The Energy News Digest for November 22, 2021

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Extreme Weather, Low Hydro & Fuel Shortages Could Threaten Grid in Multiple Regions This Winter: NERC (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/extreme-weather-low-hydro-and-fuel-shortages-could-threaten-grid-in-multip/610328/

For British Columbia’s Salmon, Floods Represent Another Challenge to Survival (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-salmon-floods-1.6256629?cmp=rss

Life Without Reliable Internet Remains a Daily Struggle for Millions of Americans (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/22/1037941547/life-without-reliable-broadband-internet-remains-a-daily-struggle-in-nevada

Cloud Seeding Gains Steam as U.S. West Faces Worsening Droughts (Stars & Stripes)

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-11-21/cloud-seeding-drought-idaho-power-king-air-c90-turboprop-3703203.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      Extreme Weather, Low Hydro & Fuel Shortages Could Threaten Grid in Multiple Regions This Winter: NERC

2.      Texas Grid Vulnerable to Blackouts During Severe Winter Weather, Even with New Preparations, ERCOT Estimates Show

3.      Montana: NorthWestern Gas-Fired Power Plant Proposal Stalls Over City’s Objections

4.      Oregon: ‘We Need to Be Tough’: Eugene Officials Will Discuss Requiring All-Electric in New Building Projects

5.      Missoula Urges Northwest Power & Conservation Council to Go Further in New Electric Plan

6.      Federal Regulators Tell Jordan Cove Developers in Southwest Oregon to ‘Clarify’ Their Intentions

7.      Coal-Fired Power Plants to Close After New Wastewater Rule

8.      Nuclear Regulators Uphold Violations at Georgia Reactors

9.      Investors Sue Over $100 Million Deal for Texas Power Plants

10.   White House Offering More Aid for Winter Heat, Utility Bills

11.   Central Maine Power Agrees to Stop Electricity Transmission Corridor Work, for Now

12.   NASA Seeks Ideas for a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

13.   Guest Essay: WA Sen. Murray & Gov. Inslee Are Trying to Answer the Wrong Question About Snake Dams

14.   WA Governor’s Fundraising E-Mail Signals Strong Role for Politics in New Snake River Study

15.   Comment: Plan with Dams’ Removal Provides Best Hope for Salmon

16.   Editorial Board: Wyoming Nuclear Power Plant Warrants Cautious Optimism – Questions Still Remain

17.   Idaho: Small Hydropower Proves to Be an Ally for Rural Communities

18.   For British Columbia’s Salmon, Floods Represent Another Challenge to Survival

19.   Tribes Ask for More Support for Salmon Reintroduction to the Upper Columbia River

20.   Biden Mulls Reversing Trump Rules on Western Grouse Species

21.   Zero Humpbacks Off Seattle Coast 25 Years Ago – Now 500 Return with Record Number of Calves

22.   Cloud Seeding Gains Steam as U.S. West Faces Worsening Droughts

23.   Life Without Reliable Internet Remains a Daily Struggle for Millions of Americans

24.   Tribal Lands Lag on Internet Deployment. Local Efforts, Not Government Intervention, Is Providing a Path Forward in Some Cases

25.   United Kingdom: Broadband Beats Bedrooms: Fast Internet Access Now a Top Two ‘Must-Have’ for Home Buyers

26.   Bitcoin Miners Are Flocking to Texas as Grid Operator Warns of Future Blackouts

27.   Video: Virginia Campaign Wants You to Watch This Video Before Putting a Space Heater — Or Pancake Griddle — At Your Desk

28.   NASA Hopes to Hit an Asteroid Now in Case We Really Need to Knock One Away Later

29.   Farmers Are Turning Cow Poo into Power with Batteries Created from Cow Pat

30.   WA Gov. Jay Inslee Will Seek Federal Aid for Flood Damage

31.   Expect Fewer Christmas Trees, Higher Prices Thanks to Summer Heat Wave

WORD OF THE DAY

Compunctious \kum-PUNK-shus\ Adjective – 1: arising from remorse or regret 2: feeling remorse or regret.

Immediately after leaving the comfort station, Gertrude suffered guilty, compunctious feelings. She felt the hard stares of her co-workers, the shrugged shoulders. “Perhaps I should have replaced the toilet paper after using the last sheets,” she pondered.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Extreme Weather, Low Hydro & Fuel Shortages Could Threaten Grid in Multiple Regions This Winter: NERC (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/extreme-weather-low-hydro-and-fuel-shortages-could-threaten-grid-in-multip/610328/

2.      Texas Grid Vulnerable to Blackouts During Severe Winter Weather, Even with New Preparations, ERCOT Estimates Show (KBTX-TV, Bryan TX)

https://www.kbtx.com/2021/11/21/texas-grid-vulnerable-blackouts-during-severe-winter-weather-even-with-new-preparations-ercot-estimates-show/

3.      Montana: NorthWestern Gas-Fired Power Plant Proposal Stalls Over City’s Objections (Kilgore News-Herald, TX)

https://www.kilgorenewsherald.com/northwestern-gas-plant-proposal-stalls-over-citys-objections/article_25d512d0-23f2-513b-ba5a-50000a369c40.html

4.      Oregon: ‘We Need to Be Tough’: Eugene Officials Will Discuss Requiring All-Electric in New Building Projects (Eugene Register-Guard, OR – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/2021/11/20/eugene-climate-change-natural-gas-electrification-nw-natural/8657640002/

5.      Missoula Urges Northwest Power & Conservation Council to Go Further in New Electric Plan (Missoula Current, MT)

https://missoulacurrent.com/outdoors/2021/11/missoula-power-council/

6.      Federal Regulators Tell Jordan Cove Developers in Southwest Oregon to ‘Clarify’ Their Intentions (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/11/20/federal-regulators-tell-jordan-cove-developers-in-southwest-oregon-to-clarify-their-intentions/

7.      Coal-Fired Power Plants to Close After New Wastewater Rule (Associated Press)

https://ktar.com/story/4778272/coal-fired-power-plants-to-close-after-new-wastewater-rule/

8.      Nuclear Regulators Uphold Violations at Georgia Reactors (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/georgia/articles/2021-11-18/nuclear-regulators-uphold-violations-at-georgia-reactors

9.      Investors Sue Over $100 Million Deal for Texas Power Plants (Bloomberg News)

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/investors-sue-over-100-million-deal-for-texas-power-plants

10.   White House Offering More Aid for Winter Heat, Utility Bills (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/business-gene-sperling-1d6a0239664feee3a6614136789c0ee9

11.   Central Maine Power Agrees to Stop Electricity Transmission Corridor Work, for Now (Main Public Radio)

https://www.mainepublic.org/environment-and-outdoors/2021-11-19/cmp-agrees-to-stop-corridor-work-for-now

12.   NASA Seeks Ideas for a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon (Associated Press)

https://www.yahoo.com/now/nasa-seeks-ideas-nuclear-reactor-174702780.html

SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI

13.   Guest Essay: WA Sen. Murray & Gov. Inslee Are Trying to Answer the Wrong Question About Snake Dams (Yahoo News)

https://news.yahoo.com/wa-sen-murray-gov-inslee-224219168.html

14.   WA Governor’s Fundraising E-Mail Signals Strong Role for Politics in New Snake River Study (Washington Policy Center)

https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/governors-fundraising-e-mail-signals-strong-role-for-politics-in-new-snake-river-study

15.   Comment: Plan with Dams’ Removal Provides Best Hope for Salmon (Everett Herald – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comment-plan-with-dams-removal-provides-best-hope-for-salmon/

16.   Editorial Board: Wyoming Nuclear Power Plant Warrants Cautious Optimism – Questions Still Remain (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

https://trib.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-board-nuclear-plant-warrants-cautious-optimism-but-questions-still-remain/article_7a3cd0a7-5bf1-591a-8c7f-738ddfac4863.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

17.   Idaho: Small Hydropower Proves to Be an Ally for Rural Communities (East Idaho News, Idaho Falls, ID)

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2021/11/small-hydropower-proves-to-be-anally-for-rural-communities/

FISH & WILDLIFE

18.   For British Columbia’s Salmon, Floods Represent Another Challenge to Survival (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-salmon-floods-1.6256629?cmp=rss

19.   Tribes Ask for More Support for Salmon Reintroduction to the Upper Columbia River (Spokane Public Radio, WA)

https://www.spokanepublicradio.org/post/tribes-ask-more-support-salmon-reintroduction-upper-columbia-0#stream/0

20.   Biden Mulls Reversing Trump Rules on Western Grouse Species (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/business-environment-and-nature-billings-birds-674e20aa84b3c77c97bf925e58776980

21.   Zero Humpbacks Off Seattle Coast 25 Years Ago – Now 500 Return with Record Number of Calves (Good News Network)

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/500-humpbacks-return-with-record-number-of-calves/

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

22.   Cloud Seeding Gains Steam as U.S. West Faces Worsening Droughts (Stars & Stripes)

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-11-21/cloud-seeding-drought-idaho-power-king-air-c90-turboprop-3703203.html

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

23.   Life Without Reliable Internet Remains a Daily Struggle for Millions of Americans (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/22/1037941547/life-without-reliable-broadband-internet-remains-a-daily-struggle-in-nevada

24.   Tribal Lands Lag on Internet Deployment. Local Efforts, Not Government Intervention, Is Providing a Path Forward in Some Cases (Morning Consult)

https://morningconsult.com/2021/11/22/tribal-lands-broadband-deployment-data-feature/

25.   United Kingdom: Broadband Beats Bedrooms: Fast Internet Access Now a Top Two ‘Must-Have’ for Home Buyers (Total Telecom)

https://www.totaltele.com/511668/Broadband-beats-bedrooms-fast-internet-access-now-a-top-two-must-have-for-home-buyers

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

26.   Bitcoin Miners Are Flocking to Texas as Grid Operator Warns of Future Blackouts (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/bitcoin-miners-are-flocking-to-texas-as-grid-operator-w-1848103092

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

27.   Video: Virginia Campaign Wants You to Watch This Video Before Putting a Space Heater — Or Pancake Griddle — At Your Desk (Energy News Network)

https://energynews.us/2021/11/19/virginia-campaign-wants-you-to-watch-this-video-before-putting-a-space-heater-or-pancake-griddle-at-your-desk/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

28.   NASA Hopes to Hit an Asteroid Now in Case We Really Need to Knock One Away Later (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/interactive/2021/nasa-rams-an-asteroid-planetary-defense/

29.   Farmers Are Turning Cow Poo into Power with Batteries Created from Cow Pat (The Mirror, UK)

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/farmers-making-cow-poo-batteries-25495352

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY

30.   WA Gov. Jay Inslee Will Seek Federal Aid for Flood Damage (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2021-11-18/wa-gov-jay-inslee-will-seek-federal-aid-for-flood-damage

31.   Expect Fewer Christmas Trees, Higher Prices Thanks to Summer Heat Wave (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/christmas-tree-supply-may-be-limited-thanks-to-summer-heat-wave/281-b815231b-ab4e-453c-8dea-0dd6a00c496f

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Maori Tribe Tells Anti-Vaccine Protestors to Stop Using Popular Haka

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59286563

Something More Insidious Than Pythons Is Coming for Florida’s Wildlife, & It’s Terrifying

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2021/11/22/invasive-florida-tegu-lizards-survive-cold-and-eat-gopher-tortoise-babies/6336751001/

The Northernmost Town in the US Won’t See Sunlight for Another 66 Days — Here’s What It’s Like to Live & Work in Utqiagvik, Alaska

https://news.yahoo.com/northernmost-town-us-wont-see-122900516.html

Alaska: Homer Council to Weigh Accepting Funds for Little Libraries

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/homer-council-to-weigh-accepting-funds-for-little-libraries/

SONG OF THE DAY

Todd Rundgren - I Saw the Light

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5zPHZ3i_FU

The Energy News Digest for November 17, 2021

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Bill Gates Venture Picks Kemmerer, Wyoming for Sodium Nuke Plant (Associated Press)

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/bill-gates-venture-picks-wyoming-city-sodium-nuke-81212743

Infrastructure Bill Unleashes Funding to Address Risky Dams (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-11-16/infrastructure-bill-unleashes-funding-to-address-risky-dams

British Columbia Storm: Highway Snaps in Half, Vancouver Cut Off as Province Grapples with Floods (Yahoo News)

https://news.yahoo.com/british-columbia-rain-highway-coquihalla-floods-001232384.html

Feds Pledge $2.7 Million In Funds for Klamath Basin Salmon Recovery (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2021/11/feds-pledge-27-million-in-funds-for-klamath-basin-salmon-recovery.html

Solar Generation Was 3% of U.S. Electricity in 2020 - We Project It Will Be 20% by 2050 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=50357

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      Bill Gates Venture Picks Kemmerer, Wyoming for Sodium Nuke Plant

2.      Infrastructure Bill Unleashes Funding to Address Risky Dams

3.      This Dam Simple Trick Is a Big Green Energy Win

4.      How Chelan PUD Plans to Cover $75 Million in Expected Growth

5.      Montana: Thousands Wake Up without Power for Second Day After High Winds

6.      WA State: Lewis County PUD, Centralia City Light to Resume Past-Due Disconnections Later This Month

7.      More Oregonians Embrace All-Electric Home Movement

8.      Changing Climate & Electricity Mix Renew Region-Wide Power Market Ambitions for the ‘Wild West’

9.      U.S. Senate Confirms Phillips as FERC Commissioner

10.   Utilities Stress Ending the Call to Combat Fraud on Utility Scam Awareness Day

11.   COP26 – A Look at the Data & Pacific Northwest Implications

12.   Why We Should Insist on Technology-Neutral Broadband Infrastructure Funding

13.   Solar Generation Was 3% of U.S. Electricity in 2020 - We Project It Will Be 20% by 2050

14.   Drilling for ‘White Gold’ Is Happening Right Now at the Salton Sea

15.   Hawaii: Kauai to Use Old Irrigation System to Store Electric Power

16.   Bend Solar Electric Firm Completes Net Zero Energy Headquarters in Central District

17.   Burning Wood Pellets Isn’t the ‘Clean Energy’ It Claims to Be, Critics Say

18.   Feds Pledge $2.7 Million In Funds for Klamath Basin Salmon Recovery

19.   After Record Low, Monarch Butterflies Return to California

20.   Oregon: Portland Switches to Emergency Water Supply after Fallen Tree Damages Treatment Plant

21.   Pacific Northwest Glaciers Are Melting. What That Means to Indigenous ‘Salmon People’

22.   News Release: WA State UTC Approves $4.85 Million to Support Broadband Service

23.   WA State: ToledoTel, McDaniel Telephone, Tenino Telephone Among 18 Companies to Receive Share of $4.85 Million to Support Broadband

24.   U.S. Senate to Hold Confirmation Hearing on Biden FCC Pick

25.   Google Glitch Triggers Major Internet Outage

26.   Iran-Backed Hackers Accused of Targeting Critical U.S. Sectors

27.   Bitcoin Falls as China Takes Aim Once Again at ‘Extremely Harmful’ Crypto Mining

28.   Where the $7.5 Billion for Electric Vehicle Charging Is Needed Most

29.   President Biden Pushes Electric Vehicle Chargers as Energy Costs Spike

30.   Seattle City Light, National Labs Studying Hydrogen’s Potential as a Truck Fuel

31.   A Russian Missile Creates Enough Space Junk to Pose Risk to Astronauts for Years

32.   British Columbia Storm: Highway Snaps in Half, Vancouver Cut Off as Province Grapples with Floods

33.   WA State: In a First, Court Will Decide New Redistricting Plan as Commission Falters

34.   Oregon: Government Says It Can’t Fix Tribal Religious Site It Bulldozed

WORD OF THE DAY

Benefic \buh-NEFF-ik\ Adjective – Of, having, or exerting a favorable influence.

Dagwood leaned back and sighed in pleasure. It never ceased to amaze him how his mountainous sandwiches provided a benefic turning point in his evening gastronomic activity.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Bill Gates Venture Picks Kemmerer, Wyoming for Sodium Nuke Plant (Associated Press)

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/bill-gates-venture-picks-wyoming-city-sodium-nuke-81212743

2.      Infrastructure Bill Unleashes Funding to Address Risky Dams (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-11-16/infrastructure-bill-unleashes-funding-to-address-risky-dams

3.      This Dam Simple Trick Is a Big Green Energy Win (Wired Magazine)

https://www.wired.com/story/retrofitting-dams-green-energy/

4.      How Chelan PUD Plans to Cover $75 Million in Expected Growth (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/local/how-chelan-pud-plans-to-cover-75-million-in-expected-growth/article_a3e8c424-432c-11ec-8980-7b9589987cc6.html

5.      Montana: Thousands Wake Up without Power for Second Day After High Winds (KECI-TV, Missoula, MT)

https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/thousands-wake-up-without-power-for-second-day-after-high-winds

6.      WA State: Lewis County PUD, Centralia City Light to Resume Past-Due Disconnections Later This Month (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/lewis-county-pud-centralia-city-light-to-resume-past-due-disconnections-later-this-month,278744

7.      More Oregonians Embrace All-Electric Home Movement (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/hg/2021/11/more-oregonians-embrace-all-electric-home-movement-future-fitting-upgrades-that-improve-efficiency-help-keep-harmful-smoke-out.html

8.      Changing Climate & Electricity Mix Renew Region-Wide Power Market Ambitions for the ‘Wild West’ (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/changing-climate-and-electricity-mix-renew-region-wide-power-market-ambitio/608792/

9.      U.S. Senate Confirms Phillips as FERC Commissioner (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/32768-u-s-senate-confirms-phillips-as-ferc-commissioner/

10.   Utilities Stress Ending the Call to Combat Fraud on Utility Scam Awareness Day (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/featured/32749-utilities-stress-ending-the-call-to-combat-fraud-on-utility-scam-awareness-day/

SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI

11.   COP26 – A Look at the Data & Pacific Northwest Implications (Northwest RiverPartners, Vancouver, WA)

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cop26-look-data-pacific-northwest-implications-

12.   Why We Should Insist on Technology-Neutral Broadband Infrastructure Funding (GCN)

https://gcn.com/articles/2021/11/16/tech-neutral-broadband-infrastructure.aspx

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

13.   Solar Generation Was 3% of U.S. Electricity in 2020 - We Project It Will Be 20% by 2050 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=50357

14.   Drilling for ‘White Gold’ Is Happening Right Now at the Salton Sea (Los Angeles Times, CA)

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-11-15/drilling-for-white-gold-is-happening-right-now-at-the-salton-sea

15.   Hawaii: Kauai to Use Old Irrigation System to Store Electric Power (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-lihue-hawaii-environment-and-nature-a07dc451cb953fde9788402e9b09099a

16.   Bend Solar Electric Firm Completes Net Zero Energy Headquarters in Central District (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

https://ktvz.com/news/environment/2021/11/15/bend-solar-electric-firm-completes-net-zero-energy-headquarters-in-central-district/

17.   Burning Wood Pellets Isn’t the ‘Clean Energy’ It Claims to Be, Critics Say (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/10/1054428108/burning-wood-pellets-isnt-the-clean-energy-it-claims-to-be-critics-say

FISH & WILDLIFE

18.   Feds Pledge $2.7 Million In Funds for Klamath Basin Salmon Recovery (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2021/11/feds-pledge-27-million-in-funds-for-klamath-basin-salmon-recovery.html

19.   After Record Low, Monarch Butterflies Return to California (Associated Press)

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/record-low-monarch-butterflies-return-california-rcna5845

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

20.   Oregon: Portland Switches to Emergency Water Supply after Fallen Tree Damages Treatment Plant (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-oregon-emergency-water-supply/283-50bd4de4-891a-45c0-b5e7-25599c89d67c

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

21.   Pacific Northwest Glaciers Are Melting. What That Means to Indigenous ‘Salmon People’ (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/11/15/northwest-glaciers-melting-indigenous-salmon-people/

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

22.   News Release: WA State UTC Approves $4.85 Million to Support Broadband Service (WA State Utilities & Transportation Commission)

https://www.utc.wa.gov/news/2021/utc-approves-485-million-support-broadband-service

23.   WA State: ToledoTel, McDaniel Telephone, Tenino Telephone Among 18 Companies to Receive Share of $4.85 Million to Support Broadband (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://news.yahoo.com/toledotel-mcdaniel-telephone-tenino-telephone-045900672.html

24.   U.S. Senate to Hold Confirmation Hearing on Biden FCC Pick (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-hold-confirmation-hearing-biden-fcc-pick-2021-11-17/?rpc=401&

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

25.   Google Glitch Triggers Major Internet Outage (ZDNet)

https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-glitch-triggers-major-internet-outage/

26.   Iran-Backed Hackers Accused of Targeting Critical U.S. Sectors (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/technology-europe-middle-east-iran-united-states-c9531e2a52e0716fb997edd7ec1913af

27.   Bitcoin Falls as China Takes Aim Once Again at ‘Extremely Harmful’ Crypto Mining (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

https://ktvz.com/news/2021/11/16/bitcoin-falls-as-china-takes-aim-once-again-at-extremely-harmful-crypto-mining/

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

28.   Where the $7.5 Billion for Electric Vehicle Charging Is Needed Most (Mashable)

https://mashable.com/article/ev-charging-infrastructure-bill

29.   President Biden Pushes Electric Vehicle Chargers as Energy Costs Spike (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-technology-business-canada-detroit-91eee63be8f51ecaaccf0b07d27372e3

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

30.   Seattle City Light, National Labs Studying Hydrogen’s Potential as a Truck Fuel (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/seattle-city-light-national-labs-studying-hydrogens-potential-truck-fuel

31.   A Russian Missile Creates Enough Space Junk to Pose Risk to Astronauts for Years (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/11/16/a-russian-missile-creates-enough-space-junk-to-pose-risk-to-astronauts-for-years/

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY

32.   British Columbia Storm: Highway Snaps in Half, Vancouver Cut Off as Province Grapples with Floods (Yahoo News)

https://news.yahoo.com/british-columbia-rain-highway-coquihalla-floods-001232384.html

33.   WA State: In a First, Court Will Decide New Redistricting Plan as Commission Falters (Crosscut Seattle, WA)

https://crosscut.com/politics/2021/11/first-court-will-decide-new-wa-redistricting-plan-commission-falters

34.   Oregon: Government Says It Can’t Fix Tribal Religious Site It Bulldozed (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/government-says-it-cant-fix-tribal-religious-site-it-bulldozed/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse in Nearly 600 Years Coming This Week

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/11/17/lunar-eclipse-2021-longest-partial-lunar-eclipse-nearly-600-years/8639688002/

U.S. Tourists Fined for Sneaking into Rome’s Colosseum for a Beer

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59325398

Photo Captures Rare Electrical Phenomenon Known as ‘Red Sprites’

https://californianewstimes.com/photo-captures-rare-electrical-phenomenon-known-as-red-sprites/594532/

Millionaire Pooch Selling Miami Villa Once Owned by Madonna

https://apnews.com/article/sports-oddities-entertainment-lifestyle-europe-c1629fb79b02fe67392922687c2bf2fa

SONG OF THE DAY

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain – Heroes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zCdwBqfmYA