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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Hurricane Fiona Rips Through Powerless Puerto Rico
(Associated Press)
https://news.yahoo.com/hurricane-threat-tropical-storm-fiona-040217066.html
Central WA Is Eyeing Nuclear Power Again — But on a Smaller
Scale (Crosscut Seattle)
https://crosscut.com/news/2022/09/central-wa-eyeing-nuclear-power-again-smaller-scale
Boardman Smokestack Demolished, Marking the End of a
Coal-Fired Era in Oregon (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/09/15/boardman-oregon-coal-smoke-stack-portland-general-electric/
Biden Administration Targets Oregon Coast for Wind Power
Generation (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
California Gov. Newsom Signs Sweeping Climate Legislation
into Law (Yahoo! News)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/newsom-signs-sweeping-climate-legislation-180719988.html
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Central WA Is Eyeing Nuclear Power Again — But on
a Smaller Scale
2.
Boardman Smokestack Demolished, Marking the End of
a Coal-Fired Era in Oregon
3.
Montana: Nuclear Power Advisory Panel Proposal
Fizzles, Gets Tabled
4.
Nuclear Power Provided About 10% Of California’s
Total Electricity Supply in 2021
5.
British Columbia: First Onsite Transmission Line
Tower Built at Peace River Dam Site
6.
California: Explosion at Power Plant Near Shaver
Lake Being Investigated
7.
California: San Diego to Explore Full Public
Power Takeover
8.
Crews Work on Live Transmission Lines in SW
Washington State to Ensure Reliability & Help Prevent Wildfires
9.
Vegetation Inspection, A Challenge for Utilities
10.
Western Area Power Administration Selects
Executive VP & COO
11.
FERC’s Murky Leadership Future Could Derail U.S.
Climate Goals
12.
Mastodon Fossil Makes Appearance at Grant PUD Commission
Meeting
13.
In the Fight Against Climate Change, Some Go
All-Electric at Home: ‘Hopefully, This Will Be the Future’
14.
Guest Essay: California’s Power Problems Should
Serve as Warning for Washington
15.
Inland Waterways Report: Columbia-Snake River
System
16.
California’s News Desert Response a Model
Washington Should Follow
17.
Biden Administration Targets Oregon Coast for
Wind Power Generation
18.
WA State: Lewis County Commissioner Rallies
Against Windmill Code Changes
19.
Montana: Wind Farm Could Be Built Near Colstrip
20.
WA State: Clark County Pellet Stove Owners Urged
to Get Orders in Soon as Pellet Shortage Looms
21.
Patrolling The Salish Sea: How British Columbia’s
Whale Protection Unit Keeps Marine Mammals Safe by Keeping Humans Away
22.
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife Partners
with WSU to Use Drones to Study Salmon Spawning
23.
Legislature Can Intervene in Idaho-U.S. Water
Rights Fight
24.
California Gov. Newsom Signs Sweeping Climate
Legislation into Law
25.
Carbon from Electricity in Washington, Oregon &
Idaho Rose Between 2016 & 2020
26.
California Removes Incentive to Use Natural Gas
in New Buildings
27.
Scientists Track How Huckleberries Fare in
Changing Climate
28.
Space Storms Destroy Elon Musk’s StarLink
Satellites, & the Problem Is About to Get Worse
29.
WA State: Douglas County PUD Continues
Stretching Broadband
30.
WA State: Jefferson County PUD Commissioners
Consider Broadband Loan
31.
Could Crypto Miners Raise Your Electricity
Bills? Idaho Power Says Yes. What to Know
32.
As Oregon Pushes More Electric Vehicles, a Gap
Emerges in Access
33.
WA State: Jefferson County Electric Vehicle Expo
to Offer Information
34. Judge
Says Texas’ Bill to Stop Social Media From Curbing Hate Speech Will ‘Cultivate
Ideas’
35.
The 40-Year Evolution from :-) to 😂
36.
Space Junk: Why U.S. Sen. Cantwell (WA) Has Her
Eye on the Sky
37.
Hurricane Fiona Rips Through Powerless Puerto
Rico
38. Major Alaska Storm, Unusual Rain & Low Pressure Over Northern California, & Dry Northwest. Are They Connected?
WORD OF THE DAY
Prelapsarian • \pree-lap-SAIR-ee-un\ Adjective - Characteristic of or belonging to the time or state before the biblical fall of humankind.
Amber and Bert walked hand in hand through a green fragrant tunnel of vines and creepers in the verdant rain forest. Each lost in thought. Amber in particular thought that the environment was like a prelapsarian Eden, heavy in romance and primitive love. Bert could only think of one thing, “Did I leave the car unlocked?”
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Central WA Is Eyeing Nuclear Power Again — But on
a Smaller Scale (Crosscut Seattle)
https://crosscut.com/news/2022/09/central-wa-eyeing-nuclear-power-again-smaller-scale
2.
Boardman Smokestack Demolished, Marking the End of
a Coal-Fired Era in Oregon (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/09/15/boardman-oregon-coal-smoke-stack-portland-general-electric/
3.
Montana: Nuclear Power Advisory Panel Proposal
Fizzles, Gets Tabled (KFBB-TV, Great Falls, MT)
4.
Nuclear Power Provided About 10% Of California’s
Total Electricity Supply in 2021 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=53899
5.
British Columbia: First Onsite Transmission Line
Tower Built at Peace River Dam Site (Energeticcity)
https://energeticcity.ca/2022/09/16/first-onsite-transmission-line-tower-built-at-site-c/
6.
California: Explosion at Power Plant Near Shaver
Lake Being Investigated (KFSN-TV, Fresno, CA)
https://abc30.com/shaver-lake-fire-edison-powerhouse/12232502/
7.
California: San Diego to Explore Full Public
Power Takeover (Voice of San Diego, CA)
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2022/09/16/san-diego-to-explore-full-public-power-takeover/
8.
Crews Work on Live Transmission Lines in SW
Washington State to Ensure Reliability & Help Prevent Wildfires (Bonneville
Power Administration)
9.
Vegetation Inspection, A Challenge for Utilities
(Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/spons/vegetation-inspection-a-challenge-for-utilities/631725/
10.
Western Area Power Administration Selects
Executive VP & COO (Western Area Power Administration)
https://www.wapa.gov/newsroom/NewsReleases/2022/Pages/executive-vp-coo-ko.aspx
11.
FERC’s Murky Leadership Future Could Derail U.S.
Climate Goals (Politico)
12.
Mastodon Fossil Makes Appearance at Grant PUD Commission
Meeting (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2022/sep/15/mastodon-fossil-makes-appearance-grant-pud-commiss/
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
13.
In the Fight Against Climate Change, Some Go
All-Electric at Home: ‘Hopefully, This Will Be the Future’ (Seattle Times, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
14.
Guest Essay: California’s Power Problems Should
Serve as Warning for Washington (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
15.
Inland Waterways Report: Columbia-Snake River
System (Marine Link)
https://www.marinelink.com/news/inland-waterways-report-columbiasnake-499495
16.
California’s News Desert Response a Model
Washington Should Follow (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
17.
Biden Administration Targets Oregon Coast for
Wind Power Generation (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
18.
WA State: Lewis County Commissioner Rallies
Against Windmill Code Changes (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
19.
Montana: Wind Farm Could Be Built Near Colstrip (Sheridan
Media, WY)
https://sheridanmedia.com/news/115084/wind-farm-could-be-built-near-colstrip/
20.
WA State: Clark County Pellet Stove Owners Urged
to Get Orders in Soon as Pellet Shortage Looms (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
21.
Patrolling The Salish Sea: How British Columbia’s
Whale Protection Unit Keeps Marine Mammals Safe by Keeping Humans Away (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/salish-sea-whale-police-1.6582073?cmp=rss
22.
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife Partners
with WSU to Use Drones to Study Salmon Spawning (KQQQ Radio, Pullman, WA)
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
23.
Legislature Can Intervene in Idaho-U.S. Water
Rights Fight (Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
24.
California Gov. Newsom Signs Sweeping Climate
Legislation into Law (Yahoo! News)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/newsom-signs-sweeping-climate-legislation-180719988.html
25.
Carbon from Electricity in Washington, Oregon &
Idaho Rose Between 2016 & 2020 (Big Country News, Clarkston, WA)
26.
California Removes Incentive to Use Natural Gas
in New Buildings (Bloomberg News)
27.
Scientists Track How Huckleberries Fare in
Changing Climate (U.S. News & World Report)
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
28.
Space Storms Destroy Elon Musk’s StarLink
Satellites, & the Problem Is About to Get Worse (Microsoft Network)
29.
WA State: Douglas County PUD Continues
Stretching Broadband (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall Advisory)
30.
WA State: Jefferson County PUD Commissioners
Consider Broadband Loan (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/jefferson-county-pud-commissioners-consider-broadband-loan/
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
31.
Could Crypto Miners Raise Your Electricity
Bills? Idaho Power Says Yes. What to Know (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/article265519861.html
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
32.
As Oregon Pushes More Electric Vehicles, a Gap
Emerges in Access (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/09/19/oregon-electric-vehicles-access-gap/
33.
WA State: Jefferson County Electric Vehicle Expo
to Offer Information (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/electric-vehicle-expo-to-offer-information/
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
34. Judge
Says Texas’ Bill to Stop Social Media From Curbing Hate Speech Will ‘Cultivate
Ideas’ (Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/texas-social-media-censorship-5th-circuit-big-tech-1849553590
35.
The 40-Year Evolution from :-) to 😂
(Cable News Network)
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/18/tech/emoticon-birthday/index.html
BARREL O’ GREEN
POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
36.
Space Junk: Why U.S. Sen. Cantwell (WA) Has Her
Eye on the Sky (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
https://kuow.org/stories/why-sen-cantwell-has-her-eye-on-the-sky
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
37.
Hurricane Fiona Rips Through Powerless Puerto
Rico (Associated Press)
https://news.yahoo.com/hurricane-threat-tropical-storm-fiona-040217066.html
38.
Major Alaska Storm, Unusual Rain & Low
Pressure Over Northern California, & Dry Northwest. Are They Connected? (Cliff
Mass Weather Blog)
https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2022/09/major-alaska-storm-unusual-rain-and-low.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
What Does ‘Mercury in the Microwave’ Mean? Why Is Everyone
Saying It on Twitter?
https://news.yahoo.com/does-mercury-microwave-mean-why-181802211.html
Tukwila Police Looking for ‘Hulk’ after He Lifts Fallen
Light Pole Off Car
Scorecard Grades Toilet Paper Brands in Terms of Climate
Change Impact
Idaho Man Rides Unicycle Over 30 Miles While Juggling
SONG OF THE DAY
Young-Holt Unlimited – Soulful Strut
