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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Hydropower Delays Pose Grid Threat as Permits Lapse (E&E
News)
https://www.eenews.net/articles/hydropower-delays-pose-grid-threat-as-permits-lapse/
Spokane Voices Weigh in on WA State Heat Pump Debate
(Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/sep/18/spokane-voices-weigh-in-on-wa-heat-pump-debate/
Questions, Concerns at Public Meeting on Oregon Offshore
Wind Energy (KCBY-TV, North Bend, OR)
https://kcby.com/news/local/questions-concerns-at-public-meeting-on-oregon-offshore-wind-energy
Searching for Fixes to the Farm Fuel Carveout in
Washington’s Climate Law (Spokane Public Radio, WA)
Paying for X? Elon Musk Considers Charging All Users a
Monthly Fee to Combat ‘Armies of Bots’ (USA Today)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2023/09/19/twitter-x-monthly-fee-elon-musk/70899164007/
GHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Hydropower Delays Pose Grid Threat as Permits
Lapse
2.
Portland’s Hydropower Dams, Long a Profitable
Venture, Post Another Year of Losses
3.
Next Round of Columbia River Treaty Negotiations
Set for October
4.
Pacific Gas & Electric Says 5,200 Customers
in Northern California Could Face Power Shutoffs to Prevent Wildfires
5.
Tribes Seek Energy Control Using Tiny Power
Grids Backed by U.S.
6.
In the News: Bonneville Power Administration’s
Barehand Lineworkers Brave High-Voltage for Grid Stability
7.
Montana: Squirrels Take Out Thousands of
Missoula Residents’ Electricity
8.
Questions, Concerns at Public Meeting on Oregon
Offshore Wind Energy
9.
Germany Went from Envy of the World to the
Worst-Performing Major Developed Economy. What Happened?
10.
Spokane Voices Weigh in on WA State Heat Pump
Debate
11.
A Beginner’s Guide to the Different Types of
Heat Pumps
12.
The Best Time to Apply for an Air Conditioning
Unit, Before Federal Funding Cools Off in Washington
13.
The Energy-Efficient Home Makeover
14.
Fall Chinook Salmon Season Along the Columbia
Exceeding Previous Expectations
15.
Searching for Fixes to the Farm Fuel Carveout in
Washington’s Climate Law
16.
WA GOP Lawmaker Pushes for $100 in Gas Relief
for Registered Drivers
17.
Revealed: Top Carbon Offset Projects May Not Cut
Planet-Heating Emissions
18.
White House Launches American Climate Corps
19.
Survey: 61% of Americans Struggle to Pay
Broadband Bills
20.
Tech Industry Leaders Endorse Regulating
Artificial Intelligence at Rare Summit in DC
21.
Google Brings Its Artificial Intelligence
Chatbot Bard into Its Inner Circle, Opening Door to Gmail, Maps, YouTube
22.
What Do Electric Vehicles Have to Do with the
Autoworker Strike? A Lot, It Turns Out
23.
A Simple Way to Make Electric Cars More
Accessible: Share Them
24.
Paying for X? Elon Musk Considers Charging All
Users a Monthly Fee to Combat ‘Armies of Bots’
25.
Congress: Speaker McCarthy Faces an Almost
Impossible Task Trying to Unite House GOP & Fund the Government
26.
Oregon: Gov. Kotek Meets with Forest Service,
Utilities & Agency Leaders to Discuss Wildfire Risk Reduction Efforts
27.
Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Unchanged but
Signals Likelihood of Another Hike This Year to Fight Inflation
28.
Canadian Seismologists Monitoring Swarm of
Earthquakes Off British Columbia Coast
29.
Fall Weather Expected to Roll in This Week After
Warmer-Than-Average Summer
WORD OF THE DAY
Golem • \GOH-lum\ • noun - 1: an artificial being in Hebrew folklore endowed with life *2: someone or something resembling a golem.
The employees trudged into their gray, windowless sarcophagus, a place they called “work”; their putty-gray faces frozen in a mask of hopeless resignation. Fortunately, one of these workers rose above the level of golem: a laughing, horn-honking red-haired clown known only to his co-workers as “Bozo”.
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Hydropower Delays Pose Grid Threat as Permits
Lapse (E&E News)
https://www.eenews.net/articles/hydropower-delays-pose-grid-threat-as-permits-lapse/
2.
Portland’s Hydropower Dams, Long a Profitable
Venture, Post Another Year of Losses (The Oregonian, Portland, OR – Paywall Advisory)
3.
Next Round of Columbia River Treaty Negotiations
Set for October (Capital Press)
4.
Pacific Gas & Electric Says 5,200 Customers in
Northern California Could Face Power Shutoffs to Prevent Wildfires (KRCA-TV, Sacramento,
CA)
5.
Tribes Seek Energy Control Using Tiny Power
Grids Backed by U.S. (Bloomberg News)
6.
In the News: Bonneville Power Administration’s Barehand
Lineworkers Brave High-Voltage for Grid Stability (Bonneville Power
Administration)
7.
Montana: Squirrels Take Out Thousands of Missoula
Residents’ Electricity (Montana Public Radio)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
8.
Questions, Concerns at Public Meeting on Oregon Offshore
Wind Energy (KCBY-TV, North Bend, OR)
https://kcby.com/news/local/questions-concerns-at-public-meeting-on-oregon-offshore-wind-energy
9.
Germany Went from Envy of the World to the Worst-Performing
Major Developed Economy. What Happened? (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/germany-economy-energy-crisis-russia-8a00eebbfab3f20c5c66b1cd85ae84ed
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
10.
Spokane Voices Weigh in on WA State Heat Pump
Debate (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/sep/18/spokane-voices-weigh-in-on-wa-heat-pump-debate/
11.
A Beginner’s Guide to the Different Types of Heat
Pumps (Canary Media)
12.
The Best Time to Apply for an Air Conditioning Unit,
Before Federal Funding Cools Off in Washington (KUOW News, Seattle, WA)
13.
The Energy-Efficient Home Makeover (Clean
Technica)
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/09/16/the-energy-efficient-home-makeover/
FISH &
WILDLIFE
14.
Fall Chinook Salmon Season Along the Columbia Exceeding
Previous Expectations (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
15.
Searching for Fixes to the Farm Fuel Carveout in
Washington’s Climate Law (Spokane Public Radio, WA)
16.
WA GOP Lawmaker Pushes for $100 in Gas Relief for
Registered Drivers (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
17.
Revealed: Top Carbon Offset Projects May Not Cut
Planet-Heating Emissions (The Guardian, UK)
18.
White House Launches American Climate Corps (KNDO/KNDU-TV,
Yakima/Tri-Cities, WA)
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
19.
Survey: 61% of Americans Struggle to Pay
Broadband Bills (TV Tech)
https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/survey-61-of-americans-struggle-to-pay-broadband-bills
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
20.
Tech Industry Leaders Endorse Regulating
Artificial Intelligence at Rare Summit in DC (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
21.
Google Brings Its Artificial Intelligence Chatbot
Bard into Its Inner Circle, Opening Door to Gmail, Maps, YouTube (Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
WA)
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
22.
What Do Electric Vehicles Have to Do with the Autoworker
Strike? A Lot, It Turns Out (Canary Media)
23.
A Simple Way to Make Electric Cars More
Accessible: Share Them (Grist Online)
https://grist.org/equity/a-simple-way-to-make-electric-cars-more-accessible-share-them/
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
24.
Paying for X? Elon Musk Considers Charging All
Users a Monthly Fee to Combat ‘Armies of Bots’ (USA Today)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2023/09/19/twitter-x-monthly-fee-elon-musk/70899164007/
MANAGEMENT &
GOVERNANCE
25.
Congress: Speaker McCarthy Faces an Almost
Impossible Task Trying to Unite House GOP & Fund the Government (Associated
Press)
26.
Oregon: Gov. Kotek Meets with Forest Service,
Utilities & Agency Leaders to Discuss Wildfire Risk Reduction Efforts
(KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
27.
Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Unchanged but Signals
Likelihood of Another Hike This Year to Fight Inflation (Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
WA)
28.
Canadian Seismologists Monitoring Swarm of
Earthquakes Off British Columbia Coast (Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/canadian-seismologists-monitoring-swarm-earthquakes-190321597.html
29.
Fall Weather Expected to Roll in This Week After
Warmer-Than-Average Summer (Longview Daily News, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Bears Raid a Krispy Kreme Doughnut Van Making Deliveries on
an Alaska Military Base
https://apnews.com/article/alaska-bears-doughnuts-krispy-kreme-van-48a6b83875f3f8f4454780d868130539
Gardener in England Grows Nearly 20-Pound Onion
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/09/15/Harrogate-Flower-Show-giant-onion/5281694810784/
Woman Rescued from Outhouse Toilet After Climbing in to Retrieve
Apple Watch, Michigan Police Say
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/woman-rescued-from-outhouse-toilet-in-northern-18378328.php
With Incandescent Light Bulbs Now Banned, One Fan Has
Stockpiled 4,826 Bulbs to Last Until He’s 100
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/incandescent-light-bulb-ban-led-kevin-szmyd-4826-bulb-collection/
SONG OF THE DAY
Todd Rundgren – I Saw the Light
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5zPHZ3i_FU
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