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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
A Spatial View of a Wet Winter (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Groups Want President Trump to Weigh in on Breaching Snake River Hydropower Dams (Hydroworld)
Carbon Intensity of Energy Use Is Lowest in U-S Industrial & Electric Power Sectors (U-S Energy Information Administration)
Biologist: Orca Attacks on Gray Whales in California Bay (Associated Press)
Residents Voice Support of Grant PUD Fiber Optic Network Expansion (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
Former Washington Governor Mike Lowry Dead at 78 (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Groups Want President Trump to Weigh in on Breaching Snake River Hydropower Dams
- Another Giant California Dam Has Downstream Residents Worried
- Lewis County: Timeline for Riffe Lake Drawdown Projects Unclear
- Washington State Finishes Study of Proposed Port for Montana & Wyoming Coal
- Editorial: Eugene Water & Electric Board Manager Seeks Rate Cuts
- Bonneville Power Administration Nears Completion of Consolidated Ross Complex Facility
- Kettle Falls: How Can a Home Under Construction with Only Two Outlets Generate an $800 Power Bill?
- Oregon: Fish on the Line Causes Brookings Power Outage
- Op/Ed: Despite Recent Blackout, Pacific Gas & Electric Upgrading Its Substations, Grid
- Public Energy Programs Save Customers Money — At Least in the Beginning
- Report: Tennessee Valley Authority Meddled in Third-Party Reviews on Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
- South Carolina: Good God – Gunshots Fired at Berkeley Electric Co-Op Line Workers
- Mail Call! Concerns Raised Over Grid Study
- FERC’s Honorable to Step Down When Term Expires in June
- Moody’s: Low Bulk Power Prices Are Affecting Public Power Decisions
- Biologist: Orca Attacks on Gray Whales in California Bay
- A New Oyster War: Rich Homeowners vs. Working-Class Watermen
- Bonneville Power Administration’s 2016 Sustainability Report Now Available Online
- Seattle: Mechanical Systems Restored At West Point Plant – Dirty Water Still Flowing Into Puget Sound
- Heat Wave Melting Record Snowpack in Northern California
- First U-S Offshore Wind Farm Powering More of Rhode Island
- California’s Imperial Irrigation District Tops SEPA List for Storage
- Carbon Intensity of Energy Use Is Lowest in U-S Industrial & Electric Power Sectors
- Schipper: A Conversation with Kyle Murphy, Carbon Washington Exec Director
- As Coal Burns Out, The Race for Natural Gas Is On
- EPA Website Removes Climate Science Site from Public View after Two Decades
- Fuel from Carbon Dioxide? Experiment Brings It a Step Closer to Reality
- Residents Voice Support of Grant PUD Fiber Optic Network Expansion
- What Is Net Neutrality, Why Does It Matter? FCC Challenges Provider Practice of Equal Treatment
- Four Misleading Things Internet Service Providers & the FCC Need to Stop Claiming about Net Neutrality
- The Internet of Things Needs a Code of Ethics
- Social Media Is the New Television
- Former Washington Governor Mike Lowry Dead at 78
- Washington State Senators Tap Surplus Campaign Money for Food, Clothes, Furnishing
- Washington State Lawmakers Dip Into Leftover Campaign Funds – Used for Travel, Furniture, Clothes
- Washington State Attorney General Says Travel Ban Will Probably Go to U-S Supreme Court
- Griffey Bill to Reduce Recidivism, Expand Access to Inmate Work Programs Gets Washington State Governor’s Approval
- Hoodsport Man Stabbed in Self Defense
- Man Who ‘Watched Women’ Faces Burglary, Voyeurism, Stolen Guns Charges
- Victor-Area Beaver Dam Rupture Floods Highway 302, Streets, Yards with Water
- The Road to Olympic National Park’s Staircase Region Is Finally Getting Fixed
- Big May Day Crowds Expected In Seattle
- Large Earthquake, Aftershock Rattle Corner of Canada, Alaska
- Seattle: Multiple NBA, NHL Execs Back KeyArena Renovation, New Documents Reveal
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Groups Want President Trump to Weigh in on Breaching Snake River Hydropower Dams (Hydroworld)
Another Giant California Dam Has Downstream Residents Worried (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Lewis County: Timeline for Riffe Lake Drawdown Projects Unclear (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Washington State Finishes Study of Proposed Port for Montana & Wyoming Coal (Billings Gazette, MT)
Editorial: Eugene Water & Electric Board Manager Seeks Rate Cuts (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
Bonneville Power Administration Nears Completion of Consolidated Ross Complex Facility (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Kettle Falls: How Can a Home Under Construction with Only Two Outlets Generate an $800 Power Bill? (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
Oregon: Fish on the Line Causes Brookings Power Outage (Curry Coastal Pilot, Brookings, OR)
Op/Ed: Despite Recent Blackout, Pacific Gas & Electric Upgrading Its Substations, Grid (SF Chronicle)
Public Energy Programs Save Customers Money — At Least in the Beginning (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Report: Tennessee Valley Authority Meddled in Third-Party Reviews on Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (The Tennessean, Nashville)
South Carolina: Good God – Gunshots Fired at Berkeley Electric Co-Op Line Workers (WCIV-TV, Charleston, SC)
Mail Call! Concerns Raised Over Grid Study (Politico Morning Energy)
FERC’s Honorable to Step Down When Term Expires in June (Utility Dive)
Moody’s: Low Bulk Power Prices Are Affecting Public Power Decisions (American Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Biologist: Orca Attacks on Gray Whales in California Bay (Associated Press)
A New Oyster War: Rich Homeowners vs. Working-Class Watermen - Along the East Coast, growing taste for oysters sparks a fight over public waterways (Associated Press)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Bonneville Power Administration’s 2016 Sustainability Report Now Available Online (Bonneville Power Administration)
https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPAs-2016-Sustainability-Report-is-now-available-online.aspx
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Seattle: Mechanical Systems Restored At West Point Plant – Dirty Water Still Flowing Into Puget Sound (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Heat Wave Melting Record Snowpack in Northern California (Sacramento Bee, CA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
First U-S Offshore Wind Farm Powering More of Rhode Island (Associated Press)
California’s Imperial Irrigation District Tops SEPA List for Storage (Utility Dive)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Carbon Intensity of Energy Use Is Lowest in U-S Industrial & Electric Power Sectors (U-S Energy Information Administration)
Schipper: A Conversation with Kyle Murphy, Carbon Washington Exec Director (Washington State Wire)
As Coal Burns Out, The Race for Natural Gas Is On (Washington Examiner)
EPA Website Removes Climate Science Site from Public View after Two Decades (Washington Post)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE
Fuel from Carbon Dioxide? Experiment Brings It a Step Closer to Reality (Christian Science Monitor)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Residents Voice Support of Grant PUD Fiber Optic Network Expansion (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
What Is Net Neutrality, Why Does It Matter? FCC Challenges Provider Practice of Equal Treatment (Associated Press)
Four Misleading Things Internet Service Providers & the FCC Need to Stop Claiming about Net Neutrality (Consumerist)
The Internet of Things Needs a Code of Ethics (Atlantic Magazine)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Social Media Is the New Television (AdWeek)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Former Washington Governor Mike Lowry Dead at 78 (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Washington State Senators Tap Surplus Campaign Money for Food, Clothes, Furnishing (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Washington State Lawmakers Dip Into Leftover Campaign Funds – Used for Travel, Furniture, Clothes (Northwest Public Radio)
Washington State Attorney General Says Travel Ban Will Probably Go to U-S Supreme Court (National Public Radio)
Griffey Bill to Reduce Recidivism, Expand Access to Inmate Work Programs Gets Washington State Governor’s Approval (WA House Republicans)
GENERAL NEWS
Hoodsport Man Stabbed in Self Defense (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Man Who ‘Watched Women’ Faces Burglary, Voyeurism, Stolen Guns Charges (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Victor-Area Beaver Dam Rupture Floods Highway 302, Streets, Yards with Water (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
The Road to Olympic National Park’s Staircase Region Is Finally Getting Fixed (Outdoor Society)
Big May Day Crowds Expected In Seattle (Seattle CBS Local)
Large Earthquake, Aftershock Rattle Corner of Canada, Alaska (Associated Press)
Seattle: Multiple NBA, NHL Execs Back KeyArena Renovation, New Documents Reveal (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
CHESS OFFICALS’ MINDS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
12-Year-Old Girl Booted From Chess Tournament for ‘Seductive’ Dress
Flower Shop Owner Accused of Stealing Plants from Cemetery
Oregon Yellow-Light Crusader Fined for Doing Math without a License
Sheeple Is Now An Official Word – iPhone Fans Might Not Be Pleased
SONG OF THE DAY
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5
For Short Attention Spans
WALTER MURPHY- A Fifth of Beethoven
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