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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Billions of Snow Crabs Have Disappeared from the Waters
Around Alaska. Scientists Say Overfishing Is Not the Cause (Cable News Network)
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/16/us/alaska-snow-crab-harvest-canceled-climate/index.html
WA State: Struggling Customers’ Water, Power Would Stay on
During Heat Waves Under New Proposal (KUOW News, Seattle, WA)
Montana: Judge Rules Two Colstrip Bills Passed by State
Lawmakers in 2021 Violate the U.S. Constitution (Missoula Current, MT)
https://missoulacurrent.com/colstrip-violated-constitution/
Pumped Storage: ‘Water Batteries’ Could Store Solar &
Wind Power for When It’s Needed (National Public Radio)
Oregon Reservoir Near Bend Emptied for Unprecedented Third
Year in a Row (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
WA State: Struggling Customers’ Water, Power
Would Stay on During Heat Waves Under New Proposal
2.
Montana: Judge Rules Two Colstrip Bills Passed
by State Lawmakers in 2021 Violate the U.S. Constitution
3.
Georgia Power Begins Loading Fuel at New Nuclear
Power Plant
4.
U.S. Natural Gas Bills Will Increase in All
Regions This Winter
5.
New Facility Enables Year-Round Lineworker
Training in North Dakota
6.
Montana: Missoula Electric Cooperative Buries
Lines, Hardens System to Cut Wildfire Risks
7.
Major Pacific Northwest Business Groups OBI, AWB
Rally Behind Hydropower
8.
Idaho: Chester Dam Is a Marvel to Behold for
Fremont County
9.
Drought, Lack of Rain Means BC Hydro Must Adapt
Power Generation
10.
Man Accused of Breaking into Hospital in Trail,
British Columbia, Electrocuted Himself, Police Say
11.
Company Touts Benefits of Micro Nuclear Reactors
for Rural Alaska
12.
Hydro-Quebec Subsidiary to Buy Hydropower
Facilities in New England
13.
Guest Essay: With Climate Change, Is Hydropower
Still a Renewable Energy Resource?
14.
Op/Ed: There’s Too Much Fiber in Our Broadband
Diet
15.
Pumped Storage: ‘Water Batteries’ Could Store
Solar & Wind Power for When It’s Needed
16.
Douglas PUD Hydrogen Project Takes Another Step
Forward
17.
Oregon’s First Green Hydrogen Project Could Be
Among Most Expensive Attempts to Cut Emissions
18.
Report Projects a Wind Energy Windfall for
Wyoming, Though Permitting Challenges Loom
19.
Alaska: CIRI Looks to Triple Power at Fire
Island Wind Farm
20.
Pacific Northwest States Need to Build New Power
Lines, Fast
21.
Will Tough Standards for Heat Pump Tax Credits
Hurt Adoption?
22.
Billions of Snow Crabs Have Disappeared from the
Waters Around Alaska. Scientists Say Overfishing Is Not the Cause
23.
Olympic Peninsula: Dungeness River System to
Close to All Fishing
24.
WA State: Transported ‘By Land, By Sea, By Air,’
Endangered Kokanee Salmon Released into Lake Sammamish
25.
British Columbia: Webcam Watches Spawning
Sockeye Swim Past in Adams River
26.
Wildfires, Smoke Spread Throughout Washington
State
27.
Oregon Reservoir Near Bend Emptied for
Unprecedented Third Year in a Row
28.
Drought-Stricken California Approves
Desalination Plant
29.
Oregon: Portland Clean Energy Program Is Up for
an Overhaul
30.
Oregon: Over $15.5 Million Awarded to Install
Broadband on Umatilla Reservation
31.
Here’s How the Lummi Nation Will Be Providing
Fast Internet to Thousands of Homes
32.
‘Connecting Communities’: Lewis County PUD Kicks
Off Fiber Project
33.
Cloud Computing May Keep Amazon Recession
Resistant as Logistics Costs Haunt Retail Side
34.
Idaho Now Open for Bitcoin Business
35.
Tax the Rich for More Electric Vehicles?
California Democrats Split
36.
This Influencer Is Using Her Platform to Help
People Understand Nuclear Energy
37.
A Street Lit by Rotten Onions? An Indian Market
Embraces Biogas
38.
Pacific Northwest Rain on Tap by Weekend amid
Record-Breaking Dry Weather, Heat
39.
How Harsh Will Winter Be? Six Organizations
Issue Forecasts
40. More U.S. Companies Charging Employees for Job Training If They Quit
WORD OF THE DAY
Blandish \BLANN-dish\ Verb - 1: to coax or persuade with flattery: cajole 2: to act or speak in a flattering or coaxing manner.
Blandishments aside
Haggis is Haggis, always
Not my cup of guts
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
WA State: Struggling Customers’ Water, Power
Would Stay on During Heat Waves Under New Proposal (KUOW News, Seattle, WA)
2.
Montana: Judge Rules Two Colstrip Bills Passed by
State Lawmakers in 2021 Violate the U.S. Constitution (Missoula Current, MT)
https://missoulacurrent.com/colstrip-violated-constitution/
3.
Georgia Power Begins Loading Fuel at New Nuclear
Power Plant (Associated Press)
4.
U.S. Natural Gas Bills Will Increase in All
Regions This Winter (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54259
5.
New Facility Enables Year-Round Lineworker
Training in North Dakota (KVLY-TV, Fargo, ND)
6.
Montana: Missoula Electric Cooperative Buries
Lines, Hardens System to Cut Wildfire Risks (National Rural Electric
Cooperative Association)
7.
Major Pacific Northwest Business Groups OBI, AWB
Rally Behind Hydropower (Portland Business Journal, OR – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2022/10/12/obi-awb-form-hydropower-coalition.html
8.
Idaho: Chester Dam Is a Marvel to Behold for Fremont
County (KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls, ID)
https://localnews8.com/news/idaho/2022/10/14/chester-dam-is-a-marvel-to-behold-for-fremont-county/
9.
Drought, Lack of Rain Means BC Hydro Must Adapt
Power Generation (Alaska Highway News)
10.
Man Accused of Breaking into Hospital in Trail, British
Columbia, Electrocuted Himself, Police Say (CTV News, Canada)
11.
Company Touts Benefits of Micro Nuclear Reactors
for Rural Alaska (KTUU-TV, Anchorage, AK)
12.
Hydro-Quebec Subsidiary to Buy Hydropower
Facilities in New England (Daily Energy Insider)
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
13.
Guest Essay: With Climate Change, Is Hydropower
Still a Renewable Energy Resource? (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/oct/10/with-climate-change-is-hydropower-still-a-renewabl/
14.
Op/Ed: There’s Too Much Fiber in Our Broadband
Diet (The Hill, Washington, DC)
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/3688470-theres-too-much-fiber-in-our-broadband-diet/
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
15.
Pumped Storage: ‘Water Batteries’ Could Store
Solar & Wind Power for When It’s Needed (National Public Radio)
16.
Douglas PUD Hydrogen Project Takes Another Step
Forward (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
https://kpq.com/douglas-pud-hydrogen-project-takes-another-step-forward/
17.
Oregon’s First Green Hydrogen Project Could Be
Among Most Expensive Attempts to Cut Emissions (Oregon Capital Chronicle)
18.
Report Projects a Wind Energy Windfall for Wyoming,
Though Permitting Challenges Loom (Boise State Public Radio, ID)
19.
Alaska: CIRI Looks to Triple Power at Fire
Island Wind Farm (Anchorage Daily News, AK)
20.
Pacific Northwest States Need to Build New Power
Lines, Fast (Sightline Institute)
https://www.sightline.org/2022/10/13/northwest-states-need-to-build-new-power-lines-fast/
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
21.
Will Tough Standards for Heat Pump Tax Credits
Hurt Adoption? (Canary Media)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
22.
Billions of Snow Crabs Have Disappeared from the
Waters Around Alaska. Scientists Say Overfishing Is Not the Cause (Cable News Network)
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/16/us/alaska-snow-crab-harvest-canceled-climate/index.html
23.
Olympic Peninsula: Dungeness River System to
Close to All Fishing (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
https://www.myclallamcounty.com/2022/10/14/dungeness-river-system-to-close-to-all-fishing/
24.
WA State: Transported ‘By Land, By Sea, By Air,’
Endangered Kokanee Salmon Released into Lake Sammamish (KUOW News, Seattle, WA)
25.
British Columbia: Webcam Watches Spawning
Sockeye Swim Past in Adams River (Castanet, Kelowna, BC)
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
26.
Wildfires, Smoke Spread Throughout Washington State
(KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
27.
Oregon Reservoir Near Bend Emptied for
Unprecedented Third Year in a Row (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
28.
Drought-Stricken California Approves
Desalination Plant (Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
29.
Oregon: Portland Clean Energy Program Is Up for
an Overhaul (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/10/15/portland-clean-energy-program-is-up-for-an-overhaul/
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
30.
Oregon: Over $15.5 Million Awarded to Install
Broadband on Umatilla Reservation (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Yakima/Tri-Cities, WA)
31.
Here’s How the Lummi Nation Will Be Providing
Fast Internet to Thousands of Homes (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article267175676.html
32.
‘Connecting Communities’: Lewis County PUD Kicks
Off Fiber Project (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
33.
Cloud Computing May Keep Amazon Recession
Resistant as Logistics Costs Haunt Retail Side (Puget Sound Business Journal – Paywall
Advisory)
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
34.
Idaho Now Open for Bitcoin Business (KIFI-TV, Idaho
Falls, ID)
https://localnews8.com/life/technology/2022/10/15/idaho-now-open-for-bitcoin-business/
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
35.
Tax the Rich for More Electric Vehicles? California
Democrats Split (Associated Press)
https://news.yahoo.com/tax-rich-more-evs-california-044714624.html
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
36.
This Influencer Is Using Her Platform to Help
People Understand Nuclear Energy (Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/influencer-using-her-platform-help-100032544.html
BARREL O’ GREEN
POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
37.
A Street Lit by Rotten Onions? An Indian Market
Embraces Biogas (Christian Science Monitor)
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
38.
Pacific Northwest Rain on Tap by Weekend amid Record-Breaking
Dry Weather, Heat (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
https://mynorthwest.com/3676132/rain-on-tap-by-weekend-amid-record-breaking-dry-weather-heat/
39.
How Harsh Will Winter Be? Six Organizations
Issue Forecasts (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/10/13/winter-outlooks-united-states-snow/
40.
More U.S. Companies Charging Employees for Job
Training If They Quit (Reuters)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
19th-Century Levi’s Jeans Found in Mine Shaft Sell for More
Than $87,000
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/19th-century-levis-jeans-intl-scli/index.html
Climate Protesters Throw Soup on Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ Painting
in London – Thank Goodness for Glass!
Arizona Cryonics Facility Preserves Bodies to Revive Later
California Baker Creates Life-Sized Han Solo Out of Bread
SONG OF THE DAY
David Dundas – Jeans On
