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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Western Reservoirs Could Run Dry in Three Years, Top
Official Warns (E&E News)
https://www.eenews.net/articles/western-reservoirs-could-run-dry-in-3-years-top-official-warns/
Environmental Groups Urge Update of Columbia River Treaty
(Capital Press)
Power Restoration Work Underway as Puerto Rico Continues to
Recover from Hurricane Fiona (American Public Power Association)
Inslee OK with Nuclear Replacing Lower Snake River Dams’
Hydro Power (The Center Square)
California Is Awash in Renewable Energy — Except When It’s
Most Needed (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Power Restoration Work Underway as Puerto Rico
Continues to Recover from Hurricane Fiona
2.
Inslee OK with Nuclear Replacing Lower Snake
River Dams’ Hydro Power
3.
Environmental Groups Urge Update of Columbia
River Treaty
4.
California: The Eel River Valley Faces a Lack of
Electricity Capacity
5.
Kleinschmidt Supports Rock Island Hydroelectric
Relicensing Project
6.
Bonneville Power Administration: Bill Leady
Named Vice President of Generation Asset Management
7.
U.S. Senator Manchin’s (WV) New Bill Could Lead
to One Big Climate Win – Power lines are crucial to expanding renewables.
America could finally—finally!—be about to build more of them.
8.
Let’s Talk About Utility Shut-Offs
9.
California’s Energy Problems Are Affecting
Washington State Electricity Prices
10.
California Is Awash in Renewable Energy — Except
When It’s Most Needed
11.
A Solar Fee Risks Pushing Californians to Exit
Grid, Sunrun Says
12.
Schools Are Harnessing Solar Power in Record
Numbers
13.
California: Tesla Moss Landing Power Storage
Facility Fire Shuts Down Highway 1; Residents Told to Shelter in Place
14.
Colorado: Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Installs
Hydroelectric Generators for Farm Operation
15.
New Report Showcases the Value of Bonneville
Power Administration’s Energy Efficiency Efforts in the Northwest
16.
Italian Fruit Farmers Use Hill Caves to Help Cut
Energy Bills
17.
Oregon Pursues Air-Conditioning Laws amid
Worsening Climate Change
18.
After Decades of Dwindling Runs, Sockeye Salmon
Return to Yukon Fishing Village in Droves
19.
Record Sockeye Run Didn’t Reach Yakima
20.
WA State: Grant PUD Fish Hatchery Production
Will Remain Unchanged
21.
Salmon Carcasses Fill Oregon Rivers. It’s All
Part of the Plan
22.
Eugene, Springfield Residents Told to Stay
Indoors Due to Poor Air Quality
23.
Military Providing Water to Yakima Valley Homes
After Tests Show It Contaminated Area’s Wells
24.
Western Reservoirs Could Run Dry in Three Years,
Top Official Warns
25.
Drought in Western U.S. Heats Up as a Senate
Campaign Issue
26.
States Dependent on Colorado River Wonder if
Desalination Could Help the Water Supply
27.
In Oregon, Farmers Are Revamping Century-Old
Irrigation Canals to Stem Water Loss
28.
Iowa Man Fined for Harassing TV Weatherman over
Climate Change
29.
Broadband Funding for Native Communities Could
Finally Connect Some of America’s Most Isolated Places
30.
Judge Rules Charter Must Pay $1.1 Billion After
Murder of Cable Customer
31.
Oregon, Washington Plan to Ban All New
Gas-Powered Cars by 2035. What’s Next?
32.
Montana: Interim Committee Passes Two Draft
Bills Aimed at Taxing Electric Vehicles
33.
How Much Does It Cost to Charge an Electric Car?
34.
Which U.S. States Are Best for Electric
Vehicles?
35.
These Planes Are Battery Operated. Will That
Fly?
36.
Scams Are Showing Up at the Top of Online
Searches
37.
Oregon: Medford Mail Tribune Moving to
Online-Only Format
38. U.S. Beer Shortage Looms with Gap in Carbon Dioxide Supply
WORD OF THE DAY
Superfetation • \soop-er-fee-TAY-shun\ • noun – A progressive accumulation or accretion reaching an extreme or excessive degree
Joel’s wife sighed deeply as she watched him furtively leave the music store and stalk towards her waiting car. Despite his best efforts, she saw that he was hiding behind his back yet another addition to his ukulele collection. It started innocently enough with a purchase at Yenney’s Music. But according to his wife, the obsessive superfetation with the diminutive instrument reached almost “crack-cocaine” like proportions.
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Power Restoration Work Underway as Puerto Rico
Continues to Recover from Hurricane Fiona (American Public Power Association)
2.
Inslee OK with Nuclear Replacing Lower Snake
River Dams’ Hydro Power (The Center Square)
3.
Environmental Groups Urge Update of Columbia
River Treaty (Capital Press)
4.
California: The Eel River Valley Faces a Lack of
Electricity Capacity (KIEM Broadcasting, Eureka, CA)
https://kiem-tv.com/2022/09/19/the-eel-river-valley-faces-a-lack-of-electricity-capacity/
5.
Kleinschmidt Supports Rock Island Hydroelectric
Relicensing Project (NewsWires)
6.
Bonneville Power Administration: Bill Leady Named
Vice President of Generation Asset Management (Bonneville Power Administration)
7.
U.S. Senator Manchin’s (WV) New Bill Could Lead
to One Big Climate Win – Power lines are crucial to expanding renewables.
America could finally—finally!—be about to build more of them. (The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/09/manchin-permitting-reform-power-lines/671496/
8.
Let’s Talk About Utility Shut-Offs (Politico)
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
9.
California’s Energy Problems Are Affecting Washington
State Electricity Prices (Washington Policy Center)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
10.
California Is Awash in Renewable Energy — Except
When It’s Most Needed (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)
11.
A Solar Fee Risks Pushing Californians to Exit
Grid, Sunrun Says (Bloomberg News)
12.
Schools Are Harnessing Solar Power in Record
Numbers (Grist Online)
https://grist.org/energy/schools-are-harnessing-solar-power-in-record-numbers/
13.
California: Tesla Moss Landing Power Storage
Facility Fire Shuts Down Highway 1; Residents Told to Shelter in Place (KPIX-TV,
San Francisco, CA)
14.
Colorado: Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Installs
Hydroelectric Generators for Farm Operation (The Journal, Cortez, CO)
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
15.
New Report Showcases the Value of Bonneville
Power Administration’s Energy Efficiency Efforts in the Northwest (Bonneville
Power Administration)
16.
Italian Fruit Farmers Use Hill Caves to Help Cut
Energy Bills (Reuters)
17.
Oregon Pursues Air-Conditioning Laws amid Worsening
Climate Change (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
18.
After Decades of Dwindling Runs, Sockeye Salmon
Return to Yukon Fishing Village in Droves (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/sockeye-salmon-return-to-klukshu-1.6589575?cmp=rss
19.
Record Sockeye Run Didn’t Reach Yakima (Yakima
Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall Advisory)
20.
WA State: Grant PUD Fish Hatchery Production
Will Remain Unchanged (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2022/sep/21/grant-pud-fish-hatchery-production-will-remain-unc/
21.
Salmon Carcasses Fill Oregon Rivers. It’s All
Part of the Plan (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/salmon-carcasses-fill-oregon-rivers-its-all-part-of-the-plan/
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
22.
Eugene, Springfield Residents Told to Stay
Indoors Due to Poor Air Quality (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
23.
Military Providing Water to Yakima Valley Homes
After Tests Show It Contaminated Area’s Wells (KUOW News, Seattle, WA)
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
24.
Western Reservoirs Could Run Dry in Three Years,
Top Official Warns (E&E News)
https://www.eenews.net/articles/western-reservoirs-could-run-dry-in-3-years-top-official-warns/
25.
Drought in Western U.S. Heats Up as a Senate Campaign
Issue (Associated Press)
26.
States Dependent on Colorado River Wonder if Desalination
Could Help the Water Supply (National Public Radio)
27.
In Oregon, Farmers Are Revamping Century-Old
Irrigation Canals to Stem Water Loss (Grist Online)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
28.
Iowa Man Fined for Harassing TV Weatherman over Climate
Change (Iowa Capital Dispatch)
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
29.
Broadband Funding for Native Communities Could
Finally Connect Some of America’s Most Isolated Places (MIT Technology Review)
30.
Judge Rules Charter Must Pay $1.1 Billion After
Murder of Cable Customer (Ars Technica)
I SING TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIC
31.
Oregon, Washington Plan to Ban All New
Gas-Powered Cars by 2035. What’s Next? (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
32.
Montana: Interim Committee Passes Two Draft
Bills Aimed at Taxing Electric Vehicles (The Daily Montanan)
33.
How Much Does It Cost to Charge an Electric Car?
(KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
https://www.koin.com/automotive/how-much-does-it-cost-to-charge-an-electric-car/
34.
Which U.S. States Are Best for Electric
Vehicles? (Clean Technica)
https://cleantechnica.com/2022/09/18/which-u-s-states-are-best-for-electric-vehicles/
35.
These Planes Are Battery Operated. Will That
Fly? (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/sep/21/these-planes-are-battery-operated-will-that-fly/
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
36.
Scams Are Showing Up at the Top of Online
Searches (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/scams-are-showing-up-at-the-top-of-online-searches/
37.
Oregon: Medford Mail Tribune Moving to
Online-Only Format (Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/mail-tribune-moving-online-only-122100096.html
BARREL O’ GREEN
POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
38.
U.S. Beer Shortage Looms with Gap in Carbon
Dioxide Supply (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2022/09/19/beer-shortage-co2-supply-issues
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Beyond Meat Exec Accused of Biting Man’s Nose Outside a Game
https://apnews.com/article/sports-football-arkansas-31f7312d6e50e8c2f197fa9e47deaa89
North Carolina Man Uses Telemarketer Settlement Money to
Open Bar Called ‘The Wrong Number’
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/north-carolina-man-uses-telemarketer-001541959.html
Those Old Rainier Beer Ads Will Be in A Movie — Thanks To
One of Tacoma’s Favorite Bars
https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/matt-driscoll/article266090371.html
FDA Warns Against Using NyQuil as a Chicken Marinade
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fda-nyquil-chicken-warning_n_632a1a3ce4b0ed991abdeada
SONG OF THE DAY
Blondie – Call Me
