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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Dry Air Storm Hits the Pacific Northwest (Cliff Mas Weather
Blog)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Dam Breaching Will Be an Option Considered for Columbia
River System Study (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Repealing the Clean Power Plan Will Bring More Lawsuits,
Democratic Attorney Generals Warn (Utility Dive)
Trump’s Infrastructure Plans: First Fix the Bonds (American
Public Power Association)
Crab Boats Tied Up as Strike Extends Up & Down West
Coast (Associated Press)
Avista Offers Tips to Avoid a High Heating Bill During Cold
Winter Months (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Dam Breaching Will Be an Option Considered for Columbia River System Study
- Washington State Denies Sublease for Coal Export Terminal
- President Elect Trump’s Picks for Tennessee Valley Authority Board Could Reshape Federal Agency
- Vermont Public Power Utility Quick to Isolate Potential Cyber-Threat & Share Information
- Don’t Read Too Much into the Vermont Hack Debacle
- Crab Boats Tied Up as Strike Extends Up & Down West Coast
- Researchers Bid Farewell to ‘Granny,’ The World’s Oldest Known Orca
- Flashing Lights Work Better Than Steady Ones to Keep Birds from Hitting Towers
- Data Suggests Puget Sound Aquatic Habitat Remains Healthy
- Despite Recent Storms, California’s ‘Snow Drought’ Continues
- For Cheapest Power on Earth, Look Skyward as Coal Falls to Solar
- Avista Offers Tips to Avoid a High Heating Bill During Cold Winter Months
- Final Batch of Obama Efficiency Rules Could Test Trump Administration
- Why Marijuana Marketing Will Be Bigger Than Ever This Year
- Repealing the Clean Power Plan Will Bring More Lawsuits, Democratic Attorney Generals Warn
- Tesla’s Gigafactory Starts Mass Producing Battery Cells
- The Latest: Comcast Wants to Tackle Bad Home Internet
- It’s Begun: Internet Providers Pushing to Repeal Obama-Era Privacy Rules
- Editorial The Smart Home Has Ears, And It Can’t Keep a Secret
- 2017 Arrives with a Flood of Carriage Feuds, TV Blackouts
- Frontier Drops KATU, Portland’s ABC Affiliate, Amid Spat Over Fees
- Wendy’s Owned a Twitter Troll So Hard the Harasser Deactivated Their Account
- Trump’s Infrastructure Plans: First Fix the Bonds
- Park Service Approves Proposal to Allow Ads Inside National Parks
- Man Who Used Kayak to Get to Shore Now Missing in North Mason County
- Shutty Takes Seat as Newest Mason County Commissioner
- Two Out of Every Three Kids in Shelton Live in Poverty – Here’s How You Can Help Them
- Prolific Pacific Storms Set to Punch California with Blockbuster Rain, Snow
- Man Fined $13K for Playing with High-Powered Laser
- Free Marijuana on Inauguration Day in Washington DC
Abscond • \ab-SKOND\ • Verb – To depart secretly & hide
oneself.
Huzzah! Shouted Arthur Dent as he absconded with the
spaceship for the heart of the sun; unaware of the dangers that lurked in his
in the future.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Dam Breaching Will Be an Option Considered for Columbia
River System Study (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Washington State Denies Sublease for Coal Export Terminal
(Associated Press)
President Elect Trump’s Picks for Tennessee Valley Authority
Board Could Reshape Federal Agency (Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN)
Vermont Public Power Utility Quick to Isolate Potential
Cyber-Threat & Share Information (American Public Power Association)
Don’t Read Too Much into the Vermont Hack Debacle (Atlantic
Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Crab Boats Tied Up as Strike Extends Up & Down West
Coast (Associated Press)
Researchers Bid Farewell to ‘Granny,’ The World’s Oldest
Known Orca (Mashable)
Flashing Lights Work Better Than Steady Ones to Keep Birds from
Hitting Towers (USA Today)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Data Suggests Puget Sound Aquatic Habitat Remains Healthy (Associated
Press)
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Data-suggests-Puget-Sound-aquatic-habitat-remains-10834394.php
Despite Recent Storms, California’s ‘Snow Drought’ Continues
(Sacramento Bee, CA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
For Cheapest Power on Earth, Look Skyward as Coal Falls to
Solar (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Avista Offers Tips to Avoid a High Heating Bill During Cold
Winter Months (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
Final Batch of Obama Efficiency Rules Could Test Trump Administration
(Utility Dive)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Why Marijuana Marketing Will Be Bigger Than Ever This Year (AdWeek)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Repealing the Clean Power Plan Will Bring More Lawsuits, Democratic
Attorney Generals Warn (Utility Dive)
SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Tesla’s Gigafactory Starts Mass Producing Battery Cells (Tech
Crunch)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
The Latest: Comcast Wants to Tackle Bad Home Internet (Associated
Press)
It’s Begun: Internet Providers Pushing to Repeal Obama-Era
Privacy Rules (Washington Post)
Editorial The Smart Home Has Ears, And It Can’t Keep a
Secret (Los Angeles Times, CA)
MARKETING & MEDIA
2017 Arrives with a Flood of Carriage Feuds, TV Blackouts (Broadband
Reports)
Frontier Drops KATU, Portland’s ABC Affiliate, Amid Spat
Over Fees (Oregonian, Portland)
Wendy’s Owned a Twitter Troll So Hard the Harasser
Deactivated Their Account (BuzzFeed)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Trump’s Infrastructure Plans: First Fix the Bonds (American
Public Power Association)
Park Service Approves Proposal to Allow Ads Inside National
Parks (Consumerist)
GENERAL NEWS
Man Who Used Kayak to Get to Shore Now Missing in North Mason
County (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Shutty Takes Seat as Newest Mason County Commissioner (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
Two Out of Every Three Kids in Shelton Live in Poverty –
Here’s How You Can Help Them (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Prolific Pacific Storms Set to Punch California with
Blockbuster Rain, Snow (Mashable)
Man Fined $13K for Playing with High-Powered Laser (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Free Marijuana on Inauguration Day in Washington DC (KGW-TV,
Portland, OR)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Marlin Drags Fisherman into Remote Waters Off Australia
Man’s Front Door Bricked Up as He Sleeps
Why One Penny May Be Worth More Than $30,000
Forget Smart Meter RF – There’s Something Out There: Mysterious
Fast Radio Bursts Originate from Distant Dwarf Galaxy
SONG OF THE DAY
The Carpenters – Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft
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