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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Oregon, Washington
Petitioning ‘Disastrous’ PNW Gas Pipeline Expansion (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
‘Christmas Without
Lights?’ Californians Already Struggling to Pay Utility Bills Fret Over Further
Rate Increases (KQED Radio, San Francisco, CA)
Environmental
Panel’s Opposition Likely Won’t Slow WA Carbon Market Linkage to CA-Quebec (The
Center Square)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_fea0f000-8987-11ee-bb94-87e786ae6a9f.html
Google Will Start
Deleting 'Inactive' Accounts in December. Here's What You Need to Know (Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, WA)
Electric Vehicles
& Hybrids Grow to a Record-High 18% Of U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Sales (U.S.
Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61004
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1. Oregon,
Washington Petitioning ‘Disastrous’ PNW Gas Pipeline Expansion
2. ‘Christmas
Without Lights?’ Californians Already Struggling to Pay Utility Bills Fret Over
Further Rate Increases
3. Lawmakers
Warn President Biden on Snake River Dam Secret Package
4. Coal
Mine Expansion Permit Vacated by Montana Supreme Court
5. Electric
Heat in the U.S. Costs Way Less Than Reports Say, New Data Suggests
6. How
Electricity Is Changing, Country by Country
7. Arizona
Electric Co-Ops Catching Up on Renewables with Major Projects
8. Alaska:
Doyon Drilling Installs Two Wind Turbines Near Prudhoe Bay Oil Field
9. Vancouver
Eyes Turning Sludge from Wastewater Treatment Process into Energy
10. Chart:
Here’s Where Utility-Scale Solar Is Located in the U.S.
11. Few
Oregonians Will Benefit from Clean Energy Rebates
12. Is
It Time To ‘Go Back to the Drawing Board’ with Washington Energy Code Changes?
13. The
Easy Way to Save Up to 20 Percent on Your Heating Bill This Winter
14. Public
Input Sought on the Continued Endangered Status of Washington Orcas
15. How
Removing Four Dams Will Return Salmon to the Klamath River & the River to
the People
16. Colorado
River Deal Opens Cash Spigot for Big Farms
17. Environmental
Panel’s Opposition Likely Won’t Slow WA Carbon Market Linkage to CA-Quebec
18. Universal
Service Fund at Issue as Providers Converge on Washington
19. Virginia:
Firefly Fiber Broadband Urges Hunters Not to Shoot at Doves on Power Lines
20. ‘Gay
Furry Hackers’ Hack into Nuclear Power Labs Network to Ransom Employee Records
21. Electric
Vehicles & Hybrids Grow to a Record-High 18% Of U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle
Sales
22. In
2024, Republican Electric Vehicle Attacks May Fall Short as Swing States Reap
Investment
23. Lawsuit
Blaming Tesla’s Autopilot for Driver’s Death Can Go to Trial, Judge Rules
24. Court
Document Claims Meta Knowingly Designed Its Platforms to Hook Kids, Reports Say
25. Elon
Musk Is Backpedaling & Bringing Article Headlines Back to X
26. Google
Will Start Deleting 'Inactive' Accounts in December. Here's What You Need to
Know
27. Editorial:
WA’s Cap-And-Trade System May Go Up in Smoke without Reforms
28. Guest
Essay: Salmon Are Washington’s Shared Legacy. Protecting Them Requires Changing
Our Hearts
29. Editorial: Saving Salmon Will Cost Billions More — What’s an Icon Worth?
WORD OF THE DAY
Authentic /aw-THEN-tick/ Adjective – 1: Not false or imitation: REAL, ACTUAL 2: true to one's own personality, spirit, or character 3a: worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to or based on fact b: conforming to an original to reproduce essential features.
“Look at this authentic reproduction of an imitation copy of a print of the Mona Lisa,” squealed Barney to his astonished wife. “It only cost $500, plus shipping and handling!”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Oregon, Washington Petitioning ‘Disastrous’ PNW
Gas Pipeline Expansion (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
2.
‘Christmas Without Lights?’ Californians Already
Struggling to Pay Utility Bills Fret Over Further Rate Increases (KQED Radio,
San Francisco, CA)
3.
Lawmakers Warn President Biden on Snake River
Dam Secret Package (Capital Press – Paywall Advisory)
4.
Coal Mine Expansion Permit Vacated by Montana
Supreme Court (Billings Gazette, MT – Paywall Advisory)
5.
Electric Heat in the U.S. Costs Way Less Than
Reports Say, New Data Suggests (The Guardian, UK)
6.
How Electricity Is Changing, Country by Country
(New York Times – Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
7.
Arizona Electric Co-Ops Catching Up on
Renewables with Major Projects (Arizona Star, Tucson, AZ)
8.
Alaska: Doyon Drilling Installs Two Wind
Turbines Near Prudhoe Bay Oil Field (Anchorage Daily News, AK – Paywall
Advisory)
9.
Vancouver Eyes Turning Sludge from Wastewater
Treatment Process into Energy (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
10.
Chart: Here’s Where Utility-Scale Solar Is
Located in the U.S. (Canary Media)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
11.
Few Oregonians Will Benefit from Clean Energy
Rebates (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
12.
Is It Time To ‘Go Back to the Drawing Board’
with Washington Energy Code Changes? (The Center Square)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_fb8c5428-8959-11ee-97f5-6b0a8e3f6e57.html
13.
The Easy Way to Save Up to 20 Percent on Your
Heating Bill This Winter (Washington Post – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2023/11/24/air-sealing-insulation-home-winter/
FISH & WILDLIFE
14.
Public Input Sought on the Continued Endangered
Status of Washington Orcas (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
15.
How Removing Four Dams Will Return Salmon to the
Klamath River & the River to the People (The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
16.
Colorado River Deal Opens Cash Spigot for Big
Farms (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/25/biden-climate-cash-water-costs-00128595
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
17.
Environmental Panel’s Opposition Likely Won’t
Slow WA Carbon Market Linkage to CA-Quebec (The Center Square)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_fea0f000-8987-11ee-bb94-87e786ae6a9f.html
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
18.
Universal Service Fund at Issue as Providers
Converge on Washington (High Country Journal)
https://hpj.com/2023/11/24/universal-service-fund-at-issue-as-providers-converge-on-washington/
19.
Virginia: Firefly Fiber Broadband Urges Hunters
Not to Shoot at Doves on Power Lines (Nelson County Times, Lynchburg, VA)
BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF
TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
20.
‘Gay Furry Hackers’ Hack into Nuclear Power Labs
Network to Ransom Employee Records (Mugglehead Network)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
21.
Electric Vehicles & Hybrids Grow to a Record-High
18% Of U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Sales (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61004
22.
In 2024, Republican Electric Vehicle Attacks May
Fall Short as Swing States Reap Investment (Reuters)
23.
Lawsuit Blaming Tesla’s Autopilot for Driver’s
Death Can Go to Trial, Judge Rules (Courthouse News Service)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
24.
Court Document Claims Meta Knowingly Designed
Its Platforms to Hook Kids, Reports Say (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/instagram-facebook-underage-users-meta-04c8797da2c7ff2021931536d324faea
25.
Elon Musk Is Backpedaling & Bringing Article
Headlines Back to X (Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-says-x-will-display-article-headlines-again-2023-11
OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY
26.
Google Will Start Deleting 'Inactive' Accounts in
December. Here's What You Need to Know (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI
27.
Editorial: WA’s Cap-And-Trade System May Go Up in
Smoke without Reforms (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
28.
Guest Essay: Salmon Are Washington’s Shared
Legacy. Protecting Them Requires Changing Our Hearts (WA House Republicans)
29.
Editorial: Saving Salmon Will Cost Billions More
— What’s an Icon Worth? (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
What’s
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2023? Hint: Be True to Yourself
https://apnews.com/article/merriam-webster-word-of-year-2023-a9fea610cb32ed913bc15533acab71cc
KOMO 4 Legend Steve
Pool Passes Away After Battle with Early Onset Alzheimer’s
Man Walks More Than
34 Feet on Slackline While Juggling Knives
Clerk's Mistake
Leads to Big Michigan Lottery Jackpot
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/11/21/lotto-Michigan-Lottery-clerks-mistake/9691700600437/
SONG OF THE DAY
10,000 Maniacs -
Like the Weather
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWoTYitomtE
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