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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Columbia River Treaty Negotiators Ask for Patience Ahead of
Further Talks (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
New Endangered Puget Sound Orca Dies Soon after Birth
(Associated Press)
Colstrip Power Generating Station Shut Down to Address
Unsafe Pollution Issues, Scheduled Maintenance (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Study: Oregon Gets A D+ in Renewable Energy (Oregonian,
Portland)
https://www.oregonlive.com/expo/news/erry-2018/07/3d33303baa4546/study-oregon-gets-a-d-in-renew.html
Kink in the Jet Stream & Climate Change Spur Extreme
Weather (Bloomberg News)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Columbia River Treaty Negotiators Ask for
Patience Ahead of Further Talks
2.
Treaty Negotiator: Canada Could Revisit Salmon
Restoration to British Columbia Spawning Grounds
3.
Colstrip Power Generating Station Shut Down to
Address Unsafe Pollution Issues, Scheduled Maintenance
4.
Wildfire Costs Jolt Pacific Gas & Electric
with Huge Loss, CEO Calls Brown Fire Plan “Insufficient”
5.
Franklin PUD Places Moratorium on New
High-Density Load Applications
6.
Grays Harbor PUD Warns of Continued Phone Scams
7.
Another Scam Targets Chelan PUD Customers
8.
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Power Plant Water
Intake Rule
9.
Three Northeast U-S Utilities Seek $426 Million
for Negotiating Canadian Hydro Contracts
10.
Russian Hackers Used Phishing Tools in 2017
Attack on Grid
11.
Laos Dam Collapse Raises Questions about
Construction Standards
12.
New Endangered Puget Sound Orca Dies Soon after
Birth
13.
Washington State Officials Say It Would Cost
Millions to Keep the Naches Fish Hatchery Open. Workers Say That’s “Bogus.”
14.
Study: Oregon Gets A D+ in Renewable Energy
15.
Rachel Shimshak Reflects on 24 Years of
Northwest Renewable Energy: What’s Next for the Region?
16.
Ford Is Saying Goodbye to Cars & Hello to
Batteries
17.
Beyond Weatherization: Are Utilities Doing
Enough to Engage Low-Income Customers?
18.
Canada: After 15 Years on a Boil Advisory, The
Semiahmoo First Nation Is Finally Getting Potable Water
19.
Kink in the Jet Stream & Climate Change Spur
Extreme Weather
20.
Is There a Conservative Case for a Carbon Tax?
21.
Op/Ed: A Carbon Tax Plan That’s a Bad Deal for
the Public
22.
Facebook’s Grim Forecast: Privacy Push Will
Erode Profits for Years
23.
A Large Body of Water on Mars Is Detected,
Raising the Potential for Alien Life
24.
An Oregon Student Was Suspended for Wearing a
Border Wall Shirt. It Cost the District $25,000 & an Apology.
25.
Wednesday Logging Truck Collision Stops Traffic
on Shelton’s Olympic Highway South
26.
Brush Fire Off East Johns Prairie Road Burns Two
Structures — Firefighters Respond
27.
Hepatitis C Outbreak Linked to Puyallup Hospital
Reaches Double Digits
28.
City of Shelton Turns Off Signal at 7th &
Alder; Closes Streets
29.
Yosemite National Park Evacuated Amid Threat
from Fire
30.
Girl Revives Toddler Found in Washington State
Septic Tank
WORD OF THE DAY
Roustabout • \ROWSS-tuh-bowt\ • noun – 1a: deckhand b:
longshoreman 2: an unskilled or semiskilled laborer especially in an oil field
or refinery *3: a circus worker who erects & dismantles tents, cares for
the grounds, & handles animals & equipment.
Garfunkel had worked his entire life as a roustabout for the
circus, putting up and taking down the billowing big-top tent. With retirement
looming, all he had to show for his 30 years of work were numerous tattoos, a
life-time supply of “zoo-doo” and the emotional scars from the 1968 “clown car
calamity” in Hoboken, New Jersey. “There was clown white all over the highway,”
he muttered; visibly shuddering over the memory.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
2.
Treaty Negotiator: Canada Could Revisit Salmon
Restoration to British Columbia Spawning Grounds (Spokesman Review, Spokane,
WA)
3.
Colstrip Power Generating Station Shut Down to
Address Unsafe Pollution Issues, Scheduled Maintenance (Spokesman Review, Spokane,
WA)
4.
Wildfire Costs Jolt Pacific Gas & Electric with
Huge Loss, CEO Calls Brown Fire Plan “Insufficient” (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
5.
Franklin PUD Places Moratorium on New High-Density
Load Applications (Franklin PUD, Pasco, WA)
6.
Grays Harbor PUD Warns of Continued Phone Scams (KXRO
Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
7.
Another Scam Targets Chelan PUD Customers (KPQ
Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
8.
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Power Plant Water
Intake Rule (American Public Power Association)
9.
Three Northeast U-S Utilities Seek $426 Million for
Negotiating Canadian Hydro Contracts (CommonWealth Magazine, Boston, MA)
10. Russian
Hackers Used Phishing Tools in 2017 Attack on Grid (Associated Press)
11. Laos
Dam Collapse Raises Questions about Construction Standards (Christian Science
Monitor)
FISH & WILDLIFE
12. New
Endangered Puget Sound Orca Dies Soon after Birth (Associated Press)
13. Washington
State Officials Say It Would Cost Millions to Keep the Naches Fish Hatchery
Open. Workers Say That’s “Bogus.” (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
14. Study:
Oregon Gets A D+ in Renewable Energy (Oregonian, Portland)
https://www.oregonlive.com/expo/news/erry-2018/07/3d33303baa4546/study-oregon-gets-a-d-in-renew.html
15. Rachel
Shimshak Reflects on 24 Years of Northwest Renewable Energy: What’s Next for
the Region? (North American Windpower)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
16. Ford
Is Saying Goodbye to Cars & Hello to Batteries (Engadget)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
17. Beyond
Weatherization: Are Utilities Doing Enough to Engage Low-Income Customers? (Utility
Dive)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
18. Canada:
After 15 Years on a Boil Advisory, The Semiahmoo First Nation Is Finally
Getting Potable Water (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
19. Kink
in the Jet Stream & Climate Change Spur Extreme Weather (Bloomberg News)
20. Is
There a Conservative Case for a Carbon Tax? (Christian Science Monitor)
21. Op/Ed:
A Carbon Tax Plan That’s a Bad Deal for the Public (NY Times)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
22. Facebook’s
Grim Forecast: Privacy Push Will Erode Profits for Years (Reuters)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
23. A
Large Body of Water on Mars Is Detected, Raising the Potential for Alien Life (NY
Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
24. An
Oregon Student Was Suspended for Wearing a Border Wall Shirt. It Cost the District
$25,000 & an Apology. (Washington Post)
GENERAL NEWS
25. Wednesday
Logging Truck Collision Stops Traffic on Shelton’s Olympic Highway South (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
26. Brush
Fire Off East Johns Prairie Road Burns Two Structures — Firefighters Respond (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
27. Hepatitis
C Outbreak Linked to Puyallup Hospital Reaches Double Digits (Spokesman Review,
Spokane, WA)
28. City
of Shelton Turns Off Signal at 7th & Alder; Closes Streets (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
29. Yosemite
National Park Evacuated Amid Threat from Fire (NY Times)
30. Girl
Revives Toddler Found in Washington State Septic Tank (Associated Press)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Leave a Giant Parabolic Mirror in
Your Car on a Sunny Day
Researchers Use Leaf Blower to See How Lizards Endure Storms
Dozens Heard Amelia Earhart’s Final, Chilling Pleas for
Help, Researchers Say
One Hen, 76 Ducklings: What’s the Deal with This Picture?
SONG OF THE DAY
Modern English – Melt with You
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