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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Heat Wave to Slam into U.S. Pacific Northwest, Linger for
Days (Associated Press)
Higher Inflows, Full Storage Set to Shield Pacific NW Spot
Gas Prices from Heat Wave (S&P Global)
Thrill Is Gone for Central WA State’s Once-Hot Crypto
Industry (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/bloom-is-off-eastern-washingtons-once-hot-crypto-industry/
Lake Powell & Lake Mead Could Collapse without More
Water Cuts Along the Colorado River, A New Paper Explains (Salt Lake Tribune,
UT)
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2022/07/21/lake-powell-lake-mead-could/
Nevada Court Fights Raise Caution Flags on Green Energy Push
(Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Higher Inflows, Full Storage Set to Shield
Pacific NW Spot Gas Prices from Heat Wave
2.
Extreme Heat Is Driving Up Demand for Natural
Gas, Along with Prices
3.
Utah: Are Your Electricity & Natural Gas
Bills Going to Skyrocket — Like Those Prices at the Pump?
4.
Europe’s Surging Electricity Prices Are
Shattering Records
5.
Idaho Power Worker Recovering from Fall at Hells
Canyon Dam
6.
Modernizing Hydropower on the Snake River
7.
California: Will San Francisco Cut Ties with
Pacific Gas & Electric Over Wildfire Fund?
8.
New Participants in Western Markets Exploratory
Group Include Public Power Utilities
9.
‘Batteries Aren’t Going to Do It’: NERC’s Moura
Calls for Gas Investment to Maintain Reliability
10.
Germany Wants Clean, Reliable Energy. But First,
to Survive Winter.
11.
Guest Essay: For a Renewable Power Grid, Snake
River Dams Can’t Go Away
12.
Guest Essay: Our Grid Can Save Salmon & A
Green Energy Future
13.
Editorial: Unleashing the Economic Power &
Reliability Potential of West Coast Offshore Wind
14.
Nevada Court Fights Raise Caution Flags on Green
Energy Push
15.
WA State Extends Deadline for Yakima County
Solar Projects
16.
California: Wind Power Added to Santa Barbara
Grid
17.
Video: Texas Wind Turbine Set Ablaze from
Reported Lightning Strike
18.
Energy & Environment — Heat Wave Creates
Air-Conditioning Catch-22
19.
New WA State Program Gives Low-Income Renters
Access to Air Conditioning
20.
Utilities from New York to Tokyo Offer Prizes to
Cut Power Use
21.
Does Shading Your Air Conditioning Unit Help
Save Money on Electricity Bill?
22.
Monarch Butterflies Are Now Considered
Endangered
23.
Lake Powell & Lake Mead Could Collapse
without More Water Cuts Along the Colorado River, A New Paper Explains
24.
NASA Images Show Extreme Withering of Lake Mead
over 22 Years
25.
Oregon Researchers Propose Innovative Path
Forward for Farming’s Water Woes
26.
Reduced to a Trickle, Rio Grande River Managers
Brace for More Drying
27.
Greenland Hit with ‘Unusually Extensive’ Melting
of Ice Sheet, Boosting Sea Levels, Scientists Say
28.
Oregon: Portland Climate Emergency Plan Lays Out
Priorities to Cut Carbon Emissions
29.
Public Invited to Comment on Rule for WA State’s
Clean Fuel Standard
30.
Oregon: Single-Family, Mobile Homes Are Key to
Eugene Decarbonization Effort, Report Says
31.
Orcas Power & Light Climate Plans Undeterred
by U.S. Supreme Court Decision
32.
Ambition of ‘Guilt-Free’ Travel Through Offsets
Faces Rocky Road
33.
Why Fiber Is the Key to Getting Faster 5G
Everywhere
34.
The FCC Tackles Pole Replacements
35.
Thrill Is Gone for Central WA State’s Once-Hot
Crypto Industry
36.
Amazon, Rivian Roll Out Custom Electric Delivery
Vehicles in Seattle, Other Cities Nationwide
37.
Electrify Expo Gives Seattleites a Taste of
Electric Transportation
38.
Dozens of States Are Jumping on the Social Media
Censorship Bandwagon
39.
Heat Wave to Slam into U.S. Pacific Northwest,
Linger for Days
40. California’s Fast-Moving Oak Fire Burns More Than 6,000 Acres – Forces Evacuations Outside Yosemite National Park
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION – OH, THE HUMANITY
Behemoth /bu-HEE-muth/ Noun – 1: Often capitalized: a mighty animal described in Job 40:15-24 as an example of the power of God 2: something of monstrous size, power, or appearance.
Odd protest puppet
Behemoth marshmallow man
Shouts: “S’mores are Murder.”
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Higher Inflows, Full Storage Set to Shield Pacific
NW Spot Gas Prices from Heat Wave (S&P Global)
2.
Extreme Heat Is Driving Up Demand for Natural
Gas, Along with Prices (Marketplace)
3.
Utah: Are Your Electricity & Natural Gas
Bills Going to Skyrocket — Like Those Prices at the Pump? (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/07/25/are-your-electricity-natural-gas/
4.
Europe’s Surging Electricity Prices Are
Shattering Records (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2022/07/22/europe-electricity-prices-record-breaking
5.
Idaho Power Worker Recovering from Fall at Hells
Canyon Dam (Lagrande Observer, OR)
6.
Modernizing Hydropower on the Snake River (Water
Power Magazine)
7.
California: Will San Francisco Cut Ties with Pacific
Gas & Electric Over Wildfire Fund? (San Francisco Examiner, CA)
8.
New Participants in Western Markets Exploratory
Group Include Public Power Utilities (American Public Power Association)
9.
‘Batteries Aren’t Going to Do It’: NERC’s Moura Calls
for Gas Investment to Maintain Reliability (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nerc-2022-reliability-report-gas-solar/627784/
10.
Germany Wants Clean, Reliable Energy. But First,
to Survive Winter. (Christian Science Monitor)
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
11.
Guest Essay: For a Renewable Power Grid, Snake
River Dams Can’t Go Away (Eugene Register-Guard, OR – Paywall Advisory)
12.
Guest Essay: Our Grid Can Save Salmon & A
Green Energy Future (Everett Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comment-our-grid-can-save-salmon-and-a-green-energy-future/
13.
Editorial: Unleashing the Economic Power &
Reliability Potential of West Coast Offshore Wind (Utility Dive)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
14.
Nevada Court Fights Raise Caution Flags on Green
Energy Push (Associated Press)
15.
WA State Extends Deadline for Yakima County Solar
Projects (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall Advisory)
16.
California: Wind Power Added to Santa Barbara
Grid (Santa Barbara Independent, CA)
https://www.independent.com/2022/07/21/wind-power-added-to-santa-barbara-grid/
17.
Video: Texas Wind Turbine Set Ablaze from
Reported Lightning Strike (ABC News)
https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/wind-turbine-set-ablaze-reported-lightning-strike-87320905
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
18.
Energy & Environment — Heat Wave Creates
Air-Conditioning Catch-22 (The Hill, Washington, DC)
19.
New WA State Program Gives Low-Income Renters
Access to Air Conditioning (Crosscut Seattle)
https://crosscut.com/environment/2022/07/new-wa-program-gives-low-income-renters-access-ac
20.
Utilities from New York to Tokyo Offer Prizes to
Cut Power Use (Bloomberg News)
21.
Does Shading Your Air Conditioning Unit Help
Save Money on Electricity Bill? (KTBC-TV, Austin, TX)
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/does-shading-your-ac-unit-help-save-money-on-electricity-bill
FISH &
WILDLIFE
22.
Monarch Butterflies Are Now Considered
Endangered (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2022/07/21/monarch-butterfly-endangered-species
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
23.
Lake Powell & Lake Mead Could Collapse without
More Water Cuts Along the Colorado River, A New Paper Explains (Salt Lake
Tribune, UT)
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2022/07/21/lake-powell-lake-mead-could/
24.
NASA Images Show Extreme Withering of Lake Mead over
22 Years (Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/nasa-images-show-extreme-withering-220924440.html
25.
Oregon Researchers Propose Innovative Path
Forward for Farming’s Water Woes (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
26.
Reduced to a Trickle, Rio Grande River Managers
Brace for More Drying (Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/reduced-trickle-river-managers-brace-225934675.html
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
27.
Greenland Hit with ‘Unusually Extensive’ Melting
of Ice Sheet, Boosting Sea Levels, Scientists Say (Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/greenland-hit-unusually-extensive-melting-110053363.html
28.
Oregon: Portland Climate Emergency Plan Lays Out
Priorities to Cut Carbon Emissions (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
29.
Public Invited to Comment on Rule for WA State’s
Clean Fuel Standard (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
https://www.kxro.com/public-invited-to-comment-on-rule-for-clean-fuel-standard/
30.
Oregon: Single-Family, Mobile Homes Are Key to Eugene
Decarbonization Effort, Report Says (Eugene Register-Guard, OR – Paywall Advisory)
31.
Orcas Power & Light Climate Plans Undeterred
by U.S. Supreme Court Decision (The Journal of the San Juan Islands, Friday
Harbor, WA)
https://www.sanjuanjournal.com/news/opalco-climate-plans-undeterred-by-u-s-supreme-court/
32.
Ambition of ‘Guilt-Free’ Travel Through Offsets
Faces Rocky Road (Reuters)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
33.
Why Fiber Is the Key to Getting Faster 5G
Everywhere (C|Net News)
https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/why-fiber-is-the-key-to-getting-faster-5g-everywhere/
34.
The FCC Tackles Pole Replacements (Pots &
Pans)
https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2022/07/21/the-fcc-tackles-pole-replacements/
THE WIZARDING
WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
35.
Thrill Is Gone for Central WA State’s Once-Hot
Crypto Industry (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/bloom-is-off-eastern-washingtons-once-hot-crypto-industry/
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
36.
Amazon, Rivian Roll Out Custom Electric Delivery
Vehicles in Seattle, Other Cities Nationwide (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
37.
Electrify Expo Gives Seattleites a Taste of Electric
Transportation (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
38.
Dozens of States Are Jumping on the Social Media
Censorship Bandwagon (Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/social-media-censorship-facebook-twitter-shadow-ban-1849320395
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
39.
Heat Wave to Slam into U.S. Pacific Northwest,
Linger for Days (Associated Press)
40.
California’s Fast-Moving Oak Fire Burns More
Than 6,000 Acres – Forces Evacuations Outside Yosemite National Park (Cable
News Network)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
In Washington State, Lavender Fields Forever
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/07/22/lavender-sequim-dungeness-valley-washington/
Kids in Sacred Heart’s Oncology Wing Surprised with Visit from
Window Washers Dressed as Superheroes
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/jul/20/kids-in-sacred-hearts-oncology-wing-surprised-with/
Vintage Typewriters Are Taken Apart & Reassembled into
Movable Bird Sculptures
https://mymodernmet.com/jeremy-mayer-typewriter-bird-sculptures/
A Diner Discovered 100-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprints in
a Restaurant In China
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/07/23/dinosaur-footprints-at-restaurant-in-china/
SONG OF THE DAY
Brandenburg Symphony – The Typewriter Symphony
