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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Wireless Industry Lobbies Statehouses for Access to 'Street Furniture' (Northwest Public Radio – Also heard on National Public Radio)
Columbia & Snake River Reservoirs Not Associated with High Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Northwest Power & Conservation Council)
Two Washington State Rivers among Most Endangered, Environmental Group Says (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
Congress: Bill Seeks to Allow Tribes to Kill Salmon-Eating Sea Lions (Associated Press)
Why Seattle’s New Utility-Billing System Was 11 Months Late & $43M over Budget (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Columbia & Snake River Reservoirs Not Associated with High Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Why Seattle’s New Utility-Billing System Was 11 Months Late & $43M over Budget
- Survey Unpacks Top Issues That the Utility Industry Sees for 2017
- Natural Gas Plant Makes a Play for Coal's Market, Using 'Clean' Technology
- U-S Energy Consumption Rose Slightly in 2016 Despite a Significant Decline in Coal Use
- Modernizing the Grid: Who Pays, Who Profits, Who Participates?
- 'America's Greece' & Its Insolvent Electric Utility
- Congress: Bill Seeks to Allow Tribes to Kill Salmon-Eating Sea Lions
- Two Washington State Rivers among Most Endangered, Environmental Group Says
- Columnist: Matt Driscoll – The Quest to Make Tacoma’s Solar Future More Equitable
- Is Battery Energy Storage at a 'Turning Point' for U-S Utilities?
- California Saw Dip into Negative Prices as Solar Generation Soared
- Renewable Energy Tax Credits Challenge Markets
- How to Save Energy & Reduce Home Utility Bills
- Washington State’s Cannabis Tracking Contract Up for Bid
- Washington State Carbon Tax Is Down But Don’t Count It Out
- Oregon: Ted Wheeler – State Leadership Lacking on Carbon Cap
- U-S Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Fell 1.7% in 2016
- Scientists Fear Climate Data Gap as President Trump Aims at Satellites
- The Scientist Who Stumbled Upon a Tick Full of 20-Million-Year-Old Blood
- Wireless Industry Lobbies Statehouses for Access to 'Street Furniture'
- Survey: 70% of Americans Support Allowing Municipal Broadband
- Quincy Data Center Seeks Fewer Generators
- Hilly Terrain Makes Wenatchee, Wash., Unlikely Candidate for Wireless Broadband
- Congress Considers Dusting Off Long-Dormant $300 Million Broadband Map
- Banks Scramble to Fix Old Systems as IT 'Cowboys' Ride Into Sunset
- When Apps Secretly Team Up to Steal Your Data
- Facebook Now Has More Than Five Million Active Advertisers
- Here’s How to Save Tweets as Drafts on Twitter
- EPA'S Benton, Former WA State Senator Tapped for Other Post
- Time Running Out for Washington State Lawmakers to Get Budget Deal
- Belfair-Area Man’s Arraignment on Murder Charge Delayed — Attorney Challenges Prosecutor’s Findings
- Man Found Dead Outside Belfair Home Identified
- Man Who Died Saturday in Fall at Sierra Pacific Identified
- Mason County Fire Districts Collaborate
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Columbia & Snake River Reservoirs Not Associated with High Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Northwest Power & Conservation Council)
Why Seattle’s New Utility-Billing System Was 11 Months Late & $43M over Budget (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Survey Unpacks Top Issues That the Utility Industry Sees for 2017 (American Public Power Association)
Natural Gas Plant Makes a Play for Coal's Market, Using 'Clean' Technology (National Public Radio)
U-S Energy Consumption Rose Slightly in 2016 Despite a Significant Decline in Coal Use (US Energy Information Administration)
Modernizing the Grid: Who Pays, Who Profits, Who Participates? (Midwest Energy News)
'America's Greece' & Its Insolvent Electric Utility (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Congress: Bill Seeks to Allow Tribes to Kill Salmon-Eating Sea Lions (Associated Press)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Two Washington State Rivers among Most Endangered, Environmental Group Says (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Columnist: Matt Driscoll – The Quest to Make Tacoma’s Solar Future More Equitable (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Is Battery Energy Storage at a 'Turning Point' for U-S Utilities? (Utility Dive)
California Saw Dip into Negative Prices as Solar Generation Soared (American Public Power Association)
Renewable Energy Tax Credits Challenge Markets (Houston Chronicle, TX)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
How to Save Energy & Reduce Home Utility Bills (Breaking Energy)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Washington State’s Cannabis Tracking Contract Up for Bid (Marijuana Business Daily)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Washington State Carbon Tax Is Down But Don’t Count It Out (Crosscut Seattle)
Oregon: Ted Wheeler – State Leadership Lacking on Carbon Cap (Portland Business Journal, OR)
U-S Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Fell 1.7% in 2016 (US Energy Information Administration)
Scientists Fear Climate Data Gap as President Trump Aims at Satellites (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE
The Scientist Who Stumbled Upon a Tick Full of 20-Million-Year-Old Blood (Atlantic Magazine)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Wireless Industry Lobbies Statehouses for Access to 'Street Furniture' (Northwest Public Radio – Also heard on National Public Radio)
Survey: 70% of Americans Support Allowing Municipal Broadband (Broadband Reports)
Quincy Data Center Seeks Fewer Generators (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Hilly Terrain Makes Wenatchee, Wash., Unlikely Candidate for Wireless Broadband (GovTech)
Congress Considers Dusting Off Long-Dormant $300 Million Broadband Map (Watchog.Or)
Banks Scramble to Fix Old Systems as IT 'Cowboys' Ride Into Sunset (Reuters)
When Apps Secretly Team Up to Steal Your Data (Atlantic Magazine)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Facebook Now Has More Than Five Million Active Advertisers (AdWeek)
Here’s How to Save Tweets as Drafts on Twitter (AdWeek)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
EPA'S Benton, Former WA State Senator Tapped for Other Post (Politico)
Time Running Out for Washington State Lawmakers to Get Budget Deal (Northwest Public Radio)
GENERAL NEWS
Belfair-Area Man’s Arraignment on Murder Charge Delayed — Attorney Challenges Prosecutor’s Findings (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Man Found Dead Outside Belfair Home Identified (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Man Who Died Saturday in Fall at Sierra Pacific Identified (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Mason County Fire Districts Collaborate (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
MOUNTAIN DEW IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Groom Left with £25,000 Bill After Wife-To-Be Dumped Him for another Woman Six Weeks before Wedding
Pepsi Mops Up 'Unusual' Mountain Dew Spill
Seattle Baseball Fans Can Now Enjoy Fried Oysters, Bugs
Is It Last Call for Craft Beer?
SONG OF THE DAY
Michael Bublé & Diana Krall - Alone Again, Naturally
Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again, Naturally (Original)
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