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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
WA State’s Deadline for No More Fossil Fuel Impossible If
Snake River Dams Breached, Study Says (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article263167838.html
California Passes Legislation to Avoid Blackouts, Create
‘Insurance Policy’ for the Grid (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-legislation-newsom-reliability-reserve-fund/626441/
High Court Ruling Curbing EPA Could Have Impact on Pacific
NW Water Rights, Tribes, Expert Says (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)
Public Comment Period Open for Largest Proposed Energy
Storage Project in Washington State (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
Boaters, Sightseers Told to Keep Distance from Southern
Resident Orcas Deemed ‘Vulnerable’ (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
WA State’s Deadline for No More Fossil Fuel
Impossible If Snake River Dams Breached, Study Says
2.
California Passes Legislation to Avoid
Blackouts, Create ‘Insurance Policy’ for the Grid
3.
Nuclear Power Gets New Push in U.S., Winning
Converts
4.
European Union Lawmakers Back Gas, Nuclear
Energy as Sustainable
5.
Global Nuclear Power Capacity Needs to Double by
2050 – IEA
6.
DOE Seeks Input on How to Divide $630 Million in
Infrastructure Law Hydropower Funding
7.
Idaho Power files Customer Generation Study
8.
Supreme Court Ruling Not a Clear Win for Wyoming
Coal
9.
Colorado: Xcel Energy Asks Boulder County
District Court Judge to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Marshall Fire Origin
10.
Washington Had States’ Fifth-Highest Number of
Power Outages Last Year
11.
The 25th Annual Mid–C Seminar Set to Happen in
Wenatchee, WA, from July 12-13, 2022
12.
Guest Essay: Kirk Hudson, Rich Wallen & Gary
Ivory, PUD General Managers: To Protect the Grid & Meet Climate Goals, We
Need the Lower Snake River Dams
13.
Editorial: Waiting Could Force Bad Choice on
Dams, Salmon
14.
Commentary: Supreme Court Wages War on Public
Sector Expertise
15.
Public Comment Period Open for Largest Proposed
Energy Storage Project in Washington State
16.
WA State: Pumped Storage Project Gets Strong
Support
17.
‘Gold Mine’: Southeastern Montana Wind Farm
Poised to Become Montana’s Largest
18.
WA State: Grant County PUD Looking at Solar,
Wind with Rising Power Demand
19.
WA State: Yakima Valley Solar Farm Decisions
Could Happen by End of July
20.
Why Google Weighed in on a Contentious Oregon
Offshore Wind Issue
21.
WA State: Cow Pie Power! Monroe Manure-to-Energy
Project Expands
22.
EIA Releases State-Level Household Energy
Characteristics Data from the Residential Energy Consumption Survey
23.
Heat Pumps Can Help Save the Planet. But Can
They Save You Money?
24.
Boaters, Sightseers Told to Keep Distance from
Southern Resident Orcas Deemed ‘Vulnerable’
25.
Salmon Are Still Migrating Through Seattle — But
They’re in Trucks
26.
WA State, British Columbia Leaders Weigh Closing
Controversial Salmon Farms
27.
NOAA Issues New Preferred Alternative for Native
American Makah Whale Hunt
28.
Canada: Micro Fish Hatcheries Built in Shipping
Containers Help Salmon Recover
29.
Seattle City Light Contributes $4.5 Million to
Preserving Skagit Valley Headwater
30.
High Court Ruling Curbing EPA Could Have Impact
on Pacific NW Water Rights, Tribes, Expert Says
31.
In Light of EPA Court Ruling, New Focus on
States’ Power
32.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch Wanted
Climate Ruling to Hobble Congress
33.
States Must Ease Zoning, Permit Regulations for
Broadband Buildouts
34.
Using Electric Utility Easements for Broadband
35.
Telecom Monopolies Are Poised to Waste the U.S.’
Massive New Investment in High-Speed Broadband
36.
U.S. Newspapers Continuing to Die at Rate of 2
Each Week
37.
Extreme Solar Activities Are Causing Satellites
to Fall Off Their Orbits
38. More Companies Are Trying Out the Four-Day Workweek. It Might Not Be for Everyone
WORD OF THE DAY
Prolix \proh-LICKS\ Adjective – 1: unduly prolonged or drawn out: too long *2: marked by or using an excess of words.
Like King Canute commanding the tides to stop surging to the shore, the moderator knew that his admonition to the speaker about brevity was a fruitless effort to stem an expected torrent of prolix prose. “What more can be said about the importance of mineral oil to the health of baby bottoms?” droned the loquacious after-dinner speaker. “What more indeed,” murmured his wife, who surreptitiously glanced at her watch after two hours of oratorical obfuscation…..
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
WA State’s Deadline for No More Fossil Fuel
Impossible If Snake River Dams Breached, Study Says (Tri-City Herald, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article263167838.html
2.
California Passes Legislation to Avoid
Blackouts, Create ‘Insurance Policy’ for the Grid (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-legislation-newsom-reliability-reserve-fund/626441/
3.
Nuclear Power Gets New Push in U.S., Winning
Converts (NY Times – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/05/business/energy-environment/nuclear-energy-politics.html
4.
European Union Lawmakers Back Gas, Nuclear
Energy as Sustainable (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/eu-lawmakers-back-gas-nuclear-energy-as-sustainable/
5.
Global Nuclear Power Capacity Needs to Double by
2050 – IEA (Reuters)
6.
DOE Seeks Input on How to Divide $630 Million in
Infrastructure Law Hydropower Funding (Utility Dive)
7.
Idaho Power files Customer Generation Study (KIFI-TV,
Idaho Falls, ID)
https://localnews8.com/news/idaho/2022/07/03/idaho-power-files-customer-generation-study/
8.
Supreme Court Ruling Not a Clear Win for Wyoming
Coal (WyoFile)
https://wyofile.com/supreme-court-ruling-not-a-clear-win-for-wyoming-coal/
9.
Colorado: Xcel Energy Asks Boulder County
District Court Judge to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Marshall Fire Origin (CBS News)
10.
Washington Had States’ Fifth-Highest Number of
Power Outages Last Year (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
11.
The 25th Annual Mid–C Seminar Set to Happen in
Wenatchee, WA, from July 12-13, 2022 (NewsWires)
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
12.
Guest Essay: Kirk Hudson, Rich Wallen & Gary
Ivory, PUD General Managers: To Protect the Grid & Meet Climate Goals, We
Need the Lower Snake River Dams (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall Advisory)
13.
Editorial: Waiting Could Force Bad Choice on
Dams, Salmon (Everett Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/editorial-waiting-could-force-bad-choice-on-dams-salmon/
14.
Commentary: Supreme Court Wages War on Public
Sector Expertise (Bloomberg News)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
15.
Public Comment Period Open for Largest Proposed
Energy Storage Project in Washington State (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
16.
WA State: Pumped Storage Project Gets Strong
Support (The Goldendale Sentinel, WA)
17.
‘Gold Mine’: Southeastern Montana Wind Farm
Poised to Become Montana’s Largest (KTVQ-TV, Billings, MT)
18.
WA State: Grant County PUD Looking at Solar,
Wind with Rising Power Demand (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
https://kpq.com/grant-county-pud-looking-at-solar-wind-with-rising-power-demand/
19.
WA State: Yakima Valley Solar Farm Decisions
Could Happen by End of July (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall Advisory)
20.
Why Google Weighed in on a Contentious Oregon Offshore
Wind Issue (Portland Business Journal, OR – Paywall Advisor)
21.
WA State: Cow Pie Power! Monroe Manure-to-Energy
Project Expands (Everett Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.heraldnet.com/business/cow-pie-power-monroe-manure-to-energy-project-expands/
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
22.
EIA Releases State-Level Household Energy
Characteristics Data from the Residential Energy Consumption Survey (U.S. Energy
Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/pressroom/releases/press510.php
23.
Heat Pumps Can Help Save the Planet. But Can
They Save You Money? (Grist Online)
https://grist.org/climate-energy/heat-pumps-can-help-save-the-planet-but-can-they-save-you-money/
FISH &
WILDLIFE
24.
Boaters, Sightseers Told to Keep Distance from Southern
Resident Orcas Deemed ‘Vulnerable’ (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
25.
Salmon Are Still Migrating Through Seattle — But
They’re in Trucks (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
26.
WA State, British Columbia Leaders Weigh Closing
Controversial Salmon Farms (Crosscut Seattle)
https://crosscut.com/environment/2022/07/wa-bc-leaders-weigh-closing-controversial-salmon-farms
27.
NOAA Issues New Preferred Alternative for Native
American Makah Whale Hunt (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
28.
Canada: Micro Fish Hatcheries Built in Shipping
Containers Help Salmon Recover (Globe & Mail)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-fish-hatchery-shipping-container/
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
29.
Seattle City Light Contributes $4.5 Million to Preserving
Skagit Valley Headwater (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
30.
High Court Ruling Curbing EPA Could Have Impact on
Pacific NW Water Rights, Tribes, Expert Says (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
31.
In Light of EPA Court Ruling, New Focus on States’
Power (Associated Press)
32.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch Wanted
Climate Ruling to Hobble Congress (E&E News)
https://www.eenews.net/articles/gorsuch-wanted-climate-ruling-to-hobble-congress/?utm_medium=email
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
33.
States Must Ease Zoning, Permit Regulations for
Broadband Buildouts (Broadband Breakfast)
34.
Using Electric Utility Easements for Broadband
(National Law Review)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/using-electric-utility-easements-broadband
35.
Telecom Monopolies Are Poised to Waste the U.S.’
Massive New Investment in High-Speed Broadband (The Daily Dot)
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/broadband-telecom-monopolies-covid-subsidies/
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
36.
U.S. Newspapers Continuing to Die at Rate of 2
Each Week (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/journalism-united-states-39ef84c1131267233768bbb4dcaa181b
BARREL O’ GREEN
POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
37.
Extreme Solar Activities Are Causing Satellites to
Fall Off Their Orbits (Interesting Engineering)
https://interestingengineering.com/extreme-solar-activities-satellites-fall-off-orbits
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
38.
More Companies Are Trying Out the Four-Day
Workweek. It Might Not Be for Everyone (National Public Radio)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Stinky Seaweed Threatens Mexico’s Post-Pandemic Tourism Boom
Frank Lloyd Wright Designed the Guggenheim Museum -- And
This 12-Year-Old Boy’s Dog House
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/frank-lloyd-wright-dog-house-trnd/index.html
Peanut Brittle from the Davenport Is Part of What Makes ‘Piecing
Together America’
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/jun/29/peanut-brittle-from-the-davenport-is-part-of-what-/
Decades Ago, a Spokane Man Briefly Needed a Place to Stay in
San Francisco. He Wound Up with a Priceless Ming Dynasty Vase
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/jun/24/decades-ago-a-spokane-man-briefly-needed-a-place-t/
SONG OF THE DAY
Buddy Jones - I’m in the Doghouse Now
