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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Behind the Warming Curve: Washington Shows Slowest
Temperature Rise among States (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Alcoa Shuts Down Wenatchee Potline; Pays Chelan PUD $62
Million (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)
Reports: Pacific Gas & Electric Claims Wildfire
Liability Could Force Bankruptcy (Utility Dive)
Editorial: McCleary of Culverts – Once Again, the Courts
Forces Action by the Washington State Legislature (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Agreement a Step to Bring High-Speed Internet to La Push
(Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Alcoa Shuts Down Wenatchee Potline; Pays Chelan
PUD $62 Million
2.
Reports: Pacific Gas & Electric Claims
Wildfire Liability Could Force Bankruptcy
3.
City Light, Seattle Fire Department Partner to
Combat Stubborn Electrical-Vault Fires
4.
British Columbia: BC Hydro Customers Steamed
Over New Crisis Fund Charge for Financially Strapped Ratepayers
5.
Graduation Balloons Take Out Power in Downtown
Everett
6.
RiverFest 2018 - Our Rivers, Our Way of Life
7.
Mason PUD 1 Seeking Candidates for General
Manager
8.
California Lawmakers Debate Creating Regional
Electric Grid
9.
$9 Billion Bill for Failed South Carolina Nuclear
Project Could Climb by $421 Million
10.
Moody’s Goes Negative on Regulated Utilities for
First Time, Citing Tax Law Impacts
11.
Public Power Utilities & the Electric Grid
Must Evolve with Global Trends, Says Kelly
12.
Editorial: McCleary of Culverts – Once Again,
the Courts Forces Action by the Washington State Legislature
13.
Coastal Salmon Seasons Open Soon
14.
Op/Ed: Will Idaho’s Lame Duck Governor Extend
His Reach?
15.
It’s Wild Salmon Health vs. Money & Jobs as
British Columbia’s Fish Farm Fight Comes to a Head
16.
Editorial: Inslee’s Pend Oreille Smelter
Contradiction
17.
Researchers Hope to Reduce Eagle Deaths Caused
by Wind Turbines
18.
News Release - In Washington State, a Coal-Fired
Power Plant Will Put Its Money on the Sun
19.
Agreement a Step to Bring High-Speed Internet to
La Push
20.
Report: Average Home’s Broadband Usage is 190 GB
21.
Report: San Francisco Broadband Internet Project
Not Moving Forward
22.
Broadband Official: Microsoft Eyes West Virginia
Investment
23.
Google Fiber Microtrenching Blamed for Surge in
Outages
24.
The Big Telco Problem
25.
A Renewed View of Some of the World’s Oldest
Trees
26.
‘We Need More Super Bowl Sundays,’ Says Man Who
Turns What Tacoma Flushes into Soil
27.
Behind the Warming Curve: Washington Shows
Slowest Temperature Rise among States
28.
Is Climate Change Affecting Us? Here’s How to
Find Out
29.
The Water in the Tropical Atlantic Is the
Coldest in Decades. That May Stymie Hurricane Season.
30.
Will the Same Budtender Be There Next Time? New
Cannabis Jobs Report Says Maybe Not
31.
World Health Organization Classifies ‘Gaming Disorder’
as Mental Health Condition
32.
Spokane Valley Uses Reserves for Street Repairs
as Telephone Taxes Slump
33.
Media Group Plans New Radio Transmitter on
Bainbridge Island
34.
Shelton-Area Man Shoots Kills Himself after
Standoff with Mason Sheriff’s Deputies
35.
More Details Emerge in Frantic Trail of Events
That Ended in Tumwater Walmart Shootings
36.
Up to 27,000 Chickens Killed in Fire at Draper
Valley Farms Poultry Barn in Tenino
37.
As Trade Fight Escalates, Beer Makers Fret Over
the Cost of Aluminum
WORD OF THE DAY
Senary • \SENN-uh-ree \ • adjective – Of, based on, or
characterized by six: compounded of six things or six part
“Seymore you insidious dolt!” thundered the Asian Studies
professor to the cowering student. “Any idiot knows that a haiku doesn’t have a
senary bone in its body. The first line is always five syllables, the second
seven and the third, five.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Alcoa Shuts Down Wenatchee Potline; Pays Chelan PUD
$62 Million (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)
2.
Reports: Pacific Gas & Electric Claims
Wildfire Liability Could Force Bankruptcy (Utility Dive)
3.
City Light, Seattle Fire Department Partner to
Combat Stubborn Electrical-Vault Fires (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
4.
British Columbia: BC Hydro Customers Steamed
Over New Crisis Fund Charge for Financially Strapped Ratepayers (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
5.
Graduation Balloons Take Out Power in Downtown
Everett (My Everett News, WA)
6.
RiverFest 2018 - Our Rivers, Our Way of Life
(Pasco Chamber of Commerce, WA)
7.
Mason PUD 1 Seeking Candidates for General
Manager (Mason PUD 1, Potlatch, WA)
8.
California Lawmakers Debate Creating Regional
Electric Grid (Associated Press)
9.
$9 Billion Bill for Failed South Carolina Nuclear
Project Could Climb by $421 Million (Charleston Post & Courier, SC)
10. Moody’s
Goes Negative on Regulated Utilities for First Time, Citing Tax Law Impacts “…lower
cash flows for utilities & higher debt ratios…” (Utility Dive)
11. Public
Power Utilities & the Electric Grid Must Evolve with Global Trends, Says Kelly
(American Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
12. Editorial:
McCleary of Culverts – Once Again, the Courts Forces Action by the Washington
State Legislature (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
13. Coastal
Salmon Seasons Open Soon (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
14. Op/Ed:
Will Idaho’s Lame Duck Governor Extend His Reach? (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
15. It’s
Wild Salmon Health vs. Money & Jobs as British Columbia’s Fish Farm Fight
Comes to a Head (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
16. Editorial:
Inslee’s Pend Oreille Smelter Contradiction (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
17. Researchers
Hope to Reduce Eagle Deaths Caused by Wind Turbines (Everett Herald, WA)
18. News
Release - In Washington State, a Coal-Fired Power Plant Will Put Its Money on
the Sun (Natural Resources Defense Council)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
19. Agreement
a Step to Bring High-Speed Internet to La Push (Peninsula Daily News, Port
Angeles, WA)
20. Report:
Average Home’s Broadband Usage is 190 GB (Broadband Reports)
21. Report:
San Francisco Broadband Internet Project Not Moving Forward (KGO-TV, San Francisco,
CA)
22. Broadband
Official: Microsoft Eyes West Virginia Investment (Associated Press)
23. Google
Fiber Microtrenching Blamed for Surge in Outages (Broadband Reports)
24. The
Big Telco Problem (Pots & Pans)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
25. A
Renewed View of Some of the World’s Oldest Trees (NY Times)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
26. ‘We
Need More Super Bowl Sundays,’ Says Man Who Turns What Tacoma Flushes into Soil
(News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
27. Behind
the Warming Curve: Washington Shows Slowest Temperature Rise among States (Yakima
Herald Republic, WA)
28. Is
Climate Change Affecting Us? Here’s How to Find Out (Associated Press)
29. The
Water in the Tropical Atlantic Is the Coldest in Decades. That May Stymie
Hurricane Season. (Washington Post)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
30. Will
the Same Budtender Be There Next Time? New Cannabis Jobs Report Says Maybe Not (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
31. World
Health Organization Classifies ‘Gaming Disorder’ as Mental Health Condition (KSTW-TV,
Seattle, WA)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
32. Spokane
Valley Uses Reserves for Street Repairs as Telephone Taxes Slump (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
33. Media
Group Plans New Radio Transmitter on Bainbridge Island (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
34. Shelton-Area
Man Shoots Kills Himself after Standoff with Mason Sheriff’s Deputies (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
35. More
Details Emerge in Frantic Trail of Events That Ended in Tumwater Walmart Shootings
(Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
36. Up
to 27,000 Chickens Killed in Fire at Draper Valley Farms Poultry Barn in Tenino
(KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
37. As
Trade Fight Escalates, Beer Makers Fret Over the Cost of Aluminum (NY Times)
COYOTES IN THE KITCHEN – DIVERSIONS
Woodchucks to Blame for Missing Veterans’ Flags
Baby Born on Paris Suburban Train Gets Free Rides Until 25
Kennewick Family Finds This Young Coyote Curled Up in Their
Kitchen
‘Incredibles 2’ Moviegoers Warned about Possible Seizures
SONG OF THE DAY
Michael Giacchino – The Incredibles Suite
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