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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Oregon Senate Republicans Leave the State to Avoid Climate
Bill Vote (Oregonian, Portland)
Letter to Region Makes Bonneville
Power Administration’s Case for Western Energy Imbalance Market (Bonneville
Power Administration)
California: To Reduce Wildfires & Save Utilities,
Governor Newsom Wants $10.5 Billion from Ratepayers (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Ocean Salmon Season Opens Saturday – Coho Quota Up from 2018
Numbers (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Rural Co-Ops Don’t View Pole Attachments as Broadband
Barriers (Cablefax)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Letter to Region Makes Bonneville Power
Administration’s Case for Western Energy Imbalance Market
2.
California: To Reduce Wildfires & Save
Utilities, Governor Newsom Wants $10.5 Billion from Ratepayers
3.
Douglas, Chelan PUDs Working Overtime to Curtail
Outages Caused by Squirrels
4.
Editorial: Rollback of Clean Energy Won’t Save
Coal
5.
City of Port Angeles Hires Director of Public
Works & Utilities
6.
Arizona Bans Power Shutoffs Until October 15
After Death of Sun City West Woman
7.
U.S. Power Sector Carbon Emissions Rise as
Natural Gas Outpaces Renewables: Ceres
8.
Uranium: Trump & Trudeau Just Resolved One
Trade Dispute. Can They Head Off Another?
9.
FERC Expands Cybersecurity Reporting Standards
to Include Non-Disruptive Incidents
10.
Former FERC Chair Cheryl LaFleur to End
Nine-Year Term in August
11.
United Kingdom: Renewables, Nuclear – How
Britain’s Electricity Is Now More Clean Than It Is Dirty
12.
Ocean Salmon Season Opens Saturday – Coho Quota
Up from 2018 Numbers
13.
Outdoor Notes: Application Submitted to Lethally
Remove Sea Lions from Columbia River
14.
Judge Orders Agencies to Evaluate Idaho Water
Projects That Critics Say Harm Salmon
15.
Idaho Governor’s Salmon Group Sets First Meeting
16.
Op/Ed: For Orcas’ Sake, We Will Not Give Up the
Fight Against Canada Pipeline
17.
Like Salmon? They’re Now the First Genetically
Modified Animals Approved for Consumption
18.
Vashon Island Students Work to Save Salmon,
Orcas
19.
Bill to Ban Oil Tankers in Northern British
Columbia Waters Passes in Senate
20.
Conservation Groups Sue to Block Forest Project
in Montana
21.
California: Chumash, Audubon Fight Lompoc Wind
Farm
22.
Rooftop Solar Panels Reaching Saturation Point:
Study
23.
Local Businesses Collecting Fans to Help People
in Need This Summer
24.
You Can Control Your Window AC Unit with Alexa
& Google—Here’s How
25.
Rural Co-Ops Don’t View Pole Attachments as
Broadband Barriers
26.
Ajit Pai Tries to Kill San Francisco’s Attempt
to Spur Open Access Broadband Competition
27.
Face Off? Americans Fear Privacy Loss to
Recognition Software
28.
Why Electric-Powered Airplanes Are Headed for
Takeoff
29.
Could Canada Be a Safe Haven for Climate
Refugees?
30.
It’s Younger & Cooler Than a Carbon Tax –
The Green New Deal is Surprisingly Popular.
31.
You Don’t Trust Facebook to Protect Your
Privacy. Why Trust It as a Banker?
32.
Google Chrome Has Become Surveillance Software.
It’s Time to Switch.
33.
Facebook’s Recent Logo Drama Is a Problem on
Multiple Levels
34.
In Hawaii, Construction to Begin on Disputed
Telescope Project
35.
Oregon Senate Republicans Leave the State to
Avoid Climate Bill Vote
36.
Oregon Governor Sends Police After GOP Senators
Who Fled Capitol
37.
What Happens If Oregon Senate Republicans Don’t
Come Back?
38.
Trump States & Rural Areas Grab Bigger Chunk
of Transportation Grant Funds
39.
Mason County Sheriff Serves Animal Cruelty
Warrant Thursday, Leads to 30 Animals Rescued
40.
Mason County Has New Animal Code
41.
Summer Is Here! How Seattle-Area Weather This
Year Will Be Different Than Usual
42.
Prepare Yourself & Your Pet Friends for the
Dog Days of Summer
43.
Are You Prepared for the Coming Smoky Days in
Washington State?
44.
Wenatchee to Hire Brush-Eating Goats to Prevent
Wildfire
45.
Study: It’s Harder to Get Your Driver’s License
in Washington State Than the All Other States
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION
Tonsorial /tawn-SORE-ee-ul/ Adjective – Of or relating to a
barber or the work of a barber
The children’s discount
Joel’s tonsorial routine
Not much there to cut
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Letter to Region Makes Bonneville
Power Administration’s Case for Western Energy Imbalance Market (Bonneville
Power Administration)
California: To Reduce Wildfires & Save Utilities, Governor
Newsom Wants $10.5 Billion from Ratepayers (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Douglas, Chelan PUDs Working
Overtime to Curtail Outages Caused by Squirrels (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
Editorial: Rollback of Clean
Energy Won’t Save Coal (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
City of Port Angeles Hires
Director of Public Works & Utilities (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles,
WA)
Arizona Bans Power Shutoffs Until
October 15 After Death of Sun City West Woman (Arizona Republic, Phoenix)
U.S. Power Sector Carbon Emissions
Rise as Natural Gas Outpaces Renewables: Ceres (Utility Dive)
Uranium: Trump & Trudeau Just
Resolved One Trade Dispute. Can They Head Off Another? (Bloomberg News)
FERC Expands Cybersecurity Reporting Standards to Include
Non-Disruptive Incidents (Utility Dive)
Former FERC Chair Cheryl LaFleur
to End Nine-Year Term in August (Natural Gas Intel)
United Kingdom: Renewables,
Nuclear – How Britain’s Electricity Is Now More Clean Than It Is Dirty (iNews)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Ocean Salmon Season Opens Saturday – Coho Quota Up from 2018
Numbers (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Outdoor Notes: Application Submitted to Lethally Remove Sea
Lions from Columbia River (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Judge Orders Agencies to Evaluate Idaho Water Projects That
Critics Say Harm Salmon (Associated Press)
Idaho Governor’s Salmon Group Sets First Meeting (Capital
Press)
Op/Ed: For Orcas’ Sake, We Will Not Give Up the Fight
Against Canada Pipeline (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Like Salmon? They’re Now the First
Genetically Modified Animals Approved for Consumption (USA Today)
Vashon Island Students Work to Save Salmon, Orcas (KING-TV,
Seattle, WA)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Bill to Ban Oil Tankers in Northern British Columbia Waters
Passes in Senate (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Conservation Groups Sue to Block Forest Project in Montana
(Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
California: Chumash, Audubon Fight Lompoc Wind Farm (The
Santa Barbara Independent, CA)
Rooftop Solar Panels Reaching Saturation Point: Study
(Houston Chronicle, TX)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Local Businesses Collecting Fans to Help People in Need This
Summer (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
You Can Control Your Window AC Unit with Alexa &
Google—Here’s How (USA Today)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Ajit Pai Tries to Kill San Francisco’s Attempt to Spur Open
Access Broadband Competition (Ars Technica)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
Face Off? Americans Fear Privacy Loss to Recognition
Software (Christian Science Monitor)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
Why Electric-Powered Airplanes Are Headed for Takeoff
(Bloomberg News)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Could Canada Be a Safe Haven for Climate Refugees? (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
It’s Younger & Cooler Than a Carbon Tax – The Green New
Deal is Surprisingly Popular. (Atlantic Magazine)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
You Don’t Trust Facebook to Protect Your Privacy. Why Trust
It as a Banker? (Washington Post)
Google Chrome Has Become Surveillance Software. It’s Time to
Switch. (Washington Post)
Facebook’s Recent Logo Drama Is a Problem on Multiple Levels
(Fast Company)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
In Hawaii, Construction to Begin on Disputed Telescope Project
(NY Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Oregon Senate Republicans Leave the State to Avoid Climate
Bill Vote (Oregonian, Portland)
Oregon Governor Sends Police After GOP Senators Who Fled
Capitol (Associated Press)
What Happens If Oregon Senate Republicans Don’t Come Back? (Oregonian,
Portland)
Trump States & Rural Areas Grab Bigger Chunk of
Transportation Grant Funds (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
Mason County Sheriff Serves Animal Cruelty Warrant Thursday,
Leads to 30 Animals Rescued (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Mason County Has New Animal Code (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Summer Is Here! How Seattle-Area Weather This Year Will Be
Different Than Usual (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Prepare Yourself & Your Pet Friends for the Dog Days of
Summer (Bonneville Power Administration)
Are You Prepared for the Coming Smoky Days in Washington
State? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Wenatchee to Hire Brush-Eating Goats to Prevent Wildfire
(KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Study: It’s Harder to Get Your Driver’s License in
Washington State Than the All Other States (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Researchers ‘Lost’ 17,000 Wallets
in Hundreds of Cities to See What People Would Actually Return
Veterinarians Find 19 Baby
Pacifiers Inside Bulldog’s Stomach
https://abc13.com/pets-animals/veterinarians-find-19-baby-pacifiers-inside-bulldogs-stomach/5355822/
Stonehenge Dawn Patrol: Modern-Day
Druids & Others Celebrate Summer Solstice
Colorado Firefighter Uses YouTube
Duck Calls to Rescue Ducklings
SONG OF THE DAY
Sesame Street, Ernie – Rubber Duckie
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