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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Climate Change Made July Hotter for Almost Every Human on
Earth (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-heat-cause-global-warming-3d7d0ee31e022aab535adf57b54618ac
Pacific Gas & Electric Cuts Tree-Trimming Program It
Says Was Ineffective in Fire Mitigation (KMAX-TV, Sacramento, CA)
Prepare to Flick Off Your Incandescent Bulbs for Good Under
New U.S. Rules That Kicked in This Week (Associated Press)
The First Generation of Solar Panels Will Wear Out. A
Recycling Industry Is Taking Shape (Courthouse News Service)
Tesla Faces California Class Action on Its Electric Vehicle
Range Claims (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/tesla-faces-california-class-action-its-ev-range-claims-2023-08-03/
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See
Stories Below)
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric Cuts Tree-Trimming
Program It Says Was Ineffective in Fire Mitigation
2.
Power, Water, Workforce & Dams Subjects During
U.S. Sen. Murray-WA Visit
3.
Vilsack on Snake River Dams: Ag
‘Well-Represented’ in Mediation
4.
British Columbia: Peace River Dam Milestone
Reached - Earthfill Dam Complete
5.
Oregon: Columbia County Investigating Substation
Damage in Goble
6.
WA State: Need to Do Laundry During a Peak
Energy Time? It’s Going to Cost More in Tri-Cities
7.
The First Generation of Solar Panels Will Wear
Out. A Recycling Industry Is Taking Shape
8.
Argonne Study Identifies 1,800 Pumped Storage
Hydro Sites in Alaska
9.
Seattle City Light Signs Power Purchase
Agreement for Wind Energy
10.
WA State: Clark College Receives $1 Million in
Federal Funding for Clean Energy Center
11.
Prepare to Flick Off Your Incandescent Bulbs for
Good Under New U.S. Rules That Kicked in This Week
12.
United Kingdom: The Truth About Heat Pumps and
the Power Needed to Run Them
13.
Idaho: Study Shows Bald Eagles, Protected Birds
Being Shot on Power Lines Is a Leading Cause of Death
14.
Alaska: Bristol Bay Sees Strong Wild Sockeye
Harvest to Follow Up Record-Breaking Year
15.
Washington Drought Affects Farms, Fish, Wildlife
16.
Dry July Continues Trend of Below-Average
Rainfall in WA
17.
Climate Change Made July Hotter for Almost Every
Human on Earth
18.
A Giant Oregon Wildfire Shows the Limits of
Carbon Offsets in Fighting Climate Change
19.
Climate Change Is Hitting Close to Home for
Nearly 2 Out of 3 Americans, Poll Finds
20.
Multimillion-Dollar Microsoft Substation in
Malaga, WA to Get $4 Million Boost in Equipment
21.
Tesla Faces California Class Action on Its
Electric Vehicle Range Claims
22.
Meta Begins Blocking News Access on Its
Platforms in Canada
23.
Northwest Public Power Association Board
Appoints Kieran Connolly to Serve as Interim Executive Director
24.
Editorial: WA Gov. Inslee Distances Himself from
Impacts of His Climate Policies
25.
Guest Essay: California Has Averted Blackout
Disaster. Why We Owe It to Hydroelectric Infrastructure.
26.
Editorial: Snake River Dam Solution Should Not
Come from Judiciary
WORD OF THE DAY
Consonant \ CONN-suh-nunt\ Adjective – 1: being in agreement or harmony: free from elements making for discord 2: marked by musical consonances 3: having similar sounds 4: relating to or exhibiting consonance: resonant.
Bertrand was a reluctant lemming. As his fellow furry rodents rushed towards a long drop off a nearby cliff into the sea, Bert decided he would not act in consonant with his brethren. Instead, he lazed in the sun, snacking on bulbs and sedges as the high-pitched cries of the other lemmings faded in the distance.
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric Cuts Tree-Trimming
Program It Says Was Ineffective in Fire Mitigation (KMAX-TV, Sacramento, CA)
2.
Power, Water, Workforce & Dams Subjects
During U.S. Sen. Murray-WA Visit (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2023/aug/02/power-water-workforce-and-dams-subjects-during-mur/
3.
Vilsack on Snake River Dams: Ag ‘Well-Represented’
in Mediation (Capital Press)
4.
British Columbia: Peace River Dam Milestone
Reached - Earthfill Dam Complete (Alaska Highway News, Canada)
5.
Oregon: Columbia County Investigating Substation
Damage in Goble (Columbia County Spotlight, OR)
6.
WA State: Need to Do Laundry During a Peak
Energy Time? It’s Going to Cost More in Tri-Cities (Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/laundry-during-peak-energy-time-120000473.html
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
7.
The First Generation of Solar Panels Will Wear
Out. A Recycling Industry Is Taking Shape (Courthouse News Service)
8.
Argonne Study Identifies 1,800 Pumped Storage
Hydro Sites in Alaska (American Public Power Association)
9.
Seattle City Light Signs Power Purchase
Agreement for Wind Energy (American Public Power Association)
https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/seattle-city-light-signs-ppa-wind-energy
10.
WA State: Clark College Receives $1 Million in
Federal Funding for Clean Energy Center (Oregon Business)
https://oregonbusiness.com/clark-college-receives-1m-in-federal-funding-for-clean-energy-center/
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
11.
Prepare to Flick Off Your Incandescent Bulbs for
Good Under New U.S. Rules That Kicked in This Week (Associated Press)
12.
United Kingdom: The Truth About Heat Pumps and
the Power Needed to Run Them (British Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66359093
FISH &
WILDLIFE
13.
Idaho: Study Shows Bald Eagles, Protected Birds
Being Shot on Power Lines Is a Leading Cause of Death (KTVB-TV, Boise, ID)
14.
Alaska: Bristol Bay Sees Strong Wild Sockeye
Harvest to Follow Up Record-Breaking Year (Yahoo! News)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bristol-bay-sees-strong-wild-130000310.html
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
15.
Washington Drought Affects Farms, Fish, Wildlife
(Spokane Public Radio)
16.
Dry July Continues Trend of Below-Average
Rainfall in WA (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION
VAULT
17.
Climate Change Made July Hotter for Almost Every
Human on Earth (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-heat-cause-global-warming-3d7d0ee31e022aab535adf57b54618ac
18.
A Giant Oregon Wildfire Shows the Limits of Carbon
Offsets in Fighting Climate Change (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/08/02/climate-change-carbon-offset-oregon/
19.
Climate Change Is Hitting Close to Home for Nearly
2 Out of 3 Americans, Poll Finds (PBS Newshour)
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
20.
Multimillion-Dollar Microsoft Substation in Malaga,
WA to Get $4M Boost in Equipment (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall Advisory)
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
21.
Tesla Faces California Class Action on Its Electric
Vehicle Range Claims (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/tesla-faces-california-class-action-its-ev-range-claims-2023-08-03/
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
22.
Meta Begins Blocking News Access on Its
Platforms in Canada (Cable News Network)
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/01/tech/meta-canada
MANAGEMENT &
GOVERNANCE
23.
Northwest Public Power Association Board
Appoints Kieran Connolly to Serve as Interim Executive Director (American
Public Power Association)
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
24.
Editorial: WA Gov. Inslee Distances Himself from
Impacts of His Climate Policies (Capital Press)
25.
Guest Essay: California Has Averted Blackout
Disaster. Why We Owe It to Hydroelectric Infrastructure. (San Joaquin Valley
Sun, CA)
26.
Editorial: Snake River Dam Solution Should Not
Come from Judiciary (Capital Press)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Oh Good – This Is How Many Hugs We Actually Need a Day
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/how-many-hugs-do-we-need-a-day_uk_64c8db6be4b021e2f2957950
Conditions Ripe for a Mesmerizing Perseid Meteor Shower in Oregon
The Heaviest Animal Ever? Massive Whale That Lived 40
Million Years Ago Found in Desert
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/heaviest-animal-ever-whale-peru-desert-rcna97912
Maryland woman blasts a world record-breaking 107-decibel
burp
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/08/02/Guinness-World-Records-loudest-burp/5591690995460/
SONG OF THE DAY
Rose Royce – Wishing on a Star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyWfFRa4M1Y
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