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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Pacific Gas & Electric to File for Bankruptcy Protection
as California Wildfire Costs Mount (Utility Dive)
New Orca Calf Seen among Puget Sound’s Critically Endangered
Killer Whales (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Washington State Lawmakers Propose New Strategy after Voters
Nix Carbon Tax (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Hearing Held on Newport Silicon Smelter Land Sale (Spokane
Public Radio, WA)
Port Angeles Police Warn of Fake City Workers (Peninsula Daily
News, Port Angeles, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric to File for
Bankruptcy Protection as California Wildfire Costs Mount
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric Customers Face Higher
Bills after Bankruptcy amid Wildfire Woes
3.
Port Angeles Police Warn of Fake City Workers
4.
Clark Public Utilities Takes Steps to Improve
Sustainability, Efficiency of Its Vehicle Fleet
5.
Tennessee Senator Supports Yucca Mountain for
Nuclear Waste Storage
6.
President Trump Can’t Stop U.S. Coal Plants from
Retiring
7.
Clean, Abundant Energy: Fusion Dreams Never End
8.
Question for Democrats: What is a ‘Green New
Deal’?
9.
New Orca Calf Seen among Puget Sound’s
Critically Endangered Killer Whales
10.
Government Shutdown Threatens Idaho’s
Hatchery-Based Steelhead Season
11.
British Columbia: First Nation Sues Feds over
Atlantic Salmon Farming in Pacific Waters
12.
Seals Are Stranded in a Canadian Town – People
Wonder What to Do
13.
Can Robotic ‘Sensor Fish’ Save Salmon from
Hydroelectric Dams?
14.
Hearing Held on Newport Silicon Smelter Land
Sale
15.
Five Quick Ways to Reduce Your Energy Bills in
Winter
16.
How Bad is the Digital Divide?
17.
Verizon Promises Not to Over-Hype 5G,
Immediately Proceeds to Over-Hype 5G
18.
How Polluted Is Your Neighborhood? This New Tool
Will Tell You
19.
Washington State Lawmakers Propose New Strategy
after Voters Nix Carbon Tax
20.
Inslee: Defeated Twice, A Top Climate Change
Crusader Has a Wake-Up Call Some Democrats Won’t Want to Hear
21.
The Oceans Are Warming Faster Than We Thought.
Scientists Suggest We Brace for Impact
22.
New Washington State Website Makes It Easier to
Search through Historical Newspapers
23.
An Egg, Just a Regular Egg, Is Instagram’s
Most-Liked Post Ever
24.
Editorial: A Critical To-Do List for the 2019
Washington State Legislature
25.
Washington State Senator Ranker Resigns amid
Workplace Conduct Investigation
26.
Now Being Held Hostage by the Shutdown: Your
Favorite Craft Brewery
27.
New Fire Station Proposed for Belfair
28.
Former Tonasket Officer Says Mayor Asked Him to
Change Name Because ‘Jose’ Sounded Too Hispanic
29.
‘A Travesty to This Nation’: People Are
Destroying Joshua Trees in Joshua Tree National Park
WORD OF THE DAY
Mea Culpa /may-uh KOOL-puh/ Noun – A formal acknowledgment
of personal fault or error – Latin, “through my fault”.
“Too late MISTER Brown; too late,” intoned the pink, moist lump
of flesh, otherwise known as the pit boss. “Your mea culpa for cheating the
house out of $10 million is laudable,” the corpulent supervisor murmured
softly, his words wafting through the darkened room like the fragrance of
rancid incense. “Fortunately for us, you DO have a future in this casino.
Unfortunately for you, it will be as a stack of poker chips,” the Jabba-like personage
cackled. “Take him away lads.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric to File for Bankruptcy
Protection as California Wildfire Costs Mount (Utility Dive)
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric Customers Face Higher
Bills after Bankruptcy amid Wildfire Woes (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
3.
Port Angeles Police Warn of Fake City Workers (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
4.
Clark Public Utilities Takes Steps to Improve
Sustainability, Efficiency of Its Vehicle Fleet (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
5.
Tennessee Senator Supports Yucca Mountain for
Nuclear Waste Storage (Las Vegas Review-Journal, NV)
6.
President Trump Can’t Stop U.S. Coal Plants from
Retiring (Reuters)
7.
Clean, Abundant Energy: Fusion Dreams Never End (NY
Times)
8.
Question for Democrats: What is a ‘Green New
Deal’? (Politico)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
New Orca Calf Seen among Puget Sound’s Critically
Endangered Killer Whales (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
10. Government
Shutdown Threatens Idaho’s Hatchery-Based Steelhead Season (Spokesman Review,
Spokane, WA)
11. British
Columbia: First Nation Sues Feds over Atlantic Salmon Farming in Pacific Waters
(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
12. Seals
Are Stranded in a Canadian Town – People Wonder What to Do (NY Times)
13. Can
Robotic ‘Sensor Fish’ Save Salmon from Hydroelectric Dams? (GeekWire)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
14. Hearing
Held on Newport Silicon Smelter Land Sale (Spokane Public Radio, WA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
15. Five
Quick Ways to Reduce Your Energy Bills in Winter (Associated Press)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
16. How
Bad is the Digital Divide? (Pots & Pans)
17. Verizon
Promises Not to Over-Hype 5G, Immediately Proceeds to Over-Hype 5G (Wireless)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
18. How
Polluted Is Your Neighborhood? This New Tool Will Tell You (Crosscut Seattle)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
19. Washington
State Lawmakers Propose New Strategy after Voters Nix Carbon Tax (Aberdeen
Daily World, WA)
20. Inslee:
Defeated Twice, A Top Climate Change Crusader Has a Wake-Up Call Some Democrats
Won’t Want to Hear (NBC News)
21. The
Oceans Are Warming Faster Than We Thought. Scientists Suggest We Brace for
Impact (Washington Post)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
22. New
Washington State Website Makes It Easier to Search through Historical
Newspapers (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
23. An
Egg, Just a Regular Egg, Is Instagram’s Most-Liked Post Ever (NY Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
24. Editorial:
A Critical To-Do List for the 2019 Washington State Legislature (Seattle Times,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
25. Washington
State Senator Ranker Resigns amid Workplace Conduct Investigation (Oregon
Public Broadcasting)
26. Now
Being Held Hostage by the Shutdown: Your Favorite Craft Brewery (NY Times)
GENERAL NEWS
27. New
Fire Station Proposed for Belfair (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
28. Former
Tonasket Officer Says Mayor Asked Him to Change Name Because ‘Jose’ Sounded Too
Hispanic (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
29. ‘A
Travesty to This Nation’: People Are Destroying Joshua Trees in Joshua Tree
National Park (Washington Post)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
School Urges Rich Kids to Stop Wearing — And Losing — $350
Beanies
Company in Kentucky Makes Slippers to Look Just Like Your
Pet
Utah Teen Attempts ‘Bird Box Challenge,’ Crashes Car While
Eyes Are Covered
This Is the World’s Most Beautiful Bookstore
SONG OF THE DAY
Miles Davis Quintet - I Could Write a Book
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