Energy News Digest for June 19, 2024

The Northwest Public Power Association sponsors the Energy News Digest. 

The News Digest on Facebook and Twitter will bring breaking news throughout the week.

Subscribe to The Energy News Digest.

Items of Note from the Northwest Public Power Association

Only 10 days remain to enter the Excellence in Communications Awards contest! Submit your entries at www.nwppa.org/awards-nominations by 11:59 p.m. PT on Friday, June 28.

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

U.S. Acknowledges Pacific Northwest Dams Have Devastated the Region’s Native Tribes (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/columbia-snake-river-dams-tribes-58f5c6737df3c3e141cbc8e1cd4926ca

Shasta Tribe Will Reclaim Land Long Buried by a Reservoir on the Klamath River (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2024/06/18/california-gov-newsom-returns-land-to-shasta-tribe-as-river-returns/74110190007/

Electricity Shutoffs for Non-Payment Soar as Utility Costs Increase in Oregon (KPTV-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.kptv.com/2024/06/17/electricity-shutoffs-non-payment-soar-utility-costs-increase-oregon/

Electric Vehicles Emerge as Flash Point in 2024 Election (Washington Post, Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/electric-vehicles-emerge-as-flashpoint-in-2024-election/ar-BB1onjnQ

U.S. Heat Wave Sets Records in Central, Northeast States (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-heat-wave-sets-records-central-northeast-states-2024-06-18/

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.    U.S. Acknowledges Pacific Northwest Dams Have Devastated the Region’s Native Tribes

2.    Nik Blosser Will Lead Biden’s Columbia River Task Force

3.    News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Report Highlighting Historic & Ongoing Negative Impacts of Federal Columbia River Dams on Tribal Communities

4.    News Release: Statement from Northwest RiverPartners on Establishment of Columbia River Task Force, Report from Interior Department

5.    Shasta Tribe Will Reclaim Land Long Buried by a Reservoir on the Klamath River

6.    Electricity Shutoffs for Non-Payment Soar as Utility Costs Increase in Oregon

7.    Concerns Raised About Chelan PUD Power Shut-Off Plan

8.    Pacific Power Explains De-Energization Plans

9.    Idaho Power Files Two More Condemnation Suits for Boardman to Hemingway Transmission

10. Grant County Resident Under Investigation for Pirating Power from Grant PUD

11. Green-Certified Revenue Bonds Support Clean Energy Infrastructure, Lower Interest Costs

12. Day in the Life of Power System Dispatchers

13. Montana: Local Renewable Energy Source at Flathead County Landfill Continues to Expand

14. WA State: Orcas Power & Light Asks for Support for Local Renewable Energy Projects

15. Farmers Who Graze Sheep Under Solar Panels Say It Improves Productivity. So Why Don’t We Do It More?

16. Converting Cow Manure to Fuel Is Growing Climate Solution, But Critics Say Communities Put at Risk

17. ‘Floatovoltaic’ Solar Panels on Lakes Could Unlock Lots of Clean Energy

18. An Eastern WA Salmon Fishing Tradition Is Being Stopped. State Says It Got Too Popular

19. Research Finds Log Booms Harmful to British Columbia Salmon & Fish Habitats

20. WA Gov. Inslee Announces Grants from Climate Commitment Act Funding, Pushes to Preserve It

21. American Indian & Alaska Natives in Tribal Areas Have Among Lowest Rates of High-Speed Internet Access

22. Wireless Industry Renews Effort to Access Light Poles

23. Amazon Scraps Plan to Use Fuel Cells, Powered by Natural Gas, to Run Oregon Data Centers

24. Bacon Ice Cream & Nugget Overload Sees Misfiring McDonald’s Artificial Intelligence Withdrawn

25. Electric Vehicles Emerge as Flash Point in 2024 Election

26. ‘Catastrophic Failure’ of E-Bike Battery Pack Caused Coeur d’Alene Police Building Fire

27. Pair of Merging Quasars Reveals Secrets of the Universe’s Earliest Days

28. U.S. Senate Poised to Send Bill Boosting Nuclear Power to President Biden

29. U.S. Heat Wave Sets Records in Central, Northeast States

30. It’s Summer Solstice Time. What Does That Mean?

31. The Beginner’s Guide to Celebrating Juneteenth

Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition

Pizzicato • \pitts-sih-KAW-toe\ • Noun - A note or passage played by plucking strings.

(To be read in a soft, nasally, pretentious manner…)

The dancing mice in the orchestral score of “Three Blind Mice” will be represented by the sharp, pizzicato passages.

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      U.S. Acknowledges Pacific Northwest Dams Have Devastated the Region’s Native Tribes (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/columbia-snake-river-dams-tribes-58f5c6737df3c3e141cbc8e1cd4926ca

2.      Nik Blosser Will Lead Biden’s Columbia River Task Force (Willamette Week, Portland, OR)

https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2024/06/18/nik-blosser-will-lead-bidens-columbia-river-task-force/

3.      News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Report Highlighting Historic & Ongoing Negative Impacts of Federal Columbia River Dams on Tribal Communities (U.S. Department of the Interior)

https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-releases-report-highlighting-historic-and-ongoing

4.      News Release: Statement from Northwest RiverPartners on Establishment of Columbia River Task Force, Report from Interior Department (NW RiverPartners)

https://nwriverpartners.org/press-releases/statement-from-northwest-riverpartners-on-establishment-of-columbia-river-task-force-report-from-interior-department/

5.      Shasta Tribe Will Reclaim Land Long Buried by a Reservoir on the Klamath River (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2024/06/18/california-gov-newsom-returns-land-to-shasta-tribe-as-river-returns/74110190007/

6.      Electricity Shutoffs for Non-Payment Soar as Utility Costs Increase in Oregon (KPTV-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.kptv.com/2024/06/17/electricity-shutoffs-non-payment-soar-utility-costs-increase-oregon/

7.      Concerns Raised About Chelan PUD Power Shut-Off Plan (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

https://kpq.com/chelan-pud-power-shutoff-concerns/

8.      Pacific Power Explains De-Energization Plans (KNDU/KNDO-TV, Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA)

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/pacific-power-explains-de-energization-plans/article_b271c710-2df9-11ef-896b-5b80d906ee64.html

9.      Idaho Power Files Two More Condemnation Suits for Boardman to Hemingway Transmission (Baker City Herald, OR)

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/idaho-power-files-2-more-condemnation-suits-for-b2h/article_2d5323de-2e45-11ef-8364-bb27c36b2dac.html

10.   Grant County Resident Under Investigation for Pirating Power from Grant PUD (Source One News, Ephrata, WA)

https://www.yoursourceone.com/columbia_basin/grant-county-resident-under-investigation-for-pirating-power-from-grant-pud/article_226ccc94-2dce-11ef-a44e-d39a5a56241d.html

11.   Green-Certified Revenue Bonds Support Clean Energy Infrastructure, Lower Interest Costs (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20240617-green-certified-revenue-bonds-support-clean-energy-infrastructure-lower

12.   Day in the Life of Power System Dispatchers (Western Area Power Administration)

https://www.wapa.gov/day-in-the-life-of-power-system-dispatchers/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

13.   Montana: Local Renewable Energy Source at Flathead County Landfill Continues to Expand (KPAX-TV, Missoula, MT)

https://www.kpax.com/news/local-news/flathead-county/local-renewable-energy-source-at-flathead-county-landfill-continues-to-expand

14.   WA State: Orcas Power & Light Asks for Support for Local Renewable Energy Projects (San Juan Islander, Friday Harbor, WA)

https://sanjuanislander.com/news-articles/utilities/opalco/37720/opalco-asks-for-support-for-local-renewable-energy-projects

15.   Farmers Who Graze Sheep Under Solar Panels Say It Improves Productivity. So Why Don’t We Do It More? (Grist Online)

https://grist.org/energy/farmers-who-graze-sheep-under-solar-panels-say-it-improves-productivity-so-why-dont-we-do-it-more/

16.   Converting Cow Manure to Fuel Is Growing Climate Solution, But Critics Say Communities Put at Risk (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/dairies-digesters-methane-c4c39b3519fce4219d76d17332e4aa8a

17.   ‘Floatovoltaic’ Solar Panels on Lakes Could Unlock Lots of Clean Energy (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/floatovoltaic-solar-panels-on-lakes-could-unlock-lots-of-clean-energy

Fish & Wildlife

18.   An Eastern WA Salmon Fishing Tradition Is Being Stopped. State Says It Got Too Popular (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/eastern-wa-salmon-fishing-tradition-184720226.html

19.   Research Finds Log Booms Harmful to British Columbia Salmon & Fish Habitats (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/log-booms-bc-salmon-habitat-1.7236837

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

20.   WA Gov. Inslee Announces Grants from Climate Commitment Act Funding, Pushes to Preserve It (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/gov-inslee-announces-grants-from-climate-commitment-act-funding/281-fdbf419b-6179-419e-a6b8-cc59a18f5ffb

London Calling –Telecommunications

21.   American Indian & Alaska Natives in Tribal Areas Have Among Lowest Rates of High-Speed Internet Access (U.S. Census)

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/06/broadband-access-tribal-areas.html

22.   Wireless Industry Renews Effort to Access Light Poles (Broadband Breakfast)

https://broadbandbreakfast.com/wireless-industry-renews-effort-to-access-light-polls/

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

23.   Amazon Scraps Plan to Use Fuel Cells, Powered by Natural Gas, to Run Oregon Data Centers (The Oregonian, Portland, OR Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/amazon-scraps-plan-to-use-fuel-cells-powered-by-natural-gas-to-run-oregon-data-centers/ar-BB1nYc4R

24.   Bacon Ice Cream & Nugget Overload Sees Misfiring McDonald’s Artificial Intelligence Withdrawn (British Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c722gne7qngo

I Sing the Car Electric

25.   Electric Vehicles Emerge as Flash Point in 2024 Election (Washington Post, Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/electric-vehicles-emerge-as-flashpoint-in-2024-election/ar-BB1onjnQ

26.   ‘Catastrophic Failure’ of E-Bike Battery Pack Caused Coeur d’Alene Police Building Fire (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/jun/18/catastrophic-failure-of-e-bike-battery-pack-caused/

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

27.   Pair of Merging Quasars Reveals Secrets of the Universe’s Earliest Days (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/first-known-merging-pair-quasars-cosmic-dawn-1851541061

Management & Governance

28.   U.S. Senate Poised to Send Bill Boosting Nuclear Power to President Biden (The Hill, Washington, DC)

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4726452-senate-nuclear-power-energy-bill/

Other Things to Know About Today

29.   U.S. Heat Wave Sets Records in Central, Northeast States (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-heat-wave-sets-records-central-northeast-states-2024-06-18/

30.   It’s Summer Solstice Time. What Does That Mean? (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/news/articles/2024-06-19/its-summer-solstice-time-what-does-that-mean

31.   The Beginner’s Guide to Celebrating Juneteenth (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/what-is-juneteenth-celebration-ideas-federal-holiday-2f7116be4418065cd954b6dbf98c62b8

Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions

Poisoned Trees Gave a Wealthy Couple in Maine a Killer Ocean View. Residents Wonder, at What Cost?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/poisoned-trees-gave-wealthy-couple-043241687.html

Mystery Monolith Appears in Nevada Desert

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cekk7gm97j4o

Tributes Paid to ‘True Giant’ of Baseball, Willie Mays

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp99w0wme02o

Vermont Lawmaker Apologizes for Repeatedly Pouring Water in Her Colleague’s Bag

https://apnews.com/article/water-bag-vermont-legislature-legislator-morrissey-carroll-2f7a9676e2dca2bc286a8ce2f825c39a

Song of the Day

Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2595abcvh2M

Links & Paywall Advisory

Links in The Energy News Digest are for current stories. Media organizations update their websites regularly, which may result in broken links.

Although I choose stories that are accessible without paying a subscription, individual experiences may vary. Media attribution includes information about possible paywall restrictions. Regularly clearing your browser’s history and cookie files may help you access some paywall sites.

The Energy News Digest for June 17, 2024

The Northwest Public Power Association sponsors the Energy News Digest. 

The News Digest on Facebook and Twitter will bring breaking news throughout the week.

Subscribe to The Energy News Digest.

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Crazy Weather Week Coming to the US: From Searing Heat to Snow. Yes, Snow. (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/crazy-weather-week-coming-us-172803064.html

California Legislators Break with Gov. Newsom Over Loan to Keep State’s Last Nuclear Plant Running (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/diablo-canyon-nuclear-newsom-reactors-california-45f15ac6e3a39f4fe7bbd05a9fd30d8b

Portland to Provide Thousands of Free Air Conditioners This Summer; Those in Need Can Call 311 (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2024/06/portland-to-provide-thousands-of-free-air-conditioners-this-summer-those-in-need-can-now-call-311.html

WA State: Quinault Nation Files Petition Seeking Removal of the Skookumchuck Dam (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/quinault-nation-files-petition-seeking-removal-of-the-skookumchuck-dam,342037

WA Carbon Prices Lower Than Expected in Second Year of Auctions (Crosscut Seattle)

https://crosscut.com/briefs/2024/06/wa-carbon-prices-lower-expected-second-year-auctions

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      California Legislators Break with Gov. Newsom Over Loan to Keep State’s Last Nuclear Plant Running

2.      Bill Gates Says "Support for Nuclear Power Is Very Impressive in Both Parties" Amid New Plant in Wyoming

3.      Idaho Power May Shut Off Power to Prevent Wildfires in Extreme Conditions. What We Know

4.      Typical Residential Electricity Bills Could Be Slightly Higher This Summer

5.      Montana/North Dakota Energy: Where Electricity Transmission & the Energy Transition Meet

6.      Bonneville Power Administration’s Transmission Field Services Tests New Real-Time Incident Reporting Tool

7.      Oregon Seafood Groups Urge Governor Kotek to Prioritize State-Led Wind Energy Plans

8.      Legislation Intends to Protect Coastal WA from Impacts of Offshore Wind

9.      Idaho: Clearway Energy Celebrates Success at Cedar Creek Wind Farm Near Goshen

10.   Local Opposition to Renewable Energy Projects ‘Widespread & Growing’: Columbia University Report

11.   Wind Explained: Where Wind Power Is Harnessed

12.   Portland to Provide Thousands of Free Air Conditioners This Summer; Those in Need Can Call 311

13.   WA State: Quinault Nation Files Petition Seeking Removal of the Skookumchuck Dam

14.   NOAA Finalizing Impact Analysis of Alaska's Troll Fishery on Southern Resident Killer Whales

15.   Washington’s Makah Tribe Could Once Again Harpoon Whales as U.S. Waives Conservation Law

16.   Salmon, Steelhead Season Extended on Columbia River

17.   Federal & State Agencies Initiate Lower Snake River Study, Public Input Wanted

18.   WA Carbon Prices Lower Than Expected in Second Year of Auctions

19.   Tobacco-Like Warning Label for Social Media Sought by U.S. Surgeon General Who Asks Congress to Act

20.   Senate Confirms FERC Nominees, Restoring Agency to Full Commissioner Complement

21.   Crazy Weather Week Coming to the US: From Searing Heat to Snow. Yes, Snow.

22.   Western Washington Working to Mitigate Wildfire Risks This Summer

23.   Pacific Northwest: This Part of the U.S. Is at Highest Risk for a Devastating Tsunami

24.   Guest Essay: Oregon Is Facing Largest Energy Development Threat in Generations

25.   Guest Essay: Continuing with Downsized Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project Ignores Idahoans’ Concerns

26.   Guest Essay: Dam Proposals

Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition

Joel’s Horrible Haiku – Oneiric /oh-NYE-rick/ Adjective – Of or relating to dreams: dreamy

     The lost horizon

     Peaceful oneiric visions

     Shangri La, I’m home

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      California Legislators Break with Gov. Newsom Over Loan to Keep State’s Last Nuclear Plant Running (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/diablo-canyon-nuclear-newsom-reactors-california-45f15ac6e3a39f4fe7bbd05a9fd30d8b

2.      Bill Gates Says "Support for Nuclear Power Is Very Impressive in Both Parties" Amid New Plant in Wyoming (CBS News)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bill-gates-terrapower-kemmerer-wyoming-nuclear-power-plant-face-the-nation-transcript-06-16-2024/

3.      Idaho Power May Shut Off Power to Prevent Wildfires in Extreme Conditions. What We Know (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/idaho-power-may-shut-off-100000141.html

4.      Typical Residential Electricity Bills Could Be Slightly Higher This Summer (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=62303

5.      Montana/North Dakota Energy: Where Electricity Transmission & the Energy Transition Meet (Montana Free Press)

https://montanafreepress.org/2024/06/14/where-electricity-transmission-and-energy-transition-meet-in-montana/

6.      Bonneville Power Administration’s Transmission Field Services Tests New Real-Time Incident Reporting Tool (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20240612-transmission-field-services-tests-new-real-time-incident-reporting-tool

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

7.      Oregon Seafood Groups Urge Governor Kotek to Prioritize State-Led Wind Energy Plans (KPIC-TV, Roseburg, OR)

https://kpic.com/news/local/oregon-seafood-groups-urge-governor-kotek-to-prioritize-state-led-wind-energy-plans

8.      Legislation Intends to Protect Coastal WA from Impacts of Offshore Wind (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

https://www.kxro.com/legislation-intends-to-protect-coastal-wa-from-impacts-of-offshore-wind/

9.      Idaho: Clearway Energy Celebrates Success at Cedar Creek Wind Farm Near Goshen (Idaho State Journal)

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/townnews/hydrography/clearway-energy-celebrates-success-at-cedar-creek-wind-farm-near-goshen/article_b821abaf-dad2-5e31-9b3e-ff4ce66ed0e6.html

10.   Local Opposition to Renewable Energy Projects ‘Widespread & Growing’: Columbia University Report (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/local-opposition-renewable-energy-projects-growing-sabin-report/718817/

11.   Wind Explained: Where Wind Power Is Harnessed (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/wind/where-wind-power-is-harnessed.php

Conservation & Efficiency

12.   Portland to Provide Thousands of Free Air Conditioners This Summer; Those in Need Can Call 311 (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2024/06/portland-to-provide-thousands-of-free-air-conditioners-this-summer-those-in-need-can-now-call-311.html

Fish & Wildlife

13.   WA State: Quinault Nation Files Petition Seeking Removal of the Skookumchuck Dam (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/quinault-nation-files-petition-seeking-removal-of-the-skookumchuck-dam,342037

14.   NOAA Finalizing Impact Analysis of Alaska's Troll Fishery on Southern Resident Killer Whales (Seafood Source)

https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/environment-sustainability/noaa-finishing-analyses-in-response-to-southern-resident-killer-whale-lawsuit

15.   Washington’s Makah Tribe Could Once Again Harpoon Whales as U.S. Waives Conservation Law (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/makah-tribe-whale-hunt-9b2e4a699431cc144f826dfbf6a9172a

16.   Salmon, Steelhead Season Extended on Columbia River (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2024/jun/12/salmon-steelhead-season-extended-on-columbia-river/

Water, Water, Anywhere?

17.   Federal & State Agencies Initiate Lower Snake River Study, Public Input Wanted (Elkhorn Media Group, Lagrande, OR)

https://elkhornmediagroup.com/federal-state-agencies-initiate-lower-snake-river-study-public-input-wanted/

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

18.   WA Carbon Prices Lower Than Expected in Second Year of Auctions (Crosscut Seattle)

https://crosscut.com/briefs/2024/06/wa-carbon-prices-lower-expected-second-year-auctions

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

19.   Tobacco-Like Warning Label for Social Media Sought by U.S. Surgeon General Who Asks Congress to Act (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/surgeon-general-social-media-mental-health-df321c791493863001754401676f165c

Management & Governance

20.   Senate Confirms FERC Nominees, Restoring Agency to Full Commissioner Complement (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/senate-confirms-ferc-nominees-rosner-see-chang/718896/

Other Things to Know About Today

21.   Crazy Weather Week Coming to the US: From Searing Heat to Snow. Yes, Snow. (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/crazy-weather-week-coming-us-172803064.html

22.   Western Washington Working to Mitigate Wildfire Risks This Summer (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/wildfire/above-normal-fire-risk-anticipated-summer-in-washington/281-bb5290b8-e67d-4ab7-b3b3-7df68459c371

23.   Pacific Northwest: This Part of the U.S. Is at Highest Risk for a Devastating Tsunami (Cable News Network)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/part-us-highest-risk-devastating-123016950.html

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

24.   Guest Essay: Oregon Is Facing Largest Energy Development Threat in Generations (The World, Coos Bay, OR)

https://theworldlink.com/opinion/guest-column-oregon-is-facing-largest-energy-development-threat-in-generations/article_34b726aa-282a-11ef-bb22-f755fd4d9b88.html

25.   Guest Essay: Continuing with Downsized Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project Ignores Idahoans’ Concerns (Idaho Statesman, Via AOL News)

https://www.aol.com/news/continuing-downsized-lava-ridge-wind-100000336.html

26.   Guest Essay: Dam Proposals (Ag Information Network of the West)

https://www.aginfo.net/report/59882/Idaho-Ag-Today/Dam-proposals

Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions

What Children’s Drawings from the Walls of Pompeii Tell Us About the Roman Empire

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/children-drawings-pompeii-1.7227953

All Hail the Corn Dog at the Original Pronto Pup, Oregon’s Shrine to Fried Food on a Stick

https://www.oregonlive.com/travel/2024/06/all-hail-the-corn-dog-at-the-original-pronto-pup-oregons-shrine-to-fried-food-on-a-stick.html

California Thieves Targeting Lego Stores for Black Market Deals: 'Lego Larceny'

https://www.ktvu.com/news/california-thieves-targeting-lego-stores-black-market-deals-lego-larceny

Animal That Was Model for Donkey in ‘Shrek’ Is Ailing. Fans Stepped In.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/animal-that-was-model-for-donkey-in-shrek-is-ailing-fans-stepped-in/ar-BB1oea4S

Song of the Day

Smashmouth – I'm a Believer (Shrek Movie Soundtrack)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCP7bCJxxm8

Links & Paywall Advisory

Links in The Energy News Digest are for current stories. Media organizations update their websites regularly, which may result in broken links.

Although I choose stories that are accessible without paying a subscription, individual experiences may vary. Media attribution includes information about possible paywall restrictions. Regularly clearing your browser’s history and cookie files may help you access some paywall sites.