The Energy News Digest: January 2023

Monday, January 30, 2023

The Energy News Digest for January 30, 2023

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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Investors Plow Into Renewables, but Projects Aren’t Getting Built (Wall Street Journal – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/investors-plow-into-renewables-but-projects-arent-getting-built-11674352404

U.S. Utility Shutoffs Climbed Last Year on Higher Energy Costs (Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-utility-shutoffs-climbed-last-050125402.html

Man Accused in Washington State Substation Vandalism Is Released from Custody (Associated Press)

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/01/28/man-accused-in-washington-substation-vandalism-released-from-custody/

Conclusion of Round 15 of Negotiations to Modernize the Columbia River Treaty Regime (U.S. Department of State)

https://www.state.gov/conclusion-of-round-15-of-negotiations-to-modernize-the-columbia-river-treaty-regime/

Pacific Salmon Seem to Be Getting Smaller. Here’s What That Might Mean for the Future (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/01/30/pacific-salmon-size-decreasing-impact-on-northwest/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1. U.S. Utility Shutoffs Climbed Last Year on Higher Energy Costs

2. Man Accused in Washington State Substation Vandalism Is Released from Custody

3. Utility Companies Ask Oregon Lawmakers for Collaboration to Protect Substations

4. Amid Substation Attacks, GOP Bill Would Enhance Penalties for Damaging Utility Infrastructure

5. Conclusion of Round 15 of Negotiations to Modernize the Columbia River Treaty Regime

6. Puget Sound Energy Rethinks Pilot Program to Move People Off Natural Gas

7. Douglas County PUD Adds Up to $350,000 for Northern Mid-Columbia Joint Transmission Project

8. WA State: More Power: Grant PUD Mulling Over Ways to Increase County’s Power Supply by 2025

9. Canada: Last Peace River Dam Turbine Arrives at Construction Site

10. Climate-Minded Electrical Companies Look to Improve Their Weakest Link: The Wooden Utility Pole

11. New Mexico: Bill to Redefine Combined Cycle Natural Gas as Renewable Energy Defeated

12. ‘We Got Lucky.’ A Stronger 2022 Storm Season Could Have Threatened Grid Recovery: EEI

13. In the Fight Over Gas Stoves, Meet the Industry’s Go-To Scientist

14. Pakistan’s Nationwide Blackout Is Part of an Escalating Crisis

15. Launch of the Dam! Podcast

16. Investors Plow Into Renewables, but Projects Aren’t Getting Built

17. How States Are Reimagining Power Grids to Take Advantage of Wind & Solar

18. Here’s Your Chance to Say What You Think of This Proposed Huge Tri-Cities Wind Farm

19. EIA: Wind, Solar Generation Is Expected to Grow Over the Next Two Years

20. Labs Are Scooping Up Animals Killed by Wind Turbines

21. Why Conservatives Are Accusing the Xbox of Being ‘Woke’

22. Pacific Salmon Seem to Be Getting Smaller. Here’s What That Might Mean for the Future

23. Lawsuit Threatens to Shut Down Southeast Alaska Salmon Troll Fishery

24. WA State: Survival Study for Chinook Salmon Yearlings Begins at Rocky Reach Dam

25. AP Exclusive: Emails Reveal Tensions in Colorado River Talks

26. In the West, Pressure to Count Water Lost to Evaporation

27. RIP Washington’s Hinman Glacier, Gone After Thousands of Years

28. Montana: Tired of Being Told to ‘Adapt,’ an Indigenous Community Wrote Its Own Climate Action Plan

29. Regional Fiber Rollups May Scream Monopoly, But It’s Complicated

30. WA State: ToledoTel Moving Forward with Massive Broadband Expansion

31. Here Come the Little Electric Pickup Trucks

32. President Biden, Speaker McCarthy to Discuss U.S. Debt Limit in Talks on Wednesday

33. Oregon Pins Hopes on Mass Timber to Boost Housing, Jobs

WORD OF THE DAY

Divagate \DYE-vuh-gayt\ Verb – To wander or stray from a course or subject: diverge, digress.

Professor Dalgleish’s class was at a loss. What began as a lecture on obscure coins of the Roman Empire had somehow divagated into a romping cabaret-like show featuring dancing girls and sideshow barkers shouting unintelligible patter that seemed to be centered on the professor’s prized collection of old Washington State tax tokens. Surreal would be an understatement.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1. U.S. Utility Shutoffs Climbed Last Year on Higher Energy Costs (Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-utility-shutoffs-climbed-last-050125402.html

2. Man Accused in Washington State Substation Vandalism Is Released from Custody (Associated Press)

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/01/28/man-accused-in-washington-substation-vandalism-released-from-custody/

3. Utility Companies Ask Oregon Lawmakers for Collaboration to Protect Substations (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

https://katu.com/news/local/utility-companies-ask-oregon-lawmakers-for-collaboration-to-protect-substations

4. Amid Substation Attacks, GOP Bill Would Enhance Penalties for Damaging Utility Infrastructure (Arizona Mirror)

https://www.azmirror.com/2023/01/25/amid-substation-attacks-gop-bill-would-enhance-penalties-for-damaging-utility-infrastructure/

5. Conclusion of Round 15 of Negotiations to Modernize the Columbia River Treaty Regime (U.S. Department of State)

https://www.state.gov/conclusion-of-round-15-of-negotiations-to-modernize-the-columbia-river-treaty-regime/

6. Puget Sound Energy Rethinks Pilot Program to Move People Off Natural Gas (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/puget-sound-energy-rethinks-pilot-program-to-move-people-off-natural-gas/

7. Douglas County PUD Adds Up to $350,000 for Northern Mid-Columbia Joint Transmission Project (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/douglas-county-pud-adds-up-to-350-000-for-northern-mid-columbia-joint-project/article_5ca29762-9c2b-11ed-8bc3-8b12d4d6ee1e.html

8. WA State: More Power: Grant PUD Mulling Over Ways to Increase County’s Power Supply by 2025 (iFIBER One News, Ephrata, WA)

https://www.ifiberone.com/columbia_basin/more-power-grant-pud-mulling-over-ways-to-increase-countys-power-supply-by-2025/article_bc8f47c4-9df7-11ed-a6cb-279ad5262b82.html

9. Canada: Last Peace River Dam Turbine Arrives at Construction Site (Alaska Highway News, Canada)

https://www.alaskahighwaynews.ca/regional-news/site-c/last-site-c-turbine-arrives-at-dam-site-6448006

10. Climate-Minded Electrical Companies Look to Improve Their Weakest Link: The Wooden Utility Pole (The Globe & Mail, Canada)

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-climate-change-electricity-utility-poles/

11. New Mexico: Bill to Redefine Combined Cycle Natural Gas as Renewable Energy Defeated (Roswell Daily Record, NM)

https://www.rdrnews.com/news/local/bill-to-redefine-combined-cycle-natural-gas-as-renewable-energy-defeated/article_62fcb834-9dd6-11ed-9c2f-b71fdb2bb42f.html

12. ‘We Got Lucky.’ A Stronger 2022 Storm Season Could Have Threatened Grid Recovery: EEI (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nerc-summit-resilience-outage-iso-ne-supply-chain/641270/

13. In the Fight Over Gas Stoves, Meet the Industry’s Go-To Scientist (NY Times – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/climate/gas-stove-health.html#:~:text=Longstanding%20research%20shows%20the%20health,raises%20questions%20about%20the%20science

14. Pakistan’s Nationwide Blackout Is Part of an Escalating Crisis (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/29/1152428444/pakistans-nationwide-blackout-is-part-of-an-escalating-crisis

SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI

15. Dam! Podcast (Northwest RiverPartners)

https://anchor.fm/dam-nwriverpartners

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

16. Investors Plow Into Renewables, but Projects Aren’t Getting Built (Wall Street Journal – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/investors-plow-into-renewables-but-projects-arent-getting-built-11674352404

17. How States Are Reimagining Power Grids to Take Advantage of Wind & Solar (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/90839873/how-states-are-reimagining-power-grids-to-take-advantage-of-wind-and-solar

18. Here’s Your Chance to Say What You Think of This Proposed Huge Tri-Cities Wind Farm (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article271657792.html

19. EIA: Wind, Solar Generation Is Expected to Grow Over the Next Two Years (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/38294-eia-wind-solar-generation-is-expected-to-grow-over-the-next-two-years/

20. Labs Are Scooping Up Animals Killed by Wind Turbines (Atlantic Magazine)

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/01/solar-farms-renewable-energy-killing-birds/672877/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

21. Why Conservatives Are Accusing the Xbox of Being ‘Woke’ (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/01/25/xbox-climate-change-woke/

FISH & WILDLIFE

22. Pacific Salmon Seem to Be Getting Smaller. Here’s What That Might Mean for the Future (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/01/30/pacific-salmon-size-decreasing-impact-on-northwest/

23. Lawsuit Threatens to Shut Down Southeast Alaska Salmon Troll Fishery (Homer News, AK)

https://www.homernews.com/news/lawsuit-threatens-to-shut-down-southeast-salmon-troll-fishery/

24. WA State: Survival Study for Chinook Salmon Yearlings Begins at Rocky Reach Dam (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

https://kpq.com/survival-study-for-chinook-salmon-yearlings-begins-at-rocky-reach-dam/

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

25. AP Exclusive: Emails Reveal Tensions in Colorado River Talks (Associated Press)

https://tucson.com/ap/national/ap-exclusive-emails-reveal-tensions-in-colorado-river-talks/article_3dcccb60-7524-5c7a-acc4-0104319bdbae.html

26. In the West, Pressure to Count Water Lost to Evaporation (Associated Press)

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/in-the-west-pressure-to-count-water-lost-to-17751085.php

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

27. RIP Washington’s Hinman Glacier, Gone After Thousands of Years (KUOW News, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/rip-washington-s-hinman-glacier-gone-after-thousands-of-years

28. Montana: Tired of Being Told to ‘Adapt,’ an Indigenous Community Wrote Its Own Climate Action Plan (Grist Online)

https://grist.org/article/montana-flathead-reservation-indigenous-climate-plan/

LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS

29. Regional Fiber Rollups May Scream Monopoly, But It’s Complicated (Fierce Telecom)

https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/regional-fiber-rollups-may-scream-monopoly-its-complicated

30. WA State: ToledoTel Moving Forward with Massive Broadband Expansion (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/toledotel-moving-forward-with-massive-broadband-expansion-winlocks-2300-plus-homes-and,308111

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

31. Here Come the Little Electric Pickup Trucks (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-27/small-electric-pickup-trucks-are-automakers-next-target

GOVERNMENT & GOVERNANCE

32. President Biden, Speaker McCarthy to Discuss U.S. Debt Limit in Talks on Wednesday (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/biden-politics-united-states-government-kevin-mccarthy-business-e04740d1d172cf3900e6548180909752

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY

33. Oregon Pins Hopes on Mass Timber to Boost Housing, Jobs (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-lumber-and-timber-industry-oregon-portland-climate-environment-1ef7e3051787a0abcfbbc5855e1d214e

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Border Officials Crack Down on Attempts to Bring Eggs into the U.S.

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/27/1152140548/border-officials-crack-down-on-attempts-to-bring-eggs-into-the-u-s

‘24,’ ‘Runaways,’ ‘Borg Queen’ Actor Annie Wersching Dead at 45

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Entertainment/wireStory/24-runaways-actor-annie-wersching-died-45-96753237

Archaeologists May Have Discovered the ‘Oldest’ & ‘Most Complete’ Egyptian Mummy Yet

https://www.sciencealert.com/archaeologists-mayve-discovered-the-oldest-and-most-complete-egyptian-mummy-yet

Green Comet Zooming Our Way, Last Visited 50,000 Years Ago

https://www.courthousenews.com/green-comet-zooming-our-way-last-visited-50000-years-ago/

SONG OF THE DAY

Star Trek: The Next Generation Theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArmjRKKbYSc

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

The Energy News Digest for January 26, 2023

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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Federal Regulators Nix Proposal on California’s Last Nuclear Plant (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/politics-us-nuclear-regulatory-commission-gavin-newsom-los-angeles-california-514f21f2b0cd5889412a9a10bee422f0

WA State: Nuclear Fusion Company Exploring Lewis County Coal Plant Property (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/nuclear-fusion-company-lewis-county-coal-plant/281-20596cb3-32f1-472a-829b-aaac9118021a

Lake Mead’s Decline May Slow, Thanks to Winter’s Wet Start (Las Vegas Review-Journal, NV)

https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-nevada/lake-meads-decline-may-slow-thanks-to-winters-wet-start-2718083/

Washington Farmers Dragged into Cap-And-Trade Costs (Capital Press)

https://www.capitalpress.com/climate_changed/washington-farmers-dragged-into-cap-and-trade-costs/article_2f3b1042-9cdf-11ed-b3cf-5331f32bd262.html

Pole Attachments: Utilities Coalition Warns Against Shifting Cost of Replacing Poles (Broadband Breakfast)

https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2023/01/utilities-coalition-warns-against-shifting-cost-of-replacing-poles/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1. Federal Regulators Nix Proposal on California’s Last Nuclear Plant

2. WA State: Nuclear Fusion Company Exploring Lewis County Coal Plant Property

3. Drought Threatens Hydropower Produced by Colorado River

4. New Mexico: Threats Over High Natural Gas Bills Shutter Deming City Hall; Some Bills Reach into the Thousands of Dollars

5. California: Pacific Gas & Electric Town Hall on Frequent Power Outages in Bennett Valley Cut Short by Power Outage

6. Portland General Electric Touts Demolition of Final Coal Plant, Reduced Outage & Restoration Times in Year-End Review

7. Amid Political Scandals, Florida Power & Light CEO Announces Retirement

8. The 7 Most Awe-Inspiring Dams in the U.S.

9. Soaring Utility Bill? Blame The Instability of Fossil Fuels

10. Editorial: Broadband Service for All Should be a Priority

11. Hydropower Could Help Developing Nations Decarbonize . . . With Minimal Environmental Impact

12. Duke Energy Begins Operating Idaho’s Largest Solar Plant

13. Idaho: BLM Favors Wind Turbine Arrangements with Less Impact to Minidoka Internment Site

14. Company Behind Unalaska’s Geothermal Energy Project Hits Major Construction Milestone, Clams Up on Funding

15. Dead Whales & Tough Economics Bedevil Biden’s Massive Wind Energy Push

16. States Reimagine Power Grids for Wind & Solar Future

17. Fish, Eat & Profit! Program Pays Anglers to Turn in Pike Heads Caught in Washington State’s Lake Roosevelt

18. Lake Mead’s Decline May Slow, Thanks to Winter’s Wet Start

19. Washington Farmers Dragged into Cap-And-Trade Costs

20. Most U.S. Mayors Don’t Want to Ban Gas Stoves, Leaf Blowers Over Climate Change Impact, Survey Finds

21. A Global Rush Is on to Reduce Cow Burps — And Help Save the World from Climate Change

22. Pole Attachments: Utilities Coalition Warns Against Shifting Cost of Replacing Poles

23. WA State: High-Speed Internet Is Coming to Part of Rural Pierce County. Here’s the $5 Million Plan

24. FCC Broadband Service Maps Disputed at Thousands of WA Locations

25. Portland Looks to Increase Electric Vehicle Charging at New Apartment Complexes

26. PUD Says Electric Car Increase 25% Every Year in Chelan County

27. Tesla Will Invest $3.6 Billion in Nevada Truck Factory Expansion

28. An Asteroid Will Whip by Earth Tonight in One of Closest Approaches Ever Recorded

29. Washington State Might Nix-Single Family Zoning

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Frowsy \FROW-zee\ Adjective - 1: musty, stale *2: having a slovenly or uncared-for appearance.

Open the old trunk

Frowsy air comes wafting out

I gasp on stale air

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1. Federal Regulators Nix Proposal on California’s Last Nuclear Plant (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/politics-us-nuclear-regulatory-commission-gavin-newsom-los-angeles-california-514f21f2b0cd5889412a9a10bee422f0

2. WA State: Nuclear Fusion Company Exploring Lewis County Coal Plant Property (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/nuclear-fusion-company-lewis-county-coal-plant/281-20596cb3-32f1-472a-829b-aaac9118021a

3. Drought Threatens Hydropower Produced by Colorado River (Marketplace)

https://www.marketplace.org/2023/01/25/drought-threatens-hydropower-produced-by-colorado-river/

4. New Mexico: Threats Over High Natural Gas Bills Shutter Deming City Hall; Some Bills Reach into the Thousands of Dollars (Albuquerque Journal, NM)

https://www.abqjournal.com/2567734/5000-gas-bill-threats-over-high-bills-shutter-deming-city-hall.html

5. California: Pacific Gas & Electric Town Hall on Frequent Power Outages in Bennett Valley Cut Short by Power Outage (Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, CA)

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/pge-town-hall-on-frequent-power-outages-in-bennett-valley-cut-short-by-pow/

6. Portland General Electric Touts Demolition of Final Coal Plant, Reduced Outage & Restoration Times in Year-End Review (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/38307-portland-general-electric-touts-demolition-of-final-coal-plant-reduced-outage-and-restoration-times-in-year-end-review/

7. Amid Political Scandals, Florida Power & Light CEO Announces Retirement (Tampa Bay Ties, FL – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/01/25/amid-political-scandals-fpl-ceo-announces-retirement/

8. The 7 Most Awe-Inspiring Dams in the U.S. (World Atlas)

https://www.worldatlas.com/places/the-7-most-awe-inspiring-dams-in-the-us.html

SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI

9. Soaring Utility Bill? Blame The Instability of Fossil Fuels (Baker City Herald, OR – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.bakercityherald.com/soaring-utility-bill-blame-the-instability-of-fossil-fuels/article_8ef619ea-9c09-11ed-acc3-1f69bb07c357.html

10. Editorial: Broadband Service for All Should be a Priority (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/jan/25/in-our-view-broadband-service-for-all-should-be-a-priority/

11. Hydropower Could Help Developing Nations Decarbonize . . . With Minimal Environmental Impact (Anthropocene Magazine)

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2023/01/hydropower-doesnt-have-to-disrupt-environment-and-people/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

12. Duke Energy Begins Operating Idaho’s Largest Solar Plant (Power Magazine)

https://www.power-eng.com/solar/duke-energy-begins-operating-idahos-largest-solar-plant/

13. Idaho: BLM Favors Wind Turbine Arrangements with Less Impact to Minidoka Internment Site (Boise State Public Radio)

https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2023-01-24/blm-favors-wind-turbine-arrangements-with-less-impact-to-minidoka

14. Company Behind Unalaska’s Geothermal Energy Project Hits Major Construction Milestone, Clams Up on Funding (KLDG Radio, Dillingham, AK)

https://www.kdlg.org/alaska-state-news/2023-01-24/company-behind-unalaskas-geothermal-energy-project-hits-major-construction-milestone-clams-up-on-funding

15. Dead Whales & Tough Economics Bedevil Biden’s Massive Wind Energy Push (Yahoo! News)

https://news.yahoo.com/dead-whales-tough-economics-bedevil-170041107.html

16. States Reimagine Power Grids for Wind & Solar Future (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/jan/25/states-reimagine-power-grids-for-wind-and-solar-fu/

FISH & WILDLIFE

17. Fish, Eat & Profit! Program Pays Anglers to Turn in Pike Heads Caught in Washington State’s Lake Roosevelt (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

https://www.khq.com/news/fish-eat-and-profit-program-pays-anglers-to-turn-in-pike-heads-caught-in-lake/article_16729b72-9d0a-11ed-a7db-1b029bcf5d82.html

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

18. Lake Mead’s Decline May Slow, Thanks to Winter’s Wet Start (Las Vegas Review-Journal, NV)

https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-nevada/lake-meads-decline-may-slow-thanks-to-winters-wet-start-2718083/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

19. Washington Farmers Dragged into Cap-And-Trade Costs (Capital Press)

https://www.capitalpress.com/climate_changed/washington-farmers-dragged-into-cap-and-trade-costs/article_2f3b1042-9cdf-11ed-b3cf-5331f32bd262.html

20. Most U.S. Mayors Don’t Want to Ban Gas Stoves, Leaf Blowers Over Climate Change Impact, Survey Finds (Yahoo! News)

https://news.yahoo.com/most-us-mayors-dont-want-to-ban-gas-stoves-leaf-blowers-over-climate-change-impact-survey-finds-192117243.html

21. A Global Rush Is on to Reduce Cow Burps — And Help Save the World from Climate Change (Yahoo! News)

https://news.yahoo.com/a-global-rush-is-on-to-reduce-cow-burps--and-help-save-the-world-from-climate-change-145306472.html

LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS

22. Pole Attachments: Utilities Coalition Warns Against Shifting Cost of Replacing Poles (Broadband Breakfast)

https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2023/01/utilities-coalition-warns-against-shifting-cost-of-replacing-poles/

23. WA State: High-Speed Internet Is Coming to Part of Rural Pierce County. Here’s the $5 Million Plan (Tacoma News Tribune, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/community/gateway/g-news/article271551187.html

24. FCC Broadband Service Maps Disputed at Thousands of WA Locations (Crosscut Seattle)

https://crosscut.com/news/2023/01/fcc-broadband-service-maps-disputed-thousands-wa-locations

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

25. Portland Looks to Increase Electric Vehicle Charging at New Apartment Complexes (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2023/01/portland-looks-to-increase-electric-vehicle-charging-at-new-apartment-complexes.html

26. PUD Says Electric Car Increase 25% Every Year in Chelan County (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

https://kpq.com/pud-says-electric-car-increase-25-every-year-in-chelan-county/

27. Tesla Will Invest $3.6 Billion in Nevada Truck Factory Expansion (San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA)

https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/business/article271646282.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

28. An Asteroid Will Whip by Earth Tonight in One of Closest Approaches Ever Recorded (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nasa-asteroid-near-miss-earth-1.6726423

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY

29. Washington State Might Nix-Single Family Zoning (Axios)

https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2023/01/23/washington-state-single-family-zoning

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Lawsuit Alleges That Fireball Cinnamon Mini Bottles Are ‘Misleading’ Because They Don’t Contain Whiskey

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lawsuit-claims-fireball-cinnamon-has-no-whiskey-misleading-label/

Egypt Archaeology: Gold-Covered Mummy Among Latest Discoveries

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64415816?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Portlanders Will Soon Get a Chance to Pay $150 for a Cup of Coffee

https://www.oregonlive.com/food/2023/01/portlanders-will-soon-get-a-chance-to-pay-150-for-a-cup-of-coffee.html

Audio: The Real-Life Refugees of ‘Casablanca’ Make It So Much More Than a Love Story

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/23/1150791939/casablanca-war-movie-film-refugees-nazis

SONG OF THE DAY

Patsy Cline – You Belong to Me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWR8EhxI9xU