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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Windy Week in Northern California Could Bring Another Wave
of Power Shutoffs (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Rocky Mountain Power Warns of Possible Shutoffs Due to
Wildfire Risks in Northern Utah (KSL Radio, Salt Lake City, UT)
Jacksonville Electric Authority CEO Search Narrows Down to
Three Final Candidates, Including Bonneville Power’s Interim CEO (WFOX-TV,
Jacksonville, FL)
New Study Suggests Fish Farms Raise Risk of Exposure to
Infectious Disease for Wild British Columbia Salmon (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-salmon-farms-pathogen-risk-1.5770154?cmp=rss
Gas Stoves Can Lead to Unhealthy Air Inside Homes, Expert
Warns (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Windy Week in Northern California Could Bring
Another Wave of Power Shutoffs
2.
Rocky Mountain Power Warns of Possible Shutoffs
Due to Wildfire Risks in Northern Utah
3.
Jacksonville Electric Authority CEO Search
Narrows Down to Three Final Candidates, Including Bonneville Power’s Interim
CEO
4.
California: Oroville Decides to Switch from
Pacific Gas & Electric, Join Power Authority
5.
WA State: Okanogan PUD Bond Measure Will Replace
Okanogan-Brewster Line
6.
Feds: Hoover Dam Reopens to the Public on
Tuesday
7.
Op/Ed: Small Modular Reactors Are Good for the
Environment & the Economy
8.
America Steps Forward to Expand Nuclear Power
9.
Why Does the U.S. Have Three Electrical Grids?
10.
Montana: Missoula County Backs Republic
Services’ Proposed Gas-To-Power Project at Landfill
11.
Idaho: Bingham County Planners Approve Wind Farm
& MET Tower
12.
Op/Ed: Geothermal Could Help Make Utah’s Climate
Compact a Reality
13.
California’s Lucrative Energy Storage Incentive
Gets Fiscally Misused Once Again
14.
DOE Campaign Drives $95 Million in Annual
Building Energy Cost Savings
15.
New Study Suggests Fish Farms Raise Risk of
Exposure to Infectious Disease for Wild British Columbia Salmon
16.
WA State: Puyallup Tribe Eyes Lawsuit Over River
Pollution & Declining Fish
17.
Gas Stoves Can Lead to Unhealthy Air Inside
Homes, Expert Warns
18.
Trump Admin Starts Work on Climate Report After
Outcry
19.
Belching Cows & Endless Feedlots: Cattle’s
Climate Issues
20.
Microsoft & SpaceX Partner Up to Deliver
Broadband Via Starlink Satellites
21.
Elon Musk’s Satellite Internet Plan Gets Green
Light from Canadian Regulator
22.
U.S. Justice Department Files Landmark Antitrust
Case Against Google
23.
Battery Fires Make Headlines as Electric Vehicle
Sales Take Off
24.
WA State: Pend Oreille PUD Launches New EV
Charging Pilot with SemaConnect Charging Stations
25.
Oregon: St. Helens Gets Its First Public
Electric Vehicle Charging Station
26. British Columbia: Rosedale Man Sees Significant Spike in BC Hydro Bill After Purchasing Electrical Vehicle
WORD OF THE DAY
Nosh • \AH-nuh-rus\ • verb - to eat a snack: munch
“A little nosh won’t hurt,” pondered Charles as the biology professor droned on about the natural progression of species. Just as the tasty cookie reached the student’s lips the professor thundered, “I hope you brought enough for everyone MISTER Darwin!”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Windy Week in Northern California Could Bring
Another Wave of Power Shutoffs (Los Angeles Times, CA)
2.
Rocky Mountain Power Warns of Possible Shutoffs
Due to Wildfire Risks in Northern Utah (KSL Radio, Salt Lake City, UT)
3.
Jacksonville Electric Authority CEO Search
Narrows Down to Three Final Candidates, Including Bonneville Power’s Interim
CEO (WFOX-TV, Jacksonville, FL)
4.
California: Oroville Decides to Switch from Pacific
Gas & Electric, Join Power Authority (Chico Enterprise-Record, CA)
https://www.chicoer.com/2020/10/20/oroville-agrees-to-switch-from-pge-join-power-authority/
5.
WA State: Okanogan PUD Bond Measure Will Replace
Okanogan-Brewster Line (Quad City Herald, Brewster, WA)
https://www.qcherald.com/news/pud-bond-measure-will-replace-okanogan-brewster-line
6.
Feds: Hoover Dam Reopens to the Public on
Tuesday (Associated Press)
7.
Op/Ed: Small Modular Reactors Are Good for the Environment
& the Economy (Idaho Falls Post-Register, ID)
8.
America Steps Forward to Expand Nuclear Power (Forbes
Magazine)
9.
Why Does the U.S. Have Three Electrical Grids? (Institute
of Electrical & Electronics Engineers)
https://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/energy/renewables/why-does-the-us-have-three-electrical-grids
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
10.
Montana: Missoula County Backs Republic Services’
Proposed Gas-To-Power Project at Landfill (Missoula Current, MT)
https://missoulacurrent.com/outdoors/2020/10/gas-to-power-missoula/
11.
Idaho: Bingham County Planners Approve Wind Farm
& MET Tower (Bingham News Chronicle, ID)
12.
Op/Ed: Geothermal Could Help Make Utah’s Climate
Compact a Reality (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2020/10/20/erik-b-olson-geothermal/
13.
California’s Lucrative Energy Storage Incentive
Gets Fiscally Misused Once Again (PV Magazine)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
14.
DOE Campaign Drives $95 Million in Annual Building
Energy Cost Savings (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-campaign-drives-95m-in-building-energy-cost-savings/587371/
FISH & WILDLIFE
15.
New Study Suggests Fish Farms Raise Risk of Exposure
to Infectious Disease for Wild British Columbia Salmon (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-salmon-farms-pathogen-risk-1.5770154?cmp=rss
16.
WA State: Puyallup Tribe Eyes Lawsuit Over River
Pollution & Declining Fish (Crosscut Seattle, WA)
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
17.
Gas Stoves Can Lead to Unhealthy Air Inside
Homes, Expert Warns (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
18.
Trump Admin Starts Work on Climate Report After
Outcry (E&E News)
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1063716581
19.
Belching Cows & Endless Feedlots: Cattle’s
Climate Issues (NY Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/climate/beef-cattle-methane.html
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
20.
Microsoft & SpaceX Partner Up to Deliver
Broadband Via Starlink Satellites (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/microsoft-spacex-data-starlink-f12fc721-385d-4967-9433-9fc3d3511d68.html
21.
Elon Musk’s Satellite Internet Plan Gets Green
Light from Canadian Regulator (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
22.
U.S. Justice Department Files Landmark Antitrust
Case Against Google (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/oct/20/justice-dept-to-file-landmark-antitrust-case-again/
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
23.
Battery Fires Make Headlines as Electric Vehicle
Sales Take Off (Insurance Journal)
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/10/20/587257.htm
24.
WA State: Pend Oreille PUD Launches New EV
Charging Pilot with SemaConnect Charging Stations (EN Presswire)
25.
Oregon: St. Helens Gets Its First Public
Electric Vehicle Charging Station (St Helens Chronicle, OR)
26.
British Columbia: Rosedale Man Sees Significant
Spike in BC Hydro Bill After Purchasing Electrical Vehicle (Agassiz-Harrison
Observer, BC)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
‘Refrigerator-Sized’ Asteroid May ‘Buzz-Cut’ Earth Day
Before Election, Neil DeGrasse Tyson Says
NASA & Nokia Are Putting a 4G Network on the Moon
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/18/tech/4g-network-moon-trnd/index.html
Seven Charged in Trafficking Ring That Sent Thousands of Flying
Squirrels from Florida to Asia, Officials Say
Ring Lost While Hunting in Maine Found Eight Years Later
SONG OF THE DAY
Frank Comstock – Rocky & Bullwinkle Theme Song
