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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
California Averts Widespread Rolling Blackouts as Energy
Demands Ease amid Heat Wave (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)
‘Even More Extreme’: Blistering Heat to Roast California,
Other Western States This Week (USA Today)
Reclamation: Upper Basin Reservoirs Insufficient to Save
Lake Powell (The Colorado Springs Gazette, CO)
A ‘Doomsday’ Glacier the Size of Florida May Melt Faster
Than Expected, Study Finds (The Toronto Star, Ontario, Canada)
Washington to Skip Analyzing Cost of Banning Gas Vehicles
(Capital Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
California Averts Widespread Rolling Blackouts
as Energy Demands Ease amid Heat Wave
2.
Heat & Wildfires Put Strain on Idaho Power
Grid. Here’s How Customers Can Help
3.
California Lawmakers Approve $1.4-Billion Loan
for Pacific Gas & Electric to Keep Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Open
4.
Democrats, Environmentalists Warm to Nuclear
Power for Quicker Transition to a Green Energy Future
5.
As Amazon Expands in Eastern Oregon, Regional
Carbon Emissions Soar
6.
Avista Seeks Higher Rates for Home Heating This
Winter, Primarily for Natural Gas Users
7.
Amped-Up: Southern Arizona Residents Share
Concerns as Construction on 550-Mile Transmission Line Nears
8.
Western Utilities to Share Capacity Under
Proposed Resource Adequacy Program
9.
Hawaii Closes Last Coal-Fired Power Plant as Ban
Begins
10.
Unplugged: Why Utilities Are More Likely to
Disconnect Black, Latino, & Indigenous Households
11.
EIA Expects High Prices for Natural Gas This
Winter as Global Consumption Remains High & Inventories Low
12.
No Tulips from Amsterdam? Gas Crisis Hits Dutch
Greenhouses
13.
Editorial: Goldendale Energy Project Can Help
Meet Washington State’s Clean-Energy Needs
14.
Commentary: Dori – Losing Control? Brownouts,
Blackouts, Electric Vehicle Mandates, & Keeping Cool
15.
Solar Panel Shipments Reached Record 28.8
Million Peak kW in 2021
16.
Wave Energy Converter Passes First Test, Now
It’s Off to Oregon
17.
650,000 Efficient Houses & 7.2 Million Free
Heat Pumps: How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Impact U.S. Homes
18.
Scientists Engineer a Greener Air Conditioner
for Warming Pacific Northwest Summers
19.
Oregon’s Mass Timber Industry Gets Boost from
Federal Government
20.
Okanagan First Nation Fishery Celebrates Record
Return of Sockeye Salmon
21.
Canada: Woeful Fraser River Sockeye Run Renews
Fish Farm Debate
22.
Klamath River Basin: In the Pacific Northwest, Salmon
Declines Upend a Way of Life
23.
Howard Hanson Dam Fish Passage Continues Making
Strides
24.
The Effort to Scare Seals Off the Salmon Buffet
at Ballard Locks
25.
Bonneville Power Administration Partnership
Restores Southwest Washington Wetlands
26.
Reclamation: Upper Basin Reservoirs Insufficient
to Save Lake Powell
27.
Bonneville Power Administration Adopts New
Streamflow Forecast to Reflect Changing Climate
28.
A ‘Doomsday’ Glacier the Size of Florida May
Melt Faster Than Expected, Study Finds
29.
Embattled Maine Power Line Foreshadows U.S.
Climate Obstacles
30.
Seattle City Council Approves Ban on Gas-Powered
Leaf Blowers
31.
Montana Leaders Conducting Survey on Internet
Access, as They Consider Broadband Upgrades
32.
Walla Walla, Wash., Studies Feasibility of
Broadband for All
33.
First FCC Broadband Map to Come in November,
Says Rosenworcel
34.
Washington to Skip Analyzing Cost of Banning Gas
Vehicles
35.
Over a Dozen States Grapple with Adopting
California’s Electric Vehicle Mandate
36.
Twitter Readies Edit Feature for Premium Users
37.
Social Media Can Inflame Your Emotions — And
It’s a Byproduct of Its Design
38.
20,000 Corks from Ruralite Readers Plug Power of
Community
39.
Mysterious White Mounds Spark Alarm after
Appearing Across Great Salt Lake: ‘We Are Concerned’
40.
‘Even More Extreme’: Blistering Heat to Roast
California, Other Western States This Week
41.
Wind, Heat Expected to Create Critical Wildfire
Conditions in Oregon, Region
42.
Red Flag Warning Issued for North Central
Washington State
43.
This Weekend Could Bring Critical Fire Danger to
WA Cascades & Lowlands
44. Remote Work Allowed More People to Move into Rural Areas Like the Methow Valley, But Locals Now Worry About Housing, Staffing
WORD OF THE DAY
Scurrilous • \SKURR-uh-luss\ • adjective - 1a: using or given to coarse language b: vulgar and evil 2: containing obscenities, abuse, or slander
“This meeting of Squirrels Against Scurrilous Attacks will come to order,” squeaked the diminutive, bottle-brushed chairman to the assembled, arboreal rodents. “Electric utilities have blamed us too often for outages,” he squealed. “For an update on our eco-terror tactics, I had invited Sparky to speak, but we haven’t seen him since last week’s big Spokane outage.”
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
California Averts Widespread Rolling Blackouts as
Energy Demands Ease amid Heat Wave (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)
2.
Heat & Wildfires Put Strain on Idaho Power Grid.
Here’s How Customers Can Help (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/weather-news/article265420041.html
3.
California Lawmakers Approve $1.4-Billion Loan for
Pacific Gas & Electric to Keep Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Open (Los
Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)
4.
Democrats, Environmentalists Warm to Nuclear
Power for Quicker Transition to a Green Energy Future (Washington Times)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/sep/5/democrats-environmentalists-warm-to-nuclear-power-/
5.
As Amazon Expands in Eastern Oregon, Regional
Carbon Emissions Soar (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)
6.
Avista Seeks Higher Rates for Home Heating This
Winter, Primarily for Natural Gas Users (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/sep/07/avista-seeks-utility-rate-increases-in-washington-/
7.
Amped-Up: Southern Arizona Residents Share
Concerns as Construction on 550-Mile Transmission Line Nears (KOLD-TV, Tucson,
AZ)
8.
Western Utilities to Share Capacity Under
Proposed Resource Adequacy Program (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/western-utilities-resource-adequacy-wpp-ferc-WRAP/631025/
9.
Hawaii Closes Last Coal-Fired Power Plant as Ban
Begins (RNZ News)
10.
Unplugged: Why Utilities Are More Likely to
Disconnect Black, Latino, & Indigenous Households (Grist Online)
https://grist.org/climate-energy/energy-equity-elusive-black-latino-indigenous-households/
11.
EIA Expects High Prices for Natural Gas This
Winter as Global Consumption Remains High & Inventories Low (U.S. Energy
Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/pressroom/releases/press516.php
12.
No Tulips from Amsterdam? Gas Crisis Hits Dutch Greenhouses
(Reuters)
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
13.
Editorial: Goldendale Energy Project Can Help
Meet Washington State’s Clean-Energy Needs (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
14.
Commentary: Dori – Losing Control? Brownouts,
Blackouts, Electric Vehicle Mandates, & Keeping Cool (KIRO Broadcasting,
Seattle, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
15.
Solar Panel Shipments Reached Record 28.8
Million Peak kW in 2021 (Daily Energy Insider)
16.
Wave Energy Converter Passes First Test, Now It’s
Off to Oregon (Clean Technica)
https://cleantechnica.com/2022/09/03/wave-energy-converter-passes-first-test-now-its-off-to-oregon/
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
17.
650,000 Efficient Houses & 7.2 Million Free
Heat Pumps: How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Impact U.S. Homes (Fast
Company)
18.
Scientists Engineer a Greener Air Conditioner for
Warming Pacific Northwest Summers (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
19.
Oregon’s Mass Timber Industry Gets Boost from
Federal Government (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
20.
Okanagan First Nation Fishery Celebrates Record Return
of Sockeye Salmon (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sockeye-salmon-okangan-fishery-osoyoos-1.6571895
21.
Canada: Woeful Fraser River Sockeye Run Renews
Fish Farm Debate (Global News)
https://globalnews.ca/news/9101955/fraser-river-sockeye-fish-farms/
22.
Klamath River Basin: In the Pacific Northwest,
Salmon Declines Upend a Way of Life (The Nation)
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/salmon-oregon-yurok/
23.
Howard Hanson Dam Fish Passage Continues Making
Strides (South Sound Business)
24.
The Effort to Scare Seals Off the Salmon Buffet at
Ballard Locks (Crosscut Seattle)
https://crosscut.com/environment/2022/09/effort-scare-seals-salmon-buffet-ballard-locks
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
25.
Bonneville Power Administration Partnership
Restores Southwest Washington Wetlands (Bonneville Power Administration)
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
26.
Reclamation: Upper Basin Reservoirs Insufficient
to Save Lake Powell (The Colorado Springs Gazette, CO)
27.
Bonneville Power Administration Adopts New
Streamflow Forecast to Reflect Changing Climate (American Public Power
Association)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
28.
A ‘Doomsday’ Glacier the Size of Florida May
Melt Faster Than Expected, Study Finds (The Toronto Star, Ontario, Canada)
29.
Embattled Maine Power Line Foreshadows U.S.
Climate Obstacles (E&E News)
https://www.eenews.net/articles/embattled-maine-power-line-foreshadows-u-s-climate-obstacles/
30.
Seattle City Council Approves Ban on Gas-Powered
Leaf Blowers (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
31.
Montana Leaders Conducting Survey on Internet
Access, as They Consider Broadband Upgrades (KTVH-TV, Helena, MT)
32.
Walla Walla, Wash., Studies Feasibility of
Broadband for All (Government Tech)
https://www.govtech.com/network/walla-walla-wash-studies-feasibility-of-broadband-for-all
33.
First FCC Broadband Map to Come in November,
Says Rosenworcel (Light Reading)
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
34.
Washington to Skip Analyzing Cost of Banning Gas
Vehicles (Capital Press)
35.
Over a Dozen States Grapple with Adopting California’s
Electric Vehicle Mandate (Associated Press)
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
36.
Twitter Readies Edit Feature for Premium Users (Associated
Press)
https://apnews.com/article/technology-social-media-2f127fdbcb1928ab30008bdb62a48905
37.
Social Media Can Inflame Your Emotions — And It’s
a Byproduct of Its Design (National Public Radio)
38.
20,000 Corks from Ruralite Readers Plug Power of
Community (Pioneer Utility Resources)
https://www.pioneerutilityresources.com/news-releases/corks/
BARREL O’ GREEN
POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
39.
Mysterious White Mounds Spark Alarm after Appearing
Across Great Salt Lake: ‘We Are Concerned’ (The Independent, UK)
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/great-salt-lake-utah-white-mounds-b2161779.html
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
40.
‘Even More Extreme’: Blistering Heat to Roast California,
Other Western States This Week (USA Today)
41.
Wind, Heat Expected to Create Critical Wildfire
Conditions in Oregon, Region (Associated Press)
42.
Red Flag Warning Issued for North Central
Washington State (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
https://kpq.com/red-flag-warning-issued-for-ncw/
43.
This Weekend Could Bring Critical Fire Danger to
WA Cascades & Lowlands (Tacoma News Tribune, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/weather-news/article265416106.html
44.
Remote Work Allowed More People to Move into Rural
Areas Like the Methow Valley, But Locals Now Worry About Housing, Staffing (Spokesman-Review,
Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/sep/04/remote-work-allowed-more-people-to-move-into-rural/
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
‘Thank You, Sue’: Sue Bird Retires as Legendary Career Comes
to Close after Storm Fall in WNBA Semifinals
Misprinted UC Irvine Sweatshirt Pulled from Costco Becomes
Sought-After Item Among Students
https://nextshark.com/misprinted-uc-irvine-sweatshirt-pulled-from-costc/
Ruins of 1st Century Roman Fort Surface amid Europe Drought
Crypto.Com Refunded Someone $7.2 Million By Mistake
https://www.engadget.com/cryptocom-72-million-refund-whoops-154406931.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Miklos Rozsa - Quo Vadis – Soundtrack Suite
