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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Hurricane Florence May Bring Unprecedented Flooding,
Historical Rainfall to North Carolina (ABC News)
Seattle Auditor to Investigate Seattle City Light Practices
after Complaints Over Huge Electricity Bills (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
Expect Your Power Bill to Go Up If Carbon Initiative Passes,
Say Benton, Franklin PUDs (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Washington State Judge Allows PacifiCorp to Keep Coal Study
Under Wraps (Utility Dive)
FCC Data Exaggerates Broadband Access on Tribal Lands (Ars
Technica)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Seattle Auditor to Investigate Seattle City
Light Practices after Complaints Over Huge Electricity Bills
2.
Seattle City Light Sent This Couple a $2,000
Bill; They Just Happen to Be Former Employees
3.
Washington State Judge Allows PacifiCorp to Keep
Coal Study Under Wraps
4.
Blending Science, Policy on Dams
5.
Irrigation Districts, Grant PUD Discuss 2-Year
Contract
6.
Jefferson PUD Will Reinstate Late Fees in
October
7.
Columnist: Had They Bet on Nuclear, Not
Renewables, Germany & California Would Already Have 100% Clean Power
8.
Experts Weigh Next Steps, Possible Capture to
Save Ill Orca
9.
Orcas Chase San Diego Fishermen Off Baja
10.
Three Oregon Tribes Are Locked in a Dispute Over
Fishing at Willamette Falls. It’s About Much More Than a Few Salmon.
11.
FCC Data Exaggerates Broadband Access on Tribal
Lands
12.
California 5G Rollout – Starting Thursday,
Sacramento Will Be a Pioneer in Blazing-Fast Wireless Internet
13.
That British Airways Breach Shows Hackers
Fine-Tuning E-Commerce Attacks
14.
Phishing Is the Internet’s Most Successful Con
15.
Pacific Power Launches Effort to Increase
Charging Stations in Oregon
16.
Expect Your Power Bill to Go Up If Carbon
Initiative Passes, Say Benton, Franklin PUDs
17.
Driest Summer in a Century Offers Taste of
Seattle’s Future
18.
Local Governments Band Together in California to
Fight Climate Change
19.
Bucking Trends, Findings for Ruralite, Currents,
& Florida Currents Show Huge Engagement, Loyalty
20.
The New Energy Water Bill Deal
21.
U-S House Plans Hearing on Progress of Train
Safety Device That Could Prevent Hundreds of Deaths
22.
Editorial: Public Records 101 for Washington
State Legislative Task Force
23.
Hurricane Florence May Bring Unprecedented
Flooding, Historical Rainfall to North Carolina
24.
“Tremendously Big, Tremendously Wet” – President
Trump Says U-S ‘Totally Prepared’ as Hurricane Florence Approaches East Coast
25.
Cougar Attack Suspected in Death of Missing
Oregon Hiker Found near Mount Hood
26.
Two Teens Seen Ignoring Auburn Store Clerk Who
Collapses in Front of Them, Stepping Around Him to Rob Register
27.
Tacoma Towing Company Sells Sailor’s Car
Illegally While He Was on Active Duty, State Says
28.
Shelton’s 37th Annual OysterFest Set for Oct.
6-7
WORD OF THE DAY
Enigmatic ● /enn-ig-MATT-tick/ ● Adjective – Of, relating
to, or resembling an enigma: mysterious.
Mona Lisa’s enigmatic smile captivated heart of the mesmerized
art lover. “You can tell she knows secret, hidden things,” he murmured to
himself…alone in the crowd of tourists in the Louvre.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Seattle Auditor to Investigate Seattle City
Light Practices after Complaints Over Huge Electricity Bills (Seattle Times, WA
– Paywall Advisory)
2.
Seattle City Light Sent This Couple a $2,000 Bill;
They Just Happen to Be Former Employees (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
3.
Washington State Judge Allows PacifiCorp to Keep
Coal Study Under Wraps (Utility Dive)
4.
Blending Science, Policy on Dams (The Lens,
Business Institute of Washington)
5.
Irrigation Districts, Grant PUD Discuss 2-Year
Contract (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
6.
Jefferson PUD Will Reinstate Late Fees in October
(Port Townsend Leader, WA)
7.
Columnist: Had They Bet on Nuclear, Not
Renewables, Germany & California Would Already Have 100% Clean Power (Forbes
Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
8.
Experts Weigh Next Steps, Possible Capture to
Save Ill Orca (Associated Press)
9.
Orcas Chase San Diego Fishermen Off Baja (KSWB-TV,
San Diego, CA)
10. Three
Oregon Tribes Are Locked in a Dispute Over Fishing at Willamette Falls. It’s
About Much More Than a Few Salmon. (Willamette Week, Portland, OR)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
11. FCC
Data Exaggerates Broadband Access on Tribal Lands (Ars Technica)
12. California
5G Rollout – Starting Thursday, Sacramento Will Be a Pioneer in Blazing-Fast
Wireless Internet (Sacramento Bee, CA)
13. That
British Airways Breach Shows Hackers Fine-Tuning E-Commerce Attacks (C/Net News)
14. Phishing
Is the Internet’s Most Successful Con (Atlantic Magazine)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
15. Pacific
Power Launches Effort to Increase Charging Stations in Oregon (Daily Energy
Insider)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
16. Expect
Your Power Bill to Go Up If Carbon Initiative Passes, Say Benton, Franklin PUDs
(Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
17. Driest
Summer in a Century Offers Taste of Seattle’s Future (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
18. Local
Governments Band Together in California to Fight Climate Change (Christian
Science Monitor)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
19. Bucking
Trends, Findings for Ruralite, Currents, & Florida Currents Show Huge
Engagement, Loyalty (Ruralite Services, Hillsboro, OR)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
20. The
New Energy Water Bill Deal (Politico Morning Energy)
21. U-S
House Plans Hearing on Progress of Train Safety Device That Could Prevent
Hundreds of Deaths (Washington Post)
22. Editorial:
Public Records 101 for Washington State Legislative Task Force (Seattle Times,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
23. Hurricane
Florence May Bring Unprecedented Flooding, Historical Rainfall to North
Carolina (ABC News)
24. “Tremendously
Big, Tremendously Wet” – President Trump Says U-S ‘Totally Prepared’ as Hurricane
Florence Approaches East Coast (Washington Examiner)
25. Cougar
Attack Suspected in Death of Missing Oregon Hiker Found near Mount Hood (Oregonian,
Portland)
26. Two
Teens Seen Ignoring Auburn Store Clerk Who Collapses in Front of Them, Stepping
Around Him to Rob Register (Yahoo News)
27. Tacoma
Towing Company Sells Sailor’s Car Illegally While He Was on Active Duty, State
Says (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
28. Shelton’s
37th Annual OysterFest Set for Oct. 6-7 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Port Townsend Set to Host Eighth Annual Ukulele Festival This
Weekend
Man Buys Slim Jims for His Dog, Lottery Ticket, Wins $10 Million
Kentucky Town Mourns Its First Female Mayor, Lucy Lou, a Dog
Portland Novelist Who Wrote ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ Charged
with Murdering Husband
SONG OF THE DAY
First Class - Beach Baby
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