The Energy News Digest for October 25, 2021

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

High Wind Causing Power Outages Around Puget Sound (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/high-wind-causing-power-outages-around-puget-sound/X7MGCLOQZNEZNI5NFMT6CVAAMM/

Agreement on Columbia, Snake Dams Cuts Risk of Blackouts, High Electric Costs (Tri-City Herald, WA)

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article255187912.html

Longer, More Frequent Outages Afflict the U.S. Power Grid as States Fail to Prepare for Climate Change (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/24/climate-change-power-outages/

Lawsuit Says Montana Ignored Climate in Approving $250 Million Power Plant (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/lawsuit-says-montana-ignored-climate-approving-250-mln-power-plant-2021-10-21/

Record Number of Calves Born to Salish Sea Humpback Whales This Year (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/record-number-calves-born-salish-sea-humpback-whales-this-year/BY7C3ZKHS5ECLFPR3Y54BD3L44/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      High Wind Causing Power Outages Around Puget Sound

2.      S.F. Bay Area Weather: Category 5 Atmospheric River Brings Flooding, Evacuation Orders & Outages

3.      Record Storm Slams West Coast as Tens of Millions on East Coast Brace for Nor’easter

4.      Satellite Imagery Shows the Staggering Bomb Cyclone Hitting the West Coast

5.      Agreement on Columbia, Snake Dams Cuts Risk of Blackouts, High Electric Costs

6.      Parties in Federal Columbia River Salmon Lawsuit Seek Pause in Litigation to Jointly Develop a Solution

7.      U.S. Sen Murray, WA Gov Inslee Detail Salmon Recovery Process That Could Include Snake River Dam Removal

8.      20-Year Legal Tug-of-War Between Federal Managers on the Snake River & Conservation & Tribal Interests May Be Put on Hold Until Next Summer

9.      Columbia River System Operations - Press Statement on Injunctive Relief Settlement

10.   Pacific Northwest Waterways Association Reacts to Inslee, Murray Proposal to Study Lower Snake River Dam Breaching

11.   Longer, More Frequent Outages Afflict the U.S. Power Grid as States Fail to Prepare for Climate Change

12.   Five Northern California Counties Sue Pacific Gas & Electric Over Massive Dixie Fire

13.   EIA Forecasts U.S. Winter Natural Gas Bills Will Be 30% Higher Than Last Winter

14.   U.S. to Give Nuclear Waste Plant in Idaho Another Try

15.   U.S. Air Force to Install Nuclear Micro-Reactor at Alaskan Base

16.   To Secure the Energy Supply Chain, Feds Want to Reimagine the Power Sector as Defense

17.   Oregon: Eugene Water & Electric Board Beginning State-Mandated Wildfire Mitigation Planning

18.   Montana Electric Utility Regulators Revamping Staff After Audit Flagged ‘Unhealthy Organizational Culture’

19.   FERC Rejects Utilities’ Request to Open Tennessee Valley Authority to Competition

20.   Guest Essay: Pacific Northwest Energy – A Thoughtful Approach Needed for Regional Transmission Organizations

21.   Guest Essay: A Dam Good Idea — Making a Lasting Difference by Investing in the Infrastructure of Our Dams

22.   Feds Consider Big Solar Expansion in Nevada’s Mojave Desert

23.   A Melting Glacier Could Mean a Chance for Alaska’s Biggest Hydroelectric Project to Expand

24.   Alaska: Kwethluk Is Installing Wind Turbines That Will Power Half the Community

25.   Who Owns the Wind, Anyway? The Case for ‘Socializing’ Wind Power

26.   Record Number of Calves Born to Salish Sea Humpback Whales This Year

27.   Endangered Whale Population Sinks Close to 20-Year Low

28.   As a Snohomish PUD Dam Tries to Mimic Nature, Sultan River Comes to Life

29.   Sea Otters Could Be Returning to Oregon Coast

30.   Farmer Fined $304,000 Over Alleged Snake River Water Theft During Drought

31.   Latest Projection: Lake Powell Could Reach Critically Low Water Level by July

32.   Lawsuit Says Montana Ignored Climate in Approving $250 Million Power Plant

33.   Redfin: Climate Change Will Exacerbate U.S. Housing Shortage

34.   Oregon: Google Set to Win New Tax Breaks in the Dalles, But Uncertainty Lingers Over an Earlier Deal

35.   Microsoft: Russian-Backed Hackers Targeting Cloud Services

36.   ‘Public Power Underground’ Podcast Collaboration with NewsData Unveiled

37.   Likes & Shares: Facebook Wrestles with the Features It Used to Define Social Networking

38.   Nuclear Fusion Edges Toward the Mainstream

39.   Two Companies Express Interest in Shuttered Ferndale Aluminum Smelter

40.   Washington State Looks for ‘Alternative’ Paths to End Years-Long Wait for Permanent Daylight-Saving Time

WORD OF THE DAY

Temporize \TEMP-puh-rise\ Verb - 1: to act to suit the time or occasion: yield to current or dominant opinion 2: to draw out discussions or negotiations so as to gain time.

“Y’all excuse me while I take a short pause in my speech to collect my thoughts,” drawled the gentleman lawyer to the expectant jury. In reality, the wily old fellow was temporizing during his closing arguments in hopes that the “Pony Express” rider would arrive with the surprise evidence….evidence that could save the defendant from a prison sentence. Unbeknownst to the lawyer, the rider at that moment had taken a side trip “up the lazy river” to linger in the shade of an old oak tree.

WESTERN WEATHER WOES

1.      High Wind Causing Power Outages Around Puget Sound (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/high-wind-causing-power-outages-around-puget-sound/X7MGCLOQZNEZNI5NFMT6CVAAMM/

2.      S.F. Bay Area Weather: Category 5 Atmospheric River Brings Flooding, Evacuation Orders & Outages (SF Chronicle, CA)

https://www.sfchronicle.com/weather/article/S-F-Bay-Area-weather-live-updates-Track-the-16558095.php

3.      Record Storm Slams West Coast as Tens of Millions on East Coast Brace for Nor’easter (NBC News)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/record-storm-slams-west-coast-tens-millions-east-coast-brace-n1282277

4.      Satellite Imagery Shows the Staggering Bomb Cyclone Hitting the West Coast (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/satellite-imagery-shows-the-staggering-bomb-cyclone-hit-1847928101

SNAKE RIVER SERENADE

5.      Agreement on Columbia, Snake Dams Cuts Risk of Blackouts, High Electric Costs (Tri-City Herald, WA)

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article255187912.html

6.      Parties in Federal Columbia River Salmon Lawsuit Seek Pause in Litigation to Jointly Develop a Solution (Associated Press)

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/10/21/parties-in-federal-salmon-lawsuit-seek-pause-in-litigation-to-reach-agreement/

7.      U.S. Sen Murray, WA Gov Inslee Detail Salmon Recovery Process That Could Include Snake River Dam Removal (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/10/22/murray-inslee-detail-salmon-recovery-process-that-could-include-snake-river-dam-removal/

8.      20-Year Legal Tug-of-War Between Federal Managers on the Snake River & Conservation & Tribal Interests May Be Put on Hold Until Next Summer (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/oct/21/20-year-legal-tug-of-war-between-federal-managers-/

9.      Columbia River System Operations - Press Statement on Injunctive Relief Settlement (News Release – Northwest RiverPartners, Vancouver, WA)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2021/10/columbia-river-system-operations-press.html

10.   Pacific Northwest Waterways Association Reacts to Inslee, Murray Proposal to Study Lower Snake River Dam Breaching (News Release – Pacific Northwest Waterways Association)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2021/10/pacific-northwest-waterways-association.html

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

11.   Longer, More Frequent Outages Afflict the U.S. Power Grid as States Fail to Prepare for Climate Change (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/24/climate-change-power-outages/

12.   Five Northern California Counties Sue Pacific Gas & Electric Over Massive Dixie Fire (KPIX-TV, San Francisco, CA)

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/10/20/dixie-fire-pge-lawsuit-butte-lassen-plumas-shasta-tehama/

13.   EIA Forecasts U.S. Winter Natural Gas Bills Will Be 30% Higher Than Last Winter (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=50076

14.   U.S. to Give Nuclear Waste Plant in Idaho Another Try (Associated Press)

https://www.kulr8.com/news/money/us-to-give-nuclear-waste-plant-in-idaho-another-try/article_0ff3b5e0-19b4-52c4-bad1-0d398703b23a.html

15.   U.S. Air Force to Install Nuclear Micro-Reactor at Alaskan Base (New Atlas)

https://newatlas.com/military/us-air-force-nuclear-micro-reactor-alaska/

16.   To Secure the Energy Supply Chain, Feds Want to Reimagine the Power Sector as Defense (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/to-secure-the-energy-supply-chain-feds-want-to-reimagine-the-power-sector/608642/

17.   Oregon: Eugene Water & Electric Board Beginning State-Mandated Wildfire Mitigation Planning (Eugene Register-Guard, OR – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/2021/10/20/eweb-wildfire-mitigation-planning-helicopters-chainsaws-eugene-lane-county/8525256002/

18.   Montana Electric Utility Regulators Revamping Staff After Audit Flagged ‘Unhealthy Organizational Culture’ (Yellowstone Public Radio)

https://www.ypradio.org/government-politics/2021-10-22/montana-electric-utility-regulators-revamping-staff-after-audit-flagged-unhealthy-organizational-culture

19.   FERC Rejects Utilities’ Request to Open Tennessee Valley Authority to Competition (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-rejects-utilities-request-to-open-tva-tennessee-transmission-access-competition/608721/

SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI

20.   Guest Essay: Pacific Northwest Energy – A Thoughtful Approach Needed for Regional Transmission Organizations (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/oct/22/northwest-energy-a-thoughtful-approach-needed-for-/

21.   Guest Essay: A Dam Good Idea — Making a Lasting Difference by Investing in the Infrastructure of Our Dams (The Hill, Washington, DC)

https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/577682-a-dam-good-idea-making-a-lasting-difference-by

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

22.   Feds Consider Big Solar Expansion in Nevada’s Mojave Desert (E&E News)

https://www.eenews.net/articles/blm-considers-big-solar-expansion-in-nev-s-mojave-desert/

23.   A Melting Glacier Could Mean a Chance for Alaska’s Biggest Hydroelectric Project to Expand (KTOO-Radio, Juneau, AK)

https://www.ktoo.org/2021/10/24/as-glacier-recedes-a-chance-for-alaskas-biggest-hydroelectric-project-to-expand/

24.   Alaska: Kwethluk Is Installing Wind Turbines That Will Power Half the Community (KYUK Broadcasting, Bethel, AK)

https://www.kyuk.org/science-and-environment/2021-10-21/kwethluk-is-installing-wind-turbines-that-will-power-half-the-community

25.   Who Owns the Wind, Anyway? The Case for ‘Socializing’ Wind Power (Grist Online)

https://grist.org/energy/who-owns-the-wind-the-case-for-socializing-wind-power-david-hughes/

FISH & WILDLIFE

26.   Record Number of Calves Born to Salish Sea Humpback Whales This Year (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/record-number-calves-born-salish-sea-humpback-whales-this-year/BY7C3ZKHS5ECLFPR3Y54BD3L44/

27.   Endangered Whale Population Sinks Close to 20-Year Low (Associated Press)

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Endangered-whale-population-sinks-close-to-16561961.php

28.   As a Snohomish PUD Dam Tries to Mimic Nature, Sultan River Comes to Life (Everett Herald – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/as-a-dam-tries-to-mimic-nature-sultan-river-comes-to-life/

29.   Sea Otters Could Be Returning to Oregon Coast (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/sea-otters-could-be-returning-to-oregon-coast/

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

30.   Farmer Fined $304,000 Over Alleged Snake River Water Theft During Drought (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/farmer-fined-304k-over-alleged-water-theft-during-drought/RM4JS6EIYRAQZN34Z4K6EZ3ITU/

31.   Latest Projection: Lake Powell Could Reach Critically Low Water Level by July (KCNC-TV, Denver, CO)

https://denver.cbslocal.com/2021/10/24/lake-powell-water-reservoir-levels-colorado-river/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

32.   Lawsuit Says Montana Ignored Climate in Approving $250 Million Power Plant (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/lawsuit-says-montana-ignored-climate-approving-250-mln-power-plant-2021-10-21/

33.   Redfin: Climate Change Will Exacerbate U.S. Housing Shortage (Houston Agent Magazine)

https://houstonagentmagazine.com/2021/10/20/redfin-climate-change-will-exacerbate-u-s-housing-shortage/

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

34.   Oregon: Google Set to Win New Tax Breaks in the Dalles, But Uncertainty Lingers Over an Earlier Deal (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2021/10/google-set-to-win-new-tax-breaks-in-the-dalles-but-uncertainty-lingers-over-an-earlier-deal.html

35.   Microsoft: Russian-Backed Hackers Targeting Cloud Services (Associated Press)

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/microsoft-russian-backed-hackers-targeting-cloud-services-80769005

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

36.   ‘Public Power Underground’ Podcast Collaboration with NewsData Unveiled (Clearing Up)

https://www.newsdata.com/clearing_up/opinion_and_perspectives/public-power-underground-podcast-collaboration-unveiled/article_8bf19678-3389-11ec-a0cc-0b98e6e29bfa.html

37.   Likes & Shares: Facebook Wrestles with the Features It Used to Define Social Networking (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/25/technology/facebook-like-share-buttons.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

38.   Nuclear Fusion Edges Toward the Mainstream (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/nuclear-fusion-edges-toward-the-mainstream/

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT

39.   Two Companies Express Interest in Shuttered Ferndale Aluminum Smelter (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bellingham/two-companies-express-interest-in-shuttered-ferndale-aluminum-smelter/281-e09beaa4-d984-40dc-82a6-9181f1921bf8

40.   Washington State Looks for ‘Alternative’ Paths to End Years-Long Wait for Permanent Daylight-Saving Time (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/3202927/washington-permanent-daylight-saving-time-senator-murray/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Buzzards Settle in North Carolina Town Despite Scare Tactics

https://apnews.com/article/oddities-north-carolina-raleigh-625257e6cabf1758ebdf143a91a6fa7a

Fat Bear Champ Is Still Gobbling Fish & Getting Fatter

https://mashable.com/article/fat-bear-week-otis

Singing Lemurs Have a Distinctly Human Sense of Rhythm, Study Finds

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/oct/25/singing-lemurs-have-a-distinctly-human-sense-of-rhythm-study-finds

Michael Jordan’s Game-Worn Trainers Sell for Record $1.47 Million at Auction

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59032756

SONG OF THE DAY

Phil Harris – The Bare Necessities (The Jungle Book Soundtrack)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQq-Ffh6gfo

The Energy News Digest for October 20, 2021

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

California Misses Water Conservation Mark for 2nd Month as Newsom Declares Statewide Drought (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/california-misses-water-conservation-mark-for-2nd-month-as-state-records-driest-year-since-1924/

Vice President Urges Enactment of Climate Spending on Visit to Drought-Stricken Lake Mead (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2021/10/18/vice-president-kamala-harris-promotes-climate-action-lake-mead/8517107002/

New Energy Plan to Charge More for Peak Time Use, According to Pacific Gas & Electric (KMPH-TV, Visalia, CA)

https://kmph.com/news/local/new-energy-plan-to-charge-more-for-peak-time-use-according-to-pge

Interior Eyes Oregon for Offshore Wind Energy Development (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/10/20/offshore-wind-oregon-coast-biden/

Klamath Basin: Untaming a River – The Stakes Behind America’s Largest Dam Removal (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2021/1018/Untaming-a-river-The-stakes-behind-America-s-largest-dam-removal

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      New Energy Plan to Charge More for Peak Time Use, According to Pacific Gas & Electric

2.      California: Pacific Gas & Electric Blames Overnight Power Pole Fires on Rain, Dust, Dirt, Salt Accumulation

3.      Montana State Regulators Reach Settlement on Colstrip Ash Pond Cleanup; Deal Leaves Door Open for Talen Alternative

4.      Portland General Electric Lays Out Plan to Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040

5.      The Boom of Cannabis Growers in Oklahoma Is Straining Rural Utilities

6.      Boosting Transmission Between East, West Grids Will Lower Costs: NREL

7.      Could Small Nuclear Reactors Be the Future of Energy?

8.      ‘We Don’t Have Water’: South American Dam Faces Energy Crunch as Parana River Ebbs

9.      Guest Essay: Record Northwest Heatwave Illustrated Need for Goldendale Stored Hydro Project

10.   Guest Essay: WA State Building Code Council Should Eliminate Natural Gas in Commercial Buildings

11.   King County, WA: November Drinking Liberally - Securing a Better Energy Future with a Public Utility District

12.   Interior Eyes Oregon for Offshore Wind Energy Development

13.   Solar Panels Make Money in Rural America. They Don’t Always Make Friends

14.   Solar Investor Commits $52 Million to Push 14 Oregon Projects to Completion

15.   EIA Sees Increases in Wind, Solar Generation Worldwide Through 2050

16.   Nevada Dilemma: Renewable Energy or National Monument?

17.   Meet the Rogue Birding Group Blocking Wind Energy at Every Turn

18.   California, 14 Other States Urge Feds to Strengthen Efficiency Programs, Rescind Trump-Era Rules

19.   British Columbia: Bitcoin Mining Could Be Heating Homes in North Vancouver Next Year

20.   Klamath Basin: Untaming a River – The Stakes Behind America’s Largest Dam Removal

21.   Removing Condit Dam Spurred Hopes, But It Also Begged Questions the White Salmon River Is Slowly Answering

22.   That Sounds Fishy: Demonized Trash Fish Finally Gets Some Respect

23.   British Columbia: Salmon Counting at Colquitz River Cut Short Thanks to Thieving Otters

24.   Urine Trouble: High Nitrogen Levels in Puget Sound Cause Ecological Worry

25.   California Misses Water Conservation Mark for 2nd Month as Newsom Declares Statewide Drought

26.   Oregon’s U.S. Senators Focus on Warm Springs Reservation in Fight Over Infrastructure Spending

27.   Water Rights: Environmental Groups Fight to Save Great Salt Lake

28.   Vice President Urges Enactment of Climate Spending on Visit to Drought-Stricken Lake Mead

29.   California Just Recorded Its Driest Year in Nearly a Century

30.   The Candy Corn Has Been Hacked

31.   Facebook Plans New Group Name to Revamp Image, Says The Verge

32.   Heavy Rain, Wind from Tropical ‘Superstorm’ Headed to Pacific Northwest

33.   The Bomb Cyclone Offshore – The next 24 hours are going to be meteorologically exciting as a powerful storm grows rapidly offshore

WORD OF THE DAY

Bravura \bruh-VUR-uh\ Noun - 1: a musical passage requiring exceptional agility and technical skill in execution 2: a florid brilliant style 3: a show of daring or brilliance.

“WOW,” exclaimed the corporate administrative assistant to her seatmate at the local production of “Rocky Horror Picture Show.” “I knew that Montague was a theater nut, but I had no idea that he could play ‘Frank-N-Furter’ so broadly, with so much bravura,” she said.

Monty was never seen in the same light again, as he daily wheeled the mail cart through the cubicles…the “gophers” rolling their chairs out to watch him strut by.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      New Energy Plan to Charge More for Peak Time Use, According to Pacific Gas & Electric (KMPH-TV, Visalia, CA)

https://kmph.com/news/local/new-energy-plan-to-charge-more-for-peak-time-use-according-to-pge

2.      California: Pacific Gas & Electric Blames Overnight Power Pole Fires on Rain, Dust, Dirt, Salt Accumulation (KIPX-TV, San Francisco, CA)

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/10/18/pge-blames-overnight-power-pole-fires-on-rain-dust-dirt-salt-accumulation/

3.      Montana State Regulators Reach Settlement on Colstrip Ash Pond Cleanup; Deal Leaves Door Open for Talen Alternative (Montana Standard, Butte, MT)

https://mtstandard.com/news/state-and-regional/state-regulators-reach-settlement-on-colstrip-ash-pond-cleanup-deal-leaves-door-open-for-talen/article_2cf303af-509d-58e8-a38c-d4962abead90.html

4.      Portland General Electric Lays Out Plan to Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040 (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.kgw.com/article/tech/science/climate-change/pge-carbon-cutting-plan/283-5f627132-d0f4-46ec-b298-e4f09be27db2

5.      The Boom of Cannabis Growers in Oklahoma Is Straining Rural Utilities (KGOU Radio, Norman, OK)

https://www.kgou.org/2021-10-19/the-boom-of-cannabis-growers-in-oklahoma-is-straining-rural-utilities

6.      Boosting Transmission Between East, West Grids Will Lower Costs: NREL (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/transmission-east-west-seams-grids-lowers-costs-nrel-wind-solar/608475/

7.      Could Small Nuclear Reactors Be the Future of Energy? (C|Net News)

https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/could-small-nuclear-reactors-be-the-future-of-energy/

8.      ‘We Don’t Have Water’: South American Dam Faces Energy Crunch as Parana River Ebbs (Reuters)

https://news.yahoo.com/dont-water-south-american-dam-100508051.html

SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI

9.      Guest Essay: Record Northwest Heatwave Illustrated Need for Goldendale Stored Hydro Project (Bend Bulletin, OR)

https://www.bendbulletin.com/opinion/guest-column-record-northwest-heatwave-illustrated-need-for-goldendale-project/article_946363fe-2533-11ec-950b-339fd4a79aa6.html

10.   Guest Essay: WA State Building Code Council Should Eliminate Natural Gas in Commercial Buildings (Tri-City Herald, WA)

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article254924557.html

11.   King County, WA: November Drinking Liberally - Securing a Better Energy Future with a Public Utility District (Patch)

https://patch.com/washington/redmond/calendar/event/20211109/1464618/november-drinking-liberally-securing-a-better-energy-future-with-a-public-utility-district

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

12.   Interior Eyes Oregon for Offshore Wind Energy Development (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/10/20/offshore-wind-oregon-coast-biden/

13.   Solar Panels Make Money in Rural America. They Don’t Always Make Friends (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2021/1019/Solar-panels-make-money-in-rural-America.-They-don-t-always-make-friends?icid=rss

14.   Solar Investor Commits $52 Million to Push 14 Oregon Projects to Completion (Portland Business Journal, OR – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2021/10/19/solriver-oregon-solar.html

15.   EIA Sees Increases in Wind, Solar Generation Worldwide Through 2050 (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/32318-eia-sees-increases-in-wind-solar-generation-worldwide-through-2050/?amp

16.   Nevada Dilemma: Renewable Energy or National Monument? (E&E News)

https://www.eenews.net/articles/nevada-dilemma-renewable-energy-or-national-monument/

17.   Meet the Rogue Birding Group Blocking Wind Energy at Every Turn (Grist Online)

https://grist.org/energy/american-bird-conservancy-wind-energy-project-icebreaker/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

18.   California, 14 Other States Urge Feds to Strengthen Efficiency Programs, Rescind Trump-Era Rules (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-14-other-states-urge-doe-to-strengthen-efficiency-programs-res/608453/

19.   British Columbia: Bitcoin Mining Could Be Heating Homes in North Vancouver Next Year (Vancouver Sun, BC)

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/bitcoin-could-be-heating-homes-in-north-vancouver-next-year

FISH & WILDLIFE

20.   Klamath Basin: Untaming a River – The Stakes Behind America’s Largest Dam Removal (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2021/1018/Untaming-a-river-The-stakes-behind-America-s-largest-dam-removal

21.   Removing Condit Dam Spurred Hopes, But It Also Begged Questions the White Salmon River Is Slowly Answering (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/10/16/with-condit-dam-removed-10-years-ago-hopes-have-flowed-with-the-restoration-of-the-white-salmon-river/

22.   That Sounds Fishy: Demonized Trash Fish Finally Gets Some Respect (Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)

https://www.dvidshub.net/news/407470/sounds-fishy-demonized-trash-fish-finally-gets-some-respect

23.   British Columbia: Salmon Counting at Colquitz River Cut Short Thanks to Thieving Otters (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/otters-salmon-colquitz-1.6215291?cmp=rss

ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE

24.   Urine Trouble: High Nitrogen Levels in Puget Sound Cause Ecological Worry (Crosscut Seattle, WA)

https://crosscut.com/environment/2021/10/urine-trouble-high-nitrogen-levels-puget-sound-cause-ecological-worry

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

25.   California Misses Water Conservation Mark for 2nd Month as Newsom Declares Statewide Drought (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/california-misses-water-conservation-mark-for-2nd-month-as-state-records-driest-year-since-1924/

26.   Oregon’s U.S. Senators Focus on Warm Springs Reservation in Fight Over Infrastructure Spending (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/10/18/confederated-tribes-warm-springs-indian-reservation-water-infrastructure-wyden-merkley/

27.   Water Rights: Environmental Groups Fight to Save Great Salt Lake (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2021/1019/Water-rights-Environmental-groups-fight-to-save-Great-Salt-Lake?icid=rss

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

28.   Vice President Urges Enactment of Climate Spending on Visit to Drought-Stricken Lake Mead (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2021/10/18/vice-president-kamala-harris-promotes-climate-action-lake-mead/8517107002/

29.   California Just Recorded Its Driest Year in Nearly a Century (Huffington Post)

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-record-dry-year_n_616daf4de4b00cb3cbd65bb9

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

30.   The Candy Corn Has Been Hacked (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/the-candy-corn-has-been-hacked-1847901307

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

31.   Facebook Plans New Group Name to Revamp Image, Says The Verge (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/technology/facebook-plans-change-its-name-verge-2021-10-20/

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW TODAY

32.   Heavy Rain, Wind from Tropical ‘Superstorm’ Headed to Pacific Northwest (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/3194529/heavy-rain-wind-from-tropical-superstorm-headed-to-northwest/

33.   The Bomb Cyclone Offshore – The next 24 hours are going to be meteorologically exciting as a powerful storm grows rapidly offshore (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-bomb-cyclone-offshore.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Vikings Landed in the Americas Exactly 1,000 Years Ago, Scientists Reveal

https://www.courthousenews.com/vikings-were-in-newfoundland-exactly-1000-years-ago/

The Tale of Telemachus, the Tapestry Cat

https://rockandrollglobe.com/pop/the-tale-of-telemachus-the-tapestry-cat/

Tiny Crab Trapped in Amber Is a 100-Million-Year-Old Stunner

https://gizmodo.com/tiny-crab-trapped-in-amber-is-a-100-million-year-old-st-1847900826

British Museum to Display World’s Oldest Map of Stars

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/10/18/british-museum-to-display-the-world-s-oldest-map-of-stars/

SONG OF THE DAY

Carole King - I Feel the Earth Move

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6913KnbMpHM