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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Florida: Public Power Utilities Prepare for Arrival of
Hurricane Ian (American Public Power Association)
https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/public-power-utilities-prepare-arrival-hurricane-ian
California: Pacific Gas & Electric Says It’s Under
Investigation for Starting Mosquito Fire in Sierra Nevada (KQED Broadcasting,
San Francisco, CA)
Wildfires Are Burning Higher in the West, Threatening Water
Supplies (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/09/22/wildfires-elevation-west/
WA State Battery Maker Faces Accusations of Providing U.S.
Tech to China (Crosscut Seattle)
https://crosscut.com/news/2022/09/wa-battery-maker-faces-accusations-providing-us-tech-china
Salmon Fishers in British Columbia Face Decision of Whether
to Quit Industry Via Federal License Buyback Plan (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-salmon-fisheries-licence-buyback-dfo-1.6584666
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Florida: Public Power Utilities Prepare for
Arrival of Hurricane Ian
2.
California: Pacific Gas & Electric Says It’s
Under Investigation for Starting Mosquito Fire in Sierra Nevada
3.
Montana: U.S. Association Forecasts 10-Year High
for Heating Bills This Winter
4.
WA State: Here’s How Much Cascade Natural Gas
Wants to Increase Your Bill This Fall
5.
Dodging Blackouts, California Faces New
Questions on Its Power Supply
6.
Nevada Takes Shot to End Nuclear Regulatory
Commission’s Yucca License Process
7.
Washington Regulators: Puget Sound Energy,
PacifiCorp & Avista on Schedule to Meet State Renewable Energy Targets
8.
Q&A: U.S. Rep Simpson (ID) Continues to Push
Lower Snake River Dam Plan
9.
Electric Demand to Outpace Capacity for New
Mexico Utilities
10.
California: Bill to Accelerate Undergrounding of
Power Lines Awaits Newsom’s Signature
11.
Transmission Development Key to Inflation
Reduction Act’s Climate Potential: Report
12.
Lights Out, Heaters Off: Europeans Prepare for
Winter Energy Crisis After Russia Turns Off Gas
13.
Guest Essay: Power Moves – Efficiency &
Electrification Are Key to Stop Climate Disruption
14.
Columnist: Hydropower Is Cheap, Clean, and
Already Big. So Why’s It in Danger of Drying Up?
15.
Guest Essay: The Truth About Trash as an
Important Source of Energy
16.
WA State Battery Maker Faces Accusations of
Providing U.S. Tech to China
17.
WA State: Critical Step Ahead for Planned Yakima
County Solar Projects
18.
WA State: Hearing on Windmill Code Change for
Lewis County Postponed to Oct. 4
19.
How ‘Solar Canals’ Could Help California Reach
Sustainable Energy Goals
20.
California’s SMUD Enters Agreement to Deploy
Long Duration Energy Storage
21.
Heat Pump Water Heater Project Receives Industry
Innovation Award
22.
Canada & Clothesline: A Ban Defying British
Columbia
23.
Your Smart Thermostat Isn’t Here to Help You –
But That Doesn’t Mean It’s Useless
24.
Salmon Fishers in British Columbia Face Decision
of Whether to Quit Industry Via Federal License Buyback Plan
25.
Ninth Circuit Sides with Environmentalists in
Fight over Central California Dam
26.
WA State: Odds of Native Trout’s Survival Jumps
as Fish Hatchery Near Usk Nears Completion
27.
California Fish Conservation Law Could Protect
Bees
28.
Oregon Increases Pollution Reduction Target
Goals
29.
The Complicated Process of Recycling Batteries
in Washington State
30.
Wildfires Are Burning Higher in the West,
Threatening Water Supplies
31.
Starlink Broadband Speeds Slow as Subscriber
Numbers Grow
32.
USDA Rural Development Grant Expands Broadband
Internet in Eastern Oregon
33.
Idaho Has Some of the Nation’s Slowest Internet.
What Does the Future Look Like for Broadband?
34.
Bitcoin Mining Struggles to Go Green, Research
Shows
35.
Eviation’s All-Electric Alice Airplane Gets Its
First Flight Test in Washington State’s Desert
36.
California Struggles with Who Pays for Public
Charging Stations for Electric Cars
37.
Americans Have Always Bought Too Much Car. Now
They’re Doing It with Electric Vehicles
38.
LinkedIn Ran Undisclosed Social Experiments On
20 Million Users for Years to Study Job Success
39.
NASA Spacecraft Crashes into Asteroid in Defense
Test
40. Florida Scrambles to Prepare as Hurricane Ian Churns Toward Coast
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ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Florida: Public Power Utilities Prepare for
Arrival of Hurricane Ian (American Public Power Association)
https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/public-power-utilities-prepare-arrival-hurricane-ian
2.
California: Pacific Gas & Electric Says It’s
Under Investigation for Starting Mosquito Fire in Sierra Nevada (KQED Broadcasting,
San Francisco, CA)
3.
Montana: U.S. Association Forecasts 10-Year High
for Heating Bills This Winter (KTVQ-TV, Billings, MT)
4.
WA State: Here’s How Much Cascade Natural Gas Wants
to Increase Your Bill This Fall (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.aol.com/much-cascade-natural-gas-wants-120000758.html
5.
Dodging Blackouts, California Faces New
Questions on Its Power Supply (Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/dodging-blackouts-california-faces-questions-145526111.html
6.
Nevada Takes Shot to End Nuclear Regulatory
Commission’s Yucca License Process (Nevada Independent)
7.
Washington Regulators: Puget Sound Energy,
PacifiCorp & Avista on Schedule to Meet State Renewable Energy Targets
(Daily Energy Insider)
8.
Q&A: U.S. Rep Simpson (ID) Continues to Push
Lower Snake River Dam Plan (Capital Press)
9.
Electric Demand to Outpace Capacity for New
Mexico Utilities (Associated Press)
10.
California: Bill to Accelerate Undergrounding of
Power Lines Awaits Newsom’s Signature (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)
11.
Transmission Development Key to Inflation
Reduction Act’s Climate Potential: Report (Utility Dive)
12.
Lights Out, Heaters Off: Europeans Prepare for
Winter Energy Crisis After Russia Turns Off Gas (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/europe-winter-energy-crisis-1.6596446
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
13.
Guest Essay: Power Moves – Efficiency &
Electrification Are Key to Stop Climate Disruption (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
14.
Columnist: Hydropower Is Cheap, Clean, and
Already Big. So Why’s It in Danger of Drying Up? (Esquire Magazine)
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a41319825/hydroelectric-power-water-climate-change/
15.
Guest Essay: The Truth About Trash as an Important
Source of Energy (Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, Vashon, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
16.
WA State Battery Maker Faces Accusations of
Providing U.S. Tech to China (Crosscut Seattle)
https://crosscut.com/news/2022/09/wa-battery-maker-faces-accusations-providing-us-tech-china
17.
WA State: Critical Step Ahead for Planned Yakima
County Solar Projects (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall Advisory)
18.
WA State: Hearing on Windmill Code Change for
Lewis County Postponed to Oct. 4 (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
19.
How ‘Solar Canals’ Could Help California Reach
Sustainable Energy Goals (PBS Newshour)
20.
California’s SMUD Enters Agreement to Deploy Long
Duration Energy Storage (American Public Power Association)
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
21.
Heat Pump Water Heater Project Receives Industry
Innovation Award (Bonneville Power Administration)
22.
Canada & Clothesline: A Ban Defying British
Columbia (Canada Today)
https://canadatoday.news/ca/canada-and-clothesline-a-ban-defying-british-columbia-83764/
23.
Your Smart Thermostat Isn’t Here to Help You – But
That Doesn’t Mean It’s Useless (Atlantic Magazine)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
24.
Salmon Fishers in British Columbia Face Decision
of Whether to Quit Industry Via Federal License Buyback Plan (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-salmon-fisheries-licence-buyback-dfo-1.6584666
25.
Ninth Circuit Sides with Environmentalists in Fight
over Central California Dam (Courthouse News Service)
26.
WA State: Odds of Native Trout’s Survival Jumps as
Fish Hatchery Near Usk Nears Completion (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/sep/27/odds-of-native-trouts-survival-jumps-as-fish-hatch/
27.
California Fish Conservation Law Could Protect
Bees (Associated Press)
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
28.
Oregon Increases Pollution Reduction Target
Goals (KEX Radio, Portland, OR)
29.
The Complicated Process of Recycling Batteries in
Washington State (Crosscut Seattle)
https://crosscut.com/environment/2022/09/complicated-process-recycling-batteries-washington-state
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
30.
Wildfires Are Burning Higher in the West,
Threatening Water Supplies (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/09/22/wildfires-elevation-west/
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
31.
Starlink Broadband Speeds Slow as Subscriber
Numbers Grow (The Register)
https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/23/starlink_broadband_speeds_slow/
32.
USDA Rural Development Grant Expands Broadband
Internet in Eastern Oregon (Lagrande Observer, OR)
33.
Idaho Has Some of the Nation’s Slowest Internet.
What Does the Future Look Like for Broadband? (Boisedev)
https://boisedev.com/news/2022/09/19/idaho-broadband/
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
34.
Bitcoin Mining Struggles to Go Green, Research
Shows (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/technology/bitcoin-mining-struggles-go-green-research-shows-2022-09-27/
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
35.
Eviation’s All-Electric Alice Airplane Gets Its
First Flight Test in Washington State’s Desert (Geekwire)
https://www.geekwire.com/2022/eviation-all-electric-alice-airplane-first-flight-test/
36.
California Struggles with Who Pays for Public
Charging Stations for Electric Cars (National Public Radio)
37.
Americans Have Always Bought Too Much Car. Now They’re
Doing It with Electric Vehicles (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-09-25/what-range-ev-should-i-buy
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
38.
LinkedIn Ran Undisclosed Social Experiments On
20 Million Users for Years to Study Job Success (USA Today)
BARREL O’ GREEN
POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
39.
NASA Spacecraft Crashes into Asteroid in Defense
Test (Associated Press)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/united-states-sci-asteroid-strike_n_633232cbe4b03e8038b611d0
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
40.
Florida Scrambles to Prepare as Hurricane Ian Churns
Toward Coast (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/florida-battens-down-ahead-hurricane-ian-2022-09-26/
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
John Cena Sets a New Guinness World Record by Granting 650 Make-A-Wish
Wishes
Daredevils Walk Slackline Over Active Volcano for Guinness
World Record
$75 Estate Sale Purchase Was a 13th-Century Manuscript Page
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/09/26/estate-sale-manuscript-Beauvais-Missel/1901664219801/
$50,000 Powerball Ticket Spent Over a Month Forgotten in Winner’s
Purse
SONG OF THE DAY
Jimmy Buffet – Volcano
