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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories
Three Lawsuits Claim WA Gov. Inslee, Regulators Sidestepped
State Law to Approve Eastern WA Wind Farm (Tri-City Herald, WA – Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/3-lawsuits-claim-inslee-regulators-130000663.html
Meta Seeks Nuclear Power Developers for Reactors to Start in
Early 2030s (Reuters)
WA Gov. Inslee Reaffirms State’s Course on Columbia Basin
Salmon Recovery (NW Sportsman)
https://nwsportsmanmag.com/inslee-reaffirms-states-course-on-columbia-basin-salmon-recovery/
Public Broadband Falls Under the Line of Fire – Again –
Select Utilities in Wash., Idaho, Calif. Cited (Fierce Networks)
https://www.fierce-network.com/broadband/public-broadband-falls-under-line-fire-again
Is Enron Back? If It’s a Joke, Some Former Employees Aren’t
Laughing (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/enron-return-joke-bankruptcy-96e30884234fdc0baef7c11a6bb0c810
News
Highlights (See Stories Below)
1.
Meta Seeks Nuclear Power Developers for Reactors
to Start in Early 2030s
2.
Wyoming Lawmakers Punt on Protecting Electric
Utilities from Wildfire Liability
3.
Copper Thieves Caused Thanksgiving Power Outage
in Mason County, Local PUD Says
4.
Election Officials Begin Mandatory Recount in
Benton PUD Commissioner Race with Six-Vote Difference
5.
Major Power Plant Fails in Cuba, Plunging the
Island into Darkness — Again
6.
Germany’s Weak Winds Trigger Record Surge in
Gas-Fired Power
7.
Major Midwest Transmission Line Gets a Big but
Uncertain Federal Boost
8.
Groups Urge Lawmakers to Act on Funding for
Domestic Transformer Manufacturing
9.
Groups Weigh in On Reliability Issues in Recent
Comments at FERC
10.
U.S. Electricity Profile 2023
11.
Three Lawsuits Claim WA Gov. Inslee, Regulators
Sidestepped State Law to Approve Eastern WA Wind Farm
12.
King County’s $160 Million Battery Averts Power
Failure, Protects Puget Sound During Bomb Cyclone
13.
How Giant ‘Batteries’ in the Earth Could Slash
Your Electricity Bills
14.
California is Paying Other States to Take Its
Solar Energy
15.
WA Gov. Inslee Reaffirms State’s Course on
Columbia Basin Salmon Recovery
16.
Scientists Cast a Net to Study Fish Migration in
the Rejuvenated Klamath River
17.
Watch: Killer Whales Swim Right Up to Onlookers
on Shetland Waterfront
18.
SE Oregon: Harney Basin Water Crisis Solutions
Likely to Hurt Farmers’ Pockets
19.
Oregon: Climate Dashboard Tracks Multnomah
County’s Emissions Reduction Progress
20.
A North Carolina Town Is Suing Utility Duke
Energy Over Climate Change
21.
Public Broadband Falls Under the Line of Fire –
Again – Select Utilities in Wash., Idaho, Calif. Cited
22.
Which States Are Excelling & Falling Short
on Telehealth Access?
23.
Chinese Hackers Stole Large Amounts of
Americans’ Phone Data from Eight Telecoms, Officials Say
24.
U.S. Share of Electric & Hybrid Vehicle
Sales Reached a Record in the Third Quarter
25.
Is Enron Back? If It’s a Joke, Some Former
Employees Aren’t Laughing
26.
Voyager 1 Is Back Online 15 Billion Miles Away
in Interstellar Space. But the End Could Be Near
27.
Gov-Elect Ferguson Names Casey Sixkiller New
Director of the WA Department of Ecology
28.
It’s a La Niña Winter — Or Is It? Why There’s
Uncertainty & How It Will Affect Washington State Weather
29.
Podcast: DAM! Year in Review
30.
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Helping Poor
Rural Americans Get Broadband Is ‘Unconstitutional’
Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition
Intumescent /in-too-MESS-unt/ Adjective - swelling and charring when exposed to flame.
Behold the intumescent marshmallow. Get too close to the flames, and you get burned.
Energy
& Utility Issues
1.
Meta Seeks Nuclear Power Developers for Reactors
to Start in Early 2030s (Reuters)
2.
Wyoming Lawmakers Punt on Protecting Electric
Utilities from Wildfire Liability (Wyofile)
https://wyofile.com/wyoming-lawmakers-punt-on-protecting-electric-utilities-from-wildfire-liability/
3.
Copper Thieves Caused Thanksgiving Power Outage in
Mason County, Local PUD Says (The Olympian, WA – Via MSN)
4.
Election Officials Begin Mandatory Recount in
Benton PUD Commissioner Race with Six-Vote Difference (Tri-City Herald, WA – Via
Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/election-officials-begin-mandatory-recount-003232179.html
5.
Major Power Plant Fails in Cuba, Plunging the
Island into Darkness — Again (ABC News)
6.
Germany’s Weak Winds Trigger Record Surge in
Gas-Fired Power (Reuters)
7.
Major Midwest Transmission Line Gets a Big but
Uncertain Federal Boost (Canary Media)
8.
Groups Urge Lawmakers to Act on Funding for
Domestic Transformer Manufacturing (American Public Power Association)
9.
Groups Weigh in On Reliability Issues in Recent
Comments at FERC (American Public Power Association)
https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/groups-weigh-reliability-issues-recent-comments-ferc
10.
U.S. Electricity Profile 2023 (U.S. Energy
Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/
Renewable
Energy & Self Storage
11.
Three Lawsuits Claim WA Gov. Inslee, Regulators
Sidestepped State Law to Approve Eastern WA Wind Farm (Tri-City Herald, WA – Yahoo!
News)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/3-lawsuits-claim-inslee-regulators-130000663.html
12.
King County’s $160 Million Battery Averts Power
Failure, Protects Puget Sound During Bomb Cyclone (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
13.
How Giant ‘Batteries’ in the Earth Could Slash
Your Electricity Bills (Grist Online)
https://grist.org/climate/long-duration-energy-storage-batteries-store-solar-wind-power/
14.
California is Paying Other States to Take Its
Solar Energy (Newsweek)
Fish
& Wildlife
15.
WA Gov. Inslee Reaffirms State’s Course on
Columbia Basin Salmon Recovery (NW Sportsman)
https://nwsportsmanmag.com/inslee-reaffirms-states-course-on-columbia-basin-salmon-recovery/
16.
Scientists Cast a Net to Study Fish Migration in
the Rejuvenated Klamath River (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2024/11/30/klamath-river-fish-migration-research/
17.
Watch: Killer Whales Swim Right Up to Onlookers
on Shetland Waterfront (Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/watch-killer-whales-swim-onlookers-130149544.html
Water,
Water, Anywhere?
18.
SE Oregon: Harney Basin Water Crisis Solutions
Likely to Hurt Farmers’ Pockets (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2024/12/04/harney-basin-water-crisis-farmers-oregon/
Climate
Change Sequestration Vault
19.
Oregon: Climate Dashboard Tracks Multnomah
County’s Emissions Reduction Progress (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
20.
A North Carolina Town Is Suing Utility Duke
Energy Over Climate Change (National Public Radio)
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/04/nx-s1-5213784/climate-utility-lawsuit
London
Calling –Telecommunications
21.
Public Broadband Falls Under the Line of Fire –
Again – Select Utilities in Wash., Idaho, Calif. Cited (Fierce Networks)
https://www.fierce-network.com/broadband/public-broadband-falls-under-line-fire-again
22.
Which States Are Excelling & Falling Short on
Telehealth Access? (Broadband Communities)
https://bbcmag.com/which-states-are-excelling-and-falling-short-on-telehealth-access/
The
Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity
23.
Chinese Hackers Stole Large Amounts of Americans’
Phone Data from Eight Telecoms, Officials Say (NBC News)
I
Sing the Car Electric
24.
U.S. Share of Electric & Hybrid Vehicle
Sales Reached a Record in the Third Quarter (U.S. Energy Information
Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=63904
Public
Relations, Marketing & Media
25.
Is Enron Back? If It’s a Joke, Some Former
Employees Aren’t Laughing (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/enron-return-joke-bankruptcy-96e30884234fdc0baef7c11a6bb0c810
Barrel
O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science
26.
Voyager 1 Is Back Online 15 Billion Miles Away in
Interstellar Space. But the End Could Be Near (Cable News Network)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/03/science/voyager-1-radio-transmitter-power-supply/index.html
Management
& Governance
27.
Gov-Elect Ferguson Names Casey Sixkiller New Director
of the WA Department of Ecology (Bellingham Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ferguson-names-casey-sixkiller-director-130000706.html
Other
Things to Know About Today
28.
It’s a La Niña Winter — Or Is It? Why There’s
Uncertainty & How It Will Affect Washington State Weather (The Chronicle,
Centralia, WA)
Soapbox
Serenade – Vox Populi
29.
Podcast: DAM! Year in Review (Northwest
RiverPartners)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/64Pl7CLOw5eFUtK2QnHBNd
30.
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Helping Poor
Rural Americans Get Broadband Is ‘Unconstitutional’ (TechDirt)
Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions
Bids for Ruby Slippers Stolen from Grand Rapids Museum
Surpass $1 Million in Online Auction
Jupiter Is About to Be at Its Brightest & Closest Point of
the Year
‘Brain Rot’ Is the 2024 Oxford Word of the Year
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/brain-rot-oxford-word-year-2024/story?id=116371665
Wild Video of ‘Avalanche’ of Sea Lions in Northern
California Has People Captivated
Song of the Day
Paul Carrack – How Long
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJX_VRr4F2M
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