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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington State Wildfire Season Off to a Particularly Bad
Start (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Washington State Governor Voices Support for Short-Term
Action on Orcas as Long-Term Decisions Loom (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
British Columbia Negotiators Want Big Changes to Columbia
River Treaty (Salmon Arm Observer, BC)
Franklin PUD Slaps Temporary Ban on Applications Supporting
Cryptocurrency Mining (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Facebook Just Had the Worst Day in Stock Market History
(KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
British Columbia Negotiators Want Big Changes to
Columbia River Treaty
2.
Franklin PUD Slaps Temporary Ban on Applications
Supporting Cryptocurrency Mining
3.
Court-Ordered Columbia River Spill Completed in
June; Corps Sends Judge Last of Three Reports Detailing Operations
4.
U-S Senator Cantwell Slams Trump Administration
Effort to Sell Off BPA Assets
5.
Grant PUD Has Plenty of Customer Requests
6.
Bonneville Power Administration: Three Out of
Four Summer Planned Electrical Power Outages Cancelled
7.
Angry at the Road Work, Driver Plowed Through
Cones & Struck Worker, Deputies Say
8.
Maryland Governor Mobilizes for Major Disaster
as Susquehanna River Dam Begins to Spill
9.
Washington State Governor Voices Support for
Short-Term Action on Orcas as Long-Term Decisions Loom
10.
California: Humboldt County Wind Farm Project
Introduced to Residents
11.
Largest Potential U-S Wind Farm Dealt
Potentially Fatal Blow in Texas
12.
Idaho Inmates Hacked Prison Communications
Service for $225,000 in Credit
13.
Home Energy Audit Delivers Tips to Keep Your
Place Cooler & Save on Your Bills
14.
Facebook Just Had the Worst Day in Stock Market
History
15.
Bad Week in Social Media Gets Worse; Twitter Hammered
16.
What Is a ‘Shadow Ban,’ & Is Twitter Doing
It to Republican Accounts?
17.
U-S House Bill Would Make Hanford Contractors
Regret Whistleblower Retaliation
18.
Firefighters Contain Ten-Acre Dewatto-Area
Wildfire Late Thursday Night
19.
Washington State Wildfire Season Off to a
Particularly Bad Start
20.
Green Diamond Closes Timberland Due to Fire
Danger
21.
Thousands Flee Wildfire Burning near California
Mountain Towns
22.
New Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake Study
‘Is Worse News for Portland Northward to Seattle’
23.
Rare Victory: Ringleaders of ‘Sickening’ IRS
Call Scam Are Brought to Justice
24.
“Get Me a Coke” – Coca-Cola Is Raising Soda
Prices Because of Aluminum Tariffs
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU
Diktat \dik-TAHT\ Noun - 1: a harsh settlement unilaterally
imposed (as on a defeated nation) 2: decree, order
Curious diktat
Northwest power clean and green
Greens: carbon be bad
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
British Columbia Negotiators Want Big Changes to
Columbia River Treaty (Salmon Arm Observer, BC)
2.
Franklin PUD Slaps Temporary Ban on Applications
Supporting Cryptocurrency Mining (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
3.
Court-Ordered Columbia River Spill Completed in
June; Corps Sends Judge Last of Three Reports Detailing Operations (Columbia
Basin Bulletin)
4.
U-S Senator Cantwell Slams Trump Administration Effort
to Sell Off BPA Assets (Goldendale Sentinel, WA)
5.
Grant PUD Has Plenty of Customer Requests (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
6.
Bonneville Power Administration: Three Out of Four
Summer Planned Electrical Power Outages Cancelled (Bonneville Power
Administration)
7.
Angry at the Road Work, Driver Plowed Through
Cones & Struck Worker, Deputies Say (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
8.
Maryland Governor Mobilizes for Major Disaster as
Susquehanna River Dam Begins to Spill (Washington Examiner)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
Washington State Governor Voices Support for
Short-Term Action on Orcas as Long-Term Decisions Loom (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
10. California:
Humboldt County Wind Farm Project Introduced to Residents (Eureka Times-Standard,
CA)
11. Largest
Potential U-S Wind Farm Dealt Potentially Fatal Blow in Texas (Bloomberg News)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
12. Idaho
Inmates Hacked Prison Communications Service for $225,000 in Credit (NY Times)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
13. Home
Energy Audit Delivers Tips to Keep Your Place Cooler & Save on Your Bills (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
14. Facebook
Just Had the Worst Day in Stock Market History (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
15. Bad
Week in Social Media Gets Worse; Twitter Hammered (Associated Press)
16. What
Is a ‘Shadow Ban,’ & Is Twitter Doing It to Republican Accounts? (NY Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
17. U-S
House Bill Would Make Hanford Contractors Regret Whistleblower Retaliation (Tri-City
Herald, Kennewick, WA)
GENERAL NEWS – THE IRWIN ALLEN EDITION
18. Firefighters
Contain Ten-Acre Dewatto-Area Wildfire Late Thursday Night (KMAS Radio, Shelton,
WA)
19. Washington
State Wildfire Season Off to a Particularly Bad Start (KIRO Broadcasting,
Seattle, WA)
20. Green
Diamond Closes Timberland Due to Fire Danger (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
21. Thousands
Flee Wildfire Burning near California Mountain Towns (Reuters)
22. New
Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake Study ‘Is Worse News for Portland Northward
to Seattle’ (Oregonian, Portland)
23. Rare
Victory: Ringleaders of ‘Sickening’ IRS Call Scam Are Brought to Justice (Los
Angeles Times, CA)
24. “Get
Me a Coke” – Coca-Cola Is Raising Soda Prices Because of Aluminum Tariffs (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Extraordinary Drug Dog Worries Colombian Cartel
What Time Will Mars Be Visible Tonight? How to Spot the Red
Planet in the Night Sky
Mom Charged after Choking Player at Girls Basketball Game
Driver Hits 142 Mph ... Right after Being Cited for Speeding
SONG OF THE DAY
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
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