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Wednesday, November 23, 2022

The Energy News Digest for November 23, 2022

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ITEMS OF NOTE FROM THE NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION

Powerful Lineup for NWPPA’s December 7 Power Supply Conference (Northwest Public Power Association)

https://bit.ly/3fOQ6Ci

HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

A Rail Strike Looms & Impact on U.S. Economy Could Be Broad (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/business-economy-strikes-climate-and-environment-government-politics-92ea7632a29f807ccc0e2658c50d731e

The Power Grid Faced Heat Waves, Record Demand & Tight Conditions in 2022. What Happens Next? (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/electric-reliability-power-outage-extreme-weather-california-texas-pacific-northwest-ercot-caiso/637065/

California’s Climate Plan Calls for No New Gas-Burning Power Plants (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/11/16/california-natural-gas-plants/

Unchecked Pollution Is Contaminating the Salmon That Pacific Northwest Tribes Eat (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/22/pollution-contamination-threat-salmon-columbia-basin-pacific-northwest-tribes/

Montana’s Largest Wind Farm Fires Up (Ravalli Republic, MT)

https://ravallirepublic.com/news/states-largest-wind-farm-fires-up/article_9aef22cd-1458-5a6d-9396-6b6cca4a8a87.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1. The Power Grid Faced Heat Waves, Record Demand & Tight Conditions in 2022. What Happens Next?

2. California’s Climate Plan Calls for No New Gas-Burning Power Plants

3. Pend Oreille PUD and Clark Public Utilities Sign Long-Term Hydropower Agreement

4. WA State: Commerce Offers $1.8 Million to Help Spokane with Delinquent Utility Bills

5. The White House Is Ready to Shell Out $13 Billion to Modernize U.S. Power Grid

6. Managing NuScale, Other Small Modular Reactor Waste Will Be ‘Roughly Comparable’ with Conventional Reactors, DOE Labs Find

7. Fish Friendly Hydro: Natel Energy Is Proving It’s Possible

8. Why Is It So Hard to Build in America? Blame Red Tape

9. Montana’s Largest Wind Farm Fires Up

10. California: Solar Company’s Conservation Deal Troubles Kern Ranchers

11. California: Morro Bay Residents Voice Questions, Concerns About Battery Storage Proposal

12. Western States Ponder Regional Grid as Renewables Grow

13. Biden Administration Approves $550 Million for Community-Based Clean Energy

14. Tampa Tries Sidewalk Solar Panels as Backup Power for Traffic Lights

15. Public Power Utilities Earn Smart Energy Provider Designation

16. Waistlines Aren’t the Only Things That Expand on Thanksgiving Day

17. Baby Killer Whale Is Spotted Swimming with Mom Off Washington Coast, Photos Show

18. Several Humpback Whales Found Dead on British Columbia’s Coast in a Matter of Weeks

19. Unchecked Pollution Is Contaminating the Salmon That Pacific Northwest Tribes Eat

20. Oregon Cities Sue State Government Over Parking Reform, Climate Mandate

21. Researchers Are Studying How Climate Change Affects a Bird That Only Lives in Idaho

22. Junk Carbon Offsets Are What Make These Big Companies ‘Carbon Neutral’

23. CenturyLink Penalized by Washington State for Rate Increases

24. Senator Murray Announces Over $8 Million in Funding for Cowlitz County Rural Broadband Access in Washington State

25. Washington Commerce Dept. to Award $120M in Stimulus Money for Broadband Grants

26. California Resident Rallies Neighbors to Build Fiber Network

27. Generating Broadband Buzz

28. Hochul Signs Partial Cryptocurrency Mining Ban Into New York Law

29. What Elon Musk Is Doing to Twitter Is What He Did at Tesla & SpaceX

30. Public Power Utilities, Organizations Earn Public Power Communications Awards

31. Five Conversation Starters for Thanksgiving Dinner

32. A Rail Strike Looms & Impact on U.S. Economy Could Be Broad

33. Experts Are Concerned Thanksgiving Gatherings Could Accelerate A ‘Tripledemic’

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Give Thanks for All Your Blessings...

Thanksgiving /thanks-GIVE-ing/ Noun – 1a capitalized: Thanksgiving Day b: a public acknowledgment or celebration of divine goodness 2: the act of giving thanks 3: a prayer expressing gratitude.

Blessed Thanksgiving

Family, friends, and colleagues

Glad thanks for them all

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1. The Power Grid Faced Heat Waves, Record Demand & Tight Conditions in 2022. What Happens Next? (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/electric-reliability-power-outage-extreme-weather-california-texas-pacific-northwest-ercot-caiso/637065/

2. California’s Climate Plan Calls for No New Gas-Burning Power Plants (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/11/16/california-natural-gas-plants/

3. Pend Oreille PUD and Clark Public Utilities Sign Long-Term Hydropower Agreement (Pend Oreille PUD, Newport, WA)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2022/11/pend-oreille-pud-and-clark-public.html

4. WA State: Commerce Offers $1.8 Million to Help Spokane with Delinquent Utility Bills (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/commerce-offers-1-8m-to-help-spokane-with-delinquent-utility-bills/article_4e1b35d4-69d4-11ed-ab91-fffaaf6efcc5.html

5. The White House Is Ready to Shell Out $13 Billion to Modernize U.S. Power Grid (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/white-house-doe-ready-to-modernize-the-u-s-power-grid-1849816684

6. Managing NuScale, Other Small Modular Reactor Waste Will Be ‘Roughly Comparable’ with Conventional Reactors, DOE Labs Find (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/smr-modular-reactor-nuclear-waste-doe-stanford-study-nuscale/637185/

7. Fish Friendly Hydro: Natel Energy Is Proving It’s Possible (Power Magazine)

https://www.powermag.com/fish-friendly-hydro-natel-energy-is-proving-its-possible/

SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI

8. Why Is It So Hard to Build in America? Blame Red Tape (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/why-is-it-so-hard-to-build-in-america-blame-red-tape/2022/11/22/1196561c-6a6e-11ed-8619-0b92f0565592_story.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

9. Montana’s Largest Wind Farm Fires Up (Ravalli Republic, MT)

https://ravallirepublic.com/news/states-largest-wind-farm-fires-up/article_9aef22cd-1458-5a6d-9396-6b6cca4a8a87.html

10. California: Solar Company’s Conservation Deal Troubles Kern Ranchers (Bakersfield Californian, CA)

https://www.bakersfield.com/news/solar-companys-conservation-deal-troubles-kern-ranchers/article_2191a1d6-6792-11ed-9457-03962d80ac17.html

11. California: Morro Bay Residents Voice Questions, Concerns About Battery Storage Proposal (KSBY-TV, San Luis Obispo, CA)

https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/morro-bay-residents-voice-questions-concerns-about-battery-storage-proposal

12. Western States Ponder Regional Grid as Renewables Grow (E&E News)

https://www.eenews.net/articles/western-states-ponder-regional-grid-as-renewables-grow/

13. Biden Administration Approves $550 Million for Community-Based Clean Energy (The Hill, Washington, DC)

https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/3746240-biden-administration-approves-550m-for-community-based-clean-energy/

14. Tampa Tries Sidewalk Solar Panels as Backup Power for Traffic Lights (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/tampa-solar-sidewalks-traffic-lights-hurricane-resilience/637159/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

15. Public Power Utilities Earn Smart Energy Provider Designation (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/public-power-utilities-earn-smart-energy-provider-designation-0

16. Waistlines Aren’t the Only Things That Expand on Thanksgiving Day (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20221117-waistlines-arent-the-only-things-that-expand-on-thanksgiving-day

FISH & WILDLIFE

17. Baby Killer Whale Is Spotted Swimming with Mom Off Washington Coast, Photos Show (AOL News)

https://www.aol.com/baby-killer-whale-spotted-swimming-235936849.html

18. Several Humpback Whales Found Dead on British Columbia’s Coast in a Matter of Weeks (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/several-humpback-whales-wash-up-on-bc-coast-1.6657962?cmp=rss

CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE – ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS

19. Unchecked Pollution Is Contaminating the Salmon That Pacific Northwest Tribes Eat (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/22/pollution-contamination-threat-salmon-columbia-basin-pacific-northwest-tribes/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

20. Oregon Cities Sue State Government Over Parking Reform, Climate Mandate (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2022/11/oregon-cities-sue-state-government-over-parking-reform-climate-mandate.html

21. Researchers Are Studying How Climate Change Affects a Bird That Only Lives in Idaho (Boise State Public Radio, ID)

https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2022-11-22/researchers-are-studying-how-climate-change-affects-a-bird-that-only-lives-in-idaho

22. Junk Carbon Offsets Are What Make These Big Companies ‘Carbon Neutral’ (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-carbon-offsets-renewable-energy/

LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS

23. CenturyLink Penalized by Washington State for Rate Increases (Yahoo! News)

https://news.yahoo.com/centurylink-penalized-rate-increases-045900388.html

24. Senator Murray Announces Over $8 Million in Funding for Cowlitz County Rural Broadband Access in Washington state (U.S. Senator Patty Murray, WA)

https://www.murray.senate.gov/senator-murray-announces-over-8-million-in-funding-for-rural-broadband-access-in-washington-state/

25. Washington Commerce Dept. to Award $120M in Stimulus Money for Broadband Grants (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/washington-commerce-dept-to-award-120m-in-stimulus-money-for-broadband-grants/article_c985cdd4-6aa5-11ed-b657-e7f7fb432b93.html

26. California Resident Rallies Neighbors to Build Fiber Network (Government Technology)

https://www.govtech.com/network/california-resident-rallies-neighbors-to-build-fiber-network

27. Generating Broadband Buzz (Pioneer Utility Resources)

https://www.pioneerutilityresources.com/case-study/buzz/

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

28. Hochul Signs Partial Cryptocurrency Mining Ban Into New York Law (Politico)

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/22/cryptocurrency-mining-ban-new-york-00070613

29. What Elon Musk Is Doing to Twitter Is What He Did at Tesla & SpaceX (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/what-elon-musk-is-doing-to-twitter-is-what-he-did-at-tesla-and-spacex/

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

30. Public Power Utilities, Organizations Earn Public Power Communications Awards (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/public-power-utilities-organizations-earn-public-power-communications-awards

31. Five Conversation Starters for Thanksgiving Dinner (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20221117-five-conversation-starters-for-thanksgiving-dinner

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY

32. A Rail Strike Looms & Impact on U.S. Economy Could Be Broad (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/business-economy-strikes-climate-and-environment-government-politics-92ea7632a29f807ccc0e2658c50d731e

33. Experts Are Concerned Thanksgiving Gatherings Could Accelerate A ‘Tripledemic’ (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/22/experts-are-concerned-thanksgiving-gatherings-could-accelerate-a-tripledemic/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Parents Welcome Twins Born from Embryos Frozen 30 Years Ago

https://abc7ny.com/longest-frozen-embryos-twins-born-lydia-and-timothy-ridgeway-30-years-ago/12479248/

World Cup 2022: Budweiser Will Ship All the Beer Banned from Qatar Stadiums to Winning Country

https://sports.yahoo.com/world-cup-2022-budweiser-will-ship-all-the-beer-banned-from-qatar-stadiums-to-winning-country-233811449.html

Cartoonists Honor ‘Peanuts’ Creator in Saturday Funny Pages

https://apnews.com/article/cartoonists-honor-charles-schulz-3d3a048d66a4424b3a335d96ceb5aa90

TSA Agents Find Cat Stowed in Checked Luggage

https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/11/22/tsa-agents-find-cat-stowed-checked-luggage/#latvxgxc7bv1o83r7dp

SONG OF THE DAY

Vince Guaraldi – Linus & Lucy

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

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Monday, November 21, 2022

The Energy News Digest for November 21, 2022

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ITEMS OF NOTE FROM THE NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION

Powerful Lineup for NWPPA’s December 7 Power Supply Conference (Northwest Public Power Association)

https://bit.ly/3fOQ6Ci

HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

California: Biden Administration Grants Pacific Gas & Electric $1 Billion to Keep Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Open (CNBC)

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/21/biden-grants-pge-1-billion-to-keep-diablo-canyon-nuclear-plant-open.html

Klamath River: Largest Dam Removal in U.S. History Approved (ABC News)

https://abcnews.go.com/US/largest-dam-removal-us-history-approved/story?id=93570345

Bonneville Power Administration to Hold Line on 2024-25 Power Rates (Yahoo! News)

https://news.yahoo.com/bpa-hold-line-2024-25-045900205.html

New State Rules Could Expand Public Broadband in Rural Washington (Crosscut Seattle)

https://crosscut.com/news/2022/11/new-state-rules-could-expand-public-broadband-rural-wa

This Tiny Eastern Washington Town Could Become a Bitcoin Mining Hub (Crosscut Seattle)

https://crosscut.com/news/2022/11/tiny-eastern-wa-town-could-become-bitcoin-mining-hub

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1. California: Biden Administration Grants Pacific Gas & Electric $1 Billion to Keep Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Open

2. Klamath River: Largest Dam Removal in U.S. History Approved

3. Demolition Plan of Four Klamath River Dams Moves Forward

4. Bonneville Power Administration to Hold Line on 2024-25 Power Rates

5. Bonneville Power Administration Reports Strong Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results

6. United States at Risk of Tight Electric Supplies This Winter -NERC

7. Rising Steel Prices, Interest Rates Could Push NuScale Utah Project Cost to $100/MWh, But Support Remains

8. Douglas PUD Makes Contract Changes Biggest Project Ever at Wells Dam

9. Environmental Groups Oppose Pipeline Expansion in Pacific Northwest

10. Hoover Dam Provides Electricity to 1.3 Million People, But It May Have to Close

11. Could Oil-Rich Alaska Be Forced to Import Natural Gas? Two Utilities Are Looking into It.

12. American Public Power Association, Other Groups Urge Lawmakers to Appropriate $1 Billion for Distribution Transformers

13. NRECA’s Matheson: NERC Winter Reliability Assessment ‘Clear & Constant Warning’ to Policymakers

14. Energy Adviser: Most Homes Don’t Need a Generator

15. Guest Essay: To Expand Broadband, Fix Utility Pole Rules

16. California: Alameda County Supervisors Reject Friends of Livermore Appeal, Approve Grant Line Solar 1 Project in East County

17. WA State: State Agency Approves Expedited Processing for Yakima County Solar Projects

18. New Mexico: Nimbyism Darkens Potential Solar Projects

19. One of the Largest Wind Farms in the United States Was Completed in Oklahoma Last Spring

20. Offshore Wind Farms May Harm Seabirds, But Scientists See Potential for Net Positive Impact

21. Utilities Are Spending More on Low-Income Efficiency Programs, But Disparities Remain: ACEEE

22. Washington State Bans Commercial Finfish Net Pen Farms in State Waters

23. Common Chemical in Tires Caused Mass Coho Salmon Deaths in Puget Sound, Scientists Say

24. Canceled Crab Harvests for Alaska & WA to Cost Fisheries $287 Million, Say U.S. Senators

25. Did Climate Change Really Kill Billions of Snow Crabs in Alaska? Here’s What Experts Say

26. Monterey Bay Desalination Project Is Approved Despite Environmental Injustice Concerns

27. Oregon State Treasurer Wants to Eventually ‘Decarbonize’ $90 Billion Pension Fund. Will It Happen?

28. Climate Protesters Are Chucking Food at Priceless Paintings. A Social Movements Expert Says These Tactics Only Convince People Who Already Think Climate Change Is Serious.

29. New State Rules Could Expand Public Broadband in Rural Washington

30. Broadband Rollout Gets Local Workshops in Montana

31. Cable Company’s Accidental Email to Rival Discusses Plan to Block Competition

32. The FCC Is Forcing Internet Providers to Publish ‘Nutrition Labels’ Breaking Down Prices

33. This Tiny Eastern Washington Town Could Become a Bitcoin Mining Hub

34. Internet Outages Could Spread as Temperatures Rise. Here’s What Big Tech Is Doing

35. California Boosts Electric-Car Charging Investment by $1 Billion

36. Online Mobs Are Now Coming for Student Journalists

37. Budweiser World Cup Campaign Curbed, Not Crashed, by Qatar Beer Ban

38. Microsoft Teams Now Lets You Challenge Colleagues to a Game of Minesweeper or Solitaire

39. Oil Prices Plunge as Economic Woes Intensify—Here’s Why That Means Gas Prices Could Soon Fall Below $3 per Gallon

WORD OF THE DAY

Pell-Mell /pell-MELL/ Adverb - In a confused and hurried way, or in mingled confusion or disorder.

Do you have the guts

To run pell-mell to Hazel Dell

To Fred’s Haggis Hut?

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1. California: Biden Administration Grants Pacific Gas & Electric $1 Billion to Keep Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Open (CNBC)

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/21/biden-grants-pge-1-billion-to-keep-diablo-canyon-nuclear-plant-open.html

2. Klamath River: Largest Dam Removal in U.S. History Approved (ABC News)

https://abcnews.go.com/US/largest-dam-removal-us-history-approved/story?id=93570345

3. Demolition Plan of Four Klamath River Dams Moves Forward (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/18/demolition-plan-of-four-klamath-river-dams-moves-forward/

4. Bonneville Power Administration to Hold Line on 2024-25 Power Rates (Yahoo! News)

https://news.yahoo.com/bpa-hold-line-2024-25-045900205.html

5. Bonneville Power Administration Reports Strong Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/2022/20221118-bpa-reports-strong-fiscal-year-2022-financial-results

6. United States at Risk of Tight Electric Supplies This Winter -NERC (Reuters)

https://news-yahoo-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/news.yahoo.com/amphtml/north-america-risk-tight-electric-193305394.html

7. Rising Steel Prices, Interest Rates Could Push NuScale Utah Project Cost to $100/MWh, But Support Remains (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nuscale-nuclear-reactor-smr-uamps-rising-steel-prices-interest-rates/636619/

8. Douglas PUD Makes Contract Changes Biggest Project Ever at Wells Dam (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

https://kpq.com/douglas-pud-makes-contract-changes-biggest-project-ever-at-wells-dam/

9. Environmental Groups Oppose Pipeline Expansion in Pacific Northwest (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/20/gas-transmission-northwest-pipeline-ferc-step-forward-critics/

10. Hoover Dam Provides Electricity to 1.3 Million People, But It May Have to Close (Techno Trenz)

https://technotrenz.com/news/hoover-dam-provides-electricity-to-1-3-million-people-but-it-may-have-to-close-2218472.html

11. Could Oil-Rich Alaska Be Forced to Import Natural Gas? Two Utilities Are Looking into It. (Anchorage Daily News, AK)

https://www.adn.com/business-economy/energy/2022/11/19/could-oil-rich-alaska-be-forced-to-import-natural-gas-two-utilities-are-looking-into-it/

12. American Public Power Association, Other Groups Urge Lawmakers to Appropriate $1 Billion for Distribution Transformers (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/appa-other-groups-urge-lawmakers-appropriate-1-billion-distribution-transformers

SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI

13. NRECA’s Matheson: NERC Winter Reliability Assessment ‘Clear & Constant Warning’ to Policymakers (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)

https://www.electric.coop/nrecas-matheson-nerc-winter-reliability-assessment-clear-and-constant-warning-to-policymakers

14. Energy Adviser: Most Homes Don’t Need a Generator (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2022/nov/12/energy-advisor-most-homes-dont-need-a-generator/

15. Guest Essay: To Expand Broadband, Fix Utility Pole Rules (Las Cruces Sun-News, NM)

https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/opinion/2022/11/20/rubio-to-expand-broadband-fix-utility-pole-rules/69657676007/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

16. California: Alameda County Supervisors Reject Friends of Livermore Appeal, Approve Grant Line Solar 1 Project in East County (The Livermore Independent, CA)

https://www.independentnews.com/news/regional_and_ca/alameda-county-supervisors-reject-friends-of-livermore-appeal-approve-grant-line-solar-1-project-in/article_bfd70d76-668a-11ed-a90c-d7492fc8e63e.html

17. WA State: State Agency Approves Expedited Processing for Yakima County Solar Projects (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/state-agency-approves-expedited-processing-for-yakima-county-solar-projects/article_ab1e87dc-65e1-11ed-824f-bb0bab00c3b2.html

18. New Mexico: Nimbyism Darkens Potential Solar Projects (Roswell Daily News, NM)

https://www.rdrnews.com/news/local/nimbyism-darkens-potential-solar-projects/article_58e5823e-65ed-11ed-b0c0-bfe421e0491b.html

19. One of the Largest Wind Farms in the United States Was Completed in Oklahoma Last Spring (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54739

20. Offshore Wind Farms May Harm Seabirds, But Scientists See Potential for Net Positive Impact (Science Daily)

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/11/221117135524.htm

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

21. Utilities Are Spending More on Low-Income Efficiency Programs, But Disparities Remain: ACEEE (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/utilities-are-spending-more-on-low-income-efficiency-programs-but-disparit/636918/

FISH & WILDLIFE

22. Washington State Bans Commercial Finfish Net Pen Farms in State Waters (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/washington-state-bans-commercial-finfish-net-pen-farms-in-state-waters/

23. Common Chemical in Tires Caused Mass Coho Salmon Deaths in Puget Sound, Scientists Say (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/common-tire-chemical-mass-coho-salmon-deaths/281-4845a985-b47e-4dbd-8498-c467f12ddb68

24. Canceled Crab Harvests for Alaska & WA to Cost Fisheries $287 Million, Say U.S. Senators (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/state/washington/article268916562.html

25. Did Climate Change Really Kill Billions of Snow Crabs in Alaska? Here’s What Experts Say (Yahoo! News)

https://news.yahoo.com/did-climate-change-really-kill-130000512.html

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

26. Monterey Bay Desalination Project Is Approved Despite Environmental Injustice Concerns (Yahoo! News)

https://news.yahoo.com/monterey-bay-desalination-project-approved-212419616.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

27. Oregon State Treasurer Wants to Eventually ‘Decarbonize’ $90 Billion Pension Fund. Will It Happen? (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/11/oregon-treasurer-wants-to-eventually-decarbonize-90-billion-pension-fund-will-it-happen.html

28. Climate Protesters Are Chucking Food at Priceless Paintings. A Social Movements Expert Says These Tactics Only Convince People Who Already Think Climate Change Is Serious. (Insider)

https://www.businessinsider.com/activists-throwing-food-at-famous-art-to-protest-climate-change-2022-11

LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS

29. New State Rules Could Expand Public Broadband in Rural Washington (Crosscut Seattle)

https://crosscut.com/news/2022/11/new-state-rules-could-expand-public-broadband-rural-wa

30. Broadband Rollout Gets Local Workshops in Montana (The Missoulian, MT)

https://missoulian.com/news/local/broadband-rollout-gets-local-workshops-in-montana/article_9d10ff66-53be-5991-a3cf-f02cb258321e.html

31. Cable Company’s Accidental Email to Rival Discusses Plan to Block Competition (Ars Technica)

https://arstechnica-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/cable-companys-accidental-email-to-rival-discusses-plan-to-block-competition/amp/

32. The FCC Is Forcing Internet Providers to Publish ‘Nutrition Labels’ Breaking Down Prices (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/internet-bill-nutrition-labels-fcc-isp-comcast-at-t-cox-1849800920

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

33. This Tiny Eastern Washington Town Could Become a Bitcoin Mining Hub (Crosscut Seattle)

https://crosscut.com/news/2022/11/tiny-eastern-wa-town-could-become-bitcoin-mining-hub

34. Internet Outages Could Spread as Temperatures Rise. Here’s What Big Tech Is Doing (C|Net News)

https://www.cnet.com/tech/features/internet-outages-could-spread-as-temperatures-rise-heres-what-big-tech-is-doing/

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

35. California Boosts Electric-Car Charging Investment by $1 Billion (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-17/california-boosts-electric-car-charging-investment-by-1-billion

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

36. Online Mobs Are Now Coming for Student Journalists (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/online-mobs-are-now-coming-for-student-journalists/

37. Budweiser World Cup Campaign Curbed, Not Crashed, by Qatar Beer Ban (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/budweiser-world-cup-campaign-curbed-not-crashed-by-qatar-beer-ban-2022-11-19/

38. Microsoft Teams Now Lets You Challenge Colleagues to a Game of Minesweeper or Solitaire (TechCrunch)

https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/16/microsoft-teams-now-lets-you-challenge-colleagues-to-a-game-of-minesweeper-or-solitaire/

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY

39. Oil Prices Plunge as Economic Woes Intensify—Here’s Why That Means Gas Prices Could Soon Fall Below $3 per Gallon (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2022/11/21/oil-prices-plunge-as-economic-woes-intensify-heres-why-that-means-gas-prices-could-soon-fall-below-3-per-gallon/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Iconic Home Featured in ‘The Goonies’ Listed for Sale in Oregon

https://www.kplctv.com/2022/11/19/iconic-home-featured-goonies-listed-sale-oregon/

Portland Is the Fastest-Talking City in the Whole Country, According to Report

https://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2022/11/portland-is-the-fastest-talking-city-in-the-whole-country-according-to-report.html

1970s Sandals Worn by Steve Jobs Auctioned for $218,000

https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/ap-top-news/2022/11/14/1970s-sandals-worn-by-steve-jobs-auctioned-for-218k

Chain-Smoking Marathoner Finishes in Under 3.5 Hours – He’s Done It Before

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chain-smoking-marathon-cigarettes-china_n_6374c271e4b0283a8d168214

SONG OF THE DAY

Joe South – Walk a Mile in My Shoes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUe_1vWeyzQ