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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Pacific Gas & Electric Says It Can Meet California Power
Demand This Summer (Reuters)
Cascade Locks Rejects $100 Million Data Center in the
Columbia River Gorge (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
Elon Musk Reveals New X Logo to Replace Twitter’s Blue Bird
(Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/twitter-x-logo-blue-bird-musk-0689e9a5c3a217afc2fbefeaf0e6d8a8
‘Hot Water Pollution’ Lawsuit Threat Aims to Remove 4
Eastern WA Dams to Save Salmon (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article277583238.html
Homes Become ‘Air Fryers’ in Phoenix Heat, People Ration AC
Due to Cost (Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See
Stories Below)
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric Says It Can Meet
California Power Demand This Summer
2.
These Alerts Help California Avoid Blackouts in
Summer’s Heat
3.
An Arizona Woman Died After Her Power Was Cut
Over a $51 Debt. That Forced Utilities to Change
4.
Eastern WA Expected to Be Site of a New Small
Nuclear Reactor by 2030
5.
With One Down, Klamath Dam Removal Proceeds on
Schedule
6.
Why Is It So Hard to Build New Transmission
Lines?
7.
Natural Gas Prices Fall in First Half of 2023
Amid Record Production & Mild Temperatures
8.
Colorado: Xcel Energy Electrical Workers Could
Strike Without a New Employment Deal
9.
REC Silicon Takes Out Loan to Fund Restart of
Moses Lake, WA Facility
10.
Congress Spending Bill Rider Could Slow Down
Idaho Wind Energy Installation
11.
Solar Panels on Water Canals Seem Like a
No-Brainer. So Why Aren’t They Widespread?
12.
Tribes & Dairy Farmers Made a Model
Renewable Energy Program. It’s About to Get Even Better
13.
Homes Become ‘Air Fryers’ in Phoenix Heat,
People Ration AC Due to Cost
14.
Federal Judge Refuses to Block Washington’s New
Building Code
15.
It’s Time for Buildings to Stop Using a Third of
U.S. Energy, Washington & Oregon Say
16.
Little-Known But Efficient, a Different Way to
Heat & Cool Your House
17.
DOE Proposes New Energy Efficiency Standards for
Water Heaters to Save Americans More Than $11 Billion Annually on Utility Bills
18.
Starving Orcas & the Fate of Alaska’s
Disappearing King Salmon
19.
Sockeye Begin Epic Northwest Journey
20.
Striving for Sustainability in Vegetation
Management
21.
‘Hot Water Pollution’ Lawsuit Threat Aims to
Remove 4 Eastern WA Dams to Save Salmon
22.
Olympia’s Capitol Lake Restoration: Pricey
‘Boondoggle’ or Environmental Win?
23.
WA Gov Jay Inslee Announces Plan to Go After
‘Big Oil’ for Gas Price Gouging
24.
New Yorkers Look to Washington for Advice on
Cap-And-Trade
25.
This Little-Known Federal Regulator Could Crack
Down on Fraudulent Carbon Offsets
26.
Washington Gov. Inslee Says ‘Climate Change
Bomb’ Has Already Gone Off
27.
Chelan, Douglas PUDs to Share Fiber Lines for
High-Speed Internet
28.
Amazon Is Getting Ready to Launch a Lot of
Broadband Satellites
29.
Cascade Locks Rejects $100 Million Data Center
in the Columbia River Gorge
30.
Elon Musk Reveals New X Logo to Replace
Twitter’s Blue Bird
31.
‘It’s Really a Crisis’: Why Small Towns Are
Fighting to Save Their Local Newspapers
32.
OpenAI Partners with American Journalism Project
to Support Local News
33.
Extreme Heatwaves to Continue Through August
34.
Editorial: Despite the Controversy, These Idaho
Lawmakers Support Keeping WA’s Snake River Dams
35.
Columnist: The Importance of Protecting the
Snake River Dams in Idaho
36.
Guest Essay: Washington State Needs to OK an
Agreement to Co-Manage Fish Hatcheries with the Tribes
37.
Anti-Hydro Interests Continue Attack on Pacific
NW Clean Energy (Northwest RiverPartners, Vancouver, WA)
38.
Guest Essay: Other Views: Stop Boardman to
Hemingway Transmission Line Should Face Reality
WORD OF THE DAY
Insouciance \in SUE-see-unts\ Noun – lighthearted unconcern: nonchalance.
The horror unseen: Abercrombie’s insouciance proved to be his undoing. Gaily skipping through a bear-infested forest, his light coating of clover honey was intended to add freshness to his daily routine (and cover his chronic trouble with body odor). Unfortunately, his apparent unconcern about his surroundings and fragrance turned him into a tasty afternoon snack.
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric Says It Can Meet
California Power Demand This Summer (Reuters)
2.
These Alerts Help California Avoid Blackouts in
Summer’s Heat (San Jose Mercury News, CA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/07/24/these-alerts-help-california-avoid-blackouts-in-summers-heat/
3.
An Arizona Woman Died After Her Power Was Cut
Over a $51 Debt. That Forced Utilities to Change (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
4.
Eastern WA Expected to Be Site of a New Small
Nuclear Reactor by 2030 (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article277446353.html
5.
With One Down, Klamath Dam Removal Proceeds on
Schedule (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/07/16/klamath-dam-removal-copco-2/
6.
Why Is It So Hard to Build New Transmission
Lines? (Sightline Institute)
https://www.sightline.org/2023/07/20/why-is-it-so-hard-to-build-new-transmission-lines/
7.
Natural Gas Prices Fall in First Half of 2023
Amid Record Production & Mild Temperatures (U.S. Energy Information
Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=57200
8.
Colorado: Xcel Energy Electrical Workers Could
Strike Without a New Employment Deal (Colorado Public Radio)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
9.
REC Silicon Takes Out Loan to Fund Restart of Moses
Lake, WA Facility (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2023/jul/22/rec-silicon-takes-out-loan-fund-restart-moses-lake/
10.
Congress Spending Bill Rider Could Slow Down Idaho
Wind Energy Installation (Public News Service)
11.
Solar Panels on Water Canals Seem Like a No-Brainer.
So Why Aren’t They Widespread? (Associated Press)
12.
Tribes & Dairy Farmers Made a Model
Renewable Energy Program. It’s About to Get Even Better (KNKX Radio, Tacoma,
WA)
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
13.
Homes Become ‘Air Fryers’ in Phoenix Heat,
People Ration AC Due to Cost (Associated Press)
14.
Federal Judge Refuses to Block Washington’s New
Building Code (The Center Square)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_e37b0848-25b3-11ee-8d6b-4f84ee59cd0c.html
15.
It’s Time for Buildings to Stop Using a Third of
U.S. Energy, Washington & Oregon Say (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
16.
Little-Known But Efficient, a Different Way to
Heat & Cool Your House (Associated Press)
17.
DOE Proposes New Energy Efficiency Standards for
Water Heaters to Save Americans More Than $11 Billion Annually on Utility Bills
(U.S. Dept. of Energy)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
18.
Starving Orcas & the Fate of Alaska’s
Disappearing King Salmon (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
19.
Sockeye Begin Epic Northwest Journey (Lewiston
Morning Tribune, ID – Paywall Advisory)
20.
Striving for Sustainability in Vegetation
Management (Transmission & Distribution World)
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
21.
‘Hot Water Pollution’ Lawsuit Threat Aims to
Remove 4 Eastern WA Dams to Save Salmon (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article277583238.html
22.
Olympia’s Capitol Lake Restoration: Pricey ‘Boondoggle’
or Environmental Win? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
23.
WA Gov Jay Inslee Announces Plan to Go After ‘Big
Oil’ for Gas Price Gouging (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
24.
New Yorkers Look to Washington for Advice on
Cap-And-Trade (Washington State Standard)
25.
This Little-Known Federal Regulator Could Crack
Down on Fraudulent Carbon Offsets (Grist Online)
26.
Washington Gov. Inslee Says ‘Climate Change Bomb’
Has Already Gone Off (Must Read Alaska)
https://mustreadalaska.com/washington-gov-inslee-says-climate-change-bomb-has-already-gone-off/
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
27.
Chelan, Douglas PUDs to Share Fiber Lines for
High-Speed Internet (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
https://kpq.com/chelan-douglas-puds-to-share-fiber-lines-for-high-speed-internet/
28.
Amazon Is Getting Ready to Launch a Lot of Broadband
Satellites (Ars Technica)
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
29.
Cascade Locks Rejects $100 Million Data Center
in the Columbia River Gorge (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
30.
Elon Musk Reveals New X Logo to Replace Twitter’s
Blue Bird (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/twitter-x-logo-blue-bird-musk-0689e9a5c3a217afc2fbefeaf0e6d8a8
31.
‘It’s Really a Crisis’: Why Small Towns Are
Fighting to Save Their Local Newspapers (Northwest News Network)
32.
OpenAI Partners with American Journalism Project
to Support Local News (Reuters)
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
33.
Extreme Heatwaves to Continue Through August
(Reuters)
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
34.
Editorial: Despite the Controversy, These Idaho Lawmakers
Support Keeping WA’s Snake River Dams (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article277471963.html
35.
Columnist: The Importance of Protecting the Snake
River Dams in Idaho (Energy Portal)
36.
Guest Essay: Washington State Needs to OK an
Agreement to Co-Manage Fish Hatcheries with the Tribes (Tacoma News Tribune, WA
– Paywall Advisory)
https://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/op-ed/article277228988.html
37.
Anti-Hydro Interests Continue Attack on Pacific
NW Clean Energy (Northwest RiverPartners, Vancouver, WA)
https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2023/07/anti-hydro-interests-continue-attack-on.html
38.
Guest Essay: Other Views: Stop Boardman to Hemingway
Transmission Line Should Face Reality (LaGrande Observer, OR – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Kentucky Man Finds Over 700 Civil War-Era Coins Buried in
His Cornfield
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/kentucky-man-finds-over-700-090000279.html
Gorilla Mistakenly Believed to Be Male Gives Birth at Columbus
Zoo
Wisconsin Woman Amasses Collection of 23,632 Winnie the Pooh
Items
National Weather Service bakes cookies in hot car in Texas
SONG OF THE DAY
Loggins & Messina – House at Pooh Corner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbt0Ik_LL2M
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