The Energy News Digest for September 29, 2021

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Utility Disconnections Can Resume This Week in Washington State (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/washington-state-residents-utility-moratorium-ends-thursday-help-coronavirus-pandemic-covid/281-96e84734-32ba-441c-a4b5-2e6f7b7ce4fb

More Renewable Energy, Less Energy Efficiency in New Pacific Northwest Power Plan (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://kuow.org/stories/more-renewable-energy-less-energy-efficiency-in-new-power-plan

Google Plans Further Expansion in Wasco County, Oregon – Report (Data Center Dynamics)

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-plans-further-expansion-in-wasco-county-oregon-report/

On the Klamath, Dam Removal May Come Too Late to Save the Salmon (Yale Environment 360)

https://e360.yale.edu/features/on-the-klamath-dam-removal-may-come-too-late-to-save-the-salmon

Advocates Say Wind Farm Plans Interfere with Fertile Fishing Areas (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/28/1041082819/advocates-say-wind-farm-plans-interfere-with-fertile-fishing-areas

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      Utility Disconnections Can Resume This Week in Washington State

2.      More Renewable Energy, Less Energy Efficiency in New Pacific Northwest Power Plan

3.      California Public Utilities President Stepping Down at the End of the Year

4.      British Columbia to Plow $260 Million into Electrification

5.      California: Sacramento Municipal Utility District Consolidates Ownership of Gas-Powered Plants as It Prepares to Shutter Them

6.      Canadian Dam Owner Sues Maine Over Alleged Effort to Remove Four Kennebec River Dams

7.      Déjà vu – As Marijuana Industry in Oklahoma Booms, Rural Utilities Feel Growing Pains

8.      Phase Out Natural Gas? A Big No from Many Cities

9.      Pennsylvania Community’s Fight Against Electric Lines Shows Tensions Coming with Push Toward a Clean Energy Future

10.   Aluminum’s Surge Is Really an Energy Crisis in Disguise

11.   Electricity Generation by U.S. State

12.   Here’s The List Of 317 Wind Energy Rejections the Sierra Club Doesn’t Want You to See

13.   Utility Companies Aren’t Preparing for the Right Kind of Disasters

14.   Advocates Say Wind Farm Plans Interfere with Fertile Fishing Areas

15.   President Biden’s Renewables Plan May Hit Floating Tech Troubles

16.   California: New Altamont Pass Wind Farm Aims to Bring Clean Energy to Residents, Businesses

17.   If You Think Solar Panels Are the Ultimate in Clean, Green Tech, Think Again

18.   On the Klamath, Dam Removal May Come Too Late to Save the Salmon

19.   Sockeye Salmon Released into Central Idaho Lakes to Spawn

20.   Oregon: Poor Deschutes River Steelhead Run Prompts Fishing Closure Through End of Year

21.   WA State: Over Dam/Salmon Debate – Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe Demands City Stop Using Chief Seattle on Its Logo

22.   A Bitter Dispute Ends as California Water Agencies Pledge Cooperation on Colorado River

23.   State, Federal Actions Show Growing Push for a Nuclear Role in Reaching Net Zero Emissions

24.   Google Plans Further Expansion in Wasco County, Oregon – Report

25.   Wyoming: Committee Looks to Make Cryptocurrency Mining Easier

26.   Bitcoin Bros & Nuclear Bros Have Found Common Cause

27.   Leaked Facebook Docs Depict Kids as 'Untapped' Wealth

28.   Weekly WA State Newspaper Fined $15,000 for Selling Election Coverage

29.   Gulf of Alaska Storm Season Begins

30.   USPS Mail Delivery Is About to Get Permanently Slower & Temporarily More Expensive

WORD OF THE DAY

Foozle \FOO-zul\ Verb – To manage or play awkwardly: bungle.

Watching Abercrombie in aerobics class was like watching a large, ponderous bear attempt ballet…only not as good. Just about every move barked out by the harridan leading the class led to a foozled step by Abercrombie. He often endangered fellow classmates with flailing arms or a mistaken left step when a right one was ordered.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Utility Disconnections Can Resume This Week in Washington State (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/washington-state-residents-utility-moratorium-ends-thursday-help-coronavirus-pandemic-covid/281-96e84734-32ba-441c-a4b5-2e6f7b7ce4fb

2.      More Renewable Energy, Less Energy Efficiency in New Pacific Northwest Power Plan (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://kuow.org/stories/more-renewable-energy-less-energy-efficiency-in-new-power-plan

3.      California Public Utilities President Stepping Down at the End of the Year (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2021-09-28/california-public-utilities-president-stepping-down-at-the-end-of-the-year

4.      British Columbia to Plow $260 Million into Electrification (Alaska Highway News)

https://www.alaskahighwaynews.ca/fort-st-john/bc-to-plow-260-million-into-electrification-4466158

5.      California: Sacramento Municipal Utility District Consolidates Ownership of Gas-Powered Plants as It Prepares to Shutter Them (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2021/09/28/smud-consolidates-ownership-gas-powered-plants.html

6.      Canadian Dam Owner Sues Maine Over Alleged Effort to Remove Four Kennebec River Dams (Portland Press-Herald, ME)

https://www.pressherald.com/2021/09/28/canadian-dam-owner-sues-maine-over-alleged-effort-to-remove-4-kennebec-dams/?rel=related

7.      Déjà vu – As Marijuana Industry in Oklahoma Booms, Rural Utilities Feel Growing Pains (KOSU Radio, Stillwater, OK)

https://www.kosu.org/local-news/2021-09-28/as-marijuana-industry-in-oklahoma-booms-rural-utilities-feel-growing-pains

8.      Phase Out Natural Gas? A Big No from Many Cities (The Tyee)

https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/09/24/Phase-Out-Natural-Gas-Cities/

9.      Pennsylvania Community’s Fight Against Electric Lines Shows Tensions Coming with Push Toward a Clean Energy Future (Pennsylvania State Impact)

https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2021/09/24/pennsylvania-fight-over-electric-lines-shows-tensions-coming-with-a-clean-energy-future/

10.   Aluminum’s Surge Is Really an Energy Crisis in Disguise (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-27/aluminum-s-surge-is-an-energy-crisis-in-disguise-linked-to-heavy-coal-reliance

11.   Electricity Generation by U.S. State (Big Think)

https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/electricity-generation-by-state/

SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI

12.   Here’s The List Of 317 Wind Energy Rejections the Sierra Club Doesn’t Want You to See (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertbryce/2021/09/26/heres-the-list-of-317-wind-energy-rejections-the-sierra-club-doesnt-want-you-to-see/?sh=280c2dda5bad

13.   Utility Companies Aren’t Preparing for the Right Kind of Disasters (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/90680286/how-utility-companies-can-prevent-long-power-outages-after-disasters

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

14.   Advocates Say Wind Farm Plans Interfere with Fertile Fishing Areas (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/28/1041082819/advocates-say-wind-farm-plans-interfere-with-fertile-fishing-areas

15.   President Biden’s Renewables Plan May Hit Floating Tech Troubles (E&E News)

https://www.eenews.net/articles/biden-renewables-plan-may-hit-floating-tech-troubles/

16.   California: New Altamont Pass Wind Farm Aims to Bring Clean Energy to Residents, Businesses (Pleasanton Weekly, CA)

https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/2021/09/28/new-altamont-pass-wind-farm-aims-to-bring-clean-energy-to-residents-businesses

17.   If You Think Solar Panels Are the Ultimate in Clean, Green Tech, Think Again (C|Net News)

https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/if-you-think-solar-panels-are-the-ultimate-in-clean-green-tech-think-again/

FISH & WILDLIFE

18.   On the Klamath, Dam Removal May Come Too Late to Save the Salmon (Yale Environment 360)

https://e360.yale.edu/features/on-the-klamath-dam-removal-may-come-too-late-to-save-the-salmon

19.   Sockeye Salmon Released into Central Idaho Lakes to Spawn (Associated Press)

https://wahoo-ashland-waverly.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/sockeye-salmon-released-into-central-idaho-lakes-to-spawn/article_9c1b5695-5aae-5110-abbb-037206f92071.html

20.   Oregon: Poor Deschutes River Steelhead Run Prompts Fishing Closure Through End of Year (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

https://ktvz.com/news/outdoors/2021/09/28/poor-deschutes-river-steelhead-run-prompts-fishing-closure-through-end-of-year/

21.   WA State: Over Dam/Salmon Debate – Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe Demands City Stop Using Chief Seattle on Its Logo (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/sauk-suiattle-indian-tribe-demands-city-stop-using-chief-seattle-on-its-logo/281-7c28af7b-6e82-49ca-98f8-c7634b83bd70

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

22.   A Bitter Dispute Ends as California Water Agencies Pledge Cooperation on Colorado River (Los Angeles Times, CA)

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2021-09-28/california-water-agencies-settle-dispute

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

23.   State, Federal Actions Show Growing Push for a Nuclear Role in Reaching Net Zero Emissions (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/state-federal-actions-show-growing-push-for-a-nuclear-role-in-reaching-net/606107/

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

24.   Google Plans Further Expansion in Wasco County, Oregon – Report (Data Center Dynamics)

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-plans-further-expansion-in-wasco-county-oregon-report/

25.   Wyoming: Committee Looks to Make Cryptocurrency Mining Easier (Wyoming Public Media)

https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/natural-resources-energy/2021-09-27/committee-looks-to-make-cryptocurrency-mining-easier

26.   Bitcoin Bros & Nuclear Bros Have Found Common Cause (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/bitcoin-bros-and-nuclear-bros-have-found-common-cause-1847753537

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

27.   Leaked Facebook Docs Depict Kids as 'Untapped' Wealth (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/leaked-facebook-docs-depict-kids-as-untapped-wealth-1847763431

28.   Weekly WA State Newspaper Fined $15,000 for Selling Election Coverage (Crosscut Seattle, WA)

https://crosscut.com/politics/2021/09/weekly-wa-newspaper-fined-15000-selling-election-coverage

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

29.   Gulf of Alaska Storm Season Begins (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2021/09/gulf-of-alaska-storm-begins.html

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW TODAY

30.   USPS Mail Delivery Is About to Get Permanently Slower & Temporarily More Expensive (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/09/28/usps-delivery-get-slower-more-expensive-during-holidays/5893001001/

BABAE! PIGS IN THE FORUM – DIVERSIONS

Missing Moon Rock from Apollo 17 Mission Back in Louisiana

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/louisiana/articles/2021-09-29/missing-moon-rock-from-apollo-17-mission-back-in-louisiana

iPhones in Old Paintings — Is This Evidence of Time Travellers?

https://medium.com/science-and-critical-thinking/iphones-in-old-paintings-is-this-evidence-of-time-travellers-7f49a12d5780

‘Mudlarks’ Dig Up London’s Past on the Banks of the River Thames

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2021/0923/Mudlarks-dig-up-London-s-past-on-the-banks-of-the-River-Thames?icid=rss

Basta! Romans Say Enough to Invasion of Wild Boars in City

https://news.yahoo.com/basta-romans-enough-invasion-wild-174208841.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkC3chi_ysw

The Energy News Digest for September 27, 2021

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Pacific Gas & Electric PG&E Slapped with Criminal Charges Over 2020 Zogg Fire (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/pge-slapped-with-criminal-charges-over-2020-zogg-fire/

Oregon: Lane Electric Cooperative Awarded $20 Million for Holiday Farm Fire Reconstruction (Eugene Register-Guard, OR – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/2021/09/26/lane-electric-cooperative-fema-grant-holiday-farm-fire-reconstruction/5806249001/

Legal Battles Unfold During Seattle City Light Dam Re-Licensing (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/legal-battles-unfold-during-seattle-city-light-dam-re-licensing/

Bonneville Power Administration on Path to Join Western Energy Imbalance Market in March 2022 (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-on-path-to-join-Western-Energy-Imbalance-Market-in-March-2022.aspx

EIA Expects U.S. Hydropower Generation to Decline 14% in 2021 amid Drought (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=49676

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      Pacific Gas & Electric PG&E Slapped with Criminal Charges Over 2020 Zogg Fire

2.      Oregon: Lane Electric Cooperative Awarded $20 Million for Holiday Farm Fire Reconstruction

3.      Legal Battles Unfold During Seattle City Light Dam Re-Licensing

4.      Bonneville Power Administration on Path to Join Western Energy Imbalance Market in March 2022

5.      EIA Expects U.S. Hydropower Generation to Decline 14% in 2021 amid Drought

6.      Lake Powell Is Losing So Much Water, It May Not Be Able to Generate Hydropower in 2 Years

7.      U.S. Military Eyes Prototype Mobile Nuclear Reactor in Idaho

8.      China Power Crunch Spreads, Shutting Factories & Dimming Growth Outlook

9.      Shadow Contracts, Corruption Keep the Lights Out in Iraq

10.   Where Does the UK Get Its Gas? Is It Facing a Shortage This Winter?

11.   Virginia: Teaching Young Women How to Be a Utility Worker at Girl Power Camp

12.   Guest Essay: Oregon Governor’s Anti-Dam Campaign Ignores Risks to Power Grid

13.   Guest Essay: What Not to Wear – California Energy Policy Is an Ill-Fitting Option for Idaho, Northwest

14.   Major Energy Storage Project Proposed Near Lebec Along California Aqueduct

15.   Arizona: Salt River Project to Partner in Large Solar Plant Northwest of Flagstaff

16.   California: Jacumba Neighbors Sue to Block Construction of San Diego County’s Largest Solar Farm

17.   California: Wind Farm Developer Pares Down Plan for Land West of Burney, Sweetens Offer to Shasta County

18.   New Alaska Hydro Project Highlights the Need for More

19.   Oregon PUC Revises Community Solar Program to Encourage More Participation

20.   Housing in Alaska Can’t Survive Climate Change. This Group Is Trying a New Model

21.   How Weatherization Can Be a Win-Win for Struggling Americans

22.   Makah Tribe Wins Major Step Toward Resuming Whaling Off Washington’s Olympic Peninsula

23.   Lampreys lurk on Clackamas River

24.   Oregon: Grand Ronde Tribe Reclaims Willamette Falls, As Work Begins to Tear Down Oregon City Mill

25.   Montana Tribe Finalizes Historic $1.9 Billion Water Rights Settlement

26.   Drought Forces West to Turn to Fuels That Helped Cause It

27.   Three Key Takeaways About Broadband & California’s Digital Divide

28.   A Bitcoin Miner Is Buying Power Plants to Mine Crypto Now

29.   China Says All Cryptocurrency Transactions Illegal; Bitcoin Tumbles

30.   Electric Utilities Highlight Electric Vehicle Investments During National Drive Electric Week

31.   Instagram Kids App on Pause as Facebook Argues Over Its Harm to Teens

32.   Hubble Looks Deep into Our Milky Way Galaxy, Captures This Sparkling Scene

33.   Investigators Seek Cause of Deadly Montana Train Derailment

34.   Wipe That Smile Off Your Face – Limits on Toilet Paper & Cleaning Supplies Are Back at Costco

WORD OF THE DAY

Tomb \toom\ Noun – 1a: an excavation in which a corpse is buried: grave b: a place of internment 2: a house, chamber, or vault for the dead 3: a building or structure resembling a tomb.

Silence of the tomb

Shelob waits in the shadows

She sees you, precious

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Pacific Gas & Electric PG&E Slapped with Criminal Charges Over 2020 Zogg Fire (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/pge-slapped-with-criminal-charges-over-2020-zogg-fire/

2.      Oregon: Lane Electric Cooperative Awarded $20 Million for Holiday Farm Fire Reconstruction (Eugene Register-Guard, OR – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/2021/09/26/lane-electric-cooperative-fema-grant-holiday-farm-fire-reconstruction/5806249001/

3.      Legal Battles Unfold During Seattle City Light Dam Re-Licensing (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/legal-battles-unfold-during-seattle-city-light-dam-re-licensing/

4.      Bonneville Power Administration on Path to Join Western Energy Imbalance Market in March 2022 (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-on-path-to-join-Western-Energy-Imbalance-Market-in-March-2022.aspx

5.      EIA Expects U.S. Hydropower Generation to Decline 14% in 2021 amid Drought (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=49676

6.      Lake Powell Is Losing So Much Water, It May Not Be Able to Generate Hydropower in 2 Years (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/lake-powell-is-losing-so-much-water-it-may-not-be-able-1847730709

7.      U.S. Military Eyes Prototype Mobile Nuclear Reactor in Idaho (Associated Press)

https://idahonews.com/news/local/us-military-eyes-prototype-mobile-nuclear-reactor-in-idaho

8.      China Power Crunch Spreads, Shutting Factories & Dimming Growth Outlook (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-power-crunch-begins-weigh-economic-outlook-2021-09-27/

9.      Shadow Contracts, Corruption Keep the Lights Out in Iraq (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/business-middle-east-elections-iraq-baghdad-177d3284c87d892ac4f9f56140f13331

10.   Where Does the UK Get Its Gas? Is It Facing a Shortage This Winter? (British Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58637094

11.   Virginia: Teaching Young Women How to Be a Utility Worker at Girl Power Camp (WCAV-TV, Charlotte, NC)

https://www.cbs19news.com/story/44793907/teaching-young-women-how-to-be-a-utility-worker-power-girl-camp

SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI

12.   Guest Essay: Oregon Governor’s Anti-Dam Campaign Ignores Risks to Power Grid (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2021/09/opinion-governors-anti-dam-campaign-ignores-risks-to-power-grid.html

13.   Guest Essay: What Not to Wear – California Energy Policy Is an Ill-Fitting Option for Idaho, Northwest (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)

https://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/readers-opinion/article254391999.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

14.   Major Energy Storage Project Proposed Near Lebec Along California Aqueduct (Bakersfield Californian, CA)

https://www.bakersfield.com/news/major-energy-storage-project-proposed-near-lebec-along-california-aqueduct/article_fd846a78-1db7-11ec-949b-0b62703c0410.html

15.   Arizona: Salt River Project to Partner in Large Solar Plant Northwest of Flagstaff (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/business-environment-and-nature-arizona-phoenix-flagstaff-5367f7c679a1e30c73e20e2facb0e385

16.   California: Jacumba Neighbors Sue to Block Construction of San Diego County’s Largest Solar Farm (KFMB-TV, San Diego, CA)

https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/jacumba-neighbors-sue-block-construction-san-diego-countys-largest-solar-farm/509-4aef14a6-de6c-453c-bdb6-5e9e9fac169c

17.   California: Wind Farm Developer Pares Down Plan for Land West of Burney, Sweetens Offer to Shasta County (Redding Record-Searchlight, CA)

https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2021/09/23/fountain-wind-developer-downsizes-plan-land-west-burney-shasta-county/5815729001/

18.   New Alaska Hydro Project Highlights the Need for More (Anchorage Daily News, AK)

https://www.adn.com/opinions/2021/09/22/new-alaska-hydro-project-highlights-the-need-for-more/

19.   Oregon PUC revises Community Solar Program to encourage more participation (KTVZ-TV – Bend, OR)

https://ktvz.com/community/community-billboard/2021/09/23/oregon-puc-revises-community-solar-program-to-encourage-more-participation/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

20.   Housing in Alaska Can’t Survive Climate Change. This Group Is Trying a New Model (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/housing-in-alaska-cant-survive-climate-change-this-group-is-trying-a-new-model/

21.   How Weatherization Can Be a Win-Win for Struggling Americans (Grist Online)

https://grist.org/sponsored/how-weatherization-can-be-a-win-win-for-struggling-americans/

FISH & WILDLIFE

22.   Makah Tribe Wins Major Step Toward Resuming Whaling Off Washington’s Olympic Peninsula (Associated Press)

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/09/27/tribe-wins-major-step-toward-resuming-whaling-off-washington/

23.   Lampreys lurk on Clackamas River (Pamplin Media Group, Portland, OR – Paywall Advisory)

https://pamplinmedia.com/en/30-news/522890-417728-lampreys-lurk-on-clackamas-river

ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE

24.   Oregon: Grand Ronde Tribe Reclaims Willamette Falls, As Work Begins to Tear Down Oregon City Mill (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2021/09/grand-ronde-tribe-reclaims-willamette-falls-as-work-begins-to-tear-down-oregon-city-mill.html

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

25.   Montana Tribe Finalizes Historic $1.9 Billion Water Rights Settlement (Grist Online)

https://grist.org/agriculture/indigenous-water-rights/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

26.   Drought Forces West to Turn to Fuels That Helped Cause It (Bloomberg News)

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/drought-forces-west-to-turn-to-fossil-fuels-that-helped-cause-it

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

27.   Three Key Takeaways About Broadband & California’s Digital Divide (KXTV-TV, Sacramento, CA)

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/calmatters/takeaways-about-broadband-and-californias-digital-divide/103-a8df241f-fc8d-491f-8f37-f0deea48d5bc

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

28.   A Bitcoin Miner Is Buying Power Plants to Mine Crypto Now (Mashable)

https://mashable.com/article/bitcoin-mining-power-plant

29.   China Says All Cryptocurrency Transactions Illegal; Bitcoin Tumbles (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2021/09/china-says-all-cryptocurrency-transactions-illegal-bitcoin-tumbles.html

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

Electric Utilities Highlight Electric Vehicle Investments During National Drive Electric Week (Daily Energy Insider)

30.   https://dailyenergyinsider.com/featured/32065-electric-utilities-highlight-ev-investments-during-national-drive-electric-week/?amp

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

31.   Instagram Kids App on Pause as Facebook Argues Over Its Harm to Teens

https://gizmodo.com/instagram-kids-app-on-pause-as-facebook-argues-over-its-1847750965

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

32.   Hubble Looks Deep into Our Milky Way Galaxy, Captures This Sparkling Scene (Mashable)

https://mashable.com/article/nasa-hubble-stars-image

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW TODAY

33.   Investigators Seek Cause of Deadly Montana Train Derailment (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/business-montana-amtrak-d33d78d5aa0da2abf8124162ed6b678f

34.   Wipe That Smile Off Your Face – Limits on Toilet Paper & Cleaning Supplies Are Back at Costco (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/09/25/limits-on-toilet-paper-and-cleaning-supplies-are-back-at-costco/

HAMSTERS IN THE MARKET – DIVERSIONS

Mr Goxx, the Crypto-Trading Hamster Beating Human Investors

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58707641

Justin Tucker’s NFL-Record 66-Yard Field Goal in Final Seconds Lifts Ravens, Stuns Lions

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/ravens/2021/09/26/justin-tucker-nfl-record-field-goal-baltimore-ravens-detroit-lions/5877314001/

Oregon Dog’s 12-Inch Ears Earn Guinness World Record

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2021/09/24/Guinness-World-Records-Paige-Olsen-longest-ears-dog-Lou-coonhound/5581632511279/

Oldest Human Footprints in North America Found in U.S. Park

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/oldest-footprints-north-america-1.6187978?cmp=rss

SONG OF THE DAY

Paul Revere & The Raiders – Kicks

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