SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Weather Forecast for April 12, 2016
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Climate Change Helping British Columbia Forests Recover from
Pine Beetle Says Study (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
San Bruno Explosion: Pacific Gas & Electric Trial to
Start in Two Weeks (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Elevated Lead Levels Reported In Washington State Patrol
Academy Water (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
40,000 Verizon Workers Plan to Strike (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Solar Panel Project Taking Shape at Franklin PUD in Pasco (Tri-City Herald, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- San Bruno Explosion: Pacific Gas & Electric Trial to Start in Two Weeks
- Pacific Gas & Electric Executives See Pay Raises & Stock Windfalls
- April 12-April 13 – Planned Power Outage for Mason PUD 3 Customers in Taylor Towne Area
- Colorado Governor Goes to Bat for Blocked Oregon LNG Terminal
- With Too Much Solar, California Looks to the West for Markets
- PacifiCorp Offers Lessons for Future Energy Imbalance Market Participants
- TVA Eyes Tennessee Site for Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Test Facility
- Natural Gas & the U-S Model for ‘Decoupling’
- Michigan Utility Says Ohio ‘Bailouts’ Make Case against Deregulation
- Electric Line Workers Listed among Top Ten Most Dangerous Jobs
- Elevated Lead Levels Reported In Washington State Patrol Academy Water
- Solar Panel Project Taking Shape at Franklin PUD in Pasco
- Solar Energy Will Overtake Wind Power in Oregon, Readers Say
- SolarWorld Makes Utility-Scale Solar Sale to Nevada Renewable Company
- What Disney's Massive Solar Panel Plant Means for Tourism
- Editorial: The U-S Made the Right Call on Lightbulbs
- Study Finds Surging Growth in Oregon Pot Industry
- Climate Change Helping British Columbia Forests Recover from Pine Beetle Says Study
- Environmental Groups Sue over Pollution from Airliners
- Does Smart Home Tech Boost Your Home’s Value?
- 8 Free Apps That Help You Cut Energy Consumption & Costs
- 40,000 Verizon Workers Plan to Strike
- Google Fiber Will Offer Fast Internet for $15 a Month in Some of Its Neighborhoods
- Intuit, a True Survivor, Relocates to the Cloud
- Dubai's Religious Authorities Issue Fatwa against Stealing Your Neighbor's Wi-Fi
- New Study Shows Millennials Prefer Short Mobile Videos, While Older Crowds Like Long-form
- Facebook Wants to Make the Smartphone Smart Again
- 20+ Social Media Hacks & Tips from the Pros
- News Release – Parlette to Say Farewell to Washington State Legislature after 20 Years
- See Where Women Have the Most & Least Political Representation in the U-S
- Proposed Eugene City Hall is $6 Million over Budget
- Seattle Police Arrest Man after Body Parts of Missing Woman Discovered
- Asbestos Danger: 1948 Railroad Structure in Shelton to Be Torn Down
- Washington State Auditor: Kelley Defense Hammers IRS Agent in Attempt to Cast Doubt
- Illegal Tree Cut Makes Views Worse for Some West Seattle Homeowners
- AFTER 167 YEARS OF SCREAMING, NWS Forecasts to Join 21st Century
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
San Bruno Explosion: Pacific Gas & Electric Trial to Start
in Two Weeks (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Pacific Gas & Electric Executives See Pay Raises &
Stock Windfalls (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
April 12-April 13 – Planned Power Outage for Mason PUD 3 Customers
in Taylor Towne Area
Colorado Governor Goes to Bat for Blocked Oregon LNG Terminal
(Portland Business Journal, OR)
With Too Much Solar, California Looks to the West for Markets
(Renewable Energy World)
PacifiCorp Offers Lessons for Future Energy Imbalance Market
Participants (RTO Insider)
TVA Eyes Tennessee Site for Small Modular Nuclear Reactor
Test Facility (Utility Dive)
Natural Gas & the U-S Model for ‘Decoupling’ (Breaking
Energy)
Michigan Utility Says Ohio ‘Bailouts’ Make Case against
Deregulation (Midwest Energy News)
Electric Line Workers Listed among Top Ten Most Dangerous
Jobs (Utility Dive)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Elevated Lead Levels Reported In Washington State Patrol Academy
Water (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Solar Panel Project Taking Shape at Franklin PUD in Pasco (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Solar Energy Will Overtake Wind Power in Oregon, Readers Say
(Portland Business Journal, OR)
SolarWorld Makes Utility-Scale Solar Sale to Nevada Renewable
Company (Portland Business Journal, OR)
What Disney's Massive Solar Panel Plant Means for Tourism
(Orlando Business Journal, FL)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Editorial: The U-S Made the Right Call on Lightbulbs (Washington
Post)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Study Finds Surging Growth in Oregon Pot Industry (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Climate Change Helping British Columbia Forests Recover from
Pine Beetle Says Study (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
Environmental Groups Sue over Pollution from Airliners (Associated Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Does Smart Home Tech Boost Your Home’s Value? (Reviewed.Com)
8 Free Apps That Help You Cut Energy Consumption & Costs
(U-S News & World Report)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
40,000 Verizon Workers Plan to Strike (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Google Fiber Will Offer Fast Internet for $15 a Month in
Some of Its Neighborhoods (Oregonian, Portland)
Intuit, a True Survivor, Relocates to the Cloud (NY Times)
Dubai's Religious Authorities Issue Fatwa against Stealing
Your Neighbor's Wi-Fi (Mashable)
MARKETING & MEDIA
New Study Shows Millennials Prefer Short Mobile Videos, While
Older Crowds Like Long-form – The difference between 10 and 30 seconds (AdWeek)
Facebook Wants to Make the Smartphone Smart Again (Gizmodo)
20+ Social Media Hacks & Tips from the Pros (Social
Media Examiner)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
News Release – Parlette to Say Farewell to Washington State Legislature
after 20 Years (Washington State Senate Republican Caucus)
http://lindaevansparlette.src.wastateleg.org/parlette-to-say-farewell-to-legislature-after-20-years/
See Where Women Have the Most & Least Political
Representation in the U-S (National Public Radio)
Proposed Eugene City Hall is $6 Million over Budget (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
GENERAL NEWS
Seattle Police Arrest Man after Body Parts of Missing Woman
Discovered (Reuters)
Asbestos Danger: 1948 Railroad Structure in Shelton to Be
Torn Down (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Washington State Auditor: Kelley Defense Hammers IRS Agent in
Attempt to Cast Doubt (Northwest Public Radio)
Illegal Tree Cut Makes Views Worse for Some West Seattle Homeowners
(KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
AFTER 167 YEARS OF SCREAMING, NWS Forecasts to Join 21st
Century (Associated Press)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Here’s a Photo of Snakes That Got Electrocuted After One
Tried to Bite the Other
Tue 12th April 2016 is “Be Kind to Lawyers Day”
A day to be nice to lawyers and try to inject some law-based
fun into your everyday life (for example, try DIY with a Gavel, instead of a
hammer). Be Kind to Lawyers Day encourages you to – yes, you guessed it – be
kind to your lawyer. Wine and dine them, ring them up and tell them how much
you appreciate their hard work, and shower them with lawyer-themed gifts!
How Did She . . . ? Firefighters Rescue Great Dane from
20-Foot Tree
Did Led Zeppelin Rip Off ‘Stairway to Heaven’?
SONG OF THE DAY
Jackson Browne – Lawyers in Love
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