SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Are Pacific Northwest Summers Becoming More Humid? (Cliff
Mas Weather Blog)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Portland General Electric Gets New $660M Power Plant Running
In the Nick of Time (Portland Business Journal, OR)
The Surprisingly Bright Future of America’s Forgotten
Renewable Energy Source: Water (Washington Post)
Angry Anglers Protest Closure of Skokomish River (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
Columbia River Salmon Seasons Start Monday – A strong return
of nearly one million Chinook is predicted (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)
Why Home Solar Panels No Longer Pay in Some States (NY Times)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Portland General Electric Gets New $660M Power Plant Running In the Nick of Time
- The Surprisingly Bright Future of America’s Forgotten Renewable Energy Source: Water
- Hydropower Vision: New Report Highlights Future Pathways for US Hydropower
- Liberal Authorizations for Peace River Dam Draw Criticism
- Philadelphian Nominated to Lead Seattle Public Utilities
- Snohomish PUD Contractor Hiring Meter Readers in Everett
- Jefferson PUD Prioritizes Tree-Trimming to Help Reduce Outages
- Mason PUD 1 Plans Skokomish Valley Outage to Make Repairs
- New York City Electricity Price Spikes 1000%
- Public Service Company of New Mexico Faces Some Tough Questions on Its $87M Smart Meter Plan
- PURPA's Puzzle: FERC Workshop Revisits 1978 Law, Embattled As Ever
- Angry Anglers Protest Closure of Skokomish River
- Columbia River Salmon Seasons Start Monday – A strong return of nearly one million Chinook is predicted
- Climate Change May Be Turning Washington's Gulls into Cannibals
- Wildlife Officials Plan to Kill Feral Pigs from Helicopter
- Fluoridation Foe against Advisory Vote as Port Angeles City Council Takes Up Conciliation Effort Today
- Why Home Solar Panels No Longer Pay in Some States
- As $40 Million in Funding Looms for Oregon, Feds Close In on Wave Energy Site
- Tesla Offers $2.6 Billion to Buy Sister Firm SolarCity; Both Shares Drop
- Why Utilities & Environmentalists Are Teaming Up against the Solar Industry
- Florida: 'Smart Solar' Group Spends Heavily on Advertising
- Will Computers Run Out of Power?
- Energy Adviser: Business Energy Savings Aid Bottom Line
- Flood of Investment Money Flowing to Oregon Cannabis Firms after Residency Change
- Weighing CarbonWa’s Tax Swap Ballot Initiative
- Storing Carbon Underground May Be Safer Than We Thought
- California Proposes Draft Amendments to California Cap-And-Trade Program
- Poll Finds Many Californians Lack Internet Access
- First Louisville, Now This – Google Fiber, Comcast, Bicker over Utility Poles in Nashville
- Here Are the Many, Many Ways Your Business Can Get in Trouble for Tweeting the Olympics
- Facebook May Owe as Much as $5 Billion in Taxes after IRS Probe
- What's in a Name? For Yahoo, Too Much & Not Enough
- Even as Mobile Gobbles Up Web Traffic, 80% of Companies Don't Have a Long-Term Strategy
- Ten Iconic Presidential Campaign Ads That Changed Political Advertising
- Washington State Settles ‘Hostile' Agency Complaint
- Obama Administration’s Regulatory Releases – Clean Power Plan, Reservoir Management
- No End in Sight for 60,000-Acre Yakima County Fire; Several Others Burn throughout Eastern Washington
- Mason County Firefighters Deployed to Eastern Washington
- Interactive Map: Fires Burning in Washington State
- Shelton-Based Skydiver Becomes First Person to Jump & Land without Chute
- Shelton: Lake Boulevard/Pioneer Way Road Opening Ceremony Scheduled
- Cowlitz Tribe Can Continue Casino Construction, Following Court Ruling
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Portland General Electric Gets New $660M Power Plant Running
In the Nick of Time (Portland Business Journal, OR)
The Surprisingly Bright Future of America’s Forgotten
Renewable Energy Source: Water (Washington Post)
Hydropower Vision: New Report Highlights Future Pathways for
US Hydropower (Renewable Energy
World)
Liberal Authorizations for Peace River Dam Draw Criticism
(Globe & Mail, Canada)
Philadelphian Nominated to Lead Seattle Public Utilities (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Snohomish PUD Contractor Hiring Meter Readers in Everett (My
Everett News, WA)
Jefferson PUD Prioritizes Tree-Trimming to Help Reduce
Outages (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
Mason PUD 1 Plans Skokomish Valley Outage to Make Repairs (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
New York City Electricity Price Spikes 1000% (Cable News
Network)
Public Service Company of New Mexico Faces Some Tough
Questions on Its $87M Smart Meter Plan (Albuquerque Business First, NM)
http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2016/07/29/pnm-tough-questions-87m-smart-meter-plan.html
PURPA's Puzzle: FERC Workshop Revisits 1978 Law, Embattled
As Ever (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Angry Anglers Protest Closure of Skokomish River (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
Columbia River Salmon Seasons Start Monday – A strong return
of nearly one million Chinook is predicted (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)
Climate Change May Be Turning Washington's Gulls into
Cannibals (Associated Press)
Wildlife Officials Plan to Kill Feral Pigs from Helicopter (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Fluoridation Foe against Advisory Vote as Port Angeles City
Council Takes Up Conciliation Effort Today (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Why Home Solar Panels No Longer Pay in Some States (NY Times)
As $40 Million in Funding Looms for Oregon, Feds Close In on
Wave Energy Site (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Tesla Offers $2.6 Billion to Buy Sister Firm SolarCity; Both
Shares Drop (Reuters)
Why Utilities & Environmentalists Are Teaming Up against
the Solar Industry (The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, CA)
Florida: 'Smart Solar' Group Spends Heavily on Advertising
(Tampa Business Journal, FL)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Will Computers Run Out of Power? Machines could use more
than world's production of electricity by 2040 (The Daily Mail, UK)
Energy Adviser: Business Energy Savings Aid Bottom Line (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Flood of Investment Money Flowing to Oregon Cannabis Firms
after Residency Change (Marijuana Business Daily)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Weighing CarbonWa’s Tax Swap Ballot Initiative – Washington
climate hawks' guide to the pros and cons of I-732 (Sightline)
Storing Carbon Underground May Be Safer Than We Thought
(Washington Post)
California Proposes Draft Amendments to California
Cap-And-Trade Program (Breaking Energy)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Poll Finds Many Californians Lack Internet Access (Sacramento Bee, CA)
First Louisville, Now This – Google Fiber, Comcast, Bicker
over Utility Poles in Nashville (Broadband
Reports)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Here Are the Many, Many Ways Your Business Can Get in
Trouble for Tweeting the Olympics (AdWeek)
Facebook May Owe as Much as $5 Billion in Taxes after IRS
Probe (Dallas Business Journal)
What's in a Name? For Yahoo, Too Much & Not Enough
(AdWeek)
Even as Mobile Gobbles Up Web Traffic, 80% of Companies
Don't Have a Long-Term Strategy – Brands seem to be waking up (AdWeek)
Ten Iconic Presidential Campaign Ads That Changed Political
Advertising (AdWeek)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington State Settles ‘Hostile' Agency Complaint (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Obama Administration’s Regulatory Releases – Clean Power
Plan, Reservoir Management (Politico)
GENERAL NEWS
No End in Sight for 60,000-Acre Yakima County Fire; Several Others
Burn throughout Eastern Washington (Yakima
Herald-Republic, WA)
Mason County Firefighters Deployed to Eastern Washington
(Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Interactive Map: Fires Burning in Washington State (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Shelton-Based Skydiver Becomes First Person to Jump &
Land without Chute (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Shelton: Lake Boulevard/Pioneer Way Road Opening Ceremony
Scheduled (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Cowlitz Tribe Can Continue Casino Construction, Following
Court Ruling (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
ANIMAL STORIES – DIVERSIONS
Dogs Left in Running Car Shift It into Drive, Plow into a Walmart
https://consumerist.com/2016/08/01/dogs-left-in-running-car-shift-it-into-drive-plow-into-a-walmart/
Repainting the Original Star Trek Enterprise Was an
Intensely Time-Consuming Process
There Is a Cat Hidden Somewhere In This Picture of Logs
Stolen Gnome Returned to B-C Woman after Eight Months with
Photos of International Adventure
SONG OF THE DAY
Electric Light Orchestra - All Over the World
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