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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
NOAA Plans ‘Outside the Box’ Response to Save J Pod Orca,
Which May Have Just Days to Live (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Fraser River Is Now So Warm It May Kill Migrating Sockeye
Salmon – No Dams Here (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Idaho Power Working to Protect Transmission Line from Sharps
Fire (Idaho Mountain Express, Ketchum, ID)
Windmill Fire Spreads to 2,000 Acres near Arlington (KGW-TV,
Portland, OR)
Oregon’s Rampant Marijuana Overproduction Feeds Black
Market, Report Says (Oregonian, Portland)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Idaho Power Working to Protect Transmission Line
from Sharps Fire
2.
Will Lower Cost Renewables & Natural Gas
Accelerate PacifiCorp’s Generation Transition?
3.
Canada Envisions Small Nuclear Reactors
Producing Power & Hydrogen in Remote Towns
4.
No Clear Answers on Nevada Electricity Rates If
Question 3 Initiative Passes
5.
AMI Opt-Out Fees, Shift Towards Holistic
Planning among Second Quarter Trends
6.
As California Customer Choice Options Expand,
Regulators Work to Ensure Grid Costs Are Equitable
7.
$429.70 a Megawatt-Hour – New York’s Muggy Night
Sent Wholesale Power to Four-Year High
8.
A Bitcoin Miner’s Guide to America’s Cheapest
Electricity
9.
NOAA Plans ‘Outside the Box’ Response to Save J
Pod Orca, Which May Have Just Days to Live
10.
Op/Ed: The Orca Mother Mourns. We Mourn with Her
11.
Fraser River Is Now So Warm It May Kill
Migrating Sockeye Salmon – No Dams Here
12.
Fraser River Sockeye Forecast 2018
13.
Federal Agency Pauses Tree-Removal Plan to Help
Sage Grouse
14.
Windmill Fire Spreads to 2,000 Acres near
Arlington
15.
Clallam County to Seek Expert Advice on Cell
Towers
16.
American Public Power Association Opposes Pole
Attachment Legislation
17.
One Touch Make Ready Rule – FCC Almost Does
Something Right – It May Give Google Fiber a Boost
18.
Trump’s Challenge of California’s Emissions
Rules Could Zap Its Electric Car Industry
19.
It’s Time to Embrace “Iterative” Reporting
20.
Roy Moore Attorney Sues ‘Reputation’ Manager
21.
Here’s an Email Structure for When You Don’t
Know What to Write
22.
See a Smart Home Go Rogue in New State Farm
Campaign
23.
Oregon’s Rampant Marijuana Overproduction Feeds
Black Market, Report Says
24.
First Year of Nevada Marijuana Sales Exceeds
Expectations
25.
Top National Security Officials Brief Bewildered
Nation on Efforts to Combat Election Interference
26.
Trump Officials Link Fuel Economy Rules to
Deadly Crashes. Experts Are Skeptical.
27.
How to Succeed: Have a Sense of Purpose &
Don’t Be an “A**Hole”
28.
U-S Added 157,000 Jobs in July; Unemployment
Rate Slips to 3.9 Percent
29.
Initiatives on Carbon Fees, Soda Taxes Qualify
for Ballot
30.
Republican Washington State Lawmaker Denies
Inappropriate Behavior, Suggests He’s Under Attack by Liberals
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION
Illusory ● \ill-LOOZ-uh-ree\ ● Adjective – Based on or
producing illusion: deceptive illusory hopes.
Illusory truth
Political speech gone wrong
Lie detector time
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Idaho Power Working to Protect Transmission Line
from Sharps Fire (Idaho Mountain Express, Ketchum, ID)
2.
Will Lower Cost Renewables & Natural Gas
Accelerate PacifiCorp’s Generation Transition? (Utility Dive)
3.
Canada Envisions Small Nuclear Reactors
Producing Power & Hydrogen in Remote Towns (Forbes Magazine)
4.
No Clear Answers on Nevada Electricity Rates If Question
3 Initiative Passes (Nevada Watchdog)
5.
AMI Opt-Out Fees, Shift Towards Holistic
Planning among Second Quarter Trends (American Public Power Association)
6.
As California Customer Choice Options Expand,
Regulators Work to Ensure Grid Costs Are Equitable (Utility Dive)
7.
$429.70 a Megawatt-Hour – New York’s Muggy Night
Sent Wholesale Power to Four-Year High (Bloomberg News)
8.
A Bitcoin Miner’s Guide to America’s Cheapest
Electricity (24/7 Wall Street)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
NOAA Plans ‘Outside the Box’ Response to Save J Pod
Orca, Which May Have Just Days to Live (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
10. Op/Ed:
The Orca Mother Mourns. We Mourn with Her (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
11. Fraser
River Is Now So Warm It May Kill Migrating Sockeye Salmon – No Dams Here (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
12. Fraser
River Sockeye Forecast 2018 – “…sockeye in 2010 & 2014 were about 30
million & 20 million fish respectively…2015 to 2017 returns were a tenth of
those numbers…” (Island Fisherman, BC)
13. Federal
Agency Pauses Tree-Removal Plan to Help Sage Grouse (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
14. Windmill
Fire Spreads to 2,000 Acres near Arlington (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
15. Clallam
County to Seek Expert Advice on Cell Towers (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles,
WA)
16. American
Public Power Association Opposes Pole Attachment Legislation (American Public
Power Association)
17. One
Touch Make Ready Rule – FCC Almost Does Something Right – It May Give Google
Fiber a Boost (Gizmodo)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
18. Trump’s
Challenge of California’s Emissions Rules Could Zap Its Electric Car Industry (Sacramento
Bee, CA)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
19. It’s
Time to Embrace “Iterative” Reporting (American Public Power Association)
20. Roy
Moore Attorney Sues ‘Reputation’ Manager (Courthouse News Service)
21. Here’s
an Email Structure for When You Don’t Know What to Write (Fast Company)
22. See
a Smart Home Go Rogue in New State Farm Campaign (AdWeek)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
23. Oregon’s
Rampant Marijuana Overproduction Feeds Black Market, Report Says (Oregonian,
Portland)
24. First
Year of Nevada Marijuana Sales Exceeds Expectations (Associated Press)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
25. Top
National Security Officials Brief Bewildered Nation on Efforts to Combat
Election Interference (Gizmodo)
26. Trump
Officials Link Fuel Economy Rules to Deadly Crashes. Experts Are Skeptical. (NY
Times)
27. How
to Succeed: Have a Sense of Purpose & Don’t Be an “A**Hole” (Fast Company)
GENERAL NEWS
28. U-S
Added 157,000 Jobs in July; Unemployment Rate Slips to 3.9 Percent (NY Times)
29. Initiatives
on Carbon Fees, Soda Taxes Qualify for Ballot (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
30. Republican
Washington State Lawmaker Denies Inappropriate Behavior, Suggests He’s Under
Attack by Liberals (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
A small-town couple left behind a stolen painting worth over
$100 million — and a big mystery
Godzilla? Invasion of Big, Voracious Lizards Threatens U-S
South: Study
Crown Jewel Thieves Escaped on Bikes before Jumping into Speedboat,
Police Say
Ruminant Rebellion – Dozens of Goats Overtake Boise Neighborhood,
Possibly Plotting World Domination
https://mashable.com/2018/08/03/goats-roam-boise-streets/
SONG OF THE DAY
Earth Wind & Fire – Shining Star/That’s the Way of the
World
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