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The Energy News Digest for April 24, 2024

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

California Grid Will Require Major Upgrade to Meet Electric Vehicle Demands: Study (The Hill, Washington, DC)

https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/4615380-california-grid-electric-vehicles-upgrade-required-study/

Debate Over the Lower Snake River Dams This Week in Pasco (KONA Radio, Tri-Cities, WA)

https://610kona.com/debate-over-the-lower-snake-river-dams-this-week-in-pasco/

Electric & Hybrid Car Sales to Rise to New Global Record in 2024 (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/23/electric-and-hybrid-car-sales-to-rise-to-new-global-record-in-2024

TikTok Ban: What Happens Next After U.S. Senate Passed the Bill? (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-happens-now-that-us-tiktok-bill-has-been-passed-2024-04-24/

New Tools from NOAA & CDC Show People Their Risk from Heat as Another Hot Summer Looms (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tools-noaa-cdc-show-people-201437394.html

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1. California Grid Will Require Major Upgrade to Meet Electric Vehicle Demands: Study

2. Debate Over the Lower Snake River Dams This Week in Pasco

3. WA State: Elma Gas Plant Property Value Drops By $52 Million

4. Lawmakers To Consider Tax Scheme to Benefit Wyoming Electric Ratepayers

5. U.S. Seeing Rise in Climate-Related Power Outages, Report Says

6. U.S. Natural Gas Consumption Set Annual & Monthly Records During 2023

7. Arizona Public Service, Others Plan 1-Year Delay in Fines for Western Resource Adequacy Program Capacity Shortfalls

8. Colombia Rolls Out New Incentives to Cut Electricity Consumption as Dry Weather Persists

9. Supply Chains Impact Power Transmission Systems

10. Along Those Lines: ‘In the Blink of an Eye’—Devastating Incident Becomes Teaching Tool

11. California: Chumash Tribal Council, Offshore Wind Companies Reach Deal Intended to Advance New Marine Sanctuary (KCLU Radio, Thousand Oaks, CA)

12. Biden Administration Is Announcing Plans for Up to 12 Lease Sales for Offshore Wind Energy

13. Solar Manufacturers Petition U.S. to Impose Tariffs on Imports from Four Southeast Asian Nations

14. Wind, Wave, Tidal Resources Could Help Alaska Meet Future Energy Needs

15. Chart: The U.S. Clean Energy Backlog Is Getting Bigger & Bigger

16. In the News: Protecting Pollinators Sends a Message

17. ‘Saber-Toothed Salmon’ Was More of a Water Warthog, Study Finds

18. Federal Funds Are Helping Oregon Address Barriers to Internet Access

19. Video: Montana Hopeful to Expand Internet, Broadband Access with New State Partner

20. Electric & Hybrid Car Sales to Rise to New Global Record in 2024

21. WA Launches $45 Million Program to Make Electric Vehicles More Affordable

22. Fisker May Seek Bankruptcy Protection in 30 Days If Unable to Meet Debt Obligations

23. Tesla Driver Hit & Killed Motorcyclist in Snohomish County While Using Autopilot

24. TikTok Ban: What Happens Next After U.S. Senate Passed the Bill?

25. New Tools from NOAA & CDC Show People Their Risk from Heat as Another Hot Summer Looms

26. Guest Essay: Group Won’t Stop with the Lower Snake River Dams

27. Guest Essay: Ignoring Risks – A Hydropower Industry Wakeup Call

Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition

“No Fighting in the War Room”

Zero-Sum \ZEER-oh-SUM\ Adjective – Of, relating to, or being a situation (such as a game or relationship) in which a gain for one side entails a corresponding loss for the other side.

The nuke deterrent

It’s mutual destruction

A zero-sum game

Energy & Utility Issues

1. California Grid Will Require Major Upgrade to Meet Electric Vehicle Demands: Study (The Hill, Washington, DC)

https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/4615380-california-grid-electric-vehicles-upgrade-required-study/

2. Debate Over the Lower Snake River Dams This Week in Pasco (KONA Radio, Tri-Cities, WA)

https://610kona.com/debate-over-the-lower-snake-river-dams-this-week-in-pasco/

3. WA State: Elma Gas Plant Property Value Drops By $52 Million (Aberdeen Daily News, WA)

https://www.thedailyworld.com/news/elma-gas-plant-property-value-drops-by-52m/

4. Lawmakers To Consider Tax Scheme to Benefit Wyoming Electric Ratepayers (WyoFile)

https://wyofile.com/lawmakers-to-consider-tax-scheme-to-benefit-wyoming-electric-ratepayers/?utm_medium=email

5. U.S. Seeing Rise in Climate-Related Power Outages, Report Says (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/24/climate-related-power-outages-surging-in-the-us

6. U.S. Natural Gas Consumption Set Annual & Monthly Records During 2023 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61923

7. Arizona Public Service, Others Plan 1-Year Delay in Fines for Western Resource Adequacy Program Capacity Shortfalls (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pacificorp-western-resource-adequacy-program-wrap-delay/713944/?utm_medium=email

8. Colombia Rolls Out New Incentives to Cut Electricity Consumption as Dry Weather Persists (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/colombia-electricity-crisis-drought-453a15f8227353d67622e2d2b3fe4ac7

9. Supply Chains Impact Power Transmission Systems (Western Area Power Administration)

https://www.wapa.gov/supply-chains/

10. Along Those Lines: ‘In the Blink of an Eye’—Devastating Incident Becomes Teaching Tool (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)

https://www.electric.coop/along-those-lines-lineworker-safety-branden-bauer

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

11. California: Chumash Tribal Council, Offshore Wind Companies Reach Deal Intended to Advance New Marine Sanctuary (KCLU Radio, Thousand Oaks, CA)

https://www.kclu.org/2024-04-23/chumash-tribal-council-offshore-wind-companies-reach-deal-intended-to-advance-new-marine-sanctuary

12. Biden Administration Is Announcing Plans for Up to 12 Lease Sales for Offshore Wind Energy (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/offshore-wind-energy-deb-haaland-34a91a39d3ceefbb0e65c66becd4fc74?utm_medium=email

13. Solar Manufacturers Petition U.S. to Impose Tariffs on Imports from Four Southeast Asian Nations (CNBC)

https://www.msn.com/en-my/money/companies/solar-manufacturers-petition-u-s-to-impose-tariffs-on-imports-from-four-southeast-asian-nations/ar-AA1nAoNf

14. Wind, Wave, Tidal Resources Could Help Alaska Meet Future Energy Needs (Hydro Review)

https://www.hydroreview.com/hydro-industry-news/oceantidalstream-power/wind-wave-tidal-resources-could-help-alaska-meet-future-energy-needs/

15. Chart: The U.S. Clean Energy Backlog Is Getting Bigger & Bigger (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/transmission/chart-the-us-clean-energy-backlog-is-getting-bigger-and-bigger

Fish & Wildlife

16. In the News: Protecting Pollinators Sends a Message (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20240422-in-the-news-protecting-pollinators-sends-a-message

17. ‘Saber-Toothed Salmon’ Was More of a Water Warthog, Study Finds (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/saber-toothed-salmon-was-more-of-a-water-warthog-study-finds/

London Calling –Telecommunications

18. Federal Funds Are Helping Oregon Address Barriers to Internet Access (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

https://ktvz.com/news/oregon-northwest/2024/04/24/federal-funds-are-helping-oregon-address-barriers-to-internet-access/

19. Video: Montana Hopeful to Expand Internet, Broadband Access with New State Partner (Newspress Now, MT)

https://www.newspressnow.com/multimedia/national_video/montana-hopeful-to-expand-internet-broadband-access-with-new-state-partner/video_8002801d-2378-59c3-9011-7384b2b720ad.html

I Sing the Car Electric

20. Electric & Hybrid Car Sales to Rise to New Global Record in 2024 (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/23/electric-and-hybrid-car-sales-to-rise-to-new-global-record-in-2024

21. WA Launches $45 Million Program to Make Electric Vehicles More Affordable (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/wa-launches-45m-program-evs-001754097.html

22. Fisker May Seek Bankruptcy Protection in 30 Days If Unable to Meet Debt Obligations (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/fisker-may-seek-bankruptcy-protection-30-days-if-unable-meet-debt-obligations-2024-04-23/

23. Tesla Driver Hit & Killed Motorcyclist in Snohomish County While Using Autopilot (AOL News)

https://www.aol.com/news/tesla-driver-hit-killed-motorcyclist-010100023.html

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

24. TikTok Ban: What Happens Next After U.S. Senate Passed the Bill? (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-happens-now-that-us-tiktok-bill-has-been-passed-2024-04-24/

Other Things to Know About Today

25. New Tools from NOAA & CDC Show People Their Risk from Heat as Another Hot Summer Looms (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tools-noaa-cdc-show-people-201437394.html

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

26. Guest Essay: Group Won’t Stop with the Lower Snake River Dams (Lewiston Morning Tribune, ID – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.lmtribune.com/opinion/opinion-group-won-t-stop-with-the-lower-snake-river-dams/article_45a5d5ce-9185-591e-8c87-d1557190b613.html

27. Guest Essay: Ignoring Risks – A Hydropower Industry Wakeup Call (Water Power Magazine)

https://content.yudu.com/web/442ay/0A444q7/WPD0424-Pros/html/index.html?page=12&origin=reader

Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions

Taters for the Taking: Droves Flock to the Mound of Free Potatoes Ditched by the Hutterites

https://www.spokesman.com/galleries/2024/apr/23/taters-for-the-taking-droves-flock-to-the-mound-of/

John Lennon’s Lost 1960s Acoustic Guitar to Go Up for Auction

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/john-lennons-lost-1960s-acoustic-guitar-go-up-auction-2024-04-23/

Sahara Dust Cloud Transforms Athens into Eerie Martian Landscape

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sahara-dust-cloud-transforms-athens-223642529.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

Well, Hello, Voyager 1! The Venerable Spacecraft Is Once Again Making Sense

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/04/23/well-hello-voyager-1-the-venerable-spacecraft-is-once-again-making-sense/

Song of the Day

Kansas – Dust in the Wind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVokojoF_lY

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

WA State: Tri-Cities Wind Turbine Farm Proposal Halved for Endangered Hawks (Crosscut Seattle)

https://crosscut.com/briefs/2024/04/tri-cities-wind-turbine-farm-proposal-halved-endangered-hawks

California Power Companies, Agencies Apply for $2 Billion Federal Grant for Grid Upgrades (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/california-power-companies-agencies-apply-2-bln-federal-grant-grid-upgrades-2024-04-18/

Climate Change Supercharged a Heat Dome, Intensifying 2021 Fire Season, Study Finds (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-04-22/climate-change-heat-dome-study

Hatchery Dispute: Lawsuit Filed to Protect Wild Salmon in Columbia River (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/lawsuit-filed-to-protect-wild-salmon-in-columbia-river/ar-AA1ngCl9

Tesla Plans to Lay Off 10% of Workforce after Dismal Quarterly Sales, Multiple News Outlets Report (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/tesla-layoff-workforce-sales-decline-ee35abc216b5aeb222068500b916ef14

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1. California Power Companies, Agencies Apply for $2 Billion Federal Grant for Grid Upgrades

2. Despite Petitions, Federal Regulators Approve Construction on Expanded Northwest Gas Pipeline

3. WA State’s New Law Involving Puget Sound Energy Aspires to Set a Course for the Future

4. Increases in U.S. Residential Electricity Bills in 2023 Were Outpaced by Inflation

5. EIA Sees Hydropower Generation Increasing by 6% in 2024

6. California Legislators Prepare to Vote on a Crackdown on Utility Spending

7. Public Power Utilities, Others Voice Support for Continued SW Power Pool Market Development

8. New Maui Fire Report Shows Utility Waited Hours to Respond to Broken Power Line

9. San Diego Municipal Power Ballot Initiative Needs Signatures Following City Council Rejection

10. Life without Electricity Is an Ordinary Navajo Nation Struggle. Some Homes Are Finally Getting Power

11. U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez (WA) Introduces Resolution to Declare ‘National Lineman Appreciation Day’

12. WA State: Tri-Cities Wind Turbine Farm Proposal Halved for Endangered Hawks

13. Yakama Nation Objects to Washington Agency’s Recommendation to Approve Wind Farm

14. News Release: Bureau of Land Management Approves Dry Lake East Energy Center Solar Project in Nevada

15. President Biden Marks Earth Day with $7 Billion ‘Solar for All’ Investment Amid Week of Climate Action

16. WA Solar Energy Projects Getting $156 Million in Federal Funds

17. Rooftop Solar Panels Are Flooding California’s Grid – That’s a Problem

18. Solar Panels & Canals: Here’s One Solution to Save Water & Generate Clean Power in Utah

19. Hatchery Dispute: Lawsuit Filed to Protect Wild Salmon in Columbia River

20. Research Shows Curtailing Chinook Salmon Ocean Fishing Promotes Southern Resident Orcas & Wild Chinook Recovery

21. A Federal Program Could Fix Washington’s Salmon-Killing Culverts

22. Climate Change Supercharged a Heat Dome, Intensifying 2021 Fire Season, Study Finds

23. A Washington State Coal Plant Has to Close Next Year. Can Pennsylvania Communities Learn from Centralia’s Transition?

24. Feds Cannot Delay Youth-Led Climate Change Case Longer, Oregon Judge Rules

25. FBI Says Chinese Hackers Preparing to Attack U.S. Infrastructure

26. Meta’s Newest Artificial Intelligence Model Beats Some Peers. But Its Amped-Up AI Agents Are Confusing Facebook Users

27. Tesla Plans to Lay Off 10% of Workforce after Dismal Quarterly Sales, Multiple News Outlets Report

28. Tesla Recalls Cybertruck Due to Accelerator Pedal That Can Stick

29. Washington Sees Record Electric Vehicle Registrations

30. TikTok Braces for US Divest-or-Ban Law — And a Legal Fight

31. Campaign to Defend Washington State’s Climate Law Raises $11 Million, Far Outpacing Opposition

32. Amazon, Microsoft Back Campaign against Initiative That Would Defund Climate Efforts in Washington

33. Inslee Administration: Using Taxpayer Funds to Promote Washington’s Climate Commitment Act Spending Is Appropriate

34. Podcast: Eras of the Electric Sector – Taylor’s Version

35. In the News: Can Hydropower Survive Climate Change?

36. Pathways Initiative Addresses the Key Challenge to a West-Wide Electricity Market

Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition

Sedentary /SED-un-tair-ee/ Adjective – 1: Not migratory: settled 2a: doing or requiring much sitting b: not physically active 3: permanently attached.

Sedentary day

There is not much going on

Time to take a nap

Energy & Utility Issues

1. California Power Companies, Agencies Apply for $2 Billion Federal Grant for Grid Upgrades (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/california-power-companies-agencies-apply-2-bln-federal-grant-grid-upgrades-2024-04-18/

2. Despite Petitions, Federal Regulators Approve Construction on Expanded Northwest Gas Pipeline (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/04/18/despite-petitions-federal-regulators-approve-construction-on-expanded-northwest-gas-pipeline/

3. WA State’s New Law Involving Puget Sound Energy Aspires to Set a Course for the Future (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/states-new-law-involving-pse-aspires-to-set-a-course-for-the-future/

4. Increases in U.S. Residential Electricity Bills in 2023 Were Outpaced by Inflation (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61903

5. EIA Sees Hydropower Generation Increasing by 6% in 2024 (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/eia-sees-hydropower-generation-increasing-6-2024

6. California Legislators Prepare to Vote on a Crackdown on Utility Spending (Associated Press)

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/politics/article/california-legislators-prepare-to-vote-on-a-19416074.php

7. Public Power Utilities, Others Voice Support for Continued SW Power Pool Market Development (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/public-power-utilities-others-voice-support-continued-spp-market-development

8. New Maui Fire Report Shows Utility Waited Hours to Respond to Broken Power Line (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/apr/18/new-maui-fire-report-shows-utility-waited-hours-to/

9. San Diego Municipal Power Ballot Initiative Needs Signatures Following City Council Rejection (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/policy/43457-san-diego-municipal-power-ballot-initiative-needs-signatures-following-city-council-rejection/

10. Life without Electricity Is an Ordinary Navajo Nation Struggle. Some Homes Are Finally Getting Power (Fronteras)

https://fronterasdesk.org/content/1877607/life-without-electricity-ordinary-navajo-nation-struggle-some-homes-are-finally

11. U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez (WA) Introduces Resolution to Declare ‘National Lineman Appreciation Day’ (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/rep-marie-gluesenkamp-perez-introduces-resolution-to-declare-national-lineman-appreciation,338760

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

12. WA State: Tri-Cities Wind Turbine Farm Proposal Halved for Endangered Hawks (Crosscut Seattle)

https://crosscut.com/briefs/2024/04/tri-cities-wind-turbine-farm-proposal-halved-endangered-hawks

13. Yakama Nation Objects to Washington Agency’s Recommendation to Approve Wind Farm (KIMA-TV, Yakima, WA)

https://www.kimatv.com/news/local/yakama-nation-objects-to-washington-agencys-recommendation-to-approve-wind-farm

14. News Release: Bureau of Land Management Approves Dry Lake East Energy Center Solar Project in Nevada (U.S Bureau of Land Management)

https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-approves-dry-lake-east-energy-center-solar-project-nevada

15. President Biden Marks Earth Day with $7 Billion ‘Solar for All’ Investment Amid Week of Climate Action (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/22/biden-earth-day-solar-investment-climate-actions

16. WA Solar Energy Projects Getting $156 Million in Federal Funds (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/wa-solar-energy-projects-getting-156-million-in-federal-funds/

17. Rooftop Solar Panels Are Flooding California’s Grid – That’s a Problem (Washington Post, Paywall Advisory)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/rooftop-solar-panels-are-flooding-california-s-grid-that-s-a-problem/ar-AA1nr34N

18. Solar Panels & Canals: Here’s One Solution to Save Water & Generate Clean Power in Utah (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)

https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/04/16/heres-one-solution-save-water/

Fish & Wildlife

19. Hatchery Dispute: Lawsuit Filed to Protect Wild Salmon in Columbia River (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/lawsuit-filed-to-protect-wild-salmon-in-columbia-river/ar-AA1ngCl9

20. Research Shows Curtailing Chinook Salmon Ocean Fishing Promotes Southern Resident Orcas & Wild Chinook Recovery (The Islands’ Weekly, Eastsound, WA)

https://www.islandsweekly.com/news/research-shows-curtailing-chinook-salmon-ocean-fishing-promotes-southern-resident-orcas-and-wild-chinook-recovery/

21. A Federal Program Could Fix Washington’s Salmon-Killing Culverts (Crosscut Seattle)

https://crosscut.com/environment/2024/04/federal-program-could-fix-washingtons-salmon-killing-culverts

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

22. Climate Change Supercharged a Heat Dome, Intensifying 2021 Fire Season, Study Finds (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-04-22/climate-change-heat-dome-study

23. A Washington State Coal Plant Has to Close Next Year. Can Pennsylvania Communities Learn from Centralia’s Transition? (Inside Climate News)

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17042024/washington-state-coal-plant-closing-can-pennsylvania-learn/

24. Feds Cannot Delay Youth-Led Climate Change Case Longer, Oregon Judge Rules (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-cannot-delay-youth-led-climate-change-case-longer-oregon-judge-rules/

Beam Me Up, Scotty - The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

25. FBI Says Chinese Hackers Preparing to Attack U.S. Infrastructure (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/fbi-says-chinese-hackers-preparing-attack-us-infrastructure-2024-04-18/

26. Meta’s Newest Artificial Intelligence Model Beats Some Peers. But Its Amped-Up AI Agents Are Confusing Facebook Users (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/meta-ai-assistant-llama3-large-language-models-llm-229b386ebfbdc23f0e9245a68f7eb2d0

I Sing the Car Electric

27. Tesla Plans to Lay Off 10% of Workforce after Dismal Quarterly Sales, Multiple News Outlets Report (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/tesla-layoff-workforce-sales-decline-ee35abc216b5aeb222068500b916ef14

28. Tesla Recalls Cybertruck Due to Accelerator Pedal That Can Stick (Cable News Network)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/tesla-recalls-cybertruck-due-to-accelerator-pedal-that-can-stick/ar-AA1nivfV

29. Washington Sees Record Electric Vehicle Registrations (Axios)

https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2024/04/18/washington-record-year-electric-vehicles

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

30. TikTok Braces for US Divest-or-Ban Law — And a Legal Fight (Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-braces-us-divest-ban-001256618.html

Management & Governance

31. Campaign to Defend Washington State’s Climate Law Raises $11 Million, Far Outpacing Opposition (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/campaign-to-defend-washington-state-s-climate-law-raises-11-million-far-outpacing-opposition

32. Amazon, Microsoft Back Campaign against Initiative That Would Defund Climate Efforts in Washington (Geekwire)

https://www.geekwire.com/2024/amazon-and-microsoft-back-effort-to-defeat-initiative-that-would-defund-washington-state-climate-efforts/

33. Inslee Administration: Using Taxpayer Funds to Promote Washington’s Climate Commitment Act Spending Is Appropriate (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_6cdc13ba-fcf6-11ee-8d81-1fe8e160d9a5.html

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

34. Podcast: Eras of the Electric Sector – Taylor’s Version (Public Power Underground)

https://publicpowerunderground.substack.com/p/bonus-eras-of-the-electric-sector

35. In the News: Can Hydropower Survive Climate Change? (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20240418-in-the-news-can-hydro-survive-climate-change

36. Pathways Initiative Addresses the Key Challenge to a West-Wide Electricity Market (NW Energy Coalition)

https://nwenergy.org/featured/pathways-initiative-addresses-the-key-challenge-to-a-west-wide-electricity-market/

Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions

Boeing’s WWII Camouflage Stunt That Fooled the World

https://crosscut.com/podcast/mossback/5/2/podcast-boeings-wwii-camouflage-stunt-fooled-world

Egypt Reclaims 3,400-Year-Old Stolen Statue of King Ramses II

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/egypt-reclaims-3400-year-old-stolen-statue-of-king-ramses-ii/ar-AA1npebQ

Would You Like a Cicada Salad? The Monstrous Little Noisemakers Descend on a New Orleans Menu

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/offbeat/would-you-like-a-cicada-salad-the-monstrous-little-noisemakers-descend-on-a-new-orleans-menu/ar-AA1nhcrQ

Long-Lost First Model of the USS Enterprise from ‘Star Trek’ Boldly Goes Home after Twisting Voyage

https://apnews.com/article/star-trek-uss-enterprise-roddenberry-e3cea04b05ae5c24130d144a0b38d051

Song of the Day

Star Trek Mega Suite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY-Wmc-OeSw