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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Florida Faces Enormous Task of Restoring Power after Hurricane Irma (National Public Radio)
Jefferson PUD May Put Brakes on Marrowstone Internet Plans (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
Should Utilities Build Charging Stations for Electric Cars? (Huffington Post)
Escaped Atlantic Salmon Reported 250 Km (155 Miles) North of Collapsed Fish Farm (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
‘South Park’ Episode Triggers Viewers’ Amazon Alexa & Google Home (Hollywood Reporter - PG-13 Language & Content)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Florida Faces Enormous Task of Restoring Power after Hurricane Irma
- Power Crews Make Headway after Irma, But More Work Is Ahead
- Two Florida Men Accused of Stealing Enormous Power Pole after Irma
- NW Natural Gas Rates May Soon Fall Again
- Cowlitz PUD to Host Rate Hearing
- Mason PUD 3 on the Air: September is National Preparedness Month
- Power Lines to Connect Wyoming Wind Energy to Southwest
- Japan’s Nuclear Disaster Didn’t Affect Fish or Human Health: B.C. Scientist
- Escaped Atlantic Salmon Reported 250 Km (155 Miles) North of Collapsed Fish Farm
- Mountain Goats in Olympic National Park: Their Days May Be Numbered
- Scientists: Future of Oldest Tree Species on Earth in Peril
- Distributed Energy: The Utility-Scale Solution
- Distributed Energy Resources: Alectra Utilities CEO, ‘Someone’s Going to Cannibalize Our Business
- Washington State Department of Commerce Adopts New Rule for Renewable Generation from Biomass
- M&Ms’s New Ad Is Selling Renewable Energy & Wind Power
- Anheuser-Busch Buys Enough Wind Power to Brew 20 Billion Beers a Year
- Cannabis Board to Make Recommendations to Legislature for Home Grows – Public Hearing Set
- Some Good News about Global Warming for Once – Plants Are Speeding Up Their Use of Carbon
- With Government Silent, Corporations Price Emissions to Help Fight Climate Change
- Should Utilities Build Charging Stations for Electric Cars?
- California Lawmakers Mull Using Carbon Trading Revenues for Electric Vehicle Incentives
- Where Are Canada’s Missing Electric Cars?
- Jefferson PUD May Put Brakes on Marrowstone Internet Plans
- A Key Barrier for Amazon Suitors: Broadband Availability
- Equifax Says Web Server Vulnerability Led to Hack
- Spotting the Phish in a Sea of Email
- Kaspersky Lab Antivirus Software Ordered Off U-S Government Computers
- In China’s Hinterlands, Workers Mine Bitcoin for a Digital Fortune
- Everyone Is Trying to Outdo Each Other with Cute Wi-Fi Names
- ‘South Park’ Episode Triggers Viewers’ Amazon Alexa & Google Home
- Pinterest Tops 200 Million Members
- Facebook Is Testing a Group Video Chat App Called Bonfire
- Google Hit with Class Action Lawsuit over Gender Pay
- Spokane: Student Opens Fire at Washington State School, Killing Classmate
- Accused Freeman Shooter Told Detectives He Did It to ‘Teach Everyone a Lesson’ About Bullying
- U-S Senator Wyden Renews Call for Congress to Fix Wildfire Funding
- Law Prevents Washington from Preparing for a Nuclear Attack. So What Should We Do?
- Chairwoman: Tulalips to Build New $100 Million Casino
MacGuffin • \muh-GUFF-fin\ • Noun - An object, event, or character in a film or story that serves to set & keep the plot in motion despite usually lacking intrinsic importance.
Hitchcock’s MacGuffins are considered to be among the best in film: What are the “39 Steps,” what are in those champagne bottles in “Notorious,” that stupid little statue with the microfilm in “North by Northwest,” the birds in “The Birds,” the lighter in “Strangers on a Train.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Florida Faces Enormous Task of Restoring Power after Hurricane Irma (National Public Radio)
Power Crews Make Headway after Irma, But More Work Is Ahead (American Public Power Association)
Two Florida Men Accused of Stealing Enormous Power Pole after Irma (Huffington Post)
NW Natural Gas Rates May Soon Fall Again (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Cowlitz PUD to Host Rate Hearing (Longview Daily News, WA)
Mason PUD 3 on the Air: September is National Preparedness Month (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Power Lines to Connect Wyoming Wind Energy to Southwest (Associated Press)
Japan’s Nuclear Disaster Didn’t Affect Fish or Human Health: B.C. Scientist (Globe & Mail, Canada)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Escaped Atlantic Salmon Reported 250 Km (155 Miles) North of Collapsed Fish Farm (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Mountain Goats in Olympic National Park: Their Days May Be Numbered (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Scientists: Future of Oldest Tree Species on Earth in Peril (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Distributed Energy: The Utility-Scale Solution (Atlantic Magazine)
Distributed Energy Resources: Alectra Utilities CEO, ‘Someone’s Going to Cannibalize Our Business — It May As Well Be Us’
Washington State Department of Commerce Adopts New Rule for Renewable Generation from Biomass (Washington State Department of Commerce, WA)
M&Ms’s New Ad Is Selling Renewable Energy & Wind Power (Fast Company)
Anheuser-Busch Buys Enough Wind Power to Brew 20 Billion Beers a Year (Utility Dive)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Cannabis Board to Make Recommendations to Legislature for Home Grows – Public Hearing Set (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Some Good News about Global Warming for Once – Plants Are Speeding Up Their Use of Carbon (Washington Post)
With Government Silent, Corporations Price Emissions to Help Fight Climate Change (Courthouse News Service)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
Should Utilities Build Charging Stations for Electric Cars? (Huffington Post)
California Lawmakers Mull Using Carbon Trading Revenues for Electric Vehicle Incentives (Utility Dive)
Where Are Canada’s Missing Electric Cars? (The Energy Collective)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Jefferson PUD May Put Brakes on Marrowstone Internet Plans (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
A Key Barrier for Amazon Suitors: Broadband Availability (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Equifax Says Web Server Vulnerability Led to Hack (Reuters)
Spotting the Phish in a Sea of Email (NY Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/technology/personaltech/spotting-the-phish-in-a-sea-of-email.html
Kaspersky Lab Antivirus Software Ordered Off U-S Government Computers (NY Times)
In China’s Hinterlands, Workers Mine Bitcoin for a Digital Fortune (NY Times)
Everyone Is Trying to Outdo Each Other with Cute Wi-Fi Names (NY Times)
MARKETING & MEDIA
‘South Park’ Episode Triggers Viewers’ Amazon Alexa & Google Home (Hollywood Reporter - PG-13 Language & Content)
Pinterest Tops 200 Million Members (USA Today)
Facebook Is Testing a Group Video Chat App Called Bonfire (AdWeek)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Google Hit with Class Action Lawsuit over Gender Pay (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
Spokane: Student Opens Fire at Washington State School, Killing Classmate (Reuters)
Accused Freeman Shooter Told Detectives He Did It to ‘Teach Everyone a Lesson’ About Bullying (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
U-S Senator Wyden Renews Call for Congress to Fix Wildfire Funding (Oregonian, Portland)
Law Prevents Washington from Preparing for a Nuclear Attack. So What Should We Do? (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Chairwoman: Tulalips to Build New $100 Million Casino (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Grave Humor: House Next to Cemetery Has ‘Quiet Neighbors’
Goodbye Cassini: Saturn Spacecraft Gets Funny Opera Send-Off
Shkreli Ordered Jailed After Online Bounty on Hillary Clinton’s Hair
Biologist Subjects Himself to an Electric Eel Attack for Science
SONG OF THE DAY
Hush – Deep Purple
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