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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
High Bills Cause Concern for Avista Customers (KHQ-TV, Spokane,
WA)
After Frigid January, High Wind Warning for Parts of
Washington State (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)
The Latest: California at Heaviest Snowpack in 22 Years
(Associated Press)
Click Cable TV Gets Its First Rate Hike Since 2014 (News
Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
The Internet Is Mostly Bots – More than half of web traffic
comes from automated programs (Atlantic Magazine)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- High Bills Cause Concern for Avista Customers
- Mason PUD 3 Addresses High Power Bills
- How to Avoid Losing Money to the “Utility Company” Scam
- New Member Sought for Snohomish County Public Utility District Board
- New Lewis County PUD Commissioner Steps into His Position
- California: Pacific Gas & Electric to Withdraw Relicense Application for DeSabla Centerville Hydroelectric Facility
- Massachusetts: Staff ‘Overwhelmed’ at Nuclear Plant, but U-S Won’t Shut It
- Op/Ed: Dam Removal – Often the Smartest, Safest Investment
- Bear Necessity? Plan Would Reintroduce Grizzlies to Cascades
- Op/Ed: Southern Resident Killer Whale Population Is Running Out of Salmon, Running Out of Time
- Tennessee Valley Authority Expected to Close Trial over Pollution Claim
- The Latest: California at Heaviest Snowpack in 22 Years
- Judge Asked to Lift Hold on Yellowstone Irrigation Dam
- British Columbia: Peace River Regional District Shoots Down Wind Development near Dawson Creek
- Op/Ed: Tidal Power Can Make the U.K. a Green Energy Leader
- Scientists Design Electricity Generator That Mimics Trees
- Click Cable TV Gets Its First Rate Hike Since 2014
- Growing Pains: CenturyLink Consumer Complaints Spike as Service Expands
- The Internet Is Mostly Bots – More than half of web traffic comes from automated programs
- Three Ways to Improve Your Facebook Ads
- Washington State Senator Tries to Explain How He’ll Juggle Trump Job — But Gets Stuck in D-C
- After Frigid January, High Wind Warning for Parts of Washington State
- Freezing Rain Possible; Snow in Foothills Tonight
- New Drivers Licenses Coming to Washington
- Bill Calls for Ending Daylight Saving Time in Washington State
- Is Working Late a Necessity or Habit? How to Find Work-Life Balance
Palooka • \puh-LOO-kuh\ • Noun - 1: an inexperienced or
incompetent boxer 2: oaf, lout
“Man, this just doesn’t sound right Elia,” muttered the
sullen Marlon Brando. “You don't understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been
a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a ‘palooka,’ which is what I
am, let's face it. It was you, Charley.” “OK,” sighed the director, “let’s
replace ‘palooka’ with ‘bum.’ How’s that.” Brando brightened instantly,
“Perfect!”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
High Bills Cause Concern for Avista Customers (KHQ-TV, Spokane,
WA)
Mason PUD 3 Addresses High Power Bills (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
How to Avoid Losing Money to the “Utility Company” Scam (Consumerist)
New Member Sought for Snohomish County Public Utility
District Board (Everett Herald, WA)
New Lewis County PUD Commissioner Steps into His Position
(The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
California: Pacific Gas & Electric to Withdraw Relicense
Application for DeSabla Centerville Hydroelectric Facility (PG&E Currents)
Massachusetts: Staff ‘Overwhelmed’ at Nuclear Plant, but U-S
Won’t Shut It (NY Times)
Op/Ed: Dam Removal – Often the Smartest, Safest Investment
(Morning Consult)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Bear Necessity? Plan Would Reintroduce Grizzlies to Cascades
(Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Op/Ed: Southern Resident Killer Whale Population Is Running
Out of Salmon, Running Out of Time (National Geographic)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Tennessee Valley Authority Expected to Close Trial over Pollution
Claim (Associated Press)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
The Latest: California at Heaviest Snowpack in 22 Years (Associated
Press)
Judge Asked to Lift Hold on Yellowstone Irrigation Dam (Associated
Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
British Columbia: Peace River Regional District Shoots Down
Wind Development near Dawson Creek (Dawson Creek Mirror, BC)
Op/Ed: Tidal Power Can Make the U.K. a Green Energy Leader (Bloomberg
News)
SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Scientists Design Electricity Generator That Mimics Trees
(Science Daily)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Click Cable TV Gets Its First Rate Hike Since 2014 (News
Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Growing Pains: CenturyLink Consumer Complaints Spike as
Service Expands (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
MARKETING & MEDIA
The Internet Is Mostly Bots – More than half of web traffic
comes from automated programs (Atlantic Magazine)
Three Ways to Improve Your Facebook Ads (Social Media
Examiner)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington State Senator Tries to Explain How He’ll Juggle Trump
Job — But Gets Stuck in D-C (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
After Frigid January, High Wind Warning for Parts of Washington
State (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)
Freezing Rain Possible; Snow in Foothills Tonight (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
New Drivers Licenses Coming to Washington (KPQ Radio,
Wenatchee, WA)
Bill Calls for Ending Daylight Saving Time in Washington State
(Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Is Working Late a Necessity or Habit? How to Find Work-Life
Balance (Oregonian, Portland)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Pennsylvania Groundhog's Handlers: Phil Predicts More Winter
Former Canadian Mint Worker Who Hid Stolen Gold in Rectum
Sentenced
The Purpose of Sleep? To Forget, Scientists Say
A ssssserious issue! Woman ends up in the ER after her pet
snake slithered its way through her large EAR PIERCING hole and got stuck
SONG OF THE DAY
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain – You Don't Bring Me
Flowers
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