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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington Munis Oppose Second Ballot Initiative for Taxing
Carbon (Utility Dive)
Kittitas County Commissioners Approve Solar Regulations
(Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Thieves Target Broadband-Backup Batteries, Put Public Safety
at Risk (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Seattle City Light Could Face Class Action Suit over Billing
Troubles (Crosscut Seattle)
Columbia River Closes to All Salmon Fishing, Sport &
Commercial (Oregonian, Portland)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Seattle City Light Could Face Class Action Suit
over Billing Troubles
2.
Critter Calamities – Chelan PUD Warns Against
Rodent-Related Power Interruptions
3.
Correcting Misconceptions about Grant PUD
4.
Raiders File to Power Las Vegas Stadium with
Alternative Electric Provider, Not NV Energy
5.
Columbia River Closes to All Salmon Fishing,
Sport & Commercial
6.
Ailing Orca J50 Is Likely Dead, Says Lead
Researcher – NOAA Ramps Up Search
7.
Humans Devastated California’s Chinook Salmon.
Now They Want to Save It.
8.
Mountain Goats Airlifted Out of Olympic National
Park into Other Washington Forests
9.
Thousands of Pacific Walruses Again Herd Up on
Alaska Coast
10.
Kittitas County Commissioners Approve Solar
Regulations
11.
U-S Senator Maria Cantwell Visits Klickitat PUD
about Pump Storage Project
12.
As Rooftop Solar Expands, States Grapple with
Successors to Net Metering
13.
U-S Utility Solar Contracts ‘Exploded’ in 2018
Despite Tariffs: Report
14.
Thousands of Mini-Electric Grids to Be Built in
Puerto Rico Using Churches
15.
Thieves Target Broadband-Backup Batteries, Put
Public Safety at Risk
16.
Sumas City Council Topic: Cryptocurrency
17.
Washington Munis Oppose Second Ballot Initiative
for Taxing Carbon
18.
A New Use for Google Maps: Calculating a City’s
Carbon Footprint
19.
Advertising on Facebook: Is It Worth It?
20.
U-S Senate Passes Package with Investments for
Vets, Hanford, PNNL, & WA Families
21.
Herrera Beutler’s Tribal Distillery Bill Passes
House
22.
Wind, Flooded Roads Herald Approach of Hurricane
Florence in North Carolina
23.
Tumwater Teachers to Defy Judge’s Order to End
Strike
24.
Stewart, Seattle Storm Surge Past Mystics 98-82
for WNBA Title
WORD OF THE DAY
Taradiddle ● /tear-uh-DID-dul/ ● Noun – 1: a trivial or
childish lie: fib 2: pretentious nonsense.
Terradiddle
Folks, shun political drek
Seek beauty instead
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Seattle City Light Could Face Class Action Suit over
Billing Troubles (Crosscut Seattle)
2.
Critter Calamities – Chelan PUD Warns Against
Rodent-Related Power Interruptions (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
3.
Correcting Misconceptions about Grant PUD (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
4.
Raiders File to Power Las Vegas Stadium with Alternative
Electric Provider, Not NV Energy (The Nevada Independent)
FISH & WILDLIFE
5.
Columbia River Closes to All Salmon Fishing,
Sport & Commercial (Oregonian, Portland)
6.
Ailing Orca J50 Is Likely Dead, Says Lead
Researcher – NOAA Ramps Up Search (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
7.
Humans Devastated California’s Chinook Salmon. Now
They Want to Save It. (Christian Science Monitor)
8.
Mountain Goats Airlifted Out of Olympic National
Park into Other Washington Forests (Associated Press)
9.
Thousands of Pacific Walruses Again Herd Up on Alaska
Coast (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
10. Kittitas
County Commissioners Approve Solar Regulations (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
11. U-S
Senator Maria Cantwell Visits Klickitat PUD about Pump Storage Project (Gorge
Country Media, The Dalles, OR)
https://gorgenewscenter.com/2018/09/11/senator-maria-cantwell-visits-klickitat-pud-about-pump-storage-project/
https://gorgenewscenter.com/2018/09/11/senator-maria-cantwell-visits-klickitat-pud-about-pump-storage-project/
12. As
Rooftop Solar Expands, States Grapple with Successors to Net Metering (Utility
Dive)
13. U-S
Utility Solar Contracts ‘Exploded’ in 2018 Despite Tariffs: Report (Reuters)
14. Thousands
of Mini-Electric Grids to Be Built in Puerto Rico Using Churches (Washington
Examiner)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
15. Thieves
Target Broadband-Backup Batteries, Put Public Safety at Risk (KIRO Broadcasting,
Seattle, WA)
16. Sumas
City Council Topic: Cryptocurrency (Lynden Tribune, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
18. A
New Use for Google Maps: Calculating a City’s Carbon Footprint (Fast Company)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
19. Advertising
on Facebook: Is It Worth It? (National Public Radio)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
http://fox41yakima.com/senate-passes-package-with-investments-for-vets-hanford-pnnl-and-wa-families/
GENERAL NEWS
22. Wind,
Flooded Roads Herald Approach of Hurricane Florence in North Carolina (Reuters)
23. Tumwater
Teachers to Defy Judge’s Order to End Strike (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
24. Stewart,
Seattle Storm Surge Past Mystics 98-82 for WNBA Title (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA
– Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
What’s in the Amazon Box? Maybe a Real Seven-Foot Christmas Tree
‘Jaws of Life’ Used to Free Bear with Head Stuck in Milk Can
Moon Rock Hunter Closes in on Tracking Down Missing Stones
‘Dine-&-Dash’ Dater Allegedly Left 10 Women with Hefty
Restaurant Bills – Told One: ‘Order Whatever You Want’
SONG OF THE DAY
Loggins & Messina – House at Pooh Corner
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