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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Southern California Edison Says Its Equipment Helped Spark
Massive Thomas Fire That Killed 2 (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Flyer Citing Latino Businesses’ Opposition to Carbon Fee
Ignites Campaign Controversy (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
NRCS: Washington’s New Water Year Off on the Right Foot
(Washington Ag Network)
http://www.washingtonagnetwork.com/2018/10/30/nrcs-washingtons-new-water-year-off-on-the-right-foot/
WDFW Commission to Discuss
Columbia River Fisheries (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Mason General Breaks Ground for New
Medical Office Building in Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Southern California Edison Says Its Equipment
Helped Spark Massive Thomas Fire That Killed 2
2.
Natural Gas Rates Going Down in Oregon
3.
Head of Giant Longview Millennium Coal Terminal
Project in Retires
4.
TransAlta Reports $86 Million Third Quarter Loss
Compared with $27 Million Loss a Year Ago
5.
Two Dead after Helicopter Hits Power Lines,
Burns & Crashes
6.
U-S on Pace for Record Coal Retirements in 2018,
IEEFA Finds
7.
Job 1 for G.E.’s New Chief: Fix Its Ailing Power
Business
8.
APPA CEO Kelly Receives Service Award from the
Energy Bar Association
9.
A Virginia Farmer Fights to Harvest His Uranium
10.
Billionaires Back Fusion Energy Projects in
Pursuit of a ‘SpaceX Moment’
11.
WDFW Commission to Discuss Columbia River
Fisheries
12.
Here’s How a Dozen Anglers Made Over $20,000
Each Catching Pikeminnow This Summer
13.
Wood Fiesta Project Delivers Thousands of Logs
by Helicopter for Stream Restoration
14.
Ocean Shock – Reuters Reveals the Climate Crisis
Beneath the Waves
15.
Oyster Growers Appeal State Decision to Deny Pesticide
Use
16.
Maine: Boom & Doom – Squirrel Population
Surges in Northeast, as Does Roadkill
17.
TransAlta Awards $520K for Lewis County Solar
Projects
18.
Franklin, Benton PUDs Note Deadlines Set for
Washington State Solar Incentive Program
19.
Oregon Farms, Ranches Land Federal Renewable
Energy Grants
20.
Canadian Solar Farm to Help Light Up Silicon
Valley, Monterey
21.
Alexa, Should We Trust You?
22.
Factbox: Ten Years of Bitcoin
23.
Disasters & Regulation
24.
Faraday Future’s Electric Car Plans Are in Peril
25.
Op/Ed: Stop Celebrating Meaningless
Environmental Promises
26.
NRCS: Washington’s New Water Year Off on the
Right Foot
27.
Flyer Citing Latino Businesses’ Opposition to
Carbon Fee Ignites Campaign Controversy
28.
What Could I-1631 Do for Washington State’s
Suburbs & Cities?
29.
Democratic Attorneys General Ready for Round Two
of Climate Rule Fight
30.
Facebook’s Vision for the Future: Less News
Feed, More Stories
31.
Gone to Pot: Marijuana Shortages Plague Canada
32.
Can Pot Save the Pumpkin Farm?
33.
Lime Says It Recalled Some Electric Scooters
amid Fears Their Batteries Could Catch Fire
34.
Kepler Telescope Dead after Finding Thousands of
Worlds
35.
U-S Supreme Court Hears Yakama Nation Tax Case;
Tribe’s Chairman Denied Entry Over Regalia
36.
Mason General Breaks Ground for New Medical
Office Building in Shelton
37.
Shelton Swimmers Advance to District
Championships
38.
People from Onalaska are Smart – How One Tiny
Town Is Battling ‘Rural Brain Drain’
39.
Local Shelters Say Black-Cat Superstitions Don’t
Affect Adoptions
40.
Boston Gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger Killed in
Prison
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HALLOWEEN HAIKU
Lycanthropy /lie-KANN-thruh-pee/ Noun – 1: a delusion that
one has become a wolf 2: the assumption of the form & characteristics of a
wolf held to be possible by witchcraft or magic.
Dental dilemma
Bob’s canines grow at full moon
Lycanthropy, Yes!
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Southern California Edison Says Its Equipment
Helped Spark Massive Thomas Fire That Killed 2 (Los Angeles Times, CA)
2.
Natural Gas Rates Going Down in Oregon (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
3.
Head of Giant Longview Millennium Coal Terminal
Project in Retires (Portland Business Journal, OR)
4.
TransAlta Reports $86 Million Third Quarter Loss
Compared with $27 Million Loss a Year Ago (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
5.
Two Dead after Helicopter Hits Power Lines,
Burns & Crashes (NY Post)
6.
U-S on Pace for Record Coal Retirements in 2018,
IEEFA Finds (Utility Dive)
7.
Job 1 for G.E.’s New Chief: Fix Its Ailing Power
Business (NY Times)
8.
APPA CEO Kelly Receives Service Award from the
Energy Bar Association (American Public Power Association)
9.
A Virginia Farmer Fights to Harvest His uranium
(Bloomberg News)
FISH & WILDLIFE
11. WDFW
Commission to Discuss Columbia River Fisheries (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
12. Here’s
How a Dozen Anglers Made Over $20,000 Each Catching Pikeminnow This Summer
(KCBY-TV, Coos Bay, OR)
13. Wood
Fiesta Project Delivers Thousands of Logs by Helicopter for Stream Restoration
(Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
14. Ocean
Shock – Reuters Reveals the Climate Crisis Beneath the Waves (Reuters)
15. Oyster
Growers Appeal State Decision to Deny Pesticide Use (Associated Press)
16. Maine:
Boom & Doom – Squirrel Population Surges in Northeast, as Does Roadkill
(Portland Press Herald, ME)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
17. TransAlta
Awards $520K for Lewis County Solar Projects (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/business/transalta-awards-k-for-local-solar-projects/article_4a72c2b4-dc6e-11e8-9327-1b2fa9010aed.html
http://www.chronline.com/business/transalta-awards-k-for-local-solar-projects/article_4a72c2b4-dc6e-11e8-9327-1b2fa9010aed.html
18. Franklin,
Benton PUDs Note Deadlines Set for Washington State Solar Incentive Program
(Franklin & Benton PUDs, Tri-Cities, WA)
19. Oregon
Farms, Ranches Land Federal Renewable Energy Grants (Capital Press)
20. Canadian
Solar Farm to Help Light Up Silicon Valley, Monterey (Bloomberg News)
THE WIZARDING WORLD – TECHNOLOGY
21. Alexa,
Should We Trust You? (Atlantic Magazine)
22. Factbox:
Ten Years of Bitcoin (Reuters)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
23. Disasters
& Regulation (Pots & Pans)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
24. Faraday
Future’s Electric Car Plans Are in Peril (Mashable)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
25. Op/Ed:
Stop Celebrating Meaningless Environmental Promises (Sunnyside Daily Sun, WA)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
26. NRCS:
Washington’s New Water Year Off on the Right Foot (Washington Ag Network)
http://www.washingtonagnetwork.com/2018/10/30/nrcs-washingtons-new-water-year-off-on-the-right-foot/
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
27. Flyer
Citing Latino Businesses’ Opposition to Carbon Fee Ignites Campaign Controversy
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
28. What
Could I-1631 Do for Washington State’s Suburbs & Cities? (Sightline
Institute)
29. Democratic
Attorneys General Ready for Round Two of Climate Rule Fight (Washington
Examiner)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
30. Facebook’s
Vision for the Future: Less News Feed, More Stories (NY Times)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
31. Gone
to Pot: Marijuana Shortages Plague Canada (Associated Press)
32. Can
Pot Save the Pumpkin Farm? (Washington Post)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
33. Lime
Says It Recalled Some Electric Scooters amid Fears Their Batteries Could Catch
Fire (The Hill, Washington, DC)
34. Kepler
Telescope Dead after Finding Thousands of Worlds (Associated Press)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
35. U-S
Supreme Court Hears Yakama Nation Tax Case; Tribe’s Chairman Denied Entry Over
Regalia (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
GENERAL NEWS
36. Mason
General Breaks Ground for New Medical Office Building in Shelton (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
37. Shelton
Swimmers Advance to District Championships (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
38. People
from Onalaska are Smart – How One Tiny Town Is Battling ‘Rural Brain Drain’
(The Hechinger Report)
39. Local
Shelters Say Black-Cat Superstitions Don’t Affect Adoptions (Spokesman Review,
Spokane, WA)
40. Boston
Gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger Killed in Prison (Reuters)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
This Plane Accidentally Flew Around the World
Couple Dies in Yosemite While Apparently Taking Selfie
A Store Had to Move Thousands of Books. So a Human Chain Was
Formed.
‘War of the Worlds’ Radio Broadcast Sparked Panic across
Country 80 Years Ago Today
SONG OF THE DAY
Forever Autumn/Thunderchild – Justin Hayward, “The War of
the Worlds in Concert”
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