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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Anti-Dam Overtakes Listening Session – Supporters Say They
Didn’t Have a Fair Chance to Participate (Lewiston Morning Tribune, ID –
Paywall Advisory)
U.S. House Republicans Halt Plans to Breach WA’s Snake River
Dams (Crosscut Seattle)
https://crosscut.com/environment/2023/04/us-house-republicans-halt-plans-breach-was-snake-river-dams
Two Weeks Until California Slashes Rooftop Solar Incentives
(Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)
California Will Require Half of Heavy Truck Sales to Be
Electric by 2035 (engadget)
California Snowpack Reaches All-Time High After 17
Atmospheric Rivers (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2023/03/31/california-snowpack-record-atmospheric-rivers
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Anti-Dam Overtakes Listening Session –
Supporters Say They Didn’t Have a Fair Chance to Participate
2.
Anti-Dam Activists Flood Listening Session on
Lower Snake River Dams
3.
U.S. House Republicans Halt Plans to Breach WA’s
Snake River Dams
4.
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA) Discusses Plan to
Protect Snake River Dams
5.
Pacific NW Ag Industry to Vilsack: Step in on
Snake River Dam Mediation
6.
WA State: Avista Customers to See Possible Rate
Increase in July
7.
British Columbia Residents to Pay More for Hydro
Starting April 1
8.
Navy Seeking $195 Million to Build New
Substations at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
9.
End of Utah Coal Power in Sight as Rocky
Mountain Power Moves to Renewables & Nuclear
10.
As California Grid Interconnection Requests
Triple, Analysts Assess CAISO’s Moves to Handle the Influx
11.
Snohomish County PUD, Tacoma Power Execute
Funding Agreements Tied to Southwest Power Pool Initiative
12.
Douglas County PUD Sets Public Hearing for
Potential Increase in New Electrical Hookups
13.
U.S. Energy Consumption Increases Between 0
& 15% by 2050
14.
Two Weeks Until California Slashes Rooftop Solar
Incentives
15.
The Power of H: Douglas County PUD Prepares to
Produce Hydrogen as Fuel
16.
U.S. Energy Officials Release Strategy to Boost
Offshore Wind
17.
Want Your Home to Be 100% Electric? Here’s What
You Need to Know
18.
Surge Protector vs. Power Strip
19.
Southern Resident Orcas Are Visiting Us Less
Often, New Study Shows
20.
California Snowpack Reaches All-Time High After
17 Atmospheric Rivers
21.
Current Healthy Snowpack Helps Washington State
22.
A Long-Dormant Lake Has Reappeared in
California, Bringing Havoc Along with It
23.
Oregon: Amid Deschutes Drought, Farmers &
Frogs Struggle to Share Water
24.
WA State: Budget Panel Backs Study, But Not
Cap-And-Trade Refunds to Farmers
25.
Biden Administration’s ‘Internet for All’ Plan
Gets a Corporate Boost
26.
Can You Hear Me Now? Cellphones Turn 50
27.
California Will Require Half of Heavy Truck
Sales to Be Electric by 2035
28.
Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Rules Are About to
Get a Lot More Complicated
29.
Seattle Ranks Best Metro Area for Electric Cars,
While the West Outdoes the U.S.
30.
Twitter Pulls Blue Check Mark from Main New York
Times Account
31.
Inland Northwest Girl Scouts Put Engineering
Skills to the Test Again in Nationwide Rocketry Competition
32.
U.S. House Passes Energy Reform Bill with
Bipartisan Support
33.
Public Power Interests Should Be Heard in FCRPS
Mediation Talks
34.
Guest Essay: Protect Salish Sea with Shared
Strategy Between British Columbia & Washington
35. Columnist: Greta Thunberg Has Embraced Nuclear Power: Will the Greens Follow?
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION
Psithurism /SITH-yuh-rizz-um/ Noun – A rustling or whispering sound, such as leaves in the wind; susurration.
Soft forest breezes
Sweet, sighing psitherism
Trees whispered love song
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Anti-Dam Overtakes Listening Session – Supporters
Say They Didn’t Have a Fair Chance to Participate (Lewiston Morning Tribune, ID
– Paywall Advisory)
2.
Anti-Dam Activists Flood Listening Session on
Lower Snake River Dams (Capital Press)
3.
U.S. House Republicans Halt Plans to Breach WA’s
Snake River Dams (Crosscut Seattle)
https://crosscut.com/environment/2023/04/us-house-republicans-halt-plans-breach-was-snake-river-dams
4.
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA) Discusses Plan to
Protect Snake River Dams (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
https://kpq.com/rep-dan-newhouse-discusses-plan-to-protect-snake-river-dams/
5.
Pacific NW Ag Industry to Vilsack: Step in on Snake
River Dam Mediation (Capital Press)
6.
WA State: Avista Customers to See Possible Rate
Increase in July (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
7.
British Columbia Residents to Pay More for Hydro
Starting April 1 (CTV News, Canada)
https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/b-c-residents-to-pay-more-for-hydro-starting-april-1-1.6338232
8.
Navy Seeking $195 Million to Build New
Substations at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
9.
End of Utah Coal Power in Sight as Rocky
Mountain Power Moves to Renewables & Nuclear (Salt Lake Tribune, UT – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.sltrib.com/renewable-energy/2023/03/31/end-utah-coal-power-sight-rocky/
10.
As California Grid Interconnection Requests
Triple, Analysts Assess CAISO’s Moves to Handle the Influx (Utility Dive)
11.
Snohomish County PUD, Tacoma Power Execute
Funding Agreements Tied to Southwest Power Pool Initiative (American Public
Power Association)
12.
Douglas County PUD Sets Public Hearing for
Potential Increase in New Electrical Hookups (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
13.
U.S. Energy Consumption Increases Between 0 &
15% by 2050 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=56040
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
14.
Two Weeks Until California Slashes Rooftop Solar
Incentives (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)
15.
The Power of H: Douglas County PUD Prepares to Produce
Hydrogen as Fuel (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall Advisory)
16.
U.S. Energy Officials Release Strategy to Boost
Offshore Wind (Associated Press)
https://www.courthousenews.com/us-energy-officials-release-strategy-to-boost-offshore-wind/
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
17.
Want Your Home to Be 100% Electric? Here’s What
You Need to Know (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
18.
Surge Protector vs. Power Strip (KOIN-TV, Portland,
OR)
https://www.koin.com/reviews/br/electronics-br/charging-power-br/surge-protector-vs-power-strip/
FISH &
WILDLIFE
19.
Southern Resident Orcas Are Visiting Us Less Often,
New Study Shows (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
20.
California Snowpack Reaches All-Time High After
17 Atmospheric Rivers (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2023/03/31/california-snowpack-record-atmospheric-rivers
21.
Current Healthy Snowpack Helps Washington State
(KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
Https://Kpq.Com/Current-Healthy-Snowpack-Helps-Washington-State/
22.
A Long-Dormant Lake Has Reappeared in California,
Bringing Havoc Along with It (Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/long-dormant-lake-reappeared-california-140000365.html
23.
Oregon: Amid Deschutes Drought, Farmers &
Frogs Struggle to Share Water (Columbia Insight)
https://columbiainsight.org/amid-deschutes-drought-farmers-and-frogs-struggle-to-share-water/
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
24.
WA State: Budget Panel Backs Study, But Not
Cap-And-Trade Refunds to Farmers (Capital Press)
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
25.
Biden Administration’s ‘Internet for All’ Plan
Gets a Corporate Boost (Yahoo! News)
26.
Can You Hear Me Now? Cellphones Turn 50 (Christian
Science Monitor)
https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2023/0403/Can-you-hear-me-now-Cellphones-turn-50
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
27.
California Will Require Half of Heavy Truck
Sales to Be Electric by 2035 (engadget)
28.
Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Rules Are About to
Get a Lot More Complicated (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/31/ev-tax-credit-rules-more-complicated.html
29.
Seattle Ranks Best Metro Area for Electric Cars,
While the West Outdoes the U.S. (Fierce Electronics)
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
30.
Twitter Pulls Blue Check Mark from Main New York
Times Account (Associated Press)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/twitter-pulls-check-mark-main-162923589.html
BARREL O’ GREEN
POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
31.
Inland Northwest Girl Scouts Put Engineering
Skills to the Test Again in Nationwide Rocketry Competition (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
MANAGEMENT &
GOVERNANCE
32.
U.S. House Passes Energy Reform Bill with
Bipartisan Support (Daily Energy Insider)
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
33.
Public Power Interests Should Be Heard in FCRPS
Mediation Talks (Northwest RiverPartners, Vancouver, WA)
https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2023/04/public-power-interests-should-be-heard.html
34.
Guest Essay: Protect Salish Sea with Shared
Strategy Between British Columbia & Washington (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/protect-salish-sea-with-shared-strategy-between-b-c-and-wa/
35.
Columnist: Greta Thunberg Has Embraced Nuclear
Power: Will the Greens Follow? (Forbes Magazine)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Shaq Called! Michigan Teen with Size 23 Feet Surprised by NBA
Legend After Sharing Shoe Story
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/shaq-called-michigan-teen-size-150704930.html
She Sent Back Furniture Unaware Her Cat Was Hiding in It. A Weeks-Long
Search Ensued.
https://news.yahoo.com/she-sent-back-furniture-unaware-185348571.html
Get It While It’s Hot: New Mexico Boosts Chile Production
https://apnews.com/article/new-mexico-chile-pepper-crop-9d23a96b061dee2a880661b376ad735a
Fossils: Boy Finds 200-Million-Year-Old Ammonite on Beach
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-65116503
SONGS OF THE DAY – National Film Score Day
Wonderful Movie Soundtracks – Tracks Listed in Comments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV2O-xUyNH8
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