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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
American Public Power Association Supports Prioritization of
COVID-19 Vaccine for Mission Essential Workers (American Public Power
Association)
Portland General Electric’s Wheatridge Renewable Energy
Facility Begins Generating Power (North American Windpower)
https://nawindpower.com/pges-wheatridge-renewable-energy-facility-begins-generating-power
California Was the Largest Net Electricity Importer of Any
State in 2019 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=46156
EIA Expects U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions to
Fall 11% in 2020 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=46196
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Winner Map: Fiber, Fixed
Wireless Win Big, Winners Commit to Gigabit Speeds (Telecompetitor)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
American Public Power Association Supports
Prioritization of COVID-19 Vaccine for Mission Essential Workers
2.
California Was the Largest Net Electricity
Importer of Any State in 2019
3.
Salt River Project Increases Its Share of
Arizona Nuclear Power Plant
4.
Montana: As Coal Taxes Decline, Republicans Eye
Renewables
5.
North Las Vegas Pays Off Electricity Bills for
4,200 Households That Have Fallen Behind on Payments Due to COVID-19
6.
Grays Harbor PUD Safety Tips for Holiday
Decorations
7.
Portland General Electric’s Wheatridge Renewable
Energy Facility Begins Generating Power
8.
Montana: $500 Million Rapelje Wind Farm Wins
Lawsuit Against PSC
9.
Monarch Butterfly Populations Are Declining
Sharply. The US Has Until Next Week to List It as an Endangered Species
10.
Months After Dam Removal, Pilchuck River Is
Showing Signs of Recovery
11.
Whales Get a Break as Pandemic Creates Quieter
Oceans
12.
Feds Sued Over Inaction on Northern Spotted Owl
Protections
13.
California: In Oceanside, The Sea Lions Are
Winning
14.
Why Water Won’t Make It as a Major Commodity
15.
EIA Expects U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide
Emissions to Fall 11% in 2020
16.
Emissions Hit New Record, Put World on Track for
Three Degree Centigrade Warming - U.N.
17.
Pacific Northwest States Need a Plan to Move
Beyond Gas – Other States Lead the Way on Decarbonizing Gas Utilities.
18.
Idaho: Ketchum Proceeds with Clean Energy
Resolution
19.
Are Utilities Legally Required to Plan for
Climate Change? ‘The Devil Is in the Details.’
20.
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Winner Map:
Fiber, Fixed Wireless Win Big, Winners Commit to Gigabit Speeds
21.
Interactive RDOF Map
22.
WA State: City of Anacortes Broadband Utility
Could Have 500 Customers by Year End
23.
Broadband Is Critical for Grays Harbor: How You
Can Help Connect Your Community
24.
WA State Senator Brad Hawkins Introduces Bill
with Goal to Promote Hydrogen Powered Vehicles
25.
New LED Mandate Would Devastate California
Cannabis Quality
26.
YouTube to Remove Misleading Videos About the
Outcome of the U.S. Presidential Election
27.
Pantone unveils its 2021 Color(s) of the Year:
Ultimate Gray and Illuminating
28.
U.S. Senate Works to Pass Comprehensive Energy
Bill in 2020 as Renewables Sector Vies for More Aid
29. Montana: Signature Gathering
WORD OF THE DAY
Modus Operandi \MOE-dus opp-er-RAND-ee\ Noun – A method of procedure; especially a distinct pattern or method of operation that indicates or suggests the work of a single criminal in more than one crime
“No gentlemen, we are not dealing with a crazed criminal here,” purred Detective Poirot as he absentmindedly stroked his moustache. “What we have here is a person who is so fixed in their modus operandi that they would not change their ways even if confronted with the most secure lock box in the world.” “Non, mon ami, your lunches have not been stolen by a wayward squirrel, crazed dog, or even a trained capuchin monkey…they have been stolen by only one person….your copy repairman: Rick!” (Insert surprised gasp here)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
American Public Power Association Supports
Prioritization of COVID-19 Vaccine for Mission Essential Workers (American
Public Power Association)
2.
California Was the Largest Net Electricity
Importer of Any State in 2019 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=46156
3.
Salt River Project Increases Its Share of Arizona
Nuclear Power Plant (Associated Press)
4.
Montana: As Coal Taxes Decline, Republicans Eye
Renewables (Billings Gazette, MT)
5.
North Las Vegas Pays Off Electricity Bills for
4,200 Households That Have Fallen Behind on Payments Due to COVID-19 (KLAS-TV, Las
Vegas, NV)
6.
Grays Harbor PUD Safety Tips for Holiday Decorations
(KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
https://www.kxro.com/pud-safety-tips-for-holiday-decorations/
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
7.
Portland General Electric’s Wheatridge Renewable
Energy Facility Begins Generating Power (North American Windpower)
https://nawindpower.com/pges-wheatridge-renewable-energy-facility-begins-generating-power
8.
Montana: $500 Million Rapelje Wind Farm Wins
Lawsuit Against PSC (Billings Gazette, MT)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
Monarch Butterfly Populations Are Declining
Sharply. The US Has Until Next Week to List It as an Endangered Species (Oregonian,
Portland, OR)
10.
Months After Dam Removal, Pilchuck River Is Showing
Signs of Recovery (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
11.
Whales Get a Break as Pandemic Creates Quieter
Oceans (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2020/12/09/whales-get-a-break-as-pandemic-creates-quieter-oceans/
12.
Feds Sued Over Inaction on Northern Spotted Owl
Protections (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-sued-for-inaction-on-northern-spotted-owl-protections/
13.
California: In Oceanside, The Sea Lions Are
Winning (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
14.
Why Water Won’t Make It as a Major Commodity (Washington
Post)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
15.
EIA Expects U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide
Emissions to Fall 11% in 2020 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=46196
16.
Emissions Hit New Record, Put World on Track for
Three Degree Centigrade Warming - U.N. (Reuters)
17.
Pacific Northwest States Need a Plan to Move
Beyond Gas – Other States Lead the Way on Decarbonizing Gas Utilities. (Sightline
Institute)
https://www.sightline.org/2020/12/09/northwest-states-need-a-plan-to-move-beyond-gas/
18.
Idaho: Ketchum Proceeds with Clean Energy
Resolution (Mountain Express, Ketchum, ID)
19.
Are Utilities Legally Required to Plan for
Climate Change? ‘The Devil Is in the Details.’ (Utility Dive)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
20.
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Winner Map:
Fiber, Fixed Wireless Win Big, Winners Commit to Gigabit Speeds (Telecompetitor)
21.
Interactive RDOF Map (Cooperative Network
Services)
22.
WA State: City of Anacortes Broadband Utility
Could Have 500 Customers by Year End (Skagit Valley Herald, Mt Vernon, WA)
23.
Broadband Is Critical for Grays Harbor: How You
Can Help Connect Your Community (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
24.
WA State Senator Brad Hawkins Introduces Bill with
Goal to Promote Hydrogen Powered Vehicles (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
25.
New LED Mandate Would Devastate California
Cannabis Quality (L.A. Weekly, CA)
https://www.laweekly.com/new-led-mandate-would-devastate-california-cannabis-quality/
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
26.
YouTube to Remove Misleading Videos About the
Outcome of the U.S. Presidential Election (USA Today)
27.
Pantone unveils its 2021 Color(s) of the Year:
Ultimate Gray and Illuminating (CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/pantone-color-of-the-year-2021/index.html
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
28.
U.S. Senate Works to Pass Comprehensive Energy
Bill in 2020 as Renewables Sector Vies for More Aid (Utility Dive)
29.
Montana: Signature Gathering (Courthouse News
Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/signature-gathering-2/
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Mount Everest Just Got a Smidge Taller After China & Nepal
Finally Agree on Height
https://news.yahoo.com/mount-everest-just-got-smidge-133459375.html
S. Carolina: Nine-Pound Goldfish Found Swimming in Oak Grove
Lake, Park Officials Say
https://www.wyff4.com/article/9-pound-goldfish-found-swimming-in-oak-grove-lake-park/34891371
Chuck Yeager, First to Break Sound Barrier, Dies at 97
https://www.timescolonist.com/chuck-yeager-1st-to-break-sound-barrier-dies-at-97-1.24251761
Break Dancing Among the Newest Sports Added to the Olympics
SONG OF THE DAY
Bill Conti – Breaking the Sound Barrier (Soundtrack – The
Right Stuff)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7MMYg6piIw
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