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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Pacific Gas & Electric: All Power Has Been Restored to
Northern California (Associated Press)
Conflicting Chinook Seasons on Snake Put Washington, Idaho
Goals at Odds (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
Russ Elliott Named to Head Washington State Broadband Office
(Washington State Dept. of Commerce, Olympia, WA)
Dozens of Orcas Spotted in Puget Sound, Including Rare White
Orca (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
A Dry, Sunny Monday Before Wet, Gusty Weather Returns
(KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric: All Power Has Been
Restored to Northern California
2.
Southern California Edison Electrical Tower
Investigated as Possible Ignition Point of Saddleridge Fire
3.
‘This Did Not Go Well’: Inside Pacific Gas &
Electric’s Blackout Control Room
4.
PacifiCorp Plan to Move Away from Coal Exposes
Deep Divide among Western States
5.
Avista Announces Settlement in Idaho Rate Case
6.
Three Puget Sound Energy Workers Injured at
Scene of Friday Natural Gas Leak in North Seattle
7.
Grant PUD Announces Reduced Need for Electric
Rate Increases
8.
Wanapum People, Grant PUD Hosts Archaeology Days
October 15 & 16
9.
Colorado Authorizes Transfer of Xcel Assets to
Boulder, Boosting City’s Municipalization Efforts
10.
Conflicting Chinook Seasons on Snake Put
Washington, Idaho Goals at Odds
11.
Dozens of Orcas Spotted in Puget Sound,
Including Rare White Orca
12.
Chum Salmon Fishing Closed in San Juans – Opens
Soon Elsewhere in Puget Sound
13.
Coho/Chinook Hybrid Salmon Discovered by
Scientists on Vancouver Island
14.
Kokanee Salmon Released in Lake Sammamish for
the First Time in Two Years
15.
Banned Mussels Found on Boat in Montana After
Initial Checks
16.
California Power Shutdowns Raise Air Pollution
Worries
17.
Four Projects Picked to Speed Up Pumped Storage
Hydro Construction
18.
In a Reversal, Wind Power Industry Wants More
U.S. Tax Credits
19.
Snohomish PUD Honors City of Edmonds with
$62,542 Check for Energy Savings
20.
Democrats Urge Rick Perry Not to Roll Back
Lightbulb Efficiency Rules
21.
Russ Elliott Named to Head Washington State
Broadband Office
22.
Oregon: Broadband to Expand Across Malheur
County with Federal Money
23.
Utilities Want to Retain Their Space on 6 Ghz
Band
24.
Visa, Mastercard, Others Announce They Will Drop
Out of Facebook’s Libra Digital Currency Project
25.
The Entire Fortnite Ecosystem Has Been Sucked
into a Virtual Black Hole, & the Game Is Down
26.
AT&T Says Customers Wrongly Hit with
Portland Clean Energy Fee Will Get Refunds
27.
Texting or E-Mail: Which Gives You More Secure
Communication?
28.
Committee Pushes National Park Service to
Privatize Campgrounds
29.
A Dry, Sunny Monday Before Wet, Gusty Weather Returns
30.
Tropics Come Alive as Atlantic & Pacific
Systems May Draw Downpours into Lower 48 States
31.
Port of Grapeview Hires Amanda Montgomery as
Administrator
32.
Northwest Grocery Workers Union Approves
Contract with Supermarkets
WORD OF THE DAY
Interloper • \inter-LOPE-err\ • noun - One that interlopes
an illegal or unlicensed trader b: one that intrudes in a place or sphere of
activity
“Flatlanders” were viewed with suspicion by the locals, seen
as interlopers in local affairs. Someone trying to worm themselves into local
issues and controversy were carpetbaggers. That is, until at least two
generations had passed.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric: All Power Has Been
Restored to Northern California (Associated Press)
2.
Southern California Edison Electrical Tower
Investigated as Possible Ignition Point of Saddleridge Fire (Los Angeles Times,
CA)
3.
‘This Did Not Go Well’: Inside Pacific Gas &
Electric’s Blackout Control Room – As the utility turned off power to millions
of Californians, its website went down & it struggled to communicate with
local officials & inform residents. (NY Times)
4.
PacifiCorp Plan to Move Away from Coal Exposes
Deep Divide among Western States (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
5.
Avista Announces Settlement in Idaho Rate Case (Spokesman-Review,
Spokane, WA)
6.
Three Puget Sound Energy Workers Injured at
Scene of Friday Natural Gas Leak in North Seattle (KING TV, Seattle, WA)
7.
Grant PUD Announces Reduced Need for Electric
Rate Increases (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
8.
Wanapum People, Grant PUD Hosts Archaeology Days
October 15 & 16 (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
9.
Colorado Authorizes Transfer of Xcel Assets to Boulder,
Boosting City’s Municipalization Efforts (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
10. Conflicting
Chinook Seasons on Snake Put Washington, Idaho Goals at Odds (Spokesman-Review,
Spokane, WA)
11. Dozens
of Orcas Spotted in Puget Sound, Including Rare White Orca (KGW-TV, Portland,
OR)
12. Chum
Salmon Fishing Closed in San Juans – Opens Soon Elsewhere in Puget Sound (Kitsap
Sun, Bremerton – Paywall Advisory)
13. Coho/Chinook
Hybrid Salmon Discovered by Scientists on Vancouver Island (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
14. Kokanee
Salmon Released in Lake Sammamish for the First Time in Two Years (KING TV,
Seattle, WA)
15. Banned
Mussels Found on Boat in Montana After Initial Checks (Associated Press)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
16. California
Power Shutdowns Raise Air Pollution Worries (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
17. Four
Projects Picked to Speed Up Pumped Storage Hydro Construction (Power Magazine)
18. In
a Reversal, Wind Power Industry Wants More U.S. Tax Credits (Bloomberg News)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
19. Snohomish
PUD Honors City of Edmonds with $62,542 Check for Energy Savings (My Edmonds
News, WA)
20. Democrats
Urge Rick Perry Not to Roll Back Lightbulb Efficiency Rules (The Hill, Washington,
DC)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
21. Russ
Elliott Named to Head Washington State Broadband Office (Washington State Dept.
of Commerce, Olympia, WA)
22. Oregon:
Broadband to Expand Across Malheur County with Federal Money (Malheur
Enterprise, OR)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
23. Utilities
Want to Retain Their Space on 6 Ghz Band (Daily Energy Insider)
24. Visa,
Mastercard, Others Announce They Will Drop Out of Facebook’s Libra Digital
Currency Project (Associated Press)
25. The
Entire Fortnite Ecosystem Has Been Sucked into a Virtual Black Hole, & the Game
Is Down (Washington Post)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
26. AT&T
Says Customers Wrongly Hit with Portland Clean Energy Fee Will Get Refunds (Oregonian,
Portland, OR)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
27. Texting
or E-Mail: Which Gives You More Secure Communication? (USA Today)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
28. Committee
Pushes National Park Service to Privatize Campgrounds (The Hill, Washington, DC)
GENERAL NEWS
29. A
Dry, Sunny Monday Before Wet, Gusty Weather Returns (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
30. Tropics
Come Alive as Atlantic & Pacific Systems May Draw Downpours into Lower 48
States (Washington Post)
31. Port
of Grapeview Hires Amanda Montgomery as Administrator (Mason Web TV, Shelton,
WA)
32. Northwest
Grocery Workers Union Approves Contract with Supermarkets (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Dog Missing Since 2007 Reunites with Her Owner 1,100 Miles
Away
Pope Francis Accidentally Supports New Orleans Saints in
Tweet About Actual Saints
Hidden for 21 Years, Ethiopian Crown Set to Return Home
‘One Small Nibble for Man’: 3D Printer Makes Meat in Space
SONG OF THE DAY
Ferde Grofé – Grand Canyon Suite
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