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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Vulnerable U.S. Electric Grid Facing Threats from Russia
& Domestic Terrorists (CBS News)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/america-electric-grid-60-minutes-2022-02-27/
WA State: Armed Standoff at Priest Rapids Dam Ends with Help
of K9 Chewbacca (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
https://www.kpq.com/armed-standoff-at-priest-rapids-dam-ends-with-help-of-k9-chewbacca/
U.S. Plans to Auction 3 GW Offshore Oregon, Pinpoints Three
Areas (Offshore Wind Biz)
https://www.offshorewind.biz/2022/02/25/us-plans-to-auction-3-gw-offshore-oregon/
U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh Limits to EPA Efforts on Climate
Change (Associated Press)
https://ktar.com/story/4918374/high-court-to-weigh-limits-to-epa-efforts-on-climate-change/
‘Atmospheric River’ Fuels Rains, Snow in Pacific Northwest
(Associated Press)
https://ktvz.com/news/2022/02/28/atmospheric-river-fuels-rains-snow-in-pacific-northwest/
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Vulnerable U.S. Electric Grid Facing Threats
from Russia & Domestic Terrorists
2.
WA State: Armed Standoff at Priest Rapids Dam
Ends with Help of K9 Chewbacca
3.
Three Plead Guilty to Terrorism Charges in White
Supremacist Plot to Disrupt U.S. Power Grid, Start Race War
4.
Klamath River Basin: Largest Dam Removal in U.S.
History Set to Begin in Northern California
5.
Idaho’s Public Utilities Report an Uptick in
Worker Assaults. This Bill Adds Penalties for It.
6.
Pioneer Survey Finds 60% of Co-ops Plan
In-person Member Meetings in 2022
7.
News Release: Dams – One Structure, Many
Benefits
8.
The Dammed Rivers That Shaped America’s West
9.
Commentary: A Brief History of Rural Broadband
10.
U.S. Plans to Auction 3 GW Offshore Oregon,
Pinpoints Three Areas
11.
Company Proposing to Build Idaho’s Largest Solar
Farm Near American Falls
12.
California: BLM Denies Permit for Walker Ridge
Wind Energy Project
13.
Can a Community Energy Group Help Cut Your
Bills?
14.
Columbia River Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing
Season Looking Up
15.
Warming Rivers in U.S. West Killing Fish,
Harming Industry
16.
Modern Aquaculture Sustains Treaty Rights &
Tribal Food Security
17.
U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh Limits to EPA
Efforts on Climate Change
18.
Water Supply in Columbia River Basin Recovers
from Drought Conditions, Still Below Normal for Hydropower Outlook
19.
What New Projections of Sea Level Rise Mean for
Puget Sound & the WA Coast
20.
Amid the Gloom of Climate Change There Is Hope,
Says UN Report
21.
Department of Commerce’s NTIA Awards $277
Million in Grants to Expand Broadband Infrastructure – Ferry, Jefferson,
Kittitas, Okanogan, and Stevens Counties, WA
22.
SpaceX Launches Batch of StarLink Satellites
from California
23.
The Digital World’s Real-World Impact on the
Environment
24.
Bring Your Dog to Work Policy Boosts Employee
Morale at Columbia REA in Walla Walla
25.
‘Atmospheric River’ Fuels Rains, Snow in Pacific
Northwest
26. Permits Required to Drive Along Waterfall Corridor of Columbia River Highway This Spring
WORD OF THE DAY
Sentient \SEN-shee-unt\ Adjective – 1: responsive to or conscious of sense impressions 2: aware 3: finely sensitive in perception or feeling
Bert was intrigued by his girlfriend’s obsession with cleaning out his refrigerator. “You’ve got some things that have been in here for at least ten years,” her muffled voice exclaimed from the interior of the mossy cold-storage device. “In fact, I think that this carton of cottage cheese has evolved into some sort of sentient being. It just asked me for a date!”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Vulnerable U.S. Electric Grid Facing Threats from
Russia & Domestic Terrorists (CBS News)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/america-electric-grid-60-minutes-2022-02-27/
2.
WA State: Armed Standoff at Priest Rapids Dam
Ends with Help of K9 Chewbacca (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
https://www.kpq.com/armed-standoff-at-priest-rapids-dam-ends-with-help-of-k9-chewbacca/
3.
Three Plead Guilty to Terrorism Charges in White
Supremacist Plot to Disrupt U.S. Power Grid, Start Race War (Washington Post –
Paywall Advisory)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/25/power-grid-terrorism-race-war/
4.
Klamath River Basin: Largest Dam Removal in U.S.
History Set to Begin in Northern California (iHeart Radio News)
5.
Idaho’s Public Utilities Report an Uptick in
Worker Assaults. This Bill Adds Penalties for It. (KPVI-TV, Pocatello, ID)
6.
Pioneer Survey Finds 60% of Co-ops Plan
In-person Member Meetings in 2022 (Pioneer Utility Resources)
https://www.pioneerutilityresources.com/2022meetingplans/
SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI
7.
News Release: Dams – One Structure, Many
Benefits (Benton REA, Prosser, WA)
https://bentonrea.org/dams-one-structure-many-benefits/
8.
The Dammed Rivers That Shaped America’s West (Governing)
https://www.governing.com/context/the-dammed-rivers-that-shaped-americas-west
9.
Commentary: A Brief History of Rural Broadband
(Pots & Pans)
https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2022/02/25/a-brief-history-of-rural-broadband/
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
10.
U.S. Plans to Auction 3 GW Offshore Oregon,
Pinpoints Three Areas (Offshore Wind Biz)
https://www.offshorewind.biz/2022/02/25/us-plans-to-auction-3-gw-offshore-oregon/
11.
Company Proposing to Build Idaho’s Largest Solar
Farm Near American Falls (East Idaho Business Journal)
12.
California: BLM Denies Permit for Walker Ridge Wind
Energy Project (Lake County News, Lakeport, CA)
https://www.lakeconews.com/news/71836-blm-denies-permit-for-walker-ridge-wind-energy-project
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
13.
Can a Community Energy Group Help Cut Your
Bills? (British Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60323668
FISH & WILDLIFE
14.
Columbia River Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing
Season Looking Up (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2022/feb/25/columbia-river-spring-chinook-salmon-fishing-seaso/
15.
Warming Rivers in U.S. West Killing Fish,
Harming Industry (Associated Press)
https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/warming-rivers-in-us-west-killing-fish-harming-industry/
16.
Modern Aquaculture Sustains Treaty Rights &
Tribal Food Security (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
17.
U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh Limits to EPA Efforts
on Climate Change (Associated Press)
https://ktar.com/story/4918374/high-court-to-weigh-limits-to-epa-efforts-on-climate-change/
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
18.
Water Supply in Columbia River Basin Recovers from
Drought Conditions, Still Below Normal for Hydropower Outlook (Daily Energy
Insider)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
19.
What New Projections of Sea Level Rise Mean for Puget
Sound & the WA Coast (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
20.
Amid the Gloom of Climate Change There Is Hope,
Says UN Report (Christian Science Monitor)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
21.
Department of Commerce’s NTIA Awards $277 Million
in Grants to Expand Broadband Infrastructure – Ferry, Jefferson, Kittitas,
Okanogan, and Stevens Counties, WA (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
22.
SpaceX Launches Batch of StarLink Satellites from
California (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/spacex-launches-batch-of-starlink-satellites-from-california/
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
23.
The Digital World’s Real-World Impact on the Environment
(High Country News)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
24.
Bring Your Dog to Work Policy Boosts Employee
Morale at Columbia REA in Walla Walla (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)
OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY
25.
‘Atmospheric River’ Fuels Rains, Snow in Pacific
Northwest (Associated Press)
https://ktvz.com/news/2022/02/28/atmospheric-river-fuels-rains-snow-in-pacific-northwest/
26.
Permits Required to Drive Along Waterfall
Corridor of Columbia River Highway This Spring (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/02/28/historic-columbia-river-highway-permit-waterfall-corridor/
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Avocado Supply Faces ‘Big Concern’ as Inflation, Scarcity
Send Prices on a Tear
Woman Finds Decades-Old Love Letters Hidden in Virginia Home
Canadian Teen Solves 211 Rubik’s Cubes While on a Pogo Stick
Rare Pokemon Card Featuring Pikachu Sells for Record
$900,000
SONG OF THE DAY
Bonnie Raitt - Love Letter
