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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Analysts: Hydro One Shakeup Could Threaten or Delay Avista
Sale (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
House GOP Unveils Package to Eliminate ‘Frivolous’ Lawsuits
over Endangered Species (Washington Examiner)
Strong Sockeye Returns Good News for Anglers (NCW Life
Channel, East Wenatchee, WA)
Exxon Mobil Leaves Conservative Group ALEC after Climate
Change Dispute (Washington Examiner)
Medical Marijuana Program Ripe for Black-Market Diversion,
Oregon Report Warns (Portland Business Journal, OR)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Analysts: Hydro One Shakeup Could Threaten or
Delay Avista Sale
2.
New Grant PUD Rate Class Decision Delayed
3.
FEMA Was Sorely Unprepared for Puerto Rico
Hurricane, Report Says
4.
Yucca Mountain – We Do Need an Education
5.
House GOP Unveils Package to Eliminate
‘Frivolous’ Lawsuits over Endangered Species
6.
Strong Sockeye Returns Good News for Anglers
7.
With Temps Rising, Corps Cools Snake River with
Dworshak Water to Aid Endangered Snake River Sockeye
8.
Utah Wildfire Sparks Effort to Save Hundreds of
Local Fish
9.
NW Power & Conservation Council Committee
Talks Policy about BPA Project Funding Cuts, Columbia Basin Fish Accords
10.
Olympic National Forest Mountain Goat Removal
Plan Up for Comment
11.
Montana: One of Great Falls’ First Wind Turbines
Coming Down
12.
New Investor-Backed Campaign Targets a Trillion
Dollars for U-S Renewables
13.
Microsoft Windows Notepad App Gets First Update
in Years
14.
Is There a Difference between Telemedicine &
Telehealth?
15.
Advice for Public Power Utilities from a
Self-Diagnosed Technophile
16.
Stinky Situation on Salmon River Temporarily
Averted
17.
Exxon Mobil Leaves Conservative Group ALEC after
Climate Change Dispute
18.
Explainer: Drought Creates a Perfect Storm for
Wildfires in U-S West
19.
Iceberg Four Miles Wide Breaks Off from
Greenland Glacier
20.
Nextdoor Is Betting a Social Network Can Still
Be a Platform for Politics
21.
‘Build-A-Bear’ Stuffs ‘Pay Your Age’ Sale after
Long Sweaty Lines, Long Waits & Chaos
22.
Papa John’s Is Pulling Founder’s Image from
Marketing after Outcry Over Racial Slur
23.
Medical Marijuana Program Ripe for Black-Market
Diversion, Oregon Report Warns
24.
Upscale Cannabis Convention Aims to Take State
Industry to the Next Level
25.
Twelve Russians Indicted Over U-S Election Hack
26.
Two Words That Could Shape the Politics of the
Trade War: Loss Aversion
27.
Congress Might Actually Create a Tax Break for
Gym Memberships
28.
Mason County: Over 7,000 Acres of Forested Land
on Olympic Peninsula Protected
29.
Community & Business Expo, Bite of Mason
County Set for July 20 in Shelton
30.
Mason County Recreation Area – Pee Wee Reese
World Series Semis Set
31.
‘There Are NAZIS in Our Neighborhood’ Reads a
New Billboard on Tacoma’s Pacific Avenue
32.
The Shift Is On: Manual Transmissions May Be
Endangered But They’re Also Beloved
33.
13 of the Worst Events That Happened on Friday
the 13th
WORD OF THE DAY
Gumption ● /GUMP-shun/ ● Noun – Common sense, horse sense; enterprise,
initiative.
Gertrude was applauded for her gumption to try a slumgullion
recipe as her first public cooking demonstration. “Delightful and delicious,”
crowed the small town paper’s food editor.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Analysts: Hydro One Shakeup Could Threaten or
Delay Avista Sale (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
2.
New Grant PUD Rate Class Decision Delayed (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
3.
FEMA Was Sorely Unprepared for Puerto Rico
Hurricane, Report Says (NY Times)
4.
Yucca Mountain – We Do Need an Education
(Politico, Morning Energy)
FISH & WILDLIFE
5.
House GOP Unveils Package to Eliminate ‘Frivolous’
Lawsuits over Endangered Species (Washington Examiner)
6.
Strong Sockeye Returns Good News for Anglers
(NCW Life Channel, East Wenatchee, WA)
7.
With Temps Rising, Corps Cools Snake River with
Dworshak Water to Aid Endangered Snake River Sockeye (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
8.
Utah Wildfire Sparks Effort to Save Hundreds of
Local Fish (Associated Press)
9.
NW Power & Conservation Council Committee
Talks Policy about BPA Project Funding Cuts, Columbia Basin Fish Accords
(Columbia Basin Bulletin)
10. Olympic
National Forest Mountain Goat Removal Plan Up for Comment (KXRO Radio,
Aberdeen, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
11. Montana:
One of Great Falls’ First Wind Turbines Coming Down (Great Falls Tribune, MT)
12. New
Investor-Backed Campaign Targets a Trillion Dollars for U-S Renewables (Utility
Dive)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
13. Microsoft
Windows Notepad App Gets First Update in Years (Mashable)
14. Is
There a Difference between Telemedicine & Telehealth? (mHealth Intelligence)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
15. Advice
for Public Power Utilities from a Self-Diagnosed Technophile (American Public
Power Association)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
16. Stinky
Situation on Salmon River Temporarily Averted (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
17. Exxon
Mobil Leaves Conservative Group ALEC after Climate Change Dispute (Washington
Examiner)
18. Explainer:
Drought Creates a Perfect Storm for Wildfires in U-S West (Reuters)
19. Iceberg
Four Miles Wide Breaks Off from Greenland Glacier (Courthouse News Service)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
20. Nextdoor
Is Betting a Social Network Can Still Be a Platform for Politics (NY Times)
21. ‘Build-A-Bear’
Stuffs ‘Pay Your Age’ Sale after Long Sweaty Lines, Long Waits & Chaos (Washington
Post)
22. Papa
John’s Is Pulling Founder’s Image from Marketing after Outcry Over Racial Slur (Los
Angeles Times, CA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
23. Medical
Marijuana Program Ripe for Black-Market Diversion, Oregon Report Warns (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
24. Upscale
Cannabis Convention Aims to Take State Industry to the Next Level (News Tribune,
Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
25. Twelve
Russians Indicted Over U-S Election Hack (British Broadcasting Corporation)
26. Two
Words That Could Shape the Politics of the Trade War: Loss Aversion (NY Times)
27. Congress
Might Actually Create a Tax Break for Gym Memberships (Slate Magazine)
GENERAL NEWS
28. Mason
County: Over 7,000 Acres of Forested Land on Olympic Peninsula Protected (KING-TV,
Seattle, WA)
29. Community
& Business Expo, Bite of Mason County Set for July 20 in Shelton (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
30. Mason
County Recreation Area – Pee Wee Reese World Series Semis Set (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
31. ‘There
Are NAZIS in Our Neighborhood’ Reads a New Billboard on Tacoma’s Pacific Avenue
(News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
32.
The Shift Is On: Manual Transmissions May Be
Endangered But They’re Also Beloved (Chicago Tribune, IL)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/sc-auto-cover-manual-transmissions-20180710-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/sc-auto-cover-manual-transmissions-20180710-story.html
33. 13
of the Worst Events That Happened on Friday the 13th (Seattle Times, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Man Accused of Breaking into Golden Corral Found Wedged in Kitchen
Duct
Why Does the Earth Hum? It Doesn’t Know the Words! What’s
Causing the Mysterious Hums Heard Around the World?
Monsters Inside Me – Tingling in Woman’s Legs Turns Out to
be a Worm in Her Spine
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/tingling-woman-s-legs-turns-out-be-worm-her-spine-n890956
Research Student Rescued after Climbing Tree to Escape
Wolves in Washington State
SONG OF THE DAY
The New Seekers – I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing
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