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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Congress Passes Comprehensive Weather Forecasting &
Research Bill “…An entire section of the bill…is devoted to improving weather
forecasts between two weeks & two years into future, which would prove
tremendously valuable for farmers & utilities…” (Washington Post)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Fishing-Industry Groups Blast Washington State Governor over
His Picks for Federal Council (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Tacoma City Council Approves Power Rate Hikes for Next Two
Years (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Enloe Dam on Hold as Washington State Agency Re-Advertises
Meeting (Omak Chronicle, WA)
Centralia College Gets $189,000 Grant for Solar Energy
System (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
The Inventor of the Web Predicts ‘A Massive Outcry’ over
Online Privacy (Washington Post)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Tacoma City Council Approves Power Rate Hikes for Next Two Years
- Enloe Dam on Hold as Washington State Agency Re-Advertises Meeting
- Brush Prairie Resident Honored by Bonneville Power Administration for Technology Innovation
- President Trump: Hydropower Is ‘Great’
- Panel Calls for Congressional Action to Expand Hydropower Infrastructure
- Coal Is on the Way Out at Electric Utilities, No Matter What President Trump Says
- National Grid Proposes 1,200 MW Canada-New England Transmission Line
- As DOE Prepares for Cyberattacks, Energy Industry Wants More Clearances
- American Public Power Association Voices Support for Federal Vegetation Management Legislation
- Fishing-Industry Groups Blast Washington State Governor over His Picks for Federal Council
- Sea Lions Ate Lots of Columbia Salmon in Early 2016
- Clallam County: Cooke Aquaculture Plans to Relocate Salmon Farm East of Ediz Hook
- U-S Senator: Invasive Species Causing ‘Catastrophic’ Fires
- Celebrate Arbor Day 2017 with Tree Plantings & Tree Stories
- Mason County Falls behind Neighbors in Water Quality Work
- Pump Problem Delays Start of Kennewick Irrigation District Water Season
- Defying President Trump, Supreme Court Will Continue With Waters of the U-S Case
- A Full Lake Tahoe May Lead to Smaller, Crowded Beaches
- Centralia College Gets $189,000 Grant for Solar Energy System
- Living Green: Benton PUD’s Community Solar Program Is Shining Bright
- Portland a ‘Shining City’ in Solar Power Capacity
- Despite Claims of ‘Grid Parity,’ Wind & Solar Are Still More Expensive Than Fossil Fuels
- Never Touch a Switch Again with These Ten Smart Lighting Options
- Marijuana on the Hill: Bills Introduced In 2017 Congress
- What Financial Markets Can Teach Us about Managing Climate Risks
- Tri-Cities, WA –Local Utilities Working Together to Potentially Install New Car Charging Stations
- The Inventor of the Web Predicts ‘A Massive Outcry’ over Online Privacy
- Lawmakers in Olympia Take Up Data Privacy after Congress Repeals Internet Rules
- Facebook’s Ninth Data Center Will Be Built in Papillion, Nebraska
- Why Colocation May Be Best for Your Business
- YouTube Launches TV Service
- Amazon Scores Streaming Rights for NFL’s Thursday Night Football
- Pepsi Pulls Widely Mocked Ad Featuring Kendall Jenner
- Social Media Firms Faces Huge Hate Speech Fines in Germany
- Oregon Governor Kate Brown Secures Release of Records for Small, Rural Newspaper
- Put Down That Cellphone! Mason County to Launch Distracted Driving Campaign
- Construction Workers Rescue Drowning Boy in Renton
- Oregon: Seven Years in Prison for Son Who Hid Dead Dad in Freezer, Stole His Retirement Money
- President Trump Faces Test as Boeing Announces Deal to Sell Jetliners to Iran
- With New I-5 Exit Complete, Cowlitz Tribe Ready for Casino
- Pros Teach High-Schoolers Career Options Other Than College
- What You Need to Know about Thursday’s World War I Centennial Event
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Tacoma City Council Approves Power Rate Hikes for Next Two
Years (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Enloe Dam on Hold as Washington State Agency Re-Advertises
Meeting (Omak Chronicle, WA)
Brush Prairie Resident Honored by Bonneville Power
Administration for Technology Innovation (The Reflector, Battleground, WA)
President Trump: Hydropower Is ‘Great’ (Washington Examiner)
Panel Calls for Congressional Action to Expand Hydropower
Infrastructure (U-S House Committee on Natural Resources)
Coal Is on the Way Out at Electric Utilities, No Matter What
President Trump Says (NY Times)
National Grid Proposes 1,200 MW Canada-New England Transmission
Line (Utility Dive)
As DOE Prepares for Cyberattacks, Energy Industry Wants More
Clearances (Morning Consult)
American Public Power Association Voices Support for Federal
Vegetation Management Legislation (American Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Fishing-Industry Groups Blast Washington State Governor over
His Picks for Federal Council (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Sea Lions Ate Lots of Columbia Salmon in Early 2016 (The
Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)
Clallam County: Cooke Aquaculture Plans to Relocate Salmon
Farm East of Ediz Hook (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
U-S Senator: Invasive Species Causing ‘Catastrophic’ Fires
(Washington Examiner)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Celebrate Arbor Day 2017 with Tree Plantings & Tree
Stories (Oregonian, Portland)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Mason County Falls behind Neighbors in Water Quality Work (Kitsap
Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Pump Problem Delays Start of Kennewick Irrigation District Water
Season (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Defying President Trump, Supreme Court Will Continue With Waters
of the U-S Case (Utility Dive)
A Full Lake Tahoe May Lead to Smaller, Crowded Beaches
(KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Centralia College Gets $189,000 Grant for Solar Energy
System (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
Living Green: Benton PUD’s Community Solar Program Is
Shining Bright (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Portland a ‘Shining City’ in Solar Power Capacity (KOIN-TV,
Portland, OR – Now, about that PGE fuel mix…)
Despite Claims of ‘Grid Parity,’ Wind & Solar Are Still
More Expensive Than Fossil Fuels (Forbes Magazine)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Never Touch a Switch Again with These Ten Smart Lighting
Options (USA Today)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Marijuana on the Hill: Bills Introduced In 2017 Congress (Marijuana
Business Daily)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
What Financial Markets Can Teach Us about Managing Climate
Risks (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE
Tri-Cities, WA –Local Utilities Working Together to Potentially
Install New Car Charging Stations (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
The Inventor of the Web Predicts ‘A Massive Outcry’ over Online
Privacy (Washington Post)
Lawmakers in Olympia Take Up Data Privacy after Congress Repeals
Internet Rules (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Facebook’s Ninth Data Center Will Be Built in Papillion, Nebraska
(AdWeek)
Why Colocation May Be Best for Your Business (Kansas City Business
Journal, MO)
MARKETING & MEDIA
YouTube Launches TV Service (SF Chronicle)
Amazon Scores Streaming Rights for NFL’s Thursday Night
Football (Reuters)
Pepsi Pulls Widely Mocked Ad Featuring Kendall Jenner – “Clearly
we missed the mark, & we apologize” (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
Social Media Firms Faces Huge Hate Speech Fines in Germany (British
Broadcasting Corporation)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Oregon Governor Kate Brown Secures Release of Records for
Small, Rural Newspaper (Oregonian, Portland)
GENERAL NEWS
Put Down That Cellphone! Mason County to Launch Distracted
Driving Campaign (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Construction Workers Rescue Drowning Boy in Renton (KGW-TV,
Portland, OR)
Oregon: Seven Years in Prison for Son Who Hid Dead Dad in
Freezer, Stole His Retirement Money (Oregonian, Portland)
President Trump Faces Test as Boeing Announces Deal to Sell
Jetliners to Iran (NY Times)
With New I-5 Exit Complete, Cowlitz Tribe Ready for Casino
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Pros Teach High-Schoolers Career Options Other Than College (Everett
Herald, WA)
What You Need to Know About Thursday’s World War I
Centennial Event (USA Today)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
A Teen Asked His Grandmother to Her First Prom – Too Old,
Said the School
Man Nearly Electrocuted While Lying in Bed with iPhone – “It
Was God Who Saved My Life”
Jimmy the Cat Reunited With His Family after 2½ Years
Man in Drunk Lives Matter Shirt Charged with Drunken Driving
SONG OF THE DAY
Van Halen – Dance the Night Away
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