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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Energy Transition: Inslee Signs Natural Gas Bill into Law –
Critics Say It Comes at Expense of Customers (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Aging Hoover Dam May Get $45 Million for Maintenance (Las
Vegas Review-Journal, NV)
Pacific Northwest Power Utilities Say Region Needs to Prep
for Extreme Cold (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
AT&T Says a Data Breach Leaked Millions of Customers’
Information Online. Were You Affected? (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/att-data-breach-was-i-affected-f0dda2b1d266a6068ffc607afd94b779
Oregon State University Research Finds a New Way to Measure
the Water Held in Snow (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See
Stories Below)
1.
Aging Hoover Dam May Get $45 Million for
Maintenance
2.
Pacific Northwest Power Utilities Say Region
Needs to Prep for Extreme Cold
3.
Consumer Advocacy Group Looks to Change How
Utilities’ Rates Are Regulated in Oregon
4.
California Regulator Takes Income-Based Electric
Bills Off the Table
5.
Oregon: New 180-Mile, 500-Kilovolt Pacific Power
Transmission Line Presented to Deschutes County Commissioners
6.
The United States Was the World’s Largest
Liquefied Natural Gas Exporter in 2023
7.
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (WA) Leads Celebration
at Rocky Reach Dam
8.
Washington: Seattle Company Proposes New Solar
Farm Near Tri-Cities
9.
Montana: Flathead Electric Cooperative announces
Community Solar III Project in Whitefish
10.
PNNL Scientists Are Working to Advance the
Future of Offshore Floating Wind Farms
11.
Chart: Which States Support Community-Led Clean
Energy the Most?
12.
Alaska Cannot Override Federal Subsistence
Fishing Regulations, Judge Rules
13.
West Coast Whale Population Recovers 5 Years
After Hundreds Washed Up Ashore
14.
Smelt in the Columbia River Signals Spring
15.
Salmon in the Classroom Introduces Students to
Fish Life Cycles
16.
Oregon State University Research Finds a New Way
to Measure the Water Held in Snow
17.
Washington: Carnation Leaders Plan to Sue
Seattle Public Utilities After Latest False Alarm
18.
California: Researchers Stunned After Ancient
Lake Returns After Vanishing 130 Years Ago
19.
Governor Inslee Moves Washington a Step Closer
to Linking Its Carbon Market to California-Quebec
20.
Oregon Prepares to Reboot an Effort to Cut
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
21.
Did My Plant Hardiness Zone Change? Check Oregon
and Washington Addresses in the Updated USDA Map
22.
AT&T Says a Data Breach Leaked Millions of
Customers’ Information Online. Were You Affected?
23.
Would-Be Tesla Buyers Snub Company as Musk’s
Reputation Dips
24.
More Than 20% of New Cars Purchased in
Washington State Are Electric
25.
‘Grave Step Backwards’: Meta Shuts Monitoring
Tool in Election Year
26.
Washington’s Largest Newspaper Publisher Sold to
Out-Of-State Investors Following Financial Hardship
27.
Gmail Revolutionized Email 20 Years Ago. People
Thought It Was Google’s April Fools’ Day Joke
28.
Washington: Grant County Economic Development
Council Receives $200,000 for Carbon-Transformation Project
29.
Energy Transition: Inslee Signs Natural Gas Bill
into Law – Critics Say It Comes at Expense of Customers
30.
WA Senator Maria Cantwell Calls for Potatoes to
Remain Classified as Vegetables
31.
Editorial: The Coming Electricity Crisis
32.
Guest Essay: Camilo Amezquita & Roger Gray –
Natural Gas Plays Important Role in Region’s Energy Infrastructure
33.
Guest Essay: Roll On, Columbia – How to Meet
WA’s Complex Power, Conservation Needs
34.
Guest Essay: Washington Gov. Inslee Should Have
Vetoed Natural Gas Bill
WORD OF THE DAY
Expiate /ECK-spee-ayt/ Verb – To atone or make amends for something, such as a sin or offense.
A guilty conscience
Atoned by one’s repentance
Expatiate your sins
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Aging Hoover Dam May Get $45 Million for Maintenance
(Las Vegas Review-Journal, NV)
2.
Pacific Northwest Power Utilities Say Region
Needs to Prep for Extreme Cold (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
3.
Consumer Advocacy Group Looks to Change How
Utilities’ Rates Are Regulated in Oregon (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)
4.
California Regulator Takes Income-Based Electric
Bills Off the Table (Canary Media)
5.
Oregon: New 180-Mile, 500-Kilovolt Pacific Power
Transmission Line Presented to Deschutes County Commissioners (KTVZ-TV, Bend,
OR)
6.
The United States Was the World’s Largest
Liquefied Natural Gas Exporter in 2023 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61683
7.
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (WA) Leads Celebration at
Rocky Reach Dam (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
https://kpq.com/sen-maria-cantwell-leads-celebration-at-rocky-reach-dam/
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
8.
Washington: Seattle Company Proposes New Solar
Farm Near Tri-Cities (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/mar/29/seattle-company-proposes-new-solar-farm-near-tri-cities/
9.
Montana: Flathead Electric Cooperative announces
Community Solar III Project in Whitefish (KPAX-TV, Missoula, MT)
10.
PNNL Scientists Are Working to Advance the Future
of Offshore Floating Wind Farms (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/pacific-northwest-national-lab/article287187945.html
11.
Chart: Which States Support Community-Led Clean
Energy the Most? (Canary Media)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
12.
Alaska Cannot Override Federal Subsistence
Fishing Regulations, Judge Rules (Courthouse News Service)
13.
West Coast Whale Population Recovers 5 Years After
Hundreds Washed Up Ashore (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/pacific-gray-whales-sings-of-recovery-f2b0bc5bda16fcdae3b6d9df22861d67
14.
Smelt in the Columbia River Signals Spring (Street
Roots, OR)
https://www.streetroots.org/news/2024/03/27/smelt-columbia-river-signals-spring
15.
Salmon in the Classroom Introduces Students to
Fish Life Cycles (Quad City Herald, Wenatchee, WA)
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
16.
Oregon State University Research Finds a New Way
to Measure the Water Held in Snow (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
17.
Washington: Carnation Leaders Plan to Sue Seattle
Public Utilities After Latest False Alarm (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
18.
California: Researchers Stunned After Ancient
Lake Returns After Vanishing 130 Years Ago (Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/researchers-stunned-ancient-lake-returns-000000948.html
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
19.
Governor Inslee Moves Washington a Step Closer to
Linking Its Carbon Market to California-Quebec (The Center Square)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_d27cba60-ee11-11ee-9452-c7260579d5db.html
20.
Oregon Prepares to Reboot an Effort to Cut
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
21.
Did My Plant Hardiness Zone Change? Check Oregon
and Washington Addresses in the Updated USDA Map (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
22.
AT&T Says a Data Breach Leaked Millions of
Customers’ Information Online. Were You Affected? (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/att-data-breach-was-i-affected-f0dda2b1d266a6068ffc607afd94b779
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
23.
Would-Be Tesla Buyers Snub Company as Musk’s Reputation
Dips (Reuters)
24.
More Than 20% of New Cars Purchased in Washington
State Are Electric (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
https://www.kuow.org/stories/electric-vehicles-keep-charging-ahead-in-washington
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
25.
‘Grave Step Backwards’: Meta Shuts Monitoring
Tool in Election Year (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/grave-step-backwards-meta-shuts-monitoring-tool-in-election-year/
26.
Washington’s Largest Newspaper Publisher Sold to
Out-Of-State Investors Following Financial Hardship (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
27.
Gmail Revolutionized Email 20 Years Ago. People Thought
It Was Google’s April Fools’ Day Joke (Associated Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN
POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
28.
Washington: Grant County Economic Development
Council Receives $200,000 for Carbon-Transformation Project (North Central
Washington Life, East Wenatchee, WA)
MANAGEMENT &
GOVERNANCE
29.
Energy Transition: Inslee Signs Natural Gas Bill
into Law – Critics Say It Comes at Expense of Customers (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle,
WA)
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
30.
WA Senator Maria Cantwell Calls for Potatoes to Remain
Classified as Vegetables (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
31.
Editorial: The Coming Electricity Crisis (MSN/Wall
Street Journal)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/opinion-the-coming-electricity-crisis/ar-BB1kIiEW
32.
Guest Essay: Camilo Amezquita & Roger Gray –
Natural Gas Plays Important Role in Region’s Energy Infrastructure (Spokesman-Review,
Spokane, WA - Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/mar/29/camilo-amezquita-and-roger-gray-natural-gas-plays-/
33.
Guest Essay: Roll On, Columbia – How to Meet WA’s
Complex Power, Conservation Needs (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
34.
Guest Essay: Washington Gov. Inslee Should Have
Vetoed Natural Gas Bill (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/gov-inslee-should-have-vetoed-natural-gas-bill/
ALLIGATORS IN THE
SEWER – DIVERSIONS
A Talking Crow Went Viral After Befriending an Oregon Elementary
School. Then He Went Missing
Baby Hedgehog Rescued by ‘Well-Meaning’ Woman Turns Out to
Be a Pom-Pom
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/baby-hedgehog-rescued-well-meaning-132902373.html
NCAA Says a 3-Point Line Was Drawn Nine Inches Short at Portland
Women’s Regional by Court Supplier
https://apnews.com/article/ncaa-portland-3point-line-d78742b29b8a48fa3f6b5de7899c7844
Infamous Wooden Plank from ‘Titanic’ Movie Sold for Over
$700,000
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/03/28/Heritage-Auctions-Titanic-wooden-door/2601711646493/
SONG OF THE DAY
James Horner – Hymn to the Sea (Titanic Soundtrack)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyN_bPRBI4c
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