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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Weather Forecast for September 7, 2017 – Slight chance of showers!
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Rain in Sight, But Smoke, Fire Hazards Persist in Region (Longview Daily News, WA)
Irma Could Leave Puerto Rico without Power for Six Months (Yahoo News)
Salem Solar Plant to Close, Costing 92 Jobs (Portland Business Journal, OR)
https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/09/07/salem-solar-plant-to-close-costing-92-jobs.html
Deadly Fish Virus Spreading in Pacific Northwest (Courthouse News Service)
Inslee’s Capital Budget Tour Is Getting on Republicans’ Nerves (Everett Herald, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Irma Could Leave Puerto Rico without Power for Six Months
- Florida’s Nuclear Plants Have Outlasted Hurricanes Before – Irma May Be a Bigger Test
- Report: Design Flaws Led to Near-Collapse of Oroville Dam
- Clallam PUD Rates Lower Than Neighboring Utilities, Analyst Says
- FERC Rejects California ISO Proposal to Allocate Some Interconnection Costs Regionally
- National Electricity Prices Reflect Rising Delivery Costs, Declining Power Production Costs
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District to Provide Services to New Community Choice Aggregation Agency
- Massachusetts Utilities Take Divergent Approaches to Grid Modernization
- Deadly Fish Virus Spreading in Pacific Northwest
- Pacific Northwest Tribes Worry over Lower Columbia Gorge Coho Runs with Forest Fires
- Poaching Suspects Left Lengthy Digital Trail for Investigators to Follow
- Salem Solar Plant to Close, Costing 92 Jobs
- Idaho PUC Says Storage Projects Only Eligible for Two-Year PURPA Contract
- Renewable Energy Developers ‘Gaming’ PURPA Should Force Reforms, Utilities Tell Congress
- Massachusetts: Were Thermal Images Taken of Your Springfield House?
- Washington State Broker Aims to Sell Bundle of 12 Marijuana Retailers For Up To $70 Million
- Photos: NASA Catches Two Significant Solar Flares
- California Lawmakers Abandon $3 Billion in Proposed EV Incentives for Additional Study
- Our Personal Data Is Out There for the Taking Because People Are Lazy & Sloppy
- The Guy Who Claims He Invented Email Just Lost His Bogus Lawsuit
- United Kingdom: Pensioners’ View Blocked by Broadband Boxes
- Facebook Tells Advertisers It Can Reach Many Young People – Too Many
- Facebook Says Fake Accounts in Russia Bought $100,000 in Ads during the U-S Presidential Election
- Inslee’s Capital Budget Tour Is Getting on Republicans’ Nerves
- Trump Nominates Oregon Federal Prosecutor for Ninth Circuit Appeals Seat
- Rain in Sight, But Smoke, Fire Hazards Persist in Region
- Eagle Creek Fire Ravages Oregon’s Columbia Gorge for Fifth Day
- Fate of Teen Suspected in Eagle Creek Fire Depends on Charges, Investigation
- Hurricane Irma, One of the Most Powerful in History, Roars Across Caribbean
- Mason Auditor: Sheriff’s Office Failed to Submit Complete 2018 Budget Numbers
- Michael Bennett Says Alleged Assault by Las Vegas Police a ‘Traumatic Experience’ at Seahawks News Conference
- Kitsap Home Prices Up 13 Percent in August
- ‘Nobody Likes This (Housing) Market,’ Says Real Estate Official
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“They’ll never find me under this ziggurat of couch cushions,” muttered Abercrombie with glee. Unfortunately, the tipsy structure in his palatial office was topped with his “employee of the month” trophy, which upset the entire pile, burying him under soft, velour boulders for the rest of the day.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Irma Could Leave Puerto Rico without Power for Six Months (Yahoo News)
Florida’s Nuclear Plants Have Outlasted Hurricanes Before – Irma May Be a Bigger Test (Mashable)
Report: Design Flaws Led to Near-Collapse of Oroville Dam (Courthouse News Service)
Clallam PUD Rates Lower Than Neighboring Utilities, Analyst Says (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
FERC Rejects California ISO Proposal to Allocate Some Interconnection Costs Regionally (Utility Dive)
National Electricity Prices Reflect Rising Delivery Costs, Declining Power Production Costs (Energy Information Administration)
Sacramento Municipal Utility District to Provide Services to New Community Choice Aggregation Agency (American Public Power Association)
Massachusetts Utilities Take Divergent Approaches to Grid Modernization (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Deadly Fish Virus Spreading in Pacific Northwest (Courthouse News Service)
Pacific Northwest Tribes Worry over Lower Columbia Gorge Coho Runs with Forest Fires (Northwest Public Radio)
Poaching Suspects Left Lengthy Digital Trail for Investigators to Follow (Longview Daily News, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Salem Solar Plant to Close, Costing 92 Jobs (Portland Business Journal, OR)
https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/09/07/salem-solar-plant-to-close-costing-92-jobs.html
Idaho PUC Says Storage Projects Only Eligible for Two-Year PURPA Contract (Utility Dive)
Renewable Energy Developers ‘Gaming’ PURPA Should Force Reforms, Utilities Tell Congress (Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Massachusetts: Were Thermal Images Taken of Your Springfield House? Look for a Postcard in the Mail Outlining Energy-Savings Plan (Springfield Republican, MA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Washington State Broker Aims to Sell Bundle of 12 Marijuana Retailers For Up To $70 Million (Marijuana Business Daily)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
Photos: NASA Catches Two Significant Solar Flares (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
California Lawmakers Abandon $3 Billion in Proposed EV Incentives for Additional Study (Utility Dive)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Our Personal Data Is Out There for the Taking Because People Are Lazy & Sloppy (Fast Company)
The Guy Who Claims He Invented Email Just Lost His Bogus Lawsuit (Gizmodo)
United Kingdom: Pensioners’ View Blocked by Broadband Boxes (British Broadcasting Corporation)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Facebook Tells Advertisers It Can Reach Many Young People – Too Many (NY Times)
Facebook Says Fake Accounts in Russia Bought $100,000 in Ads during the U-S Presidential Election (AdWeek)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Inslee’s Capital Budget Tour Is Getting on Republicans’ Nerves (Everett Herald, WA)
Trump Nominates Oregon Federal Prosecutor for Ninth Circuit Appeals Seat (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
GENERAL NEWS
Rain in Sight, But Smoke, Fire Hazards Persist in Region (Longview Daily News, WA)
Eagle Creek Fire Ravages Oregon’s Columbia Gorge for Fifth Day (Oregonian, Portland)
Fate of Teen Suspected in Eagle Creek Fire Depends on Charges, Investigation (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Hurricane Irma, One of the Most Powerful in History, Roars Across Caribbean (NY Times)
Mason Auditor: Sheriff’s Office Failed to Submit Complete 2018 Budget Numbers (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Michael Bennett Says Alleged Assault by Las Vegas Police a ‘Traumatic Experience’ at Seahawks News Conference (Oregonian, Portland)
Kitsap Home Prices Up 13 Percent in August (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
‘Nobody Likes This (Housing) Market,’ Says Real Estate Official (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
After 46 Years, Mattel Redesigned Uno for Color-Blind People
Lonely Guests Can Rent a Fish at This Hotel
Hurry, you can already preorder your 24K gold iPhone 8
Oregon Town Seeks Solutions to Wild Turkeys, Their Droppings
SONG OF THE DAY
John Fogerty - Change in the Weather
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