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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Russia’s Seizure of Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant Raises
International Concerns (National Public Radio)
Bipartisan Pressure Grows in Congress to Ban U.S. Imports of
Russian Oil, Risking Higher Gasoline Prices (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/mar/08/bipartisan-pressure-grows-in-congress-to-ban-us-im/
Oregon Governor Makes First Drought Declaration of 2022 Early
in the Year (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Dam Opponent Study Says Plans Needed to Replace Snake River
Dams Power Generation (Northwest News Network)
Pacific Salmon Treaty Fails to Conserve British Columbia
Fish, Say Advocates (Toronto Star, Ontario, Canada)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Russia’s Seizure of Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant
Raises International Concerns
2.
Dam Opponent Study Says Plans Needed to Replace
Snake River Dams Power Generation
3.
Feds Expect U.S. Natural Gas Production to Rise
as Demand for Exports Grow
4.
British Columbia: Public Power for Powell River
Wants Economic Share of Electricity Sales
5.
Western Area Power Administration & U.S.
Forest Service Partnership Prevents Outages
6.
Washington Green Hydrogen Alliance Launches
7.
Utilities Urge Vigilance for All as Part of
National Consumer Protection Week
8.
Guest Essay: WA Gov. Inslee ‘Clearly Doesn’t
Care What We Think’ About Wind Turbines in the Tri-Cities
9.
Oregon Energy Department to Offer $12 Million in
Grants for Community Solar, Wind Projects
10.
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Signs Its
First Combined Solar & Battery Storage Energy System PPA
11.
WA Governor Inslee Helps Dedicate Energy
Sciences Center in Tri-Cities
12.
Europe: Energy Crunch Spurs ‘Insane’ Rush for
Industrial Rooftop Solar
13.
Fullerton, California, To Fund Smart City
Projects with Energy Savings
14.
Washington State Apple Grower Saves Money by
Saving Electricity
15.
The Clean Energy Home Series (Part 1): What Is a
Heat Pump?
16.
The Clean Energy Home Series (Part 2): What Is a
Heat Pump Water Heater?
17.
Pacific Salmon Treaty Fails to Conserve British
Columbia Fish, Say Advocates
18.
Newly Released Data Show How Fish Pass Through
Dams – Sharing Data Can Lead to Better Survival Outcomes for Salmon
19.
A Federal Bill to Protect Oregon Rivers &
Streams Meets Opposition from Logging Industry
20.
Oregon Governor Makes First Drought Declaration
of 2022 Early in the Year
21.
Pacific Northwest – A Cool, Wet Spring Ahead
22.
Lake Powell Is in Big Trouble – The Crucial
Reservoir Is Set to Hit a Worrisome New Low This Month
23.
Coal Helped Drive Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide
Emissions to a Record High Last Year, Research Says
24.
Puget Sound Energy Gathers Political,
Environmental & Community Representatives for Climate Advisory Group
25.
Every Part of British Columbia to Have
High-Speed Internet by 2027, Government Says
26.
President Biden Signs Order on Cryptocurrency as
Its Use Explodes
27.
This Texas Town Was Deep in Debt from a
Devastating Winter Storm. Then a Crypto Miner Came Knocking.
28.
Washington State’s Rising Gas Prices May Push
Some to Pursue Electric Vehicles
29.
General Motors Wants Its Electric Vehicles to
Power Homes
30.
Bipartisan Pressure Grows in Congress to Ban
U.S. Imports of Russian Oil, Risking Higher Gasoline Prices
31.
How Much Oil Do Pacific Northwest Refineries Get
from Russia?
32.
WA State Proposal Requiring Employers to Include
Salary Ranges in Job Postings Nears Passage
33. Man Caught Cutting Wood from Olympic Peninsula Bridge Goes to Prison, WA Officials Say. ‘Sorry, Not Sorry’
WORD OF THE DAY
Garrulous \GAIR-uh-lus\ Adjective – 1: pointlessly or annoyingly talkative *2: wordy.
Edward, an amateur saxophonist, had heard about diaphragmatic breathing, and how it could be used to extend a held note almost indefinitely. Until now he had not seen it in practice. A long-winded, garrulous diatribe by the Flat Earth Society’s main spokesman went on for at least fifteen minutes…with no apparent pause for a breath.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Russia’s Seizure of Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant
Raises International Concerns (National Public Radio)
2.
Dam Opponent Study Says Plans Needed to Replace Snake
River Dams Power Generation (Northwest News Network)
3.
Feds Expect U.S. Natural Gas Production to Rise as
Demand for Exports Grow (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=51558
4.
British Columbia: Public Power for Powell River Wants
Economic Share of Electricity Sales (Powell River Peak, BC)
5.
Western Area Power Administration & U.S. Forest
Service Partnership Prevents Outages (Western Area Power Administration)
6.
Washington Green Hydrogen Alliance Launches (Washington
Green Hydrogen Alliance)
7.
Utilities Urge Vigilance for All as Part of National
Consumer Protection Week (Daily Energy Insider)
SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI
8.
Guest Essay: WA Gov. Inslee ‘Clearly Doesn’t
Care What We Think’ About Wind Turbines in the Tri-Cities (Tri-City Herald, WA
– Paywall Advisory)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article259165598.html
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
9.
Oregon Energy Department to Offer $12 Million in
Grants for Community Solar, Wind Projects (Oregon Capital Chronicle)
10.
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Signs Its
First Combined Solar & Battery Storage Energy System PPA (American Public
Power Association)
11.
WA Governor Inslee Helps Dedicate Energy
Sciences Center in Tri-Cities (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Yakima & Tri-Cities, WA)
12.
Europe: Energy Crunch Spurs ‘Insane’ Rush for
Industrial Rooftop Solar (Bloomberg News)
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/energy-crunch-spurs-insane-rush-for-industrial-rooftop-solar-1.1734298
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
13.
Fullerton, California, To Fund Smart City
Projects with Energy Savings (Utility Dive)
14.
Washington State Apple Grower Saves Money by
Saving Electricity (Bonneville Power Administration)
15.
The Clean Energy Home Series (Part 1): What Is a
Heat Pump? (Environment Maine)
16.
The Clean Energy Home Series (Part 2): What Is a
Heat Pump Water Heater? (Environment Maine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
17.
Pacific Salmon Treaty Fails to Conserve British
Columbia Fish, Say Advocates (Toronto Star, Ontario, Canada)
18.
Newly Released Data Show How Fish Pass Through
Dams – Sharing Data Can Lead to Better Survival Outcomes for Salmon (EurekAlert)
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/945695
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
19.
A Federal Bill to Protect Oregon Rivers & Streams
Meets Opposition from Logging Industry (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
20.
Oregon Governor Makes First Drought Declaration of
2022 Early in the Year (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
21.
Pacific Northwest – A Cool, Wet Spring Ahead (Cliff
Mass Weather Blog)
https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-cool-wet-spring-ahead.html
22.
Lake Powell Is in Big Trouble – The Crucial
Reservoir Is Set to Hit a Worrisome New Low This Month (Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/lake-powell-is-in-big-trouble-1848627341
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
23.
Coal Helped Drive Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions
to a Record High Last Year, Research Says (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/09/energy-related-co2-emissions-hit-highest-ever-level-in-2021-iea.html
24.
Puget Sound Energy Gathers Political,
Environmental & Community Representatives for Climate Advisory Group (Daily
Energy Insider)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
25.
Every Part of British Columbia to Have
High-Speed Internet by 2027, Government Says (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-high-speed-internet-2027-1.6371436?cmp=rss
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
26.
President Biden Signs Order on Cryptocurrency as
Its Use Explodes (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/biden-signs-order-on-cryptocurrency-as-its-use-explodes/
27.
This Texas Town Was Deep in Debt from a Devastating
Winter Storm. Then a Crypto Miner Came Knocking. (Buzzfeed News)
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/sarahemerson/denton-texas-crypto-miner-core-scientific
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
28.
Washington State’s Rising Gas Prices May Push
Some to Pursue Electric Vehicles (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
29.
General Motors Wants Its Electric Vehicles to Power
Homes (Mashable)
OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY
30.
Bipartisan Pressure Grows in Congress to Ban U.S.
Imports of Russian Oil, Risking Higher Gasoline Prices (Spokesman-Review,
Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/mar/08/bipartisan-pressure-grows-in-congress-to-ban-us-im/
31.
How Much Oil Do Pacific Northwest Refineries Get
from Russia? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
32.
WA State Proposal Requiring Employers to Include
Salary Ranges in Job Postings Nears Passage (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
https://mynorthwest.com/3383072/washington-employers-salary-ranges-job-postings/
33.
Man Caught Cutting Wood from Olympic Peninsula Bridge
Goes to Prison, WA Officials Say. ‘Sorry, Not Sorry’ (Tacoma News Tribune, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/washington/article259186418.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
The Strange, Sad Bay Area ‘Diet Cult’ That Fell Apart Over a
Chicken Pot Pie
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/breatharianism-diet-cult-has-bay-area-roots-16986511.php
Antarctic Explorer Shackleton’s Sunken Ship Found After a Century
Border Authorities Find 52 Reptiles Hidden in Man’s Clothing
A Spider as Big as the Palm of Your Hand Could Soon Invade the
East Coast, Scientists Say
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/03/08/joro-spider-invade-east-coast/9431299002/
SONG OF THE DAY
Jim Stafford – Spiders & Snakes
