SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER NEWS
Weather Forecast for January 6, 2016
Meteorologists Say El Nino Storms Its Way into the Record
Books, Tying 1997-1998 for Strength (Associated
Press)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Hundreds Weigh in on Plan to Build Nation’s Largest Oil
Transfer Terminal in Washington State (Associated
Press)
Nippon & Biomass-Boiler Maker Settle Lawsuits, $17
Million in Charges as Court Date Neared (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Commercial Crabbing Under Way Off Washington State, Oregon
Coasts (Associated Press)
B-C Hydro Reviewing Its Options on Peace River Dam Protest
Encampment (Victoria Times Colonist,
BC)
Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets – Report
(Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-considering-10-000-character-limit-tweets-code-171628532--finance.html
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Hundreds Weigh in on Plan to Build Nation’s Largest Oil Transfer Terminal in Washington State
- B-C Hydro Reviewing Its Options on Peace River Dam Protest Encampment
- Pacific Gas & Electric Monthly Power Bills Are Rising Nearly Seven Percent
- Did Your Port Angeles Power Bill Go Up?
- Montana Governor Appoints 27 to Clean Power Panel
- General Manager Roger Gray to leave Eugene Water & Electric Board – Will Head Up Northwest Requirements Utilities
- Clatskanie PUD Linemen Presented Heroism Awards
- Commercial Crabbing Under Way Off Washington State, Oregon Coasts
- Fewer Spring Chinook Forecast for Wind River, Drano Lake
- Genetically Modified ‘Frankenfish’ Salmon Gets FDA Approval. Now What?
- Could El Niño Storms Solve California’s Drought Problems?
- Nippon & Biomass-Boiler Maker Settle Lawsuits, $17 Million in Charges as Court Date Neared
- Naches School, Yakima Church to Get Solar Panels via Grants From Pacific Power
- SolarCity to Cut 550 Jobs in Nevada
- The Year of the Customer: Five Demand Management Trends to Watch in 2016
- Washington State Scientist Says Some Pot Testing Labs Going Too Easy on Growers
- Snow Harvesting: Pacific Northwest Ski Resorts Adapt to Climate Change
- Florida Power & Light Favors Rate-Based Approach to Clean Power Plan Compliance
- The Quest to Hack Trees & Beat Climate Change
- Internet Explorer 8, 9 & 10 Finally Die Next Week
- Meet the New, Low-Power Wi-Fi Standard
- Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets –Report
- The New York Public Library Just Uploaded over 187,000 Free Images for All to Use
- ESPN Admits: Tweets by Adam Schefter & Chris Mortensen Were Unmarked Ads for Domino’s
- Lumosity ‘Deceived Customers’ About Brain-Training Game
- Head of Washington State Department of Social & Health Services Announces Resignation
- Obama’s Vanishing Administration – Why Are So Many Crucial Jobs Empty?
- Suspect Killed after Incident with Thurston County Deputy
- Mason County Scuba Diver’s Death Ruled Accidental
- Applicants Sought for Open Shelton School Board Position
- Oregon Occupiers Want to Work with Residents; Locals Critical
- NFL Playoffs: Hawks’ Game in Minnesota Could Come Close to Coldest Contest in NFL History
- The Big Wine Lie
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Hundreds Weigh in on Plan to Build Nation’s Largest Oil
Transfer Terminal in Washington State (Associated
Press)
B-C Hydro Reviewing Its Options on Peace River Dam Protest
Encampment (Victoria Times Colonist,
BC)
Pacific Gas & Electric Monthly Power Bills Are Rising
Nearly Seven Percent (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Did Your Port Angeles Power Bill Go Up? (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
Montana Governor Appoints 27 to Clean Power Panel (Great
Falls Tribune, MT)
General Manager Roger Gray to leave Eugene Water &
Electric Board – Will Head Up Northwest Requirements Utilities (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33923145-75/general-manager-roger-gray-to-leave-eweb.html.csp
Clatskanie PUD Linemen Presented Heroism Awards (St Helens
Chronicle, OR)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Commercial Crabbing Under Way Off Washington State, Oregon Coasts
(Associated Press)
Fewer Spring
Chinook Forecast for Wind River, Drano Lake (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Genetically
Modified ‘Frankenfish’ Salmon Gets FDA Approval. Now What? (Christian Science
Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2016/0105/GMO-frankenfish-salmon-gets-FDA-approval.-Now-what
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Could El Niño Storms Solve California’s Drought Problems? (Christian
Science Monitor)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Nippon & Biomass-Boiler Maker Settle Lawsuits, $17
Million in Charges as Court Date Neared (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Naches School, Yakima Church to Get Solar Panels via Grants
From Pacific Power (Yakima
Herald-Republic, WA)
SolarCity to Cut 550 Jobs in Nevada (Reuters)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
The Year of the Customer: Five Demand Management Trends to
Watch in 2016 (Utility Dive)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Washington State Scientist Says Some Pot Testing Labs Going
Too Easy on Growers (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Snow Harvesting: Pacific Northwest Ski Resorts Adapt to Climate
Change (KUOW-Radio, Seattle, WA)
Florida Power & Light Favors Rate-Based Approach to Clean
Power Plan Compliance (Utility Dive)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
The Quest to Hack Trees & Beat Climate Change (Washington
Post)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Internet Explorer 8, 9 & 10 Finally Die Next Week (Gizmodo)
Meet the New, Low-Power Wi-Fi Standard (USA Today)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets –Report
(Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-considering-10-000-character-limit-tweets-code-171628532--finance.html
The New York Public Library Just Uploaded over 187,000 Free
Images for All To Use (Gizmodo)
ESPN Admits: Tweets by Adam Schefter & Chris Mortensen
Were Unmarked Ads for Domino’s (Consumerist)
Lumosity ‘Deceived Customers’ About Brain-Training Game (British Broadcasting Corporation)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Head of Washington State Department of Social & Health
Services Announces Resignation (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle, WA)
Obama’s Vanishing Administration – Why Are So Many Crucial
Jobs Empty?
GENERAL NEWS
Suspect Killed after Incident with Thurston County Deputy (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Mason County Scuba Diver’s Death Ruled Accidental (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
Applicants Sought for Open Shelton School Board Position (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Oregon Occupiers Want to Work with Residents; Locals
Critical (Reuters)
NFL Playoffs: Hawks’ Game in Minnesota Could Come Close to
Coldest Contest in NFL History (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle, WA)
The Big Wine Lie (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/06/how-wine-labels-lie-to-us/?wprss=rss_business
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Monopoly Games Omit Star Wars’ Lead Female, Relocate Des
Moines to Ohio
You Can Eat a Doughnut Encrusted with 24k Gold Flakes, But
It’ll Cost You
Star Wars Baby Named Jedi by Terrace Parents
Manager Pleased His Facebook Reply to Angry Customer Was
Well-Received (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
SONG OF THE DAY
Linda Ronstadt – Ooh Baby Baby
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