The Energy News Digest for December 1, 2021

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Canada, U.S. Confirm Next Round of Columbia River Treaty Negotiations (British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines & Low Carbon Innovation)

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021EMLI0072-00228

Sierra Nevada Snowpack Could Largely Vanish by 2040s as Climate Warms, Scientists Say (Sacramento Bee, CA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/water-and-drought/article256224117.html

Renewable Energy Has ‘Another Record Year of Growth’ Says International Energy Agency (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/01/renewable-energy-has-another-record-year-of-growth-says-iea

Northern Washington Tribes Fear ‘Devastation’ of Salmon by Extreme Floodwaters (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/northern-washington-tribes-fear-devastation-of-salmon-by-extreme-floodwaters-ffcd

Twitter Bans Images & Videos of Private Individuals without Consent (San Francisco Chronicle, CA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Twitter-bans-photos-video-private-individuals-16662751.php

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      Canada, U.S. Confirm Next Round of Columbia River Treaty Negotiations

2.      Eleventh Round of the Columbia River Treaty Negotiations

3.      Court: Arizona Utilities Can’t Use Legal Shield in Cases of Negligence

4.      California Hydroelectric Facilities Continue to Respond to Prices Despite Drought

5.      California: Iconic San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Slowly Being Dismantled

6.      Modular Nuclear Reactors a ‘Long Shot’ Worth Studying, Says Yukon Gov’t

7.      Wanted: A Town Willing to Host a Dump for U.S. Nuclear Waste

8.      Idaho: Rate Settlement Could Bring 1.4 Percent Increase to Rocky Mountain Power Customers

9.      Arizona: Customers Who Lived Under Troubled Johnson Utilities May Get Millions in Repayments

10.   Western Area Power Administration Releases Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report

11.   Bonneville Power Administration Offers Grants to Help Students Learn About Energy & Transmission Issues

12.   Environmental Groups Ask Maine to Suspend Energy Transmission Project

13.   12 Nuclear Power Plants? 113 Hydropower Dams? That’s How Much Canada Is Short of Its Green Energy Needs, Report Says

14.   How Public Power Communities Are Shaping the Future of Utilities

15.   The Absurdity of Broadband…the Official Speed Definition That Is

16.   Renewable Energy Has ‘Another Record Year of Growth,’ Says International Energy Agency

17.   Idaho: Wind Turbines Proposed Near a Site of Former Japanese American Incarceration Camp Prompt Outrage

18.   WA State: Moses Lake’s REC Silicon Plant Under New Leadership as CEO Steps Down; Plant to Restart Production in 2023

19.   Idaho: Boise Officials Want to Increase Geothermal Heating

20.   Montana: Missoula Adds Clean Energy Specialist, Drafting Rules on Marijuana Power Use

21.   Oregon: New Energy-Efficient Heating Solutions for IFA Nurseries Helping Save Thousands in Energy Operating Costs

22.   A Well-Positioned Skylight Is a Simple Way to Harness ‘Passive Solar’ Power, Oregon Research Finds

23.   Northern Washington Tribes Fear ‘Devastation’ of Salmon by Extreme Floodwaters

24.   Heat, No Food, Deadly Weather: Climate Change Kills Seabirds

25.   Conservation Groups, Federal Government Agree to New Endangered Species Review for Spotted Owl

26.   Sierra Nevada Snowpack Could Largely Vanish by 2040s as Climate Warms, Scientists Say

27.   How Climate Change Is Affecting Oregon’s Snowpack

28.   Adapt or Mitigate? Washington State Republicans Roll Out Climate Proposal

29.   Climate Change Not a Huge Contributor to Washington Flooding, UW Scientist Contends

30.   San Diego Will Stop Investing in Fossil Fuel Industry to Avoid Contradicting City Climate Goals

31.   3G Is Out the Door, 5G Is Taking Over!

32.   Losing Bidder Throws Wrench in FCC Broadband Dataset Rollout

33.   ‘A Long Way to Go’: How ConEd, Xcel & Four Other Utilities Are Helping Cities Meet Big Electric Vehicle Goals

34.   Twitter Bans Images & Videos of Private Individuals without Consent

35.   Facebook Whistle-Blower Urges Lawmakers to Avert Impasse on Social Media Laws

36.   How I Consistently Get High Audience Engagement as a Newbie

37.   All Southwest British Columbia Under Flood Watch as Third Consecutive Storm Rolls Through

38.   New Rule Will Allow Debt Collectors to Track You Down on Social Media

WORD OF THE DAY

Zaftig \ZAHF-tig\ Adjective - Having a full rounded figure: pleasingly plump.

The throbbing tom-tom, wailing sax, blaring trumpets worked the audience into a frenzy. Each red-blooded American male had plunked down a sawbuck to take in a show featuring the zaftig goddess, Mae West. Unfortunately, all they got was Mae East; a passable, generic substitute, but not as good as the real thing.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Canada, U.S. Confirm Next Round of Columbia River Treaty Negotiations (British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines & Low Carbon Innovation)

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021EMLI0072-002281

2.      Eleventh Round of the Columbia River Treaty Negotiations (KLCK Radio, Goldendale, WA)

https://gorgenewscenter.com/2021/11/30/eleventh-round-of-the-columbia-river-treaty-negotiations/

3.      Court: Arizona Utilities Can’t Use Legal Shield in Cases of Negligence (Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ)

https://tucson.com/business/court-arizona-utilities-cant-use-legal-shield-in-cases-of-negligence/article_6a8ac990-522a-11ec-a392-b3ae6a6e6a4f.html

4.      California Hydroelectric Facilities Continue to Respond to Prices Despite Drought (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=50516

5.      California: Iconic San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Slowly Being Dismantled (KNSD-TV, San Diego, CA)

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/iconic-san-onofre-nuclear-power-plant-slowly-being-dismantled/2805549/

6.      Modular Nuclear Reactors a ‘Long Shot’ Worth Studying, Says Yukon Gov’t (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-smr-nuclear-reactor-feasibility-study-1.6264262

7.      Wanted: A Town Willing to Host a Dump for U.S. Nuclear Waste (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-30/wanted-a-town-willing-to-host-a-dump-for-u-s-nuclear-waste

8.      Idaho: Rate Settlement Could Bring 1.4 Percent Increase to Rocky Mountain Power Customers (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/32841-rate-settlement-could-bring-1-4-percent-increase-to-rocky-mountain-power-customers/

9.      Arizona: Customers Who Lived Under Troubled Johnson Utilities May Get Millions in Repayments (Yahoo! News)

https://news.yahoo.com/customers-lived-under-troubled-johnson-224223828.html

10.   Western Area Power Administration Releases Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report (Western Area Power Administration)

https://www.wapa.gov/newsroom/NewsReleases/2021/Pages/WAPA-releases-2021-annual-report.aspx

11.   Bonneville Power Administration Offers Grants to Help Students Learn About Energy & Transmission Issues (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-offers-grants-to-help-students-learn-about-energy-and-transmission-issues-.aspx

12.   Environmental Groups Ask Maine to Suspend Energy Transmission Project (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/maine/articles/2021-11-30/environmental-groups-ask-maine-to-suspend-energy-project

13.   12 Nuclear Power Plants? 113 Hydropower Dams? That’s How Much Canada Is Short of Its Green Energy Needs, Report Says (Toronto Star, Ontario, Canada)

https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2021/12/01/12-nuclear-plants-113-dams-thats-how-much-canada-is-short-of-its-green-energy-needs-report-says.html

SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI

14.   How Public Power Communities Are Shaping the Future of Utilities (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/blog/how-public-power-communities-are-shaping-future-utilities

15.   The Absurdity of Broadband…the Official Speed Definition That Is (Telecompetitor)

https://www.telecompetitor.com/the-absurdity-of-broadband-the-official-speed-definition-that-is/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

16.   Renewable Energy Has ‘Another Record Year of Growth’ Says International Energy Agency (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/01/renewable-energy-has-another-record-year-of-growth-says-iea

17.   Idaho: Wind Turbines Proposed Near a Site of Former Japanese American Incarceration Camp Prompt Outrage (High Country News)

https://www.hcn.org/issues/53.12/north-wind-energy-wind-turbines-proposed-near-a-japanese-american-incarceration-camp-prompt-outrage

18.   WA State: Moses Lake’s REC Silicon Plant Under New Leadership as CEO Steps Down; Plant to Restart Production in 2023 (iFIBER One News, Ephrata, WA)

https://www.ifiberone.com/columbia_basin/moses-lake-s-rec-silicon-plant-under-new-leadership-as-ceo-steps-down-plant-to/article_1443fbec-525c-11ec-9dac-73f5926a6e72.html

19.   Idaho: Boise Officials Want to Increase Geothermal Heating (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/business-environment-and-nature-idaho-boise-5361c24322c3c7f4b88c6073cf4e37f6

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

20.   Montana: Missoula Adds Clean Energy Specialist, Drafting Rules on Marijuana Power Use (Missoula Current, MT)

https://missoulacurrent.com/outdoors/2021/12/missoula-climate-specialist/

21.   Oregon: New Energy-Efficient Heating Solutions for IFA Nurseries Helping Save Thousands in Energy Operating Costs (Portland Business Journal, OR – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2021/12/01/new-energy-efficient-heating-solutions-ifa.html

22.   A Well-Positioned Skylight Is a Simple Way to Harness ‘Passive Solar’ Power, Oregon Research Finds (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/11/30/oregon-research-skylights-energy-source/

FISH & WILDLIFE

23.   Northern Washington Tribes Fear ‘Devastation’ of Salmon by Extreme Floodwaters (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/northern-washington-tribes-fear-devastation-of-salmon-by-extreme-floodwaters-ffcd

24.   Heat, No Food, Deadly Weather: Climate Change Kills Seabirds (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2021-12-01/heat-no-food-deadly-weather-climate-change-kills-seabirds

25.   Conservation Groups, Federal Government Agree to New Endangered Species Review for Spotted Owl (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/conservation-groups-federal-government-agree-to-new-endangered-species-review-for-spotted-owl/

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

26.   Sierra Nevada Snowpack Could Largely Vanish by 2040s as Climate Warms, Scientists Say (Sacramento Bee, CA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/water-and-drought/article256224117.html

27.   How Climate Change Is Affecting Oregon’s Snowpack (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.kgw.com/video/news/local/the-story/how-climate-change-is-affecting-oregons-snowpack/283-16dc3be9-8963-4075-b7f5-3971b7e0c273

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

28.   Adapt or Mitigate? Washington State Republicans Roll Out Climate Proposal (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

https://washingtonstatewire.com/adapt-or-mitigate-washington-republicans-roll-out-climate-proposal/

29.   Climate Change Not a Huge Contributor to Washington Flooding, UW Scientist Contends (Big Country News, Clarkston, WA)

https://www.bigcountrynewsconnection.com/news/state/washington/climate-change-not-a-huge-contributor-to-washington-flooding-uw-scientist-contends/article_e2925323-df4a-57e0-9c19-6815d08ef630.html

30.   San Diego Will Stop Investing in Fossil Fuel Industry to Avoid Contradicting City Climate Goals (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/story/2021-11-30/san-diego-will-stop-investing-in-fossil-fuel-industry-to-avoid-contradicting-city-climate-goals

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

31.   3G Is Out the Door, 5G Is Taking Over! (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA)

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/3g-is-out-the-door-5g-is-taking-over/article_80ddd9b2-5243-11ec-a39b-a3bdf5a619a7.html

32.   Losing Bidder Throws Wrench in FCC Broadband Dataset Rollout (Bloomberg News)

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/losing-bidder-throws-wrench-in-fcc-broadband-dataset-rollout

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

33.   ‘A Long Way to Go’: How ConEd, Xcel & Four Other Utilities Are Helping Cities Meet Big Electric Vehicle Goals (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/a-long-way-to-go-how-coned-xcel-and-4-other-utilities-are-helping-citie/610293/

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

34.   Twitter Bans Images & Videos of Private Individuals without Consent (San Francisco Chronicle, CA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Twitter-bans-photos-video-private-individuals-16662751.php

35.   Facebook Whistle-Blower Urges Lawmakers to Avert Impasse on Social Media Laws (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-12-01/as-lawmakers-mull-curbs-on-social-media-haugen-weighing-in

36.   How I Consistently Get High Audience Engagement as a Newbie (Medium)

https://medium.com/coffee-times/how-i-consistently-get-high-audience-engagement-as-a-newbie-ee24ec7fdc04

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY

37.   All Southwest British Columbia Under Flood Watch as Third Consecutive Storm Rolls Through (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wyntk-bc-floods-dec-1-1.6269084?cmp=rss

38.   New Rule Will Allow Debt Collectors to Track You Down on Social Media (Washington Post – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/11/30/cfpb-debt-collector-rules-facebook-instagram/

SYRUP ON TAP, EH? – DIVERSIONS

Why Canada Is Unlocking Its Vault of Maple Syrup

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/maple-syrup-strategic-reserve-1.6268352?cmp=rss

Mother Who Gave Birth on a Plane Thanks First Responders Who Delivered Baby

https://news.yahoo.com/mother-gave-birth-plane-thanks-173300703.html

Those Cute Cats Online? They Help Spread Misinformation.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/those-cute-cats-online-help-131133962.html

Indian Man Builds One-Third Sized Taj Mahal Replica for Wife

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/indian-man-builds-sized-taj-mahal-replica-wife-81486796

SONG OF THE DAY

Roxy Music – Love Is the Drug

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE49NdNnBxA

The Energy News Digest for November 29, 2021

The Energy News Digest is sponsored by the Northwest Public Power Association. 

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Europe’s Energy Crisis Is About to Get Worse as Winter Arrives (TIME Magazine)

https://time.com/6124191/winter-europe-energy/

Arizona: Unsustainable, Resource-Hungry & Loud: Why Chandler Wants to Ban More Data Centers. (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/chandler/2021/11/22/chandler-wants-ban-more-data-centers-after-years-complaints/8627569002/

Investors Are Buying Up Rural Arizona Farmland to Sell the Water to Urban Homebuilders (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2021/11/25/investors-buying-up-arizona-farmland-valuable-water-rights/8655703002/

Lummi Nation Declares Disaster as Tens of Thousands of Invasive European Green Crab Found (Tacoma News Tribune, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/washington/article256140892.html

How Clean Is Green? Nevada Town Fights to Keep Solar Industry Out of Desert (NBC News)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/clean-green-nevada-town-fights-keep-solar-industry-desert-rcna6578

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      Europe’s Energy Crisis Is About to Get Worse as Winter Arrives

2.      Quick Take: Can Small Nuclear Reactors Really Help the Climate?

3.      Are We at the Dawn of a Nuclear Energy Renaissance?

4.      What Happens When America’s Coal Plants Die?

5.      Guest Essay: Christine Reid, Stanley J. Kocon & Kurt Miller: U.S. Hydropower Can Secure a Greener Tomorrow – And Create American Jobs

6.      Can the DOE’s Community Solar Target to Power 5 Million Homes Be Met? Not without State-Level Support

7.      How Clean Is Green? Nevada Town Fights to Keep Solar Industry Out of Desert

8.      Community Systems Offer Alternative Paths for Solar Growth

9.      The Underwater ‘Kites’ Generating Electricity as They Move

10.   Energy-Efficient Isn’t Enough, So Homes Go ‘Net Zero’

11.   More Oregonians Embrace All-Electric Home Movement, ‘Future-Fitting’ Upgrades That Improve Efficiency, Help Keep Harmful Smoke Out

12.   Forget Gas & Hydrogen. Your Next Boiler Should Be a Heat Pump

13.   British Columbia: Salmon Arm Stockpile of Burned-Out Lightbulbs Too Much for One Recycling Event

14.   Lummi Nation Declares Disaster as Tens of Thousands of Invasive European Green Crab Found

15.   Smaller Fish Tags to Help Sockeye Studies Above Grand Coulee Dam

16.   Washington State Seeks Tighter Wastewater Rules for Puget Sound – Sewage Plant Operators Push Back

17.   Investors Are Buying Up Rural Arizona Farmland to Sell the Water to Urban Homebuilders

18.   British Columbia: ‘Tiger Dam’ Being Built on Highway 1 in Abbotsford to Hold Back Floodwaters

19.   Researchers Try Producing Potato Resistant to Climate Change

20.   These Americans Are Just Going Around in Circles. It Helps the Climate.

21.   Hundreds of Millions in Broadband Spending Brings Pacific Northwest Closer to Closing Digital Divide

22.   Why Billions in Broadband Money May Go to the Wrong Places

23.   Task Force on Broadband Internet in Alaska Releases Report

24.   Utah: UTOPIA Fiber Completes Payson City Project & Publishes Results of Customer Feedback Survey

25.   Arizona: Unsustainable, Resource-Hungry & Loud: Why Chandler Wants to Ban More Data Centers.

26.   ‘JRR Token’ Is a Punny Name for a Cryptocurrency, But Tolkien’s Estate Is Not Humored

27.   Some British Columbia Municipalities Are Turning Off Comments on Their Facebook Posts to Protect Their Staff

28.   Local News Outlets Could Reap $1.7 Billion in Build Back Better Aid

29.   Jack Dorsey Steps Down as Twitter CEO; Parag Agrawal Succeeds Him

30.   Russia Says Twitter Mobile Slowdown to Remain Until All Banned Content Is Removed

31.   I Can’t Stop Watching These Power Plant Demolition Videos

32.   Washington State Perspective: Here Are Six Takeaways from the Tribal Nations Summit

WORD OF THE DAY

Truckle • \TRUCK-ul\ • verb – To act in a subservient manner: submit

“I will not truckle to your demands, Sir Richard,” bellowed Mortimer’s video-game avatar, just before he was crushed by the front hoof of a third-level hell beast summoned by his imaginary foe.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Europe’s Energy Crisis Is About to Get Worse as Winter Arrives (TIME Magazine)

https://time.com/6124191/winter-europe-energy/

2.      Quick Take: Can Small Nuclear Reactors Really Help the Climate? (Washington Post – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/can-small-nuclear-reactors-really-help-the-climate-quicktake/2021/11/26/bb40da98-4ebd-11ec-a7b8-9ed28bf23929_story.html

3.      Are We at the Dawn of a Nuclear Energy Renaissance? (Huffington Post)

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nuclear-power-revival-climate_n_619e8b35e4b07fe20114c6b0

4.      What Happens When America’s Coal Plants Die? (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/26/what-happens-when-americas-coal-plants-die

SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI

5.      Guest Essay: Christine Reid, Stanley J. Kocon & Kurt Miller: U.S. Hydropower Can Secure a Greener Tomorrow – And Create American Jobs (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/nov/28/christine-reid-stanley-j-kocon-and-kurt-miller-us-/

6.      Can the DOE’s Community Solar Target to Power 5 Million Homes Be Met? Not without State-Level Support (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/can-the-does-community-solar-target-to-power-5m-homes-be-met-not-without/610547/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

7.      How Clean Is Green? Nevada Town Fights to Keep Solar Industry Out of Desert (NBC News)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/clean-green-nevada-town-fights-keep-solar-industry-desert-rcna6578

8.      Community Systems Offer Alternative Paths for Solar Growth (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2021-11-28/community-systems-offer-alternative-paths-for-solar-growth

9.      The Underwater ‘Kites’ Generating Electricity as They Move (British Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59401199

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

10.   Energy-Efficient Isn’t Enough, So Homes Go ‘Net Zero’ (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/energy-efficient-isnt-enough-so-homes-go-net-zero/

11.   More Oregonians Embrace All-Electric Home Movement, ‘Future-Fitting’ Upgrades That Improve Efficiency, Help Keep Harmful Smoke Out (Bend Bulletin, OR – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.bendbulletin.com/ap/more-oregonians-embrace-all-electric-home-movement-future-fitting-upgrades-that-improve-efficiency-help-keep/article_9ef2ec35-ceaf-5365-a499-f9ec5496f73a.html

12.   Forget Gas & Hydrogen. Your Next Boiler Should Be a Heat Pump (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-25/forget-gas-and-hydrogen-your-next-boiler-should-be-a-heat-pump

13.   British Columbia: Salmon Arm Stockpile of Burned-Out Lightbulbs Too Much for One Recycling Event (Saanich Observer, BC)

https://www.saobserver.net/news/salmon-arm-stockpile-of-burned-out-lightbulbs-too-much-for-one-recycling-event/

FISH & WILDLIFE

14.   Lummi Nation Declares Disaster as Tens of Thousands of Invasive European Green Crab Found (Tacoma News Tribune, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/washington/article256140892.html

15.   Smaller Fish Tags to Help Sockeye Studies Above Grand Coulee Dam (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/smaller-fish-tags-to-help-sockeye-studies-above-grand-coulee-dam

ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE

16.   Washington State Seeks Tighter Wastewater Rules for Puget Sound – Sewage Plant Operators Push Back (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/washington-state-seeks-tighter-regulations-of-wastewater-in-puget-sound-but-sewage-plant-operators-push-back/

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

17.   Investors Are Buying Up Rural Arizona Farmland to Sell the Water to Urban Homebuilders (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2021/11/25/investors-buying-up-arizona-farmland-valuable-water-rights/8655703002/

18.   British Columbia: ‘Tiger Dam’ Being Built on Highway 1 in Abbotsford to Hold Back Floodwaters (Abbotsford News, BC)

https://www.abbynews.com/news/tiger-dam-being-built-on-highway-1-to-hold-back-floodwaters/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

19.   Researchers Try Producing Potato Resistant to Climate Change (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/climate-science-business-university-of-maine-environment-and-nature-002430d7c76076523d6191c13abe7b35

20.   These Americans Are Just Going Around in Circles. It Helps the Climate. (Yahoo! News)

https://news.yahoo.com/americans-just-going-around-circles-195345213.html

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

21.   Hundreds of Millions in Broadband Spending Brings Pacific Northwest Closer to Closing Digital Divide (Spokane Public Radio, WA)

https://www.spokanepublicradio.org/post/hundreds-millions-broadband-spending-brings-pacific-northwest-closer-closing-digital-divide

22.   Why Billions in Broadband Money May Go to the Wrong Places (Politico)

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/29/fcc-broadband-maps-biden-523425

23.   Task Force on Broadband Internet in Alaska Releases Report (KINY Radio, Juneau, AK)

https://www.kinyradio.com/news/news-of-the-north/task-force-on-broadband-internet-in-alaska-releases-report/

24.   Utah: UTOPIA Fiber Completes Payson City Project & Publishes Results of Customer Feedback Survey (Broadband Breakfast)

https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2021/11/utopia-fiber-completes-payson-city-project-and-publishes-results-of-customer-feedback-survey/

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

25.   Arizona: Unsustainable, Resource-Hungry & Loud: Why Chandler Wants to Ban More Data Centers. (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/chandler/2021/11/22/chandler-wants-ban-more-data-centers-after-years-complaints/8627569002/

26.   ‘JRR Token’ Is a Punny Name for a Cryptocurrency, But Tolkien’s Estate Is Not Humored (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/28/1059600383/jrr-token-is-a-punny-name-for-a-cryptocurrency-but-tolkiens-estate-is-not-humore

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

27.   Some British Columbia Municipalities Are Turning Off Comments on Their Facebook Posts to Protect Their Staff (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fernie-tofino-facebook-comments-1.6261912?cmp=rss

28.   Local News Outlets Could Reap $1.7 Billion in Build Back Better Aid (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2021/11/29/build-back-better-local-news-outlets-biden-democrats-bill/stories/202111290071

29.   Jack Dorsey Steps Down as Twitter CEO; Parag Agrawal Succeeds Him (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/11/29/jack-dorsey-steps-down-as-twitter-ceo-parag-agrawal-succeeds-him/

30.   Russia Says Twitter Mobile Slowdown to Remain Until All Banned Content Is Removed (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-twitter-mobile-slowdown-remain-until-all-banned-content-is-removed-2021-11-29/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

31.   I Can’t Stop Watching These Power Plant Demolition Videos (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/i-cant-stop-watching-these-power-plant-demolition-video-1848117789

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODA

32.   Washington State Perspective: Here Are Six Takeaways from the Tribal Nations Summit (Tacoma News Tribune, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/washington/article256043492.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

New Zealand Politician Cycles to Hospital in Labor, Gives Birth

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/new-zealand-politician-cycles-hospital-labour-gives-birth-2021-11-28/

Merriam-Webster Chooses Vaccine as the 2021 Word of the Year

https://apnews.com/article/merriam-webster-word-of-year-vaccine-89de731624901bc53f4febdbc5925f80

O Holy ‘Fight’: Lawyer & Neighbors Are at Odds Over Home’s Holiday Display at West Hayden Estates

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/nov/29/o-holy-fight-lawyer-and-neighbors-are-at-odds-over/

United Kingdom – ‘Oh Wow’: Remarkable Roman Mosaic Found in Rutland Field

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/nov/25/archaeologists-examine-roman-villa-discovered-beneath-rutland-farmers-field

SONG OF THE DAY

Paul Anka – You’re Having My Baby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umrzGr_etQw