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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Grand Coulee Dam Unaffected by Monday’s Early Morning
Earthquake (KREM-TV, Spokane, WA)
Pacific Gas & Electric May Shut Down Grid to 303,000
Customers in Northern California (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Secretive Energy Startup Backed by Bill Gates Achieves Solar
Breakthrough (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Draft Plan Unveiled to Restore Chehalis River Basin Habitat
(Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
South Dakota’s Governor Defends ‘Meth.
We’re on It’ Campaign (Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Grand Coulee Dam Unaffected by Monday’s Early
Morning Earthquake
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric May Shut Down Grid to
303,000 Customers in Northern California
3.
Sonoma Clean Power Officials Will Explore Public
Ownership of Pacific Gas & Electric Utility Lines
4.
Upcoming California Power Shutoffs Might Spoil
Thanksgiving Food Donations
5.
Grays Harbor PUD Board Invests in ‘Service &
System’ in 2020 Budget
6.
PacifiCorp, Yakama Nation OK Land Deal Along
White Salmon River
7.
British Columbia First Nations Sue to Have Alcan
Take Down the Kenney Dam near Prince George
8.
Bay Area City Might Ban Coal Shipments, Shutting
Down a Key Overseas Export Point for Utah Mines
9.
Years After Nuclear Debacle, South Carolina
Still Searching for New Lawyer to Advocate for Ratepayers
10.
November 20: Utility Scam Awareness Day to
Educate Customers on Fraudster Tactics
11.
Blackout-Prone California Is Exporting Its
Energy Policies to Western States – Electricity Will Become Costlier & More
Unreliable
12.
Draft Plan Unveiled to Restore Chehalis River
Basin Habitat
13.
Feds Aren’t Doing Enough to Protect Endangered
Species from Climate Change, Study Finds
14.
Lawsuit Filed to Stop Big U.S. Forest Service
Project in Idaho
15.
26 States Sue EPA Over Vehicle Emission
Standards
16.
Secretive Energy Startup Backed by Bill Gates
Achieves Solar Breakthrough
17.
The Nimble Nimby – Hi Neighbor! Green Development
Moves in Next Door
18.
Should the Internet Be a Public Utility?
Hundreds of Cities Are Saying Yes
19.
USB Charging: Here’s How Scammers Can Get into
Your Cellphone, & What You Can Do About It
20.
The Only Way for Long-Term Electric Car Sales to
Work Is to Do What the Communists Did
21.
Warm Water Diminishes Sea Ice off Alaska’s North
Coast
22.
South Dakota’s Governor Defends ‘Meth. We’re on
It’ Campaign
23.
Grant PUD: Fill the Bucket Food Drive for Grant
County Food Banks is Underway
24.
More Claims of Greenwashing at Major U.S. Electric
Utilities
25.
What Do Utility Customers Really Want?
26.
British Columbia: Star Light, Star Bright: Rare
Designation Sought to Keep Kelowna Park Dark
27.
Light Pollution Is Taking Away Our Night Skies.
Here’s Why That Matters.
28.
Washington State Bankers Groups Suing Department
of Revenue Over Controversial Bank Tax Bill
29.
The Divide in Yakima Is the Divide in America
30.
Sales of Grounded Boeing 737 MAX Gather Pace at
Dubai Airshow
31.
Why This Winter’s Forecast in the Pacific
Northwest Is More Uncertain Than Usual
32.
Weird Weather: Anchorage Sees Record Snowfall
& Warmth on the Same Day
33.
City of Shelton Announces 2020 Budget
34.
Christmas Tree Shortage Means More Expensive
Trees This Year
WORD OF THE DAY
Colitas • \coe-LEET-uhs\
• - Tail, tail end, end
“On a dark desert
highway, cool wind in my hair, warm smell of colitas rising up through the air.”
Wikipedia: The
term “colitas” in the first stanza of the song is a Spanish term for “little
tails” & a reference to the buds of the Cannabis plant.
From the Straight
Dope: This E-mail just in from Eagles management honcho Irving Azoff: “In
response to your [recent] memo, in 1976, during the writing of the song ‘Hotel
California’ by Messrs. Henley & Frey, the word `colitas’ was translated for
them by their Mexican-American road manager as ‘little buds.’ You have
obviously already done the necessary extrapolation. Thank you for your inquiry.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Grand Coulee Dam Unaffected by Monday’s Early
Morning Earthquake (KREM-TV, Spokane, WA)
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric May Shut Down Grid to
303,000 Customers in Northern California (Los Angeles Times, CA)
3.
Sonoma Clean Power Officials Will Explore Public
Ownership of Pacific Gas & Electric Utility Lines (Santa Rosa
Press-Democrat, CA)
4.
Upcoming California Power Shutoffs Might Spoil Thanksgiving
Food Donations (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
5.
Grays Harbor PUD Board Invests in ‘Service &
System’ in 2020 Budget (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
6.
PacifiCorp, Yakama Nation OK Land Deal Along White
Salmon River (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
7.
British Columbia First Nations Sue to Have Alcan
Take Down the Kenney Dam near Prince George (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rio-tinto-alcan-sued-by-indigenous-1.5363820?cmp=rss
8.
Bay Area City Might Ban Coal Shipments, Shutting
Down a Key Overseas Export Point for Utah Mines (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2019/11/18/bay-area-city-might-ban/
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2019/11/18/bay-area-city-might-ban/
9.
Years After Nuclear Debacle, South Carolina Still
Searching for New Lawyer to Advocate for Ratepayers (Post & Courier, Charleston,
SC)
10.
November 20: Utility Scam Awareness Day to
Educate Customers on Fraudster Tactics (Daily Energy Insider)
11.
Blackout-Prone California Is Exporting Its
Energy Policies to Western States – Electricity Will Become Costlier & More
Unreliable (Forbes Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
12.
Draft Plan Unveiled to Restore Chehalis River Basin
Habitat (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
13.
Feds Aren’t Doing Enough to Protect Endangered
Species from Climate Change, Study Finds (USA Today)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
14.
Lawsuit Filed to Stop Big U.S. Forest Service
Project in Idaho (Associated Press)
15.
26 States Sue EPA Over Vehicle Emission
Standards (Utility Dive)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
16.
Secretive Energy Startup Backed by Bill Gates Achieves
Solar Breakthrough (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
17.
The Nimble Nimby – Hi Neighbor! Green
Development Moves in Next Door (eco Rhode Island News)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
18.
Should the Internet Be a Public Utility? Hundreds
of Cities Are Saying Yes (Fast Company)
19.
USB Charging: Here’s How Scammers Can Get into
Your Cellphone, & What You Can Do About It (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
20.
The Only Way for Long-Term Electric Car Sales to
Work Is to Do What the Communists Did (Gizmodo)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
21.
Warm Water Diminishes Sea Ice off Alaska’s North
Coast (Associated Press)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
22.
South Dakota’s Governor Defends ‘Meth. We’re on
It’ Campaign (Associated Press)
23.
Grant PUD: Fill the Bucket Food Drive for Grant
County Food Banks is Underway (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
24.
More Claims of Greenwashing at Major U.S. Electric
Utilities (PV Magazine)
25.
What Do Utility Customers Really Want? (Energy
Central)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
26.
British Columbia: Star Light, Star Bright: Rare Designation
Sought to Keep Kelowna Park Dark (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
27.
Light Pollution Is Taking Away Our Night Skies.
Here’s Why That Matters. (Huffington Post)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
28.
Washington State Bankers Groups Suing Department
of Revenue Over Controversial Bank Tax Bill (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
29.
The Divide in Yakima Is the Divide in America – What
the changing demographics of this country look like up close. (NY Times)
GENERAL NEWS
30.
Sales of Grounded Boeing 737 MAX Gather Pace at Dubai
Airshow (Reuters)
31.
Why This Winter’s Forecast in the Pacific
Northwest Is More Uncertain Than Usual (KING TV, Seattle, WA)
32.
Weird Weather: Anchorage Sees Record Snowfall &
Warmth on the Same Day (USA Today)
33.
City of Shelton Announces 2020 Budget (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
34.
Christmas Tree Shortage Means More Expensive
Trees This Year (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Portland Mayor Clarifies: I Will Take Money from Strippers
Gift Bags of Mine Waste Pulled from Shelves amid EPA Warning
Drone Photographer Stumbles Upon Chicago Couple’s Engagement
from the Air
For Years, People Pinned Dollar Bills to the Ceiling of Alameda
Bar. Why They Finally Took Them Down
SONG OF THE DAY
John Fred & His Playboy Band – Judy in Disguise (with
Glasses)
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