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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
‘When the Sparks Just Flew’: How Power Lines Ignited Dozens
of Washington State Fires During Fierce Labor Day Winds (Seattle Times, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
Tennessee Valley Authority Fined $900K for Nuclear
Violations, Coverup (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-b623636e44ddbfb59f0d9f484114406a
Danish Company Buys Proposed Pumped Storage Energy Projects
Near Klamath Falls, OR – Goldendale, WA (Bend Bulletin, OR)
Study Links Salmon Woes to Ocean (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
Portland Eyes Carbon Tax to Fund City Climate Initiatives
(Oregonian, Portland, OR)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
‘When the Sparks Just Flew’: How Power Lines
Ignited Dozens of Washington State Fires During Fierce Labor Day Winds
2.
Tennessee Valley Authority Fined $900K for
Nuclear Violations, Coverup
3.
Edison Electric Institute Panel Urges Utilities
to Seek Soft Landing as Shutoff Moratoriums End
4.
Utility Commission Close to Compromise on
Arizona’s Pile of Unpaid Electric Bills
5.
Avista Utilities See Covid-19 Cut into Pacific
Northwest Power Demand
6.
California Regulators Race to Implement Demand
Response, Other Measures to Avert 2021 Blackouts
7.
Toilet Paper & Hand Sanitizer Won’t Help
During a Power Outage, BC Hydro Warns
8.
California: Cleaning Up Power Production on
Catalina Island
9.
FBI Raids Home of Ohio PUCO Chairman Sam
Randazzo
10.
WAPA, Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska &
Others to Evaluate Southwest Power Pool Membership
11.
Danish Company Buys Proposed Pumped Storage
Energy Projects Near Klamath Falls, OR – Goldendale, WA
12.
Dropped Wind Turbine Part Could Lead to Lawsuit
Against Port of Lewiston
13.
2020 Could Be a Record Year for U.S. Wind
Turbine Installations
14.
Breaking Down the Law: The Nevada Constitution’s
New Renewable Energy Amendment
15.
Where Energy-Efficient Homes Are Being Built
16.
The Earth Itself Could Provide Carbon-Free Heat
for Buildings
17.
Study Links Salmon Woes to Ocean
18.
Oregon: Turbines at Detroit Dam Temporarily
Turned Off to Help Migrating Fish
19.
Op/Ed: Salmon – A Serious Gap in Knowledge
20.
Study Finds Artificial Light Is Drawing Deer to
Urban Areas — And Cougars Aren’t Far Behind
21.
Portland Eyes Carbon Tax to Fund City Climate
Initiatives
22.
New Carbon Dioxide Data Expose Waste, Failure in
Washington State Climate Policies
23.
Pacific Northwest Decarbonization Conflicts with
Utility Plans for More Gas
24.
FERC Commissioner Chatterjee Says Exclusion of
State Regulators from Carbon Pricing Conference Was a ‘Mistake’
25.
Solar-Powered Trailers Help Fill Internet Dead
Zones in Oregon’s Sherman County
26.
WA State: Satellite-Based High-Speed Internet
Service Tested in Klickitat County
27.
Broadband Deployment Increases, But with Data
Discredited, FCC is Careful About Claims Made
28.
GM Recalls 68,000 Electric Chevy Bolts Over
Battery Fire Concerns
29.
Oregon: Electric Car Chargers Popping Up Around
Wallowa County
30.
WA State: Snohomish PUD Signs Deal to Move
Forward with Vehicle-to-Grid Charging
31.
Americans Across Party Lines, Regions Embrace
Marijuana
32.
Why NASA Wants to Put a Nuclear Power Plant on
the Moon
33. Now You Can See the COVID-19 Risk Anywhere in the Country, in Real Time
WORD OF THE DAY
Snivel /SNIV-vull/ Verb – 1: to run at the nose 2: to snuff mucus up the nose audibly: snuffle 3: to cry or whine with snuffling 4: to speak or act in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional manner.
“Put your snivel on a swivel, Abercrombie,” snarled the office mate to his so-called work husband. “Doughnut day isn’t until Friday. You’ll just have to forgo your toroidal pastry fix until then. In the meantime, here’s a rice cake.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
‘When the Sparks Just Flew’: How Power Lines
Ignited Dozens of Washington State Fires During Fierce Labor Day Winds (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
2.
Tennessee Valley Authority Fined $900K for
Nuclear Violations, Coverup (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-b623636e44ddbfb59f0d9f484114406a
3.
Edison Electric Institute Panel Urges Utilities to
Seek Soft Landing as Shutoff Moratoriums End (Daily Energy Insider)
4.
Utility Commission Close to Compromise on Arizona’s
Pile of Unpaid Electric Bills (Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ)
5.
Avista Utilities See Covid-19 Cut into Pacific Northwest
Power Demand (Natural Gas Intelligence)
https://www.naturalgasintel.com/avista-utilities-see-covid-19-cut-into-northwestern-power-demand/
6.
California Regulators Race to Implement Demand
Response, Other Measures to Avert 2021 Blackouts (Utility Dive)
7.
Toilet Paper & Hand Sanitizer Won’t Help
During a Power Outage, BC Hydro Warns (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
8.
California: Cleaning Up Power Production on Catalina
Island (The Catalina Islander, CA)
https://thecatalinaislander.com/cleaning-up-power-production-on-catalina/
9.
FBI Raids Home of Ohio PUCO Chairman Sam
Randazzo (WSYX-TV, Columbus, OH)
https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/fbi-raids-randazzo-home-11-16-20
10.
WAPA, Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska &
Others to Evaluate Southwest Power Pool Membership (American Public Power
Association)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
11.
Danish Company Buys Proposed Pumped Storage Energy
Projects Near Klamath Falls, OR – Goldendale, WA (Bend Bulletin, OR)
12.
Dropped Wind Turbine Part Could Lead to Lawsuit
Against Port of Lewiston (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
13.
2020 Could Be a Record Year for U.S. Wind
Turbine Installations (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=45856
14.
Breaking Down the Law: The Nevada Constitution’s
New Renewable Energy Amendment (KSNV-TV, Las Vegas, NV)
https://news3lv.com/news/videos/breaking-down-the-law-nevada-constitutional-amendments
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
15.
Where Energy-Efficient Homes Are Being Built (NY
Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/realestate/where-energy-efficient-homes-are-being-built.html
16.
The Earth Itself Could Provide Carbon-Free Heat for
Buildings (Vox)
FISH & WILDLIFE
17.
Study Links Salmon Woes to Ocean (Lewiston Tribune,
ID)
18.
Oregon: Turbines at Detroit Dam Temporarily
Turned Off to Help Migrating Fish (Salem Statesman-Journal, OR)
19.
Op/Ed: Salmon – A Serious Gap in Knowledge (Eugene
Register-Guard, OR)
https://www.registerguard.com/story/opinion/columns/2020/11/12/guest-view-ignorance-fish/6239488002/
20.
Study Finds Artificial Light Is Drawing Deer to
Urban Areas — & Cougars Aren’t Far Behind (KSL News, Salt Lake City, UT)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
21.
Portland Eyes Carbon Tax to Fund City Climate
Initiatives (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
22.
New Carbon Dioxide Data Expose Waste, Failure in
Washington State Climate Policies (Washington Policy Center)
23.
Pacific Northwest Decarbonization Conflicts with
Utility Plans for More Gas (Sightline Daily)
24.
FERC Commissioner Chatterjee Says Exclusion of
State Regulators from Carbon Pricing Conference Was a ‘Mistake’ (Utility Dive)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
25.
Solar-Powered Trailers Help Fill Internet Dead
Zones in Oregon’s Sherman County (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2020/11/16/rural-broadband-solar-power-sherman-county-oregon/
26.
WA State: Satellite-Based High-Speed Internet
Service Tested in Klickitat County (Goldendale Sentinel, WA)
27.
Broadband Deployment Increases, But with Data
Discredited, FCC is Careful About Claims Made (Telecompetitor)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
28.
GM Recalls 68,000 Electric Chevy Bolts Over
Battery Fire Concerns (The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/13/21564217/gm-chevy-bolt-recall-battery-fire-lg-chem
29.
Oregon: Electric Car Chargers Popping Up Around Wallowa
County (The Wallowa Chieftain, Enterprise, OR)
30.
WA State: Snohomish PUD Signs Deal to Move
Forward with Vehicle-to-Grid Charging (American Public Power Association)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
31.
Americans Across Party Lines, Regions Embrace
Marijuana (Associated Press)
https://www.seattlepi.com/living/article/Americans-across-party-lines-regions-embrace-15729689.php
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
32.
Why NASA Wants to Put a Nuclear Power Plant on the
Moon (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/15/why-nasa-wants-to-put-a-nuclear-power-plant-on-the-moon.html
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
33.
Now You Can See the COVID-19 Risk Anywhere in the
Country, in Real Time (Los Angeles Times, CA)
https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-11-11/covid-19-risk-thanksgiving-2020-what-to-expect
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
So Cute! Baby Yoda Joins Historic SpaceX Launch as
Zero-Gravity Indicator
Belgian Racing Pigeon Fetches Record Price of $1.9 Million
Eggs, Now Candy Corn – Man Catches 50 Caramel Corn Pieces in
His Mouth in a Minute
School in France Asks Parents to Stop Throwing Late Students
Over Closed Gate
SONG OF THE DAY
Willie Nelson - September Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkB_d0oFAaM
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