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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Texas Power Use to Hit Record as Temperatures Soar (Reuters)
A Summer of Blackouts? Wheezing Power Grid Leaves States at
Risk. (Washington Post – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/06/02/blackout-states-summer-heat/
Columbia River Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing Expands Again
(Oregonian, Portland, OR)
WA State: Thurston County PUD Decides Against Entering
Internet Business After Year-Long Study (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article262144827.html
Carbon Dioxide Levels in the Atmosphere Are Highest in
History (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/carbon-dioxide-levels-in-the-atmosphere-are-highest-in-history/
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Texas Power Use to Hit Record as Temperatures
Soar
2.
A Summer of Blackouts? Wheezing Power Grid
Leaves States at Risk.
3.
How California’s Drought Could Cost Oregon
4.
The Power Grid Explained — Plus Demand Response,
Virtual Power Plants & More
5.
Annual Energy Outlook 2022: Alternative Weather
Assumptions
6.
U.S. Rep. Newhouse (WA) Hosts Congressional Dam
Tour
7.
Americans Split on Nuclear Energy as Safety Worries
Linger – Reuters/Ipsos Poll
8.
NuScale After One Month Public: ‘We Like Where
We Stand’
9.
California: Orange County’s Clean Energy Agency
Is in Turmoil
10.
Coal Pile Slide Buries, Kills 2 at Colorado
Power Plant
11.
Guest Essay: Sen. Mark Schoesler: Efforts to
Breach Dams, Limit Natural Gas Will Hurt Energy Consumers
12.
Guest Essay: Don’t Fall for TV Ads’ Climate Case
for Snake Dams
13.
Audio: Northwest RiverPartners – A Public Power
Conversation
14.
Commentary: Proposal to Require All-Electric
Home Construction Based on Outdated & Inaccurate Information
15.
President Biden to Waive Tariffs for 24 Months
on Solar Panels Hit by Probe
16.
Duke Energy Starts Building 120-MW Solar Plant
in Idaho
17.
Hit Hard by High Energy Costs, Hawaii Looks to
the Sun
18.
Oregon: Port of Newport Sends a Message on
Offshore Windmills
19.
Giant Deep Ocean Turbine Trial Offers Hope of
Endless Green Power
20.
Columbia River Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing
Expands Again
21.
WA State: Causeway Removal at Indian Island
Meant Big Jump in Juvenile Salmon
22.
WA State: Researchers Look at Salmon Habitat
Above Enloe Dam
23.
Orca Sightings Along the Oregon Coast Are Up
24.
Oregon: Klamath County Trucks in Water as
Drought Leaves Residential Wells Dry
25.
What’s In Store for Eastern WA as Water Becomes
More Scarce Throughout the West?
26.
Carbon Dioxide Levels in the Atmosphere Are
Highest in History
27.
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Forges
Path to Zero-Carbon Goal
28.
Climate Change Could Spell the End for Midwestern
Corn, Study Finds
29.
Ketchup at Risk from Climate Change
30.
WA State: Thurston County PUD Decides Against
Entering Internet Business After Year-Long Study
31.
Musk’s Megarocket Will Deploy Starlink
Satellites Like a Pez Dispenser
32.
Bitcoin Mining Company Announces Plans for
50-Megawatt Data Center in Polson – Powered by Salish-Kootenai & Pend
d'Orielle Dam
33.
Americans Have Lost $1 Billion to Crypto Scams
Since Last Year, Feds Say
34.
Pacific Power Offering $1,000 Rebates for
Installing Electric Vehicle Chargers
35.
Lower Yakima Valley Dirt to Hitch a Ride to
Space This Week
36. Asteroid Samples Brought to Earth Contain Key Molecules for Life
WORD OF THE DAY
Puckish \PUCK-ish\ Adjective – Impish, whimsical
It was an ironic twist; the former hockey player had retired from the game to become a commentator for the Montreal Canadiens. It was there that he became well known for his “puckish” sense of humor.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Texas Power Use to Hit Record as Temperatures
Soar (Reuters)
2.
A Summer of Blackouts? Wheezing Power Grid
Leaves States at Risk. (Washington Post – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/06/02/blackout-states-summer-heat/
3.
How California’s Drought Could Cost Oregon (Portland
Business Journal, OR – Paywall Advisor)
https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2022/06/02/california-drought-northwest-power-prices.html
4.
The Power Grid Explained — Plus Demand Response,
Virtual Power Plants & More (Canary Media)
5.
Annual Energy Outlook 2022: Alternative Weather
Assumptions (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/IIF_weather/
6.
U.S. Rep. Newhouse (WA) Hosts Congressional Dam
Tour (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2022/jun/02/newhouse-hosts-congressional-dam-tour/
7.
Americans Split on Nuclear Energy as Safety
Worries Linger – Reuters/Ipsos Poll (Reuters)
https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2022/06/06/americans-split-on-nuclear/
8.
NuScale After One Month Public: ‘We Like Where
We Stand’ (Portland Business Journal, OR – Paywall Advisor)
9.
California: Orange County’s Clean Energy Agency
Is in Turmoil (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)
10.
Coal Pile Slide Buries, Kills 2 at Colorado Power
Plant (Associated Press)
https://mynorthwest.com/3502616/colorado-coal-pile-slide-buries-2-workers-search-underway/
SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI
11.
Guest Essay: Sen. Mark Schoesler: Efforts to
Breach Dams, Limit Natural Gas Will Hurt Energy Consumers (Spokesman-Review,
Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/jun/04/sen-mark-schoesler-efforts-to-breach-dams-limit-na/
12.
Guest Essay: Don’t Fall for TV Ads’ Climate Case
for Snake Dams (Everett Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comment-dont-fall-for-tv-ads-climate-case-for-snake-dams/
13.
Audio: Northwest RiverPartners – A Public Power
Conversation (Ruralite Magazine)
https://www.ruralite.com/a-public-power-conversation-4/
14.
Commentary: Proposal to Require All-Electric
Home Construction Based on Outdated & Inaccurate Information (Washington
Policy Center)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
15.
President Biden to Waive Tariffs for 24 Months on
Solar Panels Hit by Probe (Reuters)
16.
Duke Energy Starts Building 120-MW Solar Plant
in Idaho (Zack’s)
https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/1935109/duke-energy-duk-starts-building-120-mw-solar-plant-in-idaho
17.
Hit Hard by High Energy Costs, Hawaii Looks to
the Sun (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/hit-hard-by-high-energy-costs-hawaii-looks-to-the-sun/
18.
Oregon: Port of Newport Sends a Message on Offshore
Windmills (News Lincoln County, Newport, OR)
https://www.newslincolncounty.com/archives/286378
19.
Giant Deep Ocean Turbine Trial Offers Hope of
Endless Green Power (Bloomberg News)
FISH & WILDLIFE
20.
Columbia River Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing
Expands Again (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
21.
WA State: Causeway Removal at Indian Island Meant
Big Jump in Juvenile Salmon (Associated Press)
https://komonews.com/news/local/causeway-removal-meant-big-jump-in-juvenile-salmon
22.
WA State: Researchers Look at Salmon Habitat
Above Enloe Dam (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)
https://methowvalleynews.com/2022/06/01/researchers-look-at-salmon-habitat-above-enloe-dam/
23.
Orca Sightings Along the Oregon Coast Are Up (Klamath
Falls Mail Tribune, OR)
https://www.mailtribune.com/oregon-outdoors/2022/06/05/orca-sightings-along-the-oregon-coast-are-up/
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
24.
Oregon: Klamath County Trucks in Water as Drought
Leaves Residential Wells Dry (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
25.
What’s In Store for Eastern WA as Water Becomes
More Scarce Throughout the West? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
26.
Carbon Dioxide Levels in the Atmosphere Are
Highest in History (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/carbon-dioxide-levels-in-the-atmosphere-are-highest-in-history/
27.
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Forges
Path to Zero-Carbon Goal (Sacramento Business Journal, Ca – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/inno/stories/news/2022/06/03/smud-2030-zero-carbon-goal.html
28.
Climate Change Could Spell the End for Midwestern
Corn, Study Finds (Yahoo! News)
29.
Ketchup at Risk from Climate Change (The
Telegraph, UK)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/06/ketchup-risk-climate-change/
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
30.
WA State: Thurston County PUD Decides Against
Entering Internet Business After Year-Long Study (Olympian, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article262144827.html
31.
Musk’s Megarocket Will Deploy Starlink
Satellites Like a Pez Dispenser (Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/spacex-starship-deploy-starlink-satellites-1849023098
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
32.
Bitcoin Mining Company Announces Plans for 50-Megawatt
Data Center in Polson – Powered by Salish-Kootenai & Pend d'Orielle Dam (The
Missoulian, MT)
33.
Americans Have Lost $1 Billion to Crypto Scams
Since Last Year, Feds Say (Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/crypto-scams-1-billion-ftc-bitcoin-ether-tether-1849014424
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
34.
Pacific Power Offering $1,000 Rebates for
Installing Electric Vehicle Chargers (KOHD-TV, Bend, OR)
https://centraloregondaily.com/pacific-power-electric-vehicle-charger-rebates/
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
35.
Lower Yakima Valley Dirt to Hitch a Ride to Space
This Week (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/06/06/lower-yakima-valley-dirt-space-experiment/
36.
Asteroid Samples Brought to Earth Contain Key
Molecules for Life (Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/asteroid-samples-brought-to-earth-contain-key-molecules-1849022970
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Photos from D-Day Give Glimpse into Historic World War II Invasion
78 Years Ago
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/06/06/d-day-photos-1944-normandy-invasion/7502281001/
Iditarod Dog Found Months After Disappearing from Checkpoint
FBI Records on Search for Fabled Civil War Gold Raise More
Questions
https://apnews.com/article/civil-war-gold-fbi-pennsylvania-1352e0c3682bc88650a74136dc3c6c74
Can I Talk to a Human? Spain Presents Customer Service Law
https://apnews.com/article/technology-politics-trending-news-a79e87eda69c0fcd00b3ce03f85817f9
SONG OF THE DAY
Maurice Jarre – The Longest Day (Soundtrack)
