SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Heavy Mountain Snows Ahead (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
People Passionate About Saving Snake River Dams (Tri-City
Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Mason PUD 3 – Financial Management, Load Growth to Keep
Local Electricity Prices Stable into 2017 (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Washington State Carbon Capture Project Says It Has
Permanently Sequestered Carbon Dioxide (Utility Dive)
Several Cities Convert to LED Street Lights in Conservation
Efforts (National Public Radio)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- People Passionate About Saving Snake River Dams
- Mason PUD 3 – Financial Management, Load Growth to Keep Local Electricity Prices Stable into 2017
- Mason PUD 3 Building Proposed for Mental Health Treatment Center
- Grand Coulee Dam – Photographing ‘America’s Pyramid’
- California ISO Considers Tweaks to Flexible Capacity Rules as Duck Curve Grows
- Arkansas: Downed Power Lines – Summit Man Dies in Electrical Accident
- Wisconsin Regulators Allow Alliant Energy to Double Fixed Charges, to $15 Per Month
- New Quake Tests Resilience, and Faith, in Japan’s Nuclear Plants
- Commercial Crabbing Under Way Off Coasts of Washington State, Oregon
- Grant County Cautious After Washington State Water Ruling
- Community Solar on the Rise – Tips for Utilities Developing Programs
- Op/Ed: Congress Must Break Logjam Over Biomass
- With a Meeting, Trump Renewed a British Wind Farm Fight
- Several Cities Convert to LED Street Lights in Conservation Efforts
- Ten Things to Ask Before Becoming LEED-Certified
- Smoked Turkey: Marijuana Sales Spike Around Thanksgiving
- Washington State Carbon Capture Project Says It Has Permanently Sequestered Carbon Dioxide
- Tacoma Power Rates Could Rise, Partly Due to Click! Broadband Plan
- Almost Half the World Will Be Online by End of 2016; Poorer Countries Will Lag, Report Shows
- Drone Crash Occurred in Facebook's Project to Spread Internet Connectivity
- Facebook Testing a Feature That'll Help You Find Free Public Wi-Fi
- Trump Formally Picks Net Neutrality Opponents to Guide FCC
- From Media to Nuclear Power, Messaging Trumps Reality
- Has Instagram Made Snapchat Irrelevant?
- Three Social Media Design Tools That Create Stunning Images
- Lame Duck Energy Policy: What Can Get Done Before Trump Takes Office?
- Heavy Mountain Snows Ahead
- Weather Service Warns Northwest Holiday Travelers to Be Cautious
- Oregon: Rooms, Campsites Going Fast Under Path of 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
- Have You Started Defrosting Your Turkey Yet? Don’t Wait Too Long
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b: having a daily cycle 2a: of, relating to, or occurring in the daytime b:
active chiefly in the daytime c: opening during the day and closing at night
“Dagnabit,” cursed Homer. “I shoulda got myself a diurnal
pet. It would have been a lot more fun to play with,” he fumed while watching
his pet bat sleep in the darkened closet. Homer took another bite of his
baloney sandwich, musing over his lunch hour about his next pet purchase.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
People Passionate About Saving Snake River Dams (Tri-City
Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Mason PUD 3 – Financial Management, Load Growth to Keep
Local Electricity Prices Stable into 2017 (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Mason PUD 3 Building Proposed for Mental Health Treatment
Center (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Grand Coulee Dam – Photographing ‘America’s Pyramid’ (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
California ISO Considers Tweaks to Flexible Capacity Rules as
Duck Curve Grows (Utility Dive)
Arkansas: Downed Power Lines – Summit Man Dies in Electrical
Accident (Baxter Bulletin, Mountain Home, AR)
Wisconsin Regulators Allow Alliant Energy to Double Fixed
Charges, to $15 Per Month (Utility Dive)
New Quake Tests Resilience, and Faith, in Japan’s Nuclear
Plants (NY Times)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Commercial Crabbing Under Way Off Coasts of Washington State,
Oregon (Associated Press)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Grant County Cautious After Washington State Water Ruling
(Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wa)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Community Solar on the Rise – Tips for Utilities Developing
Programs (Renewable Energy World)
Op/Ed: Congress Must Break Logjam Over Biomass (Olympian, WA
– Paywall Advisory)
With a Meeting, Trump Renewed a British Wind Farm Fight (NY
Times)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Several Cities Convert to LED Street Lights in Conservation
Efforts (National Public Radio)
Ten Things to Ask Before Becoming LEED-Certified (The
Business Journals)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Smoked Turkey: Marijuana Sales Spike Around Thanksgiving
(Mashable)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Washington State Carbon Capture Project Says It Has
Permanently Sequestered Carbon Dioxide (Utility Dive)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Tacoma Power Rates Could Rise, Partly Due to Click! Broadband
Plan (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Almost Half the World Will Be Online by End of 2016; Poorer
Countries Will Lag, Report Shows (Reuters)
Drone Crash Occurred in Facebook's Project to Spread
Internet Connectivity (Dallas Business Journal)
Facebook Testing a Feature That'll Help You Find Free Public
Wi-Fi (Mashable)
Trump Formally Picks Net Neutrality Opponents to Guide FCC (Broadband
Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Trump-Formally-Picks-Net-Neutrality-Opponents-to-Guide-FCC-138378
MARKETING & MEDIA
From Media to Nuclear Power, Messaging Trumps Reality (Forbes
Magazine)
Has Instagram Made Snapchat Irrelevant? (Consumerist)
Three Social Media Design Tools That Create Stunning Images (Social
Media Examiner)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Lame Duck Energy Policy: What Can Get Done Before Trump Takes
Office? (Utility Dive)
GENERAL NEWS
Heavy Mountain Snows Ahead (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
Weather Service Warns Northwest Holiday Travelers to Be
Cautious (Northwest Public Radio)
Oregon: Rooms, Campsites Going Fast Under Path of 2017 Total
Solar Eclipse (Northwest Public Radio)
Have You Started Defrosting Your Turkey Yet? Don’t Wait Too
Long (Consumerist)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Phillies Fan Wins Award for Saving Wife from Foul Ball
Fellow Farmers Help Grieving Indiana Man Harvest Over 100
Acres in One Day
Squirrel Hospitalizes Chicago Politician Who Spoke Out Against
Squirrels
Man, 86, Helps Make 350 Baby Caps after Learning to Knit
SONG OF THE DAY
Lyle Lovett - She's No Lady
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