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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Over 135,000 People Are Without Power from California Storms
– See Where It’s Hit the Most (USA Today)
WA State: Puyallup Man Arrested for Christmas Substation
Attacks to Remain in Federal Detention (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
Feds Inch Toward Listing California, Oregon Chinook Salmon
as Threatened (Courthouse News Service)
In a Water Deficit, Arizona Contemplates a Future without
Colorado River Access (Courthouse News Service)
The Past Eight Years Were the World’s Warmest, Report Finds
(Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/10/climate-change-warmest-year
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Over 135,000 People Are Without Power from
California Storms – See Where It’s Hit the Most
2.
National Map of Power Outages in the United
States
3.
WA State: Puyallup Man Arrested for Christmas
Substation Attacks to Remain in Federal Detention
4.
Recent Substation Vandalism Added to Rising
Number of Attacks on Washington’s Power Grid
5.
Man Held in Vegas Solar-Array Attack to Get
Competency Exams
6.
Why Natural Gas Prices — And Bills — Are Soaring
in Southern California
7.
Puget Sound Energy Agrees to Move More Customers
from Gas to Electric Heat
8.
Federal Agency Considers Ban on Gas Stoves
Following Report Linking Them to Childhood Asthma
9.
Idaho Power Applies for Idaho to Oregon
Transmission Line
10.
Tennessee Valley Authority Will Build Gas-Fired
Plant to Replace Coal-Fired Units
11.
Bonneville Power Administration Concludes 2022
Power Reserves Distribution Clause Process
12.
Rachel Dibble Named Vice President of Bonneville
Power Administration Bulk Marketing
13.
WA State: Jefferson PUD Considers Taking Over
Meter Reading
14.
U.S. Wholesale Power Prices Broadly Expected to
Fall This Year
15.
U.S. Short-Term Energy Outlook
16.
Guest Essay: Klamath River – What A Long, Strange
Trip to Kill Four Dams
17.
Idaho County Asks BLM For Management Plan Update
Before Considering More Wind Farms
18.
U.S. Wants Thousands More Wind Farms, Facing
Local Opposition
19.
Montana: Flathead Electric Co-Op Announces
Expansion of Gas-to-Energy Plant
20.
Feds Inch Toward Listing California, Oregon
Chinook Salmon as Threatened
21.
Record Number of Whale Sightings Reported in
Salish Sea Last Year
22.
Oregon: Newport Sea Lion Docks Washed Away by
Winter Storm
23.
EPA Orders U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Make
Changes at Pacific Northwest Dams
24.
In a Water Deficit, Arizona Contemplates a
Future without Colorado River Access
25.
The Past Eight Years Were the World’s Warmest,
Report Finds
26.
UN Says Ozone Layer Slowly Healing, Hole to Mend
by 2066
27.
California: Gov. Newsom Proposes Cuts to Climate
Change Programs Amid Cloudy Economic Outlook
28.
Senators Fear ‘Deeply Flawed’ FCC Broadband Map
Could Screw Them Out of Millions in Federal Funds
29.
New Oregon Bill Proposes Clean Energy Standards
for Data Centers
30.
21% of Department of the Interior Passwords Were
Easily Cracked, Security Audit Finds
31.
U.S. Official Warns of Risks Posed by Heavy
Electric Vehicles
32.
Army Corps of Engineers Created the Must-Have
Calendar for 2023 Featuring Giant Cats
33.
Resolve to Plan Social Media Stories in 2023
34.
Scientists Chip Away at How Ancient Roman
Concrete Stood Test of Time
35.
WA State: Early Look at Fish – Wildlife-Related
Bills Dropped in Olympia
36.
‘This Is Not Sustainable:’ U.S. House Committee
Hears Grim News on Energy Front
37.
‘A Very Significant Emergency’: California’s
Deadly, Record-Setting Storms Are About to Get an Encore
38.
U.S. Hit by 18 Separate Billion-Dollar Weather
& Climate Disasters Last Year: NOAA
39.
Air Travel Across U.S. Thrown into Chaos after
Computer Outage
40.
Flights Resuming in Spokane & Across U.S.
After FAA System Failure
41. La Nina’s Days Are Numbered
WORD OF THE DAY - HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION
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Miles Davis. So smooth
Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain
This guy’s in heaven
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Over 135,000 People Are Without Power from California
Storms – See Where It’s Hit the Most (USA Today)
2.
National Map of Power Outages in the United States
(Power Outage U.S.)
3.
WA State: Puyallup Man Arrested for Christmas Substation
Attacks to Remain in Federal Detention (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
4.
Recent Substation Vandalism Added to Rising
Number of Attacks on Washington’s Power Grid (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.aol.com/recent-substation-vandalism-added-rising-130000235.html
5.
Man Held in Vegas Solar-Array Attack to Get
Competency Exams (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/las-vegas-terrorism-e34c6333024442627edd8dc9ce07aa35
6.
Why Natural Gas Prices — And Bills — Are Soaring
in Southern California (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)
7.
Puget Sound Energy Agrees to Move More Customers
from Gas to Electric Heat (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
8.
Federal Agency Considers Ban on Gas Stoves
Following Report Linking Them to Childhood Asthma (Yahoo! News)
9.
Idaho Power Applies for Idaho to Oregon
Transmission Line (Transmission & Distribution World)
10.
Tennessee Valley Authority Will Build Gas-Fired
Plant to Replace Coal-Fired Units (Power Magazine)
https://www.powermag.com/tva-will-build-gas-fired-plant-to-replace-coal-fired-units/
11.
Bonneville Power Administration Concludes 2022 Power
Reserves Distribution Clause Process (Bonneville Power Administration)
12.
Rachel Dibble Named Vice President of Bonneville
Power Administration Bulk Marketing (Bonneville Power Administration)
13.
WA State: Jefferson PUD Considers Taking Over
Meter Reading (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/jefferson-pud-considers-taking-over-meter-reading/
14.
U.S. Wholesale Power Prices Broadly Expected to
Fall This Year (Reuters)
15.
U.S. Short-Term Energy Outlook (U.S. Energy
Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/
SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI
16.
Guest Essay: Klamath River – What A Long,
Strange Trip to Kill Four Dams (Denver Post, CO)
https://www.denverpost.com/2023/01/11/california-dams-klamath-river-ecology-salmon/
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
17.
Idaho County Asks BLM For Management Plan Update
Before Considering More Wind Farms (Twin Falls Times-News, ID)
18.
U.S. Wants Thousands More Wind Farms, Facing
Local Opposition (NY Times)
19.
Montana: Flathead Electric Co-Op Announces
Expansion of Gas-to-Energy Plant (NBC Montana)
https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/flathead-electric-co-op-announces-expansion-of-gas-to-energy-plant
FISH &
WILDLIFE
20.
Feds Inch Toward Listing California, Oregon
Chinook Salmon as Threatened (Courthouse News Service)
21.
Record Number of Whale Sightings Reported in Salish
Sea Last Year (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
22.
Oregon: Newport Sea Lion Docks Washed Away by
Winter Storm (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
https://www.oregonlive.com/travel/2023/01/newport-sea-lion-docks-washed-away-by-winter-storm.html
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
23.
EPA Orders U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Make
Changes at Pacific Northwest Dams (Pacific NW Ag Network)
https://pnwag.net/epa-orders-corp-to-make-changes-at-northwest-dams/
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
24.
In a Water Deficit, Arizona Contemplates a Future
without Colorado River Access (Courthouse News Service)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
25.
The Past Eight Years Were the World’s Warmest, Report
Finds (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/10/climate-change-warmest-year
26.
UN Says Ozone Layer Slowly Healing, Hole to Mend
by 2066 (Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/un-says-ozone-layer-slowly-150227068.html
27.
California: Gov. Newsom Proposes Cuts to Climate
Change Programs Amid Cloudy Economic Outlook (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-10/newsom-budget-deficit-california
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
28.
Senators Fear ‘Deeply Flawed’ FCC Broadband Map
Could Screw Them Out of Millions in Federal Funds (Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/senators-fcc-broadband-map-deeply-flawed-federal-fund-1849975157
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
29.
New Oregon Bill Proposes Clean Energy Standards for
Data Centers (Data Center Dynamics)
30.
21% of Department of the Interior Passwords Were
Easily Cracked, Security Audit Finds (Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/doi-agency-passwords-easily-cracked-security-audit-1849974239
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
31.
U.S. Official Warns of Risks Posed by Heavy
Electric Vehicles (Associated Press)
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
32.
Army Corps of Engineers Created the Must-Have
Calendar for 2023 Featuring Giant Cats (The Today Show, NBC News)
https://www.today.com/pets/us-army-corps-of-engineers-cat-calendar-rcna64889
33.
Resolve to Plan Social Media Stories in 2023 (Pioneer
Utility Resources)
https://www.pioneerutilityresources.com/2023socialdates/
BARREL O’ GREEN
POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
34.
Scientists Chip Away at How Ancient Roman Concrete
Stood Test of Time (Reuters)
GOVERNMENT &
GOVERNANCE
35.
WA State: Early Look at Fish – Wildlife-Related Bills
Dropped in Olympia (Northwest Sportsman Magazine)
https://nwsportsmanmag.com/early-look-at-fish-wildlife-related-bills-dropped-in-olympia/
36.
‘This Is Not Sustainable:’ U.S. House Committee
Hears Grim News on Energy Front (The Center Square)
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
37.
‘A Very Significant Emergency’: California’s Deadly,
Record-Setting Storms Are About to Get an Encore (Cable News Network)
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/11/weather/california-flooding-atmospheric-river-wednesday/index.html
38.
U.S. Hit by 18 Separate Billion-Dollar Weather &
Climate Disasters Last Year: NOAA (The Hill, Washington, DC)
39.
Air Travel Across U.S. Thrown into Chaos after Computer
Outage (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/flight-delays-us-faa-updates-5805d15f520de8eadf52abb7b170487f
40.
Flights Resuming in Spokane & Across U.S.
After FAA System Failure (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/jan/11/flights-to-resuming-in-spokane-and-across-us-after/
41.
La Nina’s Days Are Numbered (Cliff Mass Weather
Blog)
https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2023/01/la-ninas-days-are-numbered.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Heartwarming Video: Doggy ‘Daycare’ Bus in Alaska Goes Viral
on TikTok
https://www.fox9.com/news/heartwarming-video-doggy-daycare-bus-in-alaska-goes-viral-on-tiktok
Dog on His Hind Legs Jumps Rope 32 Times in 30 Seconds for World
Record
Italian Man Uses ‘Mirror Writing’ to Type Copies of 81 Books
Backward
TSA X-Ray Finds Boa Constrictor in Carry-On Bag at Florida Airport
SONG OF THE DAY
Van Halen – Jump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggJI9dKBk48
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