SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Weather Forecast for June 3, 2016
Hot Weather Weekend – Special Weather Statement
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Hot Weather This Weekend in Mason County (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
The Cost of Green Energy Is More Pollution – For every green
energy source, a natural gas equivalent has to balance it out (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
Feds, California Scramble to Head Off Blackouts (Washington
Examiner)
Editorial: Washington State’s Proposed Clean Air Rule
Timely, But Needs Vetting (Olympian -
Paywall Advisory)
Portland Counted on Ineffective Lead Filters to Keep
Schoolchildren Safe (Oregonian, Portland)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Feds, California Scramble to Head Off Blackouts
- Seattle City Council Rejects Obama’s Clean Energy Plan
- The Nuclear Option Could Be Best Bet to Combat Climate Change
- ‘Mistake’ Caused Downtown Seattle’s Massive Power Outage
- Oregon: Power Restored to Thousands in Washington County
- Break Free, PNW Fossil Fuel Protesters, Make First Court Appearances
- Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Receives Award for Safety
- Tennessee Valley Authority CEO: Gas to Remain Cheap Through 2030
- British Columbia: Port Hardy Bear Cub Coaxed Off Power Pole by BC Hydro Crew
- Army Corps Improving Fish Passage at Lower Granite Dam on Snake River
- NOAA Status Review: None of 28 ESA-Listed Pacific Salmon/Steelhead Stocks Warrant Status Change
- Portland Counted on Ineffective Lead Filters to Keep Schoolchildren Safe
- At Least 33 US Cities Used Water Testing ‘Cheats’ over Lead Concerns
- The Cost of Green Energy Is More Pollution
- FERC: Rooftop Solar, Battery Storage Could Pose Threats to Reliability
- Minnesota: Size Limit Upheld for Xcel Community Solar Gardens
- Montana Public Service Commission Debates PURPA, Growth of Small Solar Facilities
- California: Drought Conservation Created Sizable Energy Savings
- Cannabis Apps: Protecting Your Brand on Mobile Platforms
- Editorial: Washington State’s Proposed Clean Air Rule Timely, But Needs Vetting
- Clallam PUD Facing I-732 Initiative Tax Increase
- Microsoft Chairman Pushes for More Aggressive Shift toward Cloud
- The Latest Scam Warning: Spear Phishing
- Snapchat Tops Twitter in Users
- Eight Intriguing Digital Marketing Stats from This Week
- You’re Not Crazy — The Facebook Font Does Look Different
- Lucasfilm Ran This Ad in an Irish Paper to Thank the Locals after Filming Star Wars There
- Chelan PUD: Strategic Planning for the Community, By the Community
- Hot Weather This Weekend in Mason County
- Sparks Fly at Mason County Growth Meeting
- Mason County Forest Festival This Weekend
- Orting School Board President Kills Self on Day of Court Appearance
- Near Lake Cushman – Big Creek Campground Reopening Celebrated
- Free Admission to Washington State Parks This Saturday
Boycott • \BOY-kaht\ • Verb – To engage in a concerted refusal
to have dealings with (as a person, store, or organization) usually to express
disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions
Ambrose’s global warming protest was less than successful.
It seems that his idea to boycott his own carbon dioxide emissions by not
breathing was a fatal mistake.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Feds, California Scramble to Head Off Blackouts (Washington
Examiner)
Seattle City Council Rejects Obama’s Clean Energy Plan (Forbes
Magazine)
The Nuclear Option Could Be Best Bet to Combat Climate
Change (Scientific American)
‘Mistake’ Caused Downtown Seattle’s Massive Power Outage (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Oregon: Power Restored to Thousands in Washington County (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
Break Free, PNW Fossil Fuel Protesters, Make First Court
Appearances (Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, WA)
Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Receives Award for Safety
(Blue Mountain Eagle, John Day, OR)
Tennessee Valley Authority CEO: Gas to Remain Cheap Through
2030 (Utility Dive)
British Columbia: Port Hardy Bear Cub Coaxed Off Power Pole by
BC Hydro Crew (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Army Corps Improving Fish Passage at Lower Granite Dam on
Snake River (Associated Press)
NOAA Status Review: None of 28 ESA-Listed Pacific
Salmon/Steelhead Stocks Warrant Status Change (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Portland Counted on Ineffective Lead Filters to Keep
Schoolchildren Safe (Oregonian, Portland)
At Least 33 US Cities Used Water Testing ‘Cheats’ over Lead
Concerns (The Guardian, UK)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
The Cost of Green Energy Is More Pollution – For every green
energy source, a natural gas equivalent has to balance it out (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
FERC: Rooftop Solar, Battery Storage Could Pose Threats to
Reliability (Utility Dive)
Minnesota: Size Limit Upheld for Xcel Community Solar
Gardens (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN)
Montana Public Service Commission Debates PURPA, Growth of
Small Solar Facilities (Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
California: Drought Conservation Created Sizable Energy
Savings (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Cannabis Apps: Protecting Your Brand on Mobile Platforms
(Canna Law Blog)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Editorial: Washington State’s Proposed Clean Air Rule Timely,
But Needs Vetting (Olympian - Paywall
Advisory)
Clallam PUD Facing I-732 Initiative Tax Increase (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Microsoft Chairman Pushes for More Aggressive Shift toward Cloud
(Bloomberg News)
The Latest Scam Warning: Spear Phishing (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Snapchat Tops Twitter in Users (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Eight Intriguing Digital Marketing Stats from This Week (AdWeek)
You’re Not Crazy — The Facebook Font Does Look Different
(Mashable)
Lucasfilm Ran This Ad in an Irish Paper to Thank the Locals after
Filming Star Wars There (AdWeek)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Chelan PUD: Strategic Planning for the Community, By the
Community (American Public Power Association)
GENERAL NEWS
Hot Weather This Weekend in Mason County (Mason Web TV, Shelton,
WA)
Sparks Fly at Mason County Growth Meeting (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
Mason County Forest Festival This Weekend (Mason Web TV, Shelton,
WA)
Orting School Board President Kills Self on Day of Court
Appearance (Associated Press)
Near Lake Cushman – Big Creek Campground Reopening
Celebrated (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Free Admission to Washington State Parks This Saturday (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Cat Dumped with Litter Box on NYC Street Gets a Second
Chance
Texas Town Unveils ‘Selfie Statue’ in Front of City Hall
Man’s Bathroom Break Ends with Tumble down Cliff – The
incident has spawned #PeePlunge on Twitter
King Tut Wielded a Meteorite Blade from the Gods – Sort Of
SONG OF THE DAY
Carly Simon - You’re So Vain
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