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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)
Legal Battles Unfold During Seattle City Light Dam
Re-Licensing (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Bonneville Power Administration on Path to Join Western
Energy Imbalance Market in March 2022 (Bonneville Power Administration)
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
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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)
3.
Legal Battles Unfold During Seattle City Light Dam
Re-Licensing (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
4.
Bonneville Power Administration on Path to Join Western
Energy Imbalance Market in March 2022 (Bonneville Power Administration)
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)
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)
SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI
12.
Guest Essay: Oregon Governor’s Anti-Dam Campaign
Ignores Risks to Power Grid (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
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)
15.
Arizona: Salt River Project to Partner in Large
Solar Plant Northwest of Flagstaff (Associated Press)
16.
California: Jacumba Neighbors Sue to Block
Construction of San Diego County’s Largest Solar Farm (KFMB-TV, San Diego, CA)
17.
California: Wind Farm Developer Pares Down Plan for
Land West of Burney, Sweetens Offer to Shasta County (Redding
Record-Searchlight, CA)
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)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
20.
Housing in Alaska Can’t Survive Climate Change. This
Group Is Trying a New Model (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
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)
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)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
27.
Three Key Takeaways About Broadband & California’s
Digital Divide (KXTV-TV, Sacramento, CA)
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)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
Electric Utilities Highlight Electric Vehicle Investments
During National Drive Electric Week (Daily Energy Insider)
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)
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
Oregon Dog’s 12-Inch Ears Earn Guinness World Record
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
