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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Over & Out: Germany Switches Off Its Last Nuclear Plants
(Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/germany-nuclear-power-plants-shut-energy-376dfaa223f88fedff138b9a63a6f0da
Pentagon Sounds Alarm Over Biden Plan for Offshore Wind
Sites (Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-sounds-alarm-over-biden-113008189.html
FERC Rejects Southwest Power Pool Plan for Utility
Self-Funding of Network Upgrades (Utility Dive)
California Electric Bills May Soon Be Income-Based (KTVU-TV,
San Francisco, CA)
https://www.foxla.com/news/california-electric-utilities-bills-income-based
Electric Vehicle Recharging Costs Surge in the U.S. (Yahoo!
News)
https://autos.yahoo.com/ev-recharging-costs-surge-us-180000819.html
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Over & Out: Germany Switches Off Its Last
Nuclear Plants
2.
Elon Musk Says Germany Is Making a Dangerous
Mistake Ditching Nuclear Power
3.
FERC Rejects Southwest Power Pool Plan for
Utility Self-Funding of Network Upgrades
4.
California Electric Bills May Soon Be
Income-Based
5.
Report: The Pacific Northwest Must Increase
Clean Energy Supply
6.
Despite Push for Renewable Electricity, Coal
Habit Proves Hard to Break
7.
WA State: Here’s What Is Causing Power Outages
in One Tri-Cities Town. Bonneville Power Administration Has a $15M+ Fix
8.
Physical Attacks on North American Power Grid
Rose More Than 10% Last Year: NERC
9.
Pentagon Sounds Alarm Over Biden Plan for
Offshore Wind Sites
10.
Massive Transmission Line Will Send Wind Power
from Wyoming to California
11.
WA State: Douglas PUD Discusses Hydrogen Fuel
Future with Sen. Brad Hawkins
12.
Podcast: What’s Driving the Surge in Opposition
to Renewables?
13.
WA State: An Electrifying Tour – Snohomish PUD
Hydropower Plant Opens Doors to the Public
14.
Debate About WA State’s Salmon, Trout Hatcheries
Rages On
15.
WA State: A $1.6-Million Test to Help Steelhead
Navigate the Hood Canal Bridge
16.
Federal Officials Lay Out Options for Colorado
River Cuts If No Consensus Is Reached
17.
Utah’s Great Salt Lake Risked Disappearing.
Unprecedented Weather Is Bringing It Back
18.
How Washington Plans to Spend Money from the New
Carbon-Cap Law
19.
Climate Change Adding 50 Homers a Year: Major
League Baseball
20.
Replacing Poles
21.
Electric Vehicle Recharging Costs Surge in the
U.S.
22.
Oregon Needs More Chargers to Meet Biden
Administration’s Electric Vehicle Goals, ODOT Says
23.
Special Report: Tesla Workers Shared Sensitive
Images Recorded by Customer Cars
24.
Twitter’s New Limits May Block Your Next Tornado
Warning
25.
Montana Lawmakers Vote to Ban TikTok Statewide
26.
Inslee, Murray Praise $1 Billion Eastern WA
Fertilizer Plant Proposal as Win for Green Economy
27.
Climatologists: El Nino Coming, Could Be a
Strong One
28.
Editorial: Ag Sect. Vilsack Needs to Defend
Lower Snake River Dams
29.
Guest Essay: Lawmakers Need to Re-Think How
They’re Going to Bring Broadband to Rural WA State
30. Mossback’s Pacific Northwest: How the New Deal Dealt Our Region a New Hand
HAPPY NATIONAL HAIKU POETRY DAY!
These little
poems
Challenge creative
juices
And dreams of beauty
https://joelshorriblehaiku.blogspot.com/
https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-haiku-poetry-day-april-17/
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Over & Out: Germany Switches Off Its Last
Nuclear Plants (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/germany-nuclear-power-plants-shut-energy-376dfaa223f88fedff138b9a63a6f0da
2.
Elon Musk Says Germany Is Making a Dangerous
Mistake Ditching Nuclear Power (The Street)
https://www.thestreet.com/technology/elon-musk-says-germany-is-making-a-dangerous-mistake
3.
FERC Rejects Southwest Power Pool Plan for
Utility Self-Funding of Network Upgrades (Utility Dive)
4.
California Electric Bills May Soon Be
Income-Based (KTVU-TV, San Francisco, CA)
https://www.foxla.com/news/california-electric-utilities-bills-income-based
5.
Report: The Pacific Northwest Must Increase
Clean Energy Supply (Cascadia Daily)
https://www.cascadiadaily.com/news/2023/apr/13/report-region-must-increase-clean-energy-supply/
6.
Despite Push for Renewable Electricity, Coal
Habit Proves Hard to Break (The Missoulian, MT)
7.
WA State: Here’s What Is Causing Power Outages in
One Tri-Cities Town. Bonneville Power Administration Has a $15M+ Fix (Yahoo!
News)
https://sports.yahoo.com/causing-power-outages-one-tri-192816077.html
8.
Physical Attacks on North American Power Grid
Rose More Than 10% Last Year: NERC (Utility Dive)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
9.
Pentagon Sounds Alarm Over Biden Plan for
Offshore Wind Sites (Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-sounds-alarm-over-biden-113008189.html
10.
Massive Transmission Line Will Send Wind Power from
Wyoming to California (Grist Online)
https://grist.org/energy/massive-transmission-line-will-send-wind-power-from-wyoming-to-california/
11.
WA State: Douglas PUD Discusses Hydrogen Fuel Future
with Sen. Brad Hawkins (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
https://kpq.com/douglas-pud-discusses-future-with-hydrogen-fuel-with-sen-brad-hawkins/
12.
Podcast: What’s Driving the Surge in Opposition to
Renewables? (Canary Media)
13.
WA State: An Electrifying Tour – Snohomish PUD Hydropower
Plant Opens Doors to the Public (Everett Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/an-electrifying-tour-hydropower-plant-opens-doors-to-the-public/
FISH &
WILDLIFE
14.
Debate About WA State’s Salmon, Trout Hatcheries
Rages On (Cascadia Daily)
https://www.cascadiadaily.com/news/2023/apr/16/debate-about-states-salmon-trout-hatcheries-rages-on/
15.
WA State: A $1.6-Million Test to Help Steelhead
Navigate the Hood Canal Bridge (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
16.
Federal Officials Lay Out Options for Colorado
River Cuts If No Consensus Is Reached (The Nevada Independent)
17.
Utah’s Great Salt Lake Risked Disappearing. Unprecedented
Weather Is Bringing It Back (Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/utah-great-salt-lake-risked-100038172.html
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
18.
How Washington Plans to Spend Money from the New
Carbon-Cap Law (Crosscut Seattle)
https://crosscut.com/politics/2023/04/how-washington-plans-spend-money-new-carbon-cap-law
19.
Climate Change Adding 50 Homers a Year: Major
League Baseball (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/baseball-home-runs-climate-change-2f05bcb73155ae63b8b6344b42dba33b
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
20.
Replacing Poles (Pits & Pans)
https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2023/04/13/replacing-poles/
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
21.
Electric Vehicle Recharging Costs Surge in the U.S.
(Yahoo! News)
https://autos.yahoo.com/ev-recharging-costs-surge-us-180000819.html
22.
Oregon Needs More Chargers to Meet Biden Administration’s
Electric Vehicle Goals, ODOT Says (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)
23.
Special Report: Tesla Workers Shared Sensitive
Images Recorded by Customer Cars (Reuters)
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
24.
Twitter’s New Limits May Block Your Next Tornado
Warning (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/04/13/twitter-warnings-national-weather-service/
25.
Montana Lawmakers Vote to Ban TikTok Statewide
(PC Magazine)
https://www.pcmag.com/news/montana-lawmakers-vote-to-ban-tiktok-statewide
BARREL O’ GREEN
POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
26.
Inslee, Murray Praise $1 Billion Eastern WA Fertilizer
Plant Proposal as Win for Green Economy (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.theolympian.com/news/state/washington/article274243560.html
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
27.
Climatologists: El Nino Coming, Could Be a Strong
One (Capital Press)
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
28.
Editorial: Ag Sect. Vilsack Needs to Defend
Lower Snake River Dams (Capital Press)
29.
Guest Essay: Lawmakers Need to Re-Think How They’re
Going to Bring Broadband to Rural WA State (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article274390385.html
30.
Mossback’s Pacific Northwest: How the New Deal Dealt
Our Region a New Hand (Crosscut Seattle)
https://crosscut.com/mossback/2023/04/mossbacks-northwest-how-new-deal-dealt-our-region-new-hand
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
North Carolina Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Ban Participation
Trophies for Kids
https://news.yahoo.com/north-carolina-lawmakers-introduce-bill-131028272.html
$200,000 in Dimes Stolen from Truck in Northeast Philadelphia
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/14/us/philadelphia-dime-heist-trnd
This Snoopy Look-Alike Might Be the Cartoon Dog’s Real-Life
Doppelgänger
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/snoopy-look-alike-bayley_n_64384654e4b05765f3813517
Oregon Man Drains Bank Account, Throws Nearly $200K in Cash on
Highway
SONG OF THE DAY
ABBA – The Winner Takes It All
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-YlndYkJl0
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