The Energy News Digest for October 26, 2022

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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Storm Train to Slam Pacific Northwest with Heavy Rain, Mountain Snow into November (Accuweather)

https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/storm-train-to-slam-northwest-with-heavy-rain-mountain-snow-into-november/1267576

The World’s Biggest Source of Clean Energy Is Evaporating Fast (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/now/worlds-biggest-source-clean-energy-000111658.html

U.S. Aid Program to Keep People Online Was Riddled with Deception, Fraud (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/10/25/broadband-subsidies-coronavirus-aid/

Why Are Pacific Northwest States Vying for Green Hydrogen Dominance? (Hydrogen Fuel News)

https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/northwestern-state-green-hydrogen/8554381/

United Nations Weather Agency: Greenhouse Gases Reach New Record in 2021 (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/un-weather-agency-greenhouse-gases-reach-new-record-in-2021/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      The World’s Biggest Source of Clean Energy Is Evaporating Fast

2.      Regulators Propose $155 Million Fine for Pacific Gas & Electric for Role in Deadly 2020 Wildfire

3.      NorthWestern Pitches Montana Utility Regulators on ‘Reliability Rider’ to Pay for Gas-Fired Power Plants

4.      Dam Turbine Leaks Hundreds of Gallons of Oil into Snake River in Eastern WA

5.      Idaho Nuclear Lab Gets $150 Million to Upgrade Infrastructure

6.      Secretly Recorded Phone Call Raises Troubling Allegations in Electrocution Death of British Columbia Woman

7.      Alaska: Ketchikan City Council OKs Plan to Link Power Grid with Metlakatla’s

8.      Public Power Conversations: Pacific Northwest Hydropower – Tacoma Power & Douglas PUD

9.      Southwest Power Pool Names New Board Members, Chair

10.   Guest Essay:  Joy Ditto – America’s Electric Utilities Facing Transformer Shortage Crisis

11.   Electrification Will Define the Energy Transition & Not the Current Crisis

12.   The Energy System Is ‘Inherently Racist,’ Advocates Say. How Are Utilities Responding to Calls for Greater Equity?

13.   Why Are Pacific Northwest States Vying for Green Hydrogen Dominance?

14.   Portland General Electric Procures 311 Megawatts from New Clearwater Wind Project in Montana

15.   Cool Tomatoes? Agrivoltaics Could Help California Crop, If the Economics Pan Out

16.   You Don’t Need Solar Panels for Solar Power. Community Solar Sites Can Power Your WA Home

17.   Oregon: Deschutes County Launches Commercial Property Clean Energy Finance Program

18.   Seattle’s Forterra Fires Executive After Tribe, Investors, Ex-Staff Speak Out

19.   Recycling Plastic Is Practically Impossible – And the Problem Is Getting Worse

20.   United Nations Weather Agency: Greenhouse Gases Reach New Record in 2021

21.   Oregon: Portland’s Climate Justice Program Could See New Beginning

22.   U.S. Aid Program to Keep People Online Was Riddled with Deception, Fraud

23.   Vice President Kamala Harris, in Seattle, Touts Electric School Buses, Infrastructure Bill

24.   Renters Face Charging Dilemma as U.S. Cities Move Toward Electric Vehicles

25.   Five Charts That Shed New Light on How People Charge Electric Vehicles at Home

26.   Electric Vehicle Charging Station Rollout Hampered by Outdated State, City Regulations: Report

27.   Republican National Committee Sues Google Over Spam Filter, Complains Gmail Is ‘Modern Western Union’

28.   Arkansas Co-ops Debut Virtual Broadcast Studio as ‘Next Step in Communications’

29.   Storm Train to Slam Pacific Northwest with Heavy Rain, Mountain Snow into November

30.   Here’s a Timeline of the Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds Coming to Western Washington

31.   The Number of Americans without a Bank Account Drops to Lowest Level in More Than a Decade

WORD OF THE DAY

Salad Days \SAL-ud-DAYZ\ Noun – A time of youthful inexperience or indiscretion; also: an early flourishing period: heyday.

“The sad thing is,” shouted the aging circus animal keeper to his companion, “that these are our salad days.” “Why don’t you leave to find a better job then?” the younger man called back, flipping another shovel of elephant dung into the nearby wheelbarrow. “What,” said the grizzled veteran, “and give up show business?” (Sorry, I know this joke is as ancient as fossilized dinosaur dung, but I couldn’t resist)

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      The World’s Biggest Source of Clean Energy Is Evaporating Fast (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/now/worlds-biggest-source-clean-energy-000111658.html

2.      Regulators Propose $155 Million Fine for Pacific Gas & Electric for Role in Deadly 2020 Wildfire (Marketwatch)

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/regulators-propose-155-million-fine-for-pg-e-for-role-in-deadly-2020-wildfire-01666742977

3.      NorthWestern Pitches Montana Utility Regulators on ‘Reliability Rider’ to Pay for Gas-Fired Power Plants (Montana Free Press)

https://montanafreepress.org/2022/10/25/northwestern-seeks-new-cost-recovery-tool/

4.      Dam Turbine Leaks Hundreds of Gallons of Oil into Snake River in Eastern WA (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article267863602.html

5.      Idaho Nuclear Lab Gets $150 Million to Upgrade Infrastructure (Associated Press)

https://ktvz.com/news/ap-idaho/2022/10/25/idaho-nuclear-lab-gets-150m-to-upgrade-infrastructure/

6.      Secretly Recorded Phone Call Raises Troubling Allegations in Electrocution Death of British Columbia Woman (CTV News, Canada)

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/secretly-recorded-phone-call-raises-troubling-allegations-in-electrocution-death-of-b-c-woman-1.6124912

7.      Alaska: Ketchikan City Council OKs Plan to Link Power Grid with Metlakatla’s (Alaska Public Radio)

https://alaskapublic.org/2022/10/24/ketchikan-city-council-oks-plan-to-link-power-grid-with-metlakatlas/

8.      Public Power Conversations: Pacific Northwest Hydropower – Tacoma Power & Douglas PUD (American Public Power Association)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nIbX6vSNdQ

9.      Southwest Power Pool Names New Board Members, Chair (Talk Business)

https://talkbusiness.net/2022/10/southwest-power-pool-names-new-board-members-chair/

SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI

10.   Guest Essay:  Joy Ditto – America’s Electric Utilities Facing Transformer Shortage Crisis (The Hill, Washington, DC)

https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3701944-americas-electric-utilities-facing-transformer-shortage-crisis/

11.   Electrification Will Define the Energy Transition & Not the Current Crisis (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sverrealvik/2022/10/21/electrification-will-define-the-energy-transition-and-not-the-current-crisis/

12.   The Energy System Is ‘Inherently Racist,’ Advocates Say. How Are Utilities Responding to Calls for Greater Equity? (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/energy-system-inherently-racist-utilities-responding-equity-ej-justice40/634203/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

13.   Why Are Pacific Northwest States Vying for Green Hydrogen Dominance? (Hydrogen Fuel News)

https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/northwestern-state-green-hydrogen/8554381/

14.   Portland General Electric Procures 311 Megawatts from New Clearwater Wind Project in Montana (Electric Energy Online)

https://electricenergyonline.com/article/energy/category/wind/141/986615/portland-general-electric-procures-311-megawatts-from-new-clearwater-wind-project-in-montana.html

15.   Cool Tomatoes? Agrivoltaics Could Help California Crop, If the Economics Pan Out (Energy News Network)

https://energynews.us/2022/10/25/cool-tomatoes-agrivoltaics-could-help-california-crop-if-the-economics-pan-out/

16.   You Don’t Need Solar Panels for Solar Power. Community Solar Sites Can Power Your WA Home (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.theolympian.com/news/state/washington/article267693437.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

17.   Oregon: Deschutes County Launches Commercial Property Clean Energy Finance Program (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

https://ktvz.com/news/deschutes-county/2022/10/24/deschutes-county-launches-commercial-property-clean-energy-finance-program/

ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE

18.   Seattle’s Forterra Fires Executive After Tribe, Investors, Ex-Staff Speak Out (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattles-forterra-fires-executive-after-tribe-investors-ex-staff-speak-out/

19.   Recycling Plastic Is Practically Impossible – And the Problem Is Getting Worse (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/10/24/recycling-plastic-practically-impossible-report/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

20.   United Nations Weather Agency: Greenhouse Gases Reach New Record in 2021 (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/un-weather-agency-greenhouse-gases-reach-new-record-in-2021/

21.   Oregon: Portland’s Climate Justice Program Could See New Beginning (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/10/25/portland-climate-justice-program-overhaul/

LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS

22.   U.S. Aid Program to Keep People Online Was Riddled with Deception, Fraud (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/10/25/broadband-subsidies-coronavirus-aid/

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

23.   Vice President Kamala Harris, in Seattle, Touts Electric School Buses, Infrastructure Bill (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/vice-president-kamala-harris-in-seattle-touts-electric-school-buses-infrastructure-bill/

24.   Renters Face Charging Dilemma as U.S. Cities Move Toward Electric Vehicles (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-portland-electric-vehicles-57b2895bcb0478b7f74cf7f81f7bc8a2

25.   Five Charts That Shed New Light on How People Charge Electric Vehicles at Home (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/ev-charging/5-charts-that-shed-new-light-on-how-people-charge-evs-at-home

26.   Electric Vehicle Charging Station Rollout Hampered by Outdated State, City Regulations: Report (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ev-charging-stations-hampered-outdated-state-city-policies-regulations-permits/634990/

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

27.   Republican National Committee Sues Google Over Spam Filter, Complains Gmail Is ‘Modern Western Union’ (Ars Technica)

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/10/republicans-sue-google-to-stop-gmail-from-marking-campaign-messages-as-spam/

28.   Arkansas Co-ops Debut Virtual Broadcast Studio as ‘Next Step in Communications’ (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)

https://www.cooperative.com/news/pages/arkansas-co-ops-debut-virtual-broadcast-studio-as-next-step-in-communications.aspx

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY

29.   Storm Train to Slam Pacific Northwest with Heavy Rain, Mountain Snow into November (Accuweather)

https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/storm-train-to-slam-northwest-with-heavy-rain-mountain-snow-into-november/1267576

30.   Here’s a Timeline of the Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds Coming to Western Washington (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/weather/timeline-atmospheric-river-heavy-rain-gusty-winds/281-886ccb74-0b5e-4186-a600-e7f71faac5dd

31.   The Number of Americans without a Bank Account Drops to Lowest Level in More Than a Decade (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/10/25/unbanked-record-low-america-fdic/10595677002/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Turkeys Will Cost More Because 6 Million Died During Bird Flu Outbreak

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/10/26/avian-flu-turkey-prices-holidays/

Egypt Calls for Return of Rosetta Stone 200 Years After It Was Deciphered

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/egypt-calls-return-rosetta-stone-200-years-after-it-was-deciphered-2022-10-05/

Your Cat Knows When You’re Using Your ‘Cat Talk’ Voice

https://gizmodo.com/your-cat-knows-when-youre-using-your-cat-talk-voice-1849695518

Rescued Beaver Builds a Doorway Dam in Viral Video

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/10/26/rescued-beaver-builds-dam/6911666813757/

SONG OF THE DAY

Dan Fogelberg - The Language of Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvviV7VfPhA

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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

WA State: Zap Energy Awarded $1 Million from Centralia Coal Transition Board to Assess Fusion Power Plant Plans (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/zap-energy-awarded-1m-from-centralia-coal-transition-board-to-assess-fusion-power-plant-plans,302145

U.S. Heating Worries Mount Amid Growing Costs, Uncertainty (Associated Press)

https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/ap_news/business/us-heating-worries-mount-amid-growing-costs-uncertainty/article_5992bc1e-51ff-578f-8ba4-a33151f7863c.html

WA State: Two Battery Material Factories Coming to Moses Lake Receive Over $100 Million from Biden Administration (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

https://kpq.com/two-battery-material-factories-coming-to-moses-lake-receive-over-100-million-from-biden-administration/

Heartache, Anger in Central Washington over Drinking-Water Wells Tainted by ‘Forever Chemicals’ (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/heartache-anger-in-central-washington-over-drinking-water-wells-tainted-by-forever-chemicals/

Through Pacific NW Drought & Downpour, What Will Happen to the Salmon? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/through-pacific-northwest-drought-and-downpour-what-will-happen-to-the-salmon/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      WA State: Zap Energy Awarded $1 Million from Centralia Coal Transition Board to Assess Fusion Power Plant Plans

2.      U.S. Heating Worries Mount Amid Growing Costs, Uncertainty

3.      After Heatwaves, Utilities Disconnect More People Due to Nonpayment

4.      California: Marin County Moving to Require New Construction Be All-Electric

5.      America’s New Nuclear Power Industry Has a Russian Problem

6.      Ukraine’s Power Grid Sustains Record Damage in Russian Strikes, Utility Says

7.      Commentary: WA State DNR Fails to Disclose Environmental & Social Impacts of Carbon Scheme

8.      Finding Clean Energy Solutions in Eastern Washington – The launch of Washington’s least-conflict solar siting project

9.      Editorial: Nevada Ponders Adopting Another Bad California Idea

10.   WA State: Two Battery Material Factories Coming to Moses Lake Receive Over $100 Million from Biden Administration

11.   Oregon: Christmas Valley Readies for Solar Farm Boom, May Bring Hundreds of Workers

12.   Oregon: Groups Oppose NW Natural Plan to Blend Hydrogen with Eugene Natural Gas

13.   Southern Oregon University to Expand the Use of Solar Power

14.   Idaho Cobalt Mine Is a Harbinger of What’s to Come

15.   Xcel, First Solar, Other Clean Energy Companies Warn Building Standard Change Threatens Wind, Solar Projects

16.   Federal Report Ignores Cost Savings of Heat Pumps, Group Says

17.   Seven Tips for Safely Using a Space Heater in Your Home

18.   Through Pacific NW Drought & Downpour, What Will Happen to the Salmon?

19.   Oregon Coast Coho ‘Recovery in Reach’: NMFS 5-year Review

20.   Drones Could Help Researchers Count Salmon Nests

21.   Gas Stoves Can Leak Chemicals Linked to Cancer, Mounting Evidence Shows

22.   Rising Temperatures, Population Growth Could Complicate Lake Coeur d’Alene’s Recovery

23.   Heartache, Anger in Central Washington over Drinking-Water Wells Tainted by ‘Forever Chemicals’

24.   Colorado to Reuse Water for Drinking, Creating New Supply

25.   New Zealand Farmers Hit Streets to Protest Cow-Burp Tax Plan

26.   Expert Identifies ‘Key Culprit’ – Climate Change – In Mass Die-Off of Alaska Snow Crabs

27.   As More Electric Vehicles Hit the Road, Researchers Study Fires, Battery Recycling

28.   E-Bikes Gain Momentum as a Climate, Traffic Solution

29.   ‘Electric Vehicle Charge & a Chalupa’: Electric Car Chargers Are Coming to More Than 100 Taco Bell Locations

30.   Social Media Platforms Brace for Midterm Elections Mayhem

31.   Gen-Z, You’ll Have to Pry the ‘Hostile’ Thumbs-Up Emoji from My Old, Dead Hands

32.   Unions Press President Biden to Restart Washington State Aluminum Plant

33.   The Mail Is About to Get Slower and More Expensive. Here’s What You Need to Know

34.   The Atmospheric Spigot is On & Will Stay On

WORD OF THE DAY

Exoteric \ek-suh-TAIR-ik\ Adjective – *1: suitable to be imparted to the public 2: belonging to the outer or less initiate circle 3: external.

The smoke-filled room rumbled with the low-voiced whispers of the Presidential kingmakers. “No...No…No,” thundered the chairman. “If we position our candidate as a Washington outsider, we can’t call them an ‘exoteric candidate.’ It makes it sound as if they have some sort of weird lifestyle.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      WA State: Zap Energy Awarded $1 Million from Centralia Coal Transition Board to Assess Fusion Power Plant Plans (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/zap-energy-awarded-1m-from-centralia-coal-transition-board-to-assess-fusion-power-plant-plans,302145

2.      U.S. Heating Worries Mount Amid Growing Costs, Uncertainty (Associated Press)

https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/ap_news/business/us-heating-worries-mount-amid-growing-costs-uncertainty/article_5992bc1e-51ff-578f-8ba4-a33151f7863c.html

3.      After Heatwaves, Utilities Disconnect More People Due to Nonpayment (Ars Technica)

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/10/after-hot-weather-more-people-lose-electricity-service-due-to-nonpayment/

4.      California: Marin County Moving to Require New Construction Be All-Electric (Marin Independent, CA)

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/10/19/marin-county-moving-to-require-new-contruction-be-all-electric/

5.      America’s New Nuclear Power Industry Has a Russian Problem (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/americas-new-nuclear-power-industry-has-russian-problem-2022-10-20/

6.      Ukraine’s Power Grid Sustains Record Damage in Russian Strikes, Utility Says (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/22/1130742768/ukraine-power-grid-outages-record-damage

SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI

7.      Commentary: WA State DNR Fails to Disclose Environmental & Social Impacts of Carbon Scheme (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/commentary-dnr-fails-to-disclose-environmental-and-social-impacts-of-carbon-scheme,302149

8.      Finding Clean Energy Solutions in Eastern Washington – The launch of Washington’s least-conflict solar siting project (Audubon Society)

https://www.audubon.org/news/finding-clean-energy-solutions-eastern-washington

9.      Editorial: Nevada Ponders Adopting Another Bad California Idea (Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nv)

https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-nevada-ponders-adopting-another-bad-california-idea-2663201/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

10.   WA State: Two Battery Material Factories Coming to Moses Lake Receive Over $100 Million from Biden Administration (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

https://kpq.com/two-battery-material-factories-coming-to-moses-lake-receive-over-100-million-from-biden-administration/

11.   Oregon: Christmas Valley Readies for Solar Farm Boom, May Bring Hundreds of Workers (KOHD TV, Bend, OR)

https://centraloregondaily.com/lake-county-oregon-solar-project-obsidian-archway-invenergy/

12.   Oregon: Groups Oppose NW Natural Plan to Blend Hydrogen with Eugene Natural Gas (Eugene Register-Guard, OR – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/2022/10/19/opposition-nw-natural-plan-to-blend-hydrogen-with-eugene-natural-gas/69565328007/

13.   Southern Oregon University to Expand the Use of Solar Power (KOBI-TV, Klamath Falls, OR)

https://kobi5.com/news/sou-to-expand-the-use-of-solar-power-197548/

14.   Idaho Cobalt Mine Is a Harbinger of What’s to Come (MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/idaho-cobalt-mine-is-a-harbinger-of-whats-to-come/ar-AA13jlAQ?li=BBnb7Kz

15.   Xcel, First Solar, Other Clean Energy Companies Warn Building Standard Change Threatens Wind, Solar Projects (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/xcel-first-solar-clean-energy-wind-solar-building-code-icc/634474/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

16.   Federal Report Ignores Cost Savings of Heat Pumps, Group Says (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/24/federal-report-ignores-cost-savings-heat-pumps-group-says/

17.   Seven Tips for Safely Using a Space Heater in Your Home (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/reviewed/2022/01/11/space-heater-safety-tips-use-space-heater-safely-reduce-fire-risk/9174977002/

FISH & WILDLIFE

18.   Through Pacific NW Drought & Downpour, What Will Happen to the Salmon? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/through-pacific-northwest-drought-and-downpour-what-will-happen-to-the-salmon/

19.   Oregon Coast Coho ‘Recovery in Reach’: NMFS 5-year Review (Northwest Sportsman Magazine)

https://nwsportsmanmag.com/or-coast-coho-recovery-in-reach-nmfs-5-year-review/

20.   Drones Could Help Researchers Count Salmon Nests (Northwest News Network)

https://www.nwnewsnetwork.org/environment-and-planning/2022-10-20/drones-could-help-researchers-count-salmon-nests

ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE

21.   Gas Stoves Can Leak Chemicals Linked to Cancer, Mounting Evidence Shows (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Yakima/Tri-Cities, WA)

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/national/gas-stoves-can-leak-chemicals-linked-to-cancer-mounting-evidence-shows/article_561ec076-50e2-11ed-9f1b-fb0414a2eafc.html

22.   Rising Temperatures, Population Growth Could Complicate Lake Coeur d’Alene’s Recovery (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

https://www.nwpb.org/2022/10/19/rising-temperatures-population-growth-could-complicate-lake-coeur-dalenes-recovery/

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

23.   Heartache, Anger in Central Washington over Drinking-Water Wells Tainted by ‘Forever Chemicals’ (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/heartache-anger-in-central-washington-over-drinking-water-wells-tainted-by-forever-chemicals/

24.   Colorado to Reuse Water for Drinking, Creating New Supply (Associated Press)

https://news.yahoo.com/colorado-reuse-water-drinking-creating-120213362.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

25.   New Zealand Farmers Hit Streets to Protest Cow-Burp Tax Plan (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/wellington-new-zealand-climate-and-environment-government-politics-business-76a240eddaa78e6a9aa76740d021cb99

26.   Expert Identifies ‘Key Culprit’ – Climate Change – In Mass Die-Off of Alaska Snow Crabs (Yahoo! News)

https://news.yahoo.com/expert-identifies-key-culprit-mass-150918200.html

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

27.   As More Electric Vehicles Hit the Road, Researchers Study Fires, Battery Recycling (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

https://www.nwpb.org/2022/10/20/as-more-electric-vehicles-hit-the-road-researchers-study-ev-fires-battery-recycling/

28.   E-Bikes Gain Momentum as a Climate, Traffic Solution (Pew Charitable Trusts)

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2022/10/14/e-bikes-gain-momentum-as-a-climate-traffic-solution

29.   ‘Electric Vehicle Charge & a Chalupa’: Electric Car Chargers Are Coming to More Than 100 Taco Bell Locations (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2022/10/19/taco-bell-ev-charging-stations-california/10543445002/

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

30.   Social Media Platforms Brace for Midterm Elections Mayhem (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/social-media-platforms-brace-for-midterm-elections-mayhem/

31.   Gen-Z, You’ll Have to Pry the ‘Hostile’ Thumbs-Up Emoji from My Old, Dead Hands (C|Net)

https://www.cnet.com/culture/internet/gen-z-youll-have-to-pry-the-hostile-thumbs-up-emoji-from-my-old-dead-hands/

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY

32.   Unions Press President Biden to Restart Washington State Aluminum Plant (E&E News)

https://www.eenews.net/articles/unions-press-biden-to-save-aluminum-plant/

33.   The Mail Is About to Get Slower and More Expensive. Here’s What You Need to Know (C|Net)

https://www.cnet.com/news/politics/what-post-office-price-increases-and-service-slowdowns-mean-for-you/

34.   The Atmospheric Spigot is On & Will Stay On (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-atmospheric-spigot-is-on-and-will.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Hotdogging Along Pacific Coast Highway in the West Coast Wienermobile

https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2022-10-07/wienermobile-los-angeles-west-coast

Video: The Squirrel Stocked About 330 Pounds of Acorns Inside a Transmitting Antenna

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_cI30z4aNM

Climate Protesters Throw Mashed Potatoes at Monet Painting (Protected by Safety Glass)

https://news.yahoo.com/climate-protesters-throw-mashed-potatoes-163522655.html

Sheep Take Over Madrid’s Streets as They Head for Winter Pastures

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/sheep-take-over-madrids-streets-they-head-winter-pastures-2022-10-23/

SONG OF THE DAY

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkC3chi_ysw