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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Portland-Based PacifiCorp Releases Plan to Cut Coal Power
& Add Renewables (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Northwest Power Planning & Conservation Council – Fish,
Wildlife Program Hearing Draws Little Comment (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
Oregon: Power Grid Braces as Cryptomining Comes to Ontario
(Malheur Enterprise, Vale, OR)
Anacortes Using Water Pipes to Deliver High-Speed Internet
(KING TV, Seattle, WA)
Sequim Home Part of National Energy Efficiency ‘Open House’
Tour (Sequim Gazette, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Portland-Based PacifiCorp Releases Plan to Cut
Coal Power & Add Renewables
2.
Oregon: Power Grid Braces as Cryptomining Comes
to Ontario
3.
Seattle Taxes Oil Heating, But Postpones Action
on Natural Gas
4.
Army Corps Fixes Bonneville Dam Early, Barges
Again Hauling Wheat to Portland
5.
Idaho National Laboratory – Energy Department
Names Nuclear Scientists to Lead Research
6.
Bonneville Power Administration Makes 36th
Consecutive U.S. Treasury Payment – “On Time & In Full”
7.
Pacific Gas & Electric Admits Fault in
Sparking Large 2019 Wildfires, Judge Demands ‘Precise Details’ for Three
8.
California Adds New Rules for Planned Power
Shutoffs Under Laws Signed by Newsom
9.
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Ensuring
Reliability with Transmission Line Wire Replacement
10.
Small Modular Reactors Gain Momentum in Europe
11.
Northwest Power Planning & Conservation
Council – Fish, Wildlife Program Hearing Draws Little Comment
12.
British Columbia First Nation Feeds Hungry
Grizzlies 500 Salmon Carcasses
13.
Young Mountain Goats Housed Northwest Trek
Wildlife Park
14.
Hunters Kill More Grand Teton Mountain Goats
Than Expected
15.
Scientists Discover How to Measure Weight of
Live Whales Using Drones
16.
Ten Great Places to Catch Your First Bass – See
Siltcoos Lake Near Florence, OR
17.
New Water Year Kicks Off with Surplus:
California Has Greater Reservoir Storage Than Last Year
18.
Irrigation for Farming Could Leave Many of the
World’s Streams & Rivers Dry
19.
EPA Issues Pollution Violation Notice to San
Francisco
20.
A Massive Investment: Google Announces 18 New
Renewable Energy Deals
21.
Public Power Green Power Programs Recognized by
NREL
22.
Sequim Home Part of National Energy Efficiency
‘Open House’ Tour
23.
Ten No-Cost & Low-Cost Tips for Saving
Energy & Money
24.
Anacortes Using Water Pipes to Deliver
High-Speed Internet
25.
Tesla Reports Increase in Its Output &
Deliveries
26.
Climate Change Is Coming for Our Toilets. Here’s
How We Can Stop It.
27.
‘Dice May Be Loaded’ for November Snow in
Seattle
28.
Soggy Seahawks Game Expected with Passing
Showers, Possible Isolated Storms
29.
Boeing Rejected 737 MAX Safety Upgrades Before
Fatal Crashes, Whistleblower Says
30.
App That Gives Precious Warning Time Ahead of
Earthquakes to Launch Next Autumn
31.
Lawsuit: Nation’s Biggest Railway Companies
Fixed Prices
WORD OF THE DAY
Neophyte • \NEE-uh-fite\ • Noun - 1: a new convert:
proselyte 2: novice 3: tyro, beginner
The newbie Public Utility District commissioner received a
bright, shiny, ten pound “Big Book ‘O Acronyms” his first day on the job. The
resounding thud it made when he placed it on the kitchen table that night made
the neophyte have second thoughts about the day, he paid his filing fee, hands
shaking, to the wooden faced clerk at the Auditor’s office.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Portland-Based PacifiCorp Releases Plan to Cut
Coal Power & Add Renewables (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
2.
Oregon: Power Grid Braces as Cryptomining Comes to
Ontario (Malheur Enterprise, Vale, OR)
3.
Seattle Taxes Oil Heating, But Postpones Action
on Natural Gas (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
4.
Army Corps Fixes Bonneville Dam Early, Barges
Again Hauling Wheat to Portland (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
5.
Idaho National Laboratory – Energy Department
Names Nuclear Scientists to Lead Research (Associated Press)
6.
Bonneville Power Administration Makes 36th
Consecutive U.S. Treasury Payment – “On Time & In Full” (Bonneville Power
Administration)
7.
Pacific Gas & Electric Admits Fault in Sparking
Large 2019 Wildfires, Judge Demands ‘Precise Details’ for Three (Utility Dive)
8.
California Adds New Rules for Planned Power
Shutoffs Under Laws Signed by Newsom (Los Angeles Times, CA)
9.
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Ensuring
Reliability with Transmission Line Wire Replacement (Sacramento Municipal
Utility District, CA)
10. Small
Modular Reactors Gain Momentum in Europe (Power Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
11. Northwest
Power Planning & Conservation Council – Fish, Wildlife Program Hearing
Draws Little Comment (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
12. British
Columbia First Nation Feeds Hungry Grizzlies 500 Salmon Carcasses (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
13. Young
Mountain Goats Housed Northwest Trek Wildlife Park (Peninsula Daily News, Port
Angeles, WA)
14. Hunters
Kill More Grand Teton Mountain Goats Than Expected (Associated Press)
15. Scientists
Discover How to Measure Weight of Live Whales Using Drones (Courthouse News Service)
16. Ten
Great Places to Catch Your First Bass – See Siltcoos Lake Near Florence, OR (USA
Today)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
17. New
Water Year Kicks Off with Surplus: California Has Greater Reservoir Storage
Than Last Year (Los Angeles Times, CA)
18. Irrigation
for Farming Could Leave Many of the World’s Streams & Rivers Dry (National
Public Radio)
19. EPA
Issues Pollution Violation Notice to San Francisco (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
20. A
Massive Investment: Google Announces 18 New Renewable Energy Deals (Forbes
Magazine)
21. Public
Power Green Power Programs Recognized by NREL (American Public Power
Association)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
22. Sequim
Home Part of National Energy Efficiency ‘Open House’ Tour (Sequim Gazette, WA)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
24. Anacortes
Using Water Pipes to Deliver High-Speed Internet (KING TV, Seattle, WA)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
25. Tesla
Reports Increase in Its Output & Deliveries (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
26. Climate
Change Is Coming for Our Toilets. Here’s How We Can Stop It. (Grist Online)
GENERAL NEWS
27. ‘Dice
May Be Loaded’ for November Snow in Seattle (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
28. Soggy
Seahawks Game Expected with Passing Showers, Possible Isolated Storms (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle, WA)
29. Boeing
Rejected 737 MAX Safety Upgrades Before Fatal Crashes, Whistleblower Says (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
30. App
That Gives Precious Warning Time Ahead of Earthquakes to Launch Next Autumn (KOMO
TV, Seattle, WA)
31. Lawsuit:
Nation’s Biggest Railway Companies Fixed Prices (Associated Press)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
San Diegans Shocked at ‘Shed’ Renting for $1,050 a Month
‘Drunk’ & Angry Demolition Worker Smashes Boss’ £100,000
Range Rover During ‘Threat to Life’ Digger Rampage
Rude Rodentia – Reporters Scramble After Mouse Falls from White
House Ceiling
He Took a Date to the Park Where He Was Gored by a Bison,
Figuring It Wouldn’t Happen Again. He Was Wrong.
SONG OF THE DAY
B 52s - Love Shack
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