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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Tearing Out Lower Snake River Dams Gaining Support in
Washington, DC & WA State (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article259661015.html
Conservation Groups Ask EPA to Require Greenhouse Gas
Reporting for Hydropower (S&P Global)
Lackluster La Niña Winter Results in Lighter-Than-Normal
Snowfall, Low Snowpack (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/mar/21/lackluster-la-nina-winter-results-in-lighter-than-/
California: A Chumash Tribe & Conservationists Fight
Offshore Wind Turbines (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)
Groups Urge Alaska to Protect British Columbia-Bound Salmon,
Criticize Treaty (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/salmon-treaty-concerns-1.6393473
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Tearing Out Lower Snake River Dams Gaining
Support in Washington, DC & WA State
2.
Not Only Is Lake Powell’s Water Level Plummeting
Because of Drought, Its Total Capacity Is Shrinking
3.
90,000 Dams in America: Just 2,500 Produce
Hydropower
4.
Salt River Project Faces Backlash on Proposed
Arizona Gas Plant Expansion: ‘You’re Pushing It Down Their Throat’
5.
State House Bill Would Streamline Approval of
Small Nuclear Reactors in Alaska
6.
Ukraine’s Plight May Boost Small Reactors If
Costs Are Tamed
7.
Energy Grants for U.S. Tribes Aimed at Aiding
Vast Power Needs
8.
WA State: Grant PUD Continues to Replace Power
Poles Wiped Out by Canal Break Last Week
9.
WA State: ‘A Deep Inner Meaning’: Seattle
Returns Ancient Artifacts to Upper Skagit Tribe
10.
Power Outage Alert in Japan Amid Quake Damage,
Cold Weather
11.
How Much Utilities Cost the Average Household in
Your State
12.
Opinion: Big Hydro Excluded – The Good, The Bad,
& the Ugly in Alaska’s Renewable Energy Bill
13.
Commentary: Protecting the Lower Snake River
Dams
14.
California: A Chumash Tribe &
Conservationists Fight Offshore Wind Turbines
15.
Moses Lake, WA: Bill Passage Sets Stage for
Local Silicon Manufacturing
16.
WA State: New Solar Array Proposed in South
Everett Would Benefit Snohomish PUD Bill-Aid Program
17.
Idaho Utility Launches Renewable Energy Program
with 40-MW Solar Project
18.
Giant Wind Turbine Blade Finally Plucked from
Oregon Roadside
19.
Groups Urge Alaska to Protect British
Columbia-Bound Salmon, Criticize Treaty
20.
U.S. Senator Merkley (OR-D) Discusses Salmon,
Russia at Virtual Town Hall
21.
Special Group of Gray Whales Shows Up Earlier
Than Ever in Puget Sound
22.
Whooshh! Santee Cooper Sends Fish Flying Over
Santee Spillway
23.
Lackluster La Niña Winter Results in
Lighter-Than-Normal Snowfall, Low Snowpack
24.
Hot Spring Forecast: Drought Deepens in West,
Flooding Ebbs
25.
Oregon: Tap Water Returns to Warm Springs, But
with a Boil Water Notice
26.
Conservation Groups Ask EPA to Require
Greenhouse Gas Reporting for Hydropower
27.
Avista Among Utilities Requesting Judicial
Review of Oregon’s Climate Protection Program
28.
New Corporate Climate Change Disclosures
Proposed by SEC
29.
FCC Investigating Cost of Pole Replacements
30.
White House Repeats Warnings to Critical
Infrastructure Sectors About Possible Russia Cyber Retaliation
31.
Electric Vehicles Have Surged in Washington
State – Gas Cars Still Dominate
32.
As Gas Prices Rise, Towns Add Electric Car
Charging Stations
33.
Tulip Farm Workers Go on Strike One Week Before
Popular Mount Vernon, WA Festival
34. Washington One of the Least Federally Dependent States
WORD OF THE DAY
Prolix \proh-LICKS\ Adjective – 1: unduly prolonged or drawn out: too long *2: marked by or using an excess of words.
Like King Canute commanding the tides to stop surging to the shore, the moderator knew that his admonition to the speaker about brevity was a fruitless effort to stem an expected torrent of prolix prose. “What more can be said about the importance of mineral oil to the health of baby bottoms,” droned the loquacious after-dinner speaker. “What more indeed,” murmured his wife, who surreptitiously glanced at her watch after two hours of oratorical obfuscation.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Tearing Out Lower Snake River Dams Gaining
Support in Washington, DC & WA State (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article259661015.html
2.
Not Only Is Lake Powell’s Water Level Plummeting
Because of Drought, Its Total Capacity Is Shrinking (Cable News Network)
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/21/us/lake-powell-capacity-shrinking-drought-climate/index.html
3.
90,000 Dams in America: Just 2,500 Produce
Hydropower (Oil Price)
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/90000-Dams-In-America-Just-2500-Produce-Hydropower.html
4.
Salt River Project Faces Backlash on Proposed Arizona
Gas Plant Expansion: ‘You’re Pushing It Down Their Throat’ (Utility Dive)
5.
State House Bill Would Streamline Approval of
Small Nuclear Reactors in Alaska (KTOO Radio, Juneau, AK)
https://www.ktoo.org/2022/03/21/nuclear-microreactor-regulations-alaska/
6.
Ukraine’s Plight May Boost Small Reactors If
Costs Are Tamed (E&E News)
https://www.eenews.net/articles/ukraines-plight-may-boost-small-reactors-if-costs-are-tamed/
7.
Energy Grants for U.S. Tribes Aimed at Aiding
Vast Power Needs (Associated Press)
8.
WA State: Grant PUD Continues to Replace Power
Poles Wiped Out by Canal Break Last Week (iFiberOne, Ephrata, WA)
9.
WA State: ‘A Deep Inner Meaning’: Seattle Returns
Ancient Artifacts to Upper Skagit Tribe (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
10.
Power Outage Alert in Japan Amid Quake Damage,
Cold Weather (Associated Press)
https://ktar.com/story/4961831/power-outage-alert-in-japan-amid-quake-damage-cold-weather/
11.
How Much Utilities Cost the Average Household in
Your State (Cheapism Blog)
https://blog.cheapism.com/average-utility-cost/
SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI
12.
Opinion: Big Hydro Excluded – The Good, The Bad,
& the Ugly in Alaska’s Renewable Energy Bill (Juneau Empire, AK)
13.
Commentary: Protecting the Lower Snake River
Dams (U.S. Rep. McMorris Rogers, WA)
https://mcmorris.house.gov/posts/protecting-the-lower-snake-river-dams
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
14.
California: A Chumash Tribe &
Conservationists Fight Offshore Wind Turbines (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall
Advisory)
15.
Moses Lake, WA: Bill Passage Sets Stage for
Local Silicon Manufacturing (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2022/mar/23/bill-passage-sets-stage-local-silicon-manufacturin/
16.
WA State: New Solar Array Proposed in South
Everett Would Benefit Snohomish PUD Bill-Aid Program (Snohomish Tribune, WA)
http://www.snoho.com/html/stories_2022/03232022_pud_solar_proposed_for_casino_road.html
17.
Idaho Utility Launches Renewable Energy Program with
40-MW Solar Project (Solar Power World)
18.
Giant Wind Turbine Blade Finally Plucked from
Oregon Roadside (KFLD Radio, Pasco, WA)
https://newstalk870.am/giant-wind-turbine-blade-finally-plucked-from-oregon-roadside/
FISH & WILDLIFE
19.
Groups Urge Alaska to Protect British Columbia-Bound
Salmon, Criticize Treaty (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/salmon-treaty-concerns-1.6393473
20.
U.S. Senator Merkley (OR-D) Discusses Salmon, Russia
at Virtual Town Hall (Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/merkley-discusses-salmon-russia-virtual-024800080.html
21.
Special Group of Gray Whales Shows Up Earlier
Than Ever in Puget Sound (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
22.
Whooshh! Santee Cooper Sends Fish Flying Over
Santee Spillway (Transmission & Distribution World)
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
23.
Lackluster La Niña Winter Results in
Lighter-Than-Normal Snowfall, Low Snowpack (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/mar/21/lackluster-la-nina-winter-results-in-lighter-than-/
24.
Hot Spring Forecast: Drought Deepens in West,
Flooding Ebbs (Associated Press)
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Hot-spring-forecast-Drought-deepens-in-West-17010133.php
25.
Oregon: Tap Water Returns to Warm Springs, But with
a Boil Water Notice (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/03/23/warm-springs-tap-water-returns-but-boil-notice/
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
26.
Conservation Groups Ask EPA to Require
Greenhouse Gas Reporting for Hydropower (S&P Global)
27.
Avista Among Utilities Requesting Judicial
Review of Oregon’s Climate Protection Program (Daily Energy Insider)
28.
New Corporate Climate Change Disclosures
Proposed by SEC (Associated Press)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
29.
FCC Investigating Cost of Pole Replacements
(Pots & Pans)
https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2022/03/23/fcc-investigating-cost-of-pole-replacements/
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
30.
White House Repeats Warnings to Critical
Infrastructure Sectors About Possible Russia Cyber Retaliation (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/white-house-warns-russian-cyberattack-ukraine/620802/
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
31.
Electric Vehicles Have Surged in Washington State
– Gas Cars Still Dominate (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
https://www.kuow.org/stories/electric-vehicle-sales-have-surged-in-wa-but-gas-cars-still-dominate
32.
As Gas Prices Rise, Towns Add Electric Car
Charging Stations (Associated Press)
OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY
33.
Tulip Farm Workers Go on Strike One Week Before
Popular Mount Vernon, WA Festival (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
34.
Washington One of the Least Federally Dependent
States (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
https://www.kpq.com/washington-one-of-the-least-federally-dependent-states/
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Woman Paddles 250 Miles of the Columbia River
How the Webb Space Telescope Will Support the Search for
Alien Life
https://gizmodo.com/how-the-webb-space-telescope-will-support-the-search-fo-1848691660
252 People Wearing Lion Costumes Set World Record in Ireland
Receipt For Invisible Artwork by Yves Klein Expected to Fetch
Up to $551,000
SONG OF THE DAY
The Beatles – You Won’t See Me
