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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Hoover Dam Transformer Fire Put Out Without Interruption to
Power Grid (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/small-explosion-fire-hoover-dam-quickly-extinguished-2022-07-19/
Power Use in Texas, U.S. Plains States to Hit New Records
This Week (Reuters)
Smart Thermostat Owners Might Lose Ability to Control During
Concerning Heat Wave in Texas (KTRK-TV, Houston, TX)
504-Megawatt Wyoming Wind Farm Gets Connection Go-Ahead
(ReNews)
https://renews.biz/79273/504mw-wyoming-wind-farm-gets-connection-go-ahead/
Alaska’s Bristol Bay Salmon Run Shatters Records – It’s Not
Done Yet (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Hoover Dam Transformer Fire Put Out Without
Interruption to Power Grid
2.
Power Use in Texas, U.S. Plains States to Hit
New Records This Week
3.
Pacific Northwest Labor Leaders Support Keeping
the Dams on the Lower Snake River
4.
Gov. Dunleavy Signs Bill to Help Alleviate
Electric Bill Cost to Rural Alaskans
5.
Idaho Nuclear Waste Treatment Plant Making
Progress
6.
Utah: Can Green Hydrogen Save a Coal Town and
Slow Climate Change?
7.
UK Government Approves New Nuclear Power Station
8.
504-Megawatt Wyoming Wind Farm Gets Connection
Go-Ahead
9.
Amid Federal Stalling on Climate Action, The
Push for California Offshore Wind Grows
10.
California: Looming Decision on New Rooftop
Solar Rules Draws Protesters in Front of Sempra Headquarters
11.
There’s Such a Thing as Too Much Sun for Solar
Panels – Europe’s Solar Industry Is Starting to Buckle
12.
Smart Thermostat Owners Might Lose Ability to
Control During Concerning Heat Wave in Texas
13.
How an Air Fryer Can Trim Your Energy Bill,
Especially During a Heat Wave
14.
Alaska’s Bristol Bay Salmon Run Shatters Records
– It’s Not Done Yet
15.
WA Tribes to Get $50 Million to Restore Puget
Sound
16.
They Sounded Alarms About a Coming Colorado
River Crisis – Warnings Went Unheeded
17.
Fastest-Warming States Since 1970 – Washington,
Oregon, Idaho Among Lowest
18.
WA State: Data Center Tax Fuel Coming to Pierce
County Tech-Acceleration Efforts
19.
Many First-Time Investors in Crypto Are Dealing
with Painful Losses
20.
How the Idaho Cobalt Belt Could Be North
America’s Secret to Growing Electric Vehicle production
21.
Seattle-Area Lawmakers Approve Electric Vehicle
Charging Requirements for New Apartment Buildings
22.
Lawmakers, Wildlife Officials Study Electric
Bikes on Trails
23.
Amazon Sues Operators of 10,000 Facebook Groups
Over Fake Review Schemes
24.
Highs Could Reach 90 in Parts of Western
Washington Next Week
25. Sky-High Diesel Prices Squeeze Truckers, Farmers, Consumers
WORD OF THE DAY
Horologist \huh-RAWL-uh-jist\ Noun – 1: a person skilled in the practice or theory of horology 2: a maker of clocks or watches.
“Tic-toc, look at my clocks,” announced the wizened horologist to his assembled guests. Albert jumped a foot when they all started to chime at once. “Golly,” he thought. “This just like the ‘Time’ track on ‘Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon!’”
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Hoover Dam Transformer Fire Put Out Without
Interruption to Power Grid (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/small-explosion-fire-hoover-dam-quickly-extinguished-2022-07-19/
2.
Power Use in Texas, U.S. Plains States to Hit
New Records This Week (Reuters)
3.
Pacific Northwest Labor Leaders Support Keeping
the Dams on the Lower Snake River (News Release – NW RiverPartners – Links to
PDF File)
4.
Gov. Dunleavy Signs Bill to Help Alleviate
Electric Bill Cost to Rural Alaskans (KTUU-TV, Anchorage, AK)
5.
Idaho Nuclear Waste Treatment Plant Making
Progress (Associated Press)
6.
Utah: Can Green Hydrogen Save a Coal Town and
Slow Climate Change? (Associated Press)
7.
UK Government Approves New Nuclear Power Station
(Associated Press)
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/UK-government-approves-new-nuclear-power-station-17316898.php
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
8.
504-Megawatt Wyoming Wind Farm Gets Connection
Go-Ahead (ReNews)
https://renews.biz/79273/504mw-wyoming-wind-farm-gets-connection-go-ahead/
9.
Amid Federal Stalling on Climate Action, The
Push for California Offshore Wind Grows (KCBX Radio, San Luis Obispo, CA)
10.
California: Looming Decision on New Rooftop
Solar Rules Draws Protesters in Front of Sempra Headquarters (San Diego
Union-Tribune, CA)
11.
There’s Such a Thing as Too Much Sun for Solar
Panels – Europe’s Solar Industry Is Starting to Buckle (Yahoo! News)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/thing-too-much-sun-solar-122857776.html
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
12.
Smart Thermostat Owners Might Lose Ability to
Control During Concerning Heat Wave in Texas (KTRK-TV, Houston, TX)
13.
How an Air Fryer Can Trim Your Energy Bill,
Especially During a Heat Wave (C|Net News)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
14.
Alaska’s Bristol Bay Salmon Run Shatters Records
– It’s Not Done Yet (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
15.
WA Tribes to Get $50 Million to Restore Puget
Sound (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
16.
They Sounded Alarms About a Coming Colorado
River Crisis – Warnings Went Unheeded (Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/sounded-alarms-coming-colorado-river-120017201.html
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
17.
Fastest-Warming States Since 1970 – Washington,
Oregon, Idaho Among Lowest (Laconia Daily Sun, NH)
THE WIZARDING
WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
18.
WA State: Data Center Tax Fuel Coming to Pierce
County Tech-Acceleration Efforts (South Sound Business)
19.
Many First-Time Investors in Crypto Are Dealing with
Painful Losses (National Public Radio)
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
20.
How the Idaho Cobalt Belt Could Be North America’s
Secret to Growing Electric Vehicle Production (Mining)
21.
Seattle-Area Lawmakers Approve Electric Vehicle Charging
Requirements for New Apartment Buildings (Geekwire)
22.
Lawmakers, Wildlife Officials Study Electric Bikes
on Trails (Associated Press)
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
23.
Amazon Sues Operators of 10,000 Facebook Groups
Over Fake Review Schemes (engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/amazon-sues-facebook-group-admins-fake-reviews-142447252.html
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
24.
Highs Could Reach 90 in Parts of Western Washington
Next Week (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
25.
Sky-High Diesel Prices Squeeze Truckers,
Farmers, Consumers (Associated Press)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Over 1,000 Dinosaur Footprints Found in Tiny Town in Just 10
Days
https://www.newsweek.com/thousands-dinosaur-footprints-discovered-chile-1725901
Don McLean Looks Back at His Masterpiece, ‘American Pie’
https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-iowa-07402e6a24c1773ddcec57b1a1f0575f
14-Year-Old Girl Drives 36-Foot Sailboat Alone at Night,
Wins Michigan Race
Man Uses a Contraption on His Nose to Push Peanut Up Colorado’s
Pike’s Peak
SONG OF THE DAY
Don McLean - American Pie
