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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Russian-Linked Malware Was Close to Putting U.S. Electric,
Gas Facilities ‘Offline’ Last Year (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/14/russia-malware-electric-gas-facilities-00082675
Bid to Keep California Reactors Running Faces Time Squeeze
(Associated Press)
New Biden Electric Vehicle Charger Rules Stress Made in
America, Force Tesla Changes (Reuters)
WA State: Douglas County PUD Moves into Second Phase in
Hydrogen Project (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall Advisory)
January Was Seventh Warmest on Record: NOAA (The Hill,
Washington, DC)
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3857605-january-was-seventh-warmest-on-record-noaa/
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Russian-Linked Malware Was Close to Putting U.S.
Electric, Gas Facilities ‘Offline’ Last Year
2.
Bid to Keep California Reactors Running Faces
Time Squeeze
3.
California Town Sues SoCal Edison Over Alleged
Role in Fatal Fire
4.
Montana: Judge Blocks Coal Mine Expansion Sought
by Signal Peak
5.
Oregon: Rogue Valley Residents Call for More
Input on Northwest Pipeline Expansion
6.
Bonneville Power Administration Concludes TC-24
Tariff Proceeding with Issuance of Final Record of Decision
7.
Groups Say Department of Energy Proposal Raises
Reliability, Affordability Questions
8.
EIA Report Outlines Planned Closures of Power
Plants in 2023
9.
Opinion: To Protect Families from Surging Energy
Bills, Stop the foot-Dragging on Energy Efficiency for Furnaces
10.
Guest Essay: Hydrogen – A Huge, Uncharted
Experiment on the U.S. Economy Is About to Begin
11.
WA State: Douglas County PUD Moves into Second
Phase in Hydrogen Project
12.
A Hydrogen Facility That Will Produce
Electricity Will Be Constructed in Eastern Wyoming by 2026
13.
California: Yurok Tribe Announces Offshore Wind
Workforce Training Initiative with CR, Cal Poly Humboldt
14.
California: U.S. First Solar Panels Over Canals
Pilot Will Deploy Iron Flow Batteries
15.
WA State: Douglas County PUD Approves Three-Year
Contract for Northern Pikeminnow Removal
16.
Gray Squirrel May Become Endangered Species in
WA. Its Status Is Open for Review, Comment
17.
This Fascinating Idaho Dam Has Been Abandoned
& Reclaimed by Nature for Decades Now
18.
January Was Seventh Warmest on Record: NOAA
19.
Nevada Governor Faces Lawsuit Over Recent
Appointment to Climate Agency
20.
RIP Internet Explorer: Microsoft Permanently
Disables Browser on Most Versions of Windows 10
21.
How Can Tech Fight Misinformation? Google Tries
‘Prebunking.’
22.
New Biden Electric Vehicle Charger Rules Stress
Made in America, Force Tesla Changes
23.
For Some Electric Vehicle Owners, Recharging Now
More Costly Than Filling Up
24.
Super Bowl Watchers Saw Fewer Ads for Electric
Vehicles This Year. About a Third Are Interested in Buying One Within the Next
Year
25.
Elon Musk Reportedly Had His Own Tweets
Prioritized Out of Jealousy
26.
Washington State Parks Rebrands to Convey
‘Indescribable’ Park-Going Experience
27.
America Has a Love Affair with Exclamation
Points!
28.
Six Reasons to Love LinkedIn
29. A Rising Awareness That Balloons Are Everywhere in Our Skies
WORD OF THE DAY – JOEL’S HORRIBLE HAIKU
Bardolater /bar-DUH-lut-ter/ Noun – A person who idolizes Shakespeare.
Shakespeare is
the Bard
Plenty of fans
for his prose
Yay, Bardolaters
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Russian-Linked Malware Was Close to Putting U.S.
Electric, Gas Facilities ‘Offline’ Last Year (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/14/russia-malware-electric-gas-facilities-00082675
2.
Bid to Keep California Reactors Running Faces
Time Squeeze (Associated Press)
3.
California Town Sues SoCal Edison Over Alleged
Role in Fatal Fire (Energy News Network)
https://energynews.us/newsletter/california-town-sues-socal-edison-over-alleged-role-in-fatal-fire/
4.
Montana: Judge Blocks Coal Mine Expansion Sought
by Signal Peak (Montana Free Press)
https://montanafreepress.org/2023/02/13/judge-blocks-coal-mine-expansion-sought-by-signal-peak/
5.
Oregon: Rogue Valley Residents Call for More
Input on Northwest Pipeline Expansion (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/02/14/rogue-valley-residents-northwest-pipeline-expansion/
6.
Bonneville Power Administration Concludes TC-24
Tariff Proceeding with Issuance of Final Record of Decision (Bonneville Power
Administration)
7.
Groups Say Department of Energy Proposal Raises
Reliability, Affordability Questions (American Public Power Association)
8.
EIA Report Outlines Planned Closures of Power
Plants in 2023 (Daily Energy Insider)
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
9.
Opinion: To Protect Families from Surging Energy
Bills, Stop the foot-Dragging on Energy Efficiency for Furnaces (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/surging-energy-bills-residential-furnace-efficiency/642707/
10.
Guest Essay: Hydrogen – A Huge, Uncharted
Experiment on the U.S. Economy Is About to Begin (NY Times – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/12/opinion/economy-ira-infrastructure-clean-energy.html
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
11.
WA State: Douglas County PUD Moves into Second
Phase in Hydrogen Project (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall Advisory)
12.
A Hydrogen Facility That Will Produce Electricity
Will Be Constructed in Eastern Wyoming by 2026 (Wyoming Public Media)
13.
California: Yurok Tribe Announces Offshore Wind
Workforce Training Initiative with CR, Cal Poly Humboldt (Lost Coast Outpost, Ferndale,
CA)
https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2023/feb/13/yurok-tribe-announces-offshore-wind-workforce-trai/
14.
California: U.S. First Solar Panels Over Canals
Pilot Will Deploy Iron Flow Batteries (Electrek)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
15.
WA State: Douglas County PUD Approves Three-Year
Contract for Northern Pikeminnow Removal (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
16.
Gray Squirrel May Become Endangered Species in WA.
Its Status Is Open for Review, Comment (Tacoma News Tribune, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/washington/article272504541.html
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
17.
This Fascinating Idaho Dam Has Been Abandoned &
Reclaimed by Nature For Decades Now (Only in Your State)
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/idaho/abandoned-and-reclaimed-by-nature-id/
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
18.
January Was Seventh Warmest on Record: NOAA (The
Hill, Washington, DC)
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3857605-january-was-seventh-warmest-on-record-noaa/
19.
Nevada Governor Faces Lawsuit Over Recent
Appointment to Climate Agency (Courthouse News Service)
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
20.
RIP Internet Explorer: Microsoft Permanently
Disables Browser on Most Versions of Windows 10 (USA Today)
21.
How Can Tech Fight Misinformation? Google Tries ‘Prebunking.’
(Christian Science Monitor)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
22.
New Biden Electric Vehicle Charger Rules Stress Made
in America, Force Tesla Changes (Reuters)
23.
For Some Electric Vehicle Owners, Recharging Now
More Costly Than Filling Up (CBS News)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/electric-car-2023-costs-gas-vehicles/
24.
Super Bowl Watchers Saw Fewer Ads for Electric Vehicles
This Year. About a Third Are Interested in Buying One Within the Next Year
(Morning Consult)
https://morningconsult.com/2023/02/15/electric-vehicles-consumer-purchase-super-bowl-data/
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
25.
Elon Musk Reportedly Had His Own Tweets
Prioritized Out of Jealousy (Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/twitter-artificially-boost-elon-musk-tweets-053602807.html
26.
Washington State Parks Rebrands to Convey ‘Indescribable’
Park-Going Experience (BrandFetch)
https://brandfetch.com/blog/washington-state-parks-new-logo-and-brand
27.
America Has a Love Affair with Exclamation
Points! (Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/america-love-affair-exclamation-points-120028096.html
28.
Six Reasons to Love LinkedIn (Pioneer Utility
Resources)
https://www.pioneerutilityresources.com/linkedinlove/
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
29.
A Rising Awareness That Balloons Are Everywhere in
Our Skies (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE
SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Las Vegas Thieves Steal Catalytic Converter from
Wienermobile
Hiding In Hair Curlers – ‘Finch-Smuggling Kingpin’ Sentenced
to Prison for Bird Trafficking into U.S.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/09/finch-smuggling-kingpin-insaf-ali-sentenced-prison
Lost Dog Walks 10 Miles to Shelter, Rings Doorbell
Underwater Kiss World Record Broken for Valentine’s Day
SONG OF THE DAY
Pat Benatar – Shadows of the Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFlANWvdhdQ
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