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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
It’s Like It Never Left: Another El Niño May Be on the Way (NY Times)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Norovirus Found in Hammersley Inlet, Closes to Shellfish Harvest (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Bonneville Power Administration Could Implement CRAC Fee – Wet winter & spring has led to power supply glut, driving down open market prices (Cheney Free Press, WA)
In Quest for Clean Power, Microsoft Wants to Bypass Puget Sound Energy under New Deal (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Portland General Electric Seeks Appeal in Ninth Circuit on Deschutes Clean Water/Salmon Reintroduction Case (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
British Columbia Was Once a Leader in Fighting Climate Change – Now, It’s Embracing Fossil Fuels (Los Angeles Times, CA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Bonneville Power Administration Could Implement CRAC Fee
- In Quest for Clean Power, Microsoft Wants to Bypass Puget Sound Energy under New Deal
- City of Spokane, Avista, & Golf Organization Apologize for Bulldozed Mile-Long Road on South Hill Bluff
- Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Considering Substation Construction Fund
- Portland General Electric Seeks Appeal in Ninth Circuit on Deschutes Clean Water/Salmon Reintroduction Case
- Salmon Fishing Off Southern Oregon Coast Closed for the Year
- Army Corps of Engineers to Kill Cormorants a Third Straight Year
- WSU Scientists, Farmers Testing Out New Bee Goo to Pollinate Fruit Trees
- Nuclear Site Cleanup Efforts Paying Off for East Idaho Aquifer
- Stay Out of Willamette River near St. Johns after Sewage Spill, Says City
- Getting Smarter About Temperature Control
- Trudeau Unveils Bill Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in Canada
- British Columbia Was Once a Leader in Fighting Climate Change – Now, It’s Embracing Fossil Fuels
- Op/Ed: Carbon Fee & Dividend Addresses Climate Change
- Record Breaking Precipitation in California: Is Global Warming to Blame?
- Public Meetings Set on Grant PUD Fiber Options
- Cities Take Proactive Approaches to Anti-Muni Broadband Legislators
- One Broadband Choice Counts as “Competition” in New FCC Proposal
- Only in the USA: Internet Service Providers Get Tax Dollars to Build Weak Broadband
- What Google & Facebook Must Do About One of Their Biggest Problems
- Facebook Cracks Down on 30,000 Fake French Accounts
- ‘Charging Bull’ Sculptor Says ‘Fearless Girl’ Violates His Rights
- Norovirus Found in Hammersley Inlet, Closes to Shellfish Harvest
- Mason County Looks at Restructuring Sewer Debt
- Long Beach Go Karts Closed after Heroin Bust
- Anchor Bank Merges with Washington Federal, Inc. for $63.9 Million in Stock
- Input Sought on Mason County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan
Anecdote • \AN-ik-doht\ • noun - A usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
The mad scientist drummed his fingers together with glee after injecting his unfortunate subject with the thick viscous fluid that was intended to induce invisibility. “So, while we wait for the compound to take effect, let me tell you an amusing anecdote about the antidote that I’ve whipped up for this experiment…..There is none!” guffawed the wizened scientist.
BONUS! HAIKU OF THE DAY (INSPIRED BY COLUMBIA RIVER HYDRO)
If the sun doesn’t shine
If the wind doesn’t blow
There’s ALWAYS hydro
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Bonneville Power Administration Could Implement CRAC Fee – Wet winter & spring has led to power supply glut, driving down open market prices (Cheney Free Press, WA)
In Quest for Clean Power, Microsoft Wants to Bypass Puget Sound Energy under New Deal (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
City of Spokane, Avista, & Golf Organization Apologize for Bulldozed Mile-Long Road on South Hill Bluff (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Considering Substation Construction Fund (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Portland General Electric Seeks Appeal in Ninth Circuit on Deschutes Clean Water/Salmon Reintroduction Case (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Salmon Fishing Off Southern Oregon Coast Closed for the Year (Associated Press)
Army Corps of Engineers to Kill Cormorants a Third Straight Year (Longview Daily News, WA)
WSU Scientists, Farmers Testing Out New Bee Goo to Pollinate Fruit Trees (Northwest Public Radio)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Nuclear Site Cleanup Efforts Paying Off for East Idaho Aquifer (Associated Press)
Stay Out of Willamette River near St. Johns after Sewage Spill, Says City (Oregonian, Portland)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Getting Smarter About Temperature Control (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Trudeau Unveils Bill Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in Canada (NY Times)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
British Columbia Was Once a Leader in Fighting Climate Change – Now, It’s Embracing Fossil Fuels (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Op/Ed: Carbon Fee & Dividend Addresses Climate Change (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Record Breaking Precipitation in California: Is Global Warming to Blame? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Public Meetings Set on Grant PUD Fiber Options (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Cities Take Proactive Approaches to Anti-Muni Broadband Legislators (Government Technology)
One Broadband Choice Counts as “Competition” in New FCC Proposal (Ars Technica)
Only in the USA: Internet Service Providers Get Tax Dollars to Build Weak Broadband (InfoWorld)
MARKETING & MEDIA
What Google & Facebook Must Do About One of Their Biggest Problems (Washington Post)
Facebook Cracks Down on 30,000 Fake French Accounts (Reuters)
‘Charging Bull’ Sculptor Says ‘Fearless Girl’ Violates His Rights (NBC News)
GENERAL NEWS
Norovirus Found in Hammersley Inlet, Closes to Shellfish Harvest (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Mason County Looks at Restructuring Sewer Debt (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Long Beach Go Karts Closed after Heroin Bust (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
Anchor Bank Merges with Washington Federal, Inc. for $63.9 Million in Stock (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Input Sought on Mason County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
California Chick-Fil-A Store Seeks Stolen Cow Costumes
University of Michigan unveils 1,500-pound Rubik’s Cube
NY Giants Defend Eli Manning amid Claim of False Memorabilia
This Little Girl Wanted a Poop-Themed Birthday Party, So Her Parents Threw Her One
SONG OF THE DAY
John Lennon – Mind Games
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