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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Minor Heat Wave Ahead (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Inslee Signs Bills Bringing Washington State Closer to
Zero-Carbon Electricity (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Clark Public Utilities Selects New General Manager, CEO –
Lena Wittler, Communications Director, Will Assume Top Position June 4
(Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Olympic Mountain Snowpack Melting Fast (Peninsula Daily
News, Port Angeles, WA)
Army Corps to Explore Alternatives as Chehalis River Dam
Review Moves Forward (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Washington State Sets Aside Millions to Provide Broadband
Service to Rural Portions of the State (Washington Ag Network)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Inslee Signs Bills Bringing Washington State
Closer to Zero-Carbon Electricity
2.
Gov. Jay Inslee Signs Washington State Mandate
for Carbon-Free Electricity By 2045
3.
A Fossil Fuel-Free Future: Washington State Gov.
Inslee — ‘We’re Going to Build Jobs Like Crazy’
4.
One in Five Americans Now Live in Places
Committed to 100% Clean Power
5.
Washington State’s New Carbon-Free Law Sounds
Dandy. Making It Work Will Be Daunting
6.
Will Washington State’s New Clean-Energy Laws
Help Jay Inslee Become President?
7.
Editorial: Kittitas County Will Feel State’s
Power Play
8.
Clark Public Utilities Selects New General
Manager, CEO – Lena Wittler, Communications Director, Will Assume Top Position
June 4
9.
Judge Orders Pacific Gas & Electric
Directors to Visit Town Destroyed by Wildfire
10.
This Company Says the Future of Nuclear Energy
Is Smaller, Cheaper & Safer
11.
Grid Mod: Dialing in Hydroelectric Generators’
Responses to Market Signals
12.
Man in Wheelchair Hit By Seattle Public
Utilities Truck, Seriously Injured
13.
Coalition of Unlikely Allies Calls on State to
Break Up Utilities, Deregulate Energy
14.
FERC Deadlock Could Continue Past End of
Lafleur’s Term
15.
Public Power Is Affordable
16.
‘Dammed to Extinction’ Filmmaker Shares
Challenges in Creating Documentary
17.
Could Waste Energy Power the Future of
Washington?
18.
NorthWestern Energy Seeks Montana Renewable
Energy Projects
19.
Op/Ed: The Looming Threat to State Renewable
Goals in Wholesale Electricity Markets
20.
Olympic Mountain Snowpack Melting Fast
21.
Army Corps to Explore Alternatives as Chehalis
River Dam Review Moves Forward
22.
Connelly: British Columbia -- Don’t Trash the
‘Magic Skagit,’ Eh?
23.
Portland Tells Residents It’s Not Responsible
for Water Pipe Burst
24.
Washington State Sets Aside Millions to Provide
Broadband Service to Rural Portions of the State
25.
FCC Fixes Giant Error Overstating Broadband
Availability... Then Doubles Down on Bogus Claims
26.
Hackers Steal $41 Million Worth of Bitcoin from
Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange
27.
Google Says It Has Found Religion on Privacy
28.
Trump Interior Chief Says Climate Change
Response Falls on Congress
29.
California Cannabis Market Not Traced or Tracked
as Promised
30.
Cal Poly’s New Logo Blasted; Recall Petition
Launched
31.
Liberty State Movement Holding Meeting in
Wenatchee
32.
Op/Ed: Now is the Time to Invest in
Infrastructure
33.
Body of Man Found in Shelton’s Goldsborough
Creek Identified
34.
Thurston County: Teen Driver Injured after
Freight Train Crashes into Truck
35.
After Controversial School Assembly, Shelton
School District & Squaxin Island Tribe Ink Memorandum of Understanding
36.
Colorado Police Probe What Sparked Deadly
Shooting at Suburban School
37.
Prices for Mexican Tomatoes Expected to Increase
40% To 85% with New Tariff
WORD OF THE DAY
Resplendent • \rih-SPLEN-dunt\ • adjective – Shining
brilliantly: characterized by a glowing splendor
Darnell was an absolute peacock at the annual Parcheesi
association ball. Resplendent in his shimmering fiber-optic robe, he cut a wide
swath at the gala event. The impact of his costume was slightly diminished when
his date whispered huskily in his ear, “Darnell, X-Y-Z!”
100% CLEAN ENERGY NEWS (STORIES)
1.
Inslee Signs Bills Bringing Washington State
Closer to Zero-Carbon Electricity (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
2.
Gov. Jay Inslee Signs Washington State Mandate for
Carbon-Free Electricity By 2045 (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
3.
A Fossil Fuel-Free Future: Washington State Gov.
Inslee — ‘We’re Going to Build Jobs Like Crazy’ (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
4.
One in Five Americans Now Live in Places
Committed to 100% Clean Power (Grist Online)
5.
Washington State’s New Carbon-Free Law Sounds
Dandy. Making It Work Will Be Daunting (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
6.
Will Washington State’s New Clean-Energy Laws
Help Jay Inslee Become President? (Crosscut Seattle)
7.
Editorial: Kittitas County Will Feel State’s
Power Play (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
8.
Clark Public Utilities Selects New General
Manager, CEO – Lena Wittler, Communications Director, Will Assume Top Position June
4 (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
9.
Judge Orders Pacific Gas & Electric
Directors to Visit Town Destroyed by Wildfire (NY Times)
10. This
Company Says the Future of Nuclear Energy Is Smaller, Cheaper & Safer (National
Public Radio)
11. Grid
Mod: Dialing in Hydroelectric Generators’ Responses to Market Signals (Bonneville
Power Administration)
12. Man
in Wheelchair Hit By Seattle Public Utilities Truck, Seriously Injured (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
13. Coalition
of Unlikely Allies Calls on State to Break Up Utilities, Deregulate Energy (Washington
Post – Cuz, of course, it worked so well 18 years ago…)
14. FERC
Deadlock Could Continue Past End of Lafleur’s Term (Utility Dive)
15. Public
Power Is Affordable (American Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
16. ‘Dammed
to Extinction’ Filmmaker Shares Challenges in Creating Documentary (Port Townsend
Leader, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
17. Could
Waste Energy Power the Future of Washington? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
18. NorthWestern
Energy Seeks Montana Renewable Energy Projects (Daily Energy Insider)
19. Op/Ed:
The Looming Threat to State Renewable Goals in Wholesale Electricity Markets (Utility
Dive)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
20. Olympic
Mountain Snowpack Melting Fast (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
21. Army
Corps to Explore Alternatives as Chehalis River Dam Review Moves Forward (Aberdeen
Daily World, WA)
22. Connelly:
British Columbia -- Don’t Trash the ‘Magic Skagit,’ Eh? (Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, WA)
23. Portland
Tells Residents It’s Not Responsible for Water Pipe Burst (Associated Press)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
24. Washington
State Sets Aside Millions to Provide Broadband Service to Rural Portions of the
State (Washington Ag Network)
25. FCC
Fixes Giant Error Overstating Broadband Availability... Then Doubles Down on
Bogus Claims (TechDirt)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
26. Hackers
Steal $41 Million Worth of Bitcoin from Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange (Reuters)
27. Google
Says It Has Found Religion on Privacy (NY Times)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
28. Trump
Interior Chief Says Climate Change Response Falls on Congress (The Hill,
Washington, DC)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
29. California
Cannabis Market Not Traced or Tracked as Promised (Associated Press)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
30. Cal
Poly’s New Logo Blasted; Recall Petition Launched (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
31. Liberty
State Movement Holding Meeting in Wenatchee (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
32. Op/Ed:
Now is the Time to Invest in Infrastructure (South Sound Business)
GENERAL NEWS
33. Body
of Man Found in Shelton’s Goldsborough Creek Identified (KMAS Radio, Shelton,
WA)
34. Thurston
County: Teen Driver Injured after Freight Train Crashes into Truck (Olympian,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
35. After
Controversial School Assembly, Shelton School District & Squaxin Island
Tribe Ink Memorandum of Understanding (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
36. Colorado
Police Probe What Sparked Deadly Shooting at Suburban School (Reuters)
37. Prices
for Mexican Tomatoes Expected to Increase 40% To 85% with New Tariff (USA Today)
ALLIGATORS IN THE KNICKERS – DIVERSIONS
Memorable Mozart – Orchestra Searching for Child Who Charmed
Crowd with ‘Wow!’
Plague of frogs: Five Mile Property Owners Say Stormwater
Pond Is Ruining Their Neighborhood
Florida Woman Pulled Live Gator from Yoga Pants During
Traffic Stop
R. Kelly Judgment Withdrawn After Lawyers Say He Can’t Read
SONG OF THE DAY
Mozart – Masonic Funeral Music K.477
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