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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Holiday Travelers Beware, Incoming Storm Will Drop Snow
across Lower Washington Elevations (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Partial Settlement Reached in Avista Request for Washington
State Rate Increases (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
Big Money Pouring into Puget Sound Orca Recovery Efforts
(KOMO TV, Seattle, WA)
T-Mobile Customers’ Personal Information Exposed in Hack
(C|Net News)
Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association Lays Out
Financial Case for Snake River Dams (Washington Ag Network)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Partial Settlement Reached in Avista Request for
Washington State Rate Increases
2.
Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association Lays
Out Financial Case for Snake River Dams
3.
Most BC Hydro Customers Are Still Unprepared for
Power Outages, Utility Says
4.
Explainer: California Faces Decade of ‘Unique’ Wildfire
Blackouts
5.
Futures Markets Signal Lower Natural Gas Prices
in Most U.S. Regions in Early 2020
6.
Chelan PUD Employee Named to State Clean Energy
Workgroup
7.
Op/Ed: Working Together to Protect Utility
Customers from Scams
8.
Big Money Pouring into Puget Sound Orca Recovery
Efforts
9.
Program Aims to Rehabilitate Valuable Repeat
Steehead Spawners in the Snake River
10.
Microplastics Found in All Arctic Belugas
Tested: Simon Fraser University Study
11.
Lewis County to Build Emergency Water Stations
12.
Your State’s Air Pollution Might Be Coming from
Another State’s Power Plants
13.
California: Humboldt County Planning Commission
Denies Wind Energy Project with 4-2 Vote
14.
Congressional Democrats Move to Take 100% Clean
Energy Push National with New Bill
15.
T-Mobile Customers’ Personal Information Exposed
in Hack
16.
Includes Lewis PUD Telecom Planning – Washington
State Board Approves $5.2 Million for Development Projects in Six Counties
17.
ReConnect Grants – USDA Invests $4.3 Million in
Rural Broadband for New York Families
18.
Alphabet’s Loon Will Bring Its Balloon Powered
Internet Service to Parts of the Amazonian Rain Forest in Peru
19.
Free Internet Is Proposed in Britain. Is It Even
Possible?
20.
Apple’s Online Store Quietly Kills User Reviews
& Ratings
21.
California Restaurant Group Sues Over Berkeley’s
Natural Gas Ban
22.
Natural Gas, False Hope in Climate Change
Campaign?
23.
Why Washington State Shop Owners Say Legalizing
Pot Nationally Will Make Business Safer Locally
24.
Thieves Steal $1 Million Worth of Marijuana
Products from Cannabis Company in Portland
25.
Why Everyone Is Angry at Facebook Over Its
Political Ads Policy
26.
The Public Library: A Photographic Love Letter
to Humanity’s Greatest Sanctuary of Knowledge, Freedom, & Democracy
27.
Portland #6, Seattle #14 - The Greenest U.S.
Cities – America’s 50 Most Populous Cities, Ranked by Six Sustainability
Metrics
28.
Anti-Tax Activist Tim Eyman Says He’ll Run for
Washington State Governor Against Inslee
29.
House Democrats Elect Rep. Melanie Morgan as
Deputy Floor Leader
30.
Holiday Travelers Beware, Incoming Storm Will
Drop Snow across Lower Washington Elevations
31.
Jury Finds Belfair Man Guilty of Second-Degree
Murder for Shooting Intruder in Shower
32.
Two Injured in Belfair Crash
33.
A Claw & a Bat. People Arm Themselves as
Tensions Rise Over Homeless RVs at the Washington State Capitol
34.
Commissioner Scott Hilburn Receives Governance
Excellence Award
35.
Fireball in Rural Oregon Seen Falling from Sky
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION
Poetaster • \POE-uh-tass-ter\ • Noun - An inferior poet
Orange has no rhyme
Poetaster tries ever
His words are like poop
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Partial Settlement Reached in Avista Request for
Washington State Rate Increases (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
2.
Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association Lays
Out Financial Case for Snake River Dams (Washington Ag Network)
3.
Most BC Hydro Customers Are Still Unprepared for
Power Outages, Utility Says (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
4.
Explainer: California Faces Decade of ‘Unique’
Wildfire Blackouts (Reuters)
5.
Futures Markets Signal Lower Natural Gas Prices in
Most U.S. Regions in Early 2020 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
6.
Chelan PUD Employee Named to State Clean Energy
Workgroup (Wenatchee World, WA)
7.
Op/Ed: Working Together to Protect Utility
Customers from Scams (Morning Consult)
FISH & WILDLIFE
8.
Big Money Pouring into Puget Sound Orca Recovery
Efforts (KOMO TV, Seattle, WA)
9.
Program Aims to Rehabilitate Valuable Repeat
Steehead Spawners in the Snake River (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
11.
Lewis County to Build Emergency Water Stations
(KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
12.
Your State’s Air Pollution Might Be Coming from
Another State’s Power Plants (Grist Online)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
13.
California: Humboldt County Planning Commission Denies
Wind Energy Project with 4-2 Vote (KRCR-TV, Redding, CA)
14.
Congressional Democrats Move to Take 100% Clean
Energy Push National with New Bill (Utility Dive)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
15.
T-Mobile Customers’ Personal Information Exposed
in Hack (C|Net News)
16.
Includes Lewis PUD Telecom Planning – Washington
State Board Approves $5.2 Million for Development Projects in Six Counties
(Washington State Department of Commerce)
17.
ReConnect Grants – USDA Invests $4.3 Million in
Rural Broadband for New York Families (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
18.
Alphabet’s Loon Will Bring Its Balloon Powered
Internet Service to Parts of the Amazonian Rain Forest in Peru (The Daily Mail,
UK)
19.
Free Internet Is Proposed in Britain. Is It Even
Possible? (NY Times)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
20.
Apple’s Online Store Quietly Kills User Reviews &
Ratings (Gizmodo)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
21.
California Restaurant Group Sues Over Berkeley’s
Natural Gas Ban (Associated Press)
22.
Natural Gas, False Hope in Climate Change
Campaign? (France 24)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
23.
Why Washington State Shop Owners Say Legalizing
Pot Nationally Will Make Business Safer Locally (KOMO TV, Seattle, WA)
https://komonews.com/news/local/how-legalizing-marijuana-nationally-can-improve-safety-in-washington
24.
Thieves Steal $1 Million Worth of Marijuana
Products from Cannabis Company in Portland (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
25.
Why Everyone Is Angry at Facebook Over Its
Political Ads Policy (NY Times)
26.
The Public Library: A Photographic Love Letter
to Humanity’s Greatest Sanctuary of Knowledge, Freedom, & Democracy (Brain
Pickings)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
28.
Anti-Tax Activist Tim Eyman Says He’ll Run for Washington
State Governor Against Inslee (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
29.
House Democrats Elect Rep. Melanie Morgan as Deputy
Floor Leader (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
30.
Holiday Travelers Beware, Incoming Storm Will
Drop Snow across Lower Washington Elevations (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
31.
Jury Finds Belfair Man Guilty of Second-Degree
Murder for Shooting Intruder in Shower (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
32.
Two Injured in Belfair Crash (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
33.
A Claw & a Bat. People Arm Themselves as
Tensions Rise Over Homeless RVs at the Washington State Capitol (Northwest News
Network)
34.
Commissioner Scott Hilburn Receives Governance
Excellence Award (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)
35.
Fireball in Rural Oregon Seen Falling from Sky (Oregonian,
Portland, OR)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
News Anchor Accidentally Emails Entire Company to Call Off
Work, Entire Company Responds
Elon Musk Accidentally Busted Two Windows on the Tesla Cybertruck
While Demonstrating How Tough They Are
Canned Cranberry Sauce Is America’s Least Favorite Thanksgiving
Food, New Survey Says – Green Bean Casserole a Close Second
Nine-Year-Old on Track to Graduate from University in December
SONG OF THE DAY
Joni Mitchell – Raised on Robbery
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