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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Pacific Northwest Electricity Demand Is Projected to
Increase 25% in the Next Decade (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/07/09/electricity-demand-oregon/
America Faces a Power Disconnection Crisis amid Rising Heat:
In 31 States, Utilities Can Shut Off Electricity for Nonpayment in a Heat Wave
(KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA)
Statewide Drought Advisory Issued for Washington. Here’s
What That Means (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Big Batteries by a School? Project Stirs Concerns as WA
Seeks Clean Energy (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Twitter Traffic Is ‘Tanking’ as Meta’s Threads Hits 100
Million Users (CNBC)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See
Stories Below)
1.
Pacific Northwest Electricity Demand Is
Projected to Increase 25% in the Next Decade
2.
America Faces a Power Disconnection Crisis amid
Rising Heat: In 31 States, Utilities Can Shut Off Electricity for Nonpayment in
a Heat Wave
3.
Can WA State Utilities Turn Off Your Electricity
in a Heat Wave? New Law Says They Can’t
4.
California Utility Pays $22 Million to Settle Federal
Claims Over 2016 Wildfire
5.
Not All of California’s Electricity Prices Are
High
6.
PacifiCorp Begins Feasibility Study on Reservoir
Projects in Southern Idaho, Northern Utah
7.
Bonneville Power Administration Volunteers Aid
Typhoon Mawar Restoration Efforts in Guam
8.
EEI, IBEW and NECA observe National Lineworkers
Appreciation Day
9.
Big Batteries by a School? Project Stirs
Concerns as WA Seeks Clean Energy
10.
The Largest Wind Farm in the Country Could Be
Built in Idaho — But Not Without Controversy
11.
Wyoming: As the Demand for Coal Wanes, Carbon
County Sets Its Sights on a Renewable Energy Project
12.
Spinach & Sheep Are Showing Us That Solar
Farms Aren’t Solely for Green Energy
13.
Solar Development Maps: Where Is There Less
Conflict?
14.
WA State: Franklin PUD Provides Tips for Saving
Energy During Heat Wave
15.
Energy Adviser: Utilities Band Together for
Efficiency
16.
UW Study: Marine Heat Waves Can Endanger Healthy
Seabird Populations
17.
Sockeye Salmon Limits Raised in Hanford Reach
Area
18.
Why Are We Still Mismanaging Beavers in the
Pacific Northwest?
19.
Asian Clams’ Spread in Columbia River Warns of
Worse Invaders
20.
Hundreds in Seoul Protest Japan’s Plans to
Release Treated Wastewater from Fukushima Nuclear Plant
21.
Statewide Drought Advisory Issued for
Washington. Here’s What That Means
22.
Pacific NW Drinking Water Concerns Could Get
Worse as the Climate Changes
23.
Washington State Senator Calls for Cap-And-Trade
Changes
24.
An Iowa Meteorologist Started Talking About
Climate Change on Newscasts. Then Came the Harassment
25.
WA State: CenturyLink Fined Nearly $1 Million
for Disconnecting Service During Pandemic
26.
Utah: Bountiful Plan to Build City-Owned Fiber
Optic Network Due This Fall
27.
When Power Is Cheap, Crypto Moves In. The
Fallout in Rural WA Is Complex
28.
Microsoft Data Center Partners with Wholesale
Energy Firm for Renewable Resources
29.
Why the Electric Vehicle Boom Could Put a Major
Strain on the U.S. Power Grid
30.
‘It’s What Listeners Like’: AM Radio Purveyors
on the Palouse Hope Automakers Heed Call to Keep Their Medium Alive
31.
Twitter Traffic Is ‘Tanking’ as Meta’s Threads
Hits 100 Million Users
32.
Twitter Threatens Legal Action Against Meta Over
Its New Rival App Threads
33.
Canadian News Is Starting to Vanish from
Instagram. Google Is Next. Here’s How to Find CBC as That Happens
34.
Hot Trend: States Banning Utilities from
Charging You for Their Lobbying
35.
37 Million Americans on Alert for Dangerous Heat
36.
Fire Season on Track to Match ‘Some of the Most
Devastating Wildfire Years’ in Washington
37.
Being Frank: Tell the Truth, Trust the Science
About Orca Recovery
38.
Editorial: WA State Council in Charge of
Tri-Cities Wind Project Responds to Legislators’ Concerns
ACTING!!! - WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION
Histrionic /hiss-tree-AWE-nick/ Adjective – 1: deliberately affected: overly dramatic or emotional: theatrical 2: of or relating to actors, acting, or the theater
See Shatner,
William
Defined as
histrionic
Hear him howl, “Kahn! Kahn!”
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Pacific Northwest Electricity Demand Is Projected
to Increase 25% in the Next Decade (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/07/09/electricity-demand-oregon/
2.
America Faces a Power Disconnection Crisis amid Rising
Heat: In 31 States, Utilities Can Shut Off Electricity for Nonpayment in a Heat
Wave (KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA)
3.
Can WA State Utilities Turn Off Your Electricity
in a Heat Wave? New Law Says They Can’t
https://www.theolympian.com/news/weather-news/article277028218.html
4.
California Utility Pays $22 Million to Settle
Federal Claims Over 2016 Wildfire (Associated Press)
5.
Not All of California’s Electricity Prices Are
High (Energy Institute at HAAS)
https://energyathaas.wordpress.com/2023/07/10/not-all-of-californias-electricity-prices-are-high/
6.
PacifiCorp Begins Feasibility Study on Reservoir
Projects in Southern Idaho, Northern Utah (Energy Central)
7.
Bonneville Power Administration Volunteers Aid Typhoon
Mawar Restoration Efforts in Guam (Bonneville Power Administration)
8.
EEI, IBEW and NECA observe National Lineworkers
Appreciation Day (Daily Energy Insider)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
9.
Big Batteries by a School? Project Stirs
Concerns as WA Seeks Clean Energy (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
10.
The Largest Wind Farm in the Country Could Be
Built in Idaho — But Not Without Controversy (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT)
https://www.deseret.com/2023/7/9/23747139/lava-ridge-public-lands-renewable-energy-climate-crisis
11.
Wyoming: As the Demand for Coal Wanes, Carbon
County Sets Its Sights on a Renewable Energy Project (Wyoming Public Media)
12.
Spinach & Sheep Are Showing Us That Solar
Farms Aren’t Solely for Green Energy (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
13.
Solar Development Maps: Where Is There Less
Conflict? (Northwest News Network)
https://www.nwnewsnetwork.org/2023-07-07/solar-development-maps-where-is-there-less-conflict
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
14.
WA State: Franklin PUD Provides Tips for Saving
Energy During Heat Wave (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
https://keprtv.com/news/local/franklin-pud-provides-tips-for-saving-energy-during-heat-wave
15.
Energy Adviser: Utilities Band Together for
Efficiency (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/jul/08/energy-adviser-utilities-band-together-for-efficiency/
FISH &
WILDLIFE
16.
UW Study: Marine Heat Waves Can Endanger Healthy
Seabird Populations (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
17.
Sockeye Salmon Limits Raised in Hanford Reach Area
(KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)
18.
Why Are We Still Mismanaging Beavers in the
Pacific Northwest? (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/jul/10/why-are-we-still-mismanaging-beavers-in-the-northwest/
19.
Asian Clams’ Spread in Columbia River Warns of Worse
Invaders (Science Daily)
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230706124606.htm
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
20.
Hundreds in Seoul Protest Japan’s Plans to Release
Treated Wastewater from Fukushima Nuclear Plant (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/seoul-fukushima-wastewater-plant-release-protest-1.6901118?cmp=rss
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
21.
Statewide Drought Advisory Issued for Washington.
Here’s What That Means (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
22.
Pacific NW Drinking Water Concerns Could Get
Worse as the Climate Changes (KUOW News, Seattle, WA)
https://www.kuow.org/stories/nw-drinking-water-concerns-could-get-worse-as-the-climate-changes
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
23.
Washington State Senator Calls for Cap-And-Trade
Changes (Capital Press)
24.
An Iowa Meteorologist Started Talking About
Climate Change on Newscasts. Then Came the Harassment (Associated Press)
https://news.yahoo.com/harassment-tv-meteorologists-reflects-broader-050521800.html
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
25.
WA State: CenturyLink Fined Nearly $1 Million for
Disconnecting Service During Pandemic (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
https://mynorthwest.com/3906716/centurylink-fined-923000-for-disconnecting-service-during-pandemic/
26.
Utah: Bountiful Plan to Build City-Owned Fiber
Optic Network Due This Fall (KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City, UT)
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
27.
When Power Is Cheap, Crypto Moves In. The Fallout
in Rural WA Is Complex (KUOW News, Seattle, WA)
https://www.kuow.org/stories/small-town-surge-rural-washington
28.
Microsoft Data Center Partners with Wholesale
Energy Firm for Renewable Resources (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall Advisory)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
29.
Why the Electric Vehicle Boom Could Put a Major
Strain on the U.S. Power Grid (CNBC)
30.
‘It’s What Listeners Like’: AM Radio Purveyors on
the Palouse Hope Automakers Heed Call to Keep Their Medium Alive (Spokesman-Review,
Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/jul/09/its-what-listeners-like-am-radio-purveyors-on-the-/
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
31.
Twitter Traffic Is ‘Tanking’ as Meta’s Threads Hits
100 Million Users (CNBC)
32.
Twitter Threatens Legal Action Against Meta Over
Its New Rival App Threads (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
33.
Canadian News Is Starting to Vanish from Instagram.
Google Is Next. Here’s How to Find CBC as That Happens (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/editorsblog/cbc-online-news-act-1.6897060
MANAGEMENT &
GOVERNANCE
34.
Hot Trend: States Banning Utilities from Charging
You for Their Lobbying (Canary Media)
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
35.
37 Million Americans on Alert for Dangerous Heat
(Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/37-million-americans-alert-dangerous-143800556.html?.tsrc=1013
36.
Fire Season on Track to Match ‘Some of the Most
Devastating Wildfire Years’ in Washington (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
37.
Being Frank: Tell the Truth, Trust the Science
About Orca Recovery (Northwest Treaty Tribes)
https://nwtreatytribes.org/being-frank-tell-the-truth-trust-the-science-about-orca-recovery/
38.
Editorial: WA State Council in Charge of Tri-Cities
Wind Project Responds to Legislators’ Concerns (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article276827916.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
A Solar Storm on Thursday Is Expected to Make the Northern
Lights Visible in 17 States
https://apnews.com/article/auroras-northern-lights-solar-storm-58f8d99d746bed1c656170a4a38d6362
Danish Artist to Troll Northwest with Giant Public
Sculptures, Backed in Part by Allen Foundation
Checked Out 119 Years Ago, This Overdue Volume May Be One for
the Record Books
‘My Poor Chicken’: Manitoba Hen’s ‘Ginormous’ Egg Weighs
More Than Twice as Much as Average
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/hen-lays-giant-egg-1.6900653
SONG OF THE DAY
Ferde Grofe – Grand Canyon Suite – Cloudburst
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXsReLbCr28
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