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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
California Utility Customers May Be on Hook for Billions in
Wildfire Damage (NY Times)
Sea Lions Found Shot to Death in West Seattle; NOAA Fears
for Public Safety (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
King County Budget Calls for Investments into Healthier
Salmon Habitats (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Scientists Acknowledge Key Errors in Study of How Fast the
Oceans Are Warming (Washington Post)
Columbia Basin Project Ephrata Office Gets $7.1 Million in
Additional Funding (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
California Utility Customers May Be on Hook for
Billions in Wildfire Damage
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric Shares Slammed Again
over Fears of Liability for Camp Fire
3.
Illuminati, Government, Aliens: Fire Conspiracy
Theories Are Wild & Wildly Implausible
4.
Chelan PUD Unveils New Proposed Cryptocurrency
Rate Structure
5.
Port of Moses Lake Considering Power Options
Following Grant PUD Vote
6.
Pacific Northwest More Affordable – Idaho’s
Utilities Are the Cheapest in the Nation
7.
2018 Annual Report Highlights Bonneville Power
Administration Achievements
8.
Legislators Set Criteria for Evaluating
Potential Bids for Buying Santee Cooper
9.
Tennessee Valley Authority CEO to Retire
10.
U-S FERC Launches Process to Speed Hydro
Licensing
11.
Sea Lions Found Shot to Death in West Seattle;
NOAA Fears for Public Safety
12.
Canada: Hundreds of Noisy, Smelly Sea Lions Fill
Cowichan Bay — To the Delight of Many
13.
King County Budget Calls for Investments into
Healthier Salmon Habitats
14.
Idaho Officials Suspend Steelhead Season in Face
of Lawsuit
15.
Columbia River Salmon Season Won’t Reopen Until
Jan. 1
16.
Op/Ed: Dam Breaching Advocates Use Misleading
Claims
17.
Flinging Fish for Science
18.
The New e-Connectivity Pilot Grants
19.
Grant PUD Looking to Finish Fiber Project in
Five Years
20.
Report Details Charging Station Demand Charge
Alternatives
21.
As Smart Meters Proliferate, a New Kind of
Demand Response Becomes Entrenched
22.
California ‘Smart Home Study’ Underway
23.
Columbia Basin Project Ephrata Office Gets $7.1
Million in Additional Funding
24.
No Water Contact Advisory for Appletree Cove in
Kitsap County
25.
Water Utility South of Brinnon Gets Franchise
26.
Scientists Acknowledge Key Errors in Study of
How Fast the Oceans Are Warming
27.
Study Shows Proposed Kalama Methanol Plant Would
Drive Down Greenhouse Gas Emissions
28.
Democrats & Republicans Eye Working Together
on Small-Ball Climate Legislation
29.
Op/Ed: Washington State May Yet Lead on a Carbon
Tax
30.
Combative Federal Agency Press Tactics Mirror
Trump’s
31.
Smart Is Talking Back
32.
You Already Email Like a Robot — Why Not
Automate It?
33.
Tariffs Taking A Chunk Out of Washington Potato
Exports, European Union Struggles Could Nullify Problem Soon
34.
Washington State Firefighter Struck by Vehicle While
Battling California Wildfires
35.
FAA Evaluates a Potential Design Flaw on
Boeing’s 737 MAX After Lion Air Crash
36.
Washington State Unemployment Rate Falls Again
37.
Hate Crimes Dramatically on the Rise in
Washington State
38.
A Rural Oregon City Has Become a Hub for Drone
Testing. Now, It Wants to Expand Its Capacity
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION
Rambunctious• \ram-BUNK-shuss\ • Adjective - Uncontrolled in
a way that is playful or full of energy
Fall winds, swirling gusts
Rambunctious leaves playing tag
Float softly to rest
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
California Utility Customers May Be on Hook for
Billions in Wildfire Damage (NY Times)
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric Shares Slammed Again over
Fears of Liability for Camp Fire (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)
3.
Illuminati, Government, Aliens: Fire Conspiracy
Theories Are Wild & Wildly Implausible (Sacramento Bee, CA)
4.
Chelan PUD Unveils New Proposed Cryptocurrency
Rate Structure (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
5.
Port of Moses Lake Considering Power Options
Following Grant PUD Vote (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
6.
Pacific Northwest More Affordable – Idaho’s Utilities
Are the Cheapest in the Nation (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
7.
2018 Annual Report Highlights Bonneville Power
Administration Achievements (Bonneville Power Administration)
8.
Legislators Set Criteria for Evaluating
Potential Bids for Buying Santee Cooper (Charleston Post & Courier, SC)
9.
Tennessee Valley Authority CEO to Retire
(Memphis Business Journal, TN)
10. U-S
FERC Launches Process to Speed Hydro Licensing (S&P Global, Platts)
FISH & WILDLIFE
11. Sea
Lions Found Shot to Death in West Seattle; NOAA Fears for Public Safety (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
12. Canada:
Hundreds of Noisy, Smelly Sea Lions Fill Cowichan Bay — To the Delight of Many
(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
13. King
County Budget Calls for Investments into Healthier Salmon Habitats (KING-TV, Seattle,
WA)
14. Idaho
Officials Suspend Steelhead Season in Face of Lawsuit (Associated Press)
15. Columbia
River Salmon Season Won’t Reopen Until Jan. 1 (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)
16. Op/Ed:
Dam Breaching Advocates Use Misleading Claims (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)
17. Flinging
Fish for Science (Crosscut Seattle)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
18. The
New e-Connectivity Pilot Grants (Pots & Pans)
19. Grant
PUD Looking to Finish Fiber Project in Five Years (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses
Lake, Wa)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
20. Report
Details Charging Station Demand Charge Alternatives (American Public Power
Association)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
21. As
Smart Meters Proliferate, a New Kind of Demand Response Becomes Entrenched (Utility
Dive)
22. California
‘Smart Home Study’ Underway (Renewable Energy World)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
23. Columbia
Basin Project Ephrata Office Gets $7.1 Million in Additional Funding (KPQ
Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
24. No
Water Contact Advisory for Appletree Cove in Kitsap County (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
25. Water
Utility South of Brinnon Gets Franchise (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
26. Scientists
Acknowledge Key Errors in Study of How Fast the Oceans Are Warming (Washington
Post)
27. Study
Shows Proposed Kalama Methanol Plant Would Drive Down Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
28. Democrats
& Republicans Eye Working Together on Small-Ball Climate Legislation (Washington
Examiner)
29. Op/Ed:
Washington State May Yet Lead on a Carbon Tax (Everett Herald, WA)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
30. Combative
Federal Agency Press Tactics Mirror Trump’s (E&E News)
31. Smart
Is Talking Back (American Public Power Association)
32. You
Already Email Like a Robot — Why Not Automate It? (NY Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
33. Tariffs
Taking A Chunk Out of Washington Potato Exports, European Union Struggles Could
Nullify Problem Soon (Ifiberone News, Ephrata, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
34. Washington
State Firefighter Struck by Vehicle While Battling California Wildfires (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
35. FAA
Evaluates a Potential Design Flaw on Boeing’s 737 MAX After Lion Air Crash (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
36. Washington
State Unemployment Rate Falls Again (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
37. Hate
Crimes Dramatically on the Rise in Washington State (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle,
WA)
38. A
Rural Oregon City Has Become a Hub for Drone Testing. Now, It Wants to Expand
Its Capacity (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Legendary Country Musician, ‘Hee Haw’ Star, Roy Clark Dead at
85
“It Is Your Birthday” Father Says Bakers Ruined His Son’s
Birthday Cake with Their ‘Pathetic’ Decorating Skills
The “Worst Toys” for the Holidays, According to Safety Group
These Mountain Goat Kids Lost Their Mothers, But Now Have a New
Home at Wildlife Park
SONGS OF THE DAY
Roy Clark - Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Roy Clark – Yesterday, When I Was Young
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