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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Wind Advisory for Puget Sound, High Wind Warning for Everett North (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Thousands without Power as Windstorm Batters British Columbia (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Power Lines & Electrical Equipment a Leading Cause of California Wildfires (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Stormwater Pollution in Puget Sound Streams Killing Coho Before They Can Spawn (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
E-Rate: Verizon to Pay $17.7 Million to Resolve School Broadband Probe (NASDAQ)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Thousands without Power as Windstorm Batters British Columbia
- Power Lines & Electrical Equipment a Leading Cause of California Wildfires
- Coal Company, Railroads Line Up against Spokane Measure
- Overtime Bumps Seattle City Light Workers to Top of Highest Paid City Employee List
- New Pacific PUD Boss Starts with Rate Hike
- Company to Retire Texas Coal-Fired Plants, Cites Market Conditions
- A Move from Natural Gas to Electricity for Homes
- How Leading Utilities Cut Costs While Investing in the Future
- Defending Against Outages: Squirrel Tracker
- Stormwater Pollution in Puget Sound Streams Killing Coho Before They Can Spawn
- Video: Scotland to Unveil World’s First Floating Wind Farm
- Op/Ed: Energy Efficiency as a Resource: The Power of Getting More from Less
- Who’s Buying What When It Comes to Marijuana in Washington State
- Volvo Unveils a Whole New Brand for High-Performance Electric Vehicles
- E-Rate: Verizon to Pay $17.7 Million to Resolve School Broadband Probe
- Google Fiber Is Lighting Up Its First Louisville Neighborhoods Today
- Small Cable Companies Blame Comcast for Their High Prices
- ISP Lobbyists Fight Plan to Improve Broadband Availability Maps
- Twitter Vows New Crackdown on Hateful, Abusive Tweets
- Google Serves Fake News Ads in an Unlikely Place: Fact-Checking Sites
- Trade Talks with Canada & Mexico Dissolve in Harsh Words
- President Reverses Course, Rejects Alexander-Murray Deal on Health Care Subsidies
- Wind Advisory for Puget Sound, High Wind Warning for Everett North
- Shelton Police Arrest Convicted Sex Offender after Child Molestation Investigation
- Search for Missing Bremerton Woman in Mason County Called Off
- How Amazon’s Boom Brought Growing Pains to Seattle
Jitney • \JIT-nee\ • Noun – 1: bus; especially: a small bus that carries passengers over a regular route on a flexible schedule 2: an unlicensed taxicab
The decrepit, overloaded jitney huffed and puffed as it made its way up the “Going to the Sun Highway”
ORIGIN STORY: The original jitneys weren’t worth a dime—just a nickel. In the early 1900s, “jitney” was slang for “nickel”, but it wasn’t long before the term was applied to a new mode of public transportation that only cost a nickel.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Thousands without Power as Windstorm Batters British Columbia (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Power Lines & Electrical Equipment a Leading Cause of California Wildfires (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Coal Company, Railroads Line Up against Spokane Measure (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
Overtime Bumps Seattle City Light Workers to Top of Highest Paid City Employee List (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/10/18/overtime-bumps-city-light-workers-to-top-of.html
New Pacific PUD Boss Starts with Rate Hike (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)
Company to Retire Texas Coal-Fired Plants, Cites Market Conditions (American Public Power Association)
A Move from Natural Gas to Electricity for Homes (Marketplace)
How Leading Utilities Cut Costs While Investing in the Future (Forbes Magazine)
Defending Against Outages: Squirrel Tracker (American Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Stormwater Pollution in Puget Sound Streams Killing Coho Before They Can Spawn (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Video: Scotland to Unveil World’s First Floating Wind Farm (Mashable)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Op/Ed: Energy Efficiency as a Resource: The Power of Getting More from Less (Utility Dive)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Who’s Buying What When It Comes to Marijuana in Washington State (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
Volvo Unveils a Whole New Brand for High-Performance Electric Vehicles (Mashable)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
E-Rate: Verizon to Pay $17.7 Million to Resolve School Broadband Probe (NASDAQ)
Google Fiber Is Lighting Up Its First Louisville Neighborhoods Today (Louisville Business First, KY)
Small Cable Companies Blame Comcast for Their High Prices (Consumerist)
ISP Lobbyists Fight Plan to Improve Broadband Availability Maps (Broadband Reports)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
Twitter Vows New Crackdown on Hateful, Abusive Tweets (Associated Press)
Google Serves Fake News Ads in an Unlikely Place: Fact-Checking Sites (NY Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Trade Talks with Canada & Mexico Dissolve in Harsh Words (Washington Post)
President Reverses Course, Rejects Alexander-Murray Deal on Health Care Subsidies (USA Today)
GENERAL NEWS
Wind Advisory for Puget Sound, High Wind Warning for Everett North (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Shelton Police Arrest Convicted Sex Offender after Child Molestation Investigation (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Search for Missing Bremerton Woman in Mason County Called Off (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
How Amazon’s Boom Brought Growing Pains to Seattle (Christian Science Monitor)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Man Vows He’s Penniless in Court; Deputies Find $4K on Him
World’s Strongest Man Casually Bends Frying Pan, Lifts BBC Presenter over His Head
Baltimore Getting Aggressive in Fight against Fatberg Clogging City Sewer
‘Jeopardy!’ Contestant from Lacey Wins with Just $1
SONG OF THE DAY
Bing Crosby – Brother Can You Spare a Dime
George Michael – Brother Can You Spare a Dime
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