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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
‘Difficult & Costly.’ Snake Dams Should Be Breached,
Says Biden Administration Report (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Heat Wave Persists, Millions Affected from Maine to Texas
(ABC News)
https://abcnews.go.com/US/heat-wave-persists-millions-affected-maine-texas/story?id=86662807
Canada: Rogers Blames Massive Broadband Outage on Core
Network Update (Fierce Telecom)
https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/rogers-blames-massive-broadband-outage-core-network-update
Emerging Small Nuclear Reactors May Significantly Contribute
to Grid Decarbonization by 2050: Study (Utility Dive)
Far Out: NASA Space Telescope’s First Cosmic View Goes Deep
(Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/james-webb-telescope-first-photos-32c7cad1f6b277f871990d029bedba72
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
‘Difficult & Costly.’ Snake Dams Should Be
Breached, Says Biden Administration Report
2.
White House Weighs in on Lower Snake River Dam
Breaching in Unusual Power Play
3.
White House: To Help Salmon, Dams May Need to Be
Removed
4.
Biden Administration’s BPA Study Confirms:
Breaching Dams Would Cost Billions, Slow Fight Against Climate Change
5.
Heat Wave Persists, Millions Affected from Maine
to Texas
6.
Arizona: Salt River Project Customers Break
Wattage Record on Hottest Day of 2022
7.
Idaho’s Diverse Power Sources Protect Against
Extreme Weather, Company Says
8.
U.S. Natural Gas Futures Jump 7% as Heat Wave Boosts
Air Conditioning Use
9.
EIA Forecasts U.S. LNG Exports Will Fall 6% from
the First Half of 2022 to the Second Half of the Year, Following Freeport
Outage
10.
As Drought Shrivels Lake Powell, Millions Face
Power Crisis
11.
Wind Power Transmission Line Capacity to Soar
Under New Plan
12.
The Challenges of Keeping the Power On
13.
News Release: McMorris Rodgers, PNW Lawmakers
Blast POTUS for ‘Cherry Picking’ Science to Justify Breaching LSR Dams
14.
News Release: Federal Agencies Announce Two New
Analyses to Help Inform Restoration of Columbia River Basin Salmon and
Long-Term Energy Planning in the Pacific Northwest
15.
News Release: U.S. Wheat Associates Expresses
Support for Maintaining Lower Snake River Dams
16.
Opinion: A Nevada Wind Farm is a Cautionary Tale
for Idaho
17.
Texas Wind Power Is Failing Right When the State
Needs It Most
18.
Western Solar Boom Threatens Wildlife’s Home on
the Range
19.
Denver Water Showcases Its Latest Hydrokinetic
Electric Power Generators
20.
‘Cow Power’ Goes Dark as Manure-to-Electricity
Fizzles
21.
As WA Heats Up, Here’s How to Keep Cool without
Air Conditioning
22.
Puget Sound Fish Farming Unlikely to Be the Single
Cause of Chinook Extinction, NOAA Says
23.
Eagles Have Returned to the Nooksack in Droves.
Their Future Could Be at Risk
24.
WA State: Some Question Tumwater Dam’s Purpose
in Survey – Chelan PUD Moves Forward with Maintenance of Dam Near Leavenworth
25.
Emerging Small Nuclear Reactors May
Significantly Contribute to Grid Decarbonization by 2050: Study
26.
Canada: Rogers Blames Massive Broadband Outage
on Core Network Update
27.
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Broadband Launches to Boost Telecom Advocacy and Resources
28.
A New Project in Rural Oregon Is Letting Farmers
Test Drive Electric Tractors in the Name of Science
29.
Americans Are Coming Around on Electric Cars
30.
Far Out: NASA Space Telescope’s First Cosmic
View Goes Deep
31.
Biggest Full Moon of the Year Will Rise Over
Oregon on Wednesday Night
32. Giant Sunspot Threatens Earth as Solar Flare May Cause Blackouts
WORD OF THE DAY
Descry \dih-SKRYE\ Verb – *1: to catch sight of 2: find out, discover.
Bundled deep in the switch grass fields of Nebraska, contemplating his latest treatise on renewable energy, Francisco was slipping in and out of sleep as he descried buzzards lazily circling in the sky directly overhead. Unfortunately for him, that was the last thing he saw, as a harvesting machine snatched up the hummock of grass in which he was nestled. How ironic that the famous ethanol researcher was to become a tank of fuel himself.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
‘Difficult & Costly.’ Snake Dams Should Be
Breached, Says Biden Administration Report (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
2.
White House Weighs in on Lower Snake River Dam
Breaching in Unusual Power Play (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
3.
White House: To Help Salmon, Dams May Need to Be
Removed (Associated Press)
4.
Biden Administration’s BPA Study Confirms:
Breaching Dams Would Cost Billions, Slow Fight Against Climate Change
(Northwest RiverPartners, News Release)
https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2022/07/biden-administrations-bpa-study.html
5.
Heat Wave Persists, Millions Affected from Maine
to Texas (ABC News)
https://abcnews.go.com/US/heat-wave-persists-millions-affected-maine-texas/story?id=86662807
6.
Arizona: Salt River Project Customers Break
Wattage Record on Hottest Day of 2022 (KNVX-TV, Phoenix, AZ)
https://www.abc15.com/news/state/srp-customers-break-wattage-record-on-hottest-day-of-2022
7.
Idaho’s Diverse Power Sources Protect Against
Extreme Weather, Company Says (KTVB-TV, Boise, ID)
8.
U.S. Natural Gas Futures Jump 7% as Heat Wave
Boosts Air Conditioning Use (Reuters)
9.
EIA Forecasts U.S. LNG Exports Will Fall 6% from
the First Half of 2022 to the Second Half of the Year, Following Freeport Outage
(U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/pressroom/releases/press512.php
10. As
Drought Shrivels Lake Powell, Millions Face Power Crisis (The Guardian, UK)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/13/lake-powell-drought-electricity
11. Wind
Power Transmission Line Capacity to Soar Under New Plan (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/business-chicago-illinois-utilities-21076d0df54985077f6e3999bbe79bbc
12. The
Challenges of Keeping the Power On (WSU Insider)
https://news.wsu.edu/news/2022/07/12/the-challenges-of-keeping-the-power-on/
SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI
13. News
Release: McMorris Rodgers, PNW Lawmakers Blast POTUS for ‘Cherry Picking’
Science to Justify Breaching LSR Dams (U.S. Rep Cathy McMorris Rodgers, WA)
14. News
Release: Federal Agencies Announce Two New Analyses to Help Inform Restoration
of Columbia River Basin Salmon and Long-Term Energy Planning in the Pacific
Northwest (The White House)
15. News
Release: U.S. Wheat Associates Expresses Support for Maintaining Lower Snake
River Dams (U.S. Wheat Associates)
https://www.uswheat.org/wheatletter/usw-expresses-support-for-maintaining-lower-snake-river-dams/
16. Opinion:
A Nevada Wind Farm is a Cautionary Tale for Idaho (KLIX Radio, Twin Falls, ID)
https://newsradio1310.com/a-nevada-wind-farm-is-a-cautionary-tale-for-idaho/
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
17. Texas
Wind Power Is Failing Right When the State Needs It Most (Yahoo! News)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/texas-wind-power-failing-state-162709325.html
18. Western
Solar Boom Threatens Wildlife’s Home on the Range (E&E News)
https://www.eenews.net/articles/western-solar-boom-threatens-wildlifes-home-on-the-range/
19. Denver
Water Showcases Its Latest Hydrokinetic Electric Power Generators (Renewable
Energy World)
20. ‘Cow
Power’ Goes Dark as Manure-to-Electricity Fizzles (E&E News)
https://www.eenews.net/articles/cow-power-goes-dark-as-manure-to-electricity-fizzles/
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
21. As
WA Heats Up, Here’s How to Keep Cool without Air Conditioning (Crosscut Seattle)
https://crosscut.com/environment/2022/07/wa-heats-heres-how-keep-cool-without-air-conditioning
FISH & WILDLIFE
22. Puget
Sound Fish Farming Unlikely to Be the Single Cause of Chinook Extinction, NOAA Says
(KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
https://mynorthwest.com/3558726/puget-sound-fish-farming-chinook-extinction-noaa/
23. Eagles
Have Returned to the Nooksack in Droves. Their Future Could Be at Risk (AOL
News)
https://www.aol.com/news/eagles-returned-nooksack-droves-why-190428498.html
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
24. WA
State: Some Question Tumwater Dam’s Purpose in Survey – Chelan PUD Moves
Forward with Maintenance of Dam Near Leavenworth (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
25. Emerging
Small Nuclear Reactors May Significantly Contribute to Grid Decarbonization by 2050:
Study (Utility Dive)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
26. Canada:
Rogers Blames Massive Broadband Outage on Core Network Update (Fierce Telecom)
https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/rogers-blames-massive-broadband-outage-core-network-update
27. National
Rural Electric Cooperative Association Broadband Launches to Boost Telecom
Advocacy and Resources ()
https://www.electric.coop/nreca-broadband-launches-to-boost-telecom-advocacy-and-resources
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
28. A
New Project in Rural Oregon Is Letting Farmers Test Drive Electric Tractors in
the Name of Science (Inside Climate News)
29. Americans
Are Coming Around on Electric Cars (Grist Online)
https://grist.org/cities/numbers-americans-want-drive-ev-rises/
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
30. Far
Out: NASA Space Telescope’s First Cosmic View Goes Deep (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/james-webb-telescope-first-photos-32c7cad1f6b277f871990d029bedba72
31. Biggest
Full Moon of the Year Will Rise Over Oregon on Wednesday Night (Oregonian, Portland,
OR)
32. Giant
Sunspot Threatens Earth as Solar Flare May Cause Blackouts (NewsPage)
https://www.newspageindex.com/07/2022/12/661287
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
We Know Greek Statues Weren’t White. Now You Can See Them in
Color.
A California Woman Finds an Olympic Gold Medal Inside a Fast-Food
Bag
Blind, Older Dog Found in Alaska Three Weeks After Wandering
Off
https://apnews.com/article/alaska-dogs-sitka-8206c86986f75cbdecff8524d944038f
Are You Kidding? Baby Goat Wows Fans with 22-Inch Ears
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/are-you-kidding-baby-goat-wows-fans-with-22-inch-ears-2022-07-08/
SONG OF THE DAY
Chris Botti & Sting – My Funny Valentine
