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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
‘Blackout Blackmail’ or Last Resort? Pacific Gas &
Electric Defends Northern California Power Cut (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Washington State Carbon Fee Initiative’s Benefits Weighed
against Rising Gas Cost in Yakima Valley (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Federal Judge Orders EPA to Protect Salmon from Warm Temps
in Columbia River Basin (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
‘Unprecedented Low Water Levels’ in Northern, Central
British Columbia Raise Fears for Future of Wildlife (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
Washington State Governor OK’s Solar Project in Kittitas
County (Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
‘Blackout Blackmail’ or Last Resort? Pacific Gas
& Electric Defends Northern California Power Cut
2.
Florida: Power, Phone Outages Hamper Hurricane
Recovery One Week after Storm
3.
Bonneville Power Administration Selects
Armentrout as New Executive VP of Environment, Fish & Wildlife
4.
Feds Warn Iran Sanctions Could Make It Harder to
Heat Homes This Winter
5.
McIntyre Absent from Second FERC Meeting as
Concerns Mount over Health Issues
6.
Federal Judge Orders EPA to Protect Salmon from
Warm Temps in Columbia River Basin
7.
‘Unprecedented Low Water Levels’ in Northern,
Central British Columbia Raise Fears for Future of Wildlife
8.
Washington State Rep. Brian Blake: Up Hatchery
Production to Save Fisheries, Orcas
9.
This Is the Most Lucrative Moment in History to
Catch Bass
10.
Washington State Governor OK’s Solar Project in
Kittitas County
11.
Wahkiakum PUD OK’s Fiber Optic Grant
Application; Little Island Road Closure Next Week
12.
Op/Ed: Protecting the Grid from Cyberattack:
Cities on the Front Lines
13.
City of Goldendale Cuts Its Klickitat PUD
Electric Bill
14.
Washington State Carbon Fee Initiative’s
Benefits Weighed against Rising Gas Cost in Yakima Valley
15.
Why Pricing Carbon Is Still More Theory Than
Reality
16.
Portland Could Make Big Businesses Pay to
Protect Communities of Color from Climate Change
17.
‘Son of the blob’: Unseasonably Warm Weather
Creating New Anomaly Off British Columbia Coast
18.
Trump’s Claim About Climate Scientists Is
‘Misleading & Very Damaging,’ Weather Group Says
19.
Facebook in Fresh Video Metrics Row
20.
Centuries of Fighting over the Apostrophe
21.
Oregon Congressman Sends Blunt Marijuana
Blueprint to Democratic Leadership
22.
Legalizing Recreational Marijuana, Canada Begins
a National Experiment
23.
Report Says Washington State Has Worst Tax Code
in the Nation
24.
President Trump Slams California Wildfire Steps,
Threatens Funding Halt
25.
Inside Facebook’s ‘War Room’: Can the Social
Media Company Stop Fake News?
26.
Washington State Supreme Court Rules Sentencing
Juveniles to Life without Parole is Unconstitutional
27.
Mason County to Purchase Ex-Olsen Furniture
Store in Shelton for District Court Space
28.
Port of Shelton to Sell Oakland Bay Marina
29.
City of Shelton Accepts Votes for Traffic Box
Art Wraps
30.
Coug Fans Welcome College GameDay to Pullman for
the First Time
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
‘Blackout Blackmail’ or Last Resort? Pacific Gas
& Electric Defends Northern California Power Cut (Sacramento Bee, CA)
2.
Florida: Power, Phone Outages Hamper Hurricane
Recovery One Week after Storm (Reuters)
3.
Bonneville Power Administration Selects Armentrout
as New Executive VP of Environment, Fish & Wildlife (Bonneville Power
Administration)
4.
Feds Warn Iran Sanctions Could Make It Harder to
Heat Homes This Winter (Washington Examiner)
5.
McIntyre Absent from Second FERC Meeting as Concerns
Mount over Health Issues (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
6.
Federal Judge Orders EPA to Protect Salmon from
Warm Temps in Columbia River Basin (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
7.
‘Unprecedented Low Water Levels’ in Northern,
Central British Columbia Raise Fears for Future of Wildlife (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
8.
Washington State Rep. Brian Blake: Up Hatchery
Production to Save Fisheries, Orcas (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
9.
This Is the Most Lucrative Moment in History to
Catch Bass (NY Times)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
10. Washington
State Governor OK’s Solar Project in Kittitas County (Associated Press)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
11. Wahkiakum
PUD OK’s Fiber Optic Grant Application; Little Island Road Closure Next Week (Wahkiakum
Eagle, Cathlamet, WA)
12. Op/Ed:
Protecting the Grid from Cyberattack: Cities on the Front Lines (Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
13. City
of Goldendale Cuts Its Klickitat PUD Electric Bill (Goldendale Sentinel, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
14. Washington
State Carbon Fee Initiative’s Benefits Weighed against Rising Gas Cost in Yakima
Valley (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
15. Why
Pricing Carbon Is Still More Theory Than Reality (Bloomberg News)
16. Portland
Could Make Big Businesses Pay to Protect Communities of Color from Climate
Change (Fast Company)
17. ‘Son
of the blob’: Unseasonably Warm Weather Creating New Anomaly Off British
Columbia Coast (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
18. Trump’s
Claim About Climate Scientists Is ‘Misleading & Very Damaging,’ Weather
Group Says (Washington Post)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
19. Facebook
in Fresh Video Metrics Row (British Broadcasting Corporation)
20. Centuries
of Fighting over the Apostrophe (Christian Science Monitor)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
21. Oregon
Congressman Sends Blunt Marijuana Blueprint to Democratic Leadership (Aberdeen
Daily World, WA)
22. Legalizing
Recreational Marijuana, Canada Begins a National Experiment (NY Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
23. Report
Says Washington State Has Worst Tax Code in the Nation (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma,
WA)
24. President
Trump Slams California Wildfire Steps, Threatens Funding Halt (Reuters)
25. Inside
Facebook’s ‘War Room’: Can the Social Media Company Stop Fake News? (The
Guardian, UK)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/18/facebook-war-room-social-media-fake-news-politics
GENERAL NEWS
26. Washington
State Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Juveniles to Life without Parole is Unconstitutional
(KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
27. Mason
County to Purchase Ex-Olsen Furniture Store in Shelton for District Court Space
(KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
28. Port
of Shelton to Sell Oakland Bay Marina (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
29. City
of Shelton Accepts Votes for Traffic Box Art Wraps (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
30. Coug
Fans Welcome College GameDay to Pullman for the First Time (KHQ-TV, Spokane,
WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Puppeteer Who Played Big Bird on ‘Sesame Street’ Retiring after
Nearly 50 Years
Tab Shortage Sparks Nationwide Diet-Soda Freak-out
Peak Fall Colors Likely to Dazzle in the Pacific Northwest This
Year
Truck Spills Steel Balls Down West Seattle Road, Cars Hit as
They Bounce By
SONG OF THE DAY
Neil Young – Harvest Moon
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