SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Obama Climate Plan, Now in Court, May Hinge on Error in 1990
Law (NY Times)
PacifiCorp, KRRC Submit FERC Filings for Klamath Hydropower
Project Removal (Renewable Energy World)
REC Silicon to Reduce Production by 50 Percent (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
U-S Not on Track to Meet 2025 Carbon Pollution Cutting Goal
(Associated Press)
New Seattle Utilities Director Confirmed; Council Considers
Increasing Pay Range To $334K (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- PacifiCorp, KRRC Submit FERC Filings for Klamath Hydropower Project Removal
- New Seattle Utilities Director Confirmed; Council Considers Increasing Pay Range to $334K
- Higher Cost of Electricity from Bonneville Power Administration Continues to Drive Price of Local Power
- Scammers Targeting Clark Public Utilities Customers
- ‘Eyes Wide Open’ – Despite Climate Risks, Utilities Bet Big on Natural Gas
- Bonneville Power Administration participation in Cascadia Rising Exercise Featured in NWPPA Bulletin
- Armor for the Grid
- U-S Endangered Species Rule Changed, Angering Environmental Group
- Scenes from New England’s Drought: Dry Wells, Dead Fish & Ailing Farms
- REC Silicon to Reduce Production by 50 Percent
- British Columbia Rejects Plan for Low-Carbon Vancouver Power Plant
- SolarCity Accused of Intellectual Property Theft
- Studied to Death – Solar Customers Don’t Harm Non-Solar Ratepayers
- Slow Launch Expected for Oregon’s Full Recreational Marijuana Market
- Obama Climate Plan, Now in Court, May Hinge on Error in 1990 Law
- U-S Not on Track to Meet 2025 Carbon Pollution Cutting Goal
- Study: Transportation Carbon Dioxide Emissions Outpace Power Sector
- Oregon: How Small Forests Can Help Save the Planet
- Fat & Grease Power Creates Cash Savings for Hillsboro Water Agency
- Electric Vehicles Will Reduce U-S Fuel Demand by 300,000 Barrels per Day by 2035
- How Will I Charge My Electric Vehicle – Where - How Much Will It Cost?
- U-S Senators Ask Yahoo CEO for Details of Hack Investigation
- Password Breach Could Have Ripple Effects Well Beyond Yahoo
- Ex-Verizon Worker Accused of Selling Customer Phone Records
- California Cities Plan to Charge New ‘Netflix Tax’
- Microsoft Commits to Running Data Centers Off 50% Renewable Energy by 2018
- Live Video Breathing New Life into Twitter as It Aims for Broader Success
- Making Video Ads That Work on Facebook’s Silent Screen
- How to Customize Your Videos for Popular Social Networks
- Redesigning Your Website? Read This First
- Will Mason County Commissioners Take Pay Cut to Align Elected Officials’ Salaries?
- Who Won the Debate? Social Media & ‘The Cyber’
- Washington Candidates for Governor Debate Guns, Taxes & Traffic
- After 30 Years, Influential 9th Circuit Judge Will Shift to Half-Time
- This Company Hosted a ‘Bring-Your-Parents-To-Work’ Day
- Dump Truck Rolls Over on 101 North of Shelton
- Some Olympic National Forest Roads Closing Through April
- Public Backlash Grows Against Proposed Ads in National Parks
- Home Prices Climb Again in July Led by Portland, Seattle & Denver
- High School Sports - WIAA to Implement State Format Change, Use RPI System for Seeding
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
PacifiCorp, KRRC Submit FERC Filings for Klamath Hydropower
Project Removal (Renewable Energy World)
New Seattle Utilities Director Confirmed; Council Considers
Increasing Pay Range to $334K (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Higher Cost of Electricity from Bonneville Power
Administration Continues to Drive Price of Local Power (Mason PUD 3, Shelton,
WA)
Scammers Targeting Clark Public Utilities Customers (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
‘Eyes Wide Open’ – Despite Climate Risks, Utilities Bet Big on
Natural Gas (Utility Dive)
Bonneville Power Administration participation in Cascadia
Rising Exercise Featured in NWPPA Bulletin (Bonneville Power Administration)
Armor for the Grid (Breaking Energy)
FISH & WILDLIFE
U-S Endangered Species Rule Changed, Angering Environmental
Group (The Hill, Washington, DC)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Scenes from New England’s Drought: Dry Wells, Dead Fish &
Ailing Farms (NY Times)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
REC Silicon to Reduce Production by 50 Percent (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
British Columbia Rejects Plan for Low-Carbon Vancouver Power
Plant (Globe & Mail, Canada)
SolarCity Accused of Intellectual Property Theft (Buffalo
Business First, NY)
Studied to Death – Solar Customers Don’t Harm Non-Solar
Ratepayers (Renewable Energy World)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Slow Launch Expected for Oregon’s Full Recreational
Marijuana Market (Marijuana Business Daily)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Obama Climate Plan, Now in Court, May Hinge on Error in 1990
Law (NY Times)
U-S Not on Track to Meet 2025 Carbon Pollution Cutting Goal (Associated
Press)
Study: Transportation Carbon Dioxide Emissions Outpace Power
Sector (Utility Dive)
Oregon: How Small Forests Can Help Save the Planet (NY
Times)
SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Fat & Grease Power Creates Cash Savings for Hillsboro Water
Agency (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Electric Vehicles Will Reduce U-S Fuel Demand by 300,000
Barrels per Day by 2035 (Green Tech Media)
How Will I Charge My Electric Vehicle – Where - How Much
Will It Cost? (Los Angeles Times, CA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
U-S Senators Ask Yahoo CEO for Details of Hack Investigation
(Reuters)
Password Breach Could Have Ripple Effects Well Beyond Yahoo (Associated
Press)
Ex-Verizon Worker Accused of Selling Customer Phone Records
(Associated Press)
California Cities Plan to Charge New ‘Netflix Tax’ (Broadband
Reports)
Microsoft Commits to Running Data Centers Off 50% Renewable
Energy by 2018 (CIO)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Live Video Breathing New Life into Twitter as It Aims for
Broader Success (AdWeek)
Making Video Ads That Work on Facebook’s Silent Screen (NY
Times)
How to Customize Your Videos for Popular Social Networks (Social
Media Examiner)
Redesigning Your Website? Read This First (Houston Business Journal,
TX)
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POLITICS & MANAGEMENT
Will Mason County Commissioners Take Pay Cut to Align
Elected Officials’ Salaries? (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Who Won the Debate? Social Media & ‘The Cyber’ (USA
Today)
Washington Candidates for Governor Debate Guns, Taxes &
Traffic (Northwest Public Radio)
After 30 Years, Influential 9th Circuit Judge Will Shift to
Half-Time (Oregonian, Portland)
This Company Hosted A ‘Bring-Your-Parents-To-Work’ Day – Not
Just Because It Might Get Kids to Tidy Up Their Desks (Washington Post)
GENERAL NEWS
Dump Truck Rolls Over on 101 North of Shelton (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
Some Olympic National Forest Roads Closing Through April (KXRO
Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Public Backlash Grows Against Proposed Ads in National Parks
(Consumerist)
Home Prices Climb Again in July Led by Portland, Seattle &
Denver (USA Today)
High School Sports - WIAA to Implement State Format Change,
Use RPI System for Seeding (Northwest Preps Now)
CRICKETS IN YOUR TEETH – DIVERSIONS
Hillary Clinton’s Name Misspelled on Debate Ticket
Sorry, A Cardboard Cutout of Trump’s Head Does Not Qualify
You for the HOV Lane
Regional Edible Insect Industry Envisioned by Hopping
Startup
Domino’s Customer Gets Year of Free Pizza for Returning $5K
She Found in Wings Box
SONG OF THE DAY
Joni Mitchell - Chinese Cafe/Unchained Melody
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