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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Historic September
Snowstorm Hits Montana as Governor Declares ‘Winter Storm Emergency’ (CBS News)
Columbia River Lock
Reopens for Barge Traffic as Northwest Wheat Harvest Finishes Up (Northwest
Public Radio)
Newport Smelter
Clears Hurdle After Appeal of Pend Oreille County Zoning Change Is Denied
(Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
Cascade Natural Gas
Seeks to Increase Rates, Boost Revenues (Longview Daily News, WA)
Seattle City Light
Unveils Strategy to Handle Expected Surge in Electric Vehicles (GeekWire)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1. Columbia
River Lock Reopens for Barge Traffic as Northwest Wheat Harvest Finishes Up
2. Cascade
Natural Gas Seeks to Increase Rates, Boost Revenues
3. Op/Ed:
Lower Snake River Dams Help Keep the Lights On
4. Op/Ed:
Stop Taking Hydropower for Granted
5. City
of Los Angeles Drops Suit on Overbilling Debacle at Department of Water &
Power
6. Nuclear
Fusion Could Rescue the Planet from Climate Catastrophe
7. Op/Ed:
Utility Companies Should Be More Like Microsoft
8. Chasing
a Memory – In California, Orcas & Salmon Have Become So Scarce People Have
Forgotten What Once Was
9. California
Sails Toward Biggest Salmon Harvest in Years
10. Buoy
10 Coho Continues – Other Columbia Salmon Seasons End
11. Projects
Reopen Habitat for Salmon
12. Video:
Chinook Put on Their Annual Spawning Show at Tumwater Falls Park
13. California:
The Interior Secretary Wants to Enlarge Shasta Dam. An Old Lobbying Client
Would Benefit.
14. In
North Bend, Praise But ‘A Lot of Speculation’ for 5,000 Under Boil-Water
Advisory
15. ‘Flushable’
Wipes Are a Messy, Expensive Environmental Problem
16. Newport
Smelter Clears Hurdle After Appeal of Pend Oreille County Zoning Change Is
Denied
17. Solar
Dream at Tacoma’s Jason Lee Middle School Gets $50,000 Boost – More Money
Needed
18. Two
New Dams Near the Grand Canyon? Conservation Groups Call the Plan
‘Unconscionable’
19. ‘No
Stopping Solar’: As Trade War Drags On, U.S. Companies Remain Bullish
20. President’s
Windmill Hatred Is a Worry for Booming Industry
21. Saving
Electricity Employs More Floridians Than Alternative Energy
22. The
Fastest Growing Commute Is No Commute at All
23. Ohio
Weighs Opening Highway Corridors to Broadband Projects
24. Op/Ed:
Microsoft’s Misleading Broadband Campaign
25. Seattle
City Light Unveils Strategy to Handle Expected Surge in Electric Vehicles
26. Fast
Charging Electric Vehicle Stations Unveiled at Sea-Tac Airport during Drive
Electric Week
27. Sacramento
Municipal Utility District Official Details Electric Vehicle Blockchain Project
28. Jackson
Hole Greenhouse Gas Inventory Released – Thanks Hydropower
29. EIA
Projects Global Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Will Increase Through 2050
30. 315
Billion-Ton Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica
31. Hemp
Crop Tanks, CBD Producer Sues Hemp Seed Seller for $44 Million
32. Former
King County Official Arrested in Corruption Case
33. Historic
September Snowstorm Hits Montana as Governor Declares ‘Winter Storm Emergency’
34. Early
Snow Hits the Pacific Northwest
35. First
Freeze Arrives Early in Puget Sound Region
36. Head-On
Crash in Potlatch Injures Three, Blocks Highway 101 for Four Hours
37. Man
Charged with Organized Crime in Illegal Kitsap Pot Operation
38.
Lacey Presses Pause on Its Proposal to Park RVs
in Hawks Prairie
WORD OF THE DAY
Haiku • \HI-koo\ •
noun - An unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing
usually five, seven, and five syllables respectively; also: a poem in this form
usually having a seasonal reference
A jewel of style
Art of evocative prose
The humble haiku
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Columbia River Lock Reopens for Barge Traffic as
Northwest Wheat Harvest Finishes Up (Northwest Public Radio)
2.
Cascade Natural Gas Seeks to Increase Rates,
Boost Revenues (Longview Daily News, WA)
3.
Op/Ed: Lower Snake River Dams Help Keep the
Lights On (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
4.
Op/Ed: Stop Taking Hydropower for Granted (American
Public Power Association)
5.
City of Los Angeles Drops Suit on Overbilling
Debacle at Department of Water & Power (Los Angeles Times, CA)
6.
Nuclear Fusion Could Rescue the Planet from
Climate Catastrophe (Bloomberg News)
7.
Op/Ed: Utility Companies Should Be More Like
Microsoft (Forbes Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9. California
Sails Toward Biggest Salmon Harvest in Years (Associated Press)
10. Buoy
10 Coho Continues – Other Columbia Salmon Seasons End (Chinook Observer, Long
Beach, WA)
11. Projects
Reopen Habitat for Salmon (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)
12. Video:
Chinook Put on Their Annual Spawning Show at Tumwater Falls Park (Olympian, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE
ENVIRONMENT
13. California:
The Interior Secretary Wants to Enlarge Shasta Dam. An Old Lobbying Client
Would Benefit. (NY Times)
14. In
North Bend, Praise But ‘A Lot of Speculation’ for 5,000 Under Boil-Water
Advisory (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
15. ‘Flushable’
Wipes Are a Messy, Expensive Environmental Problem (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
16. Newport
Smelter Clears Hurdle After Appeal of Pend Oreille County Zoning Change Is
Denied (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
17. Solar
Dream at Tacoma’s Jason Lee Middle School Gets $50,000 Boost – More Money
Needed (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
18. Two
New Dams Near the Grand Canyon? Conservation Groups Call the Plan ‘Unconscionable’
(Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2019/09/27/new-grand-canyon-dams-built-phoenix-company-pumped-hydro-storage/3781102002/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2019/09/27/new-grand-canyon-dams-built-phoenix-company-pumped-hydro-storage/3781102002/
19. ‘No
Stopping Solar’: As Trade War Drags On, U.S. Companies Remain Bullish (S&P
Global)
20. President’s
Windmill Hatred Is a Worry for Booming Industry (Associated Press)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
21. Saving
Electricity Employs More Floridians Than Alternative Energy (Tampa Bay Times, FL)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
22. The
Fastest Growing Commute Is No Commute at All (Washington Post)
23. Ohio
Weighs Opening Highway Corridors to Broadband Projects (Associated Press)
24. Op/Ed:
Microsoft’s Misleading Broadband Campaign (Billings Gazette, MT)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
25. Seattle
City Light Unveils Strategy to Handle Expected Surge in Electric Vehicles (GeekWire)
26. Fast
Charging Electric Vehicle Stations Unveiled at Sea-Tac Airport during Drive
Electric Week (Capitol Hill Times, Seattle, WA)
27. Sacramento
Municipal Utility District Official Details Electric Vehicle Blockchain Project
(American Public Power Association)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
29. EIA
Projects Global Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Will Increase Through 2050 (U.S. Energy
Information Administration)
30. 315
Billion-Ton Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica (British Broadcasting Corporation)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
31. Hemp
Crop Tanks, CBD Producer Sues Hemp Seed Seller for $44 Million (KGW-TV, Portland,
OR)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
32. Former
King County Official Arrested in Corruption Case (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
33. Historic
September Snowstorm Hits Montana as Governor Declares ‘Winter Storm Emergency’
(CBS News)
34. Early
Snow Hits the Pacific Northwest (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
35. First
Freeze Arrives Early in Puget Sound Region (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
36. Head-On
Crash in Potlatch Injures Three, Blocks Highway 101 for Four Hours (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
37. Man
Charged with Organized Crime in Illegal Kitsap Pot Operation (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton
– Paywall Advisory)
38. Lacey
Presses Pause on Its Proposal to Park RVs in Hawks Prairie (Olympian, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Elevator Rescue Mars
Wenatchee Family’s Bavarian Holiday
Bride & Groom Endure
Last-Minute Changes as Winter Storm Hits During Wedding Day on Mt. Spokane
An Airman Was
Picking Up an Award for Heroism. But First, He Saved a Baby.
Teenage Girl
Reunited with Her Toy Cat – 14 Years After It Went Missing
SONG OF THE DAY
Bonnie Tyler – Holding
Out for a Hero (“Footloose” Soundtrack)
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