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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Idaho: Solar Farms in Three States Cited for Environmental
Violations (Associated Press)
U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Industry Faces Blowback from
Locals (Associated Press)
Nuclear Power in Kitsap? Not Happening. But ‘Navy Nukes’
Will Keep Generating It Elsewhere (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
Idaho Building Code Board Tables Cuts to Energy Efficiency
Regulations (Boise State Public Radio, ID)
The Good, The Bad & the Cringe: Pew Says Teens View
Social Media as a Neutral (Courthouse News Service)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Nuclear Power in Kitsap? Not Happening. But
‘Navy Nukes’ Will Keep Generating It Elsewhere
2.
What Role Does Nuclear Power Play in the U.S.
Effort to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
3.
Nuclear Fusion Has Been a Pipe Dream for
Decades, But It Might Actually Be on the Cusp of Commercial Viability
4.
Germany Needs Gas Turbines Fast to Stabilize
Power Grids, Says GE
5.
A Shortage of Electrical Transformers Holds Back
Utilities, Businesses
6.
Alaska: Pending Approval from Seward Voters,
Homer Electric to Purchase City’s Electric Utility
7.
Idaho Power Warns Customers of Upcoming Holiday
Scams
8.
Portland General Electric Encourages Customers
to Prepare Now for Possible Winter Outages & Take Simple Steps to Save
Energy & Money
9.
What Is Hydroelectric Energy & How Does It
Work?
10.
Kate Winslet Gives Mother $20,000 to Fund
Disabled Child’s Soaring Electricity Bill
11.
Guest Essay: The Need to Breach the Lower Snake
River Dams – A Look at 2022 Fish Returns
12.
Commentary: Dams Show Promise for Sustainable
Food Systems, But We Should Tread Lightly
13.
Video: Why Energy Matters – Kurt Miller
14.
Idaho: Solar Farms in Three States Cited for
Environmental Violations
15.
U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Industry Faces
Blowback from Locals
16.
Alaska: Renewable-Energy Developers Propose
Building Two Big Wind Farms
17.
Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association Submits
Concept Paper, Advances Bid for U.S. Dept. Energy Hydrogen Hubs Opportunity
18.
Idaho Building Code Board Tables Cuts to Energy
Efficiency Regulations
19.
How to Choose the Right Space Heater for Your
Home
20.
Washington State Won’t Renew Leases for Puget
Sound Fish Farms
21.
Judge Dismisses Portland Clean Energy
Executive’s Lawsuit Over City’s Rescinded $12 Million Contract
22.
COP27: Cities with Net Zero Promises Falling
Short on Tracking, Report Says
23.
Google Agrees to Pay Largest Privacy Settlement
in U.S. History for Tracking Location Data
24.
Electric Truck Stops Will Need as Much Power as
a Small Town
25.
Demystifying Electric Car
26.
The Good, The Bad & the Cringe: Pew Says
Teens View Social Media as a Neutral
27.
Report: 90% of U.S. Counties Hit with Disaster
in Last Decade
28. WA State: Fierce Opposition to ‘Mega Airports’ Continues to Grow in Four Mostly Rural Counties
WORD OF THE DAY
Incubus \INN-kyuh-buss\ 1: an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep 2: nightmare 3: one that oppresses or burdens like a nightmare.
“May you live in interesting times,” was the benediction from the elderly Chinese priest to the inattentive occidental tourist. The traveler didn’t get the meaning at first. However, after losing his luggage in Nanking; losing his fortune in a Hong Kong casino; and losing his tonsils in Canton, the parting phrase began to prey on the tourist’s mind like an incubus…pushing him close to the edge of snapping his reason.
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Nuclear Power in Kitsap? Not Happening. But ‘Navy
Nukes’ Will Keep Generating It Elsewhere (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
2.
What Role Does Nuclear Power Play in the U.S.
Effort to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions? (National Public Radio)
3.
Nuclear Fusion Has Been a Pipe Dream for Decades,
But It Might Actually Be on the Cusp of Commercial Viability (Fortune Magazine)
4.
Germany Needs Gas Turbines Fast to Stabilize
Power Grids, Says GE (Reuters)
https://www.yahoo.com/now/germany-needs-gas-turbines-fast-121302843.html
5.
A Shortage of Electrical Transformers Holds Back
Utilities, Businesses (Marketplace)
6.
Alaska: Pending Approval from Seward Voters, Homer
Electric to Purchase City’s Electric Utility (KDLL Radio, Kenai, AK)
7.
Idaho Power Warns Customers of Upcoming Holiday
Scams (KBOI-TV Boise, ID)
https://idahonews.com/news/local/idaho-power-warns-customers-of-upcoming-holiday-scams
8.
Portland General Electric Encourages Customers to
Prepare Now for Possible Winter Outages & Take Simple Steps to Save Energy &
Money (Market Screener)
9.
What Is Hydroelectric Energy & How Does It
Work? (Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/video/hydroelectric-energy-does-132707815.html
10.
Kate Winslet Gives Mother $20,000 to Fund
Disabled Child’s Soaring Electricity Bill (KVOA-TV, Tucson, AZ)
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
11.
Guest Essay: The Need to Breach the Lower Snake
River Dams – A Look at 2022 Fish Returns (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/nov/10/helen-neville-the-need-to-breach-the-lower-snake-r/
12.
Commentary: Dams Show Promise for Sustainable
Food Systems, But We Should Tread Lightly (Popular Science)
https://www.popsci.com/environment/sustainable-dams/
13.
Video: Why Energy Matters – Kurt Miller (Vantalks
2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ7DiK_pcNA
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
14.
Idaho: Solar Farms in Three States Cited for Environmental
Violations (Associated Press)
15.
U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Industry Faces
Blowback from Locals (Associated Press)
16.
Alaska: Renewable-Energy Developers Propose
Building Two Big Wind Farms (KUAC Radio, Fairbanks, AK)
17.
Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association Submits
Concept Paper, Advances Bid for U.S. Dept. Energy Hydrogen Hubs Opportunity (Washington
State Dept. of Commerce)
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
18.
Idaho Building Code Board Tables Cuts to Energy
Efficiency Regulations (Boise State Public Radio, ID)
19.
How to Choose the Right Space Heater for Your
Home (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
20.
Washington State Won’t Renew Leases for Puget
Sound Fish Farms (Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION
VAULT
21.
Judge Dismisses Portland Clean Energy Executive’s
Lawsuit Over City’s Rescinded $12 Million Contract (Oregonian, Portland, OR – Paywall
Advisory)
22.
COP27: Cities with Net Zero Promises Falling
Short on Tracking, Report Says (Reuters)
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
23.
Google Agrees to Pay Largest Privacy Settlement in
U.S. History for Tracking Location Data (Neowin)
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
24.
Electric Truck Stops Will Need as Much Power as
a Small Town (Bloomberg News)
25.
Demystifying Electric Car Charging (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2022/11/07/electric-vehicle-car-ev-charging
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
26.
The Good, The Bad & the Cringe: Pew Says
Teens View Social Media as a Neutral (Courthouse News Service)
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
27.
Report: 90% of U.S. Counties Hit with Disaster in
Last Decade (Associated Press)
28.
WA State: Fierce Opposition to ‘Mega Airports’
Continues to Grow in Four Mostly Rural Counties (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle,
WA)
LAND SHARK – DIVERSIONS
‘Sharks Swimming in the Streets’: Video Taken Before
Hurricane in Florida Goes Viral
https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article268620692.html
Man Discovers Earbud Had Been Lodged in His Ear for Five
Years
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-63599329
Not Only Does Swearing Feel Good — It’s Also Good for You:
Study
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/study-suggests-swearing-feels-good-1.6644882?cmp=rss
Gummy Bear Maker Haribo Rewarded a Man Who Found the Company’s
Lost $4.8 Million Check with Candy. The Man Said the Reward ‘Was a Bit Cheap.’
https://news.yahoo.com/gummy-bear-maker-haribo-rewarded-042016997.html
SONG OF THE DAY
The Cars – Candy-O
