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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Mass O’ Moisture – Darth Vapor Strikes Again, And Again (Clif Mass Weather Blog)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Student in Custody after Bringing Gun to Hawkins Middle School in Mason County (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Adopt Plan for Future Substation Funding (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Columbia River to Hit Flood Stage Again (Longview Daily News, WA)
Protest of Portland General Electric’s Resource Plan Takes a Fracking Twist (Portland Business Journal, OR)
DC Circuit Upholds FERC Ruling in Portland General Electric PURPA Dispute (RTO Insider)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Adopt Plan for Future Substation Funding
- Mason PUD 3 Approves Collecting Fees for Substation Construction
- Protest of Portland General Electric’s Resource Plan Takes a Fracking Twist
- Water, Sewer Garbage – Why Seattle’s Transportation Levy Could Lead to Higher Utility Rates
- California Regulators Fine Pacific Gas & Electric $8.3 Million for Deadly Wildfire
- New Study: California Drought Increased Electricity Bills & Air Pollution
- Canada Aims for a Fleet of Small, Modular Nukes
- U-S Lawmakers Push Yucca Nuclear Dump Facing Transport Crunch
- Utilities Face Flat Electricity Use – Demand Not Up with Economy, Firms Look to Shift Model
- Former FERC Chair Jon Wellinghoff No Longer at SolarCity
- Drones-As-A-Service: These Days, Utilities Are Outsourcing Everything
- Kenya: Phasing Out Wooden Power Poles Unwise
- Tri-Cities – 1,300 Students Participate in Salmon Summit at Columbia Park
- Salmon Cannon Shoots for Its Biggest Project Yet
- Columbia River to Hit Flood Stage Again
- King County Launches Investigation of Waste Treatment Facility
- DC Circuit Upholds FERC Ruling in Portland General Electric PURPA Dispute
- Taxes No Longer Certain -- And That’s Affecting Solar Deals
- As Rooftop Solar Challenges Utilities, One Aims for a Compromise
- Man Dies in East Bridgewater Fire – Solar Panels Hinder Firefighters
- Six Ways to Keep Your Home Cool & Your Bills Low This Summer
- Washington’s Marijuana Sales Bumped 79 Percent on 4/20
- Perry Calls for U-S to Remain in Paris Accord, Deepening Climate Split in White House
- Op/Ed: A Carbon Tax Is Right for Environment & Economy
- With Government in Retreat, Companies Step Up on Emissions
- Grant PUD Discusses Fiber Options
- FCC Chief Lays Out Attack on ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules
- AT&T Launches Fake 5G Network in Desperate Attempt to Seem Innovative
- Checking a Website’s Security
- Unroll.me Backlash Shows Us Exactly What’s Wrong with Privacy Policies
- Can Facebook Fix Its Own Worst Bug?
- Instagram Now Has 700 Million Monthly Active Users
- Reactions Mixed on New U-S Tariffs on Canadian Lumber
- British Columbia Moves to Ban U-S Coal Transport in Retaliation for Softwood Duties
- Inslee Names New Corrections Secretary
- Trump Slams Federal Court Ruling on Funding for ‘Sanctuary Cities’
- Student in Custody after Bringing Gun to Hawkins Middle School in Mason County
- Tahuya Residents Fearful of Proposed Clear-cut along North Shore Road
- Seattle Just Broke a 122-Year-Old Record for Rain — Because of Course It Did
- Mason County Unemployment Drops Again
- Seattle, Portland Lead in Rising Home Prices
Enfant Terrible • \on-fahnt tuh-REEB-luh\ • Noun - 1a: a child whose inopportune remarks cause embarrassment b: a person known for shocking remarks or outrageous behavior 2: a usually young & successful person who is strikingly unorthodox, innovative, or avant-garde
At 88, Barney was the youngest member of the “Shady Lanes Retirement Home.” Even at the time of life when it becomes OK to blithely blurt out what you really feel about something, He was considered the facility’s “Enfant Terrible” for his truly outrageous, yet painfully accurate, observations of life in the elder care wing.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Adopt Plan for Future Substation Funding (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Mason PUD 3 Approves Collecting Fees for Substation Construction (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Protest of Portland General Electric’s Resource Plan Takes a Fracking Twist (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Water, Sewer Garbage – Why Seattle’s Transportation Levy Could Lead to Higher Utility Rates (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
California Regulators Fine Pacific Gas & Electric $8.3 Million for Deadly Wildfire (Associated Press)
New Study: California Drought Increased Electricity Bills & Air Pollution (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Canada Aims for a Fleet of Small, Modular Nukes (Forbes Magazine)
U-S Lawmakers Push Yucca Nuclear Dump Facing Transport Crunch (Reuters)
Utilities Face Flat Electricity Use – Demand Not Up with Economy, Firms Look to Shift Model (Bloomberg News)
Former FERC Chair Jon Wellinghoff No Longer at SolarCity (Utility Dive)
Drones-As-A-Service: These Days, Utilities Are Outsourcing Everything (Utility Dive)
Kenya: Phasing Out Wooden Power Poles Unwise (All Africa)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Tri-Cities – 1,300 Students Participate in Salmon Summit at Columbia Park (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Salmon Cannon Shoots for Its Biggest Project Yet (Northwest Public Radio)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Columbia River to Hit Flood Stage Again (Longview Daily News, WA)
King County Launches Investigation of Waste Treatment Facility (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
DC Circuit Upholds FERC Ruling in Portland General Electric PURPA Dispute (RTO Insider)
Taxes No Longer Certain -- And That’s Affecting Solar Deals (Bloomberg News)
As Rooftop Solar Challenges Utilities, One Aims for a Compromise (National Public Radio)
Man Dies in East Bridgewater Fire – Solar Panels Hinder Firefighters (Boston Globe, MA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Six Ways to Keep Your Home Cool & Your Bills Low This Summer (USA Today)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Washington’s Marijuana Sales Bumped 79 Percent on 4/20 (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Perry Calls for U-S to Remain in Paris Accord, Deepening Climate Split in White House (Utility Dive)
Op/Ed: A Carbon Tax Is Right for Environment & Economy (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
With Government in Retreat, Companies Step Up on Emissions (NY Times)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Grant PUD Discusses Fiber Options (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
FCC Chief Lays Out Attack on ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules (Associated Press)
AT&T Launches Fake 5G Network in Desperate Attempt to Seem Innovative (Gizmodo – PG13 Content)
Checking a Website’s Security (NY Times)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Unroll.me Backlash Shows Us Exactly What’s Wrong with Privacy Policies (Washington Post)
Can Facebook Fix Its Own Worst Bug? (NY Times)
Instagram Now Has 700 Million Monthly Active Users (AdWeek)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Reactions Mixed on New U-S Tariffs on Canadian Lumber (Northwest Public Radio)
British Columbia Moves to Ban U-S Coal Transport in Retaliation for Softwood Duties (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Inslee Names New Corrections Secretary (Associated Press)
Trump Slams Federal Court Ruling on Funding for ‘Sanctuary Cities’ (Reuters)
GENERAL NEWS
Student in Custody After Bringing Gun To Hawkins Middle School In Mason County (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Tahuya Residents Fearful of Proposed Clear-cut along North Shore Road (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Seattle Just Broke a 122-Year-Old Record for Rain — Because of Course It Did (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory – That is, if you believe in science & data)
Mason County Unemployment Drops Again (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Seattle, Portland Lead in Rising Home Prices (Oregonian, Portland)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Jeans with Fake Mud on Them Selling for $425 at Nordstrom
How to Watch the Spectacular Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower
Worth the Watch: FlightLapse – Milky Way
Rabbit Set to be World’s Biggest Dies on United Airlines Flight in Fresh PR Disaster
SONG OF THE DAY
Some amazing stuff today, featuring Jefferson Airplane, circa 1969. The Woodstock cut is great, but the Grace Slick vocal track is just chilling. YIKES!
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (Woodstock, 1969)
Amazinger stuff (Thanks Randy L Roadz for the link)
Grace Slick’s “White Rabbit” Vocal Track Surfaces – It’s The Greatest Thing You’ll Hear All Day (and it’s JUST the vocal track, audio starts 31 seconds in)
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