The Energy News Digest for August 30, 2021

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Hurricane Ida Traps Louisianans, Shatters the Power Grid (Associated Press)

https://www.khq.com/news/national/hurricane-ida-traps-louisianans-shatters-the-power-grid/article_26a26a61-c53b-5f01-be37-5e880b64573e.html

Wyoming’s Biggest Electric Utility Is Closing the Curtains on Coal (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

https://trib.com/business/energy/wyomings-biggest-utility-is-closing-the-curtains-on-coal/article_58bcccee-1193-5f55-aa7e-a1207faa86de.html

WA State Puts Hawk from Tri-Cities Area on Endangered List. Wind Turbines Partly to Blame (Tri-City Herald, WA)

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/sports/outdoors/article253791888.html

U.S. Begins Blocking Chinese Solar Panel Imports Over Forced Labor Concerns (Yahoo News)

https://www.yahoo.com/now/u-begins-blocking-chinese-solar-222311988.html

Oregon to Close Some Steelhead Fisheries Amid Record-Low Returns (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/08/28/steelhead-fishery-closure-deschutes-john-day-umatilla/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      Hurricane Ida Traps Louisianans, Shatters the Power Grid

2.      Wyoming’s Biggest Electric Utility Is Closing the Curtains on Coal

3.      Montana: Talen Scores Minor Court Victory in Colstrip Battle

4.      California: State Seeks Emergency Electric Power Plant Site in Roseville

5.      BC Hydro Planning Future without Vancouver Island’s Largest Gas Fired Power Plant

6.      Alaska: As Juneau’s Power Company Tests Disaster Plan, Some Ask Why Salmon Creek Dam Safety Documents Are Kept Secret

7.      WA State: With Methanol No Longer Coming to Kalama, Town Considers Economic Crossroads

8.      Pacific Power Floats Surcharge Increase to Fund Discount for Low-Income Washington Customers

9.      DOE Announces Tracey LeBeau as Western Area Power Administration Administrator

10.   Georgia: Nuclear Regulators Up Scrutiny of Plant Vogtle, Citing Issues

11.   Failed South Carolina Nuclear Contractor Signs $21 Million Deal, Working with Feds

12.   Nuclear Reactors of the Future Have a Fuel Problem

13.   Northeast U.S. Transmission Fight Shows Biden’s Renewable Dilemma

14.   Tesla Applies to Become an Energy Supplier in Texas

15.   WA State Puts Hawk from Tri-Cities Area on Endangered List. Wind Turbines Partly to Blame

16.   U.S. Begins Blocking Chinese Solar Panel Imports Over Forced Labor Concerns

17.   Montana Produces More Than 2M MWh from Wind Energy Each Year

18.   Oregon: Mt. Bachelor Going Green with Planned New Biomass Facility

19.   Washington State Provides Funds for Nine Microgrids

20.   From Smart Meters to Big Batteries, Co-Ops Emerge as Clean Grid Laboratories

21.   Oregon to Close Some Steelhead Fisheries Amid Record-Low Returns

22.   The Environmentalist Case for Fish Farms

23.   Arizona: Salt River Project Lake Levels Up Thanks to Wet Monsoon

24.   La Niña Responsible for Megadroughts in North & South America, Study Finds

25.   Climate Change Reaps Another Victim: Mount Rainier’s Snowpack

26.   New Oregon Nonprofit Takes on Invasive Species to Combat Climate Change: ‘It’s Not Too Late’

27.   How Marijuana Companies Are Combatting the Effects of Climate Change

28.   Alaska: Two Projects Compete to Bring High-Speed Broadband Internet to Bethel

29.   Montana Ag Group Pushing for Better Rural Broadband Internet

30.   WA State: Better Internet in the Works for Grant County

31.   The U.S. Senate Broadband Grants

32.   Why Pigeons Mean Peril for Satellite Broadband

33.   Hacker Claims Responsibility for East Wenatchee T-Mobile Attack that Exposed Info of More Than 50 Million People

34.   Idaho: Fall River Electric’s Tesla Assists with Their Work to Better Serve Its Members

WORD OF THE DAY

Peripatetic \pare-uh-pah-TET-tick\ Adjective – Of, relating to, or given to walking b: moving or traveling from place to place.

The evening’s peripatetic presentation by the economics professor caused a rush on massage and chiropractic treatment the following morning. Seems his back and forth roaming on stage was more energetic than a Wimbledon tennis volley as the attendees tried in vain to crane their necks left and right to keep up with his pace.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Hurricane Ida Traps Louisianans, Shatters the Power Grid (Associated Press)

https://www.khq.com/news/national/hurricane-ida-traps-louisianans-shatters-the-power-grid/article_26a26a61-c53b-5f01-be37-5e880b64573e.html

2.      Wyoming’s Biggest Electric Utility Is Closing the Curtains on Coal (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

https://trib.com/business/energy/wyomings-biggest-utility-is-closing-the-curtains-on-coal/article_58bcccee-1193-5f55-aa7e-a1207faa86de.html

3.      Montana: Talen Scores Minor Court Victory in Colstrip Battle (Billings Gazette, MT)

https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/talen-scores-minor-victory-in-colstrip-battle-in-court/article_0b71b086-b5e0-50e7-9145-7fbbeb9af689.html

4.      California: State Seeks Emergency Electric Power Plant Site in Roseville (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2021/08/27/emergency-power-generation-roseville.html

5.      BC Hydro Planning Future without Vancouver Island’s Largest Gas Fired Power Plant (Saanich News, BC)

https://www.saanichnews.com/news/bc-hydro-planning-future-without-vancouver-islands-largest-gas-fired-power-plant/

6.      Alaska: As Juneau’s Power Company Tests Disaster Plan, Some Ask Why Salmon Creek Dam Safety Documents Are Kept Secret (KTOO-Radio, Juneau, AK)

https://www.ktoo.org/2021/08/28/as-juneaus-power-company-tests-disaster-plan-some-ask-why-salmon-creek-dam-safety-documents-are-kept-secret/

7.      WA State: With Methanol No Longer Coming to Kalama, Town Considers Economic Crossroads (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/08/29/kalama-economic-crossroads-no-methanol-plant/

8.      Pacific Power Floats Surcharge Increase to Fund Discount for Low-Income Washington Customers (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)

https://www.union-bulletin.com/news/business/pacific-power-floats-surcharge-increase-to-fund-discount-for-low-income-washington-customers/article_f047d6c0-06af-11ec-bb32-2b94e4520ea0.html

9.      DOE Announces Tracey LeBeau as Western Area Power Administration Administrator (U.S. Dept of Energy)

https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-announces-tracey-lebeau-western-area-power-administration-administrator

10.   Georgia: Nuclear Regulators Up Scrutiny of Plant Vogtle, Citing Issues (Associated Press)

https://www.wabe.org/nuclear-regulators-ups-scrutiny-of-plant-vogtle-citing-issues/

11.   Failed South Carolina Nuclear Contractor Signs $21 Million Deal, Working with Feds (Associated Press)

https://mynorthwest.com/3117036/failed-nuclear-contractor-signs-21m-deal-working-with-feds/

12.   Nuclear Reactors of the Future Have a Fuel Problem (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nuclear-reactors-of-the-future-have-a-fuel-problem/604707/

13.   Northeast U.S. Transmission Fight Shows Biden’s Renewable Dilemma (E&E News)

https://www.eenews.net/articles/northeast-transmission-fight-shows-bidens-renewable-dilemma/

14.   Tesla Applies to Become an Energy Supplier in Texas (Yahoo News)

https://www.yahoo.com/now/tesla-texas-public-utility-commission-application-141556533.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

15.   WA State Puts Hawk from Tri-Cities Area on Endangered List. Wind Turbines Partly to Blame (Tri-City Herald, WA)

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/sports/outdoors/article253791888.html

16.   U.S. Begins Blocking Chinese Solar Panel Imports Over Forced Labor Concerns (Yahoo News)

https://www.yahoo.com/now/u-begins-blocking-chinese-solar-222311988.html

17.   Montana Produces More Than 2M MWh from Wind Energy Each Year (Fairfield Sun-Times, MT)

https://www.fairfieldsuntimes.com/news/state/montana-produces-more-than-2m-mwh-from-wind-energy-each-year/article_3e1958d1-7b62-5780-bbc4-7af019cb87ca.html

18.   Oregon: Mt. Bachelor Going Green with Planned New Biomass Facility (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

https://ktvz.com/news/2021/08/26/mt-bachelor-going-green-with-planned-new-biomass-facility/

19.   Washington State Provides Funds for Nine Microgrids (Microgrid Knowledge)

https://microgridknowledge.com/washington-state-microgrids/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

20.   From Smart Meters to Big Batteries, Co-Ops Emerge as Clean Grid Laboratories (Energy News Network)

https://energynews.us/2021/08/26/from-smart-meters-to-big-batteries-co-ops-emerge-as-clean-grid-laboratories/

FISH & WILDLIFE

21.   Oregon to Close Some Steelhead Fisheries Amid Record-Low Returns (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/08/28/steelhead-fishery-closure-deschutes-john-day-umatilla/

22.   The Environmentalist Case for Fish Farms (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/the-environmentalist-case-for-fish-farms/2021/08/28/aa2e249e-0800-11ec-b3c4-c462b1edcfc8_story.html

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

23.   Arizona: Salt River Project Lake Levels Up Thanks to Wet Monsoon (KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ)

https://www.abc15.com/weather/impact-earth/srp-lake-levels-up-thanks-to-wet-monsoon

24.   La Niña Responsible for Megadroughts in North & South America, Study Finds (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/la-nina-responsible-for-megadroughts-in-north-and-south-america-study-finds/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

25.   Climate Change Reaps Another Victim: Mount Rainier’s Snowpack (The UW Daily, WA)

https://www.dailyuw.com/news/article_a5fc4d1e-0950-11ec-921a-d73c4e89ef3f.html

26.   New Oregon Nonprofit Takes on Invasive Species to Combat Climate Change: ‘It’s Not Too Late’ (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.kgw.com/article/tech/science/environment/oregon-nonprofit-invasive-species/283-9d20d1f8-ce77-4153-922e-db4e77d0d64c

27.   How Marijuana Companies Are Combatting the Effects of Climate Change (Marijuana Business Daily)

https://mjbizdaily.com/how-cannabis-cultivators-are-combatting-the-effects-of-climate-change/

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

28.   Alaska: Two Projects Compete to Bring High-Speed Broadband Internet to Bethel (Alaska Public Media)

https://www.alaskapublic.org/2021/08/26/two-projects-compete-to-bring-high-speed-broadband-internet-to-bethel/

29.   Montana Ag Group Pushing for Better Rural Broadband Internet (KTVQ-TV, Billings, MT)

https://www.ktvq.com/news/montana-ag-network/montana-ag-group-pushing-for-better-rural-broadband-internet

30.   WA State: Better Internet in the Works for Grant County (iFiberOne, Ephrata, WA)

https://www.ifiberone.com/columbia_basin/better-internet-in-the-works-for-grant-county/article_605d5e10-0770-11ec-abc7-7b30b2806fe4.html

31.   The U.S. Senate Broadband Grants (Pots & Pans)

https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2021/08/30/the-senate-broadband-grants/

32.   Why Pigeons Mean Peril for Satellite Broadband (British Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58061230

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

33.   Hacker Claims Responsibility for East Wenatchee T-Mobile Attack that Exposed Info of More Than 50 Million People (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

https://www.kpq.com/hacker-claims-responsibility-for-east-wenatchee-t-mobile-attack-that-exposed-info-of-more-than-50-million-people/

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

34.   Idaho: Fall River Electric’s Tesla Assists with Their Work to Better Serve Its Members (KPVI-TV, Pocatello, ID)

https://www.kpvi.com/news/local_news/fall-river-electric-tesla-assists-with-their-work-to-better-inform-its-members/article_e014309c-05e6-11ec-8dc8-0f764f2f3a48.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Virginia Woman Donates 6 Feet, 3 Inches of Hair to Charity

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2021/08/26/Guinness-World-Records-Zahab-Kamal-Khan-most-hair-donated/9911629993507/

‘Strange & Puzzling’ Case of Recovered Gold Teeth Prompts Police Plea for Help

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/stolen-gold-teeth-prompts-police-investigation-1.6154527?cmp=rss

Texas: Photos, Video Show Train Slamming into Semi-Truck Hauling Wind Turbine Blade in Luling

https://us.newschant.com/us-news/san-antonio/photos-video-show-train-slamming-into-semi-truck-hauling-wind-turbine-blade-in-luling/

Ford F-150 Generator Saves Farmington Hills Wedding Reception During Power Outage

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2021/08/18/ford-f-150-generator-power-outage-wedding-reception/8156391002/

SONG OF THE DAY

The Cowsills – Hair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3qhle8Oy9s

The Energy News Digest for August 25, 2021

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Homes Lose Running Water in Klamath Basin as Houses Compete with Farmers, Ranchers (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/08/24/homes-lose-running-water-in-klamath-basin-as-houses-compete-with-farmers-ranchers/

Alleged Boise Neo-Nazis Charged with Planning Power Grid Attacks in Idaho, Northwest (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article253637873.html

Skagit County Sues Seattle for Public Records in Fight Over Fish Passage at City Dams (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/skagit-county-sues-seattle-for-public-records-in-fight-over-fish-passage-at-city-dams/

PacifiCorp More Than Doubled Wind Energy Production Under Newest Project (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/31670-pacificorp-more-than-doubled-wind-energy-production-under-newest-project/

A Bitcoin Mining Power Plant Secretly Set Up Shop in Alberta. Now It’s Being Forced to Shut Down (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/link-global-bitcoin-mine-alberta-1.6137731?cmp=rss

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.    Alleged Boise Neo-Nazis Charged with Planning Power Grid Attacks in Idaho, Northwest

2.    Salt River Project Announces Plans to Expand Its Coolidge Natural Gas Generating Station

3.    Idaho Power Seeks Surcharge on Blaine County Customers – Money Would Pay for Burying Portions of New Transmission Line

4.    Historic Drought Slashes Hydropower Generation in California, Other Western States

5.    WA State: Pend Oreille PUD Approves Interim Power Contract for Former Mill Site

6.    Half of the Pacific Northwest Region’s Electricity Comes from Water

7.    Ex-Westinghouse Executive Charged in Failed South Carolina Nuclear Project

8.    Linework Trainees Seek a Grounded Career - Four Stories High

9.    News Release: Prioritizing Dam Removal & River Restoration: An Update on Federal Legislation

10. PacifiCorp More Than Doubled Wind Energy Production Under Newest Project

11. California’s Curtailments of Solar Electricity Generation Continue to Increase

12. California: Supervisors Approve Rosamond Solar Project

13. Clean Energy Financing: Congressional Democrats Face Call for Help from Electric Co-Ops

14. Skagit County Sues Seattle for Public Records in Fight Over Fish Passage at City Dams

15. Cross-Border Salish Sea Study Finds Key Puzzle Pieces of Wild Salmon Die-Off

16. WA State: Researchers Using Drones to Track Salmon on Wenatchee River

17. Fukushima Nuclear Water to Be Released Via Undersea Tunnel

18. ‘A Combination of Failures:’ Why 3.6 Million Pounds of Nuclear Waste Is Buried on a Popular California Beach

19. Homes Lose Running Water in Klamath Basin as Houses Compete with Farmers, Ranchers

20. Scientists Launch Effort to Collect Water Data in US West

21. As Pacific Northwest Utilities Contemplate Building Decarbonization, Affordability Concerns Linger

22. The City Is Inching Toward a New Carbon Tax Even as the Portland Clean Energy Fund Is Awash in Cash

23. StarLink Has Shipped 100,000 Satellite Internet Terminals, Musk Says

24. A Bitcoin Mining Power Plant Secretly Set Up Shop in Alberta. Now It’s Being Forced to Shut Down

25. Who’s Making Those Electric Vehicle Batteries That Are Catching on Fire?

26. WA State: Jefferson Transit Eyes Options for Electric Buses

27. Scientists Just Overcame a Major Hurdle in Nuclear Fusion Research

28. Counties Have No Say on Railroad Expansion in Columbia River Gorge

29. Feds Remind You They Will Shoot Down Your Drone If You Fly It Over Their Nuke Lab

30. Salt River Project Elevates & Assists Women & Diverse Businesses with Supplier Diversity Program

WORD OF THE DAY

Glockenspiel \GLAWK-ken-shpeel\ Noun – A percussion instrument consisting of a series of graduated metal bars tuned to the chromatic scale and played with two hammers

“Sonny, with shoulders like that, you’re a natural to carry the marching band’s glockenspiel in the parade,” intoned the well-travelled virtuoso. “You do understand that I’ll be hammering away on the cranky thing while you walk four miles?”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Alleged Boise Neo-Nazis Charged with Planning Power Grid Attacks in Idaho, Northwest (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article253637873.html

2.      Salt River Project Announces Plans to Expand Its Coolidge Natural Gas Generating Station (Agribiz Media)

https://azbigmedia.com/business/srp-announces-plans-to-expand-its-coolidge-generating-station/

3.      Idaho Power Seeks Surcharge on Blaine County Customers – Money Would Pay for Burying Portions of New Transmission Line (Idaho Mountain Express, Ketchum, ID)

https://www.mtexpress.com/news/blaine_county/idaho-power-seeks-surcharge-on-blaine-county-customers/article_5ab69718-0141-11ec-aa0f-f739d84341cc.html

4.      Historic Drought Slashes Hydropower Generation in California, Other Western States (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/historic-drought-slashes-hydropower-generation-in-california-other-western/605421/

5.      WA State: Pend Oreille PUD Approves Interim Power Contract for Former Mill Site (Pend Oreille PUD, WA – Links to PDF File)

https://popud.org/assets/5ec02b8ce0/2021_08_24-Press-Release_Interim-Power-Contract-for-Former-Mill-Site-Approved.pdf

6.      Half of the Pacific Northwest Region’s Electricity Comes from Water (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Half-of-the-regions-electricity-comes-from-water.aspx

7.      Ex-Westinghouse Executive Charged in Failed South Carolina Nuclear Project (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/ex-westinghouse-executive-charged-failed-nuclear-project-2021-08-19/

8.      Linework Trainees Seek a Grounded Career - Four Stories High (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2021-08-21/linework-trainees-seek-a-grounded-career-four-stories-high

SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI

9.      News Release: Prioritizing Dam Removal & River Restoration: An Update on Federal Legislation (American Rivers)

https://www.americanrivers.org/2021/08/prioritizing-dam-removal-and-river-restoration-an-update-on-federal-legislation/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

10.   PacifiCorp More Than Doubled Wind Energy Production Under Newest Project (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/31670-pacificorp-more-than-doubled-wind-energy-production-under-newest-project/

11.   California’s Curtailments of Solar Electricity Generation Continue to Increase (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=49276

12.   California: Supervisors Approve Rosamond Solar Project (Bakersfield Californian, CA)

https://www.bakersfield.com/news/supervisors-approve-rosamond-solar-project/article_260247da-0536-11ec-88d6-47e63195a686.html

13.   Clean Energy Financing: Congressional Democrats Face Call for Help from Electric Co-Ops (Yahoo News)

https://news.yahoo.com/daily-energy-democrats-face-call-162200847.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

14.   Skagit County Sues Seattle for Public Records in Fight Over Fish Passage at City Dams (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/skagit-county-sues-seattle-for-public-records-in-fight-over-fish-passage-at-city-dams/

15.   Cross-Border Salish Sea Study Finds Key Puzzle Pieces of Wild Salmon Die-Off (National Observer, Canada)

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/08/17/news/salish-sea-study-wild-salmon-die-off

16.   WA State: Researchers Using Drones to Track Salmon on Wenatchee River (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

https://www.kpq.com/researchers-using-drones-to-track-salmon-on-wenatchee-river/

ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE

17.   Fukushima Nuclear Water to Be Released Via Undersea Tunnel (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/news/articles/2021-08-25/fukushima-nuclear-water-to-be-released-via-undersea-tunnel

18.   ‘A Combination of Failures:’ Why 3.6 Million Pounds of Nuclear Waste Is Buried on a Popular California Beach (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/24/san-onofre-nuclear-power-plant-radioactive-waste-unsafe

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

19.   Homes Lose Running Water in Klamath Basin as Houses Compete with Farmers, Ranchers (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/08/24/homes-lose-running-water-in-klamath-basin-as-houses-compete-with-farmers-ranchers/

20.   Scientists Launch Effort to Collect Water Data in US West (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-08-24/scientists-launch-effort-to-collect-water-data-in-us-west

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

21.   As Pacific Northwest Utilities Contemplate Building Decarbonization, Affordability Concerns Linger (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/as-pnw-utilities-contemplate-building-decarbonization-affordability-concer/605535/

22.   The City Is Inching Toward a New Carbon Tax Even as the Portland Clean Energy Fund Is Awash in Cash (Willamette Week, Portland, OR)

https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/08/18/the-city-is-inching-toward-a-new-carbon-tax-even-as-the-portland-clean-energy-fund-is-awash-in-cash/

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

23.   StarLink Has Shipped 100,000 Satellite Internet Terminals, Musk Says (C|Net News)

https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/starlink-has-shipped-100000-satellite-internet-terminals-musk-says/

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

24.   A Bitcoin Mining Power Plant Secretly Set Up Shop in Alberta. Now It’s Being Forced to Shut Down (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/link-global-bitcoin-mine-alberta-1.6137731?cmp=rss

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

25.   Who’s Making Those Electric Vehicle Batteries That Are Catching on Fire? (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-08-24/who-s-making-those-ev-batteries-catching-fire

26.   WA State: Jefferson Transit Eyes Options for Electric Buses (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/transit-eyes-options-for-electric-buses/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

27.   Scientists Just Overcame a Major Hurdle in Nuclear Fusion Research (Salon)

https://www.salon.com/2021/08/24/fusion-power-nif-results/

OTHER THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT

28.   Counties Have No Say on Railroad Expansion in Columbia River Gorge (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/counties-have-no-say-on-railroad-expansion-in-columbia-river-gorge/

29.   Feds Remind You They Will Shoot Down Your Drone If You Fly It Over Their Nuke Lab (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/feds-remind-you-they-will-shoot-down-your-drone-if-you-1847547472

30.   Salt River Project Elevates & Assists Women & Diverse Businesses with Supplier Diversity Program (Transmission & Distribution World)

https://www.tdworld.com/utility-business/article/21172929/srp-elevates-and-assists-women-and-diverse-businesses-with-supplier-diversity-program

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

‘Excuse My Dust’ One Last Zinger: Dorothy Parker’s Headstone Unveiled in New York City

https://apnews.com/article/arts-and-entertainment-dorothy-parker-nyc-state-wire-635a119f57b04b9cebd3bcb3504e2692

Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts Dies at Age 80

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/08/24/rolling-stones-drummer-charlie-watts-dies-at-age-80/

Giant Rubber Ducky Takes Flight; Where Will It Land Next?

https://apnews.com/article/oddities-europe-business-4c015c91e48893dc2a9da50d3554140a

Chevy Dealer Replaces Customer’s Corvette after Employee’s 148-Mph Street Race

https://www.autoblog.com/2021/08/20/corvette-148-mph-street-race-dealer-replaces-car/

SONG OF THE DAY

The Rolling Stones – Get Off of My Cloud

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sWqmMAvmdU