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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Tufted Puffin the Arctic’s Latest Victim of Climate Change
(Courthouse News Service)
Op/Ed: Making The 100% Clean Energy Law Work for Washington
State (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
Mason PUD 3 to Receive Second Round of State Funding for
Local Fiberhoods, Public-Private Broadband Partnership (Mason PUD 3, Shelton,
WA)
Governor Inslee Tours Port of Skagit’s Fiber Project (Skagit
County Herald, Mount Vernon, WA)
Massive Wave Energy Buoy Nearing Completion in Portland
(KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Op/Ed: Making The 100% Clean Energy Law Work for
Washington State
2.
Microsoft ‘Pays It Forward’ to Help Fund Several
Programs in Grant County – Thanks to Conservation Rebate from Grant PUD
3.
Port Angeles Moves Toward Permanent Home for
Electrical Utility
4.
California Water Utilities Seek Relief from Fire
Lawsuits
5.
Colorado Utility Gets $500 Million Offer to Shut
Coal Plants
6.
Northwest Public Power Association Honors 2019’s
Annual Award Winners
7.
Tufted Puffin the Arctic’s Latest Victim of
Climate Change
8.
‘A Chance at Life’: Salmon Fry Rescue Underway
on Vancouver Island
9.
The Fight Is On to Save Columbia River Salmon from
a Toothy Invader
10.
Massive Wave Energy Buoy Nearing Completion in
Portland
11.
Grant to Boost Biomass Business in Skamania
County
12.
Trade Ju-Jitsu – Exclusive: Tesla Woes Send
Panasonic’s U.S. Solar Cells to Philippines
13.
Mason PUD 3 to Receive Second Round of State
Funding for Local Fiberhoods, Public-Private Broadband Partnership
14.
Governor Inslee Tours Port of Skagit’s Fiber
Project
15.
Tacoma Faces Two Legal Challenges over New
Business Model for Click
16.
Sen. Murray Proposes Grants to Expand Digital
Literacy – “…I want Toledo for everybody…”
17.
Idaho: State to Work on Plan to Improve
Broadband
18.
Former Wave Broadband Execs Scoop Up Northwest
Operations of Ex-Rival Frontier for $1.35 Billion
19.
The Nerdy Girls of Ellensburg Are Building
Robots to Dismantle the Patriarchy
20.
Silicon Valley Power Electric Vehicle Blockchain
Project Advances
21.
British Columbia Passes Law to Increase Sales of
Zero Emission Vehicles
22.
Report: Pollution Poses ‘Significant’ Problem at
400 National Parks, Two in Washington State
23.
Fracking with Carbon Dioxide Instead of Water
Could Be Greener, Study Finds
24.
Hydrogen-Powered Flying Vehicle Touted as
Southern California Traffic Tonic
25.
Trump Administration Boasts of Promoting
‘Freedom Gas’ & ‘Freedom Molecules’
26.
Extreme Weather Has Made Half of America Look
Like Tornado Alley
27.
Stunning Seattle Sunset Was Because of Canadian
Wildfire Smoke
28.
Boeing Is Preparing the Way for the Comeback of
the 737 MAX
29.
Thurston, Mason Unemployment Declines in April
30.
Mason County Forest Festival This Weekend
WORD OF THE DAY
Mephitic • \meh-FIT-ick\ • - Of, relating to, or resembling
mephitis: foul-smelling
The basketball coach was disgusted by his star player’s
hygienic shortcomings. The mephitic stench wafting from the all-league center’s
shoes at the end of the season tripped sensors at the airport as the team was
on its way to the championship tournament…nearly derailing a dream season.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Op/Ed: Making The 100% Clean Energy Law Work for
Washington State (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
2.
Microsoft ‘Pays It Forward’ to Help Fund Several
Programs in Grant County – Thanks to Conservation Rebate from Grant PUD (iFiberOne
News, Ephrata, WA)
3.
Port Angeles Moves Toward Permanent Home for
Electrical Utility (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
4.
California Water Utilities Seek Relief from Fire
Lawsuits (Associated Press)
5.
Colorado Utility Gets $500 Million Offer to Shut
Coal Plants (Associated Press)
6.
Northwest Public Power Association Honors 2019’s
Annual Award Winners (Northwest Public Power Association – PDF File)
FISH & WILDLIFE
7.
Tufted Puffin the Arctic’s Latest Victim of
Climate Change (Courthouse News Service)
8.
‘A Chance at Life’: Salmon Fry Rescue Underway on
Vancouver Island (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
9.
The Fight Is On to Save Columbia River Salmon from
a Toothy Invader (Oregonian, Portland)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
10. Massive
Wave Energy Buoy Nearing Completion in Portland (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
11. Grant
to Boost Biomass Business in Skamania County (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
12. Trade
Ju-Jitsu – Exclusive: Tesla Woes Send Panasonic’s U.S. Solar Cells to Philippines
(Reuters)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
13. Mason
PUD 3 to Receive Second Round of State Funding for Local Fiberhoods,
Public-Private Broadband Partnership (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
14. Governor
Inslee Tours Port of Skagit’s Fiber Project (Skagit County Herald, Mount Vernon,
WA)
15. Tacoma
Faces Two Legal Challenges over New Business Model for Click (KIRO Broadcasting,
Seattle, WA)
16. Sen.
Murray Proposes Grants to Expand Digital Literacy – “…I want Toledo for
everybody…” (Longview Daily News, WA)
17. Idaho:
State to Work on Plan to Improve Broadband (Idaho Mountain Express, Ketchum)
18. Former
Wave Broadband Execs Scoop Up Northwest Operations of Ex-Rival Frontier for $1.35
Billion (Geekwire)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
19. The
Nerdy Girls of Ellensburg Are Building Robots to Dismantle the Patriarchy (Crosscut
Seattle)
20. Silicon
Valley Power Electric Vehicle Blockchain Project Advances (American Public
Power Association)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
21. British
Columbia Passes Law to Increase Sales of Zero Emission Vehicles (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
22. Report:
Pollution Poses ‘Significant’ Problem at 400 National Parks, Two in Washington State
(News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
23. Fracking
with Carbon Dioxide Instead of Water Could Be Greener, Study Finds (Courthouse
News Service)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
24. Hydrogen-Powered
Flying Vehicle Touted as Southern California Traffic Tonic (Reuters)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
25. Trump
Administration Boasts of Promoting ‘Freedom Gas’ & ‘Freedom Molecules’ (Washington
Examiner)
GENERAL NEWS
26. Extreme
Weather Has Made Half of America Look Like Tornado Alley (Washington Post)
27. Stunning
Seattle Sunset Was Because of Canadian Wildfire Smoke (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
28. Boeing
Is Preparing the Way for the Comeback of the 737 MAX (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
29. Thurston,
Mason Unemployment Declines in April (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
30. Mason
County Forest Festival This Weekend (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Seattle’s Cheese-Cracker Addicted Squirrel Is Traumatizing
Kids
Utah ax-throwing venue adds pool tables, gets beer license
Wedding Ring Disappeared from Patient’s Finger Hours after She
Died at Portland Hospital
Seattle Man Builds Fence Around Car-Share Vehicle at Duplex
SONG OF THE DAY
Carlos Santana – Flor d’Luna (Moonflower)
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