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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Two-Thirds of North America Is at Risk Of Energy Shortfalls
In High Summer Heat, NERC Says (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=56920
Environmentalists, Politicians Clash Over Republican Hearing
to Defend Snake River Dams (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/jun/26/environmentalists-politicians-clash-over-republica/
Washington Farm Bureau Files Petition for Review Over Carbon
Price (Apple Valley News, Kennewick, WA)
Here’s How Much Each State Will Get in the $42.5 Billion
Broadband Infrastructure Plan (Cable News Network)
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/26/tech/broadband-infrastructure-biden/
Council Poised to Override Washington County's Pause on
Solar Projects (Capital Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Two-Thirds of North America Is at Risk of Energy
Shortfalls In High Summer Heat, NERC Says
2.
Environmentalists, and Politicians Clash Over
Republican Hearing to Defend Snake River Dams
3.
U.S. Rep. Newhouse (WA) Leads Field Hearing on
Snake River Dams
4.
Nuclear Energy a No-Go in British Columbia,
Premier Says
5.
Update on Bonneville Power Administration’s 2024
Resource Program
6.
Council Poised to Override Washington County's
Pause on Solar Projects
7.
Court to Hear Appeal Over Biden-Backed Nevada
Lithium Mine Opposed by Tribes, Environmentalists
8.
Newborn Orca Joins L Pod: Exciting Discovery
Near Tofino, British Columbia
9.
Nearly Half of U.S. Honeybee Colonies Died Last
Year. Struggling Beekeepers Stabilize Population
10.
Columbia Basin Fish Accords
11.
Washington Farm Bureau Files Petition for Review
Over Carbon Price
12.
Farmers Are Exempt from Washington’s
Cap-And-Trade Law. So Why Are Many Still Paying?
13.
Here’s How Much Each State Will Get in the $42.5
Billion Broadband Infrastructure Plan
14.
Satellite Internet Is on the Way After Arctic
Fiber Cut Unplugs Part of Alaska
15.
High-Speed Internet Is a Necessity, President
Biden Says, Pledging All U.S. Will Have Access by 2030
16.
WA State: Fibered Up – Grant County Fiber
Expansion Nears Finish Line
17.
Oregon Data Centers Fend Off Climate Change, Tax
Reform Proposals
18.
Editorial: Letter to NOAA Shows How Far Snake
Dam Opponents Will Go to Control the Narrative
19.
Guest Essay: California’s Hated Electric Bills
Will Soon Be Based on Our Income. Will It Work?
20.
Guest Essay: During Extreme Heat, Snake Dams Are
What’s Saving WA From Deadly Blackouts
21.
More Tacoma Businesses Want 7,000 Volt Solution
to Crime
22. Costco Is Cracking Down on Rising Membership Card ‘Sharing’
WORD OF THE DAY
Hippodrome \HIPP-uh-drome\ Noun - 1: an oval stadium for horse & chariot races in ancient Greece 2: an arena for equestrian performances.
“Harry the Horse” was fed up with dancing the waltz. “Want to headline at the hippodrome featuring the cha-cha,” he whinnied. The Hendersons just laughed.
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Two-Thirds of North America Is at Risk of Energy
Shortfalls In High Summer Heat, NERC Says (U.S. Energy Information
Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=56920
2.
Environmentalists, Politicians Clash Over Republican
Hearing to Defend Snake River Dams (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/jun/26/environmentalists-politicians-clash-over-republica/
3.
U.S. Rep. Newhouse (WA) Leads Field Hearing on Snake
River Dams (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2023/jun/26/newhouse-leads-field-hearing-snake-river-dams/
4.
Nuclear Energy a No-Go in British Columbia,
Premier Says (Politics Today, BC)
https://www.politicstoday.news/british-columbia-today/nuclear-energy-a-no-go-in-b-c-premier-says/
5.
Update on Bonneville Power Administration’s 2024
Resource Program (NW Power & Conservation Council)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
6.
Council Poised to Override Washington County's
Pause on Solar Projects (Capital Press)
7.
Court to Hear Appeal Over Biden-Backed Nevada Lithium
Mine Opposed by Tribes, Environmentalists (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/nevada-lithium-mine-court-appeal-15bd07e0ec03230d81349ff172c790dd
FISH &
WILDLIFE
8.
Newborn Orca Joins L Pod: Exciting Discovery
Near Tofino, British Columbia (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
9.
Nearly Half of U.S. Honeybee Colonies Died Last
Year. Struggling Beekeepers Stabilize Population (Associated Press)
10.
Columbia Basin Fish Accords (Bonneville Power
Administration)
https://www.bpa.gov/environmental-initiatives/efw/columbia-basin-fish-accords
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
11.
Washington Farm Bureau Files Petition for Review
Over Carbon Price (Apple Valley News, Kennewick, WA)
12.
Farmers Are Exempt from Washington’s Cap-And-Trade
Law. So Why Are Many Still Paying? (Washington State Standard)
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
13.
Here’s How Much Each State Will Get in the $42.5
Billion Broadband Infrastructure Plan (Cable News Network)
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/26/tech/broadband-infrastructure-biden/
14.
Satellite Internet Is on the Way After Arctic Fiber
Cut Unplugs Part of Alaska (The Verge)
15.
High-Speed Internet Is a Necessity, President
Biden Says, Pledging All U.S. Will Have Access by 2030 (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/biden-internet-broadband-bead-0b95fabd7f6833ce420c80d474a145a5
16.
WA State: Fibered Up – Grant County Fiber
Expansion Nears Finish Line (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2023/jun/26/fibered-grant-co-fiber-expansion-nears-finish-line/
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
17.
Oregon Data Centers Fend Off Climate Change, Tax
Reform Proposals (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
18.
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
Editorial: Letter to NOAA Shows How Far Snake Dam Opponents
Will Go to Control the Narrative (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/editorials/article276653446.html
19.
Guest Essay: California’s Hated Electric Bills
Will Soon Be Based on Our Income. Will It Work? (Sacramento Bee, CA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://news.yahoo.com/california-hated-electric-bills-soon-120000051.html
20.
Guest Essay: During Extreme Heat, Snake Dams Are
What’s Saving WA From Deadly Blackouts (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.theolympian.com/opinion/op-ed/article276758771.html
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
21.
More Tacoma Businesses Want 7,000 Volt Solution to
Crime (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
22.
Costco Is Cracking Down on Rising Membership
Card ‘Sharing’ (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Firefighter Adopts Baby Girl He Found in Department’s Safe
Haven Box
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/firefighter-adopts-baby-girl-found-175319728.html
I Asked Artificial Intelligence What the Typical Person from
Each State Looks Like – Here's What It Came Up With
https://www.buzzfeed.com/sarathompson1/average-state-person-looks-ai-image
Irish Town Gathers Over 1,100 Dolly Parton Impersonators for
Record Attempt
Cherry Picking Event Called Off When 'Cheeky' Birds Steal
All the Fruit
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/06/26/Cotehele-cherry-picking-canceled-blackbirds/7011687789340/
SONG OF THE DAY
Linda Ronstadt – Ooh Baby Baby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhkKVhEZV5k
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