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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
A Bomb Cyclone Will Hit the Southern Oregon Coast (Cliff
Mass Weather Blog)
Rain/Snow Mix Possible Above 500 Feet of Elevation Tonight –
Lowlands Won't See Much Accumulation (KING TV, Seattle, WA)
Avista Deal Affects Investment in Coal-Fired Plant Past 2025
(Associated Press)
Pacific Gas & Electric Says Power Shutoffs Averted
Hundreds of Fire Risks – Cities Blast Lack of Coordination (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pge-shut-off-report-signals-larger-problems-grid-resilience/567945/
Portion of Newaukum River Open to Coho Salmon after Fish
Barrier Removal (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Avista Deal Affects Investment in Coal-Fired
Plant Past 2025
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric Says Power Shutoffs
Averted Hundreds of Fire Risks – Cities Blast Lack of Coordination
3.
Port Townsend: Jefferson PUD Starting New Phase
of Underground Power Line Construction
4.
Diving into Lower Granite Dam
5.
Arizona Tribes Oppose Plan to Dam Colorado River
Tributary for Hydropower
6.
Above-Ground Power Lines Grow in Risk as Climate
Changes
7.
Report: Coal Production to Drop for 2019
8.
Minnesota: Pilot Rescued after His Plane Crashes
& Gets Tangled in Power Lines
9.
Portion of Newaukum River Open to Coho Salmon
after Fish Barrier Removal
10.
Yakama Nation Coho Hatchery Nearing Completion
11.
Sockeye Salmon Run Falters, but Idaho Officials
Optimistic
12.
Conservation Groups Protect Hood Canal Shoreline
at Big Beef Creek
13.
Algae Bloom Killing Farmed Fish on Vancouver
Island’s West Coast
14.
Oregon: Is Biomass in Crook County's Future?
15.
Montana: Missoula County Buys Solar Power from
Kettlehouse Brewery’s Rooftop Array
16.
Mattawa: Why One of the Washington’s Most Rural
Communities Is Going Digital
17.
Idaho Broadband Group Urges State to Expand
Rural Service
18.
Including Fiber Optic Infrastructure: Ports of
Ridgefield, Woodland Get State Money
19.
2020 Dems Call for Billions of Dollars in Rural
Broadband Spending
20.
More Reconnect Funds – USDA Invests $7.2 Million
in Rural Broadband for Iowa & South Dakota Families
21.
‘Juice Jacking’ Taking over Public Charging
Stations
22.
Dumping Diesel: With a Shift to Electric
Ferries, A Robot Might Soon Be Charging Your Ride
23.
Carbon Dioxide Reaches Record High in Earth's
Atmosphere, Scientists Report
24.
U.S. Supreme Court Lets Lawsuit by Climate
Scientist Continue Against Conservative Outlets
25.
Pierce County Adds Two Positions to Address
Sustainability
26.
Oregon Project Asks Citizens to Document King
Tides for Climate Science
27.
The Weather Is Big Business, & It’s Veering
Toward a Collision with the Federal Government
28.
Pedestrian Hit & Killed on US 101 Near
Kamilche Has Been Identified
29.
Large Explosion, Raging Fire Rock Mount Vernon
Neighborhood
30.
No Sign of Recession for Washington State,
Economists Say
31.
Congressional Vietnam Era Veterans Pinning
Ceremony Tuesday in Belfair
32.
A Bomb Cyclone Will Hit the Southern Oregon
Coast
33.
Rain/Snow Mix Possible Above 500 Feet of
Elevation Tonight – Lowlands Won't See Much Accumulation
34.
California Faces Major Rain, Snowstorm on Thanksgiving,
Hitting Holiday Travel
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION
Sempiternal /semp-uh-TURN-null/ Adjective – Of never-ending
duration: eternal.
Groundhog Day, redux
Sempiternal Sonny, Cher
Sing “I Got You, Babe”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Avista Deal Affects Investment in Coal-Fired
Plant Past 2025 (Associated Press)
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric Says Power Shutoffs
Averted Hundreds of Fire Risks – Cities Blast Lack of Coordination (Utility
Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pge-shut-off-report-signals-larger-problems-grid-resilience/567945/
3.
Port Townsend: Jefferson PUD Starting New Phase of
Underground Power Line Construction (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
4.
Diving into Lower Granite Dam (East Oregonian, Pendleton,
OR)
5.
Arizona Tribes Oppose Plan to Dam Colorado River
Tributary for Hydropower (Associated Press)
6.
Above-Ground Power Lines Grow in Risk as Climate
Changes (Associated Press)
7.
Report: Coal Production to Drop for 2019 (Pittsburgh
Business Times, PA)
8.
Minnesota: Pilot Rescued after His Plane Crashes
& Gets Tangled in Power Lines (CNN)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
Portion of Newaukum River Open to Coho Salmon after
Fish Barrier Removal (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
10.
Yakama Nation Coho Hatchery Nearing Completion (Yakima
Herald-Republic, WA)
11.
Sockeye Salmon Run Falters, but Idaho Officials
Optimistic (Associated Press)
12.
Conservation Groups Protect Hood Canal Shoreline
at Big Beef Creek (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton – Paywall Advisory)
13.
Algae Bloom Killing Farmed Fish on Vancouver
Island’s West Coast (Columbia Valley Pioneer, BC)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
14.
Oregon: Is Biomass in Crook County's Future? (Pamplin
Media Group, Portland, OR)
15.
Montana: Missoula County Buys Solar Power from Kettlehouse
Brewery’s Rooftop Array (Missoula Current, MT)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
16.
Mattawa: Why One of the Washington’s Most Rural
Communities Is Going Digital (Ifiberone News, Ephrata, WA)
17.
Idaho Broadband Group Urges State to Expand
Rural Service (Associated Press)
18.
Including Fiber Optic Infrastructure: Ports of Ridgefield,
Woodland Get State Money (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
19.
2020 Dems Call for Billions of Dollars in Rural
Broadband Spending (Fox News)
20.
More Reconnect Funds – USDA Invests $7.2 Million
in Rural Broadband for Iowa & South Dakota Families (Aberdeen News, SD)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
21.
‘Juice Jacking’ Taking over Public Charging
Stations (KNDO/KNDU TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
22.
Dumping Diesel: With a Shift to Electric
Ferries, A Robot Might Soon Be Charging Your Ride (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton –
Paywall Advisory)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
23.
Carbon Dioxide Reaches Record High in Earth's Atmosphere,
Scientists Report (USA Today)
24.
U.S. Supreme Court Lets Lawsuit by Climate
Scientist Continue Against Conservative Outlets (Washington Post)
25.
Pierce County Adds Two Positions to Address
Sustainability (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
26.
Oregon Project Asks Citizens to Document King
Tides for Climate Science (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
27.
The Weather Is Big Business, & It’s Veering
Toward a Collision with the Federal Government (Washington Post)
GENERAL NEWS
28.
Pedestrian Hit & Killed on US 101 Near Kamilche
Has Been Identified (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
29.
Large Explosion, Raging Fire Rock Mount Vernon Neighborhood
(KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
30.
No Sign of Recession for Washington State,
Economists Say (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
31.
Congressional Vietnam Era Veterans Pinning
Ceremony Tuesday in Belfair (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
WEATHER WONDERLAND
32.
A Bomb Cyclone Will Hit the Southern Oregon
Coast (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
33.
Rain/Snow Mix Possible Above 500 Feet of
Elevation Tonight – Lowlands Won't See Much Accumulation (KING TV, Seattle, WA)
34.
California Faces Major Rain, Snowstorm on Thanksgiving,
Hitting Holiday Travel (Los Angeles Times, CA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Dog Befriends Abandoned Baby Giraffe in South Africa
Fred Cox, Vikings Kicker & An Inventor of Nerf Football,
Dies at 80
French Language Watchdogs Warn of Rise of ‘Franglais’
This Powerlifting 82-Year-Old Grandma Made an Intruder
Regret Breaking Into Her Home
SONG OF THE DAY
NFL Films Soundtrack - Classic Battle
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