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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
National Power Sector Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fall Below
Transportation Sector Emissions (U-S Energy Information Administration)
Spring Chinook Shortfall Threatens North Lewis River
Restoration (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Mason/Kitsap Leaders Seek to Connect Bremerton Industrial
Area to Belfair Sewer (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
A Matter of Records: Governments Look to Change Ways Public
Gets Information (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
New York: With Indian Point Closing, Quebec Sees an
Opportunity for Hydropower (Politico)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- New York: With Indian Point Closing, Quebec Sees an Opportunity for Hydropower
- A Monster Solar Storm Could Cost the U-S $40 Billion Daily
- Jefferson County PUD Works on Low-Income Rates Program
- ‘Terminator’ Responsible for Monday Power Outage in Seattle
- Alaska Joins 12 Other States Suing to Block Obama Coal Mining Rule
- Op/Ed: The Way Forward on Nuclear Waste
- Florida: One by One, Three Utility Workers Descended into a Manhole – One by One, They Died
- FERC Proposes Major Changes to Interconnection Rules
- Spring Chinook Shortfall Threatens North Lewis River Restoration
- Smelt Run in Columbia, Cowlitz Rivers Not Expected to Be Large in 2017
- Endangered Species Act: get ready for big changes, says GOP
- DOE Unlikely to Meet Idaho Nuclear Waste Cleanup Deadline
- ‘Blockades, Mazes & Rabbit Holes’ for Public Records at Oregon Environmental Agency
- No Indication Crumb-Rubber Playfields Cause Cancer, Review Finds
- Mason/Kitsap Leaders Seek to Connect Bremerton Industrial Area to Belfair Sewer
- Washington State Plan Would Punish Cities with Unofficial Pot Bans by Taking Their Liquor Money
- National Power Sector Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fall Below Transportation Sector Emissions
- What Click’s Expansion to ‘All-In’ Municipal Broadband Will Cost Tacoma Power Customers
- Governments Suck at Social Media, But You Deserve Some Blame
- Utilities Missing Out on Personalized Marketing Opportunities?
- New York Lawsuits Blame Social Media in Terror Attacks
- Study Illustrates Facebook’s Growth as Campaign News Source
- A Matter of Records: Governments Look to Change Ways Public Gets Information
- Rick Perry Expresses ‘Regret’ for Pledging to Abolish Energy Department
- Sources Say President-Elect Trump Picks Former Georgia Governor Perdue to Lead USDA
- Flooding Closes Skokomish Valley Road
- Robert Dunlap: Longtime City of Shelton Employee Dies
- Fill The Truck 2 Saturday
- Big Dairy Pays Out Big Bucks to Milk Lovers Over Alleged Conspiracy to Kill 500,000 Cows
- Earthquake in Italy Triggers Avalanche, Buries Hotel
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spirit or temperament b: staying quality: stamina 2: quality of temperament or
disposition
“I have only one question for you Simpson,” growled the
grizzled, cigar chewing CEO of the materials testing firm. “Do you have the
mettle to test this metal?” (Haw Haw)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
New York: With Indian Point Closing, Quebec Sees an
Opportunity for Hydropower (Politico)
A Monster Solar Storm Could Cost the U-S $40 Billion Daily (Gizmodo)
Jefferson County PUD Works on Low-Income Rates Program
(Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
‘Terminator’ Responsible for Monday Power Outage in Seattle (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Alaska Joins 12 Other States Suing to Block Obama Coal
Mining Rule (Juneau Empire, AK)
Op/Ed: The Way Forward on Nuclear Waste (Bloomberg News)
Florida: One by One, Three Utility Workers Descended into a Manhole
– One by One, They Died (Washington Post)
FERC Proposes Major Changes to Interconnection Rules
(CH& Energy Blog)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Spring Chinook Shortfall Threatens North Lewis River Restoration
(Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Smelt Run in Columbia, Cowlitz Rivers Not Expected to Be
Large in 2017 (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Endangered Species Act: get ready for big changes, says GOP
(Christian Science Monitor)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
DOE Unlikely to Meet Idaho Nuclear Waste Cleanup Deadline
(Associated Press)
‘Blockades, Mazes & Rabbit Holes’ for Public Records at
Oregon Environmental Agency (Oregonian, Portland)
No Indication Crumb-Rubber Playfields Cause Cancer, Review
Finds (Associated Press)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Mason/Kitsap Leaders Seek to Connect Bremerton Industrial
Area to Belfair Sewer (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Washington State Plan Would Punish Cities with Unofficial
Pot Bans by Taking Their Liquor Money (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
National Power Sector Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fall Below Transportation
Sector Emissions (U-S Energy Information Administration)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
What Click’s Expansion to ‘All-In’ Municipal Broadband Will
Cost Tacoma Power Customers (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Governments Suck at Social Media, But You Deserve Some Blame
(C/Net News)
Utilities Missing Out on Personalized Marketing
Opportunities? (American Public Power Association)
New York Lawsuits Blame Social Media in Terror Attacks
(Associated Press)
Study Illustrates Facebook’s Growth as Campaign News Source
(Associated Press)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
A Matter of Records: Governments Look to Change Ways Public
Gets Information (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Rick Perry Expresses ‘Regret’ for Pledging to Abolish Energy
Department (Washington Post)
Sources Say President-Elect Trump Picks Former Georgia Governor
Perdue to Lead USDA (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
Flooding Closes Skokomish Valley Road (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
Robert Dunlap: Longtime City of Shelton Employee Dies (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
Fill The Truck 2 Saturday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Big Dairy Pays Out Big Bucks to Milk Lovers Over Alleged
Conspiracy to Kill 500,000 Cows (Gizmodo)
Earthquake in Italy Triggers Avalanche, Buries Hotel
(Christian Science Monitor)
RED ON THE HIGHWAY – DIVERSIONS
River of Red Skittles Coats Wisconsin Highway
Tiny Moth Named for President-Elect Donald Trump
Foreclosed Mall Once Valued at $190M Is Auctioned for $100
Disabled Pups Get Ruff for TV’s Annual Puppy Bowl
SONG OF THE DAY
Chicago - Brand New Love Affair
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