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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
In the Virgin Islands, Hurricane Maria Drowned What Irma Didn’t Destroy (NY Times)
Asplundh Tree Trimming Company to Pay Record Fine for Immigration Practices (Associated Press)
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/tree-company-to-pay-record-fine-for-immigration-practices/
Democrats Are Pushing a $40 Billion Plan to Bring the Best Internet Access to Rural America (Washington Post)
Songbird Numbers May Indicate Trouble in Northwest Forests (Courthouse News Service)
Municipal Bond Tax Exemption Preserved Under Federal Tax Reform Plan (American Public Power Association)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- In the Virgin Islands, Hurricane Maria Drowned What Irma Didn’t Destroy
- $1 Billion Loan Offer to Struggling Puerto Rico Utility May Be Rejected
- Severe Power Failures in Puerto Rico & Across the Caribbean Spur New Interest in Renewable Energy
- Asplundh Tree Trimming Company to Pay Record Fine for Immigration Practices
- Editorial: Cowlitz PUD Rate Increase – Agrees
- British Columbia: Winter Stops Peace River Dam Work, Prompts 200 Layoffs
- Tacoma Couple’s Restoration of Historic Sullivan Creek Powerhouse a Labor of Love
- South Carolina: Gov. Henry McMaster Sets Deadline for Santee Cooper Buyers, Pushes Interim CEO
- Nuclear Power Plant Outages Were Relatively Low This Summer
- Mission Impossible? How Utilities Are Minimizing Disruptions from Inevitable Storms
- Songbird Numbers May Indicate Trouble in Northwest Forests
- Biologist Says Chumming Won’t Affect Fisheries
- Interior Department to Overhaul Obama’s Sage Grouse Protection Plan
- British Columbia: Wind or Water? The Peace River Dam Debate Generally Splits Into Two Camps: Hydroelectric or Wind Power
- Arizona Utility Will Use ‘Reverse Demand Response’ to Avoid Renewables Curtailment
- It’s Cheaper to Save Energy than to Buy It, Despite Misleading Claims
- Utilities Cashing in on Smart Technologies
- Pacific Northwest Cleantech Accelerator Lands Federal Funds for Expansion
- Democrats Are Pushing a $40 Billion Plan to Bring the Best Internet Access to Rural America
- Lewis County 911 Was Down for Landline Users, Officials Say
- ‘Network Issue’ Causes Global Airport Delays
- Amazon on YouTube Fracas: We’re Ready to Fix It
- NERC Proposal Targets Cybersecurity Risks in Electric System Supply Chains
- Those Extra Characters on Twitter Just Became the World’s Geekiest Status Symbol
- The Best Social Media Influencers Do These Five Things
- Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell Opposes FCC Chair over Net Neutrality
- AT&T Gives Refunds to Those Offended by NFL Protests
- Municipal Bond Tax Exemption Preserved Under Federal Tax Reform Plan
- U-S Senate Energy Committee Loses Staff Director
- Fed Interior Secretary Zinke Says His Workers Are Disloyal. They Say His Personnel Moves Break The Law.
- Residents Question, Criticize, Praise City Officials at Shelton OutLoud
- Washington State Earthquake Group Favors Quick Fixes over Major Upgrades
- Shelton Leaders Back Design Push for Alder Street-Olympic Highway North Project
- North Mason Kiwanis Club Improving Pedestrian Safety
- In College Basketball Scandal, Follow the Money … and the Shoes
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
In the Virgin Islands, Hurricane Maria Drowned What Irma Didn’t Destroy (NY Times)
$1 Billion Loan Offer to Struggling Puerto Rico Utility May Be Rejected (Utility Dive)
Severe Power Failures in Puerto Rico & Across the Caribbean Spur New Interest in Renewable Energy (Washington Post)
Asplundh Tree Trimming Company to Pay Record Fine for Immigration Practices (Associated Press)
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/tree-company-to-pay-record-fine-for-immigration-practices/
Editorial: Cowlitz PUD Rate Increase – Agrees (Longview Daily News, WA)
http://tdn.com/opinion/editorial/pud-rate-increase/article_ab063198-6759-561a-8924-35d70aa6ec40.html
British Columbia: Winter Stops Peace River Dam Work, Prompts 200 Layoffs
Tacoma Couple’s Restoration of Historic Sullivan Creek Powerhouse a Labor of Love (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
South Carolina: Gov. Henry McMaster Sets Deadline for Santee Cooper Buyers, Pushes Interim CEO (Charleston Post & Courier, SC)
Nuclear Power Plant Outages Were Relatively Low This Summer (U-S Energy Information Administration)
Mission Impossible? How Utilities Are Minimizing Disruptions from Inevitable Storms (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Songbird Numbers May Indicate Trouble in Northwest Forests (Courthouse News Service)
Biologist Says Chumming Won’t Affect Fisheries (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Interior Department to Overhaul Obama’s Sage Grouse Protection Plan (NY Times)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
British Columbia: Wind or Water? The Peace River Dam Debate Generally Splits Into Two Camps: Hydroelectric or Wind Power (Business Vancouver, BC)
Arizona Utility Will Use ‘Reverse Demand Response’ to Avoid Renewables Curtailment (Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
It’s Cheaper to Save Energy than to Buy It, Despite Misleading Claims (The Energy Collective)
Utilities Cashing in on Smart Technologies (Forbes Magazine)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
Pacific Northwest Cleantech Accelerator Lands Federal Funds for Expansion (Portland Business Journal, OR)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Democrats Are Pushing a $40 Billion Plan to Bring the Best Internet Access to Rural America (Washington Post)
Lewis County 911 Was Down for Landline Users, Officials Say (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
‘Network Issue’ Causes Global Airport Delays (British Broadcasting Corporation)
Amazon on YouTube Fracas: We’re Ready to Fix It (USA Today)
NERC Proposal Targets Cybersecurity Risks in Electric System Supply Chains (Utility Dive)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Those Extra Characters on Twitter Just Became the World’s Geekiest Status Symbol (Slate Magazine)
The Best Social Media Influencers Do These Five Things (AdWeek)
Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell Opposes FCC Chair over Net Neutrality (Northwest Public Radio)
AT&T Gives Refunds to Those Offended by NFL Protests (Broadband Reports)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Municipal Bond Tax Exemption Preserved Under Federal Tax Reform Plan (American Public Power Association)
U-S Senate Energy Committee Loses Staff Director (Washington Examiner)
Fed Interior Secretary Zinke Says His Workers Are Disloyal. They Say His Personnel Moves Break The Law. (Washington Post)
GENERAL NEWS
Residents Question, Criticize, Praise City Officials at Shelton OutLoud Forum (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Washington State Earthquake Group Favors Quick Fixes over Major Upgrades (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Shelton Leaders Back Design Push for Alder Street-Olympic Highway North Project (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
North Mason Kiwanis Club Improving Pedestrian Safety (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
In College Basketball Scandal, Follow the Money … and the Shoes (NY Times)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Largest Ever Rough Cut Diamond Sold at Public Auction Nets 53 Million
Hugh Hefner, Founder of Playboy, Dead at 91
How to Get Free Coffee on National Coffee Day – Where to Find Portland’s Best
‘Creepy’ Clown Candidate Brings Police to College Polling Place
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