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bloated on eggnog and other seasonal delicacies. Merry Christmas, happy holidays.
May your Festivus “airing of the grievances” be brief.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Weather Will Be OK, But Thousands Will Be Without Power
Through the Weekend (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Jefferson County Public Utility District Commissioners
Remove General Manager (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Thirsty Data Centers: Apple Pledges $9 Million for
Prineville, Oregon Water Storage (Associated Press)
Hells Canyon Agreement: No Salmonid Reintroduction Above
Dams for Now, Stresses Habitat, Research (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Library Levy: Boosted Facebook Post Results in PDC Fine for
Pierce County Library System *News
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Weather Will Be OK, But Thousands Will Be
Without Power Through the Weekend
2.
6:30 AM Update: Mason PUD 3 Restoration Efforts
Complete, Last day of Fall Features Damaging Windstorm
3.
Shout Out to Coastal Utilities: Wild Sights from
Thursday’s High Winds & Flooding
4.
Jefferson County Public Utility District
Commissioners Remove General Manager
5.
Repaired Rod at Rocky Reach Dam Holding Up Well
6.
EIA Report Finds Nearly All Power Plants Retired
Since 2008 Were Powered by Fossil Fuels
7.
NERC Stress Test Finds Grid Can Withstand
Transformation, New & Varied Energy Sources
8.
Hells Canyon Agreement: No Salmonid
Reintroduction Above Dams for Now, Stresses Habitat, Research
9.
Mid-Columbia: No Direct Impact Here from
Bonneville Power Administration Spill Agreement
10.
Washington State Investigating Catastrophic
Salmon Deaths at Pierce County Hatchery
11.
More Than 180,000 Salmon-Eating Fish Removed
from Columbia & Snake Rivers
12.
Groups Sue Trump Administration for ‘Harassing’
Whales with Seismic Blasting
13.
Third Lawsuit Over Killing Barred Owls Dismissed
14.
Rooftop Solar Remains Marginal in America
15.
New Jersey Regulators Hand Third Rejection to
Atlantic City Offshore Wind Pilot
16.
Study: Schafer Island Beach Best Spot to Land
Transoceanic Fiber Optic Cable
17.
2018 Was the Year of 5G Hype – The 5G Reality Is
Yet to Come
18.
Thirsty Data Centers: Apple Pledges $9 Million for
Prineville, Oregon Water Storage
19.
U-S Sens. Jeff Flake & Chris Coons Introduce
Bipartisan Carbon Tax Bill
20.
Library Levy: Boosted Facebook Post Results in
PDC Fine for Pierce County Library System
21.
Facebook Just Can’t Seem to Learn from Its
Mistakes
22.
Apollo 8’s Earthrise: The Shot Seen Round the
World
23.
The World’s Biggest Beer Company Is Looking at
Making Cannabis Drinks
24.
Bring-Your-Own-Mug Campaign Changes Some
Coffee-Drinking Habits in Tacoma
25.
Washington State Rep. Manweller Submits
Resignation
26.
Officials in Washington State Legislature Launch
Workplace Review of Rep. Jeff Morris
27.
Shutdown Looming: President Trump, Republican
Senators Meet to Thrash Out Wall-Funding Dilemma
28.
Holiday Travel Numbers Expected to Hit a Record
High; Snow Possible in Low-Lying Areas of Eastern Washington
29.
Marking the Winter Solstice, from Neolithic
Times to Today
30.
City of Shelton Names New Municipal Court Judge
31.
Volunteers Come Together to Clean Up Area Behind
Westside Lanes in West Olympia
32.
Washington Minimum Wage Increases to $12 an Hour
in January
33.
Seattle Soda-Tax Collections Top $16 Million in
Nine Months
WORD OF THE DAY
Frenetic /fruh-NET-ick/ Adjective – Marked by excitement,
disorder, or anxiety-driven activity: frenzied, frantic.
Frenetic. See Costco, 5 PM, Sunday, December 23, 2018.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Weather Will Be OK, But Thousands Will Be Without Power
Through the Weekend (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
6:30 AM Update: Mason PUD 3 Restoration Efforts Complete,
Last day of Fall Features Damaging Windstorm (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Shout Out to Coastal Utilities: Wild Sights from Thursday’s High
Winds & Flooding (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Jefferson County Public Utility District Commissioners
Remove General Manager (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Repaired Rod at Rocky Reach Dam Holding Up Well (NCW Life
Channel, East Wenatchee, WA)
EIA Report Finds Nearly All Power Plants Retired Since 2008
Were Powered by Fossil Fuels (Daily Energy Insider)
NERC Stress Test Finds Grid Can Withstand Transformation,
New & Varied Energy Sources (American Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Hells Canyon Agreement: No Salmonid Reintroduction Above
Dams for Now, Stresses Habitat, Research (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Mid-Columbia: No Direct Impact Here from Bonneville Power
Administration Spill Agreement (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
Washington State Investigating Catastrophic Salmon Deaths at
Pierce County Hatchery (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
More Than 180,000 Salmon-Eating Fish Removed from Columbia &
Snake Rivers (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Groups Sue Trump Administration for ‘Harassing’ Whales with
Seismic Blasting (Grist Online)
Third Lawsuit Over Killing Barred Owls Dismissed (Associated
Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Rooftop Solar Remains Marginal in America (The Economist)
New Jersey Regulators Hand Third Rejection to Atlantic City
Offshore Wind Pilot (Utility Dive)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Study: Schafer Island Beach Best Spot to Land Transoceanic
Fiber Optic Cable (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
2018 Was the Year of 5G Hype – The 5G Reality Is Yet to Come
(Washington Post)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
Thirsty Data Centers: Apple Pledges $9 Million for Prineville,
Oregon Water Storage (Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
U-S Sens. Jeff Flake & Chris Coons Introduce Bipartisan
Carbon Tax Bill (Washington Examiner)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
Library Levy: Boosted Facebook Post Results in PDC Fine for
Pierce County Library System (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Facebook Just Can’t Seem to Learn from Its Mistakes (Los
Angeles Times, CA)
Apollo 8’s Earthrise: The Shot Seen Round the World (NY
Times)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
The World’s Biggest Beer Company Is Looking at Making
Cannabis Drinks (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
Bring-Your-Own-Mug Campaign Changes Some Coffee-Drinking
Habits in Tacoma (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Washington State Rep. Manweller Submits Resignation
(Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Shutdown Looming: President Trump, Republican Senators Meet
to Thrash Out Wall-Funding Dilemma (Reuters)
GENERAL NEWS
Holiday Travel Numbers Expected to Hit a Record High; Snow
Possible in Low-Lying Areas of Eastern Washington (Spokesman Review, Spokane,
WA)
Marking the Winter Solstice, from Neolithic Times to Today
(Penn Today)
City of Shelton Names New Municipal Court Judge (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
Volunteers Come Together to Clean Up Area Behind Westside
Lanes in West Olympia (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Washington Minimum Wage Increases to $12 an Hour in January
(Associated Press)
Seattle Soda-Tax Collections Top $16 Million in Nine Months
(Associated Press)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Emotional Support Chicken Allowed on Flights — While
Supplies Last
Maybe Don’t Eat Glitter, FDA Says
WATCH: Parents Surprise Daughter with Dog She Loved from Shelter
Oregon Dad Uses Personal Ad to Find Dates for Three Sons
During New Zealand Vacation
SONG OF THE DAY
Kelly Clarkson – Please Come Home for Christmas
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