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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington State Study on Tearing Down Snake River Dams is a
Waste of Taxpayer Money, Says Letter to Governor (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick,
WA)
Pacific Gas & Electric Bankruptcy Leaves Door Open to Overhaul
of Utility Say Key Lawmaker, Consumer Groups (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Washington State Greenhouse Gas Emissions Jump in Recent
Tally (Associated Press)
Snowpack in the West Has Resisted Climate Change. That Won’t
Last Forever (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Sea Lions Continue to Eat Big Fish near Willamette Falls
(KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric Bankruptcy Leaves
Door Open to Overhaul of Utility Say Key Lawmaker, Consumer Groups
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric, Headed Once Again to
Bankruptcy, Is Anything But a Master of Disaster
3.
Pacific Gas & Electric Bankruptcy Tests Who
Will Pay for California Wildfires
4.
California Today: The Biggest Unanswered
Questions for Pacific Gas & Electric
5.
Lane Electric Cooperative General Manager
Resigns
6.
British Columbia: United Nations Committee Warns
That Peace River Dam May Violate Indigenous Rights Agreement
7.
Washington State Study on Tearing Down Snake
River Dams is a Waste of Taxpayer Money, Says Letter to Governor
8.
Sea Lions Continue to Eat Big Fish near
Willamette Falls
9.
Loud, Smelly & ‘Spellbinding’ – Hundreds of
Huge Sea Lions Converge on Powell River
10.
Recreational Fishing Rules IN THE U.S. to be
Overhauled Under New Law
11.
Australian State to Pump Oxygen into Rivers as
Fish Die
12.
With 86% Drop, California’s Monarch Butterfly
Population Hits Record Low
13.
Amid Pacific Gas & Electric Bankruptcy,
Rooftop Solar Could Help the Power Grid Fight Wildfires
14.
Avista Development Invests in Smart-Grid Startup
Company
15.
The Huge CenturyLink Outage
16.
Most Googled Tech Questions State-By-State
17.
Snowpack in the West Has Resisted Climate
Change. That Won’t Last Forever
18.
Idaho Officials Want to Cap Hundreds of Artesian
Wells
19.
Washington State Greenhouse Gas Emissions Jump
in Recent Tally
20.
From Skiing to Salmon Runs, The National Climate
Report Predicts a Pacific Northwest in Peril
21.
2035 Carbon Goal at Stake in Newest Oregon Clean
Energy Jobs Bill
22.
Are We Living Through Climate Change’s
Worst-Case Scenario?
23.
Facebook to Invest $300 Million in Local News
Initiatives
24.
A Hedge Fund Known for ‘Milking’ Newspapers
Takes Aim at Gannett
25.
Netflix Raising Prices for 58 Million U.S.
Subscribers as Costs Rise
26.
Washington State House: Ybarra Appointed to
Replace Manweller
27.
Wildfire Risks Grow as Government Shutdown
Lingers, Senators Warn
28.
City of Shelton Welcomes Jeffrey Niten, New City
Manager
WORD OF THE DAY
Benefic \buh-NEFF-ik\ Adjective – Of, having, or exerting a
favorable influence.
Dagwood leaned back and sighed in pleasure. It never ceased
to amaze him about how his mountainous sandwiches provided a benefic turning
point in his evening gastronomic activity.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric Bankruptcy Leaves
Door Open to Overhaul of Utility Say Key Lawmaker, Consumer Groups (San Jose Mercury
News, CA)
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric, Headed Once Again to
Bankruptcy, Is Anything But a Master of Disaster (Los Angeles Times, CA)
3.
Pacific Gas & Electric Bankruptcy Tests Who
Will Pay for California Wildfires (NY Times)
4.
California Today: The Biggest Unanswered
Questions for Pacific Gas & Electric (NY Times)
5.
Lane Electric Cooperative General Manager
Resigns (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
6.
British Columbia: United Nations Committee Warns
That Peace River Dam May Violate Indigenous Rights Agreement (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
FISH & WILDLIFE
7.
Washington State Study on Tearing Down Snake
River Dams is a Waste of Taxpayer Money, Says Letter to Governor (Tri-City
Herald, Kennewick, WA)
8.
Sea Lions Continue to Eat Big Fish near Willamette
Falls (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
9.
Loud, Smelly & ‘Spellbinding’ – Hundreds of
Huge Sea Lions Converge on Powell River (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
10. Recreational
Fishing Rules IN THE U.S. to be Overhauled Under New Law (Associated Press)
11. Australian
State to Pump Oxygen into Rivers as Fish Die (Associated Press)
12. With
86% Drop, California’s Monarch Butterfly Population Hits Record Low (NY Times)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
13. Amid
Pacific Gas & Electric Bankruptcy, Rooftop Solar Could Help the Power Grid
Fight Wildfires (Forbes Magazine)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
14. Avista
Development Invests in Smart-Grid Startup Company (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
15. The
Huge CenturyLink Outage (Pots & Pans)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
16. Most
Googled Tech Questions State-By-State (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
17. Snowpack
in the West Has Resisted Climate Change. That Won’t Last Forever (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
18. Idaho
Officials Want to Cap Hundreds of Artesian Wells (Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
19. Washington
State Greenhouse Gas Emissions Jump in Recent Tally (Associated Press)
20. From
Skiing to Salmon Runs, The National Climate Report Predicts a Pacific Northwest
in Peril (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
21. 2035
Carbon Goal at Stake in Newest Oregon Clean Energy Jobs Bill (Sightline
Institute)
22. Are
We Living Through Climate Change’s Worst-Case Scenario? (Atlantic Magazine)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
23. Facebook
to Invest $300 Million in Local News Initiatives (Associated Press)
24. A
Hedge Fund Known for ‘Milking’ Newspapers Takes Aim at Gannett (Bloomberg News)
25. Netflix
Raising Prices for 58 Million U.S. Subscribers as Costs Rise (Associated Press)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
26. Washington
State House: Ybarra Appointed to Replace Manweller (Columbia Basin Herald,
Moses Lake, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
27. Wildfire
Risks Grow as Government Shutdown Lingers, Senators Warn (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
28. City
of Shelton Welcomes Jeffrey Niten, New City Manager (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Effervescent ‘Hello, Dolly!’ icon Carol Channing mourned
‘A 10 Isn’t Enough’: Bellevue Native, UCLA Gymnast Breaks the
Internet with Flawless Floor Routine
Man Cleans Filthy National Park Bathroom, Sends the
President a $28 bill
Toto’s ‘Africa’ Is Now Playing on an Endless Loop in an African
Desert
SONG OF THE DAY
Carol Channing – Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend
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