SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Weather Forecast for December 14, 2015
Special Weather Statement – Landslide Danger
Flood Warning
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Relentless Rain Increases Chance of Washington State
Landslides (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Substation Fire near Bremerton Knocks Out Power, Forces
Several School Closures (KCPQ-TV, Seattle,
WA)
Yakama Nation Seeks $65.5 Million in Fire Damages from
Klickitat PUD (Yakima Herald-Republic,
WA)
Conservation Groups to Sue Feds over Puget Sound Steelhead (Associated Press)
Mason PUD 3 Solar Panel Incentive Program Growing (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Substation Fire near Bremerton Knocks Out Power, Forces Several School Closures
- Yakama Nation Seeks $65.5 Million in Fire Damages from Klickitat PUD
- Spokane Area Family Gets Power Back after 26 Days
- Snohomish PUD Sues City of Everett for $1 Million over Flood Damage, Talks Ongoing
- Skagit PUD General Manager Bob Powell Retires
- Benton PUD Customers Can Receive Special Offers by Donating to Helping Hands
- Tree Trimming Accident: Unconscious Man Rescued from Tree
- Georgia: Two Men Sought in Electrocution Death after Copper Wire Theft
- Power Outages among Top Causes of Business Continuity Insurance Losses, Says Study – The Biggest is Fire & Explosion
- Utilities Can Engage Customers to Harness New Technologies, But Regulations Need to Change
- Conservation Groups to Sue Feds over Puget Sound Steelhead
- 2016 Columbia River Salmon & Sturgeon Forecasts Mixed
- Yakima River Coho Fish Hatchery Proposed
- U-S Geological Service Studies Document Changes in White Salmon River Post-Condit Dam; More Salmon, Steelhead Spawners
- Montana Adopts Mandatory Kill Rule for Walleye in Flathead Basin’s Swan Lake, Swan River
- Washington State Says ‘Give Salmon a Break’ with Copper-Free Brakes
- Southern California Desalination Plant Will Help Ease Water Crunch, But Price Is Steep
- Mason PUD 3 Solar Panel Incentive Program Growing
- Australian Firm to Build Floating Solar Farm in California
- California’s Biomass Industry under Threat
- How Rooftop Solar Homeowners Can Prepare for El Niño
- New Thermostat Offerings Highlight Growing Home Energy Management Market
- Editorial: In Search of the Ideal Light Bulb
- Oregon Hemp Farmers Looking for Legislation Changes
- Leaders Move to Convert Paris Climate Pledges into Action
- A Single Typo Nearly Killed the Paris Climate Accord
- Op/Ed: Nuclear Power Paves the Only Viable Path Forward on Climate Change
- San Francisco Mayor Pitches ‘Renewable Diesel’ to Portland, Seattle
- Compressed Air Storage Mulled for Site of Retiring Utah Coal Plant
- Vermont Utility Details Plans to Offer Tesla Powerwalls to Customers through Pilot
- CenturyLink Warned by Portland Regulators over Long Hold Times & Missed Appointments
- Google’s eCity Awards Recognize the Strongest Online Business Community in Each State
- Twitter Warns Some Users of Possible State-Sponsored Cyber Attack
- Social Customer Service: How to Care for Customers with Social Media
- Reese’s Turned Gripes about Its Ugly Christmas Candy into Funny Ads about Tree Shaming
- Marketers Should Look Beyond the Dazzle of CGI & Embrace Storytelling
- Including Columbia River Treaty: Cross-Border Issues abound in Montana Congressional Delegation’s Letters to Canada
- Relentless Rain Increases Chance of Washington State Landslides
- Winter Storm Knocks Out Power in Southern, Central Oregon
- Man Holding Daughter at Knifepoint near Lacey Killed by SWAT
- Parents, Business Owners Rally to Keep Shelton Pool Open
- Environmental Activists March in Seattle after Paris Climate Deal
- Olympic National Park in Need of Funding Boost, Study Finds
Syzygy ●
\SIZ-uh-jee\ ● Noun – The
nearly straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies (such as the sun,
moon, & earth during a solar or lunar eclipse) in a gravitational system.
Like pearls on a necklace, the sun, moon and earth did their
mathematically predictable celestial dance of syzygy for one of the most
mysterious and awe-inspiring events, a solar eclipse.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Substation Fire near Bremerton Knocks Out Power, Forces
Several School Closures (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle, WA)
Yakama Nation Seeks $65.5 Million in Fire Damages from
Klickitat PUD (Yakima Herald-Republic,
WA)
Spokane Area Family Gets Power Back after 26 Days (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
Snohomish PUD Sues City of Everett for $1 Million over Flood
Damage, Talks Ongoing (Tribune Newspapers of Snohomish County, Snohomish, WA)
Skagit PUD General Manager Bob Powell Retires (Skagit Valley
Herald, Mt Vernon, WA)
Benton PUD Customers Can Receive Special Offers by Donating
to Helping Hands (Tri-City Herald,
WA)
Tree Trimming Accident: Unconscious Man Rescued from Tree (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
Georgia: Two Men Sought in Electrocution Death after Copper
Wire Theft (WRDW-TV, Augusta, GA)
Power Outages among Top Causes of Business Continuity
Insurance Losses, Says Study – The Biggest is Fire & Explosion (Forbes
Magazine)
Utilities Can Engage Customers to Harness New Technologies,
But Regulations Need to Change “…Consumers on average interact with their
electric utility for a total of nine minutes per year…”
FISH & WILDLIFE
Conservation Groups to Sue Feds over Puget Sound Steelhead (Associated Press)
2016 Columbia River Salmon & Sturgeon Forecasts Mixed
(Oregonian, Portland)
Yakima River Coho Fish Hatchery Proposed (Ellensburg Daily
Record, WA)
U-S Geological Service Studies Document Changes in White
Salmon River Post-Condit Dam; More Salmon, Steelhead Spawners (Columbia Basin
Bulletin)
Montana Adopts Mandatory Kill Rule for Walleye in Flathead
Basin’s Swan Lake, Swan River (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Washington State Says ‘Give Salmon a Break’ with Copper-Free
Brakes (Northwest Public Radio)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Southern California Desalination Plant Will Help Ease Water
Crunch, But Price Is Steep (Sacramento
Bee, CA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Mason PUD 3 Solar Panel Incentive Program Growing (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
Australian Firm to Build Floating Solar Farm in California (Renewable Energy World)
California’s Biomass Industry under Threat (Renewable Energy World)
How Rooftop Solar Homeowners Can Prepare for El Niño
(PG&E Currents, CA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
New Thermostat Offerings Highlight Growing Home Energy
Management Market (Utility Dive)
Editorial: In Search of the Ideal Light Bulb (Sacramento Bee, CA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Oregon Hemp Farmers Looking for Legislation Changes (Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Leaders Move to Convert Paris Climate Pledges into Action (NY Times)
A Single Typo Nearly Killed the Paris Climate Accord
(Gizmodo)
Op/Ed: Nuclear Power Paves the Only Viable Path Forward on
Climate Change (The Guardian, UK)
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/03/nuclear-power-paves-the-only-viable-path-forward-on-climate-change
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/03/nuclear-power-paves-the-only-viable-path-forward-on-climate-change
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
San Francisco Mayor Pitches ‘Renewable Diesel’ to Portland,
Seattle (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Compressed Air Storage Mulled for Site of Retiring Utah Coal
Plant (Utility Dive)
Vermont Utility Details Plans to Offer Tesla Powerwalls to
Customers through Pilot (American Public Power Association)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CenturyLink Warned by Portland Regulators over Long Hold
Times & Missed Appointments (Oregonian, Portland)
Google’s eCity Awards Recognize the Strongest Online
Business Community in Each State (Google)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Twitter Warns Some Users of Possible State-Sponsored Cyber
Attack (Reuters)
Social Customer Service: How to Care for Customers with
Social Media (Social Media Examiner)
Reese’s Turned Gripes about Its Ugly Christmas Candy into
Funny Ads about Tree Shaming (AdWeek)
Marketers Should Look Beyond the Dazzle of CGI & Embrace
Storytelling (AdWeek)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Including Columbia River Treaty: Cross-Border Issues abound
in Montana Congressional Delegation’s Letters to Canada (Helena
Independent-Record, MT)
GENERAL NEWS
Relentless Rain Increases Chance of Washington State Landslides
(KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Winter Storm Knocks Out Power in Southern, Central Oregon (Associated Press)
Man Holding Daughter at Knifepoint near Lacey Killed by SWAT
(KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Parents, Business Owners Rally to Keep Shelton Pool Open (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Environmental Activists March in Seattle after Paris Climate
Deal (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Olympic National Park in Need of Funding Boost, Study Finds (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
DIVERSIONS
Meter Mix-Up Creates $1,000 ‘Surprise’ Electric Bill for
East Texas Woman
Colts Punter Pat McAfee Pays Electric Bill for 83 Families
Roseville’s Kaseberg Elementary Gets Special Angry Birds
Treatment
Happy Christmas for Swiss Boy Who Found 1,000-Franc Note
SONG OF THE DAY
Franz Joseph Haydn - “Surprise,” Symphony no. 94 (Note PG-13
language in comments)
Surprise Symphony
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