SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Weather Forecast for January 21, 2016
Flood Watch for Mason County
Atmospheric River Approaches (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
At least 14.5 million from D.C. to New York face historic
blizzard (Mashable)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
I-90 Snoqualmie Pass Closed Until Further Notice (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
PacifiCorp Pursues Dam Removal after Collapse of Klamath
Legislation (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
BC Hydro Seeks Injunction against Peace River Dam Project
Protesters (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Montana: New Ballot Initiative Could Mean More Energy Changes
(KFBB-TV, Great Falls, MT)
Fish Hatchery Suspected as a Source of PCBs in the Spokane
River (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- PacifiCorp Pursues Dam Removal after Collapse of Klamath Legislation
- BC Hydro Seeks Injunction against Peace River Dam Project Protesters
- Idaho: Fall River Electric, Lower Valley Energy Consolidation Proposed
- Alaska: Emergency Generator Restores Newtok Power after Days-Long Outage
- Pondoray Newsprint Company Disputes Pend Oreille PUD’s Claims
- Cold December Weather Boosts Wahkiakum PUD Bills
- New Chapter for Grant PUD General Manager
- NEI: Nuclear Power Industry Likely Set New Capacity Factor Record in 2015
- Fish Hatchery Suspected as a Source of PCBs in the Spokane River
- Port Angeles City Council Reaffirms Its Decision to Continue Water Fluoridation
- Michigan: Emails Show Debate over Blame for Flint Water Crisis
- U-S Senate Fails to Override Obama’s Environmental Veto
- A California Reservoir Infamously Depleted by Drought Rises 20 Feet in 10 Days
- Montana: New Ballot Initiative Could Mean More Energy Changes
- Rooftop Solar Battles Include Sniping & Hand-To-Hand Combat
- Nest Thermostats Were Leaking ZIP Codes over Wi-Fi
- Appliance Standards: The Biggest Bipartisan Energy Initiative You’ve Never Heard Of
- Local Bans on Marijuana Stores Face Potential State Crackdown
- Big Changes Come To Oregon’s Cannabis Industry This Year
- Eugene Cannabis Testing Company Sold to Las Vegas Outfit
- Pot States Take Fresh Look at Out-Of-State Investment
- Washington State Lawmakers Study Plan to Meet New EPA Standards
- CarbonWA’s I-732 Barely Survives Random Sample Check, Secretary of State Reports
- 2015 Is Hottest Year on Record, Agencies Say – Mark Falls for 4th Time in 11 Years
- Electric Vehicle Sales Fall Far Short of Obama Goal
- Southern California Edison to Roll Out More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
- News Corp Denies Rumors of Twitter Bid
- Dealing with Unhappy Customers: What Social Marketers Need to Know
- Shelton-Raised – ‘Hero’ Teacher Who Stopped North Thurston Shooter Expected to Run for Office
- I-90 Snoqualmie Pass Closed Until Further Notice
- Shelton Commissioners Hear Residents on Proposal to Relax City Pot Laws
- Final Destination for Olympic Panel Products’ Equipment – Springfield, Oregon Plywood Mill Rises from Ashes, Will Employ 200
- City of Shelton to Change Reader Board Sign Location
- Washington State Adds 68,000 Jobs in 2015
- Oregon Governor Rips Refuge Occupiers, Feds
- Report of Looming West Coast Earthquake a ‘Hoax’, Scientists Say
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
PacifiCorp Pursues Dam Removal after Collapse of Klamath
Legislation (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
BC Hydro Seeks Injunction against Peace River Dam Project
Protesters (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Idaho: Fall River Electric, Lower Valley Energy
Consolidation Proposed (NPG of Idaho)
Alaska: Emergency Generator Restores Newtok Power after
Days-Long Outage (KTUU-TV, Anchorage, AK)
Pondoray Newsprint Company Disputes Pend Oreille PUD’s
Claims (Priest River Times, ID)
Cold December Weather Boosts Wahkiakum PUD Bills (Wahkiakum
Eagle, Cathlamet, WA)
New Chapter for Grant PUD General Manager (Columbia Basin
Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
NEI: Nuclear Power Industry Likely Set New Capacity Factor
Record in 2015 (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Fish Hatchery Suspected as a Source of PCBs in the Spokane
River (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Port Angeles City Council Reaffirms Its Decision to Continue
Water Fluoridation – Change of Government Effort Gets Underway (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Michigan: Emails Show Debate over Blame for Flint Water
Crisis (Associated Press)
U-S Senate Fails to Override Obama’s Environmental Veto
(Washington Examiner)
A California Reservoir Infamously Depleted by Drought Rises
20 Feet in 10 Days (Gizmodo)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Montana: New Ballot Initiative Could Mean More Energy
Changes (KFBB-TV, Great Falls, MT)
Rooftop Solar Battles Include Sniping & Hand-To-Hand
Combat (Forbes Magazine)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Nest Thermostats Were Leaking ZIP Codes over Wi-Fi
(Consumerist)
http://consumerist.com/2016/01/20/nest-thermostats-have-been-leaking-users-home-locations-over-wifi/
Appliance Standards: The Biggest Bipartisan Energy Initiative
You’ve Never Heard Of (Utility Dive)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Local Bans on Marijuana Stores Face Potential State
Crackdown (Crosscut Seattle)
Big Changes Come To Oregon’s Cannabis Industry This Year
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Eugene Cannabis Testing Company Sold to Las Vegas Outfit (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
Pot States Take Fresh Look at Out-Of-State Investment
(Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Washington State Lawmakers Study Plan to Meet New EPA
Standards (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
CarbonWA’s I-732 Barely Survives Random Sample Check, Secretary
of State Reports (Cascadia Advocate)
2015 Is Hottest Year on Record, Agencies Say – Mark Falls
for 4th Time in 11 Years (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Electric Vehicle Sales Fall Far Short of Obama Goal (Reuters)
Southern California Edison to Roll Out More Electric Vehicle
Charging Stations (Associated Press)
MARKETING & MEDIA
News Corp Denies Rumors of Twitter Bid (Reuters)
Dealing with Unhappy Customers: What Social Marketers Need
to Know (Social Media Examiner)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Shelton-Raised – ‘Hero’ Teacher Who Stopped North Thurston Shooter
Expected to Run for Office (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
I-90 Snoqualmie Pass Closed Until Further Notice (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Shelton Commissioners Hear Residents on Proposal to Relax
City Pot Laws (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Final Destination for Olympic Panel Products’ Equipment –
Springfield, Oregon Plywood Mill Rises from Ashes, Will Employ 200 (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
City of Shelton to Change Reader Board Sign Location (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Washington State Adds 68,000 Jobs in 2015 (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
Oregon Governor Rips Refuge Occupiers, Feds (USA Today)
Report of Looming West Coast Earthquake a ‘Hoax’, Scientists
Say (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
DIVERSIONS
San Jose: Huge Housecat Mistaken for Bobcat, Frightens Neighbors
The Death of the Lunch Hour: How We Choose To Save Money,
Time Eating at Our Bacteria-Infested Desks
New Evidence Points to Giant Ninth Planet on Solar System
Edge
This Goat Was Supposed to Be a Siberian Tiger’s Dinner – Now
They Are Best Friends, & It Is Charming Russia
SONG OF THE DAY
Wings – Venus & Mars Are Alright Tonight
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