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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
U.S. West Faces Power Reliability Issues from Growing Use of
Renewables (Reuters)
Pacific Northwest Groups Urge U.S. to Modernize Columbia
Treaty (Yahoo! News)
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/pacific-northwest-groups-urge-u-192046915.html
Early-Season Snowpack Is Off to a Good Start in Washington
State (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
California Pushes a New Plan to Cut Rooftop Solar Incentives
(Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)
U.S. Rep. McMorris Rodgers (WA) Hopes to Reset Energy
Policy, If She Heads House Energy Committee (KUOW News, Seattle, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
U.S. West Faces Power Reliability Issues from
Growing Use of Renewables
2.
‘A Sobering Assessment’ – Large Parts of U.S. at
Risk of Outages During Extreme Weather This Winter: NERC
3.
Pacific Northwest Groups Urge U.S. to Modernize
Columbia Treaty
4.
U.S. Rep. McMorris Rodgers (WA) Hopes to Reset
Energy Policy, If She Heads House Energy Committee
5.
Wyoming Towns Welcome Second Chance to Land
Nuclear Plant
6.
Energy Summit in Kennewick Talks New Energy Tech
7.
Public Urged to Comment on Eminent Domain for
Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line
8.
Nearly One in Six American Families Owe Utility
Debt as Prices Rise
9.
U.S. Electricity Customers Averaged Seven Hours
of Power Interruptions in 2021
10.
The Cost of Power – To keep electricity flowing,
the Bonneville Power Administration and your utility have many expenses
11.
New-Build Nuclear Must Face Down Industry’s
Costly Past
12.
Backers of Maine Public Utility Plan Eye 2023
Ballot
13.
Editorial: Putting Electric Cars Ahead of the
Electric Grid
14.
When Dams Come Down, Fish Come Home
15.
California Pushes a New Plan to Cut Rooftop
Solar Incentives
16.
California Seeks to Pair Home Energy Storage,
Rooftop Solar
17.
U.S. Blocks More Than 1,000 Solar Shipments Over
Chinese Slave Labor Concerns
18.
California: Sacramento Municipal Utility
District Tests Tool to Accelerate Rooftop Solar Interconnections
19.
France to Require All Large Parking Lots to Be
Covered by Solar Panels
20.
Multnomah County Report Recommends Replacing Gas
Appliances to Reduce Health & Climate Change Impacts
21.
‘Super Pod’ of Orcas Spotted Four Days in a Row
in Western Washington – Researcher Said It Is Likely Due to an Increase in Food
22.
Invasive Crab Threatening Shellfish Industry,
Salmon Found in Another Western Washington Bay
23.
Future of B.C. Salmon Farms Up in the Air, as
Deadline to Phase Out Open-Net Pen Farms Looms
24.
WA State: Toxic Artificial Turf in Puyallup
River Will Cost Hydroelectric Company More Than $500,000
25.
Early-Season Snowpack Is Off to a Good Start in
Washington State
26.
World’s Museums Urge Climate Activists to Stop
Targeting ‘Irreplaceable’ Art
27.
New Zealand Targets Cow Burps to Help Reduce
Global Warming
28.
After Decades of Dysfunction, The FCC Finally
Shores Up Terrible Broadband Mapping
29.
What Is Community Broadband and Why It Matters
30.
State AGs: Google Settles Location Tracking
Probe Based on AP Investigation for $392 Million
31.
Idaho: Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers Being
Deployed at Fall River Electric Co-Op Next Year
32.
Electric Vehicle Mandates Threaten Supply of
Sulfur, a Key Crop Nutrient
33.
Twitter Blue Account Declares Eli Lilly Giving
Away Free Insulin, Pharma Giant Says Its Fake
34.
Twitter Blue Verification Was a Complete
Disaster in Exactly the Ways Everyone Predicted
35. Amazon Plans to Lay Off About 10,000 Employees, Largest in Company History, Report Says
WORD OF THE DAY
Simulacrum \sim-yuh-LAK-rum\ Noun - 1: image, representation *2: an insubstantial form or semblance of something: trace.
After days of spending his moral capital to defend his “tiddlywinks shaving scandal”, the champion’s standing was a simulacrum of its former self. Small children laughed and pointed as he walked by, the doctored chips rattling in his pockets.
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
U.S. West Faces Power Reliability Issues from
Growing Use of Renewables (Reuters)
2.
‘A Sobering Assessment’ – Large Parts of U.S. at
Risk of Outages During Extreme Weather This Winter: NERC (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nerc-ercot-miso-iso-ne-winter-reliability-risks/636440/
3.
Pacific Northwest Groups Urge U.S. to Modernize Columbia
Treaty (Yahoo! News)
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/pacific-northwest-groups-urge-u-192046915.html
4.
U.S. Rep. McMorris Rodgers (WA) Hopes to Reset
Energy Policy, If She Heads House Energy Committee (KUOW News, Seattle, WA)
5.
Wyoming Towns Welcome Second Chance to Land
Nuclear Plant (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
6.
Energy Summit in Kennewick Talks New Energy Tech
(KONA-Radio, Tri-Cities, WA)
https://610kona.com/energy-summit-in-kennewick-talks-new-energy-tech/
7.
Public Urged to Comment on Eminent Domain for Boardman
to Hemingway Transmission Line (Ontario Argus-Observer, OR)
8.
Nearly One in Six American Families Owe Utility
Debt as Prices Rise (Daily Energy Insider)
9.
U.S. Electricity Customers Averaged Seven Hours of
Power Interruptions in 2021 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54639
10.
The Cost of Power – To keep electricity flowing,
the Bonneville Power Administration and your utility have many expenses (Ruralite
Magazine)
https://www.ruralite.com/the-cost-of-power/
11.
New-Build Nuclear Must Face Down Industry’s
Costly Past (S&P Global)
12.
Backers of Maine Public Utility Plan Eye 2023
Ballot (Washington Examiner, DC)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/backers-of-maine-public-utility-plan-eye-2023-ballot
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
13.
Editorial: Putting Electric Cars Ahead of the Electric
Grid (Capital Press)
14.
When Dams Come Down, Fish Come Home (High
Country News)
https://www.hcn.org/articles/north-fish-when-dams-come-down-fish-come-home
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
15.
California Pushes a New Plan to Cut Rooftop
Solar Incentives (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)
16.
California Seeks to Pair Home Energy Storage,
Rooftop Solar (Associated Press)
https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/California-seeks-to-pair-home-energy-storage-17575291.php
17.
U.S. Blocks More Than 1,000 Solar Shipments Over
Chinese Slave Labor Concerns (Reuters)
18.
California: Sacramento Municipal Utility
District Tests Tool to Accelerate Rooftop Solar Interconnections (Utility Dive)
19.
France to Require All Large Parking Lots to Be
Covered by Solar Panels (ElecTrek)
https://electrek.co/2022/11/08/france-require-parking-lots-be-covered-in-solar-panels/
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
20.
Multnomah County Report Recommends Replacing Gas
Appliances to Reduce Health & Climate Change Impacts (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
21.
‘Super Pod’ of Orcas Spotted Four Days in a Row in
Western Washington – Researcher Said It Is Likely Due to an Increase in Food (KING-TV,
Seattle, WA)
22.
Invasive Crab Threatening Shellfish Industry,
Salmon Found in Another Western Washington Bay (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
23.
Future of B.C. Salmon Farms Up in the Air, as Deadline
to Phase Out Open-Net Pen Farms Looms (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/open-net-pen-farms-british-columbia-1.6646521
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
24.
WA State: Toxic Artificial Turf in Puyallup
River Will Cost Hydroelectric Company More Than $500,000 (Tacoma News Tribune,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/community/puyallup-herald/ph-news/article268669012.html
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
25.
Early-Season Snowpack Is Off to a Good Start in Washington
State (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION
VAULT
26.
World’s Museums Urge Climate Activists to Stop
Targeting ‘Irreplaceable’ Art (Reuters)
27.
New Zealand Targets Cow Burps to Help Reduce Global
Warming (CTV News, Canada)
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
28.
After Decades of Dysfunction, The FCC Finally
Shores Up Terrible Broadband Mapping (TechDirt)
29.
What Is Community Broadband and Why It Matters (Fast
Company)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90802847/what-is-community-broadband-and-why-it-matters
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
30.
State AGs: Google Settles Location Tracking
Probe Based on AP Investigation for $392 Million (Associated Press)
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Alert-State-AGs-Google-settles-location-17583494.php
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
31.
Idaho: Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers Being
Deployed at Fall River Electric Co-Op Next Year (East Idaho News, Idaho Falls,
ID)
32.
Electric Vehicle Mandates Threaten Supply of Sulfur,
a Key Crop Nutrient (Capital Press)
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
33.
Twitter Blue Account Declares Eli Lilly Giving
Away Free Insulin, Pharma Giant Says Its Fake (Yahoo! News)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/twitter-blue-account-declares-eli-160816069.html
34.
Twitter Blue Verification Was a Complete
Disaster in Exactly the Ways Everyone Predicted (MSN)
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
35.
Amazon Plans to Lay Off About 10,000 Employees,
Largest in Company History, Report Says (USA Today)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/11/14/amazon-lay-off-10000-employees-report/10697110002/
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Man in Limbo for Years in Paris Airport Has Died — In His
Airport
Kittens Born in Museum Fighter Jet Stayed for Weeks: ‘Who Were
We to Argue?’
https://www.spokesman.com/galleries/2022/nov/10/kittens-born-in-museum-fighter-jet-stayed-for-week/
Turkey ‘Cuddle’ Events Being Staged on Thanksgiving by Animal-Loving
California Farm
https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article267580932.html
Man Figures Out How Many Cans of SpaghettiOs It Takes to Write
the ‘Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy: ‘Bro actually used math for something
important’
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/man-figures-many-cans-spaghettios-203432498.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Gordon Lightfoot – Early Morning Rain
