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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Saturday’s Electrifying Thunderstorms Were Highly Unusual —
And Not Likely to Repeat Any Time Soon (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Bonneville Power Administration Responds to Deeply Flawed
Article on Agency’s Financial Health (Bonneville Power Administration)
Sockeye Salmon Returns Plunge in British Columbia, Official
Calls 2019 ‘Extremely Challenging’ (Global News, Canada)
Broken Columbia River Barge Lock at Bonneville Dam Means
Commerce Chokehold (Associated Press)
Rocky Mountain Institute Drafts Electric Vehicle Plan For
Seattle City Light (Daily Energy Insider)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Bonneville Power Administration Responds to
Deeply Flawed Article on Agency’s Financial Health
2.
Broken Columbia River Barge Lock at Bonneville
Dam Means Commerce Chokehold
3.
Thousands Flood Columbia Park Celebrating Local
Dam Culture
4.
Newhouse Dams Vital to Ag, Regional Economy
5.
Lewis County PUD Draft 2020 Budget Includes $3
Million Shortfall, Rate Increases a Possibility
6.
Scammers Target Tacoma Utility Customers with
Threats to Turn Off Power
7.
Meeting Scheduled to Discuss Lowering Klamath
Irrigation Power Costs
8.
Harper Joins Jefferson PUD as Water
Superintendent
9.
PacifiCorp Forecast Offers Grim Outlook for
Wyoming's Coal-Fired Power Plants
10.
San Francisco Makes $2.5 Billion Offer for
Pacific Gas & Electric System
11.
Bill to Help Pacific Gas & Electric with
Wildfire Payments Dies in California Legislature
12.
NERC Finds First Remote Hacker Interference on
U.S. Grid from Cyberattack
13.
New York City: An Illegal Gas Line Killed Two
People. Should the Landlord Go to Prison?
14.
Sockeye Salmon Returns Plunge in British
Columbia, Official Calls 2019 ‘Extremely Challenging’
15.
Warming Rivers Are Causing Die-Offs Among Alaska
Salmon
16.
Oregon: Temporary Fix Made at Hatchery to
Prevent Salmon Die-Off
17.
Wood Chips Fly at Elwha River as Beavers Make a
Comeback
18.
Water Shortages Seen Across Clallam County
19.
Guemes Island Residents Asking Skagit County for
Help with Water Issues
20.
Montana: NorthWestern Energy Plans to Upgrade
8-MW Madison Powerhouse Near Ennis
21.
Average U.S. Construction Costs for Solar
Generation Continue to Decrease
22.
Oregon: FCC Grant to Boost Jefferson County
Rural Broadband
23.
Commuters, Telecommuters Changing the Face of
Work in Central Washington
24.
The Census Bureau and the Digital Divide
25.
U.S. Cellular's New 'Fairness' Campaign to
Include Rural 5G Component
26.
Op/Ed: Use Playbook from 1930s to Extend
Broadband Internet
27.
Google: 50 U.S. States & Territories Launch
Competition Probe
28.
Rocky Mountain Institute Drafts Electric Vehicle
Plan for Seattle City Light
29.
‘Romance without the Smoke:’ Clean Air Agencies
Didn’t Get Seattle’s Memo That Natural Gas Is the New Coal
30.
Marijuana Industry Shakes 'Cheech & Chong'
Stereotype, Improves in Public Eye
31.
Saturday’s Electrifying Thunderstorms Were
Highly Unusual — And Not Likely to Repeat Any Time Soon
32.
Photos: Lightning Crashes Around Olympic
Peninsula
33.
California: As Erratic Winds Whip Flames, Plumas
County Wildfire Swells to 44,000 Acres
34.
Hood, Rainier, et.al. - We’re Barely Listening
to the U.S.’s Most Dangerous Volcanoes
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION
Olfactory /awl-FACT-tuh-ree/ Adjective – Of or relating to
the sense of smell.
Sniff the dairy air
Olfactory repugnance
In this, the nose knows
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Bonneville Power Administration Responds to
Deeply Flawed Article on Agency’s Financial Health (Bonneville Power
Administration)
2.
Broken Columbia River Barge Lock at Bonneville
Dam Means Commerce Chokehold (Associated Press)
3.
Thousands Flood Columbia Park Celebrating Local
Dam Culture (KEPR TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
4.
Newhouse Dams Vital to Ag, Regional Economy
(Washington Ag Network)
5.
Lewis County PUD Draft 2020 Budget Includes $3 Million
Shortfall, Rate Increases a Possibility (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
6.
Scammers Target Tacoma Utility Customers with
Threats to Turn Off Power (KING TV, Seattle, WA)
7.
Meeting Scheduled to Discuss Lowering Klamath Irrigation
Power Costs (Capital Press)
8.
Harper Joins Jefferson PUD as Water
Superintendent (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
9.
PacifiCorp Forecast Offers Grim Outlook for Wyoming's
Coal-Fired Power Plants (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
10. San
Francisco Makes $2.5 Billion Offer for Pacific Gas & Electric System (SF
Chronicle, CA)
11. Bill
to Help Pacific Gas & Electric with Wildfire Payments Dies in California
Legislature (Courthouse News Service)
12. NERC
Finds First Remote Hacker Interference on U.S. Grid from Cyberattack (Utility
Dive)
13. New
York City: An Illegal Gas Line Killed Two People. Should the Landlord Go to
Prison? (NY Times)
FISH & WILDLIFE
14. Sockeye
Salmon Returns Plunge in British Columbia, Official Calls 2019 ‘Extremely
Challenging’ (Global News, Canada)
15. Warming
Rivers Are Causing Die-Offs Among Alaska Salmon (Earth Institute, Columbia
University)
16. Oregon:
Temporary Fix Made at Hatchery to Prevent Salmon Die-Off (Associated Press)
17. Wood
Chips Fly at Elwha River as Beavers Make a Comeback (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
18. Water
Shortages Seen Across Clallam County (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
19. Guemes
Island Residents Asking Skagit County for Help with Water Issues (Skagit Valley
Herald, Mount Vernon, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
20. Montana:
NorthWestern Energy Plans to Upgrade 8-MW Madison Powerhouse Near Ennis (Renewable
Energy World)
21. Average
U.S. Construction Costs for Solar Generation Continue to Decrease (U.S. Energy
Information Administration)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
22. Oregon:
FCC Grant to Boost Jefferson County Rural Broadband (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)
23. Commuters,
Telecommuters Changing the Face of Work in Central Washington (Yakima Herald-Republic,
WA)
24. The
Census Bureau and the Digital Divide (Pots & Pans)
25. U.S.
Cellular's New 'Fairness' Campaign to Include Rural 5G Component (Light
Reading)
26. Op/Ed:
Use Playbook from 1930s to Extend Broadband Internet (Wilkes Journal-Patriot,
NC)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
27. Google:
50 U.S. States & Territories Launch Competition Probe (British Broadcasting
Corporation)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
28. Rocky
Mountain Institute Drafts Electric Vehicle Plan for Seattle City Light (Daily Energy
Insider)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
29. ‘Romance
without the Smoke:’ Clean Air Agencies Didn’t Get Seattle’s Memo That Natural
Gas Is the New Coal (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
30. Marijuana
Industry Shakes 'Cheech & Chong' Stereotype, Improves in Public Eye (Longview
Daily News, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
31. Saturday’s
Electrifying Thunderstorms Were Highly Unusual — And Not Likely to Repeat Any
Time Soon (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
32. Photos:
Lightning Crashes Around Olympic Peninsula (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles,
Wa)
33. California:
As Erratic Winds Whip Flames, Plumas County Wildfire Swells to 44,000 Acres (SF
Chronicle, CA)
34. Hood,
Rainier, et.al. - We’re Barely Listening to the U.S.’s Most Dangerous Volcanoes
(NY Times)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Carnival Crook Steals Entire Roller Coaster in Broad
Daylight
Trapped at a Waterfall, This Man Sent Out an SOS Message in
a Bottle. Someone Actually Found It Downstream.
University of Tennessee Turns Bullied 4th Grader's T-Shirt
Design into Official School Apparel
Amazon Echo Link Could Be Turning UK Parents Off the Name Alexa
SONG OF THE DAY
Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster
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