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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Warm and Very Wet Before the Snow and Cold (Cliff Mass
Weather Blog)
https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2022/11/warm-and-very-wet-before-snow-and-cold.html
Pacific Gas & Electric Formally Asks NRC to Extend
Diablo Canyon Power Plant License to 2030 to Boost Grid Reliability (Utility
Dive)
WA Building Code Council May Allow Gas or Electricity to
Power Required Heat Pumps (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall Advisory)
The Great U.S. Offshore Wind-Power Boom Has Begun to Falter
(The Financial Post)
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/the-great-us-offshore-wind-power-boom-has-begun-to-falter
Nearly Half of Voters Oppose Gas-Powered Car Sale Ban in
Washington, Poll Shows (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric Formally Asks NRC to
Extend Diablo Canyon Power Plant License to 2030 to Boost Grid Reliability
2.
WA Building Code Council May Allow Gas or Electricity
to Power Required Heat Pumps
3.
$34.3 Billion Projected to Replace Hydro Power
of Snake River Dams
4.
California: ‘Gouged by Pacific Gas &
Electric:’ Why Fresno Wants to Provide Its Own Electricity to Residents
5.
TransAlta Sues Alberta Government to Prevent
Oilpatch Fracking Near Hydro Dam – Earthquake Concerns
6.
Transmission Impossible: Are Democrats Punting
on Permitting Reform?
7.
Why It’s So Hard to Decide Whether Nuclear Power
Is a Good Idea for the Climate
8.
Guest Essay: To Electrify the United States, We’re
Going to Need a Lot More Electricity
9.
The Great U.S. Offshore Wind-Power Boom Has
Begun to Falter
10.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission to Hold
Hearings This Week on Net Metering
11.
Nevada: BLM Completes EA for Gerlach Geothermal
Project
12.
California: Silicon Valley Power Signs PPA for
Wind Power from Sempra Project in Mexico
13.
Colorado: Xcel Energy’s Controversial Unaweep
Canyon Pumped-Storage Hydro Project Gets Preliminary Federal Permit
14.
Southeast Salem Set to Get Oregon’s First-Ever
Community Microgrid to Power Homes, Services During Outages
15.
Puget Sound Energy: Fall Back While Making Your
Home Energy Efficient
16.
Has This Iconic Northwest Tree Reached a Tipping
Point?
17.
WA State: Dam Removal Part of Plan to Clean
Olympia’s Capitol Lake
18.
Hoopa Valley Tribe Sues U.S. Over California
Water Contracts
19.
Nile Is in Mortal Danger, from Its Source to the
Sea
20.
Oregon: Two Lane County Companies Awarded
Millions in Federal Funding for Rural Broadband Internet
21.
Nearly Half of Voters Oppose Gas-Powered Car
Sale Ban in Washington, Poll Shows
22.
Tax the Rich for Electric Cars – Support for
Prop. 30 Slips Following Newsom’s Opposition Blitz, New Poll Shows
23.
GOP Seizes on Voter Hesitancy to Attack Electric
Vehicles as Costly to U.S.
24.
California Moves Toward Mandating Zero-Emission
Heavy-Duty Vehicles
25.
Musk Says Twitter Will Charge $8/Month for Blue
Check Mark
26.
Targeted Messages Help Secure Broadband Growth
27.
Warm and Very Wet Before the Snow and Cold
28. After Record-Warm October, Spokane Gearing Up for First Freeze, Snow This Week
WORD OF THE DAY
Sentient • \SEN-shee-unt\ • adjective – *1: responsive to or conscious of sense impressions 2: aware 3: finely sensitive in perception or feeling
Bert was intrigued by his girlfriend’s obsession with cleaning out his refrigerator. “You’ve got some things that have been in here for at least ten years,” her muffled voice exclaimed from the interior of the mossy cold-storage device. “In fact, I think that this carton of cottage cheese has evolved into some sort of sentient being. It just asked me for a date!”
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric Formally Asks NRC to Extend
Diablo Canyon Power Plant License to 2030 to Boost Grid Reliability (Utility
Dive)
2.
WA Building Code Council May Allow Gas or
Electricity to Power Required Heat Pumps (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
3.
$34.3 Billion Projected to Replace Hydro Power of
Snake River Dams (The Center Square)
4.
California: ‘Gouged by Pacific Gas & Electric:’
Why Fresno Wants to Provide Its Own Electricity to Residents (KSEE-TV, Fresno,
CA)
5.
TransAlta Sues Alberta Government to Prevent
Oilpatch Fracking Near Hydro Dam – Earthquake Concerns (Yahoo! News)
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/transalta-sues-alberta-government-prevent-080000218.html
6.
Transmission Impossible: Are Democrats Punting on
Permitting Reform? (Grist Online)
https://grist.org/climate-energy/transmission-impossible-are-democrats-punting-on-permitting-reform/
7.
Why It’s So Hard to Decide Whether Nuclear Power
Is a Good Idea for the Climate (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/nuclear-revival-column-don-pittis-1.6615356
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
8.
Guest Essay: To Electrify the United States, We’re
Going to Need a Lot More Electricity (New York Times, NY – Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
9.
The Great U.S. Offshore Wind-Power Boom Has
Begun to Falter (The Financial Post)
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/the-great-us-offshore-wind-power-boom-has-begun-to-falter
10.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission to Hold
Hearings This Week on Net Metering (Boise State Public Radio, ID)
11.
Nevada: BLM Completes EA for Gerlach Geothermal
Project (Elko Daily Free Press, NV)
12.
California: Silicon Valley Power Signs PPA for
Wind Power from Sempra Project in Mexico (American Public Power Association)
13.
Colorado: Xcel Energy’s Controversial Unaweep
Canyon Pumped-Storage Hydro Project Gets Preliminary Federal Permit (Colorado
Sun, Denver, CO)
https://coloradosun.com/2022/11/01/xcel-unaweep-canyon-pumped-storage-hydro-ferc/
14.
Southeast Salem Set to Get Oregon’s First-Ever
Community Microgrid to Power Homes, Services During Outages (Salem Statesman-Journal,
OR – Paywall Advisory)
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
15.
Puget Sound Energy: Fall Back While Making Your
Home Energy Efficient (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
16.
Has This Iconic Northwest Tree Reached a Tipping
Point? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
17.
WA State: Dam Removal Part of Plan to Clean Olympia’s
Capitol Lake (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
18.
Hoopa Valley Tribe Sues U.S. Over California Water
Contracts (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/business-lawsuits-california-fish-dams-9233118a4d038c09711dc01fa4dff458
19.
Nile Is in Mortal Danger, from Its Source to the
Sea (Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/nile-mortal-danger-source-sea-032557820.html
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
20.
Oregon: Two Lane County Companies Awarded
Millions in Federal Funding for Rural Broadband Internet (Eugene Register-Guard,
OR – Paywall Advisory)
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
21.
Nearly Half of Voters Oppose Gas-Powered Car
Sale Ban in Washington, Poll Shows (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
22.
Tax the Rich for Electric Cars – Support for
Prop. 30 Slips Following Newsom’s Opposition Blitz, New Poll Shows (KQED Broadcasting,
San Francisco, CA)
23.
GOP Seizes on Voter Hesitancy to Attack Electric
Vehicles as Costly to U.S. (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-technology-283e27fb609f7227cb3f499547e13fbd
24.
California Moves Toward Mandating Zero-Emission
Heavy-Duty Vehicles (Utility Dive)
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
25.
Musk Says Twitter Will Charge $8/Month for Blue Check
Mark (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-says-twitter-will-charge-8-blue-tick-2022-11-01/
26.
Targeted Messages Help Secure Broadband Growth
(Pioneer Utility Resources)
https://www.pioneerutilityresources.com/legislativestorytelling/
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
27.
Warm and Very Wet Before the Snow and Cold
(Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2022/11/warm-and-very-wet-before-snow-and-cold.html
28.
After Record-Warm October, Spokane Gearing Up for
First Freeze, Snow This Week (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/nov/02/after-record-warm-october-spokane-gearing-up-for-f/
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
The Cougar Gold Rush Is On: The Holiday Season Means Booming
Business for WSU Creamery & Its Signature Cheese in a Can
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/nov/01/the-cougar-gold-rush-is-on-the-holiday-season-mean/
Permacrisis Declared Collins Dictionary Word of the Year
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63458467
TikTok Chefs Assemble World’s Largest Sushi Roll
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/11/01/Guinness-World-Records-largest-sushi-roll/7981667315451/
Parade of 122 Hearses Breaks Guinness World Record
SONG OF THE DAY
Bob Dylan - Knocking on Heaven’s Door
