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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Pacific Salmon Treaty Failing to Address Alaskan Harvest of
Struggling British Columbia Stocks, Advocates Say (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/salmon-treaty-failures-1.6353626?cmp=rss
U.S. Could See a Century’s Worth of Sea Rise in Just 30
Years (Associated Press)
Montana Regulators Stick with Coal as Utilities Move On
(Billings Gazette, MT)
WA State: Rural Broadband Takes Center Stage at Mason PUD 3
(KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
New Mexico Hydrogen Hub Bill Is Tabled (Santa Fe New
Mexican)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Montana Regulators Stick with Coal as Utilities
Move On
2.
Fund For Victims of Pacific Gas & Electric
Wildfires Is Coming Up Short. Will California Step in to Help?
3.
‘A Lot of People Need Help’: Soaring U.S.
Electric Bills Leave Some Struggling to Pay
4.
Montana: Glacier Electric Warns Area Members of
Scam
5.
The Kitchen of the Future Won’t Be Cooking with
Gas
6.
Commentary: Addressing the Myths About Snake
River Salmon & Dams
7.
News Release: Congressmen Newhouse (WA-R),
Kilmer (WA-D) Introduce Legislation to Invest in Energy Research, Create Jobs
in Washington
8.
New Mexico Hydrogen Hub Bill Is Tabled
9.
California: Tulare County Continues to Progress
on Nation’s Largest Solar Farm
10.
WA State Solar Bill Could Provide Tax Breaks to
Panel Manufacturers
11.
Bill ‘Curbing Wind Farms’ Stays Alive in WA
State Legislature
12.
More Idaho Homes are Going to be Electrified by
Garbage
13.
Energy from the Sun Will Help Power This Pierce
County, WA School. Here’s the Plan
14.
Dozens of Lawmakers Press President Biden to
Prioritize Appliance Efficiency Standard Updates
15.
Pacific Salmon Treaty Failing to Address Alaskan
Harvest of Struggling British Columbia Stocks, Advocates Say
16.
Northern Pike Suppression Efforts Push Back
Invasive Fish in Lake Roosevelt
17.
Plan for Snohomish River Watershed Meant to
Tackle Threats to Salmon ‘Head On’
18.
Colorado River: States & Feds Are Working on
New Plan to Avoid Another Emergency Water Release to Save Lake Powell
19.
U.S. Could See a Century’s Worth of Sea Rise in
Just 30 Years
20.
WA State: Rural Broadband Takes Center Stage at
Mason PUD 3
21.
Rural Broadband Access ‘Going to Change’ as
Washington Avails New Funds
22.
Grant Will Help Expand Broadband Availability in
Adams County, WA
23.
Rural Electric Co-Ops Are the Fastest Growing
Group of Broadband Providers
24.
California: Roseville Eyes Electric Bus Depot to
Get Toward Zero-Carbon Goal
25.
Bonneville Power Administration Launching New
Websites: BPA.Gov & Legacy Customer Portal Offline Feb. 25-27
26.
Facebook Renames Its News Feed to Just ‘Feed’
27.
Tennessee Valley Authority Says It Will Power
Marijuana Operations After All
28.
U.S. Corn-Based Ethanol Worse for the Climate
Than Gasoline, Study Finds
29. Another Cold Blast is Coming to the Pacific Northwest
WORD OF THE DAY
Meticulous \muh-TIK-yuh-lus\ Adjective – Marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details.
Slowly, but gently Joel placed his summer-blooming bulbs into the rich, dark earth; meticulously placing a generous helping of cayenne pepper around the precious little treasures. “Feast on THAT,” he muttered under his breath as a final benediction for the bulb and the voracious voles and pocket gophers that were secretly watching his ministrations from beneath the hydrangea bush.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Montana Regulators Stick with Coal as Utilities
Move On (Billings Gazette, MT)
2.
Fund For Victims of Pacific Gas & Electric Wildfires
Is Coming Up Short. Will California Step in to Help? (Sacramento Bee, CA –
Paywall Advisory)
https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article258384133.html
3.
‘A Lot of People Need Help’: Soaring U.S.
Electric Bills Leave Some Struggling to Pay (NBC News)
4.
Montana: Glacier Electric Warns Area Members of
Scam (Cutbank Pioneer Press, MT)
5.
The Kitchen of the Future Won’t Be Cooking with Gas
(Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/15/climate-fight-gas-kitchen-00008750
SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI
6.
Commentary: Addressing the Myths About Snake
River Salmon & Dams (Washington Policy Center)
7.
News Release: Congressmen Newhouse (WA-R),
Kilmer (WA-D) Introduce Legislation to Invest in Energy Research, Create Jobs
in Washington (U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
8.
New Mexico Hydrogen Hub Bill Is Tabled (Santa Fe
New Mexican)
9.
California: Tulare County Continues to Progress on
Nation’s Largest Solar Farm (The Porterville Recorder, CA)
10.
WA State Solar Bill Could Provide Tax Breaks to Panel
Manufacturers (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2022/feb/15/solar-bill-could-provide-tax-breaks-panel-manufact/
11.
Bill ‘Curbing Wind Farms’ Stays Alive in WA State
Legislature (Wind Watch)
https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2022/02/16/bill-curbing-wind-farms-stays-alive-in-state-legislature/
12.
More Idaho Homes are Going to be Electrified by
Garbage (KLIX Radio, Twin Falls, ID)
https://newsradio1310.com/more-idaho-homes-are-going-to-be-electrified-by-garbage/
13.
Energy from the Sun Will Help Power This Pierce
County, WA School. Here’s the Plan (Tacoma News Tribune, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/community/puyallup-herald/ph-news/article258182133.html
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
14.
Dozens of Lawmakers Press President Biden to Prioritize
Appliance Efficiency Standard Updates (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
15.
Pacific Salmon Treaty Failing to Address Alaskan
Harvest of Struggling British Columbia Stocks, Advocates Say (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/salmon-treaty-failures-1.6353626?cmp=rss
16.
Northern Pike Suppression Efforts Push Back
Invasive Fish in Lake Roosevelt (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
17.
Plan for Snohomish River Watershed Meant to Tackle
Threats to Salmon ‘Head On’ (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
18.
Colorado River: States & Feds Are Working on
New Plan to Avoid Another Emergency Water Release to Save Lake Powell (Colorado
Public Radio)
https://www.cpr.org/2022/02/16/colorado-river-lake-powell-water-levels-drought/
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
19.
U.S. Could See a Century’s Worth of Sea Rise in Just
30 Years (Associated Press)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
20.
WA State: Rural Broadband Takes Center Stage at Mason
PUD 3 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
21.
Rural Broadband Access ‘Going to Change’ as Washington
Avails New Funds (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
22.
Grant Will Help Expand Broadband Availability in
Adams County, WA (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2022/feb/16/grant-will-help-expand-broadband-availability-adam/
23.
Rural Electric Co-Ops Are the Fastest Growing
Group of Broadband Providers (Fierce Telecom)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
24.
California: Roseville Eyes Electric Bus Depot to
Get Toward Zero-Carbon Goal (Sacramento Business Journal, CA – Paywall Advisory)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
25.
Bonneville Power Administration Launching New
Websites: BPA.Gov & Legacy Customer Portal Offline Feb. 25-27 (Bonneville
Power Administration)
26.
Facebook Renames Its News Feed to Just ‘Feed’ (Mashable)
https://www.engadget.com/facebook-renames-news-feed-just-feed-183907945.html
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
27.
Tennessee Valley Authority Says It Will Power
Marijuana Operations After All (High Times)
https://hightimes.com/news/tva-says-it-will-power-marijuana-operations-after-all/
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
28.
U.S. Corn-Based Ethanol Worse for the Climate
Than Gasoline, Study Finds (Reuters)
OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY
29.
Another Cold Blast is Coming to the Pacific Northwest
(Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2022/02/another-cold-blast-is-coming-to.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Video: The Moment a Sloth Was Saved from Electrical Wires
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-latin-america-60400099
Arizona Priest Resigns After ‘Incorrect’ Wording Leads to Thousands
of Invalid Baptisms
Mexico Was Warned About an Avocado Ban If Cartels Threatened
U.S. Inspectors Again
Scramble the Fighters! Thousands of Protesters Sign Up to Egg
Jeff Bezos’ Yacht at Dutch Bridge Site
SONG OF THE DAY
Aretha Franklin – Bridge Over Troubled Water
