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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
WA State: Thousands Still without Power; Temperatures Drop
& Some Areas Could See Light Snow (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Alaska: After Record Haul, Bristol Bay Sockeye Harvest
Forecast to Drop Next Year (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
UN Chief Says World Is ‘On a Highway to Climate Hell’
without Urgent Action to Cut Emissions (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/un-cop27-climate-guterres-gore-1.6642844?cmp=rss
WA State Officials Visit Solar Farm Sites on Eastern Edge of
Yakima County (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Twitter Reportedly Asks Some Laid-Off Staff to Return
(Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/twitter-reportedly-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-return-233438794.html
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
WA State: Thousands Still without Power;
Temperatures Drop & Some Areas Could See Light Snow
2.
Thousands Waking Up Monday without Power Across
Puget Sound
3.
Thousands without Power as Snow Falls in Spokane
4.
Power Knocked Out in Oregon, Washington as Rain,
Snow, & Cold Move In
5.
Advocate: Dams Crucial to Meeting Region’s Clean
Energy Goals
6.
Oregon: NW Natural Scraps Plans for Blended
Hydrogen & Natural Gas Project in Eugene
7.
Wildfire Season Demonstrates Electrical
Infrastructure Is Vulnerable
8.
Fire & Power
9.
WA State: Final Easement Gained for 9-Mile Power
Line in Chelan & Douglas Counties
10.
Electricity Police? SMUD Customer Sues Utility,
Claims They Provided Personal Information to Authorities
11.
Montana Utility Regulators Miss the Mark on
Inflation, Data Shows
12.
Colorado: Xcel Energy Ends Controversial Plan
for Unaweep Canyon Hydropower Project
13.
U.S. Electric-Generating Capacity for
Combined-Cycle Natural Gas Turbines Is Growing
14.
Columnist: Time for Press to Reassess Twitter
Relationship
15.
Columnist: Social Media as We Know It Is Over
16.
Guest Essay: Make Tribes Equal Funding Partners
with WA in Salmon Recovery Efforts
17.
Energy Advisor: Tree Trimming Helps Keep Power
Up
18.
WA State Officials Visit Solar Farm Sites on
Eastern Edge of Yakima County
19.
Transmission Line Capacity Could Hold Back
Washington State’s Clean-Energy Ambitions
20.
Idahoans Testify Against Idaho Power Solar Study
21.
Rural America Is Pushing Back Against the
Renewable Boom
22.
Average U.S. Construction Costs Drop for Solar,
Rise for Wind & Natural Gas Generators
23.
Vampire Energy Taking a Bite Out of Your Wallet
24.
Alaska: After Record Haul, Bristol Bay Sockeye
Harvest Forecast to Drop Next Year
25.
Dungeness Crab Dying amid Low Oxygen Levels
Linked to Climate Change
26.
Seals & Sea Lions Vex Washington Tribes as
Marine Mammal Protection Act Turns 50
27.
Salmon Jammin’: A Peek Behind the Scenes as
Montana Crews Net, Milk Chinook to Raise Fish at Hatchery
28.
Montana: Tribes Appeal Restoration of Oil Lease
on Sacred Lands
29.
Supreme Court Adds Fight over Colorado River
Water Rights to Its Docket
30.
UN Chief Says World Is ‘On a Highway to Climate
Hell’ without Urgent Action to Cut Emissions
31.
British Columbia Will Need a Mix of Direct
Electrification & Renewable Natural Gas
32.
Analysis: Access Is Not Everything – With
Inadequate Broadband Digital Dignity Is Lacking
33.
Nevada: ‘Insatiable Appetite’ for Internet
Pushes County to Gigabit Broadband
34.
WA State: Jefferson PUD Seeks Funds for
Broadband
35.
NERC Warns of Cybersecurity, Reliability Risks
as It Outlines Strategy for Adding Tens of Gigawatts of Distributed Energy
Resources
36.
City of Quincy Saves 260 Million Gallons
Originally Designated to Cool Microsoft’s Data Centers
37.
The Front Trunk Is Electric Cars’ Most Divisive
Feature
38.
Twitter Reportedly Asks Some Laid-Off Staff to
Return
39.
Elon Musk, Internet Freedom, And How the U.S.
Supreme Court Might Force Big Tech into a Catch-22
40.
In the Adobe & Pantone Dispute, Creators Are
Left in the Dark
41.
Megastorms Are Coming to the Pacific Northwest
42. WA State: Light Snow, Gusty Winds Up to 50 Mph Possible in Whatcom, San Juan Counties
WORD OF THE DAY
Rapscallion /rap-SKAL-yun/ Noun – Someone who causes trouble, often in a mischievous way. It is a synonym of rascal and ne’er-do-well.
Twenty-First Century
Robber barons, rapscallions
Social Media Mavens
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
WA State: Thousands Still without Power;
Temperatures Drop & Some Areas Could See Light Snow (KIRO Broadcasting,
Seattle, WA)
2.
Thousands Waking Up Monday without Power Across Puget
Sound (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
3.
Thousands without Power as Snow Falls in Spokane
(KREM-TV, Spokane, WA)
4.
Power Knocked Out in Oregon, Washington as Rain,
Snow, & Cold Move In (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
https://www.koin.com/weather/power-knocked-out-in-oregon-washington-as-rain-snow-and-cold-move-in/
5.
Advocate: Dams Crucial to Meeting Region’s Clean
Energy Goals (Moscow-Pullman Daily News, ID)
6.
Oregon: NW Natural Scraps Plans for Blended
Hydrogen & Natural Gas Project in Eugene (Oregon Capital Chronicle)
7.
Wildfire Season Demonstrates Electrical
Infrastructure Is Vulnerable (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
8.
Fire & Power (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake,
WA)
https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2022/nov/05/fire-and-power/
9.
WA State: Final Easement Gained for 9-Mile Power
Line in Chelan & Douglas Counties (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall Advisory)
10.
Electricity Police? SMUD Customer Sues Utility,
Claims They Provided Personal Information to Authorities (KOVR-TV, Sacramento,
CA)
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/electricity-police-smud-customer-sues-utility/
11.
Montana Utility Regulators Miss the Mark on Inflation,
Data Shows (Billings Gazette, MT)
12.
Colorado: Xcel Energy Ends Controversial Plan for
Unaweep Canyon Hydropower Project (Colorado Sun, Denver, CO)
https://coloradosun.com/2022/11/02/xcel-energy-ends-plan-for-unaweep-canyon-hydropower-project/
13.
U.S. Electric-Generating Capacity for
Combined-Cycle Natural Gas Turbines Is Growing (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54539
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
14.
Columnist: Time for Press to Reassess Twitter Relationship
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/time-for-press-to-reassess-twitter-relationship/
15.
Columnist: Social Media as We Know It Is Over (Yahoo!
News)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/social-media-as-we-know-it-is-over-185009487.html
16.
Guest Essay: Make Tribes Equal Funding Partners with
WA in Salmon Recovery Efforts (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
17.
Energy Advisor: Tree Trimming Helps Keep Power
Up (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.columbian.com/news/2022/nov/05/energy-adviser-tree-trimming-helps-keep-power-up/
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
18.
WA State Officials Visit Solar Farm Sites on Eastern
Edge of Yakima County (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall Advisory)
19.
Transmission Line Capacity Could Hold Back
Washington State’s Clean-Energy Ambitions (Big Country News, Clarkston, WA)
20.
Idahoans Testify Against Idaho Power Solar Study
(KTVB-TV, Boise, ID)
21.
Rural America Is Pushing Back Against the
Renewable Boom (Oil Price)
22.
Average U.S. Construction Costs Drop for Solar,
Rise for Wind & Natural Gas Generators (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54519
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
23.
Vampire Energy Taking a Bite Out of Your Wallet
(KNDO/KNDU-TV, Yakima/Tri-Cities, WA)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
24.
Alaska: After Record Haul, Bristol Bay Sockeye
Harvest Forecast to Drop Next Year (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
25.
Dungeness Crab Dying amid Low Oxygen Levels
Linked to Climate Change (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
26.
Seals & Sea Lions Vex Washington Tribes as Marine
Mammal Protection Act Turns 50 (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
27.
Salmon Jammin’: A Peek Behind the Scenes as Montana
Crews Net, Milk Chinook to Raise Fish at Hatchery (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA
– Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/nov/03/salmon-jammin-a-peak-behind-the-scenes-as-montana-/
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
28.
Montana: Tribes Appeal Restoration of Oil Lease on
Sacred Lands (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/travel-business-parks-national-d8c7bb55d11487a8bc648573b690f1d2
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
29.
Supreme Court Adds Fight over Colorado River Water
Rights to Its Docket (Courthouse News Service)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION
VAULT
30.
UN Chief Says World Is ‘On a Highway to Climate
Hell’ without Urgent Action to Cut Emissions (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/un-cop27-climate-guterres-gore-1.6642844?cmp=rss
31.
British Columbia Will Need a Mix of Direct
Electrification & Renewable Natural Gas (Policy Options)
https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/november-2022/renewable-gas-electricity/
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
32.
Analysis: Access Is Not Everything – With
Inadequate Broadband Digital Dignity Is Lacking (The Daily Yonder)
33.
Nevada: ‘Insatiable Appetite’ for Internet
Pushes County to Gigabit Broadband (Government Computer News)
34.
WA State: Jefferson PUD Seeks Funds for
Broadband (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/jefferson-pud-seeks-funds-for-broadband/
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
35.
NERC Warns of Cybersecurity, Reliability Risks as
It Outlines Strategy for Adding Tens of Gigawatts of Distributed Energy
Resources (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nerc-warns-of-cybersecurity-reliability-risks-DER-strategy/635673/
36.
City of Quincy Saves 260 Million Gallons
Originally Designated to Cool Microsoft’s Data Centers (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
37.
The Front Trunk Is Electric Cars’ Most Divisive
Feature (Bloomberg News)
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
38.
Twitter Reportedly Asks Some Laid-Off Staff to
Return (Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/twitter-reportedly-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-return-233438794.html
39.
Elon Musk, Internet Freedom, And How the U.S. Supreme
Court Might Force Big Tech into a Catch-22 (SCOTUS Blog)
40.
In the Adobe & Pantone Dispute, Creators Are
Left in the Dark (National Public Radio)
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
41.
Megastorms Are Coming to the Pacific Northwest (Vancouver
Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.columbian.com/news/2022/nov/07/megastorms-are-coming-to-the-pacific-northwest/
42.
WA State: Light Snow, Gusty Winds Up to 50 Mph
Possible in Whatcom, San Juan Counties (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Powerball Jackpot Up to Record $1.9 Billion After No Winner
https://news.yahoo.com/powerball-jackpot-record-1-9-035728152.html
Selena Gomez Nicknamed Her Donated Kidney after ‘Portlandia’
Star Fred Armisen
Long-Lost Jewelry from King Tut’s Tomb Rediscovered a Century
Later
https://www.livescience.com/king-tutankhamun-long-lost-jewelry
Total Lunar Eclipse on Election Day Will Be the Last One for
Three Years
SONG OF THE DAY
Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart
