SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Southern California on heightened alert for major
earthquake; Nevada experts watch closely (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)
Industry Lawsuits Mount Against Washington State’s New
Carbon Cap – Including Big Electric Utilities (Northwest Public Radio)
Nation’s First Carbon Tax on the Ballot in Washington
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
National Hydropower Association Responds to Report on
Reservoir Greenhouse Gas Emissions (North Central Washington Life, East
Wenatchee, WA)
Solar Panels That You Can Walk & Drive Across Debut in
North Idaho (Northwest Public Radio)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Industry Lawsuits Mount Against Washington State’s New Carbon Cap – Including Big Electric Utilities
- National Hydropower Association Responds to Report on Reservoir Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Contract Workers to Read Meters as Snohomish PUD Powers Down Estimates
- Benton PUD Bond Ratings Affirmed
- Reforms to California Public Utility Agency Signed
- Op/Ed: The Flaws in the Utilities’ Push for Residential Demand Charges
- Canada: Groups Want Trudeau to Revisit Peace River Dam Approval Over Park’s Heritage Status
- Power Sector Politics: Five State Energy Races to Watch This November
- Boulder Moves Ahead in Bid to Create Its Own Public Power Utility
- Hurricane Season = Outage Season = Decreased Customer Satisfaction… Or Does It?
- United Kingdom Smart Meters: An Energy-Saving Revolution or Just Plain Dumb?
- Ruling Forces Discussions on Breaching Snake River Dams for Salmon
- Skagit River Coho Returns Better Than Expected as Season Opens
- Northern Pike Causing Concern as It Moves into British Columbia Waters
- Timber Company Tells California Town, Go Find Your Own Water
- Chehalis River Basin Report Released
- Solar Panels That You Can Walk & Drive Across Debut in North Idaho
- Why Is Solar Power Becoming a Big Deal in Whatcom County?
- Covet Thy Neighbor’s Solar Panel
- The U-S Is Getting Closer to Hillary Clinton’s Vision of a ‘Clean Energy Superpower’
- Nation’s First Carbon Tax on the Ballot in Washington
- You’d Think the Sierra Club Would Back Carbon-Cutting I-732 – You’d Be Wrong
- Editorial: Vote ‘No’ on Emissions Tax
- Editorial: Tax Measure Flawed, But Better Than No Carbon Price
- Electric Vehicles Have Yet to Surge in Yakima County
- Comcast Fights Back Against Washington State’s Potential $3.6B Deceptive Service Plan Lawsuit
- Grant PUD Talks Fiber Optic Program
- U-S Says Hackers Probed Voting Systems, No Sign of Damage
- 26 Tips for Better Facebook Page Engagement
- Facebook Launches Marketplace to Let Users Buy & Sell Items
- Who Inherits a Selfie? States Seek to Answer Questions About Death & Social Media
- A Classic Tale of News Aggregation Gone Wrong
- Washington State Lands Chief Choice Touches on Habitat, School Funding
- Washington State Lt. Governor Candidate Calls Citizenship Questions about Opponent ‘Silly Stuff’
- Op/Ed: Regulating America Out of Job
- Southern California on Heightened Alert for Major Earthquake; Nevada Experts Watch Closely
- Why Seismologists Warned of a Big Earthquake in California This Week
- Shelton Man Jailed After Timberlake Shooting – One Man Wounded
- Another Airlift After Another Brinnon Crash
- $4.5 Billion Sale of Cabela’s to Bass Pro Announced
Bird’s Nest Soup ● /burds – nest – soop/ ● Noun - A Chinese
soup made from the dried gelatinous saliva coating of the nests of swifts &
other birds.
Kristin Masteller
Eating food that makes her gag
Yummy bird nest soup
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Industry Lawsuits Mount Against Washington State’s New
Carbon Cap – Including Big Electric Utilities (Northwest Public Radio)
National Hydropower Association Responds to Report on
Reservoir Greenhouse Gas Emissions (North Central Washington Life, East
Wenatchee, WA)
Contract Workers to Read Meters as Snohomish PUD Powers Down
Estimates (Everett Herald, WA)
Benton PUD Bond Ratings Affirmed (Tri-City Herald,
Kennewick, WA)
Reforms to California Public Utility Agency Signed
(Courthouse News Service)
Op/Ed: The Flaws in the Utilities’ Push for Residential
Demand Charges – Time-Based Rates Offer Far Better Incentives (Utility Dive)
Canada: Groups Want Trudeau to Revisit Peace River Dam
Approval Over Park’s Heritage Status (Globe & Mail, Canada)
Power Sector Politics: Five State Energy Races to Watch This
November (Utility Dive)
Boulder Moves Ahead in Bid to Create Its Own Public Power
Utility (American Public Power Association)
Hurricane Season = Outage Season = Decreased Customer
Satisfaction… Or Does It? Turn Outages into Positive Customer Satisfaction &
Brand Trust Scores (Market Strategies)
United Kingdom Smart Meters: An Energy-Saving Revolution or
Just Plain Dumb? (The Guardian, UK)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Ruling Forces Discussions on Breaching Snake River Dams for
Salmon (Associated Press)
Skagit River Coho Returns Better Than Expected as Season
Opens (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Northern Pike Causing Concern as It Moves into British
Columbia Waters (Globe & Mail, Canada)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Timber Company Tells California Town, Go Find Your Own Water
(NY Times)
Chehalis River Basin Report Released (KELA Radio, Centralia,
WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Solar Panels That You Can Walk & Drive Across Debut in
North Idaho (Northwest Public Radio)
Why Is Solar Power Becoming a Big Deal in Whatcom County?
(Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Covet Thy Neighbor’s Solar Panel (The Economist Magazine)
The U-S Is Getting Closer to Hillary Clinton’s Vision of a ‘Clean
Energy Superpower’ (Washington Post)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Nation’s First Carbon Tax on the Ballot in Washington
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
You’d Think the Sierra Club Would Back Carbon-Cutting I-732
– You’d Be Wrong (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Editorial: Vote ‘No’ on Emissions Tax – Initiative 732
well-intentioned, but its benefits as advertised don’t add up (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
Editorial: Tax Measure Flawed, But Better Than No Carbon Price
(Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Electric Vehicles Have Yet to Surge in Yakima County (Yakima
Herald Republic, WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Comcast Fights Back Against Washington State’s Potential $3.6B
Deceptive Service Plan Lawsuit (Consumerist)
Grant PUD Talks Fiber Optic Program (Columbia Basin Herald,
Moses Lake, WA)
U-S Says Hackers Probed Voting Systems, No Sign of Damage
(Reuters)
MARKETING & MEDIA
26 Tips for Better Facebook Page Engagement (Social Media Examiner)
Facebook Launches Marketplace to Let Users Buy & Sell
Items (AdWeek)
Who Inherits a Selfie? States Seek to Answer Questions About
Death & Social Media (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
A Classic Tale of News Aggregation Gone Wrong (Mashable)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington State Lands Chief Choice Touches on Habitat,
School Funding (Associated Press)
Washington State Lt. Governor Candidate Calls Citizenship
Questions about Opponent ‘Silly Stuff’ (Northwest Public Radio)
Op/Ed: Regulating America Out of Jobs (Maple Valley
Reporter, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Southern California on Heightened Alert for Major
Earthquake; Nevada Experts Watch Closely (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)
Why Seismologists Warned of a Big Earthquake in California
This Week (Christian Science Monitor)
Shelton Man Jailed After Timberlake Shooting – One Man
Wounded (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Another Airlift After Another Brinnon Crash (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
$4.5 Billion Sale of Cabela’s to Bass Pro Announced
(Associated Press)
CLOWN CAR CALAMITY – DIVERSIONS
St. John’s Church Goes to the Dogs for Blessing of the
Animals
Woman Late for Work Lies About Clown Attacking Her
Stolen Van Gogh Paintings Found in Raid on Italian Mafia
Group – Missing 14 Years
Toyota Has Made a Robot Baby to Replace Actual Babies
SONG OF THE DAY
Don McLean – Vincent
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