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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Federal Government, Salmon Advocates Agree to Continue Talks
That Could Lead to Breaching Snake River Dams (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/aug/31/federal-government-salmon-advocates-agree-to-conti/
State of Oregon Keeps Reasons for Salmon Policy Change Under
Wraps (Columbia Insight)
https://columbiainsight.org/state-of-oregon-keeps-reasons-for-salmon-policy-change-under-wraps/
Washington Truckers Taking Dept. of Ecology to Court Over
Fuel Surcharges (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Ninth Circuit Largely Upholds FERC PURPA Reform Decision
Affecting Small Solar, Wind (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ninth-circuit-ferc-purpa-reform-solar-wind-idaho-power-seia/692817/
Oregonians Won’t See Clean Energy Rebates Until Mid-2024
(The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See
Stories Below)
1.
Federal Government, Salmon Advocates Agree to
Continue Talks That Could Lead to Breaching Snake River Dams
2.
Dam Removal Still on Table as Settlement Talks
Over Lower Snake River Operations Continue
3.
Public Power Council, Inland Ports &
Navigation Group, Northwest RiverPartners Release Joint Statement on Biden
Administration Extension of Columbia River System Operations Litigation
Mediation
4.
Green Groups Are Divided Over a Proposal to
Boost the Nation’s Hydropower. Here’s Why
5.
Powered by Wind, this $10 Billion Transmission
Line in the Western U.S. Will Carry More Energy Than the Hoover Dam
6.
U.S. House GOP Questions Hawaii Utility Over
Maui Wildfire
7.
Washington Had Some of the Nation’s Worst Power
Outages in 2021
8.
How an Ice Storm Sent Oregon Power Outages
Soaring
9.
WA State: Man Dies After Crashing into Utility
Pole, Contacting Power Lines
10.
BANC, SMUD Move Forward with Consideration of
CAISO Extended Day-Ahead Market
11.
Colorado: Facing Declining Membership, Tri-State
Offers to Sell Excess Power
12.
Public Power Utilities in Fla. Wrap Up Power
Restoration Efforts in Wake of Hurricane
13.
States Withhold Cooling Aid for the Poor as Heat
Gets Deadlier
14.
Can the Meter Invade Your Home?
15.
Ninth Circuit Largely Upholds FERC PURPA Reform
Decision Affecting Small Solar, Wind
16.
Nearly Three Dozen Rural WA Businesses to Share
in $6 Million for Energy-Saving Tech
17.
Idaho Power Wants to Change How It Pays for
Sending Excess Solar Back to the Grid
18.
Pumped Storage Hydropower Is the Greenest
Renewable Energy Technology, Study Says
19.
Oregonians Won’t See Clean Energy Rebates Until
Mid-2024
20.
Heating U.S. Commercial Buildings Is Most Energy
Intensive in Cold Climates
21.
Lower Your Electric, Gas and Water Bills This
Fall: Hacks That Actually Work
22.
State of Oregon Keeps Reasons for Salmon Policy
Change Under Wraps
23.
WA State: One-of-A-Kind Helix Fish Passage Nears
Completion at Cle Elum Dam
24.
Washington Truckers Taking Dept. of Ecology to
Court Over Fuel Surcharges
25.
Washington Gas at $5.09 Per Gallon Ahead of
Wednesday’s Carbon Auction Results
26.
Carbon Credit Market Confidence Ebbs as Big
Names Retreat
27.
This Summer Broke the World Record for the
Highest Temperature Officially Recorded
28.
Rocketing Boulders, Dwindling Streams: Signs of
WA’s Shriveling Glaciers
29.
U.S. Broadband Grant Rules Shut Out Small ISPs
& Municipalities, Advocates Say
30.
USDA Broadband Programs May Be Heading Off the
Rails
31.
Satellite May Sound Like the Future, But It
Could Stick Broadband Users in the Past
32.
Fries of the Future Could Use Less Pesticides,
Water & Be More Resilient to Climate Change
33.
Guest Essay: Bonneville Power Administration
Must Start Planning for a Future Without the Lower Four Snake River Dams
34.
Guest Essay: Why You Should Give a Damn About
America’s Dams
35.
Editorial: A Step Closer to Tech Equity Through
Broadband Expansion
WORD OF THE DAY
Copacetic /coe-puh-SET-tick/ Adjective – Things that are very satisfactory.
And you just don’t get it, you keep it copacetic
And you learn to accept it, you know it’s so pathetic
And you just don’t get it, you keep it copacetic
And you learn to accept it, you know it’s so pathetic
- Local H - Bound for the Floor
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Federal Government, Salmon Advocates Agree to
Continue Talks That Could Lead to Breaching Snake River Dams (Spokesman-Review,
Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/aug/31/federal-government-salmon-advocates-agree-to-conti/
2.
Dam Removal Still on Table as Settlement Talks
Over Lower Snake River Operations Continue (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
3.
Public Power Council, Inland Ports &
Navigation Group, Northwest RiverPartners release joint statement on Biden
Administration extension of Columbia River System Operations litigation
mediation (NW RiverPartners)
https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2023/09/public-power-council-inland-ports.html
4.
Green Groups Are Divided Over a Proposal to
Boost the Nation’s Hydropower. Here’s Why (Inside Climate News)
5.
Powered by Wind, this $10 Billion Transmission
Line in the Western U.S. Will Carry More Energy Than the Hoover Dam (Associated
Press)
6.
U.S. House GOP Questions Hawaii Utility Over Maui
Wildfire (The Hill, Washington, DC)
7.
Washington Had Some of the Nation’s Worst Power
Outages in 2021 (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2023/09/06/washington-state-power-outages
8.
How an Ice Storm Sent Oregon Power Outages
Soaring (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2023/09/05/oregon-second-highest-power-outages-ice-storm-2021
9.
WA State: Man Dies After Crashing into Utility
Pole, Contacting Power Lines (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
https://kpq.com/man-dies-after-crashing-into-utility-pole-contacting-power-lines/
10.
BANC, SMUD Move Forward with Consideration of
CAISO Extended Day-Ahead Market (American Public Power Association)
11.
Colorado: Facing Declining Membership, Tri-State
Offers to Sell Excess Power (Utility Dive)
12.
Public Power Utilities in Fla. Wrap Up Power
Restoration Efforts in Wake of Hurricane (American Public Power Association)
13.
States Withhold Cooling Aid for the Poor as Heat
Gets Deadlier (Politico)
14.
Can the Meter Invade Your Home? (Goldendale
Sentinel, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
15.
Ninth Circuit Largely Upholds FERC PURPA Reform
Decision Affecting Small Solar, Wind (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ninth-circuit-ferc-purpa-reform-solar-wind-idaho-power-seia/692817/
16.
Nearly Three Dozen Rural WA Businesses to Share in
$6 Million for Energy-Saving Tech (The Center Square)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_69ecb98e-4c3e-11ee-8a55-2b200736236b.html
17.
Idaho Power Wants to Change How It Pays for Sending
Excess Solar Back to the Grid (Boise State Public Radio, ID)
18.
Pumped Storage Hydropower Is the Greenest
Renewable Energy Technology, Study Says (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/09/05/renewable-energy-sources-pumped-storage-hydropower/
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
19.
Oregonians Won’t See Clean Energy Rebates Until
Mid-2024 (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
20.
Heating U.S. Commercial Buildings Is Most Energy
Intensive in Cold Climates (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=60301
21.
Lower Your Electric, Gas and Water Bills This
Fall: Hacks That Actually Work (C|NET News)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
22.
State of Oregon Keeps Reasons for Salmon Policy
Change Under Wraps (Columbia Insight)
https://columbiainsight.org/state-of-oregon-keeps-reasons-for-salmon-policy-change-under-wraps/
23.
WA State: One-of-A-Kind Helix Fish Passage Nears
Completion at Cle Elum Dam (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall Advisory)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
24.
Washington Truckers Taking Dept. of Ecology to Court
Over Fuel Surcharges (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
25.
Washington Gas at $5.09 Per Gallon Ahead of Wednesday’s
Carbon Auction Results (The Center Square)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_df08aeac-4c44-11ee-8592-cb7492888bc6.html
26.
Carbon Credit Market Confidence Ebbs as Big
Names Retreat (Reuters)
27.
This Summer Broke the World Record for the Highest
Temperature Officially Recorded (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/un-hottest-summer-climate-change-b7c7936070952da781af01288607b1f1
28.
Rocketing Boulders, Dwindling Streams: Signs of WA’s
Shriveling Glaciers (KUOW News, Seattle, WA)
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
29.
U.S. Broadband Grant Rules Shut Out Small ISPs &
Municipalities, Advocates Say (Ars Technica)
30.
USDA Broadband Programs May Be Heading Off the
Rails (Las Vegas Sun, NV)
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2023/sep/06/usda-broadband-programs-may-be-heading-off-the-rai//
31.
Satellite May Sound Like the Future, But It
Could Stick Broadband Users in the Past (Newsweek)
https://www.newsweek.com/satellite-may-sound-like-future-it-could-stick-broadband-users-past-1824701
BARREL O’ GREEN
POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
32.
Fries of the Future Could Use Less Pesticides,
Water & Be More Resilient to Climate Change (Northwest News Network)
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
33.
Guest Essay: Bonneville Power Administration Must
Start Planning for a Future Without the Lower Four Snake River Dams (LaGrande Observer,
OR)
34.
Guest Essay: Why You Should Give a Damn About America’s
Dams (The Hill, Washington, DC)
35.
Editorial: A Step Closer to Tech Equity Through
Broadband Expansion (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Musician Gary Wright Dead at 80
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gary-wright-dead-dream-weaver_n_64f66f82e4b00241f8546606
Corgis Parade Outside Buckingham Palace to Remember Queen
Elizabeth II a Year Since Her Death
https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-corgis-parade-b4d15b4e5d787ee550fd6fa51a34ffb9
Competitors Get Down & Dirty At Britain’s Bog Snorkeling
Championships
https://apnews.com/article/uk-wales-bog-snorkeling-championships-f70738df2e36de433dc9e74849d2ecc4
A 5-Year-Old’s Lemonade Stand in Seattle Raised Over $17,000
for Victims of Maui Wildfires
https://news.yahoo.com/5-olds-lemonade-stand-seattle-035012560.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Gary Wright - Dream Weaver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McZYYe0kAtg
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