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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
National Weather Service: After Sweltering Stretch, Seattle’s
Heat Wave Is Over for the Year (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Puget Sound Energy Looks Elsewhere for Power as
Pollution-Test Failure Idles Most of Montana Coal Plant (Seattle Times, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
Grieving Mother Orca Falling Behind Family as She Carries
Dead Calf for a Seventh Day (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Idaho Approves $2 Billion, 1,150 MW in Wind Projects
(Utility Dive)
California Wildfires Stir Up Trouble for State’s Power Grid
(Bloomberg News)
Kids’ Climate Change Suit Against US Headed to Trial
(Courthouse News Service)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Puget Sound Energy Looks Elsewhere for Power as
Pollution-Test Failure Idles Most of Montana Coal Plant
2.
California Wildfires Stir Up Trouble for State’s
Power Grid
3.
California: Carr Fire Causes Huge Power Outage
at Trinity County
4.
Avista Files Annual Price Adjustment Filings in
Idaho
5.
Franklin PUD Stops Accepting Applications for
Cryptocurrency Mining
6.
Body Found on Former Tumwater Brewery Property
near High Voltage Area
7.
Working in Clark County: Aaron Paulson,
Compliance Specialist with Bonneville Power Administration
8.
California Approves Revised San Onofre Closure
Settlement, Saving Customers $750 Million
9.
South Carolina Utility Wants Federal Judge to
Stop Rate Cuts over Reactor
10.
FirstEnergy Won’t Say What It’s Done with Ohio
Grid Modernization Money
11.
Grieving Mother Orca Falling Behind Family as
She Carries Dead Calf for a Seventh Day
12.
Editorial: Orca Mom Holds on to Dead Calf for
Days. Humans Should Hold on to This Picture of Grief
13.
Butterfly Boom! Why Washington State Is Seeing
More Swallowtails This Summer
14.
Invasive Species – The Quiet Threat to Idaho’s
Water
15.
Don’t Call Dolphin Hybrid Spotted Off Hawaii a
‘Wholphin’
16.
Idaho Approves $2 Billion, 1,150 MW in Wind
Projects
17.
Editorial: Solar Farms Could Heat Up
Economy
in the Yakima Valley
18.
How Wind, Hydro Power, & Energy Storage Are
Paving the Way to 100 Percent Renewables in Alaska
19.
Solar Panel Glut Is Muting Effect of Trump
Tariffs: SunPower
20.
FirstNet - A New Broadband Super Highway, Just
for Cops
21.
Audio: Homeland Security Officials Strategize to
Thwart Cyberattacks
22.
Op/Ed: Washington’s War on Air Conditioning
23.
How to Stop Your LED Lights from Flickering
24.
California: ‘Deep State’ Isn’t Nunes’ First
Conspiracy Theory. Guess Who He Blames for the Drought
25.
Kids’ Climate Change Suit Against US Headed to
Trial
26.
Four Ways to Make Sure Your Website Isn’t a
Winchester Mystery House
27.
Four Essential Elements to Becoming a Better
Writer
28.
Bursts of Solar Energy Severed Radio
Communication during 2017’s Hurricane Mayhem
29.
Facebook Says It Has Uncovered a Coordinated
Disinformation Operation Ahead of the 2018 Midterm Elections
30.
Huff-n-Puff, Disc Golf – Fire Danger Shuts Down
Popular Shelton Recreation Areas
31.
Public Meets Shelton City Manager Finalists
32.
“Let’s Play Chicken & Die,” Wrong-Way Driver
Reportedly Said
33.
Suspects Held After Allegedly Smashing 56
Vehicle Windows During Olympia Prowls
34.
Washington, Seven Other States File Suit to
Block 3D Printing of Firearms
35.
Red Skies, Siberian Smoke: Blazing Sunrises
& Sunsets Are Back
WORD OF THE DAY
Inveterate • \in-VET-uh-rut\ • Adjective – 1: firmly
established by long persistence 2: confirmed in a habit: habitual
“I’m not a video game addict,” huffed the pizza-faced
hoodlum to his glowering mother. “I’m an inveterate human-digital interface
practicioner.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Puget Sound Energy Looks Elsewhere for Power as
Pollution-Test Failure Idles Most of Montana Coal Plant (Seattle Times, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
2.
California Wildfires Stir Up Trouble for State’s
Power Grid (Bloomberg News)
3.
California: Carr Fire Causes Huge Power Outage
at Trinity County (KHSL-Tv, Chico, Ca)
4.
Avista Files Annual Price Adjustment Filings in
Idaho (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)
5.
Franklin PUD Stops Accepting Applications for
Cryptocurrency Mining (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
6.
Body Found on Former Tumwater Brewery Property
near High Voltage Area (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
7.
Working in Clark County: Aaron Paulson,
Compliance Specialist with Bonneville Power Administration (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
8.
California Approves Revised San Onofre Closure
Settlement, Saving Customers $750 Million (Utility Dive)
9.
South Carolina Utility Wants Federal Judge to
Stop Rate Cuts over Reactor (Associated Press)
10. FirstEnergy
Won’t Say What It’s Done with Ohio Grid Modernization Money (Energy News
Network)
FISH & WILDLIFE
11. Grieving
Mother Orca Falling Behind Family as She Carries Dead Calf for a Seventh Day
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
12. Editorial:
Orca Mom Holds on to Dead Calf for Days. Humans Should Hold on to This Picture
of Grief (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
13. Butterfly
Boom! Why Washington State Is Seeing More Swallowtails This Summer (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
14. Invasive
Species – The Quiet Threat to Idaho’s Water (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
15. Don’t
Call Dolphin Hybrid Spotted Off Hawaii a ‘Wholphin’ (Seattle Times, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
16. Idaho
Approves $2 Billion, 1,150 MW in Wind Projects (Utility Dive)
17. Editorial:
Solar Farms Could Heat Up
Economy in the Yakima Valley (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
18. How
Wind, Hydro Power, & Energy Storage Are Paving the Way to 100 Percent
Renewables in Alaska (Renewable Energy World)
19. Solar
Panel Glut Is Muting Effect of Trump Tariffs: SunPower (Reuters)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
20. FirstNet
- A New Broadband Super Highway, Just for Cops (The Crime Report)
21. Audio:
Homeland Security Officials Strategize to Thwart Cyberattacks (National Public
Radio)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
22. Op/Ed:
Washington’s War on Air Conditioning (Morning Consult)
23. How
to Stop Your LED Lights from Flickering (Washington Post)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
24. California:
‘Deep State’ Isn’t Nunes’ First Conspiracy Theory. Guess Who He Blames for the
Drought (Sacramento Bee, CA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
25. Kids’
Climate Change Suit Against US Headed to Trial (Courthouse News Service)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
26. Four
Ways to Make Sure Your Website Isn’t a Winchester Mystery House (PR News)
27. Four
Essential Elements to Becoming a Better Writer (Fast Company)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
28. Bursts
of Solar Energy Severed Radio Communication during 2017’s Hurricane Mayhem
(Mashable)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
29. Facebook
Says It Has Uncovered a Coordinated Disinformation Operation Ahead of the 2018
Midterm Elections (Washington Post)
GENERAL NEWS
30. Huff-n-Puff,
Disc Golf – Fire Danger Shuts Down Popular Shelton Recreation Areas (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
31. Public
Meets Shelton City Manager Finalists (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
32. “Let’s
Play Chicken & Die,” Wrong-Way Driver Reportedly Said (Olympian, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
33. Suspects
Held After Allegedly Smashing 56 Vehicle Windows During Olympia Prowls (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
34. Washington,
Seven Other States File Suit to Block 3D Printing of Firearms (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
35. Red
Skies, Siberian Smoke: Blazing Sunrises & Sunsets Are Back (News Tribune,
Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
FAWNS FROM THE FOREST FIRES – DIVERSIONS
Santa Barbara Approves Jail Time for Straw Ban Violators
Thankful Fawn Licks Officer After Rescue from California
Wildfires
What Do 525 Ventriloquists Do at a Convention? Ask Their
Dummies
A Customer Couldn’t Find Any Ginger in Canada Dry Ginger
Ale, So She’s Suing
SONG OF THE DAY – MORE COWBELL!!!
Hugh Masekela - Grazing in the Grass (Instrumental)
The Friends of Distinction - Grazing in the Grass (Vocal)
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