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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Decade of Heavy Storms Has Helped Northwest Glaciers – Don’t
Expect That to Last, Studies Show (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Montana Lawmaker Wants State to Buy Beleaguered Colstrip
Power Plant (Associated Press)
Scientists ID Another Possible Threat to Orcas: Pink Salmon
(Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Oregon Could Effectively Ban Solar Farms – First, a Bunch of
New Ones Will Be Built (Salem Statesman Journal, OR)
National Weather Service: Flood Watch, Heavy Rains Forecast
for Mason County (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Montana Lawmaker Wants State to Buy Beleaguered
Colstrip Power Plant
2.
Bank Stabilization Planned at Priest Rapids Dam
3.
Clallam PUD Orders Smart Meters, Offers Opt-Out
Provision
4.
Flood of Response Pushes Completion of Latest
Tacoma Liquefied Natural Gas Review to March
5.
Public Power Council Elects Officers & Board
Members for 2019-2020
6.
Editorial: Another Dam Study? Give Us a Break
7.
Judge Says Uninsulated Power Conductors Caused
California Fires
8.
Pacific Gas & Electric Lines Up $5.5 Billion
to Fund Two-Year Bankruptcy Process
9.
Southern California Edison Sues Santa Barbara
County over Last Year’s Deadly Mudslides
10.
Is Nuclear Power Worth the Risk? These five
people changed their minds about nuclear power. Are you next?
11.
Scientists ID Another Possible Threat to Orcas:
Pink Salmon
12.
River Advocate: Removing Dams Won’t Help Orcas,
Environment, Economy
13.
Former WDFW Director, NWIFC’S Chair Take Aim at
Seattle Times Salmon-Orca Column
14.
Salmon Policies Debate Continues Between States
15.
Victims of Bycatch – Declining Fraser River
Sturgeon Stocks Lead to Calls for Gill Net Restrictions
16.
Oceans Are Getting Louder, Posing Potential
Threats to Marine Life
17.
Oregon Could Effectively Ban Solar Farms –
First, a Bunch of New Ones Will Be Built
18.
In Wisconsin, Farmers May Soon Be Milking the
Profits of Solar Energy Instead of Cows
19.
Power Companies Lose Fight over Transmission Costs
in Texas, a Win for Renewables
20.
European Power Firms Aim to Harness Electric Car
Batteries
21.
Rock Island Accelerates Fiber to Town of Friday
Harbor
22.
Anacortes, Washington, Solidifies Plans for
Better Connectivity with Muni Network
23.
Internet Service for Rural Georgia Could Come
from Power Companies
24.
Google Is Fined $57 Million Under Europe’s Data
Privacy Law
25.
The Pushback Against Smart Cities
26.
Seattle Recycling Company Settles Lawsuit Over
River Pollution
27.
Decade of Heavy Storms Has Helped Northwest
Glaciers – Don’t Expect That to Last, Studies Show
28.
Is the Public Willing to Pay to Help Fix Climate
Change?
29.
Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee Is Running for
President on Climate: Climate Hasn’t Caught On
30.
New Yorker Article About Marijuana Strikes Nerve
with Researchers
31.
Certain People—Maybe Even You—Have Special Poop
That Can Save Lives
32.
End Daylight Saving Time in Washington State?
Why a State Lawmaker Thinks the Effort Has a Chance This Year
33.
National Weather Service: Flood Watch, Heavy
Rains Forecast for Mason County
34.
Clark County Confirms 22nd Measles Case, Plans
Calls to Those Exposed
35.
Ballots for Mason County Special Election in the
Mail
36.
Timberland Regional Library Board Issued Harsh
Rebuke to Director over Facilities Plan Rollout
37.
This Could Be Seattle’s Warmest January Weather
on Record
WORD OF THE DAY
Campestral • \cam-PESS-trull\ • Adjective - Of or relating
to fields or open country: rural
“Come on Fred, have a little creativity,” the Bonneville
Power Administration contract manager exhorted to his hesitant project team
member. “Think of it: a ‘Campestral Discount’ sounds so much more lyrical than ‘Low
Density Discount.’ “
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Montana Lawmaker Wants State to Buy Beleaguered Colstrip
Power Plant (Associated Press)
2.
Bank Stabilization Planned at Priest Rapids Dam
(Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
4.
Flood of Response Pushes Completion of Latest
Tacoma Liquefied Natural Gas Review to March (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
5.
Public Power Council Elects Officers & Board
Members for 2019-2020 (Public Power Council, Portland, OR)
6.
Editorial: Another Dam Study? Give Us a Break
(Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)
7.
Judge Says Uninsulated Power Conductors Caused
California Fires (NBC News)
8.
Pacific Gas & Electric Lines Up $5.5 Billion
to Fund Two-Year Bankruptcy Process (Los Angeles Times, CA)
9.
Southern California Edison Sues Santa Barbara
County over Last Year’s Deadly Mudslides (Los Angeles Times, CA)
10. Is
Nuclear Power Worth the Risk? These five people changed their minds about
nuclear power. Are you next? (Grist Online)
FISH & WILDLIFE
11. Scientists
ID Another Possible Threat to Orcas: Pink Salmon (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
12. River
Advocate: Removing Dams Won’t Help Orcas, Environment, Economy (Capital Press)
13. Former
WDFW Director, NWIFC’S Chair Take Aim at Seattle Times Salmon-Orca Column
(Northwest Sportsman)
http://nwsportsmanmag.com/former-wdfw-director-nwifcs-chair-take-aim-at-seatimes-salmon-orca-column/
14. Salmon
Policies Debate Continues Between States (Bend Bulletin, OR)
15. Victims
of Bycatch – Declining Fraser River Sturgeon Stocks Lead to Calls for Gill Net
Restrictions (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
16. Oceans
Are Getting Louder, Posing Potential Threats to Marine Life (NY Times)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
17. Oregon
Could Effectively Ban Solar Farms – First, a Bunch of New Ones Will Be Built
(Salem Statesman Journal, OR)
18. In
Wisconsin, Farmers May Soon Be Milking the Profits of Solar Energy Instead of
Cows (National Public Radio)
19. Power
Companies Lose Fight over Transmission Costs in Texas, a Win for Renewables
(Houston Chronicle, TX)
20. European
Power Firms Aim to Harness Electric Car Batteries (Reuters)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
21. Rock
Island Accelerates Fiber to Town of Friday Harbor (The Islands’ Sounder,
Eastsound, WA)
22. Anacortes,
Washington, Solidifies Plans for Better Connectivity with Muni Network
(Community Networks)
23. Internet
Service for Rural Georgia Could Come from Power Companies (Atlanta Journal
Constitution, GA)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
24. Google
Is Fined $57 Million Under Europe’s Data Privacy Law (NY Times)
25. The
Pushback Against Smart Cities (Pots & Pans)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
26. Seattle
Recycling Company Settles Lawsuit Over River Pollution (Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
27. Decade
of Heavy Storms Has Helped Northwest Glaciers – Don’t Expect That to Last,
Studies Show (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
28. Is
the Public Willing to Pay to Help Fix Climate Change? (Associated Press)
29. Washington
State Gov. Jay Inslee Is Running for President on Climate: Climate Hasn’t
Caught On (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
30. New
Yorker Article About Marijuana Strikes Nerve with Researchers (Seattle Times,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
31. Certain
People—Maybe Even You—Have Special Poop That Can Save Lives (Gizmodo)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
32. End
Daylight Saving Time in Washington State? Why a State Lawmaker Thinks the
Effort Has a Chance This Year (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
33. National
Weather Service: Flood Watch, Heavy Rains Forecast for Mason County (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
34. Clark
County Confirms 22nd Measles Case, Plans Calls to Those Exposed (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
35. Ballots
for Mason County Special Election in the Mail (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
36. Timberland
Regional Library Board Issued Harsh Rebuke to Director over Facilities Plan
Rollout (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
37. This
Could Be Seattle’s Warmest January Weather on Record (KIRO Broadcasting,
Seattle, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Cat Rescued after Sliding Down Indiana Dam’s Spillway
Praying Mantises Hidden in Christmas Tree Take Over Woman’s
Home
Parts of Niagara Falls Have Frozen, Leaving Majestic Views
Video Captures Moose Chasing Skiers at Colorado Resort
SONG OF THE DAY
Paul Simon - Slip Slidin’ Away
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