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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Pacific Gas & Electric Apprentice Lineman Killed in Carr
Fire; Seventh Wildfire Death (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Will We Now Commit to Saving the Pacific Northwest’s Orcas?
A Task Force Meets Tuesday (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory – No mention
of harvest revisions.)
Pacific Northwest Tribes May Soon Have Right to Kill Sea
Lions (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Workers Owed $ 1 Million in Back Wages from Contractor for
Richland Nuclear Plant Work (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
As Google Maps Renames Neighborhoods, Residents Fume (NY
Times)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric Apprentice Lineman
Killed in Carr Fire; Seventh Wildfire Death
2.
As Fires Devastate California, Snohomish PUD
Crews Are on Their Way
3.
Workers Owed $ 1 Million in Back Wages from
Contractor for Richland Nuclear Plant Work
4.
Franklin PUD Losing Top Manager to Energy
Northwest
5.
Moody’s Assigns Baa2 to Pend Oreille PUD’s 2018
Box Canyon Revenue Bonds; Outlook Stable
6.
Franklin PUD Allowing Customers to Round Up
Their Bills to Donate
7.
Critics Say Illinois Smart Grid Study Moving Too
Fast after Legal Delay
8.
Op/Ed: Broadband Access – A Regulatory Call to
Action to Protect Utilities against Cyber Threats
9.
Germany Turns to Brown Coal to Fill Its Energy
Gap
10.
Will We Now Commit to Saving the Pacific
Northwest’s Orcas? A Task Force Meets Tuesday
11.
Op/Ed: The Orca, Her Dead Calf, & Us
12.
Pacific Northwest Tribes May Soon Have Right to
Kill Sea Lions
13.
Sea Lions & Fish – Cantwell Hears Pleas on
Behalf of Salmon
14.
California’s Salmon Industry Fears It Will Be
Wiped Out by Trump
15.
Hot Columbia River Water Halts Some Tri-Cities
Fishing
16.
Broadband Access for Rural Areas Part of
Proposed Federal Agency’s Mission
17.
Where Blockchain Will Really Matter in Energy
18.
Fast-Charging Station for Electric Cars Opens in
Yakima
19.
Federal Officials, Port Angeles to Sign Water
Agreement
20.
As Google Maps Renames Neighborhoods, Residents
Fume
21.
Facebook Adds New Tools to Manage Your Time on
Facebook & Instagram
22.
Hemp Advocates Angry at Federal Felon Ban — But
States Already Impose Barriers
23.
These Are the Most Sustainably Powered Cities in
the U-S
24.
Signature-Gatherers Will Have to Keep Their
Distance from Washington State Fair Entrances, for Now
25.
Accused of Harassment, & Seeking Redemption
at the Ballot Box
26.
Indonesia Earthquake Death Toll Climbs to 91
27.
Crews Nearing Full Containment of Oregon Complex
of Wildfires
28.
Fire Danger Temporarily Bans Target Shooting on
State-Managed Lands
29.
Protests Converge in Portland, But Remain Mostly
Peaceful
30.
Mason County Primary Ballots Due Tuesday
31.
Fluffy Tabby Named Harley Is The 7th Cat Found
Mutilated in Thurston County
32.
North Mason Teen Center Moving into School
Administration Building
WORD OF THE DAY
Hiatus • \high-AYT-us\ • Noun - 1: a break in or as if in a
material object: gap b: a gap or passage in an anatomical part or organ 2a: an
interruption in time or continuity: break; especially: a period when something
(as a program or activity) is suspended or interrupted b: the occurrence of two
vowel sounds without pause or intervening consonantal sound
Frank’s hiatus was due to his treatment of a hiatal hernia.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric Apprentice Lineman
Killed in Carr Fire; Seventh Wildfire Death (Sacramento Bee, CA)
2.
As Fires Devastate California, Snohomish PUD
Crews Are on Their Way (Everett Herald, WA)
4.
Franklin PUD Losing Top Manager to Energy
Northwest (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
5.
Moody’s Assigns Baa2 to Pend Oreille PUD’s 2018
Box Canyon Revenue Bonds; Outlook Stable (Markets Insider)
6.
Franklin PUD Allowing Customers to Round Up
Their Bills to Donate (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
7.
Critics Say Illinois Smart Grid Study Moving Too
Fast after Legal Delay (Energy News Network)
8.
Op/Ed: Broadband Access – A Regulatory Call to
Action to Protect Utilities against Cyber Threats (Utility Dive)
9.
Germany Turns to Brown Coal to Fill Its Energy
Gap (National Public Radio)
FISH & WILDLIFE
10. Will
We Now Commit to Saving the Pacific Northwest’s Orcas? A Task Force Meets Tuesday
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory – No mention of harvest revisions.)
11. Op/Ed:
The Orca, Her Dead Calf, & Us (NY Times)
12. Pacific
Northwest Tribes May Soon Have Right to Kill Sea Lions (Aberdeen Daily World,
WA)
13. Sea
Lions & Fish – Cantwell Hears Pleas on Behalf of Salmon (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
14. California’s
Salmon Industry Fears It Will Be Wiped Out by Trump (Los Angeles Times, CA)
15. Hot
Columbia River Water Halts Some Tri-Cities Fishing (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick,
WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
16. Broadband
Access for Rural Areas Part of Proposed Federal Agency’s Mission (Las Vegas
Review-Journal, NV)
17. Where
Blockchain Will Really Matter in Energy (Axios)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
18. Fast-Charging
Station for Electric Cars Opens in Yakima (KAPP-TV, Yakima, WA)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
19. Federal
Officials, Port Angeles to Sign Water Agreement (Associated Press)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
20. As
Google Maps Renames Neighborhoods, Residents Fume (NY Times)
21. Facebook
Adds New Tools to Manage Your Time on Facebook & Instagram (Social Media
Examiner)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
22. Hemp
Advocates Angry at Federal Felon Ban — But States Already Impose Barriers (McClatchy
Syndication)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
23. These
Are the Most Sustainably Powered Cities in the U-S (Fast Company)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
24. Signature-Gatherers
Will Have to Keep Their Distance from Washington State Fair Entrances, for Now (News
Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
25. Accused
of Harassment, & Seeking Redemption at the Ballot Box (NY Times)
GENERAL NEWS
26. Indonesia
Earthquake Death Toll Climbs to 91 (Reuters)
27. Crews
Nearing Full Containment of Oregon Complex of Wildfires (Associated Press)
28. Fire
Danger Temporarily Bans Target Shooting on State-Managed Lands (KMAS Radio, Shelton,
WA)
29. Protests
Converge in Portland, But Remain Mostly Peaceful (Oregonian, Portland)
30. Mason
County Primary Ballots Due Tuesday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
31. Fluffy
Tabby Named Harley Is The 7th Cat Found Mutilated in Thurston County (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
32. North
Mason Teen Center Moving into School Administration Building (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
US Teacher Rows Solo Across Atlantic in Record Time
Broomsticks at the Ready: Quidditch & Other Kids’ Games
Go Pro
Tongue Splitting: Surgeons Warn of Serious Health Risks
Curiosity Rover Celebrates Six Cold, Lonely Years on Mars with
a Tweet (Mashable)
SONG OF THE DAY
Jimmy Buffett – Son of a Son of a Sailor
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