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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Atmospheric River, Early-Season Bomb Cyclone to Hit Pacific Northwest
(Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/09/22/atmospheric-river-washington-oregon-bomb-cyclone/
Western Washington Power Companies Prepare for Upcoming
Weather & Offer Tips to Customers (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
Biden Deal with Tribes Promises $200 Million for Upper
Columbia River Salmon Reintroduction (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
Nine Orcas Have Died This Year After They Were Trapped in
Fishery Equipment Off the Coast of Alaska (Yahoo! News)
https://uk.style.yahoo.com/9-orcas-died-far-were-161145269.html
After Summer’s Extreme Weather, More Americans See Climate
Change as a Culprit, AP-NORC Poll Shows (Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Western Washington Power Companies Prepare for
Upcoming Weather & Offer Tips to Customers
2.
Idaho Power Needs to Pay ‘Just Compensation’ to
Property Owner to Enter for Testing
3.
WA State: Snohomish PUD’s New Power Meter Does
More Than Measure Electricity
4.
Study Looks at Climate Change Effects on Rural
Electrical Grids
5.
News Release: Chair Rodgers Delivers (U.S. Rep.
– WA) Opening Remarks at Hearing on Unleashing Hydropower
6.
AP Interview: Jennifer Granholm Says U.S. Aims
to Create Nuclear Fusion Facility within 10 Years
7.
U.S. Energy Department Announces $325 Million
for Batteries That Can Store Clean Electricity Longer
8.
University of Wyoming Research Points to Bug
Benefits from Changing Color of Wind Turbines
9.
A Group of U.S. Governors Promises to Install 20
Million Heat Pumps by 2030
10.
Biden Deal with Tribes Promises $200 Million for
Upper Columbia River Salmon Reintroduction
11. News Release: Northwest RiverPartners’ Statement on Salmon Reintroduction in the Upper Columbia River Basin
12.
Nine Orcas Have Died This Year After They Were
Trapped in Fishery Equipment Off the Coast of Alaska
13.
Invasive Mussel Discovery in Idaho Puts Pacific
Northwest on Alert
14.
News Release: Pacific Lamprey Returns Eclipsing
Other Years
15.
WA State: Seattle Public Utilities Wants
Customers to Voluntarily Conserve Water
16.
After Summer’s Extreme Weather, More Americans
See Climate Change as a Culprit, AP-NORC Poll Shows
17.
California Seals Its Reputation as a Climate
Juggernaut with a Wave of Legislation & Head-Turning Lawsuit
18.
WA Gov. Inslee Touts Carbon Cap, Heat Pumps at
United Nations
19.
Internet for the People: The Movement for
Affordable, Community-Led Broadband
20.
‘A Tool of Political Control’: How India Became
the World Leader in Internet Blackouts
21.
Along Those Lines: Lessons Learned from a Co-op
Cyberattack
22.
Oregon Electric Vehicles Are Selling Fast but
Barriers Remain, Report Finds
23.
Puget Sound Energy Rolls Out Program to Help
Businesses Install Electric Vehicle Chargers
24.
Ellensburg Councilman Calls for Solidarity with
Kittitas PUD After Recent Employee Harassment
25.
The New Phone Call Etiquette: Text First &
Never Leave a Voice Mail
26.
NASA’s First Asteroid Samples Land on Earth
After Release from Spacecraft
27.
Judge Upholds Washington’s $17 Billion
Transportation Package – Clean Energy, Carbon, Other Items at Issue
28.
Washington Lawmaker Joins Bipartisan Call for
Carbon Tax Overhaul to Ease Gas Pains
29.
U.S. House GOP Prepares Four Spending Bills as
Shutdown Uncertainty Grows
30.
Atmospheric River, Early-Season Bomb Cyclone to
Hit Pacific Northwest
31.
As Wildfire Risk Grows Across the West,
Insurance Experts Fear Economic Turmoil
32.
The Threat of Wildfires Is Rising. So Are New
Artificial Intelligence Solutions to Fight Them
33.
Striking Hollywood Writers Reach Tentative Deal
with Studios
34. Todd Myers: WA Carbon Emission Permits Are a Tax, So Call Them That
WORD OF THE DAY
Enervate /ENN-err-vayt/ Verb – 1: to reduce the mental or moral vigor of; 2: to lessen the vitality or strength of.
Using passive
voice
Enervates your
turgid prose
Use the active voice!
(You know, the little voice in your head…)
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Western Washington Power Companies Prepare for
Upcoming Weather & Offer Tips to Customers (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
2.
Idaho Power Needs to Pay ‘Just Compensation’ to Property
Owner to Enter for Testing (Hermiston Herald, OR – Paywall Advisory)
3.
WA State: Snohomish PUD’s New Power Meter Does
More Than Measure Electricity (Mountlake Terrace News, WA)
https://mltnews.com/puds-new-power-meter-does-more-than-measure-electricity/
4.
Study Looks at Climate Change Effects on Rural
Electrical Grids (The Daily Yonder)
https://dailyyonder.com/study-looks-at-climate-change-effects-on-rural-electrical-grids/2023/09/25/
5.
News Release: Chair Rodgers Delivers (U.S. Rep. –
WA) Opening Remarks at Hearing on Unleashing Hydropower (U.S. Rep. Cathy
McMorris-Rodgers, WA)
6.
AP Interview: Jennifer Granholm Says U.S. Aims to
Create Nuclear Fusion Facility within 10 Years (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
7.
U.S. Energy Department Announces $325 Million for
Batteries That Can Store Clean Electricity Longer (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/climate-stored-energy-battery-power-19ca4fd43a0e3547140a67378db4077a
8.
University of Wyoming Research Points to Bug
Benefits from Changing Color of Wind Turbines (High Plains Journal)
https://hpj.com/2023/09/20/uw-research-points-to-bug-benefits-from-changing-color-of-wind-turbines/
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
9.
A Group of U.S. Governors Promises to Install 20
Million Heat Pumps by 2030 (Grist Online)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
10.
Biden Deal with Tribes Promises $200 Million for
Upper Columbia River Salmon Reintroduction (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
11.
News Release: Northwest RiverPartners’ Statement
on Salmon Reintroduction in the Upper Columbia River Basin (Northwest
RiverPartners, Vancouver, WA)
https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2023/09/news-release-northwest-riverpartners.html
12.
Nine Orcas Have Died This Year After They Were
Trapped in Fishery Equipment Off the Coast of Alaska (Yahoo! News)
https://uk.style.yahoo.com/9-orcas-died-far-were-161145269.html
13.
Invasive Mussel Discovery in Idaho Puts Pacific
Northwest on Alert (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
14.
News Release: Pacific Lamprey Returns Eclipsing
Other Years (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
15.
WA State: Seattle Public Utilities Wants
Customers to Voluntarily Conserve Water (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
16.
After Summer’s Extreme Weather, More Americans See
Climate Change as a Culprit, AP-NORC Poll Shows (Associated Press)
17.
California Seals Its Reputation as a Climate
Juggernaut without a Wave of Legislation & Head-Turning Lawsuit (Cable News
Network)
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/24/us/california-climate-lawsuits-bills/index.html
18.
WA Gov. Inslee Touts Carbon Cap, Heat Pumps at United
Nations (KUOW News, Seattle, WA)
https://kuow.org/stories/inslee-touts-carbon-cap-heat-pumps-at-united-nations
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
19.
Internet for the People: The Movement for Affordable,
Community-Led Broadband (C|NET News)
20.
‘A Tool of Political Control’: How India Became the
World Leader in Internet Blackouts (The Guardian, UK)
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
21.
Along Those Lines: Lessons Learned from a Co-op
Cyberattack (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)
https://www.electric.coop/along-those-lines-delta-montrose-electric-association-cyberattack
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
22.
Oregon Electric Vehicles Are Selling Fast but
Barriers Remain, Report Finds (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
23.
Puget Sound Energy Rolls Out Program to Help
Businesses Install Electric Vehicle Chargers (Daily Energy Insider)
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
24.
Ellensburg Councilman Calls for Solidarity with Kittitas
PUD After Recent Employee Harassment (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA Paywall
Advisory)
25.
The New Phone Call Etiquette: Text First &
Never Leave a Voice Mail (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/09/25/cell-phone-etiquette-call-voicemail/
BARREL O’ GREEN
POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
26.
NASA’s First Asteroid Samples Land on Earth After
Release from Spacecraft (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/nasa-asteroid-sample-return-utah-9918c2c13b689e01800de4ea42d60188
MANAGEMENT &
GOVERNANCE
27.
Judge Upholds Washington’s $17 Billion Transportation
Package – Clean Energy, Carbon, Other Items at Issue (Washington State Standard)
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2023/09/22/judge-upholds-washingtons-17b-transportation-package/
28.
Washington Lawmaker Joins Bipartisan Call for
Carbon Tax Overhaul to Ease Gas Pains (The Center Square)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_b4442bbe-5988-11ee-b7e2-b397c78cd575.html
29.
U.S. House GOP Prepares Four Spending Bills as
Shutdown Uncertainty Grows (CBS News)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-2023-kevin-mccarthy-four-bills/
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
30.
Atmospheric River, Early-Season Bomb Cyclone to
Hit Pacific Northwest (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/09/22/atmospheric-river-washington-oregon-bomb-cyclone/
31.
As Wildfire Risk Grows Across the West,
Insurance Experts Fear Economic Turmoil (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/sep/25/as-wildfire-risk-grows-across-the-west-insurance-e/
32.
The Threat of Wildfires Is Rising. So Are New
Artificial Intelligence Solutions to Fight Them (Associated Press)
33.
Striking Hollywood Writers Reach Tentative Deal with
Studios (Reuters)
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
34.
Todd Myers: WA Carbon Emission Permits Are a Tax,
So Call Them That (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/sep/23/todd-myers-carbon-emission-permits-are-a-tax-so-ca/
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Coca-Cola’s New Artificial Intelligence-Generated Soda
Flavor Falls Flat
https://gizmodo.com/review-ai-coca-cola-y3000-taste-taste-1850870924
219 Dogs Attend 'Paw Patrol' Movie Screening, Break World
Record
$10,000 Bill Issued in 1934 Auctioned for $480,000
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/09/25/Heritage-Auctions-10000-dollar-bill/9371695659993/
World's Largest Toothpaste Collection Includes Whiskey,
Wasabi Flavors
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/09/21/Guinness-World-Records-toothpaste-collection/2371695311545/
SONG OF THE DAY
The New Seekers – I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In
Perfect Harmony)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koBiXquzmr8
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