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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Facing Wine Country Fire Damages, Pacific Gas & Electric
Suspends Shareholder Dividend (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Internet Outage Cripples California State Business for a Day
(Sacramento Bee, CA)
More Details Emerge in Oregon's Cap-And-Trade Climate
Program (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Energy-Efficiency Delays in Mobile Homes Drives Suit
(Courthouse News Service)
Facebook Job Ads Raise Concerns about Age Discrimination (NY
Times)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Facing Wine Country Fire Damages, Pacific Gas & Electric Suspends Shareholder Dividend
- Inslee Names Kathleen Drew as Chair of Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
- Washington State Governor to Decide Vancouver's Oil Fate
- British Columbia: New Peace River Dam Contract Moves Forward as Opponents Call for Auditor General Review
- Portland Council Approves $10 Million Water Utility Lawsuit Settlement – Improper Spending
- Georgia: Troubled $25 Billion Nuclear Project Gets OK to Continue
- South Carolina: How to Sell a Utility – Santee Cooper’s Largest Customer Says Lawmakers Have Work to Do
- Shell, Seeking to Curb Its Carbon Footprint, Buys U-K Electricity Provider
- New FERC Chair Wants to Make Agency More Transparent
- Op/Ed: Enhancing Customer Engagement: A Utility Roadmap for the Amazon Era
- Risk of Viral Transfer from British Columbia Fish Farms to Wild Sockeye Is Low: Study
- Washington State Updates Plan to Tackle Ocean Acidification
- Landowners Fined More Than $600,000 for Illegal Water Use in Central Washington
- Congressional Lawmakers Urge 'Strong & Effective' Remedies in Solar Trade Case
- Natural Gas, Water Heaters, Connected Devices & Electric Vehicles Lead Demand-Response Trends to Watch
- Energy-Efficiency Delays in Mobile Homes Drives Suit
- Spokane County Marijuana Farmers Say Pollution Controls, Regulations & Low Prices Threaten Their Business
- More Details Emerge in Oregon's Cap-And-Trade Climate Program
- Internet Outage Cripples California State Business for a Day
- It Looks Like North Korea Just Stole Even More Bitcoins
- After Net Neutrality: Brace for Internet ‘Fast Lanes’
- Apple Admits to Slowing Older Phones Because of Battery Issues
- ‘Password,’ ‘Monkey’ & the Other Terrible Passwords We Choose
- Facebook Job Ads Raise Concerns about Age Discrimination
- Unlabeled Advertorials: FCC Proposes $13.4M Fine for TV-Station Owner Sinclair
- There Are Over 2 Billion Conversations between Messenger Users & Businesses Every Month
- California Water & Power Magazine to Debut in 2018
- Former Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley Guilty of Possession of Stolen Property. Innocent of Money Laundering.
- North Mason Assistant Principal, Husband, Die in Crash in Mexico
- Freeway Closed By Deadly Train Derailment in Washington State Reopens
- Man Points Gun at Good Samaritan Helping Train Crash Workers, Prosecutors Say
- Shelton City Council Draws 15 Candidates
- Boeing in Talks for Takeover of Brazilian Jet Maker, Embraer
- Washington State’s Unemployment Rate Holds Steady
- Oregon's Second Largest Medicaid Carrier Will Shut Down after Impasse with the State
- First Day of Winter: 'Sun Standing Still': Why Do We Celebrate the Solstice?
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or expression of admiration, approval, or gratitude I want to express my
appreciation for all you've done. A small token of our appreciation b:
judgment, evaluation; especially: a favorable critical estimate c: sensitive
awareness; especially: recognition of aesthetic values a class in music
appreciation 2: increase in value
Power in the night.
Hydro appreciation.
Always there for you
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Facing Wine Country Fire Damages, Pacific Gas & Electric
Suspends Shareholder Dividend (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Inslee Names Kathleen Drew as Chair of Washington State Energy
Facility Site Evaluation Council (Governor Jay Inslee, Olympia, WA)
Washington State Governor to Decide Vancouver's Oil Fate (Associated
Press)
British Columbia: New Peace River Dam Contract Moves Forward
as Opponents Call for Auditor General Review (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
Portland Council Approves $10 Million Water Utility Lawsuit
Settlement – Improper Spending (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Georgia: Troubled $25 Billion Nuclear Project Gets OK to Continue
(Associated Press)
South Carolina: How to Sell a Utility – Santee Cooper’s Largest
Customer Says Lawmakers Have Work to Do (The State, Columbia, SC)
Shell, Seeking to Curb Its Carbon Footprint, Buys U-K Electricity
Provider (NY Times)
New FERC Chair Wants to Make Agency More Transparent (Utility
Dive)
Op/Ed: Enhancing Customer Engagement: A Utility Roadmap for
the Amazon Era (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Risk of Viral Transfer from British Columbia Fish Farms to
Wild Sockeye Is Low: Study (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Washington State Updates Plan to Tackle Ocean Acidification (Associated
Press)
Landowners Fined More Than $600,000 for Illegal Water Use in
Central Washington (Northwest Public Radio)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Congressional Lawmakers Urge 'Strong & Effective'
Remedies in Solar Trade Case (Utility Dive)
Natural Gas, Water Heaters, Connected Devices & Electric
Vehicles Lead Demand-Response Trends to Watch (Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Energy-Efficiency Delays in Mobile Homes Drives Suit (Courthouse
News Service)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Spokane County Marijuana Farmers Say Pollution Controls,
Regulations & Low Prices Threaten Their Business (Spokesman Review,
Spokane, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
More Details Emerge in Oregon's Cap-And-Trade Climate
Program (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Internet Outage Cripples California State Business for a Day
(Sacramento Bee, CA)
It Looks Like North Korea Just Stole Even More Bitcoins (Mashable)
After Net Neutrality: Brace for Internet ‘Fast Lanes’ (Associated
Press)
Apple Admits to Slowing Older Phones Because of Battery
Issues (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
‘Password,’ ‘Monkey’ & the Other Terrible Passwords We
Choose (NY Times)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
Facebook Job Ads Raise Concerns about Age Discrimination (NY
Times)
Unlabeled Advertorials: FCC Proposes $13.4M Fine for TV-Station
Owner Sinclair (USA Today)
There Are Over 2 Billion Conversations between Messenger
Users & Businesses Every Month (AdWeek)
California Water & Power Magazine to Debut in 2018
(Ruralite Services)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Former Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley Guilty of Possession
of Stolen Property. Innocent of Money Laundering. (Northwest Public Radio)
GENERAL NEWS
North Mason Assistant Principal, Husband, Die in Crash in Mexico
(Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Freeway Closed By Deadly Train Derailment in Washington
State Reopens (Northwest Public Radio)
Man Points Gun at Good Samaritan Helping Train Crash
Workers, Prosecutors Say (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Shelton City Council Draws 15 candidates (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
Boeing in Talks for Takeover of Brazilian Jet Maker, Embraer
(Los Angeles Times, CA)
Washington State’s Unemployment Rate Holds Steady (KELA
Radio, Centralia, WA)
Oregon's Second Largest Medicaid Carrier Will Shut Down after
Impasse with the State (Oregonian, Portland)
First Day of Winter: 'Sun Standing Still': Why Do We
Celebrate the Solstice? (British Broadcasting Corporation)
JOY-KILLING DICTATOR EDITION – DIVERSIONS
Kim Jong Un Expands His War On Christmas with New Ban on Singing
& Drinking
Man Afraid of Tasmanian Devil Says Father-In-Law Terrorized
Him with Bushy Toupee
‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Is a Holiday Classic. The FBI Thought
It Was Communist Propaganda.
Iowa's 'First Gentleman' Has His Own Doll. It's a Must See
SONG OF THE DAY
Mel Torme – Christmas Song
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