SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Heavy Rain to Strike Southeast U-S & the Pacific
Northwest/N. California (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Hurricane Matthew Is a $15 Billion Threat Headed to Florida
“…Twelve U-S power generators, including two nuclear plants, are in the storm’s
path…” (Bloomberg News)
Columnist: Will Federal Agencies’ Review of Columbia, Snake
Dams Lead to Removal? (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
Solar Supporters Still Troubled by Oregon PUC
Recommendations (Portland Business Journal, OR)
U-S Panel: Tagging Dart Was Source of Infection That
Contributed to Orca’s Death (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Why Some California Cannabis Growers Oppose Legalization (Christian
Science Monitor)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Hurricane Matthew Is a $15 Billion Threat Headed to Florida
- Columnist: Will Federal Agencies’ Review of Columbia, Snake Dams Lead to Removal?
- City of Kenmore Statement Regarding Puget Sound Energy Power Outages
- Chelan County PUD On Board with New High Voltage Transmission Line
- Mason PUD 3’s Shuck ‘n’ Share 5K Draws 190 Runners
- Bonneville Power Administration Makes U-S Treasury Payment on Time & In Full for 33rd Consecutive Year
- Bonneville Power Administration Harnesses Law Student Energy
- Be Ready for Emergencies Year-Round
- Wyoming: Developer of Two Elks Carbon Capture Plant Charged with Federal Fraud
- NRG Texas Carbon Capture Plant on Track to Open by Year End
- For Utilities Hoping to Unlock Smart Grid Opportunities, Data Is the Key
- U-S Panel: Tagging Dart Was Source of Infection That Contributed to Orca’s Death
- Feds Consider Mining Ban on 10 Million Acres to Protect Sage Grouse
- Leak Drains 220,000 Gallon Cape Meares Reservoir
- Solar Supporters Still Troubled by Oregon PUC Recommendations
- Late-Night Road Closures in Everett Are for Wind Farm Blades
- U-S Department of Energy Pushing Wine Chiller Rules
- Why Some California Cannabis Growers Oppose Legalization
- Pacific Power CEO Talks Carbon Reduction, Renewables at GoGreen
- Biofuels Turn Out to Be a Climate Mistake – Here’s Why
- Paris Climate Deal a ‘Turning Point’ in Global Warming Fight, Obama Says
- Oregon’s ‘Do-It-Yourself’ Approach to a Clean Economy
- Range Is All the Rage in Paris, as Electric Cars Steal the Show
- Facebook Is Talking to the White House about Giving You ‘Free’ Internet
- Verizon’s ‘FiOS Deployment’ to Boston Will Be Mostly Wireless
- Report: Verizon Close to $3.5 Billion Sale of Data Centers
- Yahoo Doesn’t Deny Email Scanning, Calls Story ‘Misleading’
- Sources Say Twitter to Conclude Sale Deliberations This Month
- Five Selfie Tips from a Makeup Artist
- Sanctions Remain Against State Legislature in Education Funding Case
- Washington State Considers Taxes for Oregon Shoppers
- Comparing Hurricane Wind Speeds to Seattle’s Strongest Storms
- September Warmer, Wetter Than Average
- Week-Long Closure of Highway 302 near Victor Postponed
- Aberdeen Man Convicted of Numerous Crimes in Wood Shavings Scheme
- Weyerhaeuser Sells NORPAC, It’s Longview Paper Mill
- Police: Yakima Woman Impersonated WSU Official, Purchased Nearly $92,000 Worth of Computers
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Hurricane Matthew Is a $15 Billion Threat Headed to Florida “…Twelve
U-S power generators, including two nuclear plants, are in the storm’s path…” (Bloomberg
News)
Columnist: Will Federal Agencies’ Review of Columbia, Snake Dams
Lead to Removal? (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
City of Kenmore Statement Regarding Puget Sound Energy Power
Outages (Bothell/Kenmore Reporter, WA)
Chelan County PUD On Board with New High Voltage
Transmission Line (KOZI-Radio, Chelan, WA)
Mason PUD 3’s Shuck ‘n’ Share 5K Draws 190 Runners (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
Bonneville Power Administration Makes U-S Treasury Payment
on Time & In Full for 33rd Consecutive Year (Bonneville Power
Administration)
Bonneville Power Administration Harnesses Law Student Energy
(University of Oregon)
Be Ready for Emergencies Year-Round (Fairbanks News-Miner,
AK)
Wyoming: Developer of Two Elks Carbon Capture Plant Charged with
Federal Fraud (Utility Dive)
NRG Texas Carbon Capture Plant on Track to Open by Year End (Utility
Dive)
For Utilities Hoping to Unlock Smart Grid Opportunities,
Data Is the Key (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
U-S Panel: Tagging Dart Was Source of Infection That
Contributed to Orca’s Death (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Feds Consider Mining Ban on 10 Million Acres to Protect Sage
Grouse (Associated Press)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Leak Drains 220,000 Gallon Cape Meares Reservoir (KOIN-TV, Portland,
OR)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Solar Supporters Still Troubled by Oregon PUC Recommendations
(Portland Business Journal, OR)
Late-Night Road Closures in Everett Are for Wind Farm Blades
(Everett Herald, WA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
U-S Department of Energy Pushing Wine Chiller Rules (The
Hill, Washington, DC)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Why Some California Cannabis Growers Oppose Legalization (Christian
Science Monitor)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Pacific Power CEO Talks Carbon Reduction, Renewables at
GoGreen (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Biofuels Turn Out to Be a Climate Mistake – Here’s Why (Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, WA)
Paris Climate Deal a ‘Turning Point’ in Global Warming
Fight, Obama Says (The Guardian, UK)
SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Oregon’s ‘Do-It-Yourself’ Approach to a Clean Economy
(E&E Publishing)
Range Is All the Rage in Paris, as Electric Cars Steal the
Show (NY Times)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Facebook Is Talking to the White House about Giving You ‘Free’
Internet – Here’s why that may be controversial (Washington Post)
Verizon’s ‘FiOS Deployment’ to Boston Will Be Mostly
Wireless (Broadband Reports)
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Report: Verizon Close to $3.5 Billion Sale of Data Centers (Broadband
Reports)
Yahoo Doesn’t Deny Email Scanning, Calls Story ‘Misleading’
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Sources Say Twitter to Conclude Sale Deliberations This
Month (Reuters)
Five Selfie Tips from a Makeup Artist (NY Times)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Sanctions Remain Against State Legislature in Education
Funding Case (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Washington State Considers Taxes for Oregon Shoppers (KOMO-TV,
Seattle, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Comparing Hurricane Wind Speeds to Seattle’s Strongest
Storms (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
September Warmer, Wetter Than Average (KELA Radio, Centralia,
WA)
Week-Long Closure of Highway 302 near Victor Postponed (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Aberdeen Man Convicted of Numerous Crimes in Wood Shavings
Scheme (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Weyerhaeuser Sells NORPAC, It’s Longview Paper Mill (Associated
Press)
Police: Yakima Woman Impersonated WSU Official, Purchased
Nearly $92,000 Worth of Computers (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
BLESS THE BEASTS – DIVERSIONS
The Top Ten Movie Stunts of All Time
Hospital Bills Couple $39.35 to Hold Newborn Son
Sorry Grammar Nerds, the Singular ‘They’ Has Been Declared Word
of the Year
Pope Gets Photobombed Hard by the World’s Smiliest Dog
SONG OF THE DAY
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