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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Bonneville Power Administration Begins BP-22 Integrated
Program Review Ahead of BP-22 Rate Case (Bonneville Power Administration)
Temperature Spike: Earth Ties Record High Heat May Reading
(Associated Press)
California Utilities, Regulators Aim to Hasten Microgrid Deployment
Ahead of Wildfire Season (Utility Dive)
Kenai River Subsistence Rod-&-Reel Salmon Fishing Halted
– Low Numbers from the Early King Salmon Run (Associated Press)
Utility Ransomware Attacks Becoming More Sophisticated, New
‘Honeypot’ Operation Finds (Utility Dive)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Bonneville Power Administration Begins BP-22
Integrated Program Review Ahead of BP-22 Rate Case
2.
When Silicon Valley Goes Dark This Time, There
Will Be No Refuge
3.
Great Northern Transmission Line Powers Up,
Bringing Manitoba Hydropower to Minnesota
4.
New Mexico: Watchdog Files Appeal Over Planned
Nuclear Storage Complex
5.
California Utilities, Regulators Aim to Hasten
Microgrid Deployment Ahead of Wildfire Season
6.
Lompoc Considering Pact with Wind Farm
Developers; City Could Receive Payment for Not Opposing Project
7.
Solar Industry Sees Record Installations in the
First Quarter
8.
Kenai River Subsistence Rod-&-Reel Salmon
Fishing Halted – Low Numbers from the Early King Salmon Run
9.
Canada: How Blooms of Northern Anchovies Are
Helping Bring More Sea Life Back to Burrard Inlet
10.
Bill Monroe: Oregon, Washington in Standoff Over
Sturgeon Fishing in Columbia River Estuary
11.
‘She Needs to Be Returned Home’ Say Lummi Tribal
Members Renewing Push to Free Orca
12.
From National Parks to the Deep Sea, Plastic
Pollution Is Showing Up Wherever Scientists Look
13.
Temperature Spike: Earth Ties Record High Heat
May Reading
14.
Big Dairy Has a Big Carbon Problem
15.
Oregon Public Utility Commission Receives $3.5
Million to Raise ‘Lifeline’ Phone, Broadband Discount
16.
Op/Ed: COVID-19 & the Digital Divide:
Congress Must Act
17.
Op/Ed: Don’t Lose Telemedicine Gains as
Distancing Restrictions Loosen
18.
Utility Ransomware Attacks Becoming More
Sophisticated, New ‘Honeypot’ Operation Finds
19.
Work-From-Home Here to Stay, Says Federal
Communications Commissioner Michael O’Rielly
20.
This Sculpture Is a Mood Ring for the Great
Barrier Reef
21.
U.S. Supreme Court Backs Protection for LGBT
Workers
22.
Matt Shea Still Hopes to Create 51st State in
Eastern Washington
23.
Washington State Reaches 25,834 Cases: Governor
on Report Showing Increased Transmission
24.
Rush to Disinfect U.S. Offices Has Some Health
Experts Worried
25.
Western States Are Entering an Active Wildfire
Season Just as Coronavirus Cases Spike
26.
CHAZ Changes Name to CHOP to Better Reflect the
Demonstrations’ Message
27.
Alaska Governor, Mayor Push Anchorage for Space
Command Post
WORD OF THE DAY
Bravura \bruh-VUR-uh\ Noun - 1: a musical passage requiring
exceptional agility & technical skill in execution 2: a florid brilliant
style 3: a show of daring or brilliance
“WOW” exclaimed the corporate administrative assistant to
her seatmate at the local production of “Rocky Horror Picture Show.” “I knew
that Montague was a theater nut, but I had no idea that he would play ‘Frank-N-Furter’
so broadly, with so much bravura,” she said.
Monty would never be seen in the same light again, as he
daily wheeled the mail cart through the cubicles…the “gophers” rolling their
chairs out to watch him stroll by.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Bonneville Power Administration Begins BP-22 Integrated
Program Review Ahead of BP-22 Rate Case (Bonneville Power Administration)
2.
When Silicon Valley Goes Dark This Time, There
Will Be No Refuge (Bloomberg News)
3.
Great Northern Transmission Line Powers Up,
Bringing Manitoba Hydropower to Minnesota (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN)
4.
New Mexico: Watchdog Files Appeal Over Planned
Nuclear Storage Complex (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
5.
California Utilities, Regulators Aim to Hasten
Microgrid Deployment Ahead of Wildfire Season (Utility Dive)
6.
Lompoc Considering Pact with Wind Farm
Developers; City Could Receive Payment for Not Opposing Project (Santa Maria
Times, CA)
7.
Solar Industry Sees Record Installations in the
First Quarter (Daily Energy Insider)
FISH & WILDLIFE
8.
Kenai River Subsistence Rod-&-Reel Salmon
Fishing Halted – Low Numbers from the Early King Salmon Run (Associated Press)
9.
Canada: How Blooms of Northern Anchovies Are
Helping Bring More Sea Life Back to Burrard Inlet (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
10.
Bill Monroe: Oregon, Washington in Standoff Over
Sturgeon Fishing in Columbia River Estuary (Oregonian, Portland)
11.
‘She Needs to Be Returned Home’ Say Lummi Tribal
Members Renewing Push to Free Orca (Bellingham Herald, WA)
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
12.
From National Parks to the Deep Sea, Plastic
Pollution Is Showing Up Wherever Scientists Look (Washington Post)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
13.
Temperature Spike: Earth Ties Record High Heat May
Reading (Associated Press)
14.
Big Dairy Has a Big Carbon Problem (Gizmodo)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
15.
Oregon Public Utility Commission Receives $3.5
Million to Raise ‘Lifeline’ Phone, Broadband Discount (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)
16.
Op/Ed: COVID-19 & the Digital Divide: Congress
Must Act (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
17.
Op/Ed: Don’t Lose Telemedicine Gains as Distancing
Restrictions Loosen (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
18.
Utility Ransomware Attacks Becoming More
Sophisticated, New ‘Honeypot’ Operation Finds (Utility Dive)
19.
Work-From-Home Here to Stay, Says Federal
Communications Commissioner Michael O’Rielly (Broadband Breakfast)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
20.
This Sculpture Is a Mood Ring for the Great
Barrier Reef (Grist Online)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
21.
U.S. Supreme Court Backs Protection for LGBT Workers
(British Broadcasting Corporation)
22.
Matt Shea Still Hopes to Create 51st State in Eastern
Washington (Associated Press)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
23.
Washington State Reaches 25,834 Cases: Governor on
Report Showing Increased Transmission (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
24.
Rush to Disinfect U.S. Offices Has Some Health
Experts Worried (Bloomberg News)
GENERAL NEWS
25.
Western States Are Entering an Active Wildfire
Season Just as Coronavirus Cases Spike (Associated Press)
26.
CHAZ Changes Name to CHOP to Better Reflect the Demonstrations’
Message (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
27.
Alaska Governor, Mayor Push Anchorage for Space
Command Post (Associated Press)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
What Technology Has Accidentally Killed the Most People?
Man’s $830,000 Lottery Win Is ‘Literally a Dream Come True’
Unusual Antique Eyeglasses Rescued from Landfill Sell for $5,000
Officials Seek Owner of $190,000 Worth of Gold Bars Left on Swiss
Train
SONG OF THE DAY
Fleetwood Mac – Dreams
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