Energy News Digest for January 12, 2017 – Hot Shots Edition

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 12, 2017

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Snake River Dam Projects May Be Delayed (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jan/11/snake-river-dam-projects-may-be-delayed/

Jefferson PUD Launches Meter Replacement Plan (Port Townsend Leader, WA

http://www.ptleader.com/news/pud-launches-meter-replacement-plan/article_648a9336-d78c-11e6-9892-9f400b3533f3.html

National Engineers Week – February 19-25 (DiscoverE)

http://www.discovere.org/our-programs/engineers-week

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Sewer Line Replacement Planned for Shelton Neighborhood (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/sewer-line-replacement-planned-for-shelton-neighborhood/article_c41a8b6c-d854-11e6-bcc0-e7cbd36ebc57.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Oregon's Utility-Scale Solar Incentive Brings Flood of Projects (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/01/11/oregons-utility-scale-solar-incentive-brings-flood.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Construction at Grays Harbor County Cannabis Growing Facility Proceeding Quickly (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/news/construction-at-cannabis-growing-facility-proceeding-quickly/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Idaho Legislative Leaders: $8 Million Broadband Settlement Unlikely (Associated Press)

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/01/10/idaho-legislative-leaders-8m-broadband-settlement_ap.html

AT&T Promising Gigabit Speeds from Utility-Pole Antennas (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Promising-Gigabit-Speeds-From-UtilityPole-Antennas-138696

Browser Autofill Used to Steal Personal Details in New Phishing Attack (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/10/browser-autofill-used-to-steal-personal-details-in-new-phising-attack-chrome-safari

MARKETING & MEDIA

Five Ways to Repurpose Your Popular Social Media Posts (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/5-ways-to-repurpose-popular-social-media-posts/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

In His Second Inaugural Address, Gov. Inslee Calls On Lawmakers to Fully Fund Public Education (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2017/01/11/governor-inslee-urges-lawmakers-to-fund-public-education/

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Government Leaders Discuss Issues at Special Meeting (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/government-leaders-discuss-issues-at-special-meeting/article_438d9ac0-d863-11e6-8c5c-aff12c2491ba.html

Missing Shelton Man Who Was Found Dead Identified (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23433

Major Snow Bust Around Portland (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2017/01/major-snow-post-around-portland.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

We Simulated the Divisional Round Using Madden 17 – There Were Some Huge Road Wins

https://www.yahoo.com/news/simulated-divisional-round-using-madden-171741431.html

Russell Wilson Is Social Media's Most Valuable U-S Athlete

https://www.cnet.com/news/russell-wilson-is-social-medias-most-valuable-us-athlete/

Nine Fun Tricks You Can Do with Static Electricity

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/9-fun-tricks-you-can-do-with-static-electricity-1791047817

Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ Moon Looks Spooky as Hell in New Cassini Photo

http://gizmodo.com/saturn-s-death-star-moon-looks-spooky-as-hell-in-new-1791070224

SONG OF THE DAY

NFL Films – Drive to Glory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR0WkV881vo

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