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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Federal Judge’s Order Could Shut Down Southeast Alaska Troll
Fishery (KTOO-Radio, Juneau, AK)
https://www.ktoo.org/2023/05/03/federal-judges-order-could-shut-down-southeast-alaska-troll-fishery/
Oregon: Portland General Electric Wants to Raise Rates 14% -
Here's Why (Salem Statesman-Journal, OR)
Registration Announced for Upcoming Columbia River Basin
Listening Session (PR Newswire)
President Biden Proposes 30% Climate Change Tax on
Cryptocurrency Mining (Yahoo! News)
Is It a Lake, or a Battery? A New Kind of Hydropower Is
Spreading Fast. (NY Times – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/02/climate/hydroelectric-power-energy.html
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Oregon: Portland General Electric Wants to Raise
Rates 14% - Here's Why
2.
Registration Announced for Upcoming Columbia
River Basin Listening Session
3.
Oregon Co-op Wins $9.1 Million Federal Grant to
Help Prevent Wildfires
4.
Oregon: Eugene Water & Electric Board to
Decommission Leaburg Hydroelectric Project
5.
WA Gov. Jay Inslee Signs Electric Grid Reliability
Bill, Previously Vetoed
6.
British Columbia: Deadline Approaching for
Public Input into BC Hydro Time-of-Use Rates Proposal
7.
Maine Court Recharges Plan for Embattled
Hydropower Transmission Line
8.
Public Power Utilities Recognized for
Outstanding Safety Practices
9.
Link to the List of Safety Award Winners
10.
Public Power Utilities Earn Reliable Public
Power Provider Designation from APPA
11.
Link to the List of RP3 Designees
12.
Is It a Lake, or a Battery? A New Kind of
Hydropower Is Spreading Fast.
13.
Federal Regulators Want Public Input on
Goldendale, WA Energy Storage Project
14.
Idaho Power Eyes More Solar. But Here’s Why
Clean Energy Remains a Challenge
15.
Chart: Americans Actually Agree on Supporting
Solar & Wind Power
16.
Prolonged Power Outages, Often Caused by Weather
Events, Hit Some Parts of the U.S. Harder Than Others
17.
Federal Judge’s Order Could Shut Down Southeast
Alaska Troll Fishery
18.
‘Live! Live! Live’ Is the Resounding Chant at
the Annual Salmon Summit
19.
How Does WA Mountain Snowpack Water Supply Look
This Year?
20.
No, All the Rain This Winter & Spring Hasn't
Been Enough to End Oregon's Drought — But It Helps
21.
Bye, Bye Vanport – Remembering the Big Columbia
River Flood of 1948
22.
Timber Firm Weyerhaeuser Explores Carbon Offset
Market
23.
Washington State Argues Power Producer Is Not a
Utility, Does Not Qualify for Free Carbon Allowances
24.
FCC Seeks to Fine Some Big Names Over RDOF
Default
25.
WA State: Nisqually Indian Tribe Receives $500K
Grant to Secure High Speed, Affordable Internet
26.
Cities are Adopting Open-Access Models, Say ISPs
& Others at Broadband Communities
27.
President Biden Proposes 30% Climate Change Tax
on Cryptocurrency Mining
28. EVs Are Cleaning Up California’s Air, But Mostly for the Affluent
WORD OF THE DAY
Sempiternal /semp-uh-TURN-null/ Adjective – Of never-ending duration: eternal.
Groundhog Day,
redux
Sempiternal
Sonny, Cher
Sing “I Got You, Babe”
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Oregon: Portland General Electric Wants to Raise
Rates 14% - Here's Why (Salem Statesman-Journal, OR)
2.
Registration Announced for Upcoming Columbia
River Basin Listening Session (PR Newswire)
3.
Oregon Co-op Wins $9.1 Million Federal Grant to
Help Prevent Wildfires (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)
https://www.electric.coop/oregon-co-op-wins-9-1-million-federal-grant-to-help-prevent-wildfires
4.
Oregon: Eugene Water & Electric Board to
Decommission Leaburg Hydroelectric Project (KEZI-TV, Eugene, OR)
5.
WA Gov. Jay Inslee Signs Electric Grid
Reliability Bill, Previously Vetoed (Gorge Country Media, The Dalles, OR)
6.
British Columbia: Deadline Approaching for
Public Input into BC Hydro Time-of-Use Rates Proposal (Global News, Canada)
7.
Maine Court Recharges Plan for Embattled Hydropower
Transmission Line (Grist Online)
https://grist.org/energy/maine-transmission-line-new-england-hydropower/
8.
Public Power Utilities Recognized for
Outstanding Safety Practices (American Public Power Association)
9.
Link to the List of Safety Award Winners
https://www.publicpower.org/about/members/safety/safety-award-winners
10.
Public Power Utilities Earn Reliable Public
Power Provider Designation from APPA (American Public Power Association)
https://www.publicpower.org/rp3-designated-utilities
11.
Link to the List of RP3 Designees
https://www.publicpower.org/rp3-designated-utilities
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
12.
Is It a Lake, or a Battery? A New Kind of
Hydropower Is Spreading Fast. (NY Times – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/02/climate/hydroelectric-power-energy.html
13.
Federal Regulators Want Public Input on Goldendale,
WA Energy Storage Project (Northwest News Network)
14.
Idaho Power Eyes More Solar. But Here’s Why
Clean Energy Remains a Challenge (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/environment/article274818201.html
15.
Chart: Americans Actually Agree on Supporting
Solar & Wind Power (Canary Media)
16.
Prolonged Power Outages, Often Caused by Weather
Events, Hit Some Parts of the U.S. Harder Than Others (University of
Washington)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
17.
Federal Judge’s Order Could Shut Down Southeast
Alaska Troll Fishery (KTOO-Radio, Juneau, AK)
https://www.ktoo.org/2023/05/03/federal-judges-order-could-shut-down-southeast-alaska-troll-fishery/
18.
‘Live! Live! Live’ Is the Resounding Chant at
the Annual Salmon Summit (Bonneville Power Administration)
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
19.
How Does WA Mountain Snowpack Water Supply Look
This Year? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
https://mynorthwest.com/3884108/washington-mountain-snowpack-water-supply-year/
20.
No, All the Rain This Winter & Spring Hasn't
Been Enough to End Oregon's Drought — But It Helps (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
21.
Bye, Bye Vanport – Remembering the Big Columbia
River Flood of 1948 (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
https://mynorthwest.com/3884528/remembering-the-big-columbia-river-flood-of-1948/
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
22.
Timber Firm Weyerhaeuser Explores Carbon Offset
Market (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/05/02/timber-firm-weyerhaeuser-explores-carbon-offset-market/
23.
Washington State Argues Power Producer Is Not a Utility,
Does Not Qualify for Free Carbon Allowances (Carbon Pulse)
https://carbon-pulse.com/201634/
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
24.
FCC Seeks to Fine Some Big Names Over RDOF Default
(Telecoms)
https://telecoms.com/521467/fcc-seeks-to-fine-some-big-names-over-rdof-default/
25.
WA State: Nisqually Indian Tribe Receives $500K
Grant to Secure High Speed, Affordable Internet (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
26.
Cities are Adopting Open-Access Models, Say ISPs
& Others at Broadband Communities (Broadband Breakfast)
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
27.
President Biden Proposes 30% Climate Change Tax on
Cryptocurrency Mining (Yahoo! News)
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
28.
EVs Are Cleaning Up California’s Air, But Mostly
for the Affluent (Yahoo! News)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/evs-cleaning-california-air-mostly-151816662.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Cat Recovering After Being Shipped in a Package from Asia to
Vancouver
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cat-shipped-package-asia-vancouver-1.6830963
DNA Study of Famed U.S. Sled Dog Shows What Made Him So
Tough
https://news.yahoo.com/dna-study-famed-us-sled-210033596.html
Company Offers $1,000 To Track All the Crashes in 'The Fast &
the Furious' Franchise
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/05/02/Fast-and-Furious-Claims-Adjuster/8831683045110/
Semi Crash Releases 1 Million Bees Onto Florida Highway
SONG OF THE DAY
Bette Midler & Barry Manilow - On a Slow Boat to China
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTWrdUcsHJg
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