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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
The End of Smoke, the First Rain, & Cooler Temperatures Return: But Are There Dangers with this Change? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Pacific Northwest Lobby Petitions President Trump to End Salmon Protection (Associated Press)
Op/Ed: Feds Step Up to Claim Dam Authority (Dalles Chronicle, OR)
Marion County Judge Rules That Oregon Department of Energy Improperly Collected Tax (Willamette Week, OR)
Is Wildfire Smoke Going Away? Forecasters Say Conditions Right (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
2016 Confirmed as Planet’s Hottest Year (Politico)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Op/Ed: Feds Step Up to Claim Dam Authority
- Editorial: President Trump Wants to Steal Pacific Northwest Resources
- Benton PUD Considering a Rate Increase Effective October 1, 2017
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative Proposes Three-Percent Rate Increase
- Power Outage Hits Oregon Music Festival in Pocketbook
- Seagull Causes Moclips Power Outage
- South Carolina: Two Million Spared from Santee Cooper Rate Hikes for Bungled Nuclear Project
- Total U-S Energy Expenditures in 2015 Were the Lowest in More Than a Decade
- Yucca Mountain Hearings Approach as NRC Tells Staff to Prepare
- FERC Chairman Says Lack of Quorum Was Historic
- American Public Power Association CEO Asks IRS to Withdraw Proposal Affecting Tax-Exempt Bonds ‘In Entirety’
- The Biggest Power Plants in the World -- Hydro & Nuclear
- Pacific Northwest Lobby Petitions President Trump to End Salmon Protection
- Fish Recolonizing Areas Upriver of Former Dam Sites on Elwha River
- Snake River Sockeye Trickling into Stanley Basin; Upper Columbia Sockeye Numbers Far Below Average
- Dam Operators: Oil Leaked From Lower Monument Dam into Snake River over Seven Months
- Marion County Judge Rules That Oregon Department of Energy Improperly Collected Tax
- SolarWorld Ripple Effect — Hillsboro Supplier Ulbrich Shuts Down
- Net Metering Debates Rev Up – Regulators Are Skeptical of Utility Proposals
- Staid Utility Investing World Upended by Green Energy Revolution: James Saft
- New Map Shows Wind Farms Spreading Rapidly across U-S
- Washington State Now Allows Cannabis Producers to Own Multiple Licenses. Let the M&A Frenzy Begin.
- Vote on Chelan County Cannabis Rules Delayed over Growers Concerns
- 2016 Confirmed as Planet’s Hottest Year
- Challenge to Carbon Rules for New Power Plants Delayed Indefinitely
- Op/Ed: New York Times Guilty Of Large Screw-Up on Climate-Change Story
- Texas: Environmentalists Swarm Austin City Hall in Push for Carbon-Free Electricity
- Study: Median U-S Broadband User Pays $80 for Broadband
- FCC Not Worried About Lack of Broadband Because We Really Just Need Our Phones
- Gigabit Broadband Gives Me Tomorrow’s Internet Today
- Facebook Finally Launching Long-Rumored “Facebook Watch” TV-Like Feature
- Smirking Cat Face, Bento Box, Tornado. Where Do Emoji Come From?
- Why Brands & Agencies Are Preparing for the Era of Six-Second Ads
- Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
- Washington State Supreme Court Upholds Seattle Gun Tax
- Lewis County Commissioners Settle Open Meetings Lawsuit
- Washington State Lawmakers Had a Fight So Bad, They Came Back in August to Say, ‘We Good?’
- Paper Company Norpac Asks Feds to Stop ‘Unfair’ Canadian ‘Dumping’ – Includes Cut-Rate Electricity
- Is Wildfire Smoke Going Away? Forecasters Say Conditions Right
- 4.5 quake hits Pacific Ocean off California, Oregon
- Work To Start on Idaho Facility for Warships’ Nuclear Waste
- Body Found in Eld Inlet Identified as Missing California Man
- Smoking Mo’s Opens Downtown Shelton Sidewalk Café
- There’s Wenatchee – 25 Best Places to Retire in the U-S
Pandemonium • \pan-duh-MONE-ee-um\ • noun –1: the capital of Hell in Milton’s Paradise Lost 2: the infernal regions: hell 3: not capitalized: a wild uproar: tumult
(From the Greek: pan + the Latin: daemonium or demon)
Early release from school resulted in a joyous pandemonium on the front lawn of the local high school. Streamers of two-ply toilet paper soared through the air. The only thought going through the mind of the school’s budget analyst was that two rolls of one-ply would be more cost-effective.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Op/Ed: Feds Step Up to Claim Dam Authority (Dalles Chronicle, OR)
Editorial: President Trump Wants to Steal Pacific Northwest Resources (The Daily Astorian, OR)
Benton PUD Considering a Rate Increase Effective October 1, 2017 (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Okanogan County Electric Cooperative Proposes Three-Percent Rate Increase (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)
Power Outage Hits Oregon Music Festival in Pocketbook (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
Seagull Causes Moclips Power Outage (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
South Carolina: Two Million Spared from Santee Cooper Rate Hikes for Bungled Nuclear Project (The State, Columbia SC)
Total U-S Energy Expenditures in 2015 Were the Lowest in More Than a Decade (U-S Energy Information Administration)
Yucca Mountain Hearings Approach as NRC Tells Staff to Prepare (Utility Dive)
FERC Chairman Says Lack of Quorum Was Historic (Washington Examiner)
American Public Power Association CEO Asks IRS to Withdraw Proposal Affecting Tax-Exempt Bonds ‘In Entirety’ (American Public Power Association)
The Biggest Power Plants in the World -- Hydro & Nuclear (Forbes Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Pacific Northwest Lobby Petitions President Trump to End Salmon Protection (Associated Press)
Fish Recolonizing Areas Upriver of Former Dam Sites on Elwha River (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Snake River Sockeye Trickling into Stanley Basin; Upper Columbia Sockeye Numbers Far Below Average (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Dam Operators: Oil Leaked From Lower Monument Dam into Snake River over Seven Months (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Marion County Judge Rules That Oregon Department of Energy Improperly Collected Tax (Willamette Week, OR)
SolarWorld Ripple Effect — Hillsboro Supplier Ulbrich Shuts Down (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Net Metering Debates Rev Up – Regulators Are Skeptical of Utility Proposals (Utility Dive)
Staid Utility Investing World Upended by Green Energy Revolution: James Saft (Reuters)
New Map Shows Wind Farms Spreading Rapidly across U-S (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Washington State Now Allows Cannabis Producers to Own Multiple Licenses. Let the M&A Frenzy Begin. (Canna Law Blog)
Vote on Chelan County Cannabis Rules Delayed over Growers Concerns (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
2016 Confirmed as Planet’s Hottest Year (Politico)
Challenge to Carbon Rules for New Power Plants Delayed Indefinitely (Utility Dive)
Op/Ed: New York Times Guilty Of Large Screw-Up on Climate-Change Story (Washington Post)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
Texas: Environmentalists Swarm Austin City Hall in Push for Carbon-Free Electricity (The Austin Monitor, TX)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Study: Median U-S Broadband User Pays $80 for Broadband (Broadband Reports)
FCC Not Worried About Lack of Broadband Because We Really Just Need Our Phones (Consumerist)
Gigabit Broadband Gives Me Tomorrow’s Internet Today (C/Net News)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Facebook Finally Launching Long-Rumored “Facebook Watch” TV-Like Feature (Consumerist)
Smirking Cat Face, Bento Box, Tornado. Where Do Emoji Come From? (Fast Company)
Why Brands & Agencies Are Preparing for the Era of Six-Second Ads (AdWeek)
Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Washington State Supreme Court Upholds Seattle Gun Tax (Associated Press)
Lewis County Commissioners Settle Open Meetings Lawsuit (Associated Press)
Washington State Lawmakers Had a Fight So Bad, They Came Back in August to Say, ‘We Good?’ (Northwest Public Radio)
Paper Company Norpac Asks Feds to Stop ‘Unfair’ Canadian ‘Dumping’ – Includes Cut-Rate Electricity (Longview Daily News, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Is Wildfire Smoke Going Away? Forecasters Say Conditions Right (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
4.5 quake hits Pacific Ocean off California, Oregon (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
Work To Start on Idaho Facility for Warships’ Nuclear Waste (Associated Press)
Body Found in Eld Inlet Identified as Missing California Man (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Smoking Mo’s Opens Downtown Shelton Sidewalk Café (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
There’s Wenatchee – 25 Best Places to Retire in the U-S (AARP)
ROLLING THUNDER – DIVERSIONS
Moped Driver Arrested After 20 Mph Chase through Port Angeles
Thief Steals Surveillance Camera, Which Is Captured By — Yep, You Guessed It
St. Louis Cardinals Ask for Help in Finding the Rally Cat
Item Delivered to West Olympia Store Had a Not-So-Legal Surprise Stashed Inside
SONG OF THE DAY
Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride
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