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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Oregon Republican Lawmakers Continue Climate Bill Boycott
(Associated Press)
Nuclear Power Plant near Richland Is Back on the Grid Just
in Time for Peak Power Demand (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
California Wildfire Fund Would Put Aside $21 Billion for
Damage Claims (NY Times)
Central Washington Stepping Up to Produce Renewable Energy
(Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Olympic National Park Plans More Mountain Goat Roundups
(Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Nuclear Power Plant near Richland Is Back on the
Grid Just in Time for Peak Power Demand
2.
California Wildfire Fund Would Put Aside $21
Billion for Damage Claims
3.
Power Cut South of Belfair After Car Shears Off
Power Pole
4.
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Alleges Snohomish PUD
Negligent in Fatal Fire
5.
40 Straight Years - Review by Washington State
Auditor Shows High Standards in Finance, Operations
6.
Next Round of Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas
Public Hearings Planned for Southwest Oregon
7.
General Electric to Scrap California Natural Gas
Power Plant 20 Years Early
8.
Some Arizona Electric Utilities Are Shutting Off
the Power despite Emergency Rule
9.
Hydro One Chairman Tom Woods Stepping Down from
Board at the End of July
10.
Bonneville Power Administration Powers Up Future
Energy Industry Workers
11.
Texas: Man Electrocuted While Trying to Steal
Copper from Transformer in Dallas
12.
Olympic National Park Plans More Mountain Goat
Roundups
13.
Pod of Killer Whales Makes Rare Visit to
Monterey Bay
14.
Warmer Waters Mess with the Northeast’s
Cod-Given Right to Fish
15.
Invasive Goldfish Draw Concern from Wildlife
Officials
16.
‘We Have a Lot of Shared Values’: Loggers,
Environmentalists Team Up in Fight against Wildfires
17.
When Water Demand Rises, This Montana Town
Invests in Forests
18.
Central Washington Stepping Up to Produce
Renewable Energy
19.
How Solar Could Make Washington State Tribes
Energy Independent
20.
What’s Next for Washington State’s 2045 Green
Energy Goal? The Legislature Set the Goal, But How Does the State Actually Get
There?
21.
Editorial: Community Solar – Sun Setting on
Attempts to Fan Coal’s Embers
22.
Four States Updated Their Renewable Portfolio
Standards in the First Half of 2019
23.
Arizona Fire Highlights Challenges for Energy
Storage
24.
Verizon, Amazon Web Services Outages Reported
Throughout Northeastern U.S.
25.
Mapping or Reality – The Penn State Broadband
Study
26.
Are Americans Getting Enough Fiber?
27.
5G Phones & Your Health: What You Need to
Know
28.
Everything You Need to Know About 5G Conspiracy
Theories
29.
Green Bank, WV – The Land Where the Internet
Ends
30.
The Real Cloud Wars: The $6 Billion Battle over
the Future of Weather Forecasting
31.
Are There Really Millions of Fake Businesses on
Google Maps at Any Given Time?
32.
Oregon Republican Lawmakers Continue Climate
Bill Boycott
33.
Stimson Lumber Announces It’s Pulling Timber
Jobs Out of Oregon, in Rebuke to New Taxes & Carbon Caps
34.
Trump EPA Snubs Carbon Capture, an Emissions
Reduction Technique Favored by Environmentalists & Republicans
35.
Honeymoon Hashtag Hell – Pressure to Take
Perfectly Posed Photographs
36.
Instagrammers’ Passion for Flowers Is Damaging
to Small Farms.
37.
Should Human Feces Be Regulated Like a Drug?
38.
Mason County Man Flown to Harborview After He Is
Ejected from Vehicle During Crash
39.
Allyn Man Injured in SR 3 Car-Pole Crash Faces
DUI Charge, State Patrol Says
40.
State Patrol: DUI Cause of SR 106 Crash That
Knocks Out Power Near Belfair
41.
Mason County Fire Prevention & Community
Awareness Presentations Tuesday
42.
Tribal Casino May Be Coming to Tri-Cities.
Colvilles Purchase Local Land
43.
Wind Batters Cherry Crop in Washington State
WORD OF THE DAY
Egress • \EE-gress\ • noun - 1: the action or right of going
or coming out 2: a place or means of going out: exit
Here’s a great story about how that famous huckster, PT
Barnum, put his egress to good use:
Barnum's American Museum was so popular that people would
spend the entire day there. This cut into profits, as the museum would be too
full to squeeze another person in. In classic Barnum style, old P.T. put up
signs that said, "This Way to the Egress." Many customers followed
the signs, not realizing that Egress was a fancy word for "Exit."
They kept on looking for this strange new attraction, the "Egress".
Many patrons followed the signs right out the door! Once they had exited the building,
the door would lock behind them, and if they wanted to get back in, they had to
pay another admission charge! Modern museums make sure that the last thing you
see before you exit is the gift shop. -- PTBarnum.org
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Nuclear Power Plant near Richland Is Back on the
Grid Just in Time for Peak Power Demand (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
2.
California Wildfire Fund Would Put Aside $21
Billion for Damage Claims (NY Times)
3.
Power Cut South of Belfair After Car Shears Off
Power Pole (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
4.
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Alleges Snohomish PUD
Negligent in Fatal Fire (Everett Herald, WA)
5.
40 Straight Years - Review by Washington State Auditor
Shows High Standards in Finance, Operations (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
6.
Next Round of Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas
Public Hearings Planned for Southwest Oregon (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
7.
General Electric to Scrap California Natural Gas
Power Plant 20 Years Early (Reuters)
8.
Some Arizona Electric Utilities Are Shutting Off
the Power despite Emergency Rule (Arizona Republic, Phoenix)
9.
Hydro One Chairman Tom Woods Stepping Down from
Board at the End of July (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
10. Bonneville
Power Administration Powers Up Future Energy Industry Workers (Bonneville Power
Administration)
11. Texas:
Man Electrocuted While Trying to Steal Copper from Transformer in Dallas
(KDFW-TV, Dallas, TX)
FISH & WILDLIFE
12. Olympic
National Park Plans More Mountain Goat Roundups (Associated Press)
13. Pod
of Killer Whales Makes Rare Visit to Monterey Bay (NY Times)
14. Warmer
Waters Mess with the Northeast’s Cod-Given Right to Fish (Grist Online)
15. Invasive
Goldfish Draw Concern from Wildlife Officials (Associated Press)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/23/invasive-goldfish-draw-concern-from-wildlife-offic/
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
16. ‘We
Have a Lot of Shared Values’: Loggers, Environmentalists Team Up In Fight
against Wildfires (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
17. When
Water Demand Rises, This Montana Town Invests in Forests (Christian Science
Monitor)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
18. Central
Washington Stepping Up to Produce Renewable Energy (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
19. How
Solar Could Make Washington State Tribes Energy Independent (Crosscut Seattle)
20. What’s
Next for Washington State’s 2045 Green Energy Goal? The Legislature Set the
Goal, But How Does the State Actually Get There? (Bothell-Kenmore Reporter, WA)
21. Editorial:
Community Solar – Sun Setting on Attempts to Fan Coal’s Embers (Everett Herald,
WA)
22. Four
States Updated Their Renewable Portfolio Standards in the First Half of 2019
(U.S. Energy Information Administration)
23. Arizona
Fire Highlights Challenges for Energy Storage (Associated Press)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
24. Verizon,
Amazon Web Services Outages Reported Throughout Northeastern U.S. (Washington
Post)
25. Mapping
or Reality – The Penn State Broadband Study (Pots & Pans)
26. Are
Americans Getting Enough Fiber? (Harvard Law Review)
27. 5G
Phones & Your Health: What You Need to Know (C|Net News)
28. Everything
You Need to Know About 5G Conspiracy Theories (Android Central)
29. Green
Bank, WV – The Land Where the Internet Ends (NY Times)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
30. The
Real Cloud Wars: The $6 Billion Battle over the Future of Weather Forecasting
(Forbes Magazine)
31. Are
There Really Millions of Fake Businesses on Google Maps at Any Given Time? (San
Francisco Business Times, CA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
32. Oregon
Republican Lawmakers Continue Climate Bill Boycott (Associated Press)
33. Stimson
Lumber Announces It’s Pulling Timber Jobs Out of Oregon, in Rebuke to New Taxes
& Carbon Caps (Willamette Week, OR)
34. Trump
EPA Snubs Carbon Capture, an Emissions Reduction Technique Favored by Environmentalists
& Republicans (Washington Examiner)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
35. Honeymoon
Hashtag Hell – Pressure to Take Perfectly Posed Photographs (NY Times)
36. Instagrammers’
Passion for Flowers Is Damaging to Small Farms. (Slate Magazine)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
37. Should
Human Feces Be Regulated Like a Drug? (Atlantic Magazine)
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/06/the-uncertain-future-of-fecal-transplants/592363/
GENERAL NEWS
38. Mason
County Man Flown to Harborview After He Is Ejected from Vehicle During Crash
(Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
39. Allyn
Man Injured in SR 3 Car-Pole Crash Faces DUI Charge, State Patrol Says (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
40. State
Patrol: DUI Cause of SR 106 Crash That Knocks Out Power Near Belfair (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
41. Mason
County Fire Prevention & Community Awareness Presentations Tuesday (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
42. Tribal
Casino May Be Coming to Tri-Cities. Colvilles Purchase Local Land (Tri-City
Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
43. Wind
Batters Cherry Crop in Washington State (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Study Finds Spokane Is the Second Most Cat-Friendly City in
the Country
‘We’re Never Going to Find Our Lost Lottery Ticket’ – But
Somebody Else Did
Woman Fell Asleep on an Air Canada Flight & Awoke to
Find Herself Alone on the Plane
Heartbreaking Photo Shows Dog Patiently Waiting for Dead
Owner to Come Home
SONG OF THE DAY
La Bouche Manouche Featuring Irene Serra – I'll See You in
My Dreams
Joe Brown – I’ll See You in My Dreams (Ukulele Cover)
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