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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S
TOP FIVE STORIES
Governor Newsom Wants Probe of California Blackouts, as Grid
Officials Suspend Volatile Power Trading (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Hundreds of Sea Lions Could Be Killed on Columbia River in
Effort to Save Endangered Fish (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
U.S. West Faces Reckoning Over Water But Avoids Cuts for Now
(Associated Press)
States With the Biggest Household Carbon Footprints (Conway
Daily Sun, NH)
Ninth Circuit Upholds FCC’s Small Cell Deployment Order
Designed to Promote 5G (Broadband Breakfast)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See
Stories Below)
1.
Governor Newsom Wants Probe of California
Blackouts, as Grid Officials Suspend Volatile Power Trading
2.
U.S. West Power Prices at Record High as
California Prepares for More Outages
3.
Western Area Power Administration Hydropower
Supports California During Energy Emergency
4.
Rolling Blackouts in California Have Power
Experts Stumped
5.
UAMPS Responds to Concerns Over Small Modular
Nuclear Reactor Project
6.
Pandemic Electric Bills Are Searing Hot, as
Families Stay Home
7.
British Columbia’s Peace River Dam Has Become a
Cash Bonfire. Hard Decisions Are Ahead
8.
Bonneville Power Administration Takes Additional
Precautions to Protect Workforce
9.
WA State: Grand Coulee Dam Power Plant to Be
Renamed After Ephrata Men
10.
Editorial: Breaching Snake Dams Still Not a Good
Option
11.
Editorial: A Cyber-Risk We’re Not Prepared For:
What if the Power Grid Collapsed & America Went Dark?
12.
Analysis: States' Renewable Mandates Continue to
Grow; Nine Set 100% Clean Energy Goals
13.
Solar Panels Are Starting to Die. What Will We
Do with the Megatons of Toxic Trash?
14.
U.S. Air Conditioning Use Could Surge Nearly 60
Percent by 2050
15.
HVAC Companies See High Interest in Air Filters,
UV Lights in War on COVID-19
16.
Hundreds of Sea Lions Could Be Killed on
Columbia River in Effort to Save Endangered Fish
17.
With Record-Low Salmon Returning This Year to
Fraser River, British Columbia Fishers Face Tough Times
18.
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Stocking
El Dorado County Reservoirs with Thousands of Trout
19.
U.S. West Faces Reckoning Over Water But Avoids
Cuts for Now
20.
California: Hoopa Valley Tribe Files Lawsuit to
Block Contract with Central Valley Agribusiness
21.
States with the Biggest Household Carbon
Footprints
22.
Why ‘Carbon Offsets’ Don’t Do All That They
Promise
23.
Propelling the Transition: Green Hydrogen Could
Be the Final Piece in a Zero-Emissions Future
24.
Rural Families without Internet Face Tough
Choice on School
25.
WA State Broadband Office Wants Your Help
Mapping Statewide Internet Access
26.
Wyoming to Use Federal CARES Act Funding to
Expand Broadband Infrastructure
27.
How to Use Google Meet, The Simpler Alternative
to Zoom
28.
Rare ‘Fire Tornadoes’ Caused By Massive Wildfire
in Northern California
29.
Death Valley Hits 130 Degrees, Thought to Be
Highest Temperature on Earth in Over a Century
30.
Ninth Circuit Upholds FCC’s Small Cell
Deployment Order Designed to Promote 5G
31.
Mail-In Voting Rules in 46 States May Leave Some
Ballots Uncounted, USPS
32.
White House Withdraws Nomination of William
Pendley to Head the Bureau of Land Management
WORD OF THE DAY
Indubitable
• \in-DOO-buh-tuh-bull\ • Adjective - Too evident to be doubted: unquestionable
“The
sun will rise, the sun will set…that is an indubitable fact,” intoned the
professor as he held sway over his 8 AM philosophy class. “As is the fact that
that using the Socratic
Method this early in the morning with teen-agers is a total waste,” he
murmured to himself.
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Governor Newsom Wants Probe of California Blackouts,
as Grid Officials Suspend Volatile Power Trading (Sacramento Bee, CA)
2.
U.S. West Power Prices at Record High as California
Prepares for More Outages (Reuters)
3.
Western Area Power Administration Hydropower
Supports California During Energy Emergency (Western Area Power Administration)
4.
Rolling Blackouts in California Have Power
Experts Stumped (NY Times)
5.
UAMPS Responds to Concerns Over Small Modular
Nuclear Reactor Project (KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls, ID)
6.
Pandemic Electric Bills Are Searing Hot, as Families
Stay Home (Utah Public Radio)
7.
British Columbia’s Peace River Dam Has Become a Cash
Bonfire. Hard Decisions Are Ahead (Globe & Mail, Canada)
8.
Bonneville Power Administration Takes Additional
Precautions to Protect Workforce (Bonneville Power Administration)
9.
WA State: Grand Coulee Dam Power Plant to Be
Renamed After Ephrata Men (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
10.
Editorial: Breaching Snake Dams Still Not a Good
Option (LaGrande Observer, OR)
11.
Editorial: A Cyber-Risk We’re Not Prepared For: What
if the Power Grid Collapsed & America Went Dark? (Washington, Post)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
12.
Analysis: States' Renewable Mandates Continue to
Grow; Nine Set 100% Clean Energy Goals (S&P Global – Platts)
13.
Solar Panels Are Starting to Die. What Will We
Do with the Megatons of Toxic Trash? (Grist Online)
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
14.
U.S. Air Conditioning Use Could Surge Nearly 60
Percent by 2050 (Gizmodo)
15.
HVAC Companies See High Interest in Air Filters,
UV Lights in War on COVID-19 (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
16.
Hundreds of Sea Lions Could Be Killed on Columbia
River in Effort to Save Endangered Fish (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
17.
With Record-Low Salmon Returning This Year to Fraser
River, British Columbia Fishers Face Tough Times (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
18.
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Stocking El
Dorado County Reservoirs with Thousands of Trout (Sacramento Municipal Utility
District, CA)
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
19.
U.S. West Faces Reckoning Over Water But Avoids
Cuts for Now (Associated Press)
20.
California: Hoopa Valley Tribe Files Lawsuit to
Block Contract with Central Valley Agribusiness (North Coast Journal, Eureka,
CA)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
21.
States with the Biggest Household Carbon
Footprints (Conway Daily Sun, NH)
22.
Why ‘Carbon Offsets’ Don’t Do All That They
Promise (Washington, Post)
23.
Propelling the Transition: Green Hydrogen Could
Be the Final Piece in a Zero-Emissions Future (Utility Dive)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
24.
Rural Families without Internet Face Tough
Choice on School (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
25.
WA State Broadband Office Wants Your Help
Mapping Statewide Internet Access (KVEW-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
26.
Wyoming to Use Federal CARES Act Funding to Expand
Broadband Infrastructure (KULR-TV, Billings, MT)
THE WIZARDING
WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
27.
How to Use Google Meet, The Simpler Alternative to
Zoom (Fast Company)
BARREL O’ GREEN
POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
28.
Rare ‘Fire Tornadoes’ Caused By Massive Wildfire
in Northern California (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
29.
Death Valley Hits 130 Degrees, Thought to Be
Highest Temperature on Earth in Over a Century (Yahoo News)
GOVERNANCE &
MANAGEMENT
30.
Ninth Circuit Upholds FCC’s Small Cell
Deployment Order Designed to Promote 5G (Broadband Breakfast)
31.
Mail-In Voting Rules in 46 States May Leave Some
Ballots Uncounted, USPS Warns (ABC News)
32.
White House Withdraws Nomination of William
Pendley to Head the Bureau of Land Management (Washington, Post)
ALLIGATORS IN THE
SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Clowns Suffer, Adapt in Peru Due to the Pandemic
One-Armed Golfer Sinks Hole-In-One
Pepperoni Is the Latest Coronavirus Shortage. Will the Scarcity
Affect Your Pizza Habit?
Elon Musk Says Goat-Mimicking Horn Sounds Are 'Definitely
Coming' to Tesla Fleet
SONG OF THE DAY
Dean Martin - That's Amore
