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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Canada: More Than 1,000 People & Major Hydro Dams Under
Evacuation Orders as Wildfires Cloak Much of British Columbia in Smoke
(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wildfires-monday-september-12-2022-1.6580028
Montana: Colstrip Coal Plant Operator to Buy Out Co-Owner
Puget Sound Energy, Install Some Wind (Associated Press)
Oregon, Washington Hope to Make Pacific Northwest the U.S.
Leader of ‘Green Hydrogen’ Energy (Oregon Capital Chronicle)
Twitter’s Data Center Knocked Out by Extreme Heat in
California (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)
Dried Up: In Utah, Drying Great Salt Lake Leads to Air
Pollution (The Hill, Washington, Dc)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Canada: More Than 1,000 People & Major Hydro
Dams Under Evacuation Orders as Wildfires Cloak Much of British Columbia in
Smoke
2.
Montana: Colstrip Coal Plant Operator to Buy Out
Co-Owner Puget Sound Energy, Install Some Win
3.
What the Western Drought Reveals About
Hydropower
4.
Energy Rankings: Pacific Northwest Rates High –
Measuring States’ Energy Infrastructure
5.
Oregon: Chair of Lincoln County Dems Charged
with Shooting Down Power Company Drone
6.
Railroad Strike Threatens Power in
Coal-Dependent States
7.
Power Outages Are on the Rise, Led by Texas,
Michigan & California. Here’s What’s to Blame
8.
Soaring Electricity Bills Are the Latest
Inflation Flashpoint
9.
The Electrified States of America
10.
Guest Essay: NIMBYism Is a Bipartisan Energy
Problem
11.
Oregon, Washington Hope to Make Pacific
Northwest the U.S. Leader of ‘Green Hydrogen’ Energy
12.
In the First Half of 2022, 24% of U.S.
Electricity Generation Came from Renewable Sources
13.
Farming for Crops — And for Solar Power
14.
FarmVille for Agrivoltaics? Illinois Team Aims
to Teach Solar Concept with Game
15.
Eiffel Tower to Go Dark Earlier as Paris Saves
Energy
16.
Multiple Tribal Fishery Disasters Declared in
Washington State, West Coast Tribes Awarded $17 Million
17.
WA State: Solid Salmon Return Numbers Forecast
for Next Several Weeks in Grays Harbor
18.
Tule Fall Chinook Return to Spring Creek National
Fish Hatchery
19.
Dried Up: In Utah, Drying Great Salt Lake Leads
to Air Pollution
20.
Oregon Water District Prepared to Fight
Conservationists to Keep Winchester Dam
21.
U.S. Electric Co-Ops Plan to Build Rural
Broadband Infrastructure
22.
Twitter’s Data Center Knocked Out by Extreme
Heat in California
23.
As Data Centers Proliferate, Neighbors Knock the
Noise
24.
Public Comment Being Accepted on Proposed Move
to All Zero-Emission Vehicles in WA State
25.
In Detroit, President Biden Pledges That ‘The
Great American Road Trip Is Going to Be Fully Electrified’
26.
California Sues Amazon for Anticompetitive
Behavior
27.
The Eggplant Emoji Makes You Less Likable
According to New Report
28.
U.S. Railways to Halt Grain Shipments Ahead of
Potential Shutdown – Agriculture Sources
29.
Shipping Remains a Concern for Pacific Northwest
Ag
30. Judge Salvador Mendoza Jr. from the Yakima Valley Confirmed to Ninth Circuit Appeals Court
WORD OF THE DAY
Vexillology vecks-sill-AHL-u-jee\ Noun – The study of flags.
Barney’s head exploded. Investigators could only surmise that upon being confronted with the enormity of seeing all 194 flags in front of the United Nations building that the amateur vexillologist was overwhelmed by the sight.
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Canada: More Than 1,000 People & Major Hydro
Dams Under Evacuation Orders as Wildfires Cloak Much of British Columbia in Smoke
(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wildfires-monday-september-12-2022-1.6580028
2.
Montana: Colstrip Coal Plant Operator to Buy Out
Co-Owner Puget Sound Energy, Install Some Wind (Associated Press)
3.
What the Western Drought Reveals About
Hydropower (E&E News)
https://www.eenews.net/articles/what-the-western-drought-reveals-about-hydropower/
4.
Energy Rankings: Pacific Northwest Rates High – Measuring
States’ Energy Infrastructure (U.S. News & World Report)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/infrastructure/energy
5.
Oregon: Chair of Lincoln County Dems Charged with
Shooting Down Power Company Drone (Newport News-Times, OR)
6.
Railroad Strike Threatens Power in
Coal-Dependent States (Grist Online)
https://grist.org/energy/railroad-strike-coal-power-shortage/
7.
Power Outages Are on the Rise, Led by Texas, Michigan
& California. Here’s What’s to Blame (Cable News Network)
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/14/us/power-outages-rising-extreme-weather-climate/index.html
8.
Soaring Electricity Bills Are the Latest
Inflation Flashpoint (National Public Radio)
9.
The Electrified States of America (American
Public Power Association)
https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/electrified-states-america
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
10.
Guest Essay: NIMBYism Is a Bipartisan Energy
Problem (Forbes Magazine)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
11.
Oregon, Washington Hope to Make Pacific Northwest
the U.S. Leader of ‘Green Hydrogen’ Energy (Oregon Capital Chronicle)
12.
In the First Half of 2022, 24% of U.S.
Electricity Generation Came from Renewable Sources (U.S. Energy Information
Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=53779
13.
Farming for Crops — And for Solar Power (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2022/09/12/agrivoltaics-farming-solar-power-energy
14.
FarmVille for Agrivoltaics? Illinois Team Aims to
Teach Solar Concept with Game (Energy News Network)
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
15.
Eiffel Tower to Go Dark Earlier as Paris Saves
Energy (ABC News)
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/eiffel-tower-dark-earlier-paris-saves-energy-89827137
FISH &
WILDLIFE
16.
Multiple Tribal Fishery Disasters Declared in Washington
State, West Coast Tribes Awarded $17 Million (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
https://mynorthwest.com/3631216/multiple-tribal-fishery-disaster-declared-washington/
17.
WA State: Solid Salmon Return Numbers Forecast for
Next Several Weeks in Grays Harbor (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
18.
Tule Fall Chinook Return to Spring Creek
National Fish Hatchery (Columbia Gorge News)
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
19.
Dried Up: In Utah, Drying Great Salt Lake Leads to
Air Pollution (The Hill, Washington, Dc)
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
20.
Oregon Water District Prepared to Fight
Conservationists to Keep Winchester Dam (Courthouse News Service)
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
21.
U.S. Electric Co-Ops Plan to Build Rural
Broadband Infrastructure (Co-Op News)
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
22.
Twitter’s Data Center Knocked Out by Extreme
Heat in California (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)
23.
As Data Centers Proliferate, Neighbors Knock the
Noise (Associated Press)
https://www.courthousenews.com/as-data-centers-proliferate-neighbors-knock-the-noise/
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
24.
Public Comment Being Accepted on Proposed Move to
All Zero-Emission Vehicles in WA State (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
25.
In Detroit, President Biden Pledges That ‘The
Great American Road Trip Is Going to Be Fully Electrified’ (Washington Post –
Paywall Advisory)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/09/14/biden-detroit-electric-vehicles/
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
26.
California Sues Amazon for Anticompetitive
Behavior (Washington Post – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/14/california-amazon-antitrust-lawsuit/
27.
The Eggplant Emoji Makes You Less Likable
According to New Report (Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/emoji-eggplant-adobe-texting-1849531595
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
28.
U.S. Railways to Halt Grain Shipments Ahead of Potential
Shutdown – Agriculture Sources (Reuters)
29.
Shipping Remains a Concern for Pacific Northwest
Ag (Pacific Northwest Ag Network)
https://pnwag.net/shipping-remains-a-concern-for-northwest-ag/
30.
Judge Salvador Mendoza Jr. from the Yakima
Valley Confirmed to Ninth Circuit Appeals Court (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Brownie The Elf Set for Midfield Debut in Cleveland’s Home-Opener
https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears/brownie-elf-set-midfield-debut-clevelands-home-opener
Queen Elizabeth II’s Bees Informed of Her Death, as Part of
a Long-Standing Beekeeping Tradition
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-14/why-royal-beekeeper-tells-bees-queen-died/101439526
Power Outage Forces Surgeon to Perform Vasectomy with Energy
Siphoned from His Own Rivian Electric Truck
Canada: Rare White Crow Sightings Excite Kootenay Birdwatchers
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/glade-white-crow-1.6581872?cmp=rss
SONG OF THE DAY
Rimsky Korsakov - Flight of the Bumblebee
