SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Weather Forecast for June 29, 2016
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Canada: Close Fisheries to Save West Coast Killer Whales,
Says Federal Report (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
Get the Facts: LED Street Lighting (U-S Department of
Energy)
Hundreds of Jobs from Clean Energy Manufacturer Expected on
Former Hanford Land (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri
Cities, WA)
Apple, Facebook Data Center Construction Exhausts Prineville
Housing Supply (Oregonian, Portland)
Facebook to Change News Feed to Focus on Friends &
Family (NY Times)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- California Land Officials Sign Off on Closing Nuclear Plant
- New Hydro Unit at 10.2-MW Black Canyon Dam in Idaho One Step Closer to Reality
- Jefferson PUD on the Move, Across the Street
- Generators Ask FERC to Block New England Pipelines over Energy Price Suppression Fears
- Editorial: Does California Now Have a Utilities Regulator It Can Trust?
- Canada: Close Fisheries to Save West Coast Killer Whales, Says Federal Report
- Why Are Puget Sound Steelhead Dying?
- GOP Senators Slam ‘One Size Fits None’ Administration Plans for Rebuilding Sage Grouse Population
- Can You Hear Them Now? New Buoy Listens for Singing Whales
- Hundreds of Jobs from Clean Energy Manufacturer Expected on Former Hanford Land
- Wind Industry Looks to Influence 2016 Election
- ‘Something’s Got to Give’: Why Wall Street Is Uneasy with the Renewable Energy Boom
- China’s Idled Wind Farms May Spell Trouble for Renewable Energy
- Get the Facts: LED Street Lighting
- California Marijuana Legalization Measure on November Ballot
- Apple, Facebook Data Center Construction Exhausts Prineville Housing Supply
- Clinton Wants High-Speed Internet in Every U-S Home by 2020
- Media Use in America Up a Full Hour over Just Last Year
- Yahoo Shareholders Eager to See Company Sold
- Facebook to Change News Feed to Focus on Friends & Family
- Facebook’s Political Influence under a Microscope as Elections Rage
- These States Take the Most #drivingselfies & They Need to Stop
- Text Messages – Cleaning Up Your Conversations (Unless you are required to keep them as a public record!)
- Judge Sets Hearing to Decide Whether to Dismiss Six Charges against Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley
- Retiring Washington State Lieutenant Governor Owen Blasts State Senator Seeking His Seat
- Summit in Canada is a Farewell for Obama & a Debut for Justin Trudeau
- High Lead Levels Trigger Water Shutdown of Congressional Office Building in D-C
- Man Arrested for Suspected Involvement in Triple Homicide near Lacey
- Report Ranks Shelton School District as Best Place for Teachers in Washington State, 26th in the Nation
- The KPLU Triumph
Hoary • \HORR-ree\ • adjective – 1. Overused: old &
stale from overuse 2. White with age 3. Covered with pale hairs
The Japanese Minister of Parliament slowly rose to give his
rebuttal to his opponent’s charges of frivolous government spending. Deep in
his soul, the minister knew that his state-sponsored stand-up comedy classes
would pay off. If he could just banish from his mind the hoary old joke about “Hello
Kitty,” a Shinto Priest, and the Emperor who walked into a bar each with a
ducks on their head….
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
California Land Officials Sign Off on Closing Nuclear Plant (Associated Press)
New Hydro Unit at 10.2-MW Black Canyon Dam in Idaho One Step
Closer to Reality (HydroWorld)
Jefferson PUD on the Move, Across the Street (Port Townsend
Leader, WA)
Generators Ask FERC to Block New England Pipelines over Energy
Price Suppression Fears (Utility Dive)
Editorial: Does California Now Have a Utilities Regulator It
Can Trust? (Los Angeles Times, CA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Canada: Close Fisheries to Save West Coast Killer Whales,
Says Federal Report (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
Why Are Puget Sound Steelhead Dying? (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
GOP Senators Slam ‘One Size Fits None’ Administration Plans for
Rebuilding Sage Grouse Population (Washington Examiner)
Can You Hear Them Now? New Buoy Listens for Singing Whales (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Hundreds of Jobs from Clean Energy Manufacturer Expected on Former
Hanford Land (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri
Cities, WA)
Wind Industry Looks to Influence 2016 Election (Washington
Examiner)
‘Something’s Got To Give’: Why Wall Street Is Uneasy with
the Renewable Energy Boom (Utility Dive)
China’s Idled Wind Farms May Spell Trouble for Renewable
Energy “...installing lower-quality machines using less reliable breezes &
doing so more quickly than the distribution grid can take in the flows….” (Bloomberg
News)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Get the Facts: LED Street Lighting (U-S Department of
Energy)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
California Marijuana Legalization Measure on November Ballot
(Sacramento Bee, CA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Apple, Facebook Data Center Construction Exhausts Prineville
Housing Supply (Oregonian, Portland)
Clinton Wants High-Speed Internet in Every U-S Home by 2020 (USA Today)
Media Use in America Up a Full Hour over Just Last Year
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Yahoo Shareholders Eager to See Company Sold (SF Chronicle)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Facebook to Change News Feed to Focus on Friends &
Family (NY Times)
Facebook’s Political Influence under a Microscope as Elections
Rage (Reuters)
These States Take the Most #drivingselfies & They Need to
Stop (Washington Post)
Text Messages – Cleaning Up Your Conversations (NY Times – Unless you are required to keep
them as a public record!)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Judge Sets Hearing to Decide Whether to Dismiss Six Charges against
Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley (Seattle
Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Retiring Washington State Lieutenant Governor Owen Blasts
State Senator Seeking His Seat (Publicola)
Summit in Canada is a Farewell for Obama & a Debut for Justin
Trudeau (NY Times)
High Lead Levels Trigger Water Shutdown of Congressional Office
Building in D-C (Washington Examiner)
GENERAL NEWS
Man Arrested for Suspected Involvement in Triple Homicide near
Lacey (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Report Ranks Shelton School District as Best Place for
Teachers in Washington State, 26th in the Nation (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
The KPLU Triumph (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
FLYING FIGS – DIVERSIONS
Farmer Uses Turban to Save Drowning Teenage Girl in Kamloops
Powerball Winner Builds Fire Station for Town
Man Marries His Cellphone in Small Las Vegas Ceremony
Hundreds Attend Funeral of Music Legend Ralph Stanley
SONG OF THE DAY
Ralph Stanley – Man of Constant Sorrow
Ralph Stanley – O Death
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