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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
‘The Big Dark’: Satellite Image Shows Future Rain Clouds Stretching from China to Puget Sound (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
California Officials Begin Probing Pacific Gas & Electric’s Role in Massive Wildfires (Utility Dive)
U-S Interior Department Tells Congress It Supports Saving Snake Dams (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Puget Sound Energy, Industry Group Urge Modified Greenhouse-Gas Regulations (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Western Arizona Tribes Could Lease Colorado River Water to Areas Thirsty for Development (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- U-S Interior Department Tells Congress It Supports Saving Snake Dams
- Friday Accident Injures Three Cowlitz PUD Workers
- Smart Meters: Presentations This Month Will Outline Stances by SMOG, Jefferson PUD
- Okanogan PUD Commissioner Steve Houston Resigns His Seat – Will Apply to be General Manager
- Mason PUD 3 Underground Power Line Work to Delay SR 3 Traffic
- California Officials Begin Probing Pacific Gas & Electric’s Role in Massive Wildfires
- California: Pacific Gas & Electric Shares Plunge 10% as Utility Warns of Potential Liability for North Bay Fires
- NW Natural Signs HQ Lease in One of Downtown’s Highest-Profile New Office Projects
- Salt River Project: See What an Arizona Utility Is Buying for $330 Million
- PREPA Contractor: Progress Slow, Materials Limited in Power Restoration
- Puerto Rico Needs 50,000 Utility Poles, 6,500 Miles of Cable
- Legislators: South Carolina Utility Won’t Be Sold at ‘Fire Sale Price’
- Could Cyberattacks Knock Out Lights in the US? Not So Easily
- The Electricity Required for a Single Bitcoin Trade Could Power a House for a Whole Month
- Pacific Gas & Electric Project Blamed for Harming Endangered Fish in NorCal River
- Fish Traps Were Banned, But Some Now Say ‘It’s The Future’ for Columbia River Salmon
- Douglas PUD Hiring Fish Hatchery Staff
- Western Arizona Tribes Could Lease Colorado River Water to Areas Thirsty for Development
- Regulators Allow Pacific Power to Recover Costs from Customers Who Disconnect Services
- California Utilities Finding Their Way on Renewables Integration
- Nest Is Finally Starting to Feel At Home in Google’s Castle
- Puget Sound Energy, Industry Group Urge Modified Greenhouse-Gas Regulations
- Coal Country Is Finding Little Relief in Trump’s Climate Actions
- Tesla Fires Hundreds of Workers as Part of Annual Reviews
- Court Agrees to Take on US-Microsoft Dispute over Emails
- Cyber Researchers Reveal Serious Wi-Fi Security Flaw
- Frontier Rips Off Taxpayers, Shrugs When Asked For Money Back
- The World Once Laughed at North Korean Cyberpower. No More.
- Pentagon Accidentally Included Reporter in Puerto Rico Spin Talks
- The Hand Has Its Social Media Moment
- AP Analysis: FEMA Rejects Appeals worth $1.2B over a Decade
- Feds Push for Facebook Data on Inauguration Protests
- ‘The Big Dark’: Satellite Image Shows Future Rain Clouds Stretching from China to Puget Sound
- Heavy Rain, Threat of Flooding This Week
- Shelton Police Officer Saves Man’s Life with CPR
- Sgt. Bergdahl Admits to Desertion, Misbehavior Charges
- Family of Four Needs $76,000 Just to ‘Scrape By’ in Seattle, New UW Report Says
Sangfroid • \sawn-FWAH\ • noun – self-possession or imperturbability especially under strain – Etymology: French sang-froid, literally, cold blood
“Watch what happens when I open this breaker,” cackled the scientist. Instantly the entire eastern seaboard went dark, sparking a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission study into the hiring of “mad scientists with sangfroid tendencies”. Unfortunately, it also spawned 250 new regulations as part of the National Energy Reliability Corporation’s rule-making activities.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
U-S Interior Department Tells Congress It Supports Saving Snake Dams (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Friday Accident Injures Three Cowlitz PUD Workers (Longview Daily News, WA)
Smart Meters: Presentations This Month Will Outline Stances by SMOG, Jefferson PUD (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Okanogan PUD Commissioner Steve Houston Resigns His Seat – Will Apply to be General Manager (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)
Mason PUD 3 Underground Power Line Work to Delay SR 3 Traffic (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
California Officials Begin Probing Pacific Gas & Electric’s Role in Massive Wildfires (Utility Dive)
California: Pacific Gas & Electric Shares Plunge 10% as Utility Warns of Potential Liability for North Bay Fires (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)
NW Natural Signs HQ Lease in One of Downtown’s Highest-Profile New Office Projects (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Salt River Project: See What an Arizona Utility Is Buying for $330 Million (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
PREPA Contractor: Progress Slow, Materials Limited in Power Restoration (Utility Dive)
Puerto Rico Needs 50,000 Utility Poles, 6,500 Miles of Cable (American Public Power Association)
Legislators: South Carolina Utility Won’t Be Sold at ‘Fire Sale Price’ (Associated Press)
Could Cyberattacks Knock Out Lights in the US? Not So Easily (Associated Press)
The Electricity Required for a Single Bitcoin Trade Could Power a House for a Whole Month (Business Insider)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Pacific Gas & Electric Project Blamed for Harming Endangered Fish in NorCal River (Courthouse News Service)
Fish Traps Were Banned, But Some Now Say ‘It’s The Future’ for Columbia River Salmon (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Douglas PUD Hiring Fish Hatchery Staff (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Western Arizona Tribes Could Lease Colorado River Water to Areas Thirsty for Development (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Regulators Allow Pacific Power to Recover Costs from Customers Who Disconnect Services (Daily Energy Insider)
California Utilities Finding Their Way on Renewables Integration (Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Nest Is Finally Starting to Feel At Home in Google’s Castle (Fast Company)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Puget Sound Energy, Industry Group Urge Modified Greenhouse-Gas Regulations (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Coal Country Is Finding Little Relief in Trump’s Climate Actions (Los Angeles Times, CA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
Tesla Fires Hundreds of Workers as Part of Annual Reviews (Associated Press)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Court Agrees to Take on US-Microsoft Dispute over Emails (Associated Press)
Cyber Researchers Reveal Serious Wi-Fi Security Flaw (Politico)
Frontier Rips Off Taxpayers, Shrugs When Asked For Money Back (Broadband Reports)
The World Once Laughed at North Korean Cyberpower. No More. (NY Times)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING, & MEDIA
Pentagon Accidentally Included Reporter in Puerto Rico Spin Talks (The Hill, Washington, DC
The Hand Has Its Social Media Moment (NY Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
AP Analysis: FEMA Rejects Appeals worth $1.2B over a Decade (Associated Press)
Feds Push for Facebook Data on Inauguration Protests (Courthouse News Service)
GENERAL NEWS
‘The Big Dark’: Satellite Image Shows Future Rain Clouds Stretching from China to Puget Sound (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Heavy Rain, Threat of Flooding This Week (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Shelton Police Officer Saves Man’s Life with CPR (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Sgt. Bergdahl Admits to Desertion, Misbehavior Charges (Courthouse News Service)
Family of Four Needs $76,000 Just to ‘Scrape By’ in Seattle, New UW Report Says (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GEEKS IN THE TREES – DIVERSIONS
Microsoft Built Tree Houses for Its Employees
Northern Michigan University Offers Marijuana Degree
School District Pulls ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ from Reading List; ‘Makes People Uncomfortable’
Birds Gone Wild: Resurgent Turkeys Spar with Human Neighbors
SONG OF THE DAY
Rufus & Chaka Khan - Tell Me Something Good
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