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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Another Windstorm Will Hit the Pacific Northwest on Thursday
(Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
Merger, They Wrote: Avista & Hydro One Ask Washington
State Regulators to Reconsider Rejection (Utility Dive)
Bonneville, Government & Tribes Agree to Dam Spill
Increases (Longview Daily News, WA)
Fish Farmer Destroys 800,000 Juvenile Atlantic Salmon Due to
Disease; Second Purge in Past Year (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Groups Threaten to Sue Unless Feds Reassess How Salmon
Fishing Harms Orcas (Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Merger, They Wrote: Avista & Hydro One Ask
Washington State Regulators to Reconsider Rejection
2.
Kalama Methanol Plant Would Cut Homeowners’
Taxes
3.
Green Groups Press for McNamee Recusal on FERC
Resilience Docket
4.
A Tribute to Tony Usibelli
5.
Fish Farmer Destroys 800,000 Juvenile Atlantic
Salmon Due to Disease; Second Purge in Past Year
6.
King County Takes Emergency Action to Save
Kokanee Salmon
7.
WDFW Loses 9 Percent of Yearly Chinook
Production in Hatchery Disaster
8.
Bonneville, Government & Tribes Agree to Dam
Spill Increases
9.
Opponents Call New Dam Agreement to Help Salmon
‘Worse Than Useless’
10.
Unprecedented Pact on Spill in Columbia &
Snake Rivers Draws Skepticism, Praise
11.
Dam Agreement Aims to Help More Salmon Survive
Columbia River Journey
12.
Columbia, Snake Salmon Get Three Years of Spring
‘Spill’ Help
13.
Groups Threaten to Sue Unless Feds Reassess How
Salmon Fishing Harms Orcas
14.
Editorial: Targeting Sea Lions Will Help Orcas,
Columbia River Salmon
15.
Flexible Spill Agreement Aims to Benefit Salmon
& Hydropower
16.
States, Agencies, Nez Perce Tribe Agree to
Stop-Gap Measure to Aid Struggling Salmon Populations
17.
Meet Three Pillars of Washington State History
Who Ended the Capture of Puget Sound Killer Whales
18.
ALLETE Clean Energy Refurbishing Oregon Wind
Facility
19.
Solar Power Buyers Loved 2018 – Panel Makers
Loathed It
20.
Washington, DC Passes ‘Most Ambitious’ Mandate
for 100% Renewables By 2032
21.
Wisconsin ‘Rent-A-Roof’ Pilot Would Give Utility
Solar Monopoly, Critics Say
22.
This Artificial Intelligence Just Mapped Every
Solar Panel in the United States
23.
Oregon’s Gigabit Tax Break Faces Fresh Repeal
Effort
24.
Emerson Thermostats Recalled Due to Potential
Fire Hazard
25.
Switch to LED Lights Brightens a Co-op’s Bottom
Line
26.
Nine States & DC Agree to Create
Cap-And-Trade Program for Transportation
27.
Editorial: Washington State Gov. Inslee Stops
Pushing Carbon Fee. Potential Presidential Candidate Inslee Should Keep the
Faith
28.
Google, Facebook To Pay $450,000 for Washington
State Violation
29.
Facebook in More Hot Water: Report Says It Gave
Tech Titans Extra Access to User Data
30.
Google’s Marketing of Children’s Apps Misleads
Parents, Consumer Groups Say
31.
Why Reply-All Emails Are Always the Wrong Move
32.
‘Dead Skunk’ Stench from Marijuana Farms
Outrages Californians
33.
U-S Senate to Vote on Funding Bill, Easing Shutdown
Threat
34.
Washington State Senate Investigating
Allegations Against Sen. Kevin Ranker
35.
Shelton Police Report Credit Card ‘Skimming’
around Mason County
36.
Port Orchard Picking Up the Pieces after
‘Stronger Than Normal’ Tornado Destroys Homes
37.
Another Windstorm Will Hit the Pacific Northwest
on Thursday
38.
Target Shooting in Tahuya State Forest Upsets
Nearby Residents; DNR Struggles to Relocate Site
39.
Port of Shelton Sells Marina to Yacht Club
40.
Karma’s a B*tch – Trusted Clerk Embezzled
$289,000 from Costco While Calling Subordinates Incompetent
41.
Group Honors Retired Shelton Engineer as Science
‘Defender, Champion’
42.
Safeco Field to Be Renamed T-Mobile Park
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION
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Please take my tchotchkes
Pleads the trade show marketer
Can’t take them all home
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Merger, They Wrote: Avista & Hydro One Ask
Washington State Regulators to Reconsider Rejection (Utility Dive)
2.
Kalama Methanol Plant Would Cut Homeowners’
Taxes (Longview Daily News, WA)
3.
Green Groups Press for McNamee Recusal on FERC
Resilience Docket (Utility Dive)
4.
A Tribute to Tony Usibelli (Energy News, WA Dept
of Commerce, Energy Division, Olympia, WA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
5.
Fish Farmer Destroys 800,000 Juvenile Atlantic
Salmon Due to Disease; Second Purge in Past Year (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
6.
King County Takes Emergency Action to Save
Kokanee Salmon (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
7.
WDFW Loses 9 Percent of Yearly Chinook
Production in Hatchery Disaster (Capital Press)
SALMON SPILL FEEDING FRENZY
8.
Bonneville, Government & Tribes Agree to Dam
Spill Increases (Longview Daily News, WA)
9.
Opponents Call New Dam Agreement to Help Salmon ‘Worse
Than Useless’ (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
10. Unprecedented
Pact on Spill in Columbia & Snake Rivers Draws Skepticism, Praise (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
11. Dam
Agreement Aims to Help More Salmon Survive Columbia River Journey (Oregon
Public Broadcasting)
12. Columbia,
Snake Salmon Get Three Years of Spring ‘Spill’ Help (Portland Business Journal,
OR)
13. Groups
Threaten to Sue Unless Feds Reassess How Salmon Fishing Harms Orcas (Associated
Press)
14. Editorial:
Targeting Sea Lions Will Help Orcas, Columbia River Salmon (Seattle Times, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
15. Flexible
Spill Agreement Aims to Benefit Salmon & Hydropower (News Release – Bonneville
Power Administration)
16. States,
Agencies, Nez Perce Tribe Agree to Stop-Gap Measure to Aid Struggling Salmon
Populations (News Release – EarthJustice)
17. Meet
Three Pillars of Washington State History Who Ended the Capture of Puget Sound
Killer Whales (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
18. ALLETE
Clean Energy Refurbishing Oregon Wind Facility (Business North)
19. Solar
Power Buyers Loved 2018 – Panel Makers Loathed It (Bloomberg News)
20. Washington,
DC Passes ‘Most Ambitious’ Mandate for 100% Renewables By 2032 (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/dc-passes-most-ambitious-mandate-for-100-renewables-by-2032/544702/
21. Wisconsin
‘Rent-A-Roof’ Pilot Would Give Utility Solar Monopoly, Critics Say (Energy News
Network)
22. This
Artificial Intelligence Just Mapped Every Solar Panel in the United States
(Gizmodo)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
23. Oregon’s
Gigabit Tax Break Faces Fresh Repeal Effort (Oregonian, Portland)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
24. Emerson
Thermostats Recalled Due to Potential Fire Hazard (CBS News)
25. Switch
to LED Lights Brightens a Co-op’s Bottom Line (Habitat Magazine)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
26. Nine
States & DC Agree to Create Cap-And-Trade Program for Transportation
(Washington Examiner)
27. Editorial:
Washington State Gov. Inslee Stops Pushing Carbon Fee. Potential Presidential
Candidate Inslee Should Keep the Faith (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
28. Google,
Facebook To Pay $450,000 for Washington State Violation (Spokesman Review,
Spokane, WA)
29. Facebook
in More Hot Water: Report Says It Gave Tech Titans Extra Access to User Data
(San Jose Mercury News, CA)
30. Google’s
Marketing of Children’s Apps Misleads Parents, Consumer Groups Say (NY Times)
31. Why
Reply-All Emails Are Always the Wrong Move (Medium)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
32. ‘Dead
Skunk’ Stench from Marijuana Farms Outrages Californians (NY Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
33. U-S
Senate to Vote on Funding Bill, Easing Shutdown Threat (Associated Press)
34. Washington
State Senate Investigating Allegations Against Sen. Kevin Ranker (Associated
Press)
GENERAL NEWS
35. Shelton
Police Report Credit Card ‘Skimming’ around Mason County (KMAS Radio, Shelton,
WA)
36. Port
Orchard Picking Up the Pieces after ‘Stronger Than Normal’ Tornado Destroys
Homes (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
37. Another
Windstorm Will Hit the Pacific Northwest on Thursday (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
38. Target
Shooting in Tahuya State Forest Upsets Nearby Residents; DNR Struggles to
Relocate Site (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
39. Port
of Shelton Sells Marina to Yacht Club (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
40. Karma’s
a B*tch – Trusted Clerk Embezzled $289,000 from Costco While Calling
Subordinates Incompetent (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
41. Group
Honors Retired Shelton Engineer as Science ‘Defender, Champion’ (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
42. Safeco
Field to Be Renamed T-Mobile Park (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Hershey’s Kisses Are Missing Their Tips – People Aren’t
Happy
A Humble Weed Grew in a Cracked City Sidewalk. Now It’s the
Christmas Weed, a Festive Holiday Destination.
Diner Finds Valuable Pearl in His Oyster While Eating at
Manhattan Restaurant
California election resolved with Dungeons & Dragons
dice
SONG OF THE DAY
Laura Nyro – (Rose In) Spanish Harlem
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