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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Heat Record Set in 1905 Melts in Sweltering Tri-Cities Heat Wave. It’s Not Over Yet (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/weather-news/article289887409.html

Oregon’s Electric Grid Powers Through Record-Breaking Heat (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/07/09/oregon-electric-grid-heat-wave/

Washington Snowpack Already Mostly Melted Heading into Heat Wave (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/snowpack-mostly-melted-before-heat-wave/281-de69d1be-309f-4349-a047-f4d594ce9212

Oregon State Climatologist Says Heat Waves Getting Hotter, More Frequent & Coming Earlier (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/07/09/extreme-heat-larry-oneill-climatologist-climate-environment-warming-weather-hot/

Natural Gas Debate to Hit the Ballot in November After Collectors Gather 500,000 Signatures (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article289802779.html

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Oregon’s Electric Grid Powers Through Record-Breaking Heat

2.      Rising Frustration in Houston After Millions Lost Power in Storm

3.      WA State: Residents Asked to Conserve Power in Extreme Heat

4.      U.S. Electricity Prices Rise Again as Artificial Intelligence, Onshoring May Mean Decades of Power Demand Growth

5.      Montana: Yellowstone County Inches Closer to Laurel Power Plant, While Residents Fume

6.      WA Gov. Inslee Visits Key Fusion Energy Companies in Everett to Witness ‘World Changing’ Endeavors

7.      EIA Expects Rising Electricity Demand & Natural Gas Prices to Affect Electricity Fuel Mix for the Rest of 2024

8.      NW Natural Once Again Misses Its Own Targets to Offset Emissions with Renewable Natural Gas

9.      Los Angeles Ratepayer Advocate Predicts Fee Increases, Recommends Delaying City’s 100% Clean Energy Timeline

10.   California: South Orange County Residents Decry Proposal to Build Battery Storage Facility

11.   Seattle’s Air Conditioning Usage Rises Amid Escalating ‘Heat Island’ Effect

12.   Stop Setting Your Thermostat at 72

13.   Washington Snowpack Already Mostly Melted Heading into Heat Wave

14.   Oregon State Climatologist Says Heat Waves Getting Hotter, More Frequent & Coming Earlier

15.   Montana Republicans Urge Reversal of Landmark Ruling in Climate Change Lawsuit by Young Plaintiffs

16.   ‘Convincing’ Good to Go! Toll Scam Rears Its Ugly Head in WA State

17.   Oregon To Expand the State’s Network of Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers

18.   Tesla’s Market Share Falls Below 50 Percent for the First Time

19.   A Brand-New Electric Bus, No Charge – That Was One Problem

20.   What-A-Power: Houston-Area Residents Hungry for Outage Info Turn to Whataburger App Map

21.   We’re in a New Era of Survey Science

22.   Three Actionable Steps for Getting Past the Fear of Public Speaking

23.   Natural Gas Debate to Hit the Ballot in November After Collectors Gather 500,000 Signatures

24.   It’s Getting Harder for Pacific Northwest Residents to Access Public Records

25.   Heat Record Set in 1905 Melts in Sweltering Tri-Cities Heat Wave. It’s Not Over Yet

26.   Record-Breaking Heat Suspected in at Least 7 Deaths as Temperatures Soar Across U.S.

27.   Hundreds of Deaths, Thousands of Injuries, Billions of Dollars Is Cost of Extreme Heat in California

28.   Fire Danger Reaches ‘Near Record’ Levels Due to Low Humidity, High Temps

29.   Guest Essay: The Importance of Renegotiating the Columbia River Treaty

Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition

Favonian / fuh-VOH-nee-un //Adjective – Of or relating to the west wind: mild.

     Favonian winds

     Salty fragrance from the sea

     Push whitecaps to shore

Energy & Utility Issues

1.    Oregon’s Electric Grid Powers Through Record-Breaking Heat (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/07/09/oregon-electric-grid-heat-wave/

2.    Rising Frustration in Houston After Millions Lost Power in Storm (NY Times, Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rising-frustration-houston-millions-lost-113728532.html

3.    WA State: Residents Asked to Conserve Power in Extreme Heat (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA – From July 8)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/residents-asked-conserve-power-extreme-heat/LFIGXXUWFJCHZG2L2EPZ7MCPDE/

4.    U.S. Electricity Prices Rise Again as Artificial Intelligence, Onshoring May Mean Decades of Power Demand Growth (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/electricity-price-inflation-rising-again-BofA/720673/

5.    Montana: Yellowstone County Inches Closer to Laurel Power Plant, While Residents Fume (The Daily Montanan)

https://dailymontanan.com/2024/07/09/yellowstone-county-inches-closer-to-laurel-power-plant-while-residents-fume/

6.    WA Gov. Inslee Visits Key Fusion Energy Companies in Everett to Witness ‘World Changing’ Endeavors (Lynnwood Times, WA)

https://lynnwoodtimes.com/2024/07/09/fusion-energy/

7.    EIA Expects Rising Electricity Demand & Natural Gas Prices to Affect Electricity Fuel Mix for the Rest of 2024 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/pressroom/releases/press556.php

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

8.    NW Natural Once Again Misses Its Own Targets to Offset Emissions with Renewable Natural Gas (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/07/10/nw-natural-misses-own-targets-renewable-natural-gas/

9.    Los Angeles Ratepayer Advocate Predicts Fee Increases, Recommends Delaying City’s 100% Clean Energy Timeline (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-07-10/dwp-ratepayer-advocate-recommends-delaying-citys-100-clean-energy-goal-timeline

10. California: South Orange County Residents Decry Proposal to Build Battery Storage Facility (KABC-TV, Los Angeles, CA)

https://abc7.com/post/south-orange-county-residents-decry-proposal-build-battery/15029516/

Conservation & Efficiency

11. Seattle’s Air Conditioning Usage Rises Amid Escalating ‘Heat Island’ Effect (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/news/local/trend-in-avoiding-ac-in-seattle-now-reversed-heat-wave-air-conditioner-units-power-outages-energy-electricity

12. Stop Setting Your Thermostat at 72 (Vox)

https://www.vox.com/climate/358898/best-thermostat-setting-save-energy-money-ac

Water, Water, Anywhere?

13. Washington Snowpack Already Mostly Melted Heading into Heat Wave (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/snowpack-mostly-melted-before-heat-wave/281-de69d1be-309f-4349-a047-f4d594ce9212

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

14. Oregon State Climatologist Says Heat Waves Getting Hotter, More Frequent & Coming Earlier (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/07/09/extreme-heat-larry-oneill-climatologist-climate-environment-warming-weather-hot/

15. Montana Republicans Urge Reversal of Landmark Ruling in Climate Change Lawsuit by Young Plaintiffs (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/youth-climate-lawsuit-montana-supreme-court-faece0aec42abc7f5302c40e31faacea

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

16. ‘Convincing’ Good to Go! Toll Scam Rears Its Ugly Head in Wa State (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/3963822/convincing-good-to-go-toll-scam-rears-ugly-head/

I Sing the Car Electric

17. Oregon To Expand the State’s Network of Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/07/05/oregon-expanding-network-of-ev-fast-chargers/

18. Tesla’s Market Share Falls Below 50 Percent for the First Time (The Robb Report, Via Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-market-share-falls-below-173000071.html

19. A Brand-New Electric Bus, No Charge – That Was One Problem (NY Times, Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/brand-electric-bus-no-charge-114102258.html

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

20. What-A-Power: Houston-Area Residents Hungry for Outage Info Turn to Whataburger App Map (KERA News, Dallas, TX)

https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2024-07-10/what-a-power-houston-area-residents-hungry-for-outage-info-turn-to-whataburger-app-map

21. We’re in a New Era of Survey Science (Slate Magazine)

https://slate.com/technology/2024/07/yougov-polling-online-phone-survey-accuracy.html

22. Three Actionable Steps for Getting Past the Fear of Public Speaking (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/goldiechan/2024/07/10/overcome-public-speaking-fear-3-steps/

Management & Governance

23. Natural Gas Debate to Hit the Ballot in November After Collectors Gather 500,000 Signatures (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article289802779.html

24. It’s Getting Harder for Pacific Northwest Residents to Access Public Records (Crosscut Seattle)

https://crosscut.com/news/2024/07/its-getting-harder-pnw-residents-access-public-records

Other Things to Know About Today

25. Heat Record Set in 1905 Melts in Sweltering Tri-Cities Heat Wave. It’s Not Over Yet (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/weather-news/article289887409.html

26. Record-Breaking Heat Suspected in at Least 7 Deaths as Temperatures Soar Across U.S. (NBC News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/heat-wave-shatters-records-blistering-171714360.html

27. Hundreds of Deaths, Thousands of Injuries, Billions of Dollars Is Cost of Extreme Heat in California (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/us-news/heat-waves-wildfires-general-news-bc550167983c375f06239d6605f8ac5e

28. Fire Danger Reaches ‘Near Record’ Levels Due to Low Humidity, High Temps (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/weather/fire-danger-near-record-levels-northwest/281-ff003c68-0088-4aa2-ab5d-a6254ef08af5

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

29. Guest Essay: The Importance of Renegotiating the Columbia River Treaty (Castanet, Kelowna, BC)

https://www.castanet.net/news/Sustainability-Spotlight/496233/The-importance-of-renegotiating-the-Columbia-River-Treaty

Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions

Alabama Woman, 108, Stays Young by ‘Flirting with Men with Mustaches’

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/07/10/Helen-Denmark-108-years-old-Birmingham-Alabama/2031720630231/

Overturned Truck Covers California Highway in Tomatoes

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/07/10/truck-spill-tomatoes-Patterson-California/1361720631073/

Man Tries to Smuggle 100 Snakes in His Trousers – It Goes as You’d Expect

https://metro.co.uk/2024/07/10/man-tries-smuggle-100-snakes-trousers-goes-expect-21201414/

Man Trapped in Sewer for Three Days Is Rescued After Walker Heard Cries for Help

https://metro.co.uk/2024/07/03/man-trapped-sewer-three-days-rescued-walker-heard-cries-help-21153656/

Song of the Day

 Jimmy Buffett – Pencil Thin Mustache

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXQS4S3vgGA

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The Energy News Digest for July 8, 2024

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Heat Wave Blamed for Death in California, Record Temperatures in Las Vegas & High Electric Bills Across U.S. (CBS News)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/heat-wave-california-death-record-temperatures-las-vegas-electric-bills-up/

Why ‘Deadbeat Dam’ Removals Are So Difficult in Washington, Pacific Northwest (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/why-deadbeat-dam-removals-are-so-difficult-in-wa-pnw/

Too Much Solar? How California Found Itself with an Unexpected Energy Challenge (NBC News)

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/much-solar-california-found-unexpected-energy-challenge-rcna160068

British Columbia Pumps $3 Billion into Electricity System Upgrades Across Vancouver Island (Cloverdale Reporter, BC)

https://www.cloverdalereporter.com/news/bc-pumps-3b-into-electricity-system-upgrades-across-vancouver-island-7429826

Alaska’s Juneau Icefield Is Melting at an ‘Incredibly Worrying’ 50,000 Gallons Per Second, Researchers Find (Smithsonian Magazine, Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/alaskas-juneau-icefield-is-melting-at-an-incredibly-worrying-50000-gallons-per-second-researchers-find/ar-BB1pmRxt

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Why ‘Deadbeat Dam’ Removals Are So Difficult in Washington, Pacific Northwest

2.      British Columbia Pumps $3 Billion into Electricity System Upgrades Across Vancouver Island

3.      Eugene Water & Electric Board Says It’s Prepared for High Energy Demand During Coming Heat Wave

4.      As Heat Waves Intensify, More Public Housing Residents May Get Help with Air Conditioning Bills

5.      As It Gets Hotter, 13,000 Families in this Pocket of America Live without Electricity

6.      Portland General Electric Commits to Join CAISO Extended Day-Ahead Market

7.      Canada: Copper Theft Has Been Growing. The Telecom Industry Wants Tougher Penalties

8.      Is Hydropower’s Potential Drying Up?

9.      Too Much Solar? How California Found Itself with an Unexpected Energy Challenge

10.   Arizona: The U.S. Is About to Get Its First Solar-Covered Canal

11.   How to Avoid Panel Upgrades So We Can Electrify More Homes

12.   Canada: Conservancy Buys Island in British Columbia’s Fraser River to Protect Salmon

13.   Hoping to Reduce Colorado River Dependency, Southern California Bets Big on Wastewater Recycling

14.   Alaska’s Juneau Icefield Is Melting at an ‘Incredibly Worrying’ 50,000 Gallons Per Second, Researchers Find

15.   2024 Could Be World’s Hottest Year as June Breaks Records

16.   British Columbia Carbon Tax Credits Now Flowing into Eligible People’s Bank Accounts

17.   Rural Electric Co-ops, Other ISPs Ask FCC to Verify Reported Coverage Data

18.   Scammers Are Swiping Billions from Americans Every Year. Worse, Most Crooks Are Getting Away with It

19.   Tesla Exceeds Expectations as Its Electric Vehicle Sales Start to Rebound

20.   WA State: ‘First-of-Its-Kind’ Electric Vehicle Charger Pilot Program Coming to Tumwater

21.   NASA Crew Emerges from Simulated Mars Mission After More Than a Year in Isolation

22.   Federal Project Presents Yakama Nation with a Double-Edged Sword

23.   Inflation Reduction Act’s Impact Grows Clearer in H1 2024 as Guidance & Incentives Spur Investment

24.   Heat Wave Blamed for Death in California, Record Temperatures in Las Vegas & High Electric Bills Across U.S.

25.   Gov. Tina Kotek Declares Statewide Emergency as Heat Wave Hits Oregon

26.   Spokanites Brace for Impending Heat Wave Set to Break Records

27.   Heat Advisory with Possible Triple Digits in South Puget Sound

28.   Beryl Makes Landfall in Texas as a Category 1 Hurricane, Knocking Out Power

29.   Federal Report on Tribal Impacts of Eleven Dams Ignores Six Top Salmon Killers

30.   Recent Close Calls Make the Case for Supporting Hydropower

Word of the Day

Ephemera /ih-FEM-mur-uh/ Noun – 1. Something of no lasting significance —usually used in plural 2. Ephemera plural: paper items (such as posters, broadsides, and tickets) that were originally meant to be discarded after use but have since become collectibles.

Andrew owned the ultimate collection of magical ephemera – highly flammable flash paper. That is, until an unfortunate sneeze by his wife toppled a display case, resulting in a most impressive disappearing act by his volatile inventory.

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      Why ‘Deadbeat Dam’ Removals Are So Difficult in Washington, Pacific Northwest (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/why-deadbeat-dam-removals-are-so-difficult-in-wa-pnw/

2.      British Columbia Pumps $3 Billion into Electricity System Upgrades Across Vancouver Island (Cloverdale Reporter, BC)

https://www.cloverdalereporter.com/news/bc-pumps-3b-into-electricity-system-upgrades-across-vancouver-island-7429826

3.      Eugene Water & Electric Board Says It’s Prepared for High Energy Demand During Coming Heat Wave (KLCC-Radio, Eugene, OR)

https://www.klcc.org/environment/2024-07-03/eweb-says-its-prepared-for-high-energy-demand-during-coming-heat-wave

4.      As Heat Waves Intensify, More Public Housing Residents May Get Help with Air Conditioning Bills (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/as-heat-waves-intensify-more-public-housing-residents-may-get-help-with-ac-bills

5.      As It Gets Hotter, 13,000 Families in this Pocket of America Live without Electricity (Cable News Network)

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/03/us/navajo-nation-power-grid-connection/index.html

6.      Portland General Electric Commits to Join CAISO Extended Day-Ahead Market (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/oregon-utility-commits-join-caiso-extended-day-ahead-market

7.      Canada: Copper Theft Has Been Growing. The Telecom Industry Wants Tougher Penalties (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7253719

8.      Is Hydropower’s Potential Drying Up? (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/arielcohen/2024/07/05/is-hydropowers-potential-drying-up/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

9.      Too Much Solar? How California Found Itself with an Unexpected Energy Challenge (NBC News)

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/much-solar-california-found-unexpected-energy-challenge-rcna160068

10.   Arizona: The U.S. Is About to Get Its First Solar-Covered Canal (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/the-us-is-about-to-get-its-first-solar-covered-canal

Conservation & Efficiency

11.   How to Avoid Panel Upgrades So We Can Electrify More Homes (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electrification/how-to-avoid-panel-upgrades-so-we-can-electrify-more-homes

Fish & Wildlife

12.   Canada: Conservancy Buys Island in British Columbia’s Fraser River to Protect Salmon (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fraser-river-island-purchase-salmon-1.7257260?cmp=rss

Water, Water, Anywhere?

13.   Hoping to Reduce Colorado River Dependency, Southern California Bets Big on Wastewater Recycling (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/hoping-to-reduce-colorado-river-dependency-southern-california-bets-big-on-wastewater-recycling/

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

14.   Alaska’s Juneau Icefield Is Melting at an ‘Incredibly Worrying’ 50,000 Gallons Per Second, Researchers Find (Smithsonian Magazine, Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/alaskas-juneau-icefield-is-melting-at-an-incredibly-worrying-50000-gallons-per-second-researchers-find/ar-BB1pmRxt

15.   2024 Could Be World’s Hottest Year as June Breaks Records (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/2024-could-be-worlds-hottest-year-june-breaks-records-2024-07-08/

16.   British Columbia Carbon Tax Credits Now Flowing into Eligible People’s Bank Accounts (Vancouver Sun, BC)

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/bc-carbon-tax-credits-flowing-eligible-bank-accounts

London Calling –Telecommunications

17.   Rural Electric Co-ops, Other ISPs Ask FCC to Verify Reported Coverage Data (Broadband Breakfast)

https://broadbandbreakfast.com/rural-electric-co-ops-other-isps-ask-fcc-to-verify-reported-coverage-data/

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

18.   Scammers Are Swiping Billions from Americans Every Year. Worse, Most Crooks Are Getting Away with It (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/scammers-billions-elder-fraud-aarp-ai-f9530303e10b998720414e88430bcf6b

I Sing the Car Electric

19.   Tesla Exceeds Expectations as Its Electric Vehicle Sales Start to Rebound (Washington Post, Paywall Advisory)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/07/02/tesla-second-quarter-ev-sales/

20.   WA State: ‘First-of-Its-Kind’ Electric Vehicle Charger Pilot Program Coming to Tumwater (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article289741374.html

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

21.   NASA Crew Emerges from Simulated Mars Mission After More Than a Year in Isolation (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-crew-emerges-simulated-mars-231356849.html

Management & Governance

22.   Federal Project Presents Yakama Nation with a Double-Edged Sword (Crosscut Seattle)

https://crosscut.com/indigenous-affairs/2024/07/federal-project-presents-yakama-nation-double-edged-sword

23.   Inflation Reduction Act’s Impact Grows Clearer in H1 2024 as Guidance & Incentives Spur Investment (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/iras-impact-grows-clearer-in-h1-2024-as-guidance-and-incentives-spur-inves/720399/

Other Things to Know About Today

24.   Heat Wave Blamed for Death in California, Record Temperatures in Las Vegas & High Electric Bills Across U.S. (CBS News)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/heat-wave-california-death-record-temperatures-las-vegas-electric-bills-up/

25.   Gov. Tina Kotek Declares Statewide Emergency as Heat Wave Hits Oregon (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/07/05/oregon-governor-tina-kotek-declares-heat-emergency/

26.   Spokanites Brace for Impending Heat Wave Set to Break Records (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/jul/08/spokanites-brace-for-impending-heat-wave-set-to-br/

27.   Heat Advisory with Possible Triple Digits in South Puget Sound (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/pinpoint-alert-heat-advisory-with-possible-triple-digits-south-sound/U3SA7VHESBB37AWKSEDMKZUHWI/

28.   Beryl Makes Landfall in Texas as a Category 1 Hurricane, Knocking Out Power (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/newsletter-daily/beryl-hits-texas-coast-as-category-1-hurricane-brings-storm-surge-and-strong-winds-national-weather-service-houston-corpus-christi-destruction-mesquite-bay-port-bolivar-evacuation-orders-governor-greg-abbott-atlantic-ocean-warm-waters-historic

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

29.   Federal Report on Tribal Impacts of Eleven Dams Ignores Six Top Salmon Killers (LinkedIn)

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/federal-report-tribal-impacts-11-dams-ignores-6-top-salmon-martin-rasrc

30.   Recent Close Calls Make the Case for Supporting Hydropower (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/jul/08/recent-close-calls-make-the-case-for-supporting-hy/

Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions

‘Oh My God. Why?’ World’s First Rubber Duck History Museum Opening in Washington State

https://www.yahoo.com/news/oh-god-why-world-first-171334677.html

Some Boston Subway Trains Are Now Sporting Googly Eyes

https://apnews.com/article/boston-subway-trains-googly-eyes-42c69329096151eba01dc5b31f34fedc

Oregon Primary Tie Resolved by Coin Flip, Winner Deemed Ineligible

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/07/02/8th-House-District-Eugene-coin-flip-Republican-primary/8691719942438/

Mind the Gap – Teens Visit All 272 London Underground Stations in Record Time

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/07/08/Guinness-World-Records-fastest-time-visit-all-London-Underground-stations/7931720457303/

Song of the Day

The Guess Who – These Eyes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GADRQjY9PEQ

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.

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