SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Atmospheric Rivers Hit the Pacific Northwest (Cliff Mass
Weather Blog)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Take Out the Dams? Congressional Candidates Jayapal &
Walkinshaw Wade in a Bit Unprepared (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Seattle Blows Off Wells Fargo on $100 Million City Light
Bond Financing (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)
Muni Broadband: Can Tacoma Make Electric Customers Pay for a
Bigger, Better Click? (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Report: Mason County Marijuana Sales Soar in a Year (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
Could Washington State Pave the Way for Carbon Taxes?
(Christian Science Monitor)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Take Out the Dams? Congressional Candidates Jayapal & Walkinshaw Wade in a Bit Unprepared
- Seattle Blows Off Wells Fargo on $100 Million City Light Bond Financing
- McCleary Utility Rate Study Forecasts Hefty Increases
- Snohomish Public Utility District Pays Fines for Worker’s Fatal Fall
- Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Man Who Says Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s Smart Meters Are Health Hazard
- Southeast U-S Utilities Avoid Direct Hit from Hurricane Matthew – Thousands of Outages Remain
- Florida Worker Shocked While Trimming Trees After Matthew
- Climate Change May Benefit Native Oysters, But There’s a Catch
- Mason County’s Rustlewood Sewer Plant Receives Outstanding Performance Award
- Massachusetts: Cape Wind Reverses, Drops Appeal
- Op/Ed: Federal Policy Stymies Renewable Energy
- What Does Google Home Mean for Nest?
- Report: Mason County Marijuana Sales Soar in a Year
- Could Washington State Pave the Way for Carbon Taxes?
- Time for a Carbon Tax? A Former Bush Official Says Yes
- Scientist Studying Mushrooms’ Ability to Protect Spokane River from PCBs
- Muni Broadband: Can Tacoma Make Electric Customers Pay for a Bigger, Better Click?
- Oregon U-S Senator Ron Wyden Discusses Encryption, Data Privacy & Security
- Amid Breach Talk, Some Yahoo Users Finding It Hard to Exit
- Why Cord Cutting Is Spreading to Broadband Internet Subscribers
- Internet Blackouts Can Seriously Damage a Country’s Economy
- Noto: Why Google Wants One Universal Font Typeface to Rule Them All
- Twitter: 17 Million-Plus Tweets Sent About the Debate, Most Ever
- Tic Tac Calls Donald Trump’s Behavior ‘Completely Inappropriate & Unacceptable’
- Four Ways to Broadcast on Facebook Live That Fit Any Budget
- Is Snapchat Really Worth $25 Billion?
- Most People Go About Networking All Wrong – Here’s How to Do It Right
- Three Earthquakes Recorded Off Oregon Coast, No Tsunami Warnings Issued
- Proposed Settlement Reached Between State, Victims of Deadly Oso Landslide
- ‘I Think a Bullet Just Went by My Head’: Complaints Fuel Efforts to Regulate Target Shooting in State Forests
- Op/Ed: Washington State’s Forest Trust Lands Help Fund Schools, Fuel Rural Economy
- Oregon Forest Lawsuit Is Now a Class Action
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Take Out the Dams? Congressional Candidates Jayapal &
Walkinshaw Wade in a Bit Unprepared (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Seattle Blows Off Wells Fargo on $100 Million City Light
Bond Financing (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)
McCleary Utility Rate Study Forecasts Hefty Increases
(Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Snohomish Public Utility District Pays Fines for Worker’s
Fatal Fall (Associated Press)
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Man Who Says Sacramento Municipal
Utility District’s Smart Meters Are Health Hazard (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Southeast U-S Utilities Avoid Direct Hit from Hurricane
Matthew – Thousands of Outages Remain (Utility Dive)
Florida Worker Shocked While Trimming Trees After Matthew (Associated
Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Climate Change May Benefit Native Oysters, But There’s a
Catch (Phys.Org)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Mason County’s Rustlewood Sewer Plant Receives Outstanding
Performance Award (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Massachusetts: Cape Wind Reverses, Drops Appeal (Cape Cod
Times, Hyannis, MA)
Op/Ed: Federal Policy Stymies Renewable Energy (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
What Does Google Home Mean for Nest? (Breaking Energy)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Report: Mason County Marijuana Sales Soar in a Year (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Could Washington State Pave the Way for Carbon Taxes?
(Christian Science Monitor)
Time for a Carbon Tax? A Former Bush Official Says Yes (USA
Today)
SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Scientist Studying Mushrooms’ Ability to Protect Spokane
River from PCBs (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Muni Broadband: Can Tacoma Make Electric Customers Pay for a
Bigger, Better Click? (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Oregon U-S Senator Ron Wyden Discusses Encryption, Data
Privacy & Security (NY Times)
Amid Breach Talk, Some Yahoo Users Finding It Hard to Exit (Associated
Press)
Why Cord Cutting Is Spreading to Broadband Internet
Subscribers (Fortune Magazine)
Internet Blackouts Can Seriously Damage a Country’s Economy
– Last year, the world lost at least $2.4 billion when governments
intentionally shut down their countries’ networks (Atlantic Magazine)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Noto: Why Google Wants One Universal Font Typeface to Rule
Them All (Christian Science Monitor)
Twitter: 17 Million-Plus Tweets Sent About the Debate, Most
Ever (Associated Press)
Tic Tac Calls Donald Trump’s Behavior ‘Completely
Inappropriate & Unacceptable’ (AdWeek)
Four Ways to Broadcast on Facebook Live That Fit Any Budget (Social
Media Examiner)
Is Snapchat Really Worth $25 Billion? (Atlantic Magazine)
MANAGEMENT IN A TEACUP
Most People Go About Networking All Wrong – Here’s How to Do
It Right (Washington Post)
GENERAL NEWS
Three Earthquakes Recorded Off Oregon Coast, No Tsunami
Warnings Issued (Associated Press)
Proposed Settlement Reached Between State, Victims of Deadly
Oso Landslide (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
‘I Think a Bullet Just Went by My Head’: Complaints Fuel
Efforts to Regulate Target Shooting in State Forests (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA
– Paywall Advisory)
Op/Ed: Washington State’s Forest Trust Lands Help Fund
Schools, Fuel Rural Economy (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Oregon Forest Lawsuit Is Now a Class Action (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Maine Couple Wins Beer, Cash in Wife-Carrying Competition
Pennsylvania City Picks Fake Christmas Tree to Avoid ‘Charlie
Brown’ Stir
Michigan Fans’ Beef: Why Isn’t Ruth’s Chris Giving Them a
Full 78% Off Their Steaks After a 78-Point Rout?
Bigger Brains = Longer Yawns – Researchers Say Reflex Might
Be Way to Cool Busy Brain
SONG OF THE DAY
Roy Orbison – In Dreams
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