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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
A Major Snowstorm Will Hit the Region Starting Late Friday
(Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
EPA Ices Washington State’s Effort to Regulate Hot Water in
Columbia, Snake Rivers (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Cowlitz PUD Manager Wants the Bonneville Power
Administration to Keep Rates Flat (Longview Daily News, WA)
Pacific Gas & Electric Vows More Power Shutdowns to
Prevent Wildfire (Reuters)
Federal Green New Deal Resolution Calls for 100% Zero-Carbon
Power within Ten Years (Utility Dive)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Cowlitz PUD Manager Wants the Bonneville Power
Administration to Keep Rates Flat
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric Vows More Power
Shutdowns to Prevent Wildfire
3.
Southern California Edison Unveils Plan to
Prevent Wildfires
4.
The Hits Keep Coming: San Francisco Gas
Explosion Shoots Fire that Burns Buildings
5.
Winter Storm Watch Issued for Mason County &
Much of Western Washington State
6.
Distracted Driver Knocks Out Power to More than
7,000 Grays Harbor PUD Customers Tuesday
7.
Chelan PUD Looking to Expand Grid Infrastructure
in Lake Chelan Area
8.
Separation Finalized for Jefferson PUD: Larry
Dunbar Formally Replaced with Acting General Manager
9.
Blind Justice Escorted Out of Aberdeen City
Council Meeting by Police in Latest Free Speech Test
10.
EPA Ices Washington State’s Effort to Regulate
Hot Water in Columbia, Snake Rivers
11.
British Columbia Group Wants to Bring Seal Hunt
to West Coast
12.
For Wildlife Lovers, a Kind of Sophie’s Choice –
Should we kill sea lions to protect salmon?
13.
$20,000 Reward Offered for Information about
Puget Sound Sea Lion Shootings
14.
Locals Weigh in on Permits for Atlantic Salmon
Farms
15.
Environmental Groups Try to Block Pesticide Use
for Willapa Bay, Grays Harbor Oysters
16.
Federal Green New Deal Resolution Calls for 100%
Zero-Carbon Power within Ten Years
17.
Op/Ed: Green New Deal Excludes Nuclear &
Would Thus Increase Emissions -- Just Like It Did in Vermont
18.
SunPower Starts Production of Advanced Solar
Panels in Hillsboro
19.
Small Hydropower Providers Are Hoping It’s Their
Time to Shine as Colorado Moves Toward a Renewables Future
20.
Bonneville Power Administration Energy
Efficiency Program Receives National Recognition
21.
Federal Move to Weaken Light Bulb Efficiency
Standards Could Cost Consumers $12 Billion
22.
Google Fiber Exiting Louisville
23.
5G Can’t Fix America’s Broadband Problems
24.
AAA: Cold Weather Can Cut Electric Car Range
over 40 Percent
25.
Washington State Offers $4 Million Grant for
Dungeness Reservoir in Clallam County
26.
Oregon Legislature Treads Carefully Toward
Pricing Carbon
27.
Twitter Finally Gives Us an Idea of Just How Few
People Actually Use Twitter Each Day
28.
Skype Can Now Blur Your Background, So No One
Can Tell Your Life is a Disaster
29.
Some of Washington State’s County Sheriffs Threatened
for Not Supporting Gun Measure
30.
Controversial 2018 Election Mailers Were
Audacious – And Legal
31.
A Major Snowstorm Will Hit the Region Starting
Late Friday
32.
Winter Storm Watch in Effect for Mason County,
Puget Sound
33.
Active Shooter Reports at Central Washington
University Were False
34.
Kitsap County Coroner Confirms Body Found on
Beach is Missing Teen
35.
‘A Match into a Can of Gasoline’: Measles
Outbreak Now an Emergency in Washington State
WORD OF THE DAY
Abstruse /ub-STREWS/ Adjective – Difficult to comprehend.
Bartholomew watched in wonder as the energy marketer
outlined the abstruse basics of an energy imbalance market. “It’s like
discussing the flight of bumblebees,” Barty mused to himself. “Aerodynamically,
they shouldn’t be able to fly. But they do fly.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Cowlitz PUD Manager Wants the Bonneville Power
Administration to Keep Rates Flat (Longview Daily News, WA)
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric Vows More Power
Shutdowns to Prevent Wildfire (Reuters)
3.
Southern California Edison Unveils Plan to
Prevent Wildfires (Los Angeles Times, CA)
4.
The Hits Keep Coming: San Francisco Gas
Explosion Shoots Fire that Burns Buildings (Associated Press)
5.
Winter Storm Watch Issued for Mason County &
Much of Western Washington State (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
6.
Distracted Driver Knocks Out Power to More than
7,000 Grays Harbor PUD Customers Tuesday (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
7.
Chelan PUD Looking to Expand Grid Infrastructure
in Lake Chelan Area (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
9.
Blind Justice Escorted Out of Aberdeen City
Council Meeting by Police in Latest Free Speech Test (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
10. EPA
Ices Washington State’s Effort to Regulate Hot Water in Columbia, Snake Rivers
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
11. British
Columbia Group Wants to Bring Seal Hunt to West Coast (Victoria Times Colonist,
BC)
12. For
Wildlife Lovers, a Kind of Sophie’s Choice – Should we kill sea lions to
protect salmon? (Sierra Club)
13. $20,000
Reward Offered for Information about Puget Sound Sea Lion Shootings (KING-TV,
Seattle, WA)
14. Locals
Weigh in on Permits for Atlantic Salmon Farms (Skagit County Herald, Mt Vernon,
WA)
15. Environmental
Groups Try to Block Pesticide Use for Willapa Bay, Grays Harbor Oysters
(Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
16. Federal
Green New Deal Resolution Calls for 100% Zero-Carbon Power within Ten Years
(Utility Dive)
17. Op/Ed:
Green New Deal Excludes Nuclear & Would Thus Increase Emissions -- Just
Like It Did in Vermont ((Forbes Magazine)
18. SunPower
Starts Production of Advanced Solar Panels in Hillsboro (Oregonian, Portland)
19. Small
Hydropower Providers Are Hoping It’s Their Time to Shine as Colorado Moves
Toward a Renewables Future (Colorado Sun, Denver)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
20. Bonneville
Power Administration Energy Efficiency Program Receives National Recognition
(Bonneville Power Administration)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
22. Google
Fiber Exiting Louisville (Louisville Business First, KY)
23. 5G
Can’t Fix America’s Broadband Problems (The Verge)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
24. AAA:
Cold Weather Can Cut Electric Car Range over 40 Percent (Victoria Times
Colonist, BC)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
25. Washington
State Offers $4 Million Grant for Dungeness Reservoir in Clallam County
(Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
26. Oregon
Legislature Treads Carefully Toward Pricing Carbon (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
27. Twitter
Finally Gives Us an Idea of Just How Few People Actually Use Twitter Each Day
(Gizmodo)
28. Skype
Can Now Blur Your Background, So No One Can Tell Your Life is a Disaster
(Washington Post)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
29. Some
of Washington State’s County Sheriffs Threatened for Not Supporting Gun Measure
(Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
30. Controversial
2018 Election Mailers Were Audacious – And Legal (Everett Herald, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
31. A
Major Snowstorm Will Hit the Region Starting Late Friday (Cliff Mass Weather
Blog)
32. Winter
Storm Watch in Effect for Mason County, Puget Sound (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
33. Active
Shooter Reports at Central Washington University Were False (NCW Life Channel, East
Wenatchee, WA)
34. Kitsap
County Coroner Confirms Body Found on Beach is Missing Teen (Kitsap Sun,
Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
35. ‘A
Match into a Can of Gasoline’: Measles Outbreak Now an Emergency in Washington
State (NY Times)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Portland’s Worst Day of the Year Ride Postponed Because of
Bad Weather
Someone Keeps Sending U-S Senator Ben Sasse Mean-Spirited
Fortune Cookies
Speed Dating at 30,000 Feet – Delta Hands Out Creepy
Coca-Cola Napkins Urging Passengers to Hit on Each Other
Frozen, Unresponsive Cat Brought Back to Life by
Veterinarians
SONG OF THE DAY
The Outlaws – Hurry Sundown
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