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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Climate Forecast Favors Onset of El Nino, Could Mean Warmer
Winter in Pacific Northwest (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Heat Advisory in Effect for Parts of Western Washington
(KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Update on “Substation Fire” Impacts to Bonneville Power
Administration (Bonneville Power Administration)
Idaho Regulators Postpone Monday’s Hearing in Avista Sale
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Lawmakers, Lobbyists & the Administration Join Forces to
Overhaul the Endangered Species Act (NY Times)
Air Conditioning Accounts for About 12% of U-S Home Energy
Expenditures (U-S Energy Information Administration)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Update on “Substation Fire” Impacts to
Bonneville Power Administration
2.
Idaho Regulators Postpone Monday’s Hearing in
Avista Sale
3.
Washington State the Third Least Energy
Expensive State
4.
Irondale Substation Expansion to Improve Service,
PUD Says
5.
California Wants to Reinvent the Power Grid.
What Could Go Wrong?
6.
Sizzling U-S Heat Strains Power Grids, Withers
Texas Cotton
7.
September 6: Columbia River Treaty Will Be Topic
of Free Portland Town Hall Event
8.
Oregon: Tillamook Transmission Line Appeal
Energizes Debate for Less Impactful Alternative
9.
Five Candidates in Crowded Kitsap PUD Primary
10.
Clallam PUD Seeks Haffner Replacement for Board
of Commissioners
11.
Editorial: Choices Good for Clark Public
Utilities
12.
Three Challengers Hope to Unseat Appointed
Snohomish PUD Commissioner
13.
Lawmakers, Lobbyists & the Administration
Join Forces to Overhaul the Endangered Species Act
14.
Northwest Planning & Conservation Council
Releases Report to Governors Detailing BPA Fish/Wildlife Costs for FY 2017
15.
Thurston County Breaks Ground on 2018 Fish
Passage Barrier Removal Projects
16.
Feds Release Analysis of Public Comments for
Detroit Dam Fish Passage Project Driven by BiOP
17.
Canada: ‘They Are Still Using the Ocean as a
Toilet’: Fisheries Critic Proposes Removing Fish Farms from Oceans
18.
Editorial: Inslee Should Pause on Solar for
Kittitas County
19.
Nebraska Tribe Becomes a Solar Power Leader on
the Plains
20.
How Co-ops Transformed the Solar Landscape in
Just Five Years
21.
Kilmer, Colleague Present Legislation to Bridge
Broadband Access Gap
22.
Lawmakers Split Over How to Expand Rural
Broadband
23.
‘Rural Broadband Isn’t a Luxury’: Alberta
Internet Strategy Set for Fall
24.
How Can Utilities Prepare for the Approaching
Electric Vehicle Boom?
25.
Air Conditioning Accounts for About 12% of U-S
Home Energy Expenditures
26.
Two Areas in Jefferson County Asked to Cut Water
Usage
27.
Court Rejects New Trump Attempt to Halt Kids’
Climate Lawsuit
28.
U-S House Passes Anti-Carbon Tax Resolution in
Landslide
29.
Parents Behaving Badly: A Youth Sports Crisis
Caught on Video
30.
Banking on Bud
31.
Should Public Officials’ Private Messages Be a
Part of the Public Record?
32.
A Four-Day Workweek? A Test Run Shows a
Surprising Result
33.
Memo from the Boss: You’re a Vegetarian Now
34.
Heat Advisory in Effect for Parts of Western
Washington
35.
‘It’s the Most We’ve Ever Had’ Washington State
Agency Reacts to Record Wildfire Season
36.
Big Oregon Substation Fire Burning Lots of Wheat
— And Exports — For Northwest Farmers
37.
$1.9 Million to Mason County – Department of
Commerce Awards $39 Million to Increase Statewide Facilities for Behavioral
Health Care
WORD OF THE DAY
Dross • \DRAHSS\ • noun - 1: the scum that forms on the
surface of molten metal 2: waste or foreign matter: impurity 3: something that
is base, trivial, or inferior
Norbert emerged from his bath feeling more soiled than when
he went in. As the youngest of four children, he had the last shot at the murky
bathwater on Saturday’s “bath day.” He was especially unhappy about the
floating dross left over from his brother Ike, who earlier in the day had an
unfortunate encounter with the manure lagoon behind the large, red barn.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Update on “Substation Fire” Impacts to
Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville Power Administration)
2.
Idaho Regulators Postpone Monday’s Hearing in
Avista Sale (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
3.
Washington State the Third Least Energy
Expensive State (South Sound Business)
4.
Irondale Substation Expansion to Improve
Service, PUD Says (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
5.
California Wants to Reinvent the Power Grid. What
Could Go Wrong? (NY Times)
6.
Sizzling U-S Heat Strains Power Grids, Withers
Texas Cotton (Bloomberg News)
7.
September 6: Columbia River Treaty Will Be Topic
of Free Portland Town Hall Event (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
8.
Oregon: Tillamook Transmission Line Appeal
Energizes Debate for Less Impactful Alternative (Tillamook Headlight-Herald,
OR)
9.
Five Candidates in Crowded Kitsap PUD Primary
(Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
10. Clallam
PUD Seeks Haffner Replacement for Board of Commissioners (Peninsula Daily News,
Port Angeles, WA)
11. Editorial:
Choices Good for Clark Public Utilities – Incumbent Malinowski, challengers
Chipman, Erickson all worthy of support (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
12. Three
Challengers Hope to Unseat Appointed Snohomish PUD Commissioner (Everett
Herald, WA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
13. Lawmakers,
Lobbyists & the Administration Join Forces to Overhaul the Endangered
Species Act (NY Times)
14. Northwest
Planning & Conservation Council Releases Report to Governors Detailing BPA
Fish/Wildlife Costs for FY 2017 (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
15. Thurston
County Breaks Ground on 2018 Fish Passage Barrier Removal Projects (Thurston
Talks, Olympia, WA)
16. Feds
Release Analysis of Public Comments for Detroit Dam Fish Passage Project Driven
by BiOP (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
17. Canada:
‘They Are Still Using the Ocean as a Toilet’: Fisheries Critic Proposes
Removing Fish Farms from Oceans (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
18. Editorial:
Inslee Should Pause on Solar for Kittitas County (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
19. Nebraska
Tribe Becomes a Solar Power Leader on the Plains (Midwest Energy News)
20. How
Co-ops Transformed the Solar Landscape in Just Five Years (Power Magazine)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
21. Kilmer,
Colleague Present Legislation to Bridge Broadband Access Gap (Peninsula Daily
News, Port Angeles, WA)
22. Lawmakers
Split Over How to Expand Rural Broadband (The Hill, Washington, DC)
23. ‘Rural
Broadband Isn’t a Luxury’: Alberta Internet Strategy Set for Fall (Edmonton
Journal, Alberta, Canada)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
24. How
Can Utilities Prepare for the Approaching Electric Vehicle Boom? (Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
25. Air
Conditioning Accounts for About 12% of U-S Home Energy Expenditures (U-S Energy
Information Administration)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
26. Two
Areas in Jefferson County Asked to Cut Water Usage (Peninsula Daily News, Port
Angeles, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
27. Court
Rejects New Trump Attempt to Halt Kids’ Climate Lawsuit (The Hill, Washington,
DC)
28. U-S
House Passes Anti-Carbon Tax Resolution in Landslide (Houston Chronicle, TX)
https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/House-passes-anti-carbon-tax-resolution-in-13088199.php
https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/House-passes-anti-carbon-tax-resolution-in-13088199.php
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
29. Parents
Behaving Badly: A Youth Sports Crisis Caught on Video (NY Times)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
30. Banking
on Bud (South Sound Business)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
31. Should
Public Officials’ Private Messages Be a Part of the Public Record? (Christian
Science Monitor)
32. A
Four-Day Workweek? A Test Run Shows a Surprising Result (NY Times)
33. Memo
from the Boss: You’re a Vegetarian Now (NY Times)
GENERAL NEWS
34. Heat
Advisory in Effect for Parts of Western Washington (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
35. ‘It’s
the Most We’ve Ever Had’ Washington State Agency Reacts to Record Wildfire
Season (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
36. Big
Oregon Substation Fire Burning Lots of Wheat — And Exports — For Northwest
Farmers (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
37. $1.9
Million to Mason County – Department of Commerce Awards $39 Million to Increase
Statewide Facilities for Behavioral Health Care (Washington State Wire,
Olympia, WA)
TROLLS IN THE STANDS – DIVERSIONS
Cubs Fan Steals Foul Ball from Kid, But the Little Guy Still
Wins
Rescued from Obscurity: How Discarded Items Become Treasures
NFL Hits the Brakes on National Anthem Policy
Sun, Sea And ... Santas? Father Christmases Hold Annual
Congress
SONG OF THE DAY
Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, & Tammy Wynette - Silver
Threads & Golden Needles
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