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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Severe Drought Is
Wreaking Havoc on Hydropower in California, Risking Outages (Yahoo News)
https://news.yahoo.com/severe-drought-wreaking-havoc-hydropower-105000654.html
‘Woke Up Sweating’:
Some Texans Shocked to Find Their Smart Thermostats Were Raised Remotely
(KHOU-TV, Houston, TX)
Nuclear Power Plant
Near Tri-Cities Back on the Grid Just Ahead of Blistering Heatwave (Tri-City
Herald, WA)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article252230038.html
Chlorine Shortage:
Officials Say Washington State’s Drinking Water Remains Clean & Safe
(KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Drought-Stricken
Communities Push Back Against Data Centers (NBC News)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1. Severe
Drought Is Wreaking Havoc on Hydropower in California, Risking Outages
2. California
Gov. Newsom Signs Emergency Proclamation to Free More Energy Amid Heat Wave
3. During
Rolling Blackouts Last Summer, California Kept Exporting Power Out of State.
There’s Still No Permanent Fix
4. Nuclear
Power Plant Near Tri-Cities Back on the Grid Just Ahead of Blistering Heatwave
5. Plan
to Remove Four Dams Near Oregon-California Border Clears Major Hurdle
6. Idaho
Ag Officials Affirm Opposition to Snake River Dam Breaching
7. Montana
Storm Damage – Gov. Gianforte Issues Executive Order Declaring Disaster in Five
Eastern Counties
8. NorthWestern
Energy Joins the Western Energy Imbalance Market
9. ‘Night
& Day’: What Juneau Learned When an Avalanche Turned Out the City’s Lights
10. Power
Struggle: A Major Source of Air Pollution on Oahu Is Also Keeping the Lights On
11. Maine
Utility Takeover Proponents Try to Save Their Bill After a Key Backer Flips
12. February’s
Increase in Coal-Fired Electric Generation Reduced U.S. Coal Stockpiles
13. Policymakers’
Inconsistent Energy Approach Could Bring Blackouts
14. Other
Views: Inslee’s Double-Signing Stunt a Wasteful Abdication of Duty
15. Why Do We
Give Grants to Huge Internet Service Providers?
16. Guest
Essay: Recent Southern Resident Orca Success Could Reshape Recovery Approach
17. Editorial:
Environmental Wins & Two That Need Protection: Bristol Bay, Skagit River
Headwaters
18. Wyoming:
Six New Wind Farms – PacifiCorp Proposes Big Build of Rocky Mountain Region
Wind
19. Montana:
Solar Array Proposal Debated in Marathon Butte-Silver Bow County Zoning Board
Meeting
20. Soon-to-Open
Resorts World, NV Energy Propose Unique Renewable Electric Service Deal to
State Regulators
21. Will
Windcatchers Revolutionize the Offshore Wind Energy Sector?
22. ‘Woke Up
Sweating’: Some Texans Shocked to Find Their Smart Thermostats Were Raised
Remotely
23. FERC
Pauses Ruling Preventing States from Blocking Demand Response Under Order 2222
24. 2021 Top
Energy Star Cities
25. Klamath
Basin: With Fish on the Brink of Extinction, Tribes Say Government Must Act
26. Colorado:
Biologists Leave No Stone Unturned to Save the Gunnison Sage Grouse
27. Chlorine
Shortage: Officials Say Washington State’s Drinking Water Remains Clean &
Safe
28. Extreme
Drought Hits Farmers Hard in Central Oregon County
29. California:
Two Central Coast Water Organizations Fight Over New Restrictions
30. This
Interactive Map Shows Just How Sh**ty America’s Internet Is
31. Drought-Stricken
Communities Push Back Against Data Centers
32. Hit by a
Ransomware Attack? Your Payment May Be Deductible
33. Electrified
| Northern Fruit Turns to Tesla to Trim Transportation Costs
34. The
Cheapest & Most Expensive States to Drive an Electric Car
35. What
Renters Need to Know with the National Eviction Moratorium Set to Expire
36. Pacific Northwest Rivers Rebounding from Pandemic
WORD OF THE DAY
Inveigle /in-VAY-gull/ Verb – 1: to win over by entice, 2: to acquire by ingenuity or flattery: wangle.
All Alfred’s attempts to inveigle his co-workers support of his plan fell on deaf ears. Even the offer of iced cake doughnuts with the sprinkles that look like multi-colored mouse droppings failed to win the day.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1. Severe
Drought Is Wreaking Havoc on Hydropower in California, Risking Outages (Yahoo
News)
https://news.yahoo.com/severe-drought-wreaking-havoc-hydropower-105000654.html
2.
California Gov. Newsom Signs Emergency
Proclamation to Free More Energy Amid Heat Wave (KTVU-TV, Oakland, CA)
https://www.ktvu.com/news/newsom-signs-emergency-proclamation-to-free-more-energy-amid-heat-wave
3.
During Rolling Blackouts Last Summer, California
Kept Exporting Power Out of State. There’s Still No Permanent Fix (KQED-Radio,
San Francisco, CA)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article252230038.html
5.
Plan to Remove Four Dams Near Oregon-California
Border Clears Major Hurdle (Associated Press)
6.
Idaho Ag Officials Affirm Opposition to Snake
River Dam Breaching (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
7.
Montana Storm Damage – Gov. Gianforte Issues
Executive Order Declaring Disaster in Five Eastern Counties (EIN Presswire)
8.
NorthWestern Energy Joins the Western Energy
Imbalance Market (Reuters)
9.
‘Night & Day’: What Juneau Learned When an Avalanche
Turned Out the City’s Lights (KTOO Radio, Juneau, AK)
10.
Power Struggle: A Major Source of Air Pollution on
Oahu Is Also Keeping the Lights On (Honolulu CivilBeat, HI)
11.
Maine Utility Takeover Proponents Try to Save
Their Bill After a Key Backer Flips (Bangor Daily News, ME)
12.
February’s Increase in Coal-Fired Electric
Generation Reduced U.S. Coal Stockpiles (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=48436
13.
Policymakers’ Inconsistent Energy Approach Could
Bring Blackouts (The Hill, Washington, DC)
SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI
14.
Other Views: Inslee’s Double-Signing Stunt a
Wasteful Abdication of Duty (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
15.
Why Do We Give Grants to Huge Internet Service
Providers? (Pots & Pans)
https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2021/06/18/why-do-we-give-grants-to-huge-isps/
16.
Guest Essay: Recent Southern Resident Orca Success
Could Reshape Recovery Approach (San Juan Islander, Friday Harbor, WA)
17.
Editorial: Environmental Wins & Two That
Need Protection: Bristol Bay, Skagit River Headwaters (Seattle Times, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
18.
Wyoming: Six New Wind Farms – PacifiCorp
Proposes Big Build of Rocky Mountain Region Wind (Associated Press)
19.
Montana: Solar Array Proposal Debated in Marathon
Butte-Silver Bow County Zoning Board Meeting
20.
Soon-to-Open Resorts World, NV Energy Propose
Unique Renewable Electric Service Deal to State Regulators (Nevada Independent)
21. Will
Windcatchers Revolutionize the Offshore Wind Energy Sector? (Treehugger)
https://www.treehugger.com/will-windcatchers-revolutionize-offshore-wind-energy-sector-5189044
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
23.
FERC Pauses Ruling Preventing States from Blocking
Demand Response Under Order 2222 (Utility Dive)
24.
2021 Top Energy Star Cities (Energy Star)
https://www.energystar.gov/buildings/about_us/newsroom/2021_top_cities
FISH & WILDLIFE
25.
Klamath Basin: With Fish on the Brink of
Extinction, Tribes Say Government Must Act (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/with-fish-on-the-brink-of-extinction-tribes-say-government-must-act/
26.
Colorado: Biologists Leave No Stone Unturned to
Save the Gunnison Sage Grouse (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/biologists-leave-no-stone-unturned-to-save-the-gunnison-sage-grouse/
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
28.
Extreme Drought Hits Farmers Hard in Central
Oregon County (National Public Radio)
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/19/1008395394/extreme-drought-hits-farmers-hard-in-central-oregon-county
29.
California: Two Central Coast Water
Organizations Fight Over New Restrictions (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/two-central-coast-water-organizations-fight-over-new-restrictions/
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
30.
This Interactive Map Shows Just How Sh**ty
America’s Internet Is (Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/this-interactive-map-shows-just-shitty-americas-interne-1847120376
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
31. Drought-Stricken
Communities Push Back Against Data Centers (NBC News)
32.
Hit by a Ransomware Attack? Your Payment May Be Deductible
(Associated Press)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
33.
Electrified | Northern Fruit Turns to Tesla to
Trim Transportation Costs (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall Advisory)
34.
The Cheapest & Most Expensive States to Drive
an Electric Car (Martketwatch)
GOVERNANCE, BUSINESS, & MANAGEMENT
35.
What Renters Need to Know with the National
Eviction Moratorium Set to Expire (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
https://www.theolympian.com/news/business/article252194673.html
36.
Pacific Northwest Rivers Rebounding from Pandemic
(Waterways Journal Weekly)
https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2021/06/18/pacific-northwest-rivers-rebounding-from-pandemic/
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Thousands Have Signed
an Online Petition for Jeff Bezos to Buy & Eat the Mona Lisa
https://gizmodo.com/thousands-have-signed-an-online-petition-for-jeff-bezos-1847136299
Fish Once Labeled a ‘Living
Fossil’ Surprises Scientists Again
Botswana Unearths World’s
Third Largest Diamond
https://www.reuters.com/world/botswana-unearths-worlds-third-largest-diamond-2021-06-16/
Sand sculptors compete
for $6,000 prize in New Hampshire
SONG OF THE DAY
Pink Floyd – Shine on You
Crazy Diamond
