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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
National Weather Service Issues Excessive Heat Warning for Western Washington State (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
Hot Weather Energy Conservation Tips (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Seattle City Light Goes Digital with New Meters (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Yellowstone Grizzlies Removed from Threatened Species List (Associated Press)
Cable Lobby Claims U-S Is Just Bursting with Broadband Competition (Extreme Tech)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Seattle City Light Goes Digital with New Meters
- “Look Up” around Power Lines – Monday Power Outage Covered Large Areas of Richland
- Grays Harbor PUD Analyzing Local Impact of the BPA Rate Increase
- North Carolina: Outer Banks Power Outage Could Be Fixed in Six to Ten Days
- PG&E Survey: Only One in Seven Customers Calls Free 811 Service Ahead of Digging Projects
- U-S Nuclear Comeback Stalls as Two South Carolina Reactors Are Abandoned
- Connecticut Residents Could Face a New Fee on Oil/Gas Home Heating
- Only In Miami-Dade Do Voters Have The Power To Lower Florida Power & Light Bills. But Will They?
- Six Million Households Braced for Energy Price Hike after British Gas Website Blunder
- California Balloons Can Keep on Flying, Governor Says
- Yellowstone Grizzlies Removed from Threatened Species List
- A Cycling Salmon & the Columbia River Treaty
- Bend’s Beer Boom Puts a Squeeze on Water Infrastructure
- Pump It Up: Water Officials Looking for Offers to Build a Hydro Storage Plant at the San Vicente Reservoir
- Hot Weather Energy Conservation Tips
- Five Easy Energy Upgrades That Bring Big Savings to Your Business in 2017
- In Illinois, Smart Thermostats Seen as Key Energy Management Tool
- Such a Mellow Fellow – Study in Washington State Suggests Pot Use Relieves Stress
- Farmer Suicides Rise in India as Climate Warms, Study Shows
- Cable Lobby Claims U-S Is Just Bursting with Broadband Competition
- Ukraine Finally Battens Down Its Leaky Cyber Hatches after Attacks
- Big Game Phishing – How White House Officials Were ‘Fooled by Email Prankster’
- How to Properly Funnel Facebook Traffic to Your Website
- The Lessons & Limitations of Using Facebook for Good
- Washington State Tells Feds That Voter Rolls Are ‘Accurate’
- Phone-Prone – What Happened When I Replied “Call Me” to Every Email I Got for a Week
- Napping Can Dramatically Increase Learning, Memory, Awareness, & More
- National Weather Service Issues Excessive Heat Warning for Western Washington State
- Portland Faces Historic Heat, while Seattle Experiences a Major Heat Wave
- Man Kills Two Women in Lacey, Then Flees From Cops with Kids in Car
- Report: Washington State is 9th in Nation for Student Homelessness
- City of Shelton Commissioner Race to be Pared Down in Tuesday Primary
- Oregon: Salem to Allow Camping In Parks on Night before Eclipse
- Victoria Women Swim Strait of Juan de Fuca from Dungeness Spit to Victoria
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Seattle City Light Goes Digital with New Meters (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
“Look Up” around Power Lines – Monday Power Outage Covered Large Areas of Richland (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Grays Harbor PUD Analyzing Local Impact of the BPA Rate Increase (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
North Carolina: Outer Banks Power Outage Could Be Fixed in Six to Ten Days (WTVD-TV, Raleigh, NC)
PG&E Survey: Only One in Seven Customers Calls Free 811 Service Ahead of Digging Projects (Currents, Pacific Gas & Electric)
U-S Nuclear Comeback Stalls as Two South Carolina Reactors Are Abandoned (NY Times)
Connecticut Residents Could Face a New Fee on Oil/Gas Home Heating (WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT)
Only In Miami-Dade Do Voters Have The Power To Lower Florida Power & Light Bills. But Will They? (Miami Herald, FL)
Six Million Households Braced for Energy Price Hike after British Gas Website Blunder (Telegraph, UK)
California Balloons Can Keep on Flying, Governor Says (Sacramento Bee, CA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Yellowstone Grizzlies Removed from Threatened Species List (Associated Press)
A Cycling Salmon & the Columbia River Treaty (The Nelson Daily, BC)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Bend’s Beer Boom Puts a Squeeze on Water Infrastructure (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Pump It Up: Water Officials Looking for Offers to Build a Hydro Storage Plant at the San Vicente Reservoir (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Hot Weather Energy Conservation Tips (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Five Easy Energy Upgrades That Bring Big Savings to Your Business in 2017 (Buffalo Business First, NY)
In Illinois, Smart Thermostats Seen as Key Energy Management Tool (Midwest Energy News)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Such a Mellow Fellow – Study in Washington State Suggests Pot Use Relieves Stress (Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Farmer Suicides Rise in India as Climate Warms, Study Shows (Associated Press)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Cable Lobby Claims U-S Is Just Bursting with Broadband Competition (Extreme Tech)
Ukraine Finally Battens Down Its Leaky Cyber Hatches after Attacks (Reuters)
Big Game Phishing – How White House Officials Were ‘Fooled by Email Prankster’ (British Broadcasting Corporation)
MARKETING & MEDIA
How to Properly Funnel Facebook Traffic to Your Website (AdWeek)
The Lessons & Limitations of Using Facebook for Good (Grist Online)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Washington State Tells Feds That Voter Rolls Are ‘Accurate’ (Northwest Public Radio)
Phone-Prone – What Happened When I Replied “Call Me” to Every Email I Got for a Week (Fast Company)
Napping Can Dramatically Increase Learning, Memory, Awareness, & More (Health, Spirit, Body)
GENERAL NEWS
National Weather Service Issues Excessive Heat Warning for Western Washington State (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
Portland Faces Historic Heat, while Seattle Experiences a Major Heat Wave (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
Man Kills Two Women in Lacey, Then Flees From Cops with Kids in Car (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Report: Washington State is 9th in Nation for Student Homelessness (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
City of Shelton Commissioner Race to be Pared Down in Tuesday Primary (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Oregon: Salem to Allow Camping In Parks on Night before Eclipse (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
Victoria Women Swim Strait of Juan de Fuca from Dungeness Spit to Victoria (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
LOVE STINKS – DIVERSIONS
Pistol-Packing Bride Arrested for Pointing Gun at Groom
Charge: Man Hid Girlfriend’s Body in Freezer as New Girlfriend Assumed Her ID
Have a Nice Day – Airport Employee Punches Passenger Holding Baby Because We Live in a Cruel & Absurd Universe
Priests Mistaken for Bachelor Party Turned Away by UK Pub
SONG OF THE DAY
J. Geils Band – Love Stinks
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