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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Historic Klamath River Deal Revives Plan for Largest US Dam
Demolition (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/dams-fish-salmon-oregon-environment-71045373e7063bfff75fc43d15885639
Pacific Gas & Electric, Confronting Wildfire Risk, Names
New CEO for California’s Largest Utility (Sacramento Municipal Utility District
https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article247259359.html
U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee
Advances FERC Nominees (American Public Power Association)
Utah Lawmakers Push to Block Cities from Banning Natural Gas
(Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2020/11/18/utah-lawmakers-push-block/
B.C. Conservationist Urges Washington State to Remove Enloe
Dam on Similkameen River (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/enloe-dam-removal-mark-angelo-1.5806039
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Historic Klamath River Deal Revives Plan for
Largest US Dam Demolition
2.
California, Oregon, Tribes Join Plan to Restore
Klamath River
3.
Plan Revived for Dam Removal on Klamath River in
Oregon, California
4.
New MOA on Klamath Dams Results in Further
Divided Views & Questions Authority
5.
Op-Ed: A Victory for Salmon, Two Tribes &
the Klamath River
6.
Pacific Gas & Electric, Confronting Wildfire
Risk, Names New CEO for California’s Largest Utility
7.
B.C. Conservationist Urges Washington State to
Remove Enloe Dam on Similkameen River
8.
Utah Lawmakers Push to Block Cities from Banning
Natural Gas
9.
Op/Ed: When Will Electricity Companies Finally
Quit Natural Gas?
10.
Canada: Is Small-Scale Nuclear Energy an Option
for the Northwest Territories
11.
Forest Service Seeks Input on Vegetation
Management of Lake Tahoe Power Line Corridors
12.
DSW, CRSP MC Explore Combined Transmission Rate
13.
FY 20 Annual Report Depicts Bonneville Power
Administration’s ‘Resilience, Responsiveness & Results’ in an Uncertain
Year
14.
Tennessee Valley Authority: Review of Federal
Utility’s CEO Pay to Continue Into 2021
15.
Scorecard Shows Lack of Transparency, High Fixed
Charges at Tennessee’s Electric Co-Ops
16.
Chelan PUD Develops Energy Conservation Program
for Struggling Households
17.
WA State: Snohomish PUD to Host Drive-Thru
Holiday Lighting Exchange on Nov. 20
18.
Energy Is Among Least Expensive Ingredients on
the Thanksgiving Menu
19.
Bonneville Power Administration Conserved
Thousands of Acres for Fish & Wildlife in Fiscal Year 2020
20.
Op/Ed – Kurt Miller: Salmon May Need Dams to
Survive
21.
Portland Clean Energy Fund Offers Its First
Climate Action Grants
22.
Broadband Power Users Explode, Making Data Caps
More Profitable for ISPs
23.
Update: Hacker Demands $200K Ransom from
Tri-Cities Port to Unlock Computer Data
24.
Chances for A La Niña Winter in the Pacific
Northwest A ‘Sure Bet,’ Meteorologists Say
25.
U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resources
Committee Advances FERC Nominees
26.
New FERC Chair Danly Cancels Chatterjee Electric
Vehicle Roundtable, Nixes Media Briefings
27. Glick Vows to Prioritize Transmission, Reassess Capacity Markets If Named FERC Chair
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU
Vernal • \VERN-null\ • Adjective - 1: of, relating to, or occurring in the spring <vernal equinox> <vernal sunshine> 2: fresh or new like the spring; also: youthful
A baby’s first smile
Heartwarming, vernal surprise
And no, it’s not gas
DAM, DAM, DAM – I’VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO YOUR FACE
1.
Historic Klamath River Deal Revives Plan for
Largest US Dam Demolition (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/dams-fish-salmon-oregon-environment-71045373e7063bfff75fc43d15885639
2.
California, Oregon, Tribes Join Plan to Restore
Klamath River (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/california-oregon-tribes-join-plan-to-restore-klamath-river/
3.
Plan Revived for Dam Removal on Klamath River in
Oregon, California (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2020/11/17/klamath-river-dam-removal-oregon-california/
4.
New MOA on Klamath Dams Results in Further
Divided Views & Questions Authority (Klamath Falls News, OR)
5.
Op-Ed: A Victory for Salmon, Two Tribes & the
Klamath River (Los Angeles Times, CA)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
6.
Pacific Gas & Electric, Confronting Wildfire
Risk, Names New CEO for California’s Largest Utility (Sacramento Municipal
Utility District
https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article247259359.html
7.
B.C. Conservationist Urges Washington State to
Remove Enloe Dam on Similkameen River (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/enloe-dam-removal-mark-angelo-1.5806039
8.
Utah Lawmakers Push to Block Cities from Banning
Natural Gas (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2020/11/18/utah-lawmakers-push-block/
9.
Op/Ed: When Will Electricity Companies Finally
Quit Natural Gas? (NY Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/12/opinion/solar-wind-natural-gas-climate-change.html
10.
Canada: Is Small-Scale Nuclear Energy an Option for
the Northwest Territories (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/small-scale-energy-nwt-1.5803972?cmp=rss
11.
Forest Service Seeks Input on Vegetation
Management of Lake Tahoe Power Line Corridors (Carson City Now, NV)
12.
DSW, CRSP MC Explore Combined Transmission Rate (Western
Area Power Administration)
https://www.wapa.gov/newsroom/NewsFeatures/2020/Pages/DSW,-CRSP-MC-explore-combined-rate.aspx
13.
FY 20 Annual Report Depicts Bonneville Power
Administration’s ‘Resilience, Responsiveness & Results’ in an Uncertain
Year (Bonneville Power Administration)
14.
Tennessee Valley Authority: Review of Federal
Utility’s CEO Pay to Continue Into 2021 (Associated Press)
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/article247175949.html
15.
Scorecard Shows Lack of Transparency, High Fixed
Charges at Tennessee’s Electric Co-Ops (Appalachian Voices, Boone, NC)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
16.
Chelan PUD Develops Energy Conservation Program
for Struggling Households (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
https://www.kpq.com/chelan-pud-develops-energy-conservation-program-for-struggling-households/
17.
WA State: Snohomish PUD to Host Drive-Thru Holiday
Lighting Exchange on Nov. 20 (My Edmonds News, WA)
https://myedmondsnews.com/2020/11/pud-to-host-drive-thru-holiday-lighting-exchange-on-nov-20/
18.
Energy Is Among Least Expensive Ingredients on the
Thanksgiving Menu (Lodi Enterprise, CA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
19.
Bonneville Power Administration Conserved
Thousands of Acres for Fish & Wildlife in Fiscal Year 2020 (Bonneville
Power Administration)
20.
Op/Ed – Kurt Miller: Salmon May Need Dams to
Survive (Wenatchee World, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
21.
Portland Clean Energy Fund Offers Its First
Climate Action Grants (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2020/11/17/sauvie-island-portland-oregon-clean-energy-fund/
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
22.
Broadband Power Users Explode, Making Data Caps
More Profitable for Isps (Ars Technica)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
23.
Update: Hacker Demands $200K Ransom from Tri-Cities
Port to Unlock Computer Data (Tri-City Herald, WA)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article247251569.html
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
24.
Chances for A La Niña Winter in the Pacific
Northwest A ‘Sure Bet,’ Meteorologists Say (KING-TV – Seattle, WA)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
25.
U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resources
Committee Advances FERC Nominees (American Public Power Association)
26.
New FERC Chair Danly Cancels Chatterjee Electric
Vehicle Roundtable, Nixes Media Briefings (Utility Dive)
27.
Glick Vows to Prioritize Transmission, Reassess
Capacity Markets If Named FERC Chair (Utility Dive)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Dolly Parton Learned She Funded the Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine
When the Rest of Us Did
Mickey & Minnie Mouse Celebrate 92nd Birthday
https://wsiltv.com/2020/11/18/mickey-and-minnie-mouse-celebrate-92nd-birthday/
While the Crowds Are Away, Disneyland’s Cats Will Play
https://www.sfgate.com/disneyland/article/While-the-crowds-are-away-Disneyland-s-cats-15726421.php
25-Foot-Tall Dinosaur Balloon Sculpture Breaks Guinness Record
SONG OF THE DAY
Cliff Edwards (Ukulele Ike) – When You Wish Upon A Star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teT5Tzmbz38
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