SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Weather Forecast for November 6, 2015
Small Craft Advisory from Noon Today to 4:00 AM Saturday
IBM Watson Is Going to Change How You Think About the Weather (Washington Post)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Obama Administration Kills Keystone XL Pipeline (Associated Press)
Oregon: Marijuana Grow Houses Trigger Seven Summer Outages for Pacific Power (Utility Dive)
Pacific Gas & Electric’s Profit Culture is Key Element in San Bruno Explosion Trial (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
New York is Investigating Exxon Mobil for Allegedly Misleading the Public about Climate Change (Washington Post)
Comcast, Citing “Fairness,” Adds Data Caps in More Cities (Christian Science Monitor)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Obama Administration Kills Keystone XL Pipeline
- Pacific Gas & Electric’s Profit Culture is Key Element in San Bruno Explosion Trial
- Energy Adviser: Clark Public Utilities’ Student Tour Gives Electrical Safety Lesson
- Fitch Affirms Chelan County PUD Bonds at ‘AA+’; Outlook Stable
- Mason PUD 3 Planned Power Outage November 12 at Kamilche Point for Tree Removal
- Seattle Cuts Power to Field after Faulty Light Pole Shocks Pet
- New Mexico: Taos Electric Co-Op Seeks Higher Rates in Stagnant Market
- Puerto Rico’s Governor Floats Bill to Restructure Debt-Strapped Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
- Homeowners Worried About Plan to Move the Skagit River
- Winter Hatchery Steelhead Production in Puget Sound on the Debate Table
- Catch Rate per Hours for Idaho Steelhead Showing Some Good Numbers on Snake Downstream from Salmon
- Op/Ed: Puget Sound Recovery Hinges on Blocking Polluted Runoff
- Washington State Inmates Help Restore Greater Sage Grouse Habitat
- Co-op Hosts Monarch Butterfly Migrations
- Fluoridation Survey to be Mailed Out Friday to Water Users in Port Angeles Area
- Buying Into Solar an Option for Peninsula Light Customers
- Tips to Save on Your Electricity Bill
- Oregon: Marijuana Grow Houses Trigger Seven Summer Outages for Pacific Power
- SW Washington Marijuana Sales Suffer As Oregon Stores Open
- Ohio Said No to Legalizing Marijuana – It Might Have Nixed Federal Reforms, Too
- New York is Investigating Exxon Mobil for Allegedly Misleading the Public about Climate Change
- 44 States Take Sides in Clean Power Plan Legal Melee
- Comcast, Citing “Fairness,” Adds Data Caps in More Cities
- Leaked Comcast Doc Admits: Data Caps Have Nothing to Do with Congestion
- In a First, the FCC Is Fining a Major Cable Company for Getting Hacked
- Colorado’s Muni Broadband Ban Overridden in 44 Communities
- Why Undersea Internet Cables Still Power Our ‘Wireless’ World
- What Eight Agency Execs Think about Twitter’s New Like Button
- How Pantone Became a Global Authority on Color
- Momentum Builds for Reviving Export-Import Bank
- Survey: Money Not #1 Reason People Love Work
- Pipeline Closure in Washington State Leads to Spike in British Columbia Gas Prices
- Portland Aluminum Plant Falsified Test Results, Letter to Customers Says
- Ex-Olympia Farmers Market Manager Accused of Theft
- Highway 101 Slide Repair Projects Wrapping Up in Mason & Grays Harbor Counties
- Shelton Man Arrested after Grays Harbor County Pursuit
- Snow Falls in Pullman Just in Time for Dad’s Weekend
- Best Beer City in the U-S? One TV Network’s Opinion: It’s Not Portland
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Obama Administration Kills Keystone XL Pipeline (Associated Press)
Pacific Gas & Electric’s Profit Culture is Key Element in San Bruno Explosion Trial (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Energy Adviser: Clark Public Utilities’ Student Tour Gives Electrical Safety Lesson (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Fitch Affirms Chelan County PUD Bonds at ‘AA+’; Outlook Stable (Digital Journal)
Mason PUD 3 Planned Power Outage November 12 at Kamilche Point for Tree Removal (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Seattle Cuts Power to Field after Faulty Light Pole Shocks Pet (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
New Mexico: Taos Electric Co-Op Seeks Higher Rates in Stagnant Market (Taos News, NM)
Puerto Rico’s Governor Floats Bill to Restructure Debt-Strapped Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Homeowners Worried About Plan to Move the Skagit River (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Winter Hatchery Steelhead Production in Puget Sound on the Debate Table – Public Comments Now Being Accepted (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Catch Rate per Hours for Idaho Steelhead Showing Some Good Numbers on Snake Downstream from Salmon (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Op/Ed: Puget Sound Recovery Hinges on Blocking Polluted Runoff (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Washington State Inmates Help Restore Greater Sage Grouse Habitat (Northwest Public Radio)
Co-op Hosts Monarch Butterfly Migrations (Electric Co-op Today)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Fluoridation Survey to be Mailed Out Friday to Water Users in Port Angeles Area (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Buying Into Solar an Option for Peninsula Light Customers (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Tips to Save on Your Electricity Bill (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Oregon: Marijuana Grow Houses Trigger Seven Summer Outages for Pacific Power (Utility Dive)
SW Washington Marijuana Sales Suffer As Oregon Stores Open (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Ohio Said No to Legalizing Marijuana – It Might Have Nixed Federal Reforms, Too (Washington Post)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
New York is Investigating Exxon Mobil for Allegedly Misleading the Public about Climate Change (Washington Post)
44 States Take Sides in Clean Power Plan Legal Melee (Utility Dive)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Comcast, Citing “Fairness,” Adds Data Caps in More Cities (Christian Science Monitor)
Leaked Comcast Doc Admits: Data Caps Have Nothing to Do with Congestion (Consumerist)
In a First, the FCC Is Fining a Major Cable Company for Getting Hacked (Washington Post)
Colorado’s Muni Broadband Ban Overridden in 44 Communities – State law forces communities to hold referenda before offering broadband (Ars Technica)
Why Undersea Internet Cables Still Power Our ‘Wireless’ World (Christian Science Monitor)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
What Eight Agency Execs Think about Twitter’s New Like Button (AdWeek)
How Pantone Became a Global Authority on Color – Pantone (meaning “all colors” combining the words “pan” & “tone”) (The Atlantic)
GOVERNANCE & WORKPLACE
Momentum Builds for Reviving Export-Import Bank (Associated Press)
Survey: Money Not #1 Reason People Love Work (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Pipeline Closure in Washington State Leads to Spike in British Columbia Gas Prices (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
Portland Aluminum Plant Falsified Test Results, Letter to Customers Says (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
Ex-Olympia Farmers Market Manager Accused of Theft (Associated Press)
Highway 101 Slide Repair Projects Wrapping Up in Mason & Grays Harbor Counties (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Shelton Man Arrested after Grays Harbor County Pursuit (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Snow Falls in Pullman Just in Time for Dad’s Weekend (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Best Beer City in the U-S? One TV Network’s Opinion: It’s Not Portland (Portland Business Journal, OR)
DIVERSIONS
Science Tackles Very Important Question: What’s the Best Cheese for a Gooey Grilled Cheese Sandwich?
Here Are Ten Deleted Star Wars Scenes That You Probably Never Saw Before
Man Killed by His Tapeworm’s Cancer
Toy Hall of Fame: Twister, Puppet, Super Soaker Get In
SONG OF THE DAY
Lyle Lovett - In My Own Mind
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