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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Low Snowpack in the Cascades Could Lead to Drought – There’s
Still Time (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Cryptocurrency Miners & Data Centers: Douglas PUD
Commissioner – There’s ‘Certainty’ Power Rates Will Increase (Wenatchee World,
WA)
British Columbia: Most Salmon That Escaped Due to Fish Farm
Fire Likely Eaten by Predators, Operator Says (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
Washington State Supreme Court: Turn Signals Always Required
to Turn, Change Lanes (Associated Press)
Connecticut Courts Moving Notices from Newspapers to Website
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Cryptocurrency Miners & Data Centers:
Douglas PUD Commissioner – There’s ‘Certainty’ Power Rates Will Increase
2.
Reminder: Lewis PUD Rates Increase with the New
Year
3.
Pacific Northwest Waterways Association Weighs
in on Snake River Stakeholder Process
4.
Tri-State Invokes Federal Jurisdiction to Opt
Out of Colorado Complaint
5.
Florida Utility Deregulation Ballot Measure Tops
600,000 Signatures
6.
Including Small Modular Nuclear – Three
Breakthroughs That Could Shake the Energy World in the Next Decade
7.
British Columbia: Most Salmon That Escaped Due to
Fish Farm Fire Likely Eaten by Predators, Operator Says
8.
Yakama Nation Gets Over $400,000 for Three Fish
Recovery Projects
9.
Avista to Lower Water Level on Long Lake in
Effort to Combat Invasive Species
10.
British Columbia: Fish Feeding-Frenzy Draws
Animals, Big Crowds to White Rock Pier
11.
Low Snowpack in the Cascades Could Lead to
Drought – There’s Still Time
12.
California Water Cutbacks Could Take Large Area
of Farmland Out of Production
13.
Japan Revises Fukushima Cleanup Plan, Delays Key
Steps
14.
California Solar Mandate, Natural Gas Bans Take
Effect in 2020: What You Need to Know
15.
The Government’s Role in 5G
16.
Drones Would Be Tracked under New Federal
Regulations
17.
Antarctic Ice Melt May Have Hit an All-Time High
on Christmas Eve
18.
On Land, Australia’s Rising Heat Is ‘Apocalyptic.’
In the Ocean, It’s Worse.
19.
Oregon: St. Helens Closes Land Sale to Marijuana
Grow Operation
20.
Connecticut Courts Moving Notices from
Newspapers to Website
21.
The Power of Earthworm Poop & How It Could
Influence Climate Change
22.
Washington State Supreme Court: Turn Signals
Always Required to Turn, Change Lanes
23.
Washington State Transportation Commission
Adopts Recommendations on Road Usage Charging
24.
Another Executive Departs as Boeing Tries to
Correct Course
25.
Amazon Says Holiday Shopping Broke Records This
Year
26.
Prime Anchor: An Amazon Warehouse Town Dreams of
a Better Life
27.
Lakewood Man Was Source of Bomb Threat in Lewis
County, Sheriff’s Office Says
28.
Winter Storm Packs Heavy Snow, Threat of
Blizzards, As It Targets Nation’s Mid-Section
WORD OF THE DAY
Ergogenic • \ur-guh-JEN-ik\ • adjective - Enhancing physical
performance
Dilton stared wistfully into the dimming light of the
distant sunset, his jogging partners silhouetted against the orange rays of the
dying sunlight. At that moment his ergogenic New Year’s resolution
crystallized. “I will beat them over the horizon next year,” he muttered to
himself between wheezing gasps.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Cryptocurrency Miners & Data Centers: Douglas
PUD Commissioner – There’s ‘Certainty’ Power Rates Will Increase (Wenatchee
World, WA)
2.
Reminder: Lewis PUD Rates Increase with the New
Year (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
3.
Pacific Northwest Waterways Association Weighs
in on Snake River Stakeholder Process (Pacific Northwest Waterways Association)
4.
Tri-State Invokes Federal Jurisdiction to Opt
Out of Colorado Complaint (Colorado Politics)
5.
Florida Utility Deregulation Ballot Measure Tops
600,000 Signatures (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
6.
Including Small Modular Nuclear – Three
Breakthroughs That Could Shake the Energy World in the Next Decade (Forbes
Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
7.
British Columbia: Most Salmon That Escaped Due to
Fish Farm Fire Likely Eaten by Predators, Operator Says (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
8.
Yakama Nation Gets Over $400,000 for Three Fish
Recovery Projects (Associated Press)
9.
Avista to Lower Water Level on Long Lake in Effort
to Combat Invasive Species (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
10.
British Columbia: Fish Feeding-Frenzy Draws
Animals, Big Crowds to White Rock Pier (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
11.
Low Snowpack in the Cascades Could Lead to Drought
– There’s Still Time (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
12.
California Water Cutbacks Could Take Large Area of
Farmland Out of Production (National Public Radio)
13.
Japan Revises Fukushima Cleanup Plan, Delays Key
Steps (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
14.
California Solar Mandate, Natural Gas Bans Take
Effect in 2020: What You Need to Know (SF Chronicle, CA)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
15.
The Government’s Role in 5G “…It’s been really
interesting to watch how much the federal government talks about 5G technology…”
(Pots & Pans)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
16.
Drones Would Be Tracked under New Federal
Regulations (Washington Post)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
17.
Antarctic Ice Melt May Have Hit an All-Time High
on Christmas Eve (Gizmodo)
18.
On Land, Australia’s Rising Heat Is ‘Apocalyptic.’
In the Ocean, It’s Worse. (Washington Post)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
19.
Oregon: St. Helens Closes Land Sale to Marijuana
Grow Operation (Pamplin Media Group, Portland, OR)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
20.
Connecticut Courts Moving Notices from
Newspapers to Website (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
21.
The Power of Earthworm Poop & How It Could
Influence Climate Change (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
22.
Washington State Supreme Court: Turn Signals
Always Required to Turn, Change Lanes (Associated Press)
23.
Washington State Transportation Commission Adopts
Recommendations on Road Usage Charging (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
24.
Another Executive Departs as Boeing Tries to Correct
Course (Associated Press)
25.
Amazon Says Holiday Shopping Broke Records This
Year (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
26.
Prime Anchor: An Amazon Warehouse Town Dreams of
a Better Life (NY Times)
27.
Lakewood Man Was Source of Bomb Threat in Lewis
County, Sheriff’s Office Says (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
28.
Winter Storm Packs Heavy Snow, Threat of
Blizzards, As It Targets Nation’s Mid-Section (USA Today)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Someone Chopped Down the Lone Tree in ‘World’s Smallest
Park,’ Portland’s Mill Ends Park
A Reporter Won the Lottery & Quit Her Job, Live On Air —
Only to Find the Payout Was About $5,500
“Peloton Husband” Gifts Real-Life Girlfriend a Peloton Bike for
Christmas
Wyoming Winter Traffic Hazard: Salt-Loving Mountain Goats
SONG OF THE DAY
Peter Frampton – Do You Feel Like We Do? (1976: Frampton
Comes Alive)
Peter Frampton – Do You Feel Like We Do? (Years on - Live in
Detroit)
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