on Friday Night & Saturday Morning (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
35. Massive
Boulders, Floodwater Rush Down Mount Rainier after Glacial Outburst (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
36. Crews
Trying to Prevent Fire from Jumping Columbia River (Associated Press)
37. Smokey
Bear’s 75th Birthday to be Celebrated Today in Parades & Parties All Over
the U.S. (U.S. Department Of Agriculture)
38. ‘Vehicle
Ranching’ in Seattle: Inside the Underground Market of Renting RVs to Homeless
People (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
White Sox, Yankees to Play MLB Game at Iconic ‘Field of
Dreams’ in 2020
Giant Emoji Painted on House Roil California Community
Girls Only: Polish Village Waits for the Birth of a Boy
Cats Understand Their Names & Are Probably Just Choosing
to Ignore You, a Study Suggests
SONG OF THE DAY
Signs - The Five Man Electrical Band
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