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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Will Hawaii's Vog Head Our Way? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Voter Initiative Launched to Cut Carbon Emissions in
Washington State (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
California Becomes First State to Require Solar Panels on
New Houses (American Public Power Association)
Lawsuit Contests Huge Energy Project – $1.5 Billion Venture
Would Be Built West of Fairfield (Idaho Mountain Express, Ketchum, ID)
What Seattle City Light's Overbilling Backlog Really Cost
(KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Idaho Hearings Scheduled on
Avista’s Sale to Hydro One (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Lawsuit Contests Huge Energy Project – $1.5
Billion Venture Would Be Built West of Fairfield
2.
What Seattle City Light's Overbilling Backlog
Really Cost
3.
Idaho Hearings Scheduled on Avista’s Sale to
Hydro One
4.
U-S House Votes to Advance Yucca Mountain as
Nuclear Waste Site
5.
Grant PUD Creating New 'Evolving Industry' Rate
Class for Cryptocurrency Firms
6.
Communities Consider Cryptocurrency Challenge
7.
Energy Geek Alert: New Data on Oregon
Electricity Goes Online
8.
Clallam PUD Commissioner Seeks Reelection; Has
an Opponent
9.
Contest Forms for Jefferson PUD Seat
10.
Energy Adviser: Here’s How ‘The Grid’ Powers
Homes
11.
Pacific Power Says Hold on to Your Balloons
12.
Texas Smart Meter Settlement Could Grow Market
for Energy Products
13.
NW Power & Conservation Council Releases
Recommendations Letter as First Step in Amending Basin Fish & Wildlife
Program
14.
Herrera Beutler Touts House Passage of Bill to
Block Increased Dam Spills
15.
Draft Assessment Looks At Habitat above Grand
Coulee to Support Salmon/Steelhead Reintroduction
16.
Canadian Salmon Group Calls for Contained Fish
Farms, Saying Wild Salmon Need Protection
17.
No Crabbing in South Puget Sound Marine Areas 11
& 13
18.
California Becomes First State to Require Solar
Panels on New Houses
19.
Idaho Utility Commission OKs New Rate Class for
Solar Power Users
20.
Every One of America’s 57,636 Wind Turbines,
Mapped
21.
Pig-Powered Microgrid in North Carolina May Be
the Future of Rural Cooperative Supply
22.
With Municipal Broadband, Cities Are Taking Back
the Internet—and Making It Faster and Cheaper. Can Portland Do the Same?
23.
Can An Uneasy Truce Hold Off Another Water
Rebellion on California's Northern Border?
24.
Voter Initiative Launched to Cut Carbon
Emissions in Washington State
25.
Washington Utilities Need Better Carbon Cost
Estimates in IRPs, Regulator Says
26.
Avista Needs More Detail on Colstrip, Carbon
Costs in Its Energy Plan, Regulators Say
27.
Sen. Ericksen Asks UTC to Reverse Decision
Directing Utilities to Consider Carbon Emission Costs
28.
Trump Administration Dismantles NASA Climate
Change Program
29.
Report: Facebook Is Considering Creating Its Own
Cryptocurrency
30.
Three Things You Really Need to Stop Saying in
Presentations
31.
Alexa – Siri Can Hear This Hidden Command. You
Can’t.
32.
Seattle Committee Advances $500 per Employee Tax
on Big Businesses
33.
Op/Ed: Workers of the World, Unite — Against
Kshama Sawant
34.
Canadian Newsprint Tariffs Start To Take a Toll
on U-S Newspaper Industry
35.
President Trump Nominates Nine New Judges,
Including One for 9th Circuit
36.
Remains of Lindsey Baum Found in Eastern
Washington
37.
False Tsunami Warning Jolts US West Coast,
Alaska
38.
Four Deaths at Palouse Falls. Can Washington
State Make It Safe?
39.
Canadian Runoff Floods Northeastern Washington
Rivers
40.
Toxic Gas Alert for Hawaii Volcano Eruption; New
Areas at Risk
41.
2018 Mason County Candidate Filing Opens Monday
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU
Otiose /OH-shee-ohss/ Adjective – 1: producing no useful
result: futile 2: being at leisure: idle 3: lacking use or effect:
functionless.
Otiose Effort
Push the rock up the big hill
Sisyphean task
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Lawsuit Contests Huge Energy Project – $1.5
Billion Venture Would Be Built West of Fairfield (Idaho Mountain Express, Ketchum,
ID)
2.
What Seattle City Light's Overbilling Backlog
Really Cost (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
3.
Idaho Hearings Scheduled on Avista’s Sale to
Hydro One (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
4.
U-S House Votes to Advance Yucca Mountain as
Nuclear Waste Site (Washington Examiner)
5.
Grant PUD Creating New 'Evolving Industry' Rate
Class for Cryptocurrency Firms (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
6.
Communities Consider Cryptocurrency Challenge
(Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/local_news/20180511/communities_consider_cryptocurrency_challenge
7.
Energy Geek Alert: New Data on Oregon
Electricity Goes Online (Portland Business Journal, OR)
8.
Clallam PUD Commissioner Seeks Reelection; Has
an Opponent (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
9.
Contest Forms for Jefferson PUD Seat (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
10. Energy
Adviser: Here’s How ‘The Grid’ Powers Homes (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
11. Pacific
Power Says Hold on to Your Balloons (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
12. Texas
Smart Meter Settlement Could Grow Market for Energy Products (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
13. NW
Power & Conservation Council Releases Recommendations Letter as First Step
in Amending Basin Fish & Wildlife Program (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
14. Herrera
Beutler Touts House Passage of Bill to Block Increased Dam Spills (The
Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
15. Draft
Assessment Looks At Habitat above Grand Coulee to Support Salmon/Steelhead
Reintroduction (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
16. Canadian
Salmon Group Calls for Contained Fish Farms, Saying Wild Salmon Need Protection
(Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
17. No
Crabbing in South Puget Sound Marine Areas 11 & 13 (Mason Web TV, Shelton,
WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
18. California
Becomes First State to Require Solar Panels on New Houses (American Public
Power Association)
19. Idaho
Utility Commission OKs New Rate Class for Solar Power Users (Associated Press)
20. Every
One of America’s 57,636 Wind Turbines, Mapped (Washington Post)
21. Pig-Powered
Microgrid in North Carolina May Be the Future of Rural Cooperative Supply
(Utility Dive)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
22. With
Municipal Broadband, Cities Are Taking Back the Internet—and Making It Faster
and Cheaper. Can Portland Do the Same? (Portland Mercury, OR)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
23. Can
An Uneasy Truce Hold Off Another Water Rebellion on California's Northern
Border? (Sacramento Bee, CA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
24. Voter
Initiative Launched to Cut Carbon Emissions in Washington State (KING-TV,
Seattle, WA)
25. Washington
Utilities Need Better Carbon Cost Estimates in IRPs, Regulator Says (Utility
Dive)
26. Avista
Needs More Detail on Colstrip, Carbon Costs in Its Energy Plan, Regulators Say
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
27. Sen.
Ericksen Asks UTC to Reverse Decision Directing Utilities to Consider Carbon
Emission Costs (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
28. Trump
Administration Dismantles NASA Climate Change Program (Washington Examiner)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
29. Report:
Facebook Is Considering Creating Its Own Cryptocurrency (Gizmodo)
30. Three
Things You Really Need to Stop Saying in Presentations (Fast Company)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
31. Alexa
– Siri Can Hear This Hidden Command. You Can’t. (NY Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
32. Seattle
Committee Advances $500 per Employee Tax on Big Businesses (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
33. Op/Ed:
Workers of the World, Unite — Against Kshama Sawant (Crosscut Seattle)
34. Canadian
Newsprint Tariffs Start To Take a Toll on U-S Newspaper Industry (Los Angeles
Times, CA)
35. President
Trump Nominates Nine New Judges, Including One for 9th Circuit (Courthouse News
Service)
GENERAL NEWS
36. Remains
of Lindsey Baum Found in Eastern Washington (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
37. False
Tsunami Warning Jolts US West Coast, Alaska (Courthouse News Service)
38. Four
Deaths at Palouse Falls. Can Washington State Make It Safe? (Tri-City Herald,
Kennewick, WA)
39. Canadian
Runoff Floods Northeastern Washington Rivers (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
40. Toxic
Gas Alert for Hawaii Volcano Eruption; New Areas at Risk (Reuters)
41. 2018
Mason County Candidate Filing Opens Monday (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Black Bear Devours 2 Dozen Cupcakes Left in Baker's Car
Woman Angry at Utility Worker, Leaves Her Suspended in Lift
Iowa Man Says His Dog Shot Him While They Were Playing
Now You Can Golf with a Goat Caddie in Oregon
SONG OF THE DAY
Blondie – The Hardest Part
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