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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

The Energy News Digest for March 22, 2023

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ITEMS OF NOTE FROM HISTORY LINK

Electric Generators at Grand Coulee Dam Go Online for the First Time on March 22, 1941

https://www.historylink.org/File/9798

HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Bay Area Storm Kills at Least Two, Knocks Out Power, Brings Traffic to a Stop (KTVU-TV, Oakland, CA)

https://www.ktvu.com/news/bay-area-storm-kills-at-least-2-knocks-out-power-brings-traffic-to-a-stop

Biden Commits to Salmon Recovery – President Says He’ll Work with Tribal & Political Leaders to Recover Endangered Fish Runs (Lewiston Morning Tribune, ID – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.lmtribune.com/local/biden-commits-to-salmon-recovery/article_181cbb61-2878-5273-91e4-2ac0ce99afce.html

Idaho Power’s New High Voltage Transmission Line Cleared by Oregon Supreme Court (Boise State Public Radio, ID)

https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2023-03-20/idaho-power-high-voltage-transmission-line-cleared-oregon-supreme-court

Idaho: Advisory Group Recommends Denial of Lava Ridge Energy Project (Idaho Mountain Express, Ketchum, ID)

https://www.mtexpress.com/news/environment/advisory-group-recommends-denial-of-lava-ridge-energy-project/article_a098f312-c81d-11ed-803d-93cd93ccb020.html

A Quarter of World Population Lacks Safe Drinking Water: UN (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/un-water-sanitation-conference-7a3671dc74f788e36adff9ef9879ed91

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1. Idaho Power’s New High Voltage Transmission Line Cleared by Oregon Supreme Court

2. Oregon: Douglas Electric Cooperative Receives Millions to Boost Wildfire Prevention

3. California: Palo Alto Set to Receive $24 Million Over Utilities Litigation

4. Seattle Utilities Consider Massive Efforts That Could Help Green Our Grid

5. WA State: Chelan PUD Working on $86 Million Substation for Microsoft

6. Oregon Lawmakers Take Up Contentious Data Center Clean Energy Bill

7. Nevada to Add Natural Gas Plant as Drought Threatens Power Grids

8. Biden’s Budget Cuts Funding for Nuclear Energy at a Pivotal Moment

9. ‘Horrible Loss of Incredible Potential’: Family Mourns British Columbia Man Who Died in Peru After Stepping on Live Wire

10. Presidents & Fish: Can’t We All Get Along?

11. Guest Essay: NuScale Power, the Canary in the Small Modular Reactor Market

12. Idaho: Advisory Group Recommends Denial of Lava Ridge Energy Project

13. Orange County Power Authority Seeks Improvement After Audits

14. Waste-to-Energy Plants Are a Small But Stable Source of Electricity in the United States

15. Biden Commits to Salmon Recovery – President Says He’ll Work with Tribal & Political Leaders to Recover Endangered Fish Runs

16. President Biden Says He’ll Work with Rep. Simpson & Others to Help Salmon in Northwest; Reps. McMorris Rodgers Highlights President’s River Mix-Up

17. A Quarter of World Population Lacks Safe Drinking Water: UN

18. Google Opens Access to Bard Artificial Intelligence Chatbot, Racing to Catch Up to OpenAI

19. Businessman Proposing Data Center on Banks of Columbia River Has History of Troubled Deals

20. TikTok CEO Takes to the App to Announce Company’s More Than 150 Million Active Users in the U.S.

21. Twitter Users Are Complaining About Vanishing Tweets

22. A 5,000-Mile Seaweed Belt Is Headed Toward Florida

23. Five Ways for Women to Grow Powerful, Connected Careers

24. Bay Area Storm Kills at Least Two, Knocks Out Power, Brings Traffic to a Stop

25. Federal Reserve Raises Its Key Rate by a Quarter-Point – Calls Banking System ‘Sound & Resilient’

26. Oregon House Votes to Let Oregonians to Pump Their Own Gas

27. World Baseball Classic: Shohei Ohtani Closes Out Team USA as Japan Wins Third Title

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Götterdämmerung \gher-ter-DEM-uh-roong\ Noun – collapse (as of a society or regime) marked by catastrophic violence & disorder; broadly: downfall.

Götterdämmerung

Bad music. Unlike Wagner

It’s more like Spike Jones

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1. Idaho Power’s New High Voltage Transmission Line Cleared by Oregon Supreme Court (Boise State Public Radio, ID)

https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2023-03-20/idaho-power-high-voltage-transmission-line-cleared-oregon-supreme-court

2. Oregon: Douglas Electric Cooperative Receives Millions to Boost Wildfire Prevention (KCBY-TV, North Bend, OR)

https://kcby.com/news/local/douglas-electric-cooperative-receives-millions-to-boost-wildfire-prevention

3. California: Palo Alto Set to Receive $24 Million Over Utilities Litigation (Palo Alto Online, CA)

https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2023/03/20/palo-alto-set-to-receive-24m-over-utilities-litigation

4. Seattle Utilities Consider Massive Efforts That Could Help Green Our Grid (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/seattle-utilities-consider-massive-efforts-that-could-help-green-our-grid/

5. WA State: Chelan PUD Working on $86 Million Substation for Microsoft (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

https://kpq.com/chelan-pud-working-on-86-million-substation-for-microsoft/

6. Oregon Lawmakers Take Up Contentious Data Center Clean Energy Bill (Oregonian, Portland, OR – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2023/03/oregon-lawmakers-take-up-contentious-data-center-clean-energy-bill.html

7. Nevada to Add Natural Gas Plant as Drought Threatens Power Grids (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/drought-climate-change-nevada-natural-gas-plant-864c3631e5135b385e2f648390635134

8. Biden’s Budget Cuts Funding for Nuclear Energy at a Pivotal Moment (Yahoo! News)

https://news.yahoo.com/biden-budget-cuts-funding-nuclear-195445648.html

9. ‘Horrible Loss of Incredible Potential’: Family Mourns British Columbia Man Who Died in Peru After Stepping on Live Wire (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canadian-man-electrocuted-in-peru-1.6785340?cmp=rss

SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI

10. Presidents & Fish: Can’t We All Get Along? (Lewiston Morning Tribune, ID – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.lmtribune.com/local/presidents-and-fish-can-t-we-all-get-along/article_2b7d6aa9-2b8c-51b2-b54c-c9c8533ac21d.html

11. Guest Essay: NuScale Power, the Canary in the Small Modular Reactor Market (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nuscale-power-small-modular-reactor-smr-ieefa-uamps/645554/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

12. Idaho: Advisory Group Recommends Denial of Lava Ridge Energy Project (Idaho Mountain Express, Ketchum, ID)

https://www.mtexpress.com/news/environment/advisory-group-recommends-denial-of-lava-ridge-energy-project/article_a098f312-c81d-11ed-803d-93cd93ccb020.html

13. Orange County Power Authority Seeks Improvement After Audits (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2023-03-16/orange-county-power-authority-seeks-improvement-after-audits

14. Waste-to-Energy Plants Are a Small But Stable Source of Electricity in the United States (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=55900

FISH & WILDLIFE

15. Biden Commits to Salmon Recovery – President Says He’ll Work with Tribal & Political Leaders to Recover Endangered Fish Runs (Lewiston Morning Tribune, ID – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.lmtribune.com/local/biden-commits-to-salmon-recovery/article_181cbb61-2878-5273-91e4-2ac0ce99afce.html

16. President Biden Says He’ll Work with Rep. Simpson & Others to Help Salmon in Northwest; Reps. McMorris Rodgers Highlights President’s River Mix-Up (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/mar/21/mcmorris-rodgers-newhouse-bash-biden-for-columbia-/

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

17. A Quarter of World Population Lacks Safe Drinking Water: UN (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/un-water-sanitation-conference-7a3671dc74f788e36adff9ef9879ed91

BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY

18. Google Opens Access to Bard Artificial Intelligence Chatbot, Racing to Catch Up to OpenAI (Yahoo! News)

https://news.yahoo.com/google-opens-access-bard-ai-140035714.html

19. Businessman Proposing Data Center on Banks of Columbia River Has History of Troubled Deals (Columbia Insight)

https://columbiainsight.org/exclusive-businessman-proposing-data-center-on-banks-of-columbia-river-has-history-of-troubled-deals/

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

20. TikTok CEO Takes to the App to Announce Company’s More Than 150 Million Active Users in the U.S. (Tech Crunch)

https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/21/tiktok-ceo-takes-to-the-app-to-announce-companys-more-than-150m-active-users-in-the-u-s/

21. Twitter Users Are Complaining About Vanishing Tweets (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-twitter-disappearing-tweets-1850253393

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

22. A 5,000-Mile Seaweed Belt Is Headed Toward Florida (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/sargassum-seaweed-climate-change-florida-beaches-travel-gulf-of-mexico-caribbean-550da1abf9c0906fd30740d1687d5b05

MANAGEMENT & GOVERNANCE

23. Five Ways for Women to Grow Powerful, Connected Careers (Pioneer Utility Resources)

https://www.pioneerutilityresources.com/empoweredwomen/

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY

24. Bay Area Storm Kills at Least Two, Knocks Out Power, Brings Traffic to a Stop (KTVU-TV, Oakland, CA)

https://www.ktvu.com/news/bay-area-storm-kills-at-least-2-knocks-out-power-brings-traffic-to-a-stop

25. Federal Reserve Raises Its Key Rate by a Quarter-Point – Calls Banking System ‘Sound & Resilient’ (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/business-ap-news-alert-8e1295ab47734edfb54b56c6950bafdd

26. Oregon House Votes to Let Oregonians to Pump Their Own Gas (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/03/20/oregon-house-votes-to-let-oregonians-to-pump-their-own-gas/

27. World Baseball Classic: Shohei Ohtani Closes Out Team USA as Japan Wins Third Title (Yahoo! News)

https://sports.yahoo.com/world-baseball-classic-shohei-ohtani-closes-out-team-usa-as-japan-wins-3rd-title-024458543.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

JPMorgan Chase Thought It Had $1.3 Million Worth of Nickel Stored in a Warehouse. A Closer Examination Revealed Bags of Stones

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jpmorgan-chase-thought-had-1-215142227.html

Supreme Court Chews on Jack Daniel’s Dog Toy Dispute

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-jack-daniels-dog-toy-7878a57c7ae6735274858e3b0eeeba54

Oldest Most Complete Hebrew Bible Goes on Display in Israel Before Sale

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65043875

Soccer Player Scores from 110 Yards, Possibly Breaking World Record

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/03/22/chile-Guinness-World-Records-longest-soccer-goal-Leandro-Requena/8541679507456/

SONG OF THE DAY

Neil Diamond – Stones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY9RxL6aV5c

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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

California Regulator Probes High Winter Natural Gas Prices (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/california-regulator-probes-high-winter-natural-gas-prices-2023-03-16/

NuScale Must Triple Subscription Level for Small Modular Reactor in Idaho by Early 2024, Company Says (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nuscale-smr-uamps-funding-nrc-doe-idaho-lab/645262/?utm_medium=email

Feds Plan March 31 Snake River Dam Listening Session (Moscow-Pullman Daily News, ID)

https://dnews.com/local/feds-plan-dam-listening-session/article_21aaaeb9-4d25-5d49-9d2e-1a2b4899d43b.html

Researchers: Inbreeding A Big Problem for Endangered Orcas (Associated Press)

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/researchers-inbreeding-big-problem-endangered-orcas-97991621

NOAA’s Spring Outlook Sees Drought Spreading in Pacific Northwest (Capital Press)

https://www.capitalpress.com/ag_sectors/water/noaas-spring-outlook-sees-drought-spreading-in-northwest/article_36faa5a6-c41a-11ed-b71d-b7169e87d97a.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1. California Regulator Probes High Winter Natural Gas Prices

2. California: Bay Area Officials Vote to Ditch New Gas Furnaces & Water Heaters

3. NuScale Must Triple Subscription Level for Small Modular Reactor in Idaho by Early 2024, Company Says

4. New Mexico Opts for Veto Power in Spent Nuclear Fuel Debate

5. Feds Plan March 31 Snake River Dam Listening Session

6. News Release: Alcoa Announces Closure of WA State Intalco Smelter & Prepares Site for Redevelopment

7. Five Decades of Aluminum Smelting in Whatcom County

8. WA State: Critics Question Grant Request to Restart Usk Paper Mill

9. WA State: Douglas PUD Spending More on Power Units at Wells Dam

10. U.S. NE: What This $6 Billion Power Line Means for Clean Energy

11. Opposition to Renewable Energy Is Growing. Here’s Why

12. Editorial: Carbon Credit Auction Will Increase Energy Costs Soon

13. WA State: Silicon Smelter Once Proposed for Newport Being Built in Tennessee

14. Washington Bill Could Help Ease Renewable Energy Development Tensions

15. Tri-City Lawmaker’s Bill to Limit WA Wind Turbine Lights Goes Too Far, Critics Say

16. Researchers: Inbreeding A Big Problem for Endangered Orcas

17. New Orca Legislation Demands Boaters Keep Their Distance: 1,000 Yards, to Be Exact

18. Oregon: Human Elements – Dog Detectives Are Helping Endangered Butterflies

19. After the Dams: Restoring the Klamath River Will Take Billions of Native Seeds

20. NOAA’s Spring Outlook Sees Drought Spreading in Pacific Northwest

21. Drone Photos Show Dramatic Rise in California Reservoirs After Record-Setting Rain, Snow

22. EIA Projects That U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Will Fall Through 2050 in AEO2023

23. We Are Heading Toward Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 1.5 C Threshold of Warming, But All Is Not Lost

24. Ski Resorts Are Embracing a New Role: Climate Activist

25. WA State: Lewis County Public Utility District Pushes Forward with Open Access Fiber Plan

26. Oregon: Semiconductor Bill That Would Give Gov. Tina Kotek Land-Use Power Moves Ahead

27. Oregon to Suspend Electric Vehicle Rebates as Money Runs Out

28. News Release: Transportation Electrification Projects Awarded Nearly $1 Million in Clean Energy Fund Grants

29. Elon Musk Sets P**p Emoji as an Autoreply to Twitter’s Press Email

30. Light Pollution Frustrates Astronomers Looking for Discoveries

31. U.S. Rep. McMorris Rodgers (WA), House Republicans Unveil Sweeping Energy Policy Bill

32. It’s the First Day of Spring: Here’s What That Really Means

33. Fed’s Tough Challenge: Confront Inflation & Bank Jitters

34. Amazon to Lay Off 9,000 More Workers in Addition to Earlier Cuts

WORD OF THE DAY

Chorus /KOR-uss/ Noun – 1a: a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action, b: a character in Elizabethan drama who speaks the prologue and epilogue and comments on the action, c: an organized company of singers who sing in concert, d: a group of dancers and singers supporting the featured players in a musical comedy or revue. 2a: a part of a song or hymn recurring at intervals, b: the part of a drama sung or spoken by the chorus, c: a composition to be sung by a number of voices in concert, d: the main part of a popular song, also a jazz variation on a melodic theme. 3a: something performed, sung, or uttered simultaneously or unanimously by a number of persons or animals

Sing you lonely frog

Join the aquatic chorus

Spring's sweet song of love

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1. California Regulator Probes High Winter Natural Gas Prices (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/california-regulator-probes-high-winter-natural-gas-prices-2023-03-16/

2. California: Bay Area Officials Vote to Ditch New Gas Furnaces & Water Heaters (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/bay-area-officials-vote-to-ditch-new-gas-furnaces-and-water-heaters

3. NuScale Must Triple Subscription Level for Small Modular Reactor in Idaho by Early 2024, Company Says (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nuscale-smr-uamps-funding-nrc-doe-idaho-lab/645262/?utm_medium=email

4. New Mexico Opts for Veto Power in Spent Nuclear Fuel Debate (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/nuclear-fuel-waste-new-mexico-b49566ab7d4832e714698d92b005f9f5

5. Feds Plan March 31 Snake River Dam Listening Session (Moscow-Pullman Daily News, ID)

https://dnews.com/local/feds-plan-dam-listening-session/article_21aaaeb9-4d25-5d49-9d2e-1a2b4899d43b.html

6. News Release: Alcoa Announces Closure of WA State Intalco Smelter & Prepares Site for Redevelopment (Alcoa)

https://news.alcoa.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2023/Alcoa-Announces-Closure-of-Intalco-Smelter-and-Prepares-Site-for-Redevelopment/default.aspx

7. Five Decades of Aluminum Smelting in Whatcom County (Yahoo! News)

https://news.yahoo.com/five-decades-aluminum-smelting-whatcom-214553837.html

8. WA State: Critics Question Grant Request to Restart Usk Paper Mill (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/mar/16/critics-question-grant-request-to-restart-usk-pape/

9. WA State: Douglas PUD Spending More on Power Units at Wells Dam (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

https://kpq.com/douglas-pud-spending-more-on-power-units-at-wells-dam/

10. U.S. NE: What This $6 Billion Power Line Means for Clean Energy (Politico)

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2023/03/01/what-this-6b-power-line-means-for-clean-energy-00082767

SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI

11. Opposition to Renewable Energy Is Growing. Here’s Why (Columbian Insight)

https://columbiainsight.org/opposition-to-renewable-energy-is-growing-heres-why/

12. Editorial: Carbon Credit Auction Will Increase Energy Costs Soon (Capital Press)

https://www.capitalpress.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-carbon-credit-auction-will-increase-energy-costs-soon/article_0587cd74-c1c1-11ed-8b3e-03f5c581bf72.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

13. WA State: Silicon Smelter Once Proposed for Newport Being Built in Tennessee (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/mar/19/silicon-smelter-once-proposed-for-newport-being-bu/

14. Washington Bill Could Help Ease Renewable Energy Development Tensions (Northwest News Network)

https://www.nwnewsnetwork.org/government-and-politics/2023-03-15/washington-bill-could-help-ease-renewable-energy-development-tensions

15. Tri-City Lawmaker’s Bill to Limit WA Wind Turbine Lights Goes Too Far, Critics Say (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article273285055.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

16. Researchers: Inbreeding A Big Problem for Endangered Orcas (Associated Press)

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/researchers-inbreeding-big-problem-endangered-orcas-97991621

17. New Orca Legislation Demands Boaters Keep Their Distance: 1,000 Yards, to Be Exact (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://nwnewsradio.com/northwest-news/new-orca-legislation-demands-boaters-keep-their-distance-1000-yards-to-be-exact/

18. Oregon: Human Elements – Dog Detectives Are Helping Endangered Butterflies (Crosscut Seattle)

https://crosscut.com/environment/2023/03/human-elements-dog-detectives-are-helping-endangered-butterflies

ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE

19. After the Dams: Restoring the Klamath River Will Take Billions of Native Seeds (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/03/20/klamath-river-dam-removal-restoration-billions-native-seeds/

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

20. NOAA’s Spring Outlook Sees Drought Spreading in Pacific Northwest (Capital Press)

https://www.capitalpress.com/ag_sectors/water/noaas-spring-outlook-sees-drought-spreading-in-northwest/article_36faa5a6-c41a-11ed-b71d-b7169e87d97a.html

21. Drone Photos Show Dramatic Rise in California Reservoirs After Record-Setting Rain, Snow (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/drone-photos-show-dramatic-rise-000003796.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

22. EIA Projects That U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Will Fall Through 2050 in AEO2023 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=55840

23. We Are Heading Toward Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 1.5 C Threshold of Warming, But All Is Not Lost (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/ipcc-climate-target-1.6782625?cmp=rss

24. Ski Resorts Are Embracing a New Role: Climate Activist (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-activism-ski-industry-028d83e19543db5d7633ea83932bdde3

LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS

25. WA State: Lewis County Public Utility District Pushes Forward with Open Access Fiber Plan (Broadband Breakfast)

https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2023/03/lewis-county-public-utility-district-pushes-forward-with-open-access-fiber-plan/

BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY

26. Oregon: Semiconductor Bill That Would Give Gov. Tina Kotek Land-Use Power Moves Ahead (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/03/16/oregon-semiconductor-bill-giving-kotek-land-use-power-clears-committee/

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

27. Oregon to Suspend Electric Vehicle Rebates as Money Runs Out (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2023/03/oregon-to-suspend-electric-vehicle-rebates-as-money-runs-out.html

28. News Release: Transportation Electrification Projects Awarded Nearly $1 Million in Clean Energy Fund Grants (WA Dept. of Commerce)

https://www.commerce.wa.gov/uncategorized/transportation-electrification-projects-awarded-nearly-1-million-in-clean-energy-fund-grants/

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

29. Elon Musk Sets P**p Emoji as an Autoreply to Twitter’s Press Email (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-twitter-poop-emoji-autoreply-press-email-1850243014

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

30. Light Pollution Frustrates Astronomers Looking for Discoveries (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/19/1164620433/light-pollution-frustrates-astronomers-looking-for-discoveries

MANAGEMENT & GOVERNANCE

31. U.S. Rep. McMorris Rodgers (WA), House Republicans Unveil Sweeping Energy Policy Bill (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/mar/20/mcmorris-rodgers-house-republicans-unveil-sweeping/

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY

32. It’s the First Day of Spring: Here’s What That Really Means (Associated Press)

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/it-s-the-first-day-of-spring-here-s-what-17849882.php

33. Fed’s Tough Challenge: Confront Inflation & Bank Jitters (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/inflation-interest-rates-federal-reserve-banks-recession-232be412196916317f583f73445bd149

34. Amazon to Lay Off 9,000 More Workers in Addition to Earlier Cuts (CNBC)

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/20/amazon-layoffs-company-to-cut-off-9000-more-workers.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Long-Lost Mural of George Washington Found Rolled Up in a New Jersey Basement

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/mar/19/long-lost-mural-of-george-washington-found-rolled-/

The Beauty of Earth from Orbit

https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2023/03/photos-beauty-earth-orbit/673444/

Camera Found After 13 Years in Colorado River, Photos Recovered

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/03/20/camera-13-years-Animas-River-Colorado/7091679334672/

82-Year-Old Virginia Woman Is the World’s Oldest Female Hockey Player

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/03/17/guinness-book-world-records-oldest-female-hockey-player/8931679071912/

SONG OF THE DAY

Paul Simon – Kodachrome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rlDTK6QI-w