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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Western Washington State Snow, Freezing Rain Possible as
Early as Thursday Evening (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Cold Snaps Mean Centralia City Light, PUD Customers Will See
Spike in Utility Bills (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
Nez Perce County Officials Oppose Breaching of Dams on
Snake, Columbia Rivers (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
Biodiesel Scam Involving Pasco Firm Lands Man in Federal
Prison (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Legislature Told To Target Transportation to Get Oregon on
Course to Meet Failing Emissions Goals (Portland Business Journal, OR)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Cold Snaps Mean Centralia City Light, PUD Customers Will See Spike in Utility Bills
- Chelan PUD Power Bills Spike Due to Cold Snap
- High Utility Bills Has Scammers Preying on People, Businesses
- Cheney Loads Demand Additional Power
- Study Examines Whether Public Power Would Work on Bainbridge
- FERC Issues Sunland Ruling for Grant PUD
- New Directors Join Columbia River PUD Board
- Southwest Power Pool Elects Mark Crisson to Board of Directors, Approves 13 Transmission Upgrades
- President Trump Appoints Kristine Svinicki as Chair of Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Natural Gas-Fired Generating Capacity Likely To Increase over Next Two Years
- Nez Perce County Officials Oppose Breaching of Dams on Snake, Columbia Rivers
- Smelt, Seal & Seal Lions Arriving in Local Rivers
- Large Numbers of Salmon Return to Deschutes River
- Editorial: Oregon Right, WA Wrong on Gillnetting
- DOE Picks 13 Solar Integration Projects for $30M in SunShot Funding
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District Launches Energy-Management Program for Business Customers
- Legislature Told To Target Transportation to Get Oregon on Course to Meet Failing Emissions Goals
- Biodiesel Scam Involving Pasco Firm Lands Man in Federal Prison
- Tesla Gives the California Power Grid a Battery Boost
- With New Hybrid, Nissan Offers Cheaper Route to Electric Cars
- Analysis: What President Trump’s New FCC Chairman Thinks about Net Neutrality
- New York: Time Warner Cable Defrauded Customers by Advertising Internet Speeds It Couldn’t Provide
- Here Is How to Fend Off a Hijacking of Home Devices
- It Takes More than Social Media to Make a Social Movement
- Reaching Millennials with Social Media: New Research
- Google Overtakes Apple as the World’s Most Valuable Brand
- Ad Rights: Charlie Brown & the Peanuts Gang Up For Sale
- President Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch to the U-S Supreme Court
- Republicans Regain Control of the Washington State Senate as Lawmaker Replaced
- Washington State Legislature: Ericksen Confident He Can Work for Senate & EPA; Will Take Full Salary
- Western Washington State Snow, Freezing Rain Possible as Early as Thursday Evening
- Winter Storm Watch Issued for Portland Area; Ice & High Winds Expected
- Washington State’s Homeless Student Population Grows to Nearly 40,000
- Space Heater Blamed for Setting Off Yakima House Fire
- Detectives Find Truck in Mason Connected to Kitsap Quadruple Homicide
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Cold Snaps Mean Centralia City Light, PUD Customers Will See
Spike in Utility Bills (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
Chelan PUD Power Bills Spike Due to Cold Snap (KPQ Radio,
Wenatchee, WA)
High Utility Bills Has Scammers Preying on People,
Businesses (The Argus Observer, Ontario, OR)
Cheney Loads Demand Additional Power (Cheney Free Press, WA)
Study Examines Whether Public Power Would Work on Bainbridge
(Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
FERC Issues Sunland Ruling for Grant PUD (Columbia Basin
Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
New Directors Join Columbia River PUD Board (St Helens Chronicle,
OR)
Southwest Power Pool Elects Mark Crisson to Board of Directors,
Approves 13 Transmission Upgrades (Marketwire)
President Trump Appoints Kristine Svinicki as Chair of Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (Utility Dive)
Natural Gas-Fired Generating Capacity Likely To Increase
over Next Two Years (U-S Energy Information Administration)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Nez Perce County Officials Oppose Breaching of Dams on Snake,
Columbia Rivers (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
Smelt, Seal & Seal Lions Arriving in Local Rivers (Longview
Daily News, WA)
Large Numbers of Salmon Return to Deschutes River (KOIN-TV,
Portland, OR)
Editorial: Oregon Right, WA Wrong on Gillnetting (Chinook
Observer, Long Beach, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
DOE Picks 13 Solar Integration Projects for $30M in SunShot Funding
(Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Launches Energy-Management
Program for Business Customers (Sacramento Bee, CA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Legislature Told To Target Transportation to Get Oregon on
Course to Meet Failing Emissions Goals (Portland Business Journal, OR)
SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Biodiesel Scam Involving Pasco Firm Lands Man in Federal
Prison (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Tesla Gives the California Power Grid a Battery Boost (NY
Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/business/energy-environment/battery-storage-tesla-california.html
With New Hybrid, Nissan Offers Cheaper Route to Electric
Cars (Reuters)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Analysis: What President Trump’s New FCC Chairman Thinks about
Net Neutrality (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
New York: Time Warner Cable Defrauded Customers by
Advertising Internet Speeds It Couldn’t Provide (Consumerist)
Here Is How to Fend Off a Hijacking of Home Devices (NY
Times)
MARKETING & MEDIA
It Takes More than Social Media to Make a Social Movement
(Washington Post)
Reaching Millennials with Social Media: New Research (Social
Media Examiner)
Google Overtakes Apple as the World’s Most Valuable Brand
(Austin Business Journal, TX)
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2017/02/01/google-overtakes-apple-as-most-valuable-brand.html
Ad Rights: Charlie Brown & the Peanuts Gang Up For Sale (Consumerist)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
President Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch to the U-S Supreme
Court (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Republicans Regain Control of the Washington State Senate as
Lawmaker Replaced (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Washington State Legislature: Ericksen Confident He Can Work
for Senate & EPA; Will Take Full Salary (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
Western Washington State Snow, Freezing Rain Possible as Early
as Thursday Evening (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Winter Storm Watch Issued for Portland Area; Ice & High
Winds Expected (Oregonian, Portland)
Washington State’s Homeless Student Population Grows to
Nearly 40,000 (Associated Press)
Space Heater Blamed for Setting Off Yakima House Fire (Yakima
Herald Republic, WA)
Detectives Find Truck in Mason Connected to Kitsap Quadruple
Homicide (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Twelve Moments That Defined Peter Capaldi's Run on Doctor
Who
The Science of Snot Is Even Grosser Than You Think
Pennsylvania Mayor Accused of Disturbing Graves to Construct
Cell Tower
North Carolina Newborn Girl Shares Birthday with Mom &
Dad
SONG OF THE DAY
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