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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Extraordinary Lightning Strikes over the Northwest (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Powerful Thunderstorms Cause Major Damage in Thurston County (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Portland General Electric Shifts Focus Away from New Natural Gas Plant (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Avista Reports Higher First Quarter Earnings on Robust Snowpack (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Hells Canyon Fish Passage: Idaho, Oregon Governors' Letter Sets Up Process to Resolve Differences (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Columnist: 'Mr. Floatie' to Be Retired as Victoria, BC Touts Sewage Treatment (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Portland General Electric Shifts Focus Away from New Natural Gas Plant
- Idaho Power Wants to Speed Closure of Nevada Coal Plant
- Avista Reports Higher First Quarter Earnings on Robust Snowpack
- Lacey Motorists Trapped In Cars by Downed Power Lines Rescued
- Small Modular Reactor Possibilities Expand
- Nuclear Waste Debate: Turn It Into Glass or Encase in Cement?
- California Consumer Groups Oppose Utilities Panel Appointee
- EPA Chief Pruitt: Coal Plants Necessary to Ensure Grid Reliability
- Energy Projects Worth $50 Billion Are Stalled Until Trump Fills Empty Posts
- Canadian Irony: A Gas Ban Is Coming for Gastown – Your City Could Be Next
- Hells Canyon Fish Passage: Idaho, Oregon Governors' Letter Sets Up Process to Resolve Differences
- 5,192 Springers Pass Bonneville by May 3 – Good Late Run?
- Oysters, Despite What You’ve Heard, Are Always in Season
- Columnist: 'Mr. Floatie' to Be Retired as Victoria, BC Touts Sewage Treatment
- Port Angeles Council Members Give Nod to Second-Class-City Question, Fluoridation Advisory Vote
- City Of Flint Charged Resident $1,090 in Back Payments for Contaminated Water
- Listen Up: How Often Should I Clean My Solar Panels
- Canada: Bay of Fundy Tidal Power – Further Snag Hits Fundy Tidal
- Does Electrifying Mosquitoes Protect People from Disease?
- Who Needs The FCC? Seattle Writes Its Own Broadband Privacy Rule
- Lawmakers That Killed Internet Privacy Rules Get Shamed Via Billboards
- Did Net Neutrality Keep Broadband Out of Low-Income Neighborhoods, As FCC Claims?
- Twenty Things We Don’t Do Anymore Because of Technology
- Port Of Shelton to Get Award for Community Outreach
- Hulu Just Joined the Live TV Wars
- Unicorn Frappuccino Lands Starbucks in Hot Water
- Lewis County Commissioners’ Office: Only One Commissioner Can Answer Any Given Question from Media
- Senate Moves Obamacare Repeal to Slow Lane after House Vote
- Powerful Thunderstorms Cause Major Damage in Thurston County
- Shelton Police Receive High Marks on Washington State Patrol Compliance Report
- Mason County School Districts Looking at Possibly Creating another High School
- A Disease That’s Felled Forests in California & Oregon Shows up in Washington
- Oregon: With Eclipse In View, Some Hotels Canceling Reservations & Raising Prices
- Canadian Drinkers, Listen: Too-Potent Batch of Gin Is Recalled
- America’s Love Affair with the Hindenburg
Onomastics • \ah-nuh-MAS-tiks\ • Noun - 1a: the science or study of the origins and forms of words especially as used in a specialized field b: the science or study of the origin and forms of proper names of persons or places 2: the system underlying the formation and use of words especially for proper names or of words used in a specialized field.
Hidden away in the basement of the Federal Trade Commission was a little-known, but highly influential agency: the Bureau for Onomastics – Verb, Adjective, Noun, and Gerund Agency. “Our job is quite important,” huffed Agnew Spangler, BOVANAGA spokesman. “Imagine where say, electrical utilities would be without fifty pages of acronyms and shortcuts for concepts and equipment?”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Portland General Electric Shifts Focus Away from New Natural Gas Plant (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Idaho Power Wants to Speed Closure of Nevada Coal Plant (Associated Press)
Avista Reports Higher First Quarter Earnings on Robust Snowpack (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Lacey Motorists Trapped In Cars by Downed Power Lines Rescued (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Small Modular Reactor Possibilities Expand (Idaho Falls Post-Register, ID)
Nuclear Waste Debate: Turn It Into Glass or Encase in Cement? (Associated Press)
California Consumer Groups Oppose Utilities Panel Appointee (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)
EPA Chief Pruitt: Coal Plants Necessary to Ensure Grid Reliability (Utility Dive – Howzabout just saying baseload is necessary. See what I did there. I did your report for you.)
Energy Projects Worth $50 Billion Are Stalled Until Trump Fills Empty Posts (Bloomberg News)
Canadian Irony: A Gas Ban Is Coming for Gastown – Your City Could Be Next (Financial Post, Canada)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Hells Canyon Fish Passage: Idaho, Oregon Governors' Letter Sets Up Process to Resolve Differences (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
5,192 Springers Pass Bonneville by May 3 – Good Late Run? (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Oysters, Despite What You’ve Heard, Are Always in Season (NY Times)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Columnist: 'Mr. Floatie' to Be Retired as Victoria, BC Touts Sewage Treatment (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)
Port Angeles Council Members Give Nod to Second-Class-City Question, Fluoridation Advisory Vote (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
City Of Flint Charged Resident $1,090 in Back Payments for Contaminated Water (Consumerist)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Listen Up: How Often Should I Clean My Solar Panels (Renewable Energy World)
Canada: Bay of Fundy Tidal Power – Further Snag Hits Fundy Tidal (ReNews)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE
Does Electrifying Mosquitoes Protect People from Disease? (Slate Magazine)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Who Needs The FCC? Seattle Writes Its Own Broadband Privacy Rule (Tech Crunch)
Lawmakers That Killed Internet Privacy Rules Get Shamed Via Billboards (Broadband Reports)
Did Net Neutrality Keep Broadband Out of Low-Income Neighborhoods, As FCC Claims? (USA Today)
Twenty Things We Don’t Do Anymore Because of Technology (USA Today)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Port Of Shelton to Get Award for Community Outreach (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Hulu Just Joined the Live TV Wars (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Unicorn Frappuccino Lands Starbucks in Hot Water (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Lewis County Commissioners’ Office: Only One Commissioner Can Answer Any Given Question from Media (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
Senate Moves Obamacare Repeal to Slow Lane after House Vote (Bloomberg News)
GENERAL NEWS
Powerful Thunderstorms Cause Major Damage in Thurston County (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Shelton Police Receive High Marks on Washington State Patrol Compliance Report (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Mason County School Districts Looking at Possibly Creating another High School (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
A Disease That’s Felled Forests in California & Oregon Shows up in Washington (Northwest Public Radio)
Oregon: With Eclipse In View, Some Hotels Canceling Reservations & Raising Prices (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Canadian Drinkers, Listen: Too-Potent Batch of Gin Is Recalled (NY Times)
America’s Love Affair with the Hindenburg (Slate Magazine)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Delta Apologizes for Forcing Family Off Flight
Kraft Wants Moms to Swear Like Mother Trucking Melonfarmers (Fast Company)
Ex-Deputy Mayor to Revive Burlesque Career for Charity
Oregon State University Scientists Responsible for New Crayola Color (Associated Press)
SONG OF THE DAY
Life Is a Rock – Reunion
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