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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
New Deal Seeks to Extend Truce in Court Battle Over Columbia
River Salmon (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article264250696.html
Report on Snake River Dams Commissioned by WA Gov. Inslee,
U.S. Sen. Murray Will Be Delayed (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
Sockeye Salmon Return to Idaho at Near-Record Levels (Boise
State Public Radio, ID)
Not So Fast: California’s Last Nuke Plant Might Run Longer
(Associated Press)
U.S. Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act with $369 Billion
in Energy & Climate Spending (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/senate-inflation-reduction-act-climate-solar-tax/629087/
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Not So Fast: California’s Last Nuke Plant Might
Run Longer
2.
Report on Snake River Dams Commissioned by WA
Gov. Inslee, U.S. Sen. Murray Will Be Delayed
3.
Heat Wave. Wildfires. Recession. Yet ‘Ludicrous’
Push to Breach Snake Dams, U.S. Rep Newhouse (WA) Says
4.
News Release: Risch (ID), McMorris Rodgers (WA),
PNW Delegation Push Back Against White House Efforts to Breach Dams
5.
News Release: U.S. Rep. Newhouse Demands Answers
on Biden Administration Efforts to Breach Lower Snake River Dams
6.
Montana: Blackout Warnings by PSC Commissioners
Unfounded, Utility Says
7.
Another Natural Gas Rate Wallop Appears on the
Way in Oregon
8.
Oregon: NW Natural Plans to Blend Hydrogen into
Some West Eugene Customers’ Gas
9.
California: Sempra Boss Says Company Is OK with
San Diego City Council Plan to Eliminate Natural Gas
10.
No ‘Coordinated Scheme’ Behind California’s
Hydroelectric Project Reviews
11.
State Agencies Make Gains Toward Washington’s
Transition to Clean Energy
12.
Energy Secretary: Idaho Nuclear Facility Is Key
to Meeting U.S. Energy Goals
13.
Water & Electric Quarrels Test the Limits of
Tribal Power
14.
Energy Production Declined by Record Amounts in
Several States in 2020
15.
Nuke Plant Comes Under Attack as Fighting Rages
in Ukraine
16.
Guest Essay: A Carbon Free, Renewable Resource
Faces Extinction
17.
Opinion: Why You Should Give a Darn About These
Dams
18.
Opinion: Natural Gas Is Better Than Many
Environmentalists Admit
19.
First Major Solar Farm Planned Near Tri-Cities.
Learn More, Speak Up at Local Hearing
20.
A ‘Small’ Fix for Renewable Energy’s ‘Big’
Problem
21.
New Deal Seeks to Extend Truce in Court Battle
Over Columbia River Salmon
22.
Sockeye Salmon Return to Idaho at Near-Record
Levels
23.
Grant PUD Touts Record Sockeye Salmon at Priest
Rapids Dam
24.
The Undercurrents at Play in the Columbia River
Dams Debate
25.
Tribe: California Wildfire Near Oregon Causes
Fish Deaths
26.
At Over 40 Pounds, A Chinook Salmon in Lake
Michigan Is Believed to Be the Heaviest ‘King’ Caught in About 30 Years
27.
Reconciliation Package Includes $4 Billion for
Western Drought Resilience
28.
In California, Freshwater Fish & Farmers
Feel the Drought
29.
Oregon: Tillamook Outlines Climate Action Goals
Through 2050
30.
How a Four-Day Workweek Could Be Better for the
Climate
31.
Comcast Shares Slide After the Cable Giant Fails
to Add Broadband Subscribers for First Time Ever
32.
WA State: Port of Ridgefield to Study Extending
Fiber-Optic Line from La Center to Yale
33.
Expansion of Electric Vehicle Grid Hits
Roadblocks in Rural WA
34.
Utility Boxes Transformed into Art at Columbia
Gardens
35. U.S. Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act with $369 Billion in Energy & Climate Spending
WORD OF THE DAY - THE HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION
I Got a Basketball Jones
Debunk /dee-BUNK/ Verb – To expose the sham or falseness of.
Debunk the big dunk
Can’t slam it if you can’t jump
A jump shot will do
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Not So Fast: California’s Last Nuke Plant Might
Run Longer (Associated Press)
2.
Report on Snake River Dams Commissioned by WA
Gov. Inslee, U.S. Sen. Murray Will Be Delayed (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
3.
Heat Wave. Wildfires. Recession. Yet ‘Ludicrous’
Push to Breach Snake Dams, U.S. Rep Newhouse (WA) Says (Tri-City Herald, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article264089571.html
4.
News Release: Risch (ID), McMorris Rodgers (WA),
PNW Delegation Push Back Against White House Efforts to Breach Dams (U.S. Senator
Jim Risch – ID)
https://www.risch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=3D7534F2-E632-4A67-BF79-D8CCBDF3F22F
5.
News Release: U.S. Rep. Newhouse Demands Answers
on Biden Administration Efforts to Breach Lower Snake River Dams (U.S. Rep. Dan
Newhouse – WA)
6.
Montana: Blackout Warnings by PSC Commissioners
Unfounded, Utility Says (Helena Independent-Record, MT)
7.
Another Natural Gas Rate Wallop Appears on the Way
in Oregon (Portland Business Journal, OR – Paywall Advisor)
https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2022/08/05/oregon-natural-gas-rate-hikes.html
8.
Oregon: NW Natural Plans to Blend Hydrogen into
Some West Eugene Customers’ Gas (Eugene Register-Guard, OR – Paywall Advisory)
9.
California: Sempra Boss Says Company Is OK with San
Diego City Council Plan to Eliminate Natural Gas (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)
10.
No ‘Coordinated Scheme’ Behind California’s Hydroelectric
Project Reviews (Reuters)
11.
State Agencies Make Gains Toward Washington’s
Transition to Clean Energy (South Sound Business)
12.
Energy Secretary: Idaho Nuclear Facility Is Key to
Meeting U.S. Energy Goals (Associated Press)
https://amp.idahostatesman.com/news/northwest/idaho/article264203086.html
13.
Water & Electric Quarrels Test the Limits of
Tribal Power (SCOTUS Blog)
https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/08/water-and-electric-quarrels-test-the-limits-of-tribal-power/
14.
Energy Production Declined by Record Amounts in Several
States in 2020 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=53359
15.
Nuke Plant Comes Under Attack as Fighting Rages in
Ukraine (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/nuke-plant-comes-under-attack-as-fighting-rages-in-ukraine/
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
16.
Guest Essay: A Carbon Free, Renewable Resource
Faces Extinction (Bend Bulletin, OR)
17.
Opinion: Why You Should Give a Darn About These
Dams (Pamplin Media Group, Portland, Or)
18.
Opinion: Natural Gas Is Better Than Many
Environmentalists Admit (Washington Post – Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
19.
First Major Solar Farm Planned Near Tri-Cities. Learn
More, Speak Up at Local Hearing (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/aug/04/1st-major-solar-farm-planned-near-tri-cities-learn/
20.
A ‘Small’ Fix for Renewable Energy’s ‘Big’ Problem
(Columbian Insight)
https://columbiainsight.org/a-small-fix-for-renewable-energys-big-problem/
FISH &
WILDLIFE
21.
New Deal Seeks to Extend Truce in Court Battle
Over Columbia River Salmon (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article264250696.html
22.
Sockeye Salmon Return to Idaho at Near-Record
Levels (Boise State Public Radio, ID)
23.
Grant PUD Touts Record Sockeye Salmon at Priest
Rapids Dam (iFiberOne, Ephrata, WA)
24.
The Undercurrents at Play in the Columbia River Dams
Debate (Crosscut Seattle)
https://crosscut.com/environment/2022/08/undercurrents-play-columbia-river-dams-debate
25.
Tribe: California Wildfire Near Oregon Causes
Fish Deaths (Associated Press)
26.
At Over 40 Pounds, A Chinook Salmon in Lake
Michigan Is Believed to Be the Heaviest ‘King’ Caught in About 30 Years (Yahoo!
News)
https://news.yahoo.com/over-40-pounds-chinook-salmon-182701684.html
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
27.
Reconciliation Package Includes $4 Billion for Western
Drought Resilience (The Hill, Washington, DC)
28.
In California, Freshwater Fish & Farmers
Feel the Drought (Christian Science Monitor)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
29.
Oregon: Tillamook Outlines Climate Action Goals
Through 2050 (Supermarket Perimeter)
30.
How a Four-Day Workweek Could Be Better for the Climate
(Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/aug/08/how-a-four-day-workweek-could-be-better-for-the-cl/
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
31.
Comcast Shares Slide After the Cable Giant Fails
to Add Broadband Subscribers for First Time Ever (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/07/28/comcast-earnings-2q-2022.html
32.
WA State: Port of Ridgefield to Study Extending
Fiber-Optic Line from La Center to Yale (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
33.
Expansion of Electric Vehicle Grid Hits
Roadblocks in Rural WA (Crosscut Seattle)
https://crosscut.com/news/2022/08/expansion-electric-vehicle-grid-hits-roadblocks-rural-wa
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
34.
Utility Boxes Transformed into Art at Columbia
Gardens (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
https://keprtv.com/news/local/utility-boxes-transformed-into-art-at-columbia-gardens
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
35.
U.S. Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act with $369
Billion in Energy & Climate Spending (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/senate-inflation-reduction-act-climate-solar-tax/629087/
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Singer, Actress Olivia Newton-John Dies at 73
David McCullough, Pulitzer-Winning Historian, Dies at 89
https://www.kiro7.com/entertainment/david-mccullough/BHSUTBENGSV5WF7XI7SDS5237Y/
YouTube Celebrates International Cat Day with a Fur-Tastic
Playlist of Iconic Felines
https://mashable.com/article/youtube-international-cat-day-2022
Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts Bad Winter, Calls Midwest a ‘Hibernation
Zone’
SONGS OF THE DAY
Olivia Newton-John – Hopelessly Devoted to You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-3NvDp28U4
Olivia Newton-John – Xanadu
