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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
What President-Elect Biden’s Agenda on the Environment Could
Mean for the Pacific Northwest (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NERC: Pandemic, Regional Fuel Shortages Threaten Winter Grid
Operations in California, New England (Utility Dive)
Refunds Arriving for Santee Cooper & Cooperative
Customers for Some Payments for Failed Nuclear Construction Project (Associated
Press)
Montana Regulators Order Cleanup of Colstrip Ash Ponds
(KTVQ-TV, Billings MT)
https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/montana-regulators-order-cleanup-of-colstrip-ash-ponds
Could Future Fish Returns Be Heating Up? ‘Maybe’ (Longview
Daily News, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
NERC: Pandemic, Regional Fuel Shortages Threaten
Winter Grid Operations in California, New England
2.
Refunds Arriving for Santee Cooper &
Cooperative Customers for Some Payments for Failed Nuclear Construction Project
3.
President Trump’s Boost to Nuclear Power to Live
on in Biden Administration
4.
Idaho Is Top Pick for Energy Department Nuclear
Test Reactor
5.
California: Local Cities Begin Transition from
Pacific Gas & Electric to Central Coast Community Energy
6.
Nevada: Pinehaven Fire Investigators Combing
Power Line Data as Probe into the Cause Continues
7.
WA State: Lewis PUD Receives Additional $60,000
for Utility Bill Assistance Program
8.
Oregon Pandemic: Columbia River PUD Offers
Financial Relief
9.
Ohio PUC Chairman Samuel Randazzo Abruptly
Resigns Four Days After FBI Searched His Home
10.
Entergy Placed Undercover Consultant to
Influence MISO Stakeholder Processes
11.
Wisconsin Officials Must Face Lawsuit Over
Massive Power Line
12.
Grid Modernization: We Must Rebuild Our
Innovation Engine
13.
Idaho: Local Property Being Evaluated as
Potential Site for Future Wind Farm
14.
WA State: Solar Farm Proposed for Part of Clark
County’s 78th Street Heritage Farm Site
15.
Arizona: In Washington, DC Babbott Backs Bill to
Burn Forest Waste for Renewable Energy
16.
Canada: Business Is Booming for HVAC Companies
as Commercial Buildings See Pandemic Upgrades
17.
Could Future Fish Returns Be Heating Up? ‘Maybe’
18.
Oregon Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Delayed
19.
To Help Save Orcas, Pause Whale Watching
20.
Klamath River – The Rebirth of a Historic River
21.
Montana Regulators Order Cleanup of Colstrip Ash
Ponds
22.
Conservationists Challenge ‘Destructive’ Central
California Dam Project
23.
Due to COVID-19, 2020 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
in the U.S. Are Predicted to Drop to Lowest Level in Three Decades
24.
How President-Elect Biden Aims to Amp Up the
Government’s Fight Against Climate Change
25.
President Trump Slams Global Climate Agreement
President-Elect Biden Intends to Rejoin
26.
Portland General Electric Aims for Companywide
Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040
27.
T-Mobile Sues San Francisco to Make 5G Upgrade
Go Faster
28.
President-Elect Biden Signals Multi-Billion
Investment for National Broadband
29.
Op/Ed: Ten Years of U.S. Broadband Policy Has
Been a Colossal Failure
30.
Oregon: City of Newport to Encourage Electric
Car Infrastructure
31.
GM: New Batteries Cut Electric Car Costs,
Increase Range
32. What President-Elect Biden’s Agenda on the Environment Could Mean for the Pacific Northwest
WORD OF THE DAY
Meme • \meem\ • noun – An idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture
“Red state/blue state; issues that ‘resonate’ with the voters; any scandal that ends with ‘gate’; ‘soccer moms’, ‘values voters’,” blurted Beauregard, sounding like a tobacco auctioneer. “Sorry folks,” he murmured, wiping spittle from his lips. “I just had a Tourette’s edition of meme overload.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
NERC: Pandemic, Regional Fuel Shortages Threaten
Winter Grid Operations in California, New England (Utility Dive)
2.
Refunds Arriving for Santee Cooper & Cooperative
Customers for Some Payments for Failed Nuclear Construction Project (Associated
Press)
3.
President Trump’s Boost to Nuclear Power to Live
on in Biden Administration (Washington Examiner)
4.
Idaho Is Top Pick for Energy Department Nuclear
Test Reactor (Associated Press)
5.
California: Local Cities Begin Transition from Pacific
Gas & Electric to Central Coast Community Energy (Paso Robles Daily News,
CA)
6.
Nevada: Pinehaven Fire Investigators Combing
Power Line Data as Probe into the Cause Continues (Reno Gazette-Journal, NV)
7.
WA State: Lewis PUD Receives Additional $60,000
for Utility Bill Assistance Program (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
8.
Oregon Pandemic: Columbia River PUD Offers
Financial Relief (The St Helens Chronicle, OR)
9.
Ohio PUC Chairman Samuel Randazzo Abruptly
Resigns Four Days After FBI Searched His Home (Utility Dive)
10.
Entergy Placed Undercover Consultant to
Influence MISO Stakeholder Processes (Energy & Policy Institute)
https://www.energyandpolicy.org/entergy-undercover-consultant-influence-miso-stakeholder/
11.
Wisconsin Officials Must Face Lawsuit Over
Massive Power Line (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/wisconsin-officials-must-face-lawsuit-over-massive-power-line/
12.
Grid Modernization: We Must Rebuild Our
Innovation Engine (Forbes Magazine)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
13.
Idaho: Local Property Being Evaluated as
Potential Site for Future Wind Farm (East Idaho News, Idaho Falls, ID)
14.
WA State: Solar Farm Proposed for Part of Clark
County’s 78th Street Heritage Farm Site (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
15.
Arizona: In Washington, DC Babbott Backs Bill to
Burn Forest Waste for Renewable Energy (Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff, AZ)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
16.
Canada: Business Is Booming for HVAC Companies as
Commercial Buildings See Pandemic Upgrades (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
FISH & WILDLIFE
17.
Could Future Fish Returns Be Heating Up? ‘Maybe’
(Longview Daily News, WA)
18.
Oregon Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Delayed
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2020/11/23/oregon-crab-season-delayed/
19.
To Help Save Orcas, Pause Whale Watching (Crosscut
Seattle, WA)
https://crosscut.com/opinion/2020/11/help-save-orcas-pause-whale-watching
20.
Klamath River – The Rebirth of a Historic River (British
Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201110-the-largest-dam-removal-project-in-american-history
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
21.
Montana Regulators Order Cleanup of Colstrip Ash
Ponds (KTVQ-TV, Billings MT)
https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/montana-regulators-order-cleanup-of-colstrip-ash-ponds
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
22.
Conservationists Challenge ‘Destructive’ Central
California Dam Project (Courthouse News Service)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
23.
Due to COVID-19, 2020 Greenhouse Gas Emissions in
the U.S. Are Predicted to Drop to Lowest Level in Three Decades (USA Today)
24.
How President-Elect Biden Aims to Amp Up the
Government’s Fight Against Climate Change (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/11/11/biden-climate-change/
25.
President Trump Slams Global Climate Agreement President-Elect
Biden Intends to Rejoin (Associated Press)
26.
Portland General Electric Aims for Companywide
Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040 (PR Newswire)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
27.
T-Mobile Sues San Francisco to Make 5G Upgrade
Go Faster (Light Reading)
28.
President-Elect Biden Signals Multi-Billion
Investment for National Broadband (Telecompetitor)
29.
Op/Ed: Ten Years of U.S. Broadband Policy Has
Been a Colossal Failure (TechDirt)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
30.
Oregon: City of Newport to Encourage Electric
Car Infrastructure (Newport News Times, OR)
https://newportnewstimes.com/article/newport-to-encourage-electric-car-infrastructure
31.
GM: New Batteries Cut Electric Car Costs,
Increase Range (Associated Press)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
32.
What President-Elect Biden’s Agenda on the
Environment Could Mean for the Pacific Northwest (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Fauci Says Santa Claus Has ‘Innate Immunity,’ Won’t Be
Spreading COVID-19 to Anyone This Christmas
Cat Named Fat Boy Rescued After Days atop Power Pole in Fresno
https://abc7.com/cat-stuck-power-poll-fat-boy/1622258/
Tiny Owl Rescued from New York Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54996314
Illinois Man, 81, Used Antique Walking Stick to Beat Thieves
SONG OF THE DAY
The Carpenters – Top of the World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dewlH6HSDzk
LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY
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