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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Weather Events Have Reduced Our Forecast of U.S. Hydropower
Generation by 6% This Year (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=60522
Why You Should Care About the Columbia River Treaty (East
Kootenay News Online, Canada)
https://www.e-know.ca/regions/east-kootenay/why-you-should-care-about-the-columbia-river-treaty/
Oregon Officials Consider Adding Southern Resident Orcas to
State Endangered Species List (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
U.S. Department of Energy Beckons Clean Energy Development
at Hanford (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/10/01/clean-energy-development-at-hanford-site-washington/
Gas, Oil Companies Argue Against Oregon’s Emission Deadlines
During Court of Appeals Hearing (Jefferson Public Radio, Ashland, OR)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See
Stories Below)
1.
Weather Events Have Reduced Our Forecast of U.S.
Hydropower Generation by 6% This Year
2.
Why You Should Care About the Columbia River
Treaty
3.
APPA Emphasizes Need to Streamline & Reform
Hydropower Licensing Process
4.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission Approves Rate
Changes by Avista Utilities
5.
Army Helicopter Clips Power Lines in Eastern
Washington During Exercise
6.
Avista Launches ‘My Energy Discount’ Program for
Washington Residents
7.
More Colorado Energy Co-Ops Line Up to Leave
Xcel, Tri-State for Cleaner, Cheaper Electricity Providers
8.
U.S. Power Grids Must Adapt to Rapid
Electrification, Operators Say
9.
Dam Collapse – Libya Says Derna Mayor, Other
Officials Detained After Flood
10.
Electricity Theft at Record Levels in England
& Wales - BBC Analysis
11.
U.S. Department of Energy Beckons Clean Energy
Development at Hanford
12.
Renewable Energy Is Reckoning with Its
Perception in Rural America
13.
Community Solar Is Hot. Why Not Community Wind?
14.
Biden Administration Updates Furnace Efficiency
Standards for First Time in 16 Years
15.
Utilities Press for White House Meeting to Lobby
Against Proposed Transformer Rules
16.
Oregon Officials Consider Adding Southern
Resident Orcas to State Endangered Species List
17.
Why Does a Group of British Columbia Southern
Resident Killer Whales Harass & Kill Porpoises without Eating Them?
18.
Washington’s Salmon Recovery Continues to
Flounder Despite Increased Funding
19.
Fire Retardant Has Killed Thousands of Fish in
the Pacific Northwest, Including Endangered Salmon Species
20.
Oregon Attorney General’s Office Joins Lawsuit
Against the EPA Over Wood-Burning Stove Standards
21.
Gas, Oil Companies Argue Against Oregon’s
Emission Deadlines During Court of Appeals Hearing
22.
Broadband: Oregon Scores $157 Million in Capital
Projects Funding
23.
The Fall of Crypto
24.
A New Roadmap to Speed the Spread of Electric
Vehicles in Washington State
25.
The People Going ‘Monk Mode’ to Limit Social
Media Use
26.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Appoints Laphonza
Butler to Finish Dianne Feinstein’s Senate Term
27.
4.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Oregon Coast;
No Damage Reported
28.
Getting There: WSDOT Receives $72.8 Million
Federal Grant to Repair ‘Dilapidated’ Railroads in Eastern Washington
29.
The Implications of El Nino for Northwest Autumn
& Winter
30.
Guest Essay: Biden Deal with PNW Tribes Is a
Welcome Step Toward Salmon Restoration
31.
Washington Dams Stir Debate
WORD OF THE DAY – Try to Remember the Kind of September…
Ephemeral /if-FEM-uh-rull/ Adjective – 1: lasting a very short time, 2: lasting one day only.
Thought
interrupted
Ephemeral memory
Dimmed passage of life
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Weather Events Have Reduced Our Forecast of U.S.
Hydropower Generation by 6% This Year (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=60522
2.
Why You Should Care About the Columbia River
Treaty (East Kootenay News Online, Canada)
https://www.e-know.ca/regions/east-kootenay/why-you-should-care-about-the-columbia-river-treaty/
3.
APPA Emphasizes Need to Streamline & Reform
Hydropower Licensing Process (American Public Power Association)
4.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission Approves Rate
Changes by Avista Utilities (Big Country News, Clarkston, WA)
5.
Army Helicopter Clips Power Lines in Eastern
Washington During Exercise (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
https://kpq.com/army-helicopter-clips-power-lines-near-beverly-during-exercise/
6.
Avista Launches ‘My Energy Discount’ Program for
Washington Residents (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
7.
More Colorado Energy Co-Ops Line Up to Leave Xcel,
Tri-State for Cleaner, Cheaper Electricity Providers (Colorado Sun, Denver, CO)
https://coloradosun.com/2023/10/02/energy-co-ops-xcel-tri-state-clean-cheap-energy/
8.
U.S. Power Grids Must Adapt to Rapid
Electrification, Operators Say (Reuters)
9.
Dam Collapse – Libya Says Derna Mayor, Other
Officials Detained After Flood (Reuters)
10.
Electricity Theft at Record Levels in England &
Wales - BBC Analysis (British Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-66847243
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
11.
U.S. Department of Energy Beckons Clean Energy
Development at Hanford (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/10/01/clean-energy-development-at-hanford-site-washington/
12.
Renewable Energy Is Reckoning with Its
Perception in Rural America (C|NET News)
13.
Community Solar Is Hot. Why Not Community Wind?
(Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/community-solar-wind-bolinger-paulos-lbnl-lawrence-berkeley/694850/
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
14.
Biden Administration Updates Furnace Efficiency
Standards for First Time in 16 Years (The Hill, Washington, DC)
15.
Utilities Press for White House Meeting to Lobby
Against Proposed Transformer Rules (Utility Dive)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
16.
Oregon Officials Consider Adding Southern
Resident Orcas to State Endangered Species List (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
17.
Why Does a Group of British Columbia Southern
Resident Killer Whales Harass & Kill Porpoises without Eating Them? (CTV
News, Canada)
18.
Washington’s Salmon Recovery Continues to
Flounder Despite Increased Funding (The Center Square)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_dd89dc3e-5d67-11ee-8ec2-ef098ba93b8e.html
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
19.
Fire Retardant Has Killed Thousands of Fish in
the Pacific Northwest, Including Endangered Salmon Species (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
20.
Oregon Attorney General’s Office Joins Lawsuit
Against the EPA Over Wood-Burning Stove Standards (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
21.
Gas, Oil Companies Argue Against Oregon’s Emission
Deadlines During Court of Appeals Hearing (Jefferson Public Radio, Ashland, OR)
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
22.
Broadband: Oregon Scores $157 Million in Capital
Projects Funding (Fierce Telecom)
https://www.fiercetelecom.com/broadband/oregon-scores-156m-capital-projects-funding
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
23.
The Fall of Crypto (National Public Radio)
https://www.npr.org/2023/10/01/1202922909/the-fall-of-crypto
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
24.
A New Roadmap to Speed the Spread of Electric
Vehicles in Washington State (Everett Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
25.
The People Going ‘Monk Mode’ to Limit Social
Media Use (British Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66934688
MANAGEMENT &
GOVERNANCE
26.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Appoints Laphonza
Butler to Finish Dianne Feinstein’s Senate Term (Huffington Post)
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
27.
4.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Oregon
Coast; No Damage Reported (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
28.
Getting There: WSDOT Receives $72.8 Million
Federal Grant to Repair ‘Dilapidated’ Railroads in Eastern Washington (Vancouver
Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
29.
The Implications of El Nino for Northwest Autumn
& Winter (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2023/09/the-implications-of-el-nino-for.html
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
30.
Guest Essay: Biden Deal with PNW Tribes Is a Welcome
Step Toward Salmon Restoration (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)
31.
Washington Dams Stir Debate (Progressive Farmer)
https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2023/10/01/dam-debate
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
UK Police Make Second Arrest Over Sycamore Gap Tree Felling
Fat Bear Week Returns to Celebrate the Champion of Chonk in Alaska
https://www.aol.com/news/fat-bear-week-returns-celebrate-111839721.html
Chicago Woman, 104, Skydives from Plane, Aiming for Record as
the World’s Oldest Skydiver
Costco Is Forced to Limit Number of CAKES Mexican Members
Can Buy Over Shoppers Who Slice Them Up to Sell for $430-A-Day Profit
SONG OF THE DAY
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – The Adventures of Robin Hood -
Suite (Movie Soundtrack)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-rE_2029Ec
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