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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Smokezilla Versus the Heat Wave (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Excessive Heat Warning, Red Flag Warning & Poor Air Quality Continue (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Pacific Northwest Tries To Stay Cool as Mother Nature Cranks Up the Heat (Pamplin Media Group, Portland, OR)
Richland Nuclear Plant under ‘No Touch’ Order During Heat Wave (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
California: Extinction Possible as Salmon River Fish Runs Hit Near-Record Lows (Courthouse News Service)
Why Is Hood Canal Green? Meet Emiliania Huxleyi (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2017/08/03/why-hood-canal-green-meet-emiliana-huxleyi/534623001/
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Pacific Northwest Tries To Stay Cool as Mother Nature Cranks Up the Heat
- Richland Nuclear Plant under ‘No Touch’ Order During Heat Wave
- British Columbia’s New Democratic Party Asks Independent Panel to Decide Fate of Peace River Dam Project
- City of Port Angeles Suspends Late Fees in Light of Cybersecurity Concerns
- Montana's Regulators Are Putting Public at Risk of High Energy Prices, NorthWestern Says
- Another Power Pole Climbing Cat Causes Wildfire near Ephrata
- Grand Coulee Dam Construction Video Released
- Hydro-Powered Smelters Charge Premium Prices for 'Green' Aluminum
- Public Power, Others Voice Support for Hydropower Licensing Reform
- New Report Finds U-S Electric Power Industry Supports More Than 7 Million American Jobs
- Op/Ed: Want Renewable Power? Clear the Path for Nuclear Energy
- Among States, Texas Consumes the Most Energy, Vermont the Least
- Defending Against Outages: Updated Monthly Squirrel Tracker
- Will America’s Epic Eclipse Impact Our Electric Grid?
- California: Extinction Possible as Salmon River Fish Runs Hit Near-Record Lows
- Salmon's Upstream Battle as the Last True Wild Food
- EPA Withdraws Delay of Ozone Standards after States Sue
- Why Is Hood Canal Green? Meet Emiliania Huxleyi
- $500 Million Water Treatment Plant Gets Portland Go-Ahead
- Energy Company Offers Outreach After Shooting of Montana Wind Turbines
- U-S Senators Introduce Offshore Wind Credits in Bipartisan Bill
- SEPA: More Than 25% of U-S Solar Was Connected to the Grid in 2016
- Ikea Launches Solar Panel Battery Storage That Could Cut Household Electricity Bills by Hundreds
- Missing Phrase May Doom South Dakotans’ Bid to Legalize Pot
- Marijuana Company Turning Entire California Town into Pot Tourism Destination
- Google Released Some Fascinating Data about the Coming Total Eclipse
- Researchers Have Developed Sunglasses That Generate Electricity from Solar Energy
- New Olympic Wi-Fi Staff Dedicated to Doing Right by Customers
- FirstNet, Broadband Network to Enable Police & Fire Responders to Talk to Each Other, Ready to Launch
- Ex-FCC Chair Tom Wheeler Dismantles the Case for Abandoning Net Neutrality
- People Are Shocked That TV Signals Over the Air Are Free & Legal
- Facebook Changing Its News Feed Again, Here’s What to Expect
- Three Things to Kill Before They Kill Your Creativity
- Three Blogging Tools to Improve Your Content Quality
- Chamber of Commerce Seeks Reorganization of Lewis County Government
- Linking Public Works to Local Hiring Faces a Trump Challenge
- Excessive Heat Warning, Red Flag Warning & Poor Air Quality Continue
- Outdoor Burning Banned in Smoky Puget Sound Region
- Canada Declares State of Emergency in British Columbia
- Seattle’s Heat Wave, Wildfire Haze Could Linger into Next Week, Weather Service Says
- Family Flees Fire That Destroys Home Southwest of Belfair
- Mason County Deputy Injured in Belfair Crash
- City Officials Gear Up for Shelton Out Loud Community Forum
- Video: Pee Wee Reese World Series a Big Hit in Shelton
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Despite her sheltered upbringing, Daisy loved digging in the garden with her bare hands. Her banausic pleasure was only slightly lessened by the soil that got under her fingernails.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Pacific Northwest Tries To Stay Cool as Mother Nature Cranks Up the Heat (Pamplin Media Group, Portland, OR)
Richland Nuclear Plant under ‘No Touch’ Order During Heat Wave (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
British Columbia’s New Democratic Party Asks Independent Panel to Decide Fate of Peace River Dam Project (Globe & Mail, Canada)
City of Port Angeles Suspends Late Fees in Light of Cybersecurity Concerns (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Montana's Regulators Are Putting Public at Risk of High Energy Prices, NorthWestern Says (Billings Gazette, MT)
Another Power Pole Climbing Cat Causes Wildfire near Ephrata (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Grand Coulee Dam Construction Video Released (NCW Life Channel, East Wenatchee, WA)
Hydro-Powered Smelters Charge Premium Prices for 'Green' Aluminum (Reuters)
Public Power, Others Voice Support for Hydropower Licensing Reform (American Public Power Association)
New Report Finds U-S Electric Power Industry Supports More Than 7 Million American Jobs (Cision PR Newswire)
Op/Ed: Want Renewable Power? Clear the Path for Nuclear Energy (The Hill, Washington, DC)
Among States, Texas Consumes the Most Energy, Vermont the Least (U-S Energy Information Administration)
Defending Against Outages: Updated Monthly Squirrel Tracker (American Public Power Association)
Will America’s Epic Eclipse Impact Our Electric Grid? (Gizmodo)
FISH & WILDLIFE
California: Extinction Possible as Salmon River Fish Runs Hit Near-Record Lows (Courthouse News Service)
Salmon's Upstream Battle as the Last True Wild Food (Forbes Magazine)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
EPA Withdraws Delay of Ozone Standards after States Sue (Utility Dive)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Why Is Hood Canal Green? Meet Emiliania Huxleyi (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2017/08/03/why-hood-canal-green-meet-emiliana-huxleyi/534623001/
$500 Million Water Treatment Plant Gets Portland Go-Ahead (Portland Business Journal, OR)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Energy Company Offers Outreach After Shooting of Montana Wind Turbines (KVTQ-TV, Billings, MT)
U-S Senators Introduce Offshore Wind Credits in Bipartisan Bill (Utility Dive)
SEPA: More Than 25% of U-S Solar Was Connected to the Grid in 2016 (Utility Dive)
Ikea Launches Solar Panel Battery Storage That Could Cut Household Electricity Bills by Hundreds (The Independent, UK)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Missing Phrase May Doom South Dakotans’ Bid to Legalize Pot (Courthouse News Service)
Marijuana Company Turning Entire California Town into Pot Tourism Destination (Consumerist)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE
Google Released Some Fascinating Data about the Coming Total Eclipse (Mashable)
Researchers Have Developed Sunglasses That Generate Electricity from Solar Energy (Tech 2)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
New Olympic Wi-Fi Staff Dedicated to Doing Right by Customers (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
FirstNet, Broadband Network to Enable Police & Fire Responders to Talk to Each Other, Ready to Launch (Washington Post)
Ex-FCC Chair Tom Wheeler Dismantles the Case for Abandoning Net Neutrality (Fast Company)
People Are Shocked That TV Signals Over the Air Are Free & Legal (Consumerist)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Facebook Changing Its News Feed Again, Here’s What to Expect (Consumerist)
Three Things to Kill Before They Kill Your Creativity (Mashable)
Three Blogging Tools to Improve Your Content Quality (Social Media Examiner)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Chamber of Commerce Seeks Reorganization of Lewis County Government (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
Linking Public Works to Local Hiring Faces a Trump Challenge (NY Times)
GENERAL NEWS
Excessive Heat Warning, Red Flag Warning & Poor Air Quality Continue (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Outdoor Burning Banned in Smoky Puget Sound Region (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Canada Declares State Of Emergency in British Columbia – 138 ‘Extraordinary’ Wildfires Spread Over Province (The Independent, UK)
Seattle’s Heat Wave, Wildfire Haze Could Linger into Next Week, Weather Service Says (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Family Flees Fire That Destroys Home Southwest of Belfair (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Mason County Deputy Injured in Belfair Crash (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
City Officials Gear Up for Shelton Out Loud Community Forum (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Video: Pee Wee Reese World Series a Big Hit in Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
MILLION DOLLAR WEDDING – DIVERSIONS
Tiny Mermaid-Painted Building Apparently Drifted 200 Miles in the Gulf of Mexico
Florida Women Trash Chick-Fil-A during Argument over Order
Wisconsin Workers Embedded with Microchips
Couple Who Slammed Their Wedding Photographer Have to Pay Her $1 Million
SONG OF THE DAY
The Little Mermaid - Under the Sea
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