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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Welcome Rain is On the Way (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
California Regulators Weigh Whether the State Needs More Power Plants (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Renewable Energy Push Is Strongest in the Reddest States (NY Times)
Harbour Seals Selectively Eat Juveniles of Salmon Species Most at Risk (Vancouver Sun, BC)
Enough Irrigation Water Expected for All Yakima Basin Water Rights (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Google Fiber’s Webpass Brings $60, Gigabit Wireless to Seattle (Broadband Reports)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- California Regulators Weigh Whether the State Needs More Power Plants
- British Columbia: Clark Challenges Horgan on Peace River Dam, Warns Delay Could Cost $600-Million
- Wyden on Energy Department Nominee – Selling off Bonneville Power is a Nonstarter
- Editorial: Bonneville Power Administration Grid Sale Tied to Fantasy Budget
- When Companies Lead on Infrastructure, Taxpayers Often Bear the Costs
- Harbour Seals Selectively Eat Juveniles of Salmon Species Most at Risk
- Enough Irrigation Water Expected for All Yakima Basin Water Rights
- Silica Removal Options All Costly for Longview Water Ratepayers
- Renewable Energy Push Is Strongest in the Reddest States
- Nevada Legislature Clears Bills Raising Net Metering Rates, RPS Mandate
- President Trump Pitched Solar-Powered Border Wall ‘So It Pays for Itself’
- The Real Story behind Elon Musk’s $2.6 Billion Acquisition of SolarCity
- Video: You Can Draw Electrical Wires with This Cheap Conductive Paint
- Google Fiber’s Webpass Brings $60, Gigabit Wireless to Seattle
- Facebook Messenger Users Have Sent More Than 2 Billion Reactions
- Battle for Control of Washington State Senate Draws Outside Money
- Olympia’s Capitol Press Corps Goes on a ‘Fishing Expedition’
- U-S Senate Panel Approves Energy Candidates, Controversial Interior Nominee
- Reality Winner, NSA Contractor Accused of Leak, Was Undone by Trail of Clues
- Suspect in Oregon Train Stabbings Indicted for Murder
- Threats Force The Evergreen State College to Move Commencement Ceremony to Tacoma
- Shelton City Leaders Grant $5,000 Donation to YMCA for Study
- No Escape for Priced-Out Seattleites – Home Prices Set Record for an Hour’s Drive in Every Direction
Concomitant • \kun-KUH-muh-tunt\ • adjective – Accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way.
Belvedere was filling in for the regular mailman on the Park Street route. The pounding hail, blustery snow, freshing breezes, stunning sleet could not keep him from the appointed rounds. Unfortunately, it was the concomitant nest of wiener dogs on Baltic Avenue that waylaid his delivery of the Widow Smith’s Publisher’s Clearinghouse check.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
California Regulators Weigh Whether the State Needs More Power Plants (Los Angeles Times, CA)
British Columbia: Clark Challenges Horgan on Peace River Dam, Warns Delay Could Cost $600-Million (Globe & Mail, Canada)
Wyden on Energy Department Nominee – Selling off Bonneville Power is a Nonstarter (My Central Oregon, Bend)
Editorial: Bonneville Power Administration Grid Sale Tied to Fantasy Budget (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
When Companies Lead on Infrastructure, Taxpayers Often Bear the Costs (NY Times)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Harbour Seals Selectively Eat Juveniles of Salmon Species Most at Risk (Vancouver Sun, BC)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Enough Irrigation Water Expected for All Yakima Basin Water Rights (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Silica Removal Options All Costly for Longview Water Ratepayers (Longview Daily News, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Renewable Energy Push Is Strongest in the Reddest States (NY Times)
Nevada Legislature Clears Bills Raising Net Metering Rates, RPS Mandate (Utility Dive)
President Trump Pitched Solar-Powered Border Wall ‘So It Pays for Itself’ (The Hill, Washington, DC)
The Real Story behind Elon Musk’s $2.6 Billion Acquisition of SolarCity (Fast Company)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE
Video: You Can Draw Electrical Wires with This Cheap Conductive Paint (Mashable)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Google Fiber’s Webpass Brings $60, Gigabit Wireless to Seattle (Broadband Reports)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Facebook Messenger Users Have Sent More Than 2 Billion Reactions (AdWeek)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Battle for Control of Washington State Senate Draws Outside Money (Northwest Public Radio)
Olympia’s Capitol Press Corps Goes on a ‘Fishing Expedition’ (Washington State Wire, Olympia)
U-S Senate Panel Approves Energy Candidates, Controversial Interior Nominee (The Hill, Washington, DC)
Reality Winner, NSA Contractor Accused of Leak, Was Undone by Trail of Clues (NY Times)
GENERAL NEWS
Suspect in Oregon Train Stabbings Indicted for Murder (Reuters)
Threats Force The Evergreen State College to Move Commencement Ceremony to Tacoma (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Shelton City Leaders Grant $5,000 Donation to YMCA for Study (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
No Escape for Priced-Out Seattleites – Home Prices Set Record for an Hour’s Drive in Every Direction (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Business Owner Struck by Lightning While Sitting at Desk
Massachusetts Medical Pot Dispensary Selling Marijuana Pizza
Big Baby – Mom: ‘It Looked Like They Pulled a Toddler Out of My Belly’
Penny Penance – Michigan City Rejects Pennies for Man’s $270 Fine
SONG OF THE DAY
The Hollies- Long Cool Woman (one of the best song intros EVER)
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