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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Sub-Zero Temperatures Expected in E. Washington State Friday
Night (Associated Press)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Avista Denied Washington Rate Hike for 2017 (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
Cascade Natural Gas Agrees to $2.5 M Penalty for Pipeline
Safety Violations (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Changes Proposed for Lower Columbia Salmon, Steelhead
Hatcheries (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
How Oregon Became a Top Ten U-S Solar State (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
Nineteen Arrests, Including Four from Mason County, In Drug
Ring – 44 Pounds of Meth Seized (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Avista Denied Washington Rate Hike for 2017
- Cascade Natural Gas Agrees to $2.5 M Penalty for Pipeline Safety Violations
- Backers of Rejected Coos Bay LNG Terminal to File New Application with Feds
- Bonneville Power Administration Seeks CIO
- Energy Northwest Helps Santa & His Elf Visit Head Start Students Around the Area
- Report Offers Roadmap for Overhaul of U-S Electrical Grid
- News Release: Dep’t of Interior’s Dam Plan Undermines Hydropower
- “Light Bringers” Help Hungary’s Impoverished Roma Power Their Homes
- Changes Proposed for Lower Columbia Salmon, Steelhead Hatcheries
- Lake Pend Oreille Project Helps Improve Kokanee Spawning Habitat
- Washington State Drains Capitol Lake to Help Fight Invasive Mud Snails
- British Columbia Offers Anglers Gift-Card Reward for Help in Trout Research Project
- Audit: Oregon’s Water Watchdog Agency Is Understaffed, Overworked, Has No Plan for Future
- Editorial: Don’t Mess with Washington Water & Fish, California
- How Oregon Became a Top Ten U-S Solar State
- Final Wind-Turbine Rule Permits Thousands of Eagle Deaths
- The New Guide to the Community Solar Galaxy
- U-S Senators Say All-Cash Marijuana Shops Pose a Danger for Vendors
- NOAA: Global Warming Played Role in 24 Weather Cases
- Coalition of 24 States Urges Trump to Kill Obama’s Carbon Emission Plan
- Fitch: U-S Public Power Still Faces Long-Term Carbon Pressures
- Portland Accelerates Zero-Emission Vehicle Adoption to Hit Climate Goals
- California: Pacific Gas & Electric to Launch Biggest Installation of Electric Car Chargers in U-S
- Yahoo’s Mega Breach Shows How Just How Vulnerable Data Is
- Hacked Yahoo Data Is for Sale on Dark Web
- Click! Cable TV Could See Steep Rate Hikes in 2017 & 2018
- Colorado: Electric Co-Op Helps Wire Remote Areas for Broadband
- Verizon Will Finally Kill the Galaxy Note 7... After the Holidays
- Southwest Airlines Admits It Has Inferior Onboard Wi-Fi, Makes Plans to Fix It
- British Columbia Government Sends Out More Than 2,600 News Releases in 2016
- New Jersey: News Media Blame Christie for Bill That Could Devastate Newspapers
- Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
- Washington State Governor Announces Plans to Restructure Family & Children Services Under New Department
- Idaho Governor Being Vetted for U-S Agriculture Secretary
- U-S Sen. Cantwell: ‘Potential Ramifications Are Chilling’ From Trump Transition Team Request
- Nineteen Arrests, Including Four from Mason County, In Drug Ring – 44 Pounds of Meth Seized
- Mount Vernon Officer in Stable Condition, Suspect in Custody After Shooting
- Washington State Comes Up Short for Severely Mentally Ill
- Portland City Council Bans New Bulk Fossil Fuel Terminals
- Seahawks Clinch NFC West Title with Ugly Win Over Rams
- In “Action Green” Uniforms, Under Lights Energized by Hydropower!
Toroidal • \ tor-OYD-ul \ • Adjective - Of, relating to, or
shaped like a torus or toroid: doughnut-shaped.
Frederic could not understand the lack of business at his
new bakery. In a town renowned for its love of doughnuts, no one was interested
in visiting his aptly, but unfortunately named, “Frederic’s Toroidal Pastry
Shack”.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Avista Denied Washington Rate Hike for 2017 (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
Cascade Natural Gas Agrees to $2.5 M Penalty for Pipeline
Safety Violations (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Backers of Rejected Coos Bay LNG Terminal to File New
Application with Feds (Oregonian, Portland)
Bonneville Power Administration Seeks CIO (FCW Insider)
Energy Northwest Helps Santa & His Elf Visit Head Start
Students Around the Area (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Report Offers Roadmap for Overhaul of U-S Electrical Grid (Midwest
Energy News)
News Release: Dep’t of Interior’s Dam Plan Undermines
Hydropower (U-S House Natural Resources Committee)
“Light Bringers” Help Hungary’s Impoverished Roma Power
Their Homes (The Daily Mail, UK)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Changes Proposed for Lower Columbia Salmon, Steelhead
Hatcheries (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Lake Pend Oreille Project Helps Improve Kokanee Spawning
Habitat (Coeur d’Alene Press, ID)
Washington State Drains Capitol Lake to Help Fight Invasive
Mud Snails (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
British Columbia Offers Anglers Gift-Card Reward for Help in
Trout Research Project (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Audit: Oregon’s Water Watchdog Agency Is Understaffed,
Overworked, Has No Plan for Future (Oregonian, Portland)
Editorial: Don’t Mess with Washington Water & Fish, California
(News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
How Oregon Became a Top Ten U-S Solar State (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
Final Wind-Turbine Rule Permits Thousands of Eagle Deaths (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
The New Guide to the Community Solar Galaxy (Utility Dive)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
U-S Senators Say All-Cash Marijuana Shops Pose a Danger for
Vendors (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
NOAA: Global Warming Played Role in 24 Weather Cases (Associated
Press)
Coalition of 24 States Urges Trump to Kill Obama’s Carbon
Emission Plan (Reuters)
Fitch: U-S Public Power Still Faces Long-Term Carbon
Pressures (BusinessWire)
SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Portland Accelerates Zero-Emission Vehicle Adoption to Hit
Climate Goals (Utility Dive)
California: Pacific Gas & Electric to Launch Biggest
Installation of Electric Car Chargers in U-S (SF Chronicle)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Yahoo’s Mega Breach Shows How Just How Vulnerable Data Is
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Hacked Yahoo Data Is for Sale on Dark Web (NY Times)
Click! Cable TV Could See Steep Rate Hikes in 2017 & 2018
(News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Colorado: Electric Co-Op Helps Wire Remote Areas for
Broadband (Pueblo Chieftain, CO)
Verizon Will Finally Kill the Galaxy Note 7... After the Holidays
(Mashable)
Southwest Airlines Admits It Has Inferior Onboard Wi-Fi,
Makes Plans to Fix It (Orlando Business Journal, FL)
MARKETING & MEDIA
British Columbia Government Sends Out More Than 2,600 News
Releases in 2016 (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
New Jersey: News Media Blame Christie for Bill That Could
Devastate Newspapers (NY Times)
Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington State Governor Announces Plans to Restructure
Family & Children Services Under New Department (Northwest Public Radio)
Idaho Governor Being Vetted for U-S Agriculture Secretary (Associated
Press)
U-S Sen. Cantwell: ‘Potential Ramifications Are Chilling’
From Trump Transition Team Request (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
Nineteen Arrests, Including Four from Mason County, In Drug
Ring – 44 Pounds of Meth Seized (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Mount Vernon Officer in Stable Condition, Suspect in Custody
After Shooting (Associated Press)
Washington State Comes Up Short for Severely Mentally Ill
(Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Washington-coming-up-short-for-severely-mentally-10795075.php
Portland City Council Bans New Bulk Fossil Fuel Terminals
(Oregonian, Portland)
Seahawks Clinch NFC West Title with Ugly Win Over Rams (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
In “Action Green” Uniforms, Under Lights Energized by Hydropower!
(Mason PUD 3,
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Pilot Congratulates Passengers for Finishing All the Booze
Aboard a Plane
Squirrels Declaring War on Christmas? Fury Critters Causing
Mayhem on Lights & Decorations
Math Book Sells for Record $3.7 Million (Or the Price of
Like Two College Textbooks)
Eiffel Tower Closed for 4th Day, Ruining Honeymoon Plans
“ROGUE ONE OFFRAMP”
Good & Bad – ‘Rogue One’ Reviews: Here’s What the
Critics Say
An Exclusive Look Inside the Gorgeous Art of Rogue One
‘Star Wars’ Fans Disappointed When Power Outage Interrupts ‘Rogue
One’ in Cupertino
SONG OF THE DAY
Soundtrack Rogue One A Star Wars Story (Theme Song)
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