SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Pacific Moisture & the Jet Stream Are Back (Cliff Mass
Weather Blog)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
New State Carbon Rules to Be Felt in Clark County –
WaferTech, G-P, Clark Public Utilities assessing impact (Vancouver Columbian,
WA)
Solar Rooftop Revolution Fizzles in U-S on Utility Pushback
(Bloomberg News)
Are California’s Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Markets
Losing Power? (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Municipal Utilities Had Lowest Frequency, Duration of
Outages in 2015 (American Public Power Association)
Dubious Washington State Voter-Turnout Claims in Heated Race
for Secretary of State (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Municipal Utilities Had Lowest Frequency, Duration of Outages in 2015
- Here’s How the Changing Energy Field Is Impacting Tennessee Valley Authority & Other Utility Companies
- Columbia River PUD & Former GM Settle Out of Court
- City of Everett Utility Rate Increase Would Pay for $70 Million Building Projects
- NWPPA announces 2016 Excellence in Communication recipients
- Millennials: A Co-op Challenge
- Marbled Murrelet Plans to Have Little Impact on County Harvests, Says Clallam Commissioner
- Coho Fishing Season Opens on Lake Washington, Duwamish River
- Spokane Tribe Given Chance to Rename, Reimagine Canada Island in Riverfront Park
- Solar Rooftop Revolution Fizzles in U-S on Utility Pushback
- Nevada Agrees to Grandfather Net Metering Customers Under Agreement
- Getting the Most Out of Solar Panels
- Wind Power Is Going to Get a Lot Cheaper as Wind Turbines Become Bigger
- First Wave-Produced Electricity in US Goes Online in Hawaii
- Republicans to Rally Around Renewable Energy in Washington, D-C
- Does a Range Hood Waste a Lot of Energy?
- Following Its Country Music, Nashville May Loosen Up on Marijuana
- New State Carbon Rules to Be Felt in Clark County – WaferTech, G-P, Clark Public Utilities assessing impact
- Washington Adopts Rule to Cap Emissions from Large Polluters
- Most U-S States on Track to Meet Emissions Targets They Call Burden
- Canada Will Impose Nationwide Carbon Price: Minister
- Are California’s Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Markets Losing Power?
- FairPoint Irks Residential Customers with New $3 Broadband Fee
- Facebook Chooses New Mexico for New Data Center over Utah
- Op/Ed: Rural Areas Are in Critical Need of Technological Infrastructure
- Senior Official Says Britain Exploring National Internet Filter
- Runaway Success of ‘Hamilton’ Shows the Power of Creating Buzz on Social Media
- Facebook Is Outsmarting Ad Blockers, For Now
- Colleges Give Up On Bookstores, Just Send Students to Amazon
- Four Tips to Get Your Business Started on Social Media
- If a Sentence in an Email Ends in ‘J,’ It’s OK
- Dubious Washington State Voter-Turnout Claims in Heated Race for Secretary of State
- Washington State Survey Puts Focus on Public Disclosure Costs
- City of Seattle Wants to Spend Millions to Replace Pronto Bike Share with Electric-Assist Bikes
- New York Bombing Suspect Captured in New Jersey
- Week-Long Closure of Highway 302 Set for October
- Threat of Wildfires Growing in the Pacific Northwest amid Climate Change
- FAA Contemplating Whether Millions of Drones Will Fill Skies
- Coming Soon, Economists Hope: Big Spending on Roads, Bridges & Ports
- Grisdale: America’s Last Logging Camp Was a Child’s Paradise; Now It’s Gone
Mephitic - \mu-FIT-ick\ - Adjective – Of, relating to, or
resembling mephitis: foul-smelling .
Mystery Science Theater 3000. The robots talk about fellow
astronaut Joel Hodgson’s lack of personal hygiene. Especially. The mephitic
stench of his feet: “Even though your feet smell like cheese, Joel, we prefer
to think they smell like ‘good’ cheese.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Municipal Utilities Had Lowest Frequency, Duration of
Outages in 2015 (American Public Power Association)
Here’s How the Changing Energy Field Is Impacting Tennessee
Valley Authority & Other Utility Companies (Chattanooga Times Free Press,
TN)
Columbia River PUD & Former GM Settle Out of Court (St
Helens Chronicle, OR)
City of Everett Utility Rate Increase Would Pay for $70 Million
Building Projects (Everett Herald, WA)
NWPPA announces 2016 Excellence in Communication recipients
(Northwest Public Power Association)
Millennials: A Co-op Challenge (Electric Co-op Today)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Marbled Murrelet Plans to Have Little Impact on County
Harvests, Says Clallam Commissioner (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA –
What, did the commissioner interview a bird for his statement?)
Coho Fishing Season Opens on Lake Washington, Duwamish River
(KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Spokane Tribe Given Chance to Rename, Reimagine Canada
Island in Riverfront Park (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Solar Rooftop Revolution Fizzles in U-S on Utility Pushback
(Bloomberg News)
Nevada Agrees to Grandfather Net Metering Customers Under
Agreement (American Public Power Association)
Getting the Most Out of Solar Panels (Renewable Energy
World)
Wind Power Is Going to Get a Lot Cheaper as Wind Turbines
Become Bigger (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
First Wave-Produced Electricity in US Goes Online in Hawaii
(Associated Press)
Republicans to Rally Around Renewable Energy in Washington,
D-C (Washington Examiner)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Does a Range Hood Waste a Lot of Energy? (Grist Online)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Following Its Country Music, Nashville May Loosen Up on
Marijuana (NY Times)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
New State Carbon Rules to Be Felt in Clark County – WaferTech,
G-P, Clark Public Utilities assessing impact (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Washington Adopts Rule to Cap Emissions from Large Polluters
(Utility Dive)
http://www.utilitydive.com/news/washington-adopts-rule-to-cap-emissions-from-large-polluters/426524/
Most U-S States on Track to Meet Emissions Targets They Call
Burden (Reuters)
Canada Will Impose Nationwide Carbon Price: Minister
(Reuters)
SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Are California’s Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Markets
Losing Power? (Sacramento Bee, CA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
FairPoint Irks Residential Customers with New $3 Broadband
Fee (Fierce Telecom)
Facebook Chooses New Mexico for New Data Center over Utah (Associated
Press)
Op/Ed: Rural Areas Are in Critical Need of Technological
Infrastructure (NY Times)
Senior Official Says Britain Exploring National Internet Filter
(Associated Press)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Runaway Success of ‘Hamilton’ Shows the Power of Creating
Buzz on Social Media (Washington Post)
Facebook Is Outsmarting Ad Blockers, For Now (Austin
Business Journal, TX)
Colleges Give Up On Bookstores, Just Send Students to Amazon
(Consumerist)
Four Tips to Get Your Business Started on Social Media (Social
Media Examiner)
If a Sentence in an Email Ends in ‘J,’ It’s OK (USA Today)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Dubious Washington State Voter-Turnout Claims in Heated Race
for Secretary of State (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Washington State Survey Puts Focus on Public Disclosure
Costs (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
City of Seattle Wants to Spend Millions to Replace Pronto
Bike Share with Electric-Assist Bikes (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
New York Bombing Suspect Captured in New Jersey (Reuters)
Week-Long Closure of Highway 302 Set for October (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
Threat of Wildfires Growing in the Pacific Northwest amid
Climate Change (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
FAA Contemplating Whether Millions of Drones Will Fill Skies
(Associated Press)
Coming Soon, Economists Hope: Big Spending on Roads, Bridges
& Ports (NY Times)
Grisdale: America’s Last Logging Camp Was a Child’s
Paradise; Now It’s Gone (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Daredevil Successfully Jumps Rocket over Snake River Canyon
Avast, Ye! Free Doughnuts for Talk Like a Pirate Day
‘Five-Second Rule’ for Food on Floor Is Untrue, Study Finds
Man Who Gets Head Stuck Between Two Rocks Freed with Help of
Olive Oil
SONG OF THE DAY
Jimmy Buffet – A Pirate Looks at 40
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