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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
No Tsunami Threat after Six Earthquakes Strike Off the Coast
of British Columbia (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
President Trump Issues Order on Columbia & Snake River
Dams. He Wants Fewer Regulations (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Washington State Voters Could Be the First to Approve a
Carbon Tax (Washington Examiner, DC)
The Seattle Times recommends: No on Initiative 1631 (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Mason PUD 3 Representatives Testify at Southern Resident
Orca Task Force Meeting (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
President Trump Issues Order on Columbia &
Snake River Dams. He Wants Fewer Regulations
2.
Washington State Hearing Tuesday on Proposed
Avista Sale
3.
Ephrata Oks Yearlong Ban on New Cryptocurrency
Mining
4.
Conclusion of the Third Round of Negotiations to
Modernize the Columbia River Treaty Regime
5.
Energy Choice Is a $100 Million Question on
Nevada Ballot
6.
President Trump Signals Opposition to Nuclear
Waste Site in Nevada Despite His Budget Proposals to Fund It
7.
Hurricane Michael Caused 1.7 Million Electricity
Outages in the Southeast United States
8.
Survey: Consumers Eager to Use, Cautious to
Share Smart Meter Data
9.
Mason PUD 3 Representatives Testify at Southern
Resident Orca Task Force Meeting
10.
Alaska Scientists Pen Letter Backing Salmon
Measure
11.
Editorial: Judge’s Order to Save Salmon Won’t Do
the Job
12.
Emails Show Arizona Regulator Olson Copied
Utility Talking Points on Rooftop Solar
13.
Three Takeaways from Google’s Search for ‘Carbon-Free’
Energy
14.
Shotgun Blast Causes Fiber Outage in North Grant
County
15.
5G Is Coming, But Not Everyone Is Happy About It
16.
I’m Not a Fan of the 5G Hype
17.
In Farm Country, Forget Broadband. You Might Not
Have Internet at All
18.
Washington State Voters Could Be the First to
Approve a Carbon Tax
19.
The Seattle Times recommends: No on Initiative
1631
20.
Supreme Court Pauses Kids’ Climate Change Suit
Before Trial
21.
Canadian Airlines Tell Ottawa Carbon Tax Will
Hurt Revenues & Domestic Routes
22.
Conservative Activist Pushes Write-In Candidates
to Split Democrat Vote
23.
Group Funding Grant PUD Candidates May Be
Breaking Law
24.
Washington State Commission Recommends Pay
Raises for Governor, State Lawmakers & Judges
25.
No Swamp Here: Washington Tops All States in
Anti-Corruption Ranking
26.
No Tsunami Threat after Six Earthquakes Strike
Off the Coast of British Columbia
27.
Married Couple Found Dead in North Mason County
Died from Knife Wounds
28.
Family Venues Raise Concerns about Olympia’s
Downtown: ‘We’re Just in a Really Bad Spot’
29.
New Acceleration Lanes on US 101 at Lynch Road
30.
Mega Millions Jackpot Enters ‘Uncharted
Territory’ at Record $1.6 Billion
WORD OF THE DAY
Dundrearies • \DUNN-dreer-eeze\ • Noun - Long flowing
sideburns
Bartholomew Hunting-Dance-On-The-Thames was well known in
the upper crust circles as a leader in fashion and grooming for the “Bohemian”
set. It wasn’t until after he had died (tragically in a freak cricket match
involving the bale somehow getting stuck in his throat, years before the
Heimlich maneuver had been invented) that the secret to his impressive
dundrearies was discovered. He had tattooed various parts of his face,
outlining the intricate shaving necessary for the grooming of beard &
sideburns. The discovery was too late for the mortician, who after an
impressive shaving job of his own on the dead noble, had no way of covering up
the map-like lines in time for the open-casket ceremony in Saint Johns in
London.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
President Trump Issues Order on Columbia & Snake
River Dams. He Wants Fewer Regulations (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
2.
Washington State Hearing Tuesday on Proposed Avista
Sale (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
3.
Ephrata Oks Yearlong Ban on New Cryptocurrency
Mining (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
4.
Conclusion of the Third Round of Negotiations to
Modernize the Columbia River Treaty Regime (STL News)
5.
Energy Choice Is a $100 Million Question on Nevada
Ballot (KNTV-TV, Las Vegas, NV)
6.
President Trump Signals Opposition to Nuclear
Waste Site in Nevada Despite His Budget Proposals to Fund It (Washington Post)
7.
Hurricane Michael Caused 1.7 Million Electricity
Outages in the Southeast United States (U-S Energy Information Administration)
8.
Survey: Consumers Eager to Use, Cautious to Share
Smart Meter Data (Energy News Network)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
Mason PUD 3 Representatives Testify at Southern
Resident Orca Task Force Meeting (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
10. Alaska
Scientists Pen Letter Backing Salmon Measure (Peninsula Clarion, Kenai, AK)
11. Editorial:
Judge’s Order to Save Salmon Won’t Do the Job (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
12. Emails
Show Arizona Regulator Olson Copied Utility Talking Points on Rooftop Solar (Utility
Dive)
13. Three
Takeaways from Google’s Search for ‘Carbon-Free’ Energy (Greenbiz)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
14. Shotgun
Blast Causes Fiber Outage in North Grant County (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
15. 5G
Is Coming, But Not Everyone Is Happy About It (C/NET News)
16. I’m
Not a Fan of the 5G Hype (Pots & Pans)
17. In
Farm Country, Forget Broadband. You Might Not Have Internet at All (C/NET News)
https://www.cnet.com/news/in-rural-farm-country-forget-broadband-you-might-not-have-internet-at-all/
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
18. Washington
State Voters Could Be the First to Approve a Carbon Tax (Washington Examiner, DC)
19. The
Seattle Times recommends: No on Initiative 1631 (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
20. Supreme
Court Pauses Kids’ Climate Change Suit Before Trial (Washington Examiner, DC)
21. Canadian
Airlines Tell Ottawa Carbon Tax Will Hurt Revenues & Domestic Routes (Victoria
Times Colonist, BC)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
22. Conservative
Activist Pushes Write-In Candidates to Split Democrat Vote (Washington State
Wire Olympia, WA)
23. Group
Funding Grant PUD Candidates May Be Breaking Law (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses
Lake, WA)
24. Washington
State Commission Recommends Pay Raises for Governor, State Lawmakers &
Judges (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
25. No
Swamp Here: Washington Tops All States in Anti-Corruption Ranking (News Tribune,
Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
26. No
Tsunami Threat after Six Earthquakes Strike Off the Coast of British Columbia (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
27. Married
Couple Found Dead in North Mason County Died from Knife Wounds (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
28. Family
Venues Raise Concerns about Olympia’s Downtown: ‘We’re Just in a Really Bad
Spot’ (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
29. New
Acceleration Lanes on US 101 at Lynch Road (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
30. Mega
Millions Jackpot Enters ‘Uncharted Territory’ at Record $1.6 Billion (Oregonian,
Portland)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
12-Pound Lunar Meteorite Sells for More Than $600,000
Workers Take Dive into Deep Doo to Unclog Sewer Pumps
Man Rescues Kitten Glued to Busy Road
Viral Cheese Advent Calendar Coming to US Stores — Thanks To
You!
SONG OF THE DAY
Claude Debussy – Clair de Lune
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