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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Bill for Experimental Spill at Columbia River Dams Comes Due
– Federal judge’s demand for trial spilling of extra water for fish comes with
$10.2 million price tag for Pacific Northwest electricity customers. (Mason PUD
1 & PUD 3, WA)
U-S House to Vote on Bill Allowing Lethal Removal of Sea
Lions (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Cantwell: Administration Plan to Privatize BPA “A Terrible
Idea” (San Juan Islander, Friday Harbor, WA)
Study Forecasts Economic Effects of Colstrip Power Plant’s
Early Closure (Associated Press)
Judge Dismisses Suit against Oil Companies over Climate
Change Costs (NY Times)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Cantwell: Administration Plan to Privatize BPA
“A Terrible Idea”
2.
Study Forecasts Economic Effects of Colstrip
Power Plant’s Early Closure
3.
Chelan PUD – Rock Island Spillway Shut Down
Pending Investigations
4.
Lightning Strikes Sunday near Port Angeles
Brewery, Damages Transformer
5.
New Commander to Oversee Columbia River Dams,
Navigation & Flood Control
6.
Shelton City Attorney Resigns to Join Mason PUD
3
7.
BC Hydro Aims to Fund Two Vancouver Schools in
Exchange for Underground Substation
8.
Massachusetts: National Grid Locks Out More than
1,000 Gas Workers
9.
Bill for Experimental Spill at Columbia River
Dams Comes Due
10.
U-S House to Vote on Bill Allowing Lethal
Removal of Sea Lions
11.
Risch, Cantwell Introduce Bill to Reduce Sea
Lions in Columbia, to Save Salmon, Steelhead
12.
Even ‘Clean’ & ‘Green’ Energy Have an
Environmental Impact
13.
FCC Lifts Cap on Health Care Broadband Subsidies
14.
With Cryptocurrencies in Free Fall, One Big Firm
Doubles Down
15.
Cryptocurrency Influencers Hype Up Coin
Offerings, Sometimes Making $105,000 a Tweet
16.
5G Cellular for Home Broadband?
17.
Judge Dismisses Suit against Oil Companies over
Climate Change Costs
18.
GOP Will Back Carbon Tax If Tied to Innovation,
Tech Group Predicts
19.
Trump Administration Tightens Rules for Federal
Scientists Talking to Reporters
20.
Video: Nearly Half of Social Media Users Deleted
One Account in the Past Year
21.
Meet Colorado’s New Single-Issue Voters: The
Cannabis Community
22.
This $78 Wood-Burning Camp Stove Recharges Your
Phone with Fire. Yeah, Really.
23.
PNNL Whistleblower Claims Retaliation. She’s
Suing Over Her $530,000 Fraud Investigation
24.
U-S Supreme Court Agrees to Review Gas Tax Case
Involving Yakama Nation
25.
North Mason Man Pleads Innocent to Murder Charge
in Domestic Violence Case
26.
Domestic Violence Suspect Arrested after
Shelton-Area Chase
27.
Who Cut Out the Horse’s Tongue? Nobody.
Sheriff’s Office Now Says It Was an Accident
28.
Shelton School District Groundbreakings
Wednesday
29.
Chip Seal Work Planned for Dayton Airport Road
near Shelton
30.
New Report Says Rental Housing Is “Out of Reach”
in Washington State
WORD OF THE DAY
Poetaster • \POE-uh-tass-ter\ • noun - An inferior poet
Orange has no rhyme
Poetaster tries ever
His rhymes are like poop
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Cantwell: Administration Plan to Privatize BPA “A
Terrible Idea” (San Juan Islander, Friday Harbor, WA)
2.
Study Forecasts Economic Effects of Colstrip Power
Plant’s Early Closure (Associated Press)
3.
Chelan PUD – Rock Island Spillway Shut Down
Pending Investigations (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)
4.
Lightning Strikes Sunday near Port Angeles Brewery,
Damages Transformer (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
5.
New Commander to Oversee Columbia River Dams,
Navigation & Flood Control (The Daily Sun, Sunnyside, WA)
6.
Shelton City Attorney Resigns to Join Mason PUD
3 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
7.
BC Hydro Aims to Fund Two Vancouver Schools in Exchange
for Underground Substation (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
8.
Massachusetts: National Grid Locks Out More than
1,000 Gas Workers (Boston Business Journal, MA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
Bill for Experimental Spill at Columbia River
Dams Comes Due – Federal judge’s demand for trial spilling of extra water for
fish comes with $10.2 million price tag for Pacific Northwest electricity
customers. (Mason PUD 1 & PUD 3, WA)
10. U-S
House to Vote on Bill Allowing Lethal Removal of Sea Lions (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
11. Risch,
Cantwell Introduce Bill to Reduce Sea Lions in Columbia, to Save Salmon,
Steelhead (Idaho Press, Nampa, ID)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
12. Even
‘Clean’ & ‘Green’ Energy Have an Environmental Impact (The Hill, Washington,
DC)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
13. FCC
Lifts Cap on Health Care Broadband Subsidies (The Bend Bulletin, OR)
14. With
Cryptocurrencies in Free Fall, One Big Firm Doubles Down (NY Times)
15. Cryptocurrency
Influencers Hype Up Coin Offerings, Sometimes Making $105,000 a Tweet (Los
Angeles Times, CA)
16. 5G
Cellular for Home Broadband? (Pots & Pans)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
17. Judge
Dismisses Suit against Oil Companies over Climate Change Costs (NY Times)
18. GOP
Will Back Carbon Tax If Tied to Innovation, Tech Group Predicts (Washington
Examiner)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
19. Trump
Administration Tightens Rules for Federal Scientists Talking to Reporters (Los
Angeles Times, CA)
20. Video:
Nearly Half of Social Media Users Deleted One Account in the Past Year (USA
Today)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
21. Meet
Colorado’s New Single-Issue Voters: The Cannabis Community (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
22. This
$78 Wood-Burning Camp Stove Recharges Your Phone with Fire. Yeah, Really. (Kinja
Deals)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
23. PNNL
Whistleblower Claims Retaliation. She’s Suing Over Her $530,000 Fraud
Investigation (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
24. U-S
Supreme Court Agrees to Review Gas Tax Case Involving Yakama Nation (Yakima
Herald Republic, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
25. North
Mason Man Pleads Innocent to Murder Charge in Domestic Violence Case (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
26. Domestic
Violence Suspect Arrested after Shelton-Area Chase (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
27. Who
Cut Out the Horse’s Tongue? Nobody. Sheriff’s Office Now Says It Was an
Accident (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
28. Shelton
School District Groundbreakings Wednesday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
29. Chip
Seal Work Planned for Dayton Airport Road near Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton,
WA)
30. New
Report Says Rental Housing Is “Out of Reach” in Washington State (KELA Radio,
Centralia, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Sculptor James Kelsey Is Back, Bringing His Art to Belfair
Gallery Owner Arrested after Dropping Sculpture of Giant
Drug Spoon at Opioid Manufacturer’s Office
Rattlesnakes Slither Out of Family’s Pool Noodles
Pink ‘Strawberry Moon’ Will Light Up the Sky This Week
SONG OF THE DAY
Tony Bennett - Fly Me to the Moon
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