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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Power Knocked Out for Tens of Thousands in the Pacific
Northwest (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Ellensburg Power Bills Rise as Temperatures Drop (Ellensburg
Daily Record, WA)
The Dalles: Cold Brings Higher Power Bills (The Dalles
Chronicle, OR)
Northern California Customers Fume as Pacific Gas &
Electric Bills Soar (Sacramento Bee, CA)
New England Carbon Dioxide Emissions Spike after Vermont
Yankee Nuclear Closure (Utility Dive)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Power Knocked Out for Tens of Thousands in the Pacific Northwest
- Ellensburg Power Bills Rise as Temperatures Drop
- The Dalles: Cold Brings Higher Power Bills
- Northern California Customers Fume as Pacific Gas & Electric Bills Soar
- Oregon: Portland General Electric Gas Opponents Hit State Siting Council with Deluge of Comments
- Californians Are Paying Billions for Power They Don’t Need
- Federal Grid Watchdog Heads into Limbo
- The World’s Largest Nuclear Plants Differ by Age, Number of Reactors, & Utilization
- Captain Bonneville Led a Life of Adventure While Exploring the West
- Embattled Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commissioners Will Face Public at Sportsmen’s Show
- Farmed Geoduck’s Sustainability Rating Takes a Hit
- Into the Weeds: Exclusive First Look Inside a Legal Washington State Marijuana Farm
- Weed 101: Colorado Agriculture Agency Shares Pot Know-How
- New England Carbon Dioxide Emissions Spike after Vermont Yankee Nuclear Closure
- Tesla Drops ‘Motors’ from Company Name Following SolarCity Acquisition, Signals Directional Change
- FCC Commissioner Thinks Ultra-Fast Broadband Just a ‘Novelty’
- Super Bowl Ads Score Eyeballs with Political Football
- Seattle Port CEO Secretly Gave Himself $24,500 Pay Raise
- New Washington State Lands Commissioner Has a Lot on Her Plate
- Scott Pruitt Is Seen Cutting the E.P.A. With a Scalpel, Not a Cleaver
- Northwest Snow Closes Schools, Cuts Power
- Burien Legislator Proposes Tougher Washington State Carbon Emissions Bill
- Trump Rails against Seattle Judge: Blame the Courts ‘If Something Happens’
- Three Mason County Basketball Teams Playoff Bound
Auteur • \AWT-ur\ • Noun - 1: a film director whose practice
accords with the auteur theory; broadly: director 2: an artist (as a musician
or writer) whose style & practice are distinctive
I guess if used in a literal sense, “Tiny Tim” was a ukulele
auteur. As an artist, perhaps not.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Power Knocked Out for Tens of Thousands in the Pacific Northwest
(KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Ellensburg Power Bills Rise as Temperatures Drop (Ellensburg
Daily Record, WA)
The Dalles: Cold Brings Higher Power Bills (The Dalles
Chronicle, OR)
Northern California Customers Fume as Pacific Gas &
Electric Bills Soar (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Oregon: Portland General Electric Gas Opponents Hit State
Siting Council with Deluge of Comments (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Californians Are Paying Billions for Power They Don’t Need (Los
Angeles Times, CA)
Federal Grid Watchdog Heads into Limbo (Washington Examiner)
The World’s Largest Nuclear Plants Differ by Age, Number of
Reactors, & Utilization (US Energy Information Administration)
Captain Bonneville Led a Life of Adventure While Exploring the
West (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Embattled Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commissioners Will Face
Public at Sportsmen’s Show (Oregonian, Portland)
Farmed Geoduck’s Sustainability Rating Takes a Hit (Kitsap
Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Into the Weeds: Exclusive First Look Inside a Legal Washington
State Marijuana Farm (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Weed 101: Colorado Agriculture Agency Shares Pot Know-How (Associated
Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
New England Carbon Dioxide Emissions Spike after Vermont
Yankee Nuclear Closure (Utility Dive)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Tesla Drops ‘Motors’ from Company Name Following SolarCity
Acquisition, Signals Directional Change (New York Daily News)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
FCC Commissioner Thinks Ultra-Fast Broadband Just a ‘Novelty’
(Broadband Reports – Yup, just like anything over 56K, right?)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Commissioner-Thinks-UltraFast-Broadband-Just-a-Novelty-138866
MARKETING & MEDIA
Super Bowl Ads Score Eyeballs with Political Football
(Reuters
POLITICS, GOVERNANCE, AND MANAGEMENT
Seattle Port CEO Secretly Gave Himself $24,500 Pay Raise (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
New Washington State Lands Commissioner Has a Lot on Her
Plate (Everett Herald, WA)
Scott Pruitt Is Seen Cutting the E.P.A. With a Scalpel, Not
a Cleaver (NY Times)
GENERAL NEWS
Northwest Snow Closes Schools, Cuts Power (Associated Press)
Burien Legislator Proposes Tougher Washington State Carbon
Emissions Bill (Everett Herald, WA)
Trump Rails against Seattle Judge: Blame the Courts ‘If
Something Happens’ (Yahoo News)
Three Mason County Basketball Teams Playoff Bound (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Tom Brady, Patriots Win in Overtime over Falcons in Wild Super
Bowl 51
Michigan Sinkhole Not Worsened by Super Bowl Fans’ Halftime
Flushing
Yellow Car Loathed By Visitors to English Village Vandalized
Ad Watchdog Weighs in on Jelly Beans “Clinically Proven” to Improve
Sports Performance
SONG OF THE DAY
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain – Born This Way
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