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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
The Pacific Northwest
Braces for Hottest Day of Intense Heat Wave (Associated Press)
https://www.opb.org/article/2021/06/28/northwest-braces-for-hottest-day-of-intense-heat-wave/
California Officials
Now Say Flex Alert for Monday No Longer Planned (KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA)
https://www.kcra.com/article/flex-alert-possible-monday-california/36856305#
Wall Street Sees Big
Wish Granted in Biden’s Infrastructure Deal – ‘Asset Recycling’ (Bloomberg
News)
Cold Water Released
from N. Idaho Dam to Help Columbia Basin Salmon (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses
Lake, WA)
https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2021/jun/26/cold-water-released-from-n-idaho-dam-to-help-2/
Washington State Denies
Permit for Goldendale Pumped Hydro Project, But It’s Not the End of the Road
(Northwest Public Broadcasting)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1. The
Pacific Northwest Braces for Hottest Day of Intense Heat Wave
2. Portland
& Seattle See Record Highs Soar Past 100 Degrees as Heat Wave Sweeps the
Pacific Northwest
3. What
Is a Heat Dome? Why the Pacific Northwest Is Seeing All-Time High Temps
4. ‘Jaw-Dropping’
Forecast Is Warning Sign of Climate Change’s Future Impact in Washington State,
Scientists Say
5. California
Officials Now Say Flex Alert for Monday No Longer Planned
6. Pacific
Gas & Electric Advises Parts of Napa County to Prepare for More Frequent
Power Shutoffs This Fire Season
7. Idaho
Power Asks Public to Conserve Power During the Heatwave
8. Hydro-Fade:
Pacific NW Power Production Is in Dramatic Flux
9. The
Dam Plan That Works for Everyone
10. National
Labs Identify Priorities in Modernizing U.S. Electricity Markets
11. Unacceptable:
Privatization Appears to Be a Key Facet of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
12. Editorial:
If WA State’s Snake River Dams Are the Problem, Why Are Salmon Runs Improving?
13. Guest
Essay: Competition Won’t Solve the Digital Divide – Communities Will
14. A
Busy Year for State Broadband Legislation
15. Washington
State Denies Permit for Goldendale Pumped Hydro Project, But It’s Not the End
of the Road
16. California:
Shasta County Planning Commission Denies Use Permit for Controversial Wind Farm
17. Nevada:
MGM to Activate 100-Megawatt Solar Power Array on Monday
18. Texas:
Austin’s Biomass Power Plant Idled Again During Mid-June Energy Crunch
19. China
Calls U.S. Ban on Solar Materials an Economic Attack Using ‘Human Rights as a
Disguise’
20. Need
a New Air Conditioning Unit? Be Prepared to Wait Two Months
21. Snohomish
PUD Offers Tips to Cool Home During Hot Weather
22. Cold
Water Released from N. Idaho Dam to Help Columbia Basin Salmon
23. Hot
Salmon: Heat Wave Brings Concern for Northwest Water Temps as Memory of 2015
Die-Off Looms
24. Fraser
River: Improved Fishway, Lower River Flow Raise Salmon Migration Hopes at
British Columbia Rockslide
25. Urban
Seagulls: Pests, Or Important Indicators of Environmental Change?
26. Conservationists:
Idaho Power Illegally Flushes Oil, Grease into Snake River
27. California’s
Drought & Wildfire Dangers Rising at Stunning Pace
28. Oregon
Lawmakers Approve Ambitious Carbon-Reduction Goals for State Energy Grid
29. Open
Access Opportunity for Municipalities to Allay Competition Concerns
30. Montana:
Bozeman Invests in Plan to Expand Broadband Infrastructure
31. The
Internet Consumes Less Energy Than You Think
32. Microsoft
Says SolarWinds Hackers Exploited Its Own Customer Support Tools
33. Department
of Energy Asks Congress for $201 Million to Bolster Cybersecurity in Wake of
Attacks
34. Wyoming
Wants to Be the Crypto Capital of the U.S.
35. Google
Adds Search Warning for Queries with Fast-Changing Results
36. Five
Tips to Capture Eye-catching Lineworker Shots
37. Wall
Street Sees Big Wish Granted in Biden’s Infrastructure Deal – ‘Asset Recycling’
38. Biden
to Tout Economic Benefits of Infrastructure Package
39. President
Biden’s & Bipartisan Senators’ Infrastructure Deal at a Glance
40. Beware
‘Asset Recycling’ – President Biden’s $1.6 Trillion Infrastructure Deal Open to
Australian Investment
41. An Overview of America’s C- Infrastructure Report Card
WORD OF THE DAY
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Yummy, cured meat snack
Desiccated, salted beef
Jerky hits the spot
THE BOILER ROOM BLUES – WEST COAST HEATWAVE
1. The
Pacific Northwest Braces for Hottest Day of Intense Heat Wave (Associated Press)
https://www.opb.org/article/2021/06/28/northwest-braces-for-hottest-day-of-intense-heat-wave/
2.
Portland & Seattle See Record Highs Soar
Past 100 Degrees as Heat Wave Sweeps the Pacific Northwest (Cable News Network)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/28/weather/heat-waves-west-coast-records/index.html
3.
What Is a Heat Dome? Why the Pacific Northwest Is
Seeing All-Time High Temps (Fast Company)
4.
‘Jaw-Dropping’ Forecast Is Warning Sign of Climate
Change’s Future Impact in Washington State, Scientists Say (Bakersfield
Californian, CA)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
5. California
Officials Now Say Flex Alert for Monday No Longer Planned (KCRA-TV, Sacramento,
CA)
https://www.kcra.com/article/flex-alert-possible-monday-california/36856305#
6.
Pacific Gas & Electric Advises Parts of Napa
County to Prepare for More Frequent Power Shutoffs This Fire Season (California
News-Times)
7.
Idaho Power Asks Public to Conserve Power During
the Heatwave (KMTV-TV, Twin Falls, ID)
https://www.kmvt.com/2021/06/28/idaho-power-asks-public-conserve-power-during-heatwave/
8.
Hydro-Fade: Pacific NW Power Production Is in Dramatic
Flux (The Lagrande Observer, OR)
9.
The Dam Plan That Works for Everyone (Greenbiz)
https://www.greenbiz.com/article/dam-plan-works-everyone
10.
National Labs Identify Priorities in Modernizing
U.S. Electricity Markets (PV Magazine)
SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI
11.
Unacceptable: Privatization Appears to Be a Key
Facet of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal (Cascadia Advocate, Redmond, WA)
12.
Editorial: If WA State’s Snake River Dams Are the
Problem, Why Are Salmon Runs Improving? (Tri-City Herald, WA)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/editorials/article252305328.html
13.
Guest Essay: Competition Won’t Solve the Digital
Divide – Communities Will (The Hill, Washington, DC)
14.
A Busy Year for State Broadband Legislation
(Pots & Pans)
https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2021/06/25/a-busy-year-for-state-legislation/
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
16.
California: Shasta County Planning Commission Denies
Use Permit for Controversial Wind Farm (Redding Record-Searchlight, CA)
17.
Nevada: MGM to Activate 100-Megawatt Solar Power
Array on Monday (Las Vegas Review-Journal, NV)
18.
Texas: Austin’s Biomass Power Plant Idled Again
During Mid-June Energy Crunch (KXAN-TV, Austin, TX)
19.
China Calls U.S. Ban on Solar Materials an
Economic Attack Using ‘Human Rights as a Disguise’ (The Hill, Washington, DC)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
20.
Need a New Air Conditioning Unit? Be Prepared to
Wait Two Months (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)
https://mynorthwest.com/2993952/new-air-conditioning-unit-wait-two-months/
21.
Snohomish PUD Offers Tips to Cool Home During
Hot Weather (North County Outlook, Marysville, WA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2021/jun/26/cold-water-released-from-n-idaho-dam-to-help-2/
23.
Hot Salmon: Heat Wave Brings Concern for Northwest
Water Temps as Memory of 2015 Die-Off Looms (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
24.
Fraser River: Improved Fishway, Lower River Flow
Raise Salmon Migration Hopes at British Columbia Rockslide (Victoria
Times-Colonist, BC)
25.
Urban Seagulls: Pests, Or Important Indicators of
Environmental Change? (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/urban-seagulls-victoria-vancouver-1.6078073?cmp=rss
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
26.
Conservationists: Idaho Power Illegally Flushes
Oil, Grease into Snake River (Boise State Public Radio, ID)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
27.
California’s Drought & Wildfire Dangers
Rising at Stunning Pace (Los Angeles Times, CA)
28.
Oregon Lawmakers Approve Ambitious
Carbon-Reduction Goals for State Energy Grid (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
29.
Open Access Opportunity for Municipalities to
Allay Competition Concerns (Broadband Breakfast)
30.
Montana: Bozeman Invests in Plan to Expand
Broadband Infrastructure (NBC Montana)
https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/bozeman-invests-in-plan-to-expand-broadband-infrastructure
31.
The Internet Consumes Less Energy Than You Think
(Eminetra/NY Times)
https://eminetra.com/the-internet-consumes-less-energy-than-you-think/609590/
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
32.
Microsoft Says SolarWinds Hackers Exploited Its
Own Customer Support Tools (Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-says-solarwinds-hackers-exploited-its-own-cus-1847178091
33.
Department of Energy Asks Congress for $201 Million
to Bolster Cybersecurity in Wake of Attacks (CNBC)
34.
Wyoming Wants to Be the Crypto Capital of the
U.S. (Slate Magazine)
https://slate.com/technology/2021/06/wyoming-cryptocurrency-laws.html
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
35.
Google Adds Search Warning for Queries with Fast-Changing
Results (USA Today)
36.
Five Tips to Capture Eye-catching Lineworker
Shots (Pioneer Utility Resources)
https://www.pioneerutilityresources.com/top5lineshots/
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
38.
Biden to Tout Economic Benefits of
Infrastructure Package (Associated Press)
39.
President Biden’s & Bipartisan Senators’
Infrastructure Deal at a Glance (MSNBC)
40.
Beware ‘Asset Recycling’ – President Biden’s $1.6
Trillion Infrastructure Deal Open to Australian Investment (Financial Review)
41.
An Overview of America’s C- Infrastructure
Report Card (National Public Radio)
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/26/1010606313/an-overview-of-americas-c-infrastructure-report-card
PEACOCKS ON THE PETERBILT – DIVERSIONS
Was the West Coast
Hotter Than the Sahara Desert This Weekend? No, But It Came Close.
Kitten Rescued from
Freeway Overpass Now Up for Adoption
Pesky Pet Peacock Hitches
Ride on Logging Truck in Search of Shiny Things
Farmer Stumbles onto
Egyptian Pharaoh’s 2,600-Year-Old Stone Slab
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/farmer-stumbles-2600-year-old-egyptian-carving-180978045/
SONG OF THE DAY
ABC – When Smokey Sings
