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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Pacific Gas & Electric May Cut Power to 30 Counties For ‘Severe
Wind Event’ (SF Chronicle, CA)
Federal Judge Sets Deadlines for Oregon to Redo River
Temperature Guidelines (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Kites into Power Lines – Man ‘Dangerously Critical’ After
Suffering Electrical Burns on Washington Co. Farm (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)
Climate Change Group Not Happy with Washington State
Governor Inslee (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Complete Closure of SR 108 Coming Oct. 12-16 (KXRO Radio,
Aberdeen, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric May Cut Power to 30
Counties For ‘Severe Wind Event’
2.
Major Potential for Strong Winds & Wildfires
in Northern California
3.
Kites into Power Lines – Man ‘Dangerously
Critical’ After Suffering Electrical Burns on Washington Co. Farm
4.
Seattle City Light Rate Changes
5.
Jefferson PUD Commissioners to Hear 2020 Draft
Budget
6.
Costs Add Up for School Districts as Copper
Thieves Target Puget Sound Athletic Fields
7.
Op/Ed: Seattle Should Address Their Problems
Before Trying to Remove Snake River Dams
8.
FERC Rejects Tri-State’s Proposed Tariffs,
Stymying First Effort at Federal Regulation
9.
Federal Judge Sets Deadlines for Oregon to Redo
River Temperature Guidelines
10.
British Columbia Salmon Industry Withdraws from
Eco-Certification Plan “…Voluntarily Suspend Eco-Certification of Chum, Pink
& Sockeye…”
11.
Animals in Distress Alarm British Columbia
Climate-Change Watchers
12.
Does Washington’s Slow Pace of Cleaning Polluted
Waterways Violate the Clean Water Act?
13.
Selah-Moxee Irrigation District Studies Water
Supply Options
14.
Montana: REC Silicon Mulls Sale of Butte Gas
Plant
15.
From the Rooftops, Big Box Stores Are Embracing
Solar
16.
Renewable Energy Firm Doubles Down on New Mexico
Wind Projects
17.
The Incinerator & the Ski Slope Tackling
Waste
18.
Energy Efficiency a Cost-Effective Tool to
Ensure Lights Stay On
19.
Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs: The Feds Are About
to Change the Rules
20.
Lab Set to Foster 5G Networks in Seattle
21.
Op/Ed: Broadband Internet Is Critical Tool for
Rural Communities
22.
Goodbye, iTunes: Once-Revolutionary App Gone in
Mac Update
23.
Columbia River PUD Increases Electric Vehicle
Infrastructure in Columbia County
24.
Harley Struggles to Fire Up New Generation of
Riders with Electric Bike Debut
25.
Climate Change Group Not Happy with Washington
State Governor Inslee
26.
Portland to Host Annual Gathering of Climate
Change Experts
27.
Tall Buildings Out of Timber? In the Face of
Climate Change, Seattle Encourages It.
28.
Amid Trade War, Farmers Lean on a New Crop: Hemp
29.
‘Tens of Thousands’ of Attempts Daily to Hack
Washington State’s Election System
30.
Complete Closure of SR 108 Coming Oct. 12-16
31.
Weather Service Confirms Small Tornado Likely
Touched Down Near Grand Mound
32.
Nine Days on the Road. Average Commute Time
Reached a New Record Last Year.
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 May Cut Power to 30 Counties
For ‘Severe Wind Event’ (SF Chronicle, CA)
2.
Major Potential for Strong Winds & Wildfires
in Northern California (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
3.
Kites into Power Lines – Man ‘Dangerously
Critical’ After Suffering Electrical Burns on Washington Co. Farm (KATU-TV,
Portland, OR)
4.
Seattle City Light Rate Changes (The Seattle
Medium, WA)
5.
Jefferson PUD Commissioners to Hear 2020 Draft
Budget (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
6.
Costs Add Up for School Districts as Copper
Thieves Target Puget Sound Athletic Fields (KING TV, Seattle, WA)
7.
Op/Ed: Seattle Should Address Their Problems
Before Trying to Remove Snake River Dams (Washington Ag Network)
8.
FERC Rejects Tri-State’s Proposed Tariffs,
Stymying First Effort at Federal Regulation (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
Federal Judge Sets Deadlines for Oregon to Redo
River Temperature Guidelines (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
10. British
Columbia Salmon Industry Withdraws from Eco-Certification Plan “…Voluntarily
Suspend Eco-Certification Of Chum, Pink & Sockeye…” (Victoria Times-Colonist,
BC)
11. Animals
in Distress Alarm British Columbia Climate-Change Watchers (Vancouver Sun, BC)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
12. Does
Washington’s Slow Pace of Cleaning Polluted Waterways Violate the Clean Water
Act? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
13. Selah-Moxee
Irrigation District Studies Water Supply Options (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
14. Montana:
REC Silicon Mulls Sale of Butte Gas Plant (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake,
WA)
15. From
the Rooftops, Big Box Stores Are Embracing Solar (NY Times)
16. Renewable
Energy Firm Doubles Down on New Mexico Wind Projects (Associated Press)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/texas/article/Renewable-energy-firm-doubles-down-on-western-14497945.php
17. The
Incinerator & the Ski Slope Tackling Waste (British Broadcasting
Corporation)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
18. Energy
Efficiency a Cost-Effective Tool to Ensure Lights Stay On (Everett Herald, WA)
19. Energy-Efficient
Light Bulbs: The Feds Are About to Change the Rules (C|Net News)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
20. Lab
Set to Foster 5G Networks in Seattle (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
21. Op/Ed:
Broadband Internet Is Critical Tool for Rural Communities (The World, Coos Bay,
OR)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
22. Goodbye,
iTunes: Once-Revolutionary App Gone in Mac Update (Washington Post)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
23. Columbia
River PUD Increases Electric Vehicle Infrastructure in Columbia County (Saint
Helens Chronicle, OR)
24. Harley
Struggles to Fire Up New Generation of Riders with Electric Bike Debut (Reuters)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
25. Climate
Change Group Not Happy with Washington State Governor Inslee (Aberdeen Daily
World, WA)
26. Portland
to Host Annual Gathering of Climate Change Experts (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
27. Tall
Buildings Out of Timber? In the Face of Climate Change, Seattle Encourages It.
(The Philadelphia Inquirer, PA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
28. Amid
Trade War, Farmers Lean on a New Crop: Hemp (NY Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
29. ‘Tens
of Thousands’ of Attempts Daily to Hack Washington State’s Election System (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
30. Complete
Closure of SR 108 Coming Oct. 12-16 (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
31. Weather
Service Confirms Small Tornado Likely Touched Down Near Grand Mound (KELA Radio,
Centralia, WA)
32. Nine
Days on the Road. Average Commute Time Reached a New Record Last Year. (Washington
Post)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Video: Dad Proves He’d Do Anything for His Daughter by Giving
Her His Left Kidney
Glitter Gone – Rip Taylor, Madcap Comic Personality, Dies
Ancient ‘New York’: 5,000-Year-Old City Discovered in Israel
Despite Fall, Former President Carter Helps Build Home
SONG OF THE DAY
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Our House
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