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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
U.S. Power Use to Reach Record High in 2022 as Economy
Grows, EIA Says (Reuters)
U.S. Inflation Eases as the Cost of Gasoline Plunges
(Reuters)
Commercial Fishers & Wild Salmon Advocates Celebrate
Large Returns to British Columbia Waters (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pinkeye-sockeye-salmon-run-bc-2022-1.6546874?cmp=rss
Idaho Drought Likely to Linger into New Water Year (Capital
Press)
Electric Cars Too Costly for Many, Even with Aid in Climate
Bill (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
U.S. Power Use to Reach Record High in 2022 as
Economy Grows, EIA Says
2.
Thunderstorms Rack the Puget Sound Region,
Leaving Thousands without Power
3.
Intense Thunderstorms Rake Central Oregon with
Over 1,000 Lightning Strikes; Crews Scramble to Stop 100-Plus Fires
4.
Montana: NorthWestern Energy Proposes Rate Hike
for Electricity & Natural Gas
5.
Washington Tribes Call on Governor to Reject
Goldendale-Area Clean Energy Project Proposal
6.
Columbia River Grain Shipments Return to Normal
after Repairs at John Day Dam
7.
WA State: Okanogan PUD Evaluates Removal of
Enloe Dam
8.
WA State: Citing Supply Chain Issues, Snohomish
PUD Delays Installation of Smart Meters in Homes, Businesses
9.
U.S. Senate Approves Bill That Makes Energy Tax
Credits Available to Public Power
10.
Members of Congress Push for Emergency Funding
to Help Meet Home Heating Costs
11.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Visits Oregon to
Discuss Clean Energy Innovation
12.
Solar Power: 17 Square Miles of Benton County
Agricultural Land May Be Home to This New Kind of Farm
13.
California Power Plan Lays Bare the Cost of
Renewables Delays
14.
America’s Heat-Pump Market Has a Sugar-Crash
Problem
15.
British Columbia: Air Conditioning Is a
Necessity as Extreme Heat Events Become More Common
16.
Commercial Fishers & Wild Salmon Advocates
Celebrate Large Returns to British Columbia Waters
17.
‘Who Are We without Salmon?’ Tribes Gather Along
Dammed Snake River to Call for Action
18.
California: Salmon, Steelhead Conservation
Groups Plan to Sue Pacific Gas & Electric, Allege
19.
Fisheries Official Denies Coverup Allegations
Over Research into Endangered British Columbia Steelhead
20.
El Niño-Southern Oscillation & the Effects
on Salmon
21.
News Release: Oregon, Washington, & Others
Ask President Biden to Increase Funding for Hanford Nuclear Site Cleanup
22.
Idaho Drought Likely to Linger into New Water
Year
23.
What Do Climate Provisions in the U.S. Senate
Bill Mean for Washington State?
24.
U.S. Senate Bill Seen as Big Win for Oregon
25.
‘We’re Back, Baby’: New Bill Boosts U.S. Climate
Credibility
26.
Mt Rainier’s Largest Glacier Is Melting. Here’s
What That Means Downstream
27.
States are Making Their Own Broadband Maps to
Challenge the FCC’s Data
28.
Montana Weighs Applications for $200M+ in
Broadband Grants
29.
State Officials Eye ‘New Era’ for Oregon
Broadband
30.
Boot Camp Helps Native Tribes Expand Broadband
Access
31.
Is Your Internet Service Unreliable? There May
Be Fiber in Your Future.
32.
Flanked By Cantwell & Boise Mayor, Biden
Signs Bipartisan Science & Semiconductor Bill to Boost U.S. Competition
with China
33.
Electric Cars Too Costly for Many, Even with Aid
in Climate Bill
34.
Most Electric Vehicles Won’t Qualify for Federal
Tax Credit
35.
U.S. Inflation Eases as the Cost of Gasoline
Plunges
36.
The Forest Service Is Overstating Its Wildfire
Prevention Progress to Congress Despite Decades of Warnings Not To
37.
Oregon’s Wildfire Risk Map Emerges as New
Climate Flashpoint
38. As Temperatures Rise, Industries Fight Heat Safeguards for Workers
WORD OF THE DAY
Insouciance \in SUE-see-unts\ Noun – lighthearted unconcern: nonchalance.
The horror unseen: Abercrombie’s insouciance was bound to be his undoing. Gaily walking through a bear-infested forest, his light coating of clover honey was intended to add freshness to his daily routine (and cover his chronic trouble with body odor). Unfortunately, his apparent unconcern about his surroundings and fragrance turned him into a tasty snack that afternoon.
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
U.S. Power Use to Reach Record High in 2022 as Economy
Grows, EIA Says (Reuters)
2.
Thunderstorms Rack the Puget Sound Region,
Leaving Thousands without Power (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
https://mynorthwest.com/3592016/puget-sound-region-racked-power-outages-amid-thunderstorms/
3.
Intense Thunderstorms Rake Central Oregon with
Over 1,000 Lightning Strikes; Crews Scramble to Stop 100-Plus Fires (KTVZ-TV,
Bend, OR)
4.
Montana: NorthWestern Energy Proposes Rate Hike for
Electricity & Natural Gas (Yahoo! News)
https://sports.yahoo.com/northwestern-energy-proposes-rate-hike-235520573.html
5.
Washington Tribes Call on Governor to Reject Goldendale-Area
Clean Energy Project Proposal (Underscore News)
6.
Columbia River Grain Shipments Return to Normal after
Repairs at John Day Dam (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)
7.
WA State: Okanogan PUD Evaluates Removal of Enloe
Dam (Quad City Herald, Brewster, WA)
https://www.qcherald.com/public-utility-dist/okanogan-pud-evaluates-removal-enloe-dam-0
8.
WA State: Citing Supply Chain Issues, Snohomish PUD
Delays Installation of Smart Meters in Homes, Businesses (My Edmonds News, WA)
9.
U.S. Senate Approves Bill That Makes Energy Tax
Credits Available to Public Power (American Public Power Association)
10.
Members of Congress Push for Emergency Funding to
Help Meet Home Heating Costs (Daily Energy Insider)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
11.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Visits Oregon to Discuss
Clean Energy Innovation (KVAL-TV, Eugene, OR)
12.
Solar Power: 17 Square Miles of Benton County Agricultural
Land May Be Home to This New Kind of Farm (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.theolympian.com/news/state/washington/article264228816.html
13.
California Power Plan Lays Bare the Cost of Renewables
Delays (Reuters)
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
14.
America’s Heat-Pump Market Has a Sugar-Crash
Problem (Canary Media)
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/heat-pumps/americas-heat-pump-market-has-a-sugar-crash-problem
15.
British Columbia: Air Conditioning Is a Necessity
as Extreme Heat Events Become More Common (CTV, Vancouver, BC)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
16.
Commercial Fishers & Wild Salmon Advocates
Celebrate Large Returns to British Columbia Waters (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pinkeye-sockeye-salmon-run-bc-2022-1.6546874?cmp=rss
17.
‘Who Are We without Salmon?’ Tribes Gather Along
Dammed Snake River to Call for Action (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://amp.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article264345956.html
18.
California: Salmon, Steelhead Conservation
Groups Plan to Sue Pacific Gas & Electric, Allege ESA Violations (Mendocino
Voice, CA)
19.
Fisheries Official Denies Coverup Allegations
Over Research into Endangered British Columbia Steelhead (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
20.
El Niño-Southern Oscillation & the Effects
on Salmon (Sierra Sun Times, Mariposa, CA)
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
21.
News Release: Oregon, Washington, & Others
Ask President Biden to Increase Funding for Hanford Nuclear Site Cleanup
(Oregon Dept. of Energy)
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
22.
Idaho Drought Likely to Linger into New Water
Year (Capital Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
23.
What Do Climate Provisions in the U.S. Senate Bill
Mean for Washington State? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
24.
U.S. Senate Bill Seen as Big Win for Oregon (Oregon
Capital Chronicle)
25.
‘We’re Back, Baby’: New Bill Boosts U.S. Climate
Credibility (Associated Press)
26.
Mt Rainier’s Largest Glacier Is Melting. Here’s What
That Means Downstream (Crosscut Seattle)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
27.
States are Making Their Own Broadband Maps to
Challenge the FCC’s Data (Broadband Breakfast)
28.
Montana Weighs Applications for $200M+ in Broadband
Grants (KTVH-TV, Helena, MT)
https://www.ktvh.com/news/montana-weighs-applications-for-200m-in-broadband-grants
29.
State Officials Eye ‘New Era’ for Oregon Broadband
(State Scoop)
https://statescoop.com/oregon-broadband-2022-grant-funding/
30.
Boot Camp Helps Native Tribes Expand Broadband
Access (University Of Oregon)
https://around.uoregon.edu/content/boot-camp-helps-native-tribes-expand-broadband-access
31.
Is Your Internet Service Unreliable? There May
Be Fiber in Your Future. (Washington Post – Paywall Advisory)
THE WIZARDING
WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
32.
Flanked By Cantwell & Boise Mayor, Biden
Signs Bipartisan Science & Semiconductor Bill to Boost U.S. Competition
with China (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/aug/09/flanked-by-cantwell-and-boise-mayor-biden-signs-bi/
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
33.
Electric Cars Too Costly for Many, Even with Aid
in Climate Bill (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
34.
Most Electric Vehicles Won’t Qualify for Federal
Tax Credit (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/electric-vehicles-tax-credit-cfd3d9322230446f65d629b05c2ae551
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
35.
U.S. Inflation Eases as the Cost of Gasoline
Plunges (Reuters)
36.
The Forest Service Is Overstating Its Wildfire
Prevention Progress to Congress Despite Decades of Warnings Not To (NBC News)
37.
Oregon’s Wildfire Risk Map Emerges as New
Climate Flashpoint (Associated Press)
38.
As Temperatures Rise, Industries Fight Heat Safeguards
for Workers (Washington Post – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/08/09/climate-change-heat-workers/
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
It’s Once Again Time for the Perseids, One of the Best
Meteor Showers of the Year
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/2022-perseid-meteor-shower-1.6540186?cmp=rss
Artist Recreates Old Ceremonial Portraits by Replacing Their
Subjects with Cats
Potato Problems for Dick’s Drive-In with End of Harvest ‘Not
Producing Fries Up to Standards’
California Hospital Tech Brightens Kids’ Casts with Amazing
Artwork
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/california-hospital-tech-brightens-kids-130000823.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Boy Meets Girl – Waiting for a Star to Fall
