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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Idaho Power Plans to Speed Its Exit from Coal (Energy News
Network)
https://energynews.us/newsletter/idaho-power-plans-to-speed-its-exit-from-coal/
Feds Mull Building Nuke Plant in Centralia – ‘The Small
Modular Reactor Is the New Thing ... None Have Been Built.’ (Jolt News)
https://www.thejoltnews.com/stories/feds-mull-building-nuke-plant-in-centralia,6211
1.4 Million Electrical Panels Recalled Due to Thermal, Fire
Hazards (WJTV-TV, Jackson, MS)
https://www.wjtv.com/news/national/1-4m-electrical-panels-recalled-due-to-thermal-fire-hazards/
Western Public Lands Are Key to Biden’s Clean Energy Goals.
In Idaho, Opposition Is Mounting (Boise State Public Radio)
As Water Crisis Worsens on Colorado River, an Urgent Call
for Western States to ‘Act Now’ (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Idaho Power Plans to Speed Its Exit from Coal
2.
Feds Mull Building Nuke Plant in Centralia –
‘The Small Modular Reactor Is the New Thing ... None Have Been Built.’
3.
1.4 Million Electrical Panels Recalled Due to
Thermal, Fire Hazards
4.
Arguments Heat Up Over Washington State’s Clean
Energy Future
5.
WA State: Avista’s Clean Energy Implementation
Plan Approved
6.
WA State: Camano Island to Get New Transmission
Line — And Fewer Power Outages
7.
FERC Proposes ‘First-Ready, First-Served’
Interconnection Rules to Help Spur New Generation, Storage
8.
Washington’s 2021 State Energy Strategy Receives
National Award
9.
Metallic Balloon Cuts Power to 6,000 California
Customers
10.
Editorial: Snake River Dams Report Leaves Many
Questions
11.
Editorial: A Herculean, Worthwhile Task Before
Breaching Lower Snake River Dams
12.
Western Public Lands Are Key to Biden’s Clean
Energy Goals. In Idaho, Opposition Is Mounting
13.
Oregon: Feds Seeking ‘Least Conflict’ Area for
Offshore Wind Farm Project
14.
Pumped Storage: How Will Hydropower Bolster a
Renewable Energy World?
15.
The Duck Curve: The Cute-Sounding Energy Problem
We’ll Need to Fix
16.
Yes, Some Still Go for Rustic Cabins, But Others
Opt for ‘Comfortable Self-Sufficiency’ Such as Offered by Portland Firm
17.
Silicon Valley’s Menlo Park Plans to Electrify
10,000 Buildings
18.
Trying to Chill: The Pros & Cons of Portable
& Window Air Conditioning Units
19.
Idaho: Nez Perce Take Over Fish Production at
Dworshak Dam
20.
WA State: Osprey Chicks on Cowlitz PUD
Livestream Killed by Bald Eagles
21.
U.S. Rep. McMorris-Rodgers (WA) Says No to Bill
That Would Send Millions to Fish & Wildlife Agencies
22.
Fighting Off a Wildlife Supervillain
23.
Oregon Hikes Port of Morrow Water Pollution Fine
to $2.1 Million
24.
As Water Crisis Worsens on Colorado River, an
Urgent Call for Western States to ‘Act Now’
25.
The Southwest U.S. Unchecked Thirst for Colorado
River Water Could Prove Devastating Upstream
26.
WA State: Tumwater Company Fined, Owner
Sentenced for Falsifying Water Test Samples
27.
Italy: As Po Dries Up, Italy’s Food & Energy
Supplies Are at Risk
28.
‘It’s Not Tolerable Anymore’: Southwest
Residents Endure More Severe Heat Waves Thanks to Climate Change
29.
Verizon, AT&T Delay Some 5G Service Over
Airlines’ Concerns
30.
WA State: Medical Lake Joins Spokane County
Broadband Project
31.
Governors Implement: Broadband, Workforce
Innovation & Digital Equity
32.
WA State: Wenatchee Valley Bitcoin Miner Says
Chelan PUD Bill Up 80%
33.
Why Cryptocurrencies Have Gone from the Next Hot
Thing to a Full-On Meltdown
34.
First-Ever Self-Driving Vehicle Crash Report
Released. Nearly All WA Wrecks Involved Teslas
35.
The Potential for Larger—and Brighter—Starlink
Satellites Has Astronomers Worried
36.
Buildings at National Observatory Destroyed by
Wildfire in Arizona
37. President Biden Says He Will Decide on Federal Gas Tax Holiday ‘By the End of the Week’
WORD OF THE DAY
Coulrophobia \COOL-ruh-foe-bee-uh\ Noun - Fear of clowns.
“Let’s go to the circus,” squealed little Nell to her indulgent parents. Her usually pliant father refrained with a shudder, a flash of coulrophobia rooting him to the spot. He never fully recovered from a “seltzer bottle” incident in 1968 when clowns ruled the circus at the state fair. “The horror,” he whispered; “the horror.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Idaho Power Plans to Speed Its Exit from Coal (Energy
News Network)
https://energynews.us/newsletter/idaho-power-plans-to-speed-its-exit-from-coal/
2.
Feds Mull Building Nuke Plant in Centralia – ‘The
Small Modular Reactor Is the New Thing ... None Have Been Built.’ (Jolt News)
https://www.thejoltnews.com/stories/feds-mull-building-nuke-plant-in-centralia,6211
3.
1.4 Million Electrical Panels Recalled Due to Thermal,
Fire Hazards (WJTV-TV, Jackson, MS)
https://www.wjtv.com/news/national/1-4m-electrical-panels-recalled-due-to-thermal-fire-hazards/
4.
Arguments Heat Up Over Washington State’s Clean
Energy Future (Santa Barbara News-Press, CA)
https://newspress.com/arguments-heat-up-over-washington-states-clean-energy-future/
5.
WA State: Avista’s Clean Energy Implementation
Plan Approved (Globe Newswire)
6.
WA State: Camano Island to Get New Transmission
Line — And Fewer Power Outages (Everett Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/camano-island-to-get-new-transmission-line-and-fewer-power-outages/
7.
FERC Proposes ‘First-Ready, First-Served’
Interconnection Rules to Help Spur New Generation, Storage (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-interconnection-reform-proposal-extreme-weather/625702/
8. Washington’s 2021 State Energy Strategy Receives National Award (South Sound Business, Tacoma, WA)
9.
Metallic Balloon Cuts Power to 6,000 California
Customers (Associated Press)
SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI
10.
Editorial: Snake River Dams Report Leaves Many
Questions (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall Advisory)
11.
Editorial: A Herculean, Worthwhile Task Before
Breaching Lower Snake River Dams (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
12.
Western Public Lands Are Key to Biden’s Clean Energy
Goals. In Idaho, Opposition Is Mounting (Boise State Public Radio)
13.
Oregon: Feds Seeking ‘Least Conflict’ Area for Offshore
Wind Farm Project (Newport News-Times, OR)
14.
Pumped Storage: How Will Hydropower Bolster a
Renewable Energy World? (Tech Explore)
https://techxplore.com/news/2022-06-hydropower-bolster-renewable-energy-world.html
15.
The Duck Curve: The Cute-Sounding Energy Problem
We’ll Need to Fix (C|Net News)
16.
Yes, Some Still Go for Rustic Cabins, But Others
Opt for ‘Comfortable Self-Sufficiency’ Such as Offered by Portland Firm (Associated
Press)
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/06/09/off-grid-living-beckons-hardy-pioneer-types-and-upscale/
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
17.
Silicon Valley’s Menlo Park Plans to Electrify
10,000 Buildings (Bloomberg News)
18.
Trying to Chill: The Pros & Cons of Portable
& Window Air Conditioning Units (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/portable-window-air-conditioning-units-1.6483615
FISH &
WILDLIFE
19. Idaho: Nez Perce Take Over Fish Production at Dworshak Dam (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
20.
WA State: Osprey Chicks on Cowlitz PUD Livestream
Killed by Bald Eagles (Longview Daily News, WA)
21.
U.S. Rep. McMorris-Rodgers (WA) Says No to Bill
That Would Send Millions to Fish & Wildlife Agencies (Seattle Times, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
22.
Fighting Off a Wildlife Supervillain (Yahoo!
News)
https://news.yahoo.com/fighting-off-supervillain-220000986.html
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
23.
Oregon Hikes Port of Morrow Water Pollution Fine
to $2.1 Million (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
24.
As Water Crisis Worsens on Colorado River, an Urgent
Call for Western States to ‘Act Now’ (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)
25.
The Southwest U.S. Unchecked Thirst for Colorado
River Water Could Prove Devastating Upstream (Cable News Network)
26.
WA State: Tumwater Company Fined, Owner
Sentenced for Falsifying Water Test Samples (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article262605382.html
27.
Italy: As Po Dries Up, Italy’s Food & Energy
Supplies Are at Risk (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/climate-italy-and-environment-e0274e5f2b4dd6bb2854cc7a970f75f6
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
28.
‘It’s Not Tolerable Anymore’: Southwest Residents
Endure More Severe Heat Waves Thanks to Climate Change (Yahoo! News)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
29.
Verizon, AT&T Delay Some 5G Service Over
Airlines’ Concerns (Associated Press)
30.
WA State: Medical Lake Joins Spokane County
Broadband Project (Cheney Free Press, WA)
31.
Governors Implement: Broadband, Workforce
Innovation & Digital Equity (National Governors Association)
THE WIZARDING
WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
32. WA State: Wenatchee Valley Bitcoin Miner Says Chelan PUD Bill Up 80% (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
https://kpq.com/wenatchee-valley-bitcoin-miner-says-chelan-pud-bill-up-80/
33.
Why Cryptocurrencies Have Gone from the Next Hot
Thing to a Full-On Meltdown (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/06/18/cryptocurrencies-meltdown-bitcoin-drop/
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
34. First-Ever Self-Driving Vehicle Crash Report Released. Nearly All WA Wrecks Involved Teslas (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
35.
The Potential for Larger—and Brighter—Starlink
Satellites Has Astronomers Worried (Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/starlink-spacex-satellites-astronomy-1849076758
OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY
36.
Buildings at National Observatory Destroyed by Wildfire
in Arizona (Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/buildings-national-observatory-destroyed-wildfire-142829334.html
37.
President Biden Says He Will Decide on Federal
Gas Tax Holiday ‘By the End of the Week’ (USA Today)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
How Much Does Lunch with Warren Buffett Cost? Just $19
Million.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/06/20/warren-buffett-ebay-auction-lunch/7681611001/
Australian Man Does 3,182 Push-Ups in an Hour
New Hampshire Distillery Turns Invasive Crabs into Whiskey
SONG OF THE DAY
Dee-Lite – Groove is in the Heart
