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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Southern Resident Orca
Pod in Best Condition in Decade (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2021/05/08/southern-resident-orca-pod-best-condition-decade/
WA U.S. Reps Newhouse,
McMorris Rodgers Slam Simpson for Coordinating with Oregon Governor on
Dam-Breaching Proposal (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/may/06/newhouse-mcmorris-rodgers-slam-simpson-for-coordin/
WA State: Douglas PUD
May Need to Lower Wells Dam’s Reservoir to Mitigate Earthquake Risk (Wenatchee
World, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Nuclear Power Plant
Near Richland Shuts Down. 1,000 Workers from Across Nation Get to Work
(Tri-City Herald, WA)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article251258944.html
Chehalis Will Be Home
of Washington State’s First Hydrogen Refueling Station (The Chronicle,
Centralia, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1. WA
U.S. Reps Newhouse, McMorris Rodgers Slam Simpson for Coordinating with Oregon
Governor on Dam-Breaching Proposal
2. Clashing
Over Dams & Salmon Nothing New for U.S. Reps Simpson, Newhouse
3. Video:
The Future of the Lower Snake River Dams
4. WA
State: Douglas PUD May Need to Lower Wells Dam’s Reservoir to Mitigate
Earthquake Risk
5. Can
Hydropower Help Solve the Climate Crisis? This $63-Billion Plan Is Banking on
It
6. Nuclear
Power Plant Near Richland Shuts Down. 1,000 Workers from Across Nation Get to
Work
7. Montana:
Governor Signs Bill Pulling Plug on Public Vote for Nuclear Power
8. California:
Draft Building Code Urges More Electric, Less Gas
9. Okanogan
County WA: Utilities Consider Power Shutoffs to Prevent Wildfires
10. WA
State: Benton PUD Offering Bill Credits & Payment Matches for Past Due
Balances
11. British
Columbia: Surge in ‘Backyard Loggers’ Is Causing More Outages, BC Hydro Warns
12. Maine
Considers Consumer-Owned Electric Utility
13. WA
State: Carbon-Free Water Power Electrifies Much Of Snohomish County
14. In
Our View: Dam Proposal Provides Framework for Debate
15. Guest
Essay: Columbia River Needs a Pacific Northwest Solution to Sustain All Our
Communities
16. Guest
Column: Dams Play Vital Role in Mitigating Warmer Future of the Pacific
Northwest
17. Editorial:
Seek Compromise Before Siting Solar, Wind Farms in Rural Washington
18. Editorial:
Montana Attempts to Prop Up Coal Will Be Futile
19. Pacific
Northwest Solar, Wind Developments Could Impact Vast Swaths of Ag Land
20. Facebook’s
100% Renewables Goal Is Safe, For Now, Under Oregon PUC Decision
21. President
Biden Wants to Move Energy Offshore, But Choppy Seas Are Ahead
22. Waldport’s
Driftwood Beach Parking to Close for Oregon Coast Wave Energy Project Work
23. Alaska:
Turning Off Diesel Power with Geothermal in Unalaska
24. Maine:
Dam Owners & Waterfront Residents Grapple with Future of Former
Hydroelectric System in Belfast
25. Practicing
Energy Efficiency Jiu-Jitsu
26. Southern
Resident Orca Pod in Best Condition in Decade
27. The
U.S. Promised the Nez Perce Fishing Rights. But What If Snake River Dams Kill
Off the Fish?
28. Boldt
Revisited: Fisheries Group Sues Over Salmon Management
29. The
Dalles Dam Falls to Lowest Point of Season; August Forwards Highest in History
30. Wetter
& Warmer: NOAA Charts New Climate Outlook for Western Washington
31. Competitive
Carriers Association: Hundreds of Millions in RDOF Support Set to Go to Areas
That Already Have Broadband
32. NY:
Broadband Companies Paid for 8.5 Million Fake Net Neutrality Comments
33. Invest
in the Internet, You Cowards
34. After
Pipeline Cyberextortion Attempt, Gasoline Ticks Higher
35. Chehalis
Will Be Home of Washington State’s First Hydrogen Refueling Station
36. Oregon
U.S. Rep DeFazio Promotes Green Energy: ‘We’re Headed Toward Electric Semis in
the Near Future’
37. Oregon
House Votes to Boost Electric Vehicle Rebates, Deepen Utility Investment
38. Buying
an Electric Vehicle? Here Is Some Advice.
39. SpaceX Satellites Closing Digital Gap, But Cause Light Pollution
WORD OF THE DAY
Perspicacious \purr-spuh-KAY-shus\ Adjective - Of acute mental vision or discernment: keen
“While others would call me a nitpicker, I prefer to go under the description of perspicacious,” sniffed the bank examiner to his hard-pressed client.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/may/06/newhouse-mcmorris-rodgers-slam-simpson-for-coordin/
2.
Clashing Over Dams & Salmon Nothing New for U.S.
Reps Simpson, Newhouse (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
3.
Video: The Future of the Lower Snake River Dams
(CleanTech Alliance)
5.
Can Hydropower Help Solve the Climate Crisis? This
$63-Billion Plan Is Banking on It (Los Angeles Times, CA)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article251258944.html
7.
Montana: Governor Signs Bill Pulling Plug on Public
Vote for Nuclear Power (KPVI-TV, Pocatello, ID)
8.
California: Draft Building Code Urges More
Electric, Less Gas (Bakersfield Californian, CA)
9.
Okanogan County WA: Utilities Consider Power
Shutoffs to Prevent Wildfires (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)
https://methowvalleynews.com/2021/05/05/utilities-consider-power-shutoffs-to-prevent-wildfires/
10.
WA State: Benton PUD Offering Bill Credits &
Payment Matches for Past Due Balances (KFFX-TV, Kennewick, WA)
12.
Maine Considers Consumer-Owned Electric Utility
(Daily Energy Insider)
https://dailyenergyinsider.com/policy/30235-maine-considers-consumer-owned-electric-utility/?amp
13.
WA State: Carbon-Free Water Power Electrifies
Much Of Snohomish County (Everett Herald – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.heraldnet.com/life/carbon-free-water-power-electrifies-much-of-snohomish-county/
SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI
14.
In Our View: Dam Proposal Provides Framework for
Debate (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2021/05/in-our-view-dam-proposal-provides.html
15.
Guest Essay: Columbia River Needs a Pacific Northwest
Solution to Sustain All Our Communities (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
16.
Guest Column: Dams Play Vital Role in Mitigating
Warmer Future of the Pacific Northwest (Longview Daily News, WA)
17.
Editorial: Seek Compromise Before Siting Solar,
Wind Farms in Rural Washington (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/seek-compromise-before-siting-solar-wind-farms/
18.
Editorial: Montana Attempts to Prop Up Coal Will
Be Futile (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, MT)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
19.
Pacific Northwest Solar, Wind Developments Could
Impact Vast Swaths of Ag Land (Capital Press)
20.
Facebook’s 100% Renewables Goal Is Safe, For
Now, Under Oregon PUC Decision (Portland Business Journal, OR)
https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2021/05/facebooks-100-renewables-goal-is-safe.html
21.
President Biden Wants to Move Energy Offshore,
But Choppy Seas Are Ahead (Washington Post)
22.
Waldport’s Driftwood Beach Parking to Close for
Oregon Coast Wave Energy Project Work (Oregon Coast Beach Connection)
https://www.beachconnection.net/news/driftwood_beach_cls050821.php
23.
Alaska: Turning Off Diesel Power with Geothermal
in Unalaska (Think Geoenergy)
https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/turning-off-diesel-power-with-geothermal-in-unalaska/
24.
Maine: Dam Owners & Waterfront Residents
Grapple with Future of Former Hydroelectric System in Belfast (Bangor Daily
News, ME)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
25.
Practicing Energy Efficiency Jiu-Jitsu (Bonneville
Power Administration)
https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Practicing-energy-efficiency-jiu-jitsu.aspx
FISH & WILDLIFE
26. Southern
Resident Orca Pod in Best Condition in Decade (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2021/05/08/southern-resident-orca-pod-best-condition-decade/
27.
The U.S. Promised the Nez Perce Fishing Rights. But
What If Snake River Dams Kill Off the Fish? (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/may/09/the-us-promised-the-nez-perce-fishing-rights-but-w/
28.
Boldt Revisited: Fisheries Group Sues Over
Salmon Management (Skagit Valley Herald, Mt. Vernon, WA)
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
29.
The Dalles Dam Falls to Lowest Point of Season; August
Forwards Highest in History (S&P Global)
30.
Wetter & Warmer: NOAA Charts New Climate
Outlook for Western Washington (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
31.
Competitive Carriers Association: Hundreds of Millions
in RDOF Support Set to Go to Areas That Already Have Broadband (Telecompetitor)
32.
NY: Broadband Companies Paid for 8.5 Million Fake
Net Neutrality Comments (Associated Press)
33.
Invest in the Internet, You Cowards (Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/invest-in-the-internet-you-cowards-1846819954
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
34. After
Pipeline Cyberextortion Attempt, Gasoline Ticks Higher (Associated Press)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC, HYDROGEN
36.
Oregon U.S. Rep DeFazio Promotes Green Energy: ‘We’re
Headed Toward Electric Semis in the Near Future’ (KMTR-TV, Eugene, OR)
37.
Oregon House Votes to Boost Electric Vehicle
Rebates, Deepen Utility Investment (Portland Business Journal, OR)
https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2021/05/oregon-house-votes-to-boost-electric.html
38.
Buying an Electric Vehicle? Here Is Some Advice.
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/buying-an-electric-vehicle-here-is-some-advice/
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
39.
SpaceX Satellites Closing Digital Gap, But Cause
Light Pollution (Christian Science Monitor)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Did This Message in a Bottle
Really Come from the Titanic? Quebec Researchers Are Trying to Find Out
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/titantic-passenger-uqar-message-bottle-1.6019434?cmp=rss
DK Metcalf: NFL star
clocks 10.37 in 100m at Golden Games
https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/57054874
‘A Terrible Idea’: Multitasking
State Senator Drives While Videoconferencing – During an Online Meeting about
Distracted Driving
https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2021/05/06/andrew-brenner-video/
‘She Knew She Wasn’t
Welcome’: Minnesota Woman Arrested After Allegedly Running Over Graves &
Trying to Hit People During Ex-Boyfriend’s Funeral
SONG OF THE DAY
Vangelis – Chariots of
Fire, Main Theme (Soundtrack)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls6IwEG0FYM
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