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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Record Cold & the Northwest Stays in the Freezer for a
While (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
The Trump Administration Wants to
Raise Your Electric Rates. Lawmakers from Both Parties Say ‘No’ (Tri-City
Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Op/Ed: Trump's Budget on Bonneville
Power Administration Goes From Bad to Worse (Oregonian, Portland)
Hells Canyon Complex: Idaho Utility Continues Attempt to
Negate Oregon Fish Law (Associated Press)
Justices Order Wyoming to Pay Montana in Water Dispute
(Courthouse News Service)
Space Invaders – Why You Should Never, Ever Use Two Spaces
after a Period. (Slate Magazine, 2011)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- The Trump Administration Wants to Raise Your Electric Rates. Lawmakers from Both Parties Say ‘No’
- Who Would Profit If Trump Privatizes the Electrical Grid? Not Consumers on the West Coast
- Tennessee Valley Authority, Bonneville Power Administration Asset Divestiture Likely to Raise Transmission Rates: Moody’s
- Op/Ed: Trump's Budget on Bonneville Power Administration Goes From Bad to Worse
- Why Your Electric Bill Keeps Rising – What Could Be Done About It
- Op/Ed: Washington State’s Dams Balance Clean Energy Needs, Fish Protections
- LIHEAP: Trump Once Again Wants to Cut Energy Assistance to the Poor
- Canadian Op/Ed: The Columbia River Treaty – A Cornerstone of the Economic Vitality of the Pacific Northwest
- Portland General Electric Study: Low-Carbon Energy Grid Is Doable, Affordable
- High Energy Costs Put Northeastern U-S Economy at Risk
- Federal Judge Approves $300M Loan to Puerto Rico's Utility
- Hells Canyon Complex: Idaho Utility Continues Attempt to Negate Oregon Fish Law
- Off-Grid Solar Energy Takes Root in West Africa
- Grays Harbor PUD to Provide Fiber Optic Connectivity to Montesano Schools
- Kitsap PUD Extending Speedy Fiber Internet Connections to Homes
- These Ten U-S States Were Most Likely to be Infected with Malware in 2017
- Justices Order Wyoming to Pay Montana in Water Dispute
- Permanent Water Restrictions Imminent for California
- Editorial: Oregon Cap & Trade Trips at the Starting Gate
- Op/Ed: Are Recent Disasters Enough to Spur Utilities to Take Climate Change Seriously?
- Space Invaders – Why You Should Never, Ever Use Two Spaces after a Period.
- ASCAP Sues Peninsula Bar for Copyright Infringement
- Governor Inslee’s Early Support of Kalama Methanol Plant Has Him in Pickle
- Port of Tacoma Fined $159K for Violating Public Records Act
- Snow Blankets South Puget Sound, Coast — More on the Way?
- Montesano Man Dies in One-Car Mason County Crash
- City of Shelton, Shelton Hills Developer Squabble
- Mason County Woman Who Stripped Naked on Shelton School Grounds Sentenced in Vehicle Theft
- Two Men Sentenced for Theft of “Music Wood” Timber in Olympic National Park
- Nine Public and Tribal Housing Authorities Win $2.4 Million – Includes Bremerton, Tacoma, Nisqually
- Broken Down by State: HUD Awards $35 Million to Promote Jobs, Self-Sufficiency for Public Housing Residents
Cogitate • \KODGE-it-tate\ • Verb – To ponder or meditate on
usually intently: to meditate deeply or intently
Clare was careful to cogitate on the clear consequences of
her consuming ten cups of clotted cream over her cucumbers on Presidents’ Day.
It all went for naught…her stomach lost.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
The Trump Administration Wants to Raise
Your Electric Rates. Lawmakers from Both Parties Say ‘No’ (Tri-City Herald,
Kennewick, WA)
Who Would Profit If Trump Privatizes
the Electrical Grid? Not Consumers on the West Coast (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Tennessee Valley Authority, Bonneville Power Administration Asset
Divestiture Likely to Raise Transmission Rates: Moody’s (American Public Power
Association)
Op/Ed: Trump's Budget on Bonneville
Power Administration Goes From Bad to Worse (Oregonian, Portland)
Why Your Electric Bill Keeps Rising
– What Could Be Done About It (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Op/Ed: Washington State’s Dams
Balance Clean Energy Needs, Fish Protections (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
LIHEAP: Trump Once Again Wants to Cut Energy Assistance to
the Poor (Associated Press)
Canadian Op/Ed: The Columbia River
Treaty – A Cornerstone of the Economic Vitality of the Pacific Northwest (Idaho
Statesman, Boise)
Portland General Electric Study: Low-Carbon
Energy Grid Is Doable, Affordable (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
High Energy Costs Put Northeastern U-S
Economy at Risk (The Hill, Washington, DC)
Federal Judge Approves $300M Loan to Puerto Rico's Utility (Utility
Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Hells Canyon Complex: Idaho Utility Continues Attempt to
Negate Oregon Fish Law (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Off-Grid Solar Energy Takes Root in West Africa (Christian
Science Monitor)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Grays Harbor PUD to Provide Fiber Optic Connectivity to Montesano
Schools (Grays Harbor PUD, Aberdeen, WA)
Kitsap PUD Extending Speedy Fiber Internet Connections to
Homes (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
These Ten U-S States Were Most Likely to be Infected with Malware
in 2017 (TechRepublic)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Justices Order Wyoming to Pay Montana in Water Dispute (Courthouse
News Service)
Permanent Water Restrictions Imminent for California (Christian
Science Monitor)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Editorial: Oregon Cap & Trade Trips at the Starting Gate
(Oregonian, Portland)
Op/Ed: Are Recent Disasters Enough to Spur Utilities to Take
Climate Change Seriously? (Utility Dive)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
Space Invaders – Why You Should Never, Ever Use Two Spaces
after a Period. (Slate Magazine, 2011)
ASCAP Sues Peninsula Bar for Copyright Infringement (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Governor Inslee’s Early Support of Kalama Methanol Plant Has
Him in Pickle (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Port of Tacoma Fined $159K for Violating Public Records Act (News
Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
Snow Blankets South Puget Sound, Coast — More on the Way? (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Montesano Man Dies in One-Car Mason County Crash (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
City of Shelton, Shelton Hills Developer Squabble (Kitsap
Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Mason County Woman Who Stripped Naked on Shelton School Grounds
Sentenced in Vehicle Theft (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Two Men Sentenced for Theft of “Music Wood” Timber in Olympic
National Park (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Nine Public and Tribal Housing Authorities Win $2.4 Million –
Includes Bremerton, Tacoma, Nisqually (Associated Press)
Broken Down by State: HUD Awards $35 Million to Promote
Jobs, Self-Sufficiency for Public Housing Residents (U-S Housing & Urban
Development)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
KFC Restaurants in the UK Have a Problem. They Don’t Have
Chicken.
Lock of George Washington’s Hair Found Tucked Inside Old
Book
Disney Princess Steps Up When No One Shows Up at Seven-Year-Old’s
Birthday Party
Lobster Emoji Gets Two More Legs Following Design Complaints
SONG OF THE DAY
Henhouse Five Plus Two – In The Mood
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