The Energy News Digest for December 2, 2024

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

New Trump Administration Could Bring Shift in Approach to Snake River Dam Breaching (Phys.Org)

https://phys.org/news/2024-12-trump-administration-shift-approach-snake.html

Pacific Gas & Electric Says It May Have Started Yet Another Major Northern California Wildfire in June (KQED Radio, San Francisco, CA)

https://www.kqed.org/news/12016139/pge-says-it-may-have-started-yet-another-major-northern-california-wildfire

Nuclear Energy May Be Seeing a Renaissance (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/27/nx-s1-5206512/nuclear-energy-may-be-seeing-a-renaissance

This Year Saw Some Good News for Pacific Northwest Salmon (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/this-year-saw-some-good-news-for-pacific-northwest-salmon,369338

After a Canadian Orca Pod’s Decline, now ‘You Can See the Whales Coming Back’ (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2024/1202/canada-marine-reserve-orca-whales

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Pacific Gas & Electric Says It May Have Started Yet Another Major Northern California Wildfire in June

2.      Nuclear Energy May Be Seeing a Renaissance

3.      Data Center Hysteria: How the Power Industry Is Accommodating the Boom

4.      Powder River Basin – Biden Blocks New Coal Mining at Major Federal Hub

5.      U.S. Inventories Enter the Winter with the Most Natural Gas Since 2016

6.      What’s Next After Washington Passes Pro-Natural Gas Measure?

7.      Transformer Safety: Fire Barriers as Essential Protection for Electrical Infrastructure

8.      These Islanders Know the Secrets to Dealing with Long Power Outages

9.      WA State: Grant PUD Approves Five-Year Solar Power Agreement to Meet Future Energy Demands

10.   California: How Could Offshore Wind Projects Affect San Luis Obispo County?

11.   This Year Saw Some Good News for Pacific Northwest Salmon

12.   After a Canadian Orca Pod’s Decline, now ‘You Can See the Whales Coming Back’

13.   So Hot Right Now: WA Orcas Are Wearing Dead Salmon on Their Heads in Latest Fashion Fad

14.   Salmon Deaths Bring New Attention to a Longstanding Problem

15.   Human Activity Is Making It Difficult to Retain Adequate Water Supplies

16.   ‘It Is a Matter of Survival’: UN Court Begins Hearing for Threatened Island Nations

17.   Oregon to Temporarily Delay Zero-Emission Trucks Rules

18.   A Social Media Ban in Australia for Children Under 16 Will Be First in the World

19.   Nineteen of the World’s Most Influential Scientists Work For, or with, This Eastern WA Lab

20.   New Trump Administration Could Bring Shift in Approach to Snake River Dam Breaching

21.   Donald Trump’s Call for ‘Energy Dominance’ Is Likely to Run into Real-World Limits – Baseload Power Touted

22.   Washington’s Dan Newhouse Looks Ahead to a New Trump Era

23.   Washington Dept. of Transportation Studying How Removal of Snake River Dams Would Affect Transportation

24.   U.S. Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez (WA) Helps Secure $454,436 to Support Barge Service on Columbia River

25.   Bitter Cold in Forecast: December Set for ‘Coldest Start’ in Years for Many

26.   Nuclear Energy Proposal in NW ‘Distraction’ from Proven Renewables

27.   Opinion: Artificial Intelligence Power Demands Are Rising, And So Are Attacks on Utilities. Here’s What They Can Do About It.

28.   Columnist: Why California’s Favorite Bagel Shop Is Defending Fossil Fuels

Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition

Enervate /ENN-err-vayt/ Verb – 1: to reduce the mental or moral vigor of; 2: to lessen the vitality or strength of.

     Using passive voice

     Enervates your turgid prose

     Use the active voice!

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      Pacific Gas & Electric Says It May Have Started Yet Another Major Northern California Wildfire in June (KQED Radio, San Francisco, CA)

https://www.kqed.org/news/12016139/pge-says-it-may-have-started-yet-another-major-northern-california-wildfire

2.      Nuclear Energy May Be Seeing a Renaissance (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/27/nx-s1-5206512/nuclear-energy-may-be-seeing-a-renaissance

3.      Data Center Hysteria: How the Power Industry Is Accommodating the Boom (Yahoo! News)

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/data-center-hysteria-power-industry-110415708.html

4.      Powder River Basin – Biden Blocks New Coal Mining at Major Federal Hub (The Hill)

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5012458-biden-administration-blocks-new-coal-mining-powder-river-basin/

5.      U.S. Inventories Enter the Winter with the Most Natural Gas Since 2016 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=63864

6.      What’s Next After Washington Passes Pro-Natural Gas Measure? (Cascade PBS)

https://www.cascadepbs.org/news/2024/11/whats-next-after-washington-passes-pro-natural-gas-measure

7.      Transformer Safety: Fire Barriers as Essential Protection for Electrical Infrastructure (Power Magazine)

https://www.powermag.com/transformer-safety-fire-barriers-as-essential-protection-for-electrical-infrastructure/

8.      These Islanders Know the Secrets to Dealing with Long Power Outages (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/these-islanders-know-the-secrets-to-with-long-power-outages-1.7397321

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

9.      WA State: Grant PUD Approves Five-Year Solar Power Agreement to Meet Future Energy Demands (Source ONE News, Ephrata, WA)

https://www.yoursourceone.com/columbia_basin/grant-pud-approves-five-year-solar-power-agreement-to-meet-future-energy-demands/article_3ca55994-ae95-11ef-a95b-47e5a6ab1123.html

10.   California: How Could Offshore Wind Projects Affect San Luis Obispo County? (San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/could-offshore-wind-projects-affect-130000478.html

Fish & Wildlife

11.   This Year Saw Some Good News for Pacific Northwest Salmon (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/this-year-saw-some-good-news-for-pacific-northwest-salmon,369338

12.   After a Canadian Orca Pod’s Decline, now ‘You Can See the Whales Coming Back’ (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2024/1202/canada-marine-reserve-orca-whales

13.   So Hot Right Now: WA Orcas Are Wearing Dead Salmon on Their Heads in Latest Fashion Fad (Tacoma News-Tribune, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hot-now-wa-orcas-wearing-220019865.html

Environmental Afflatus – Clean Up on Aisle Three

14.   Salmon Deaths Bring New Attention to a Longstanding Problem (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/29/nx-s1-5202791/salmon-deaths-bring-new-attention-to-a-longstanding-problem

Water, Water, Anywhere?

15.   Human Activity Is Making It Difficult to Retain Adequate Water Supplies (Columbia Insight)

https://columbiainsight.org/human-activity-is-making-it-difficult-for-pac-nw-to-retain-adequate-water-supplies/

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

16.   ‘It Is a Matter of Survival’: UN Court Begins Hearing for Threatened Island Nations (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2024/1202/UN-Courts-climate-change-case-island-nations-protests

I Sing the Car Electric

17.   Oregon to Temporarily Delay Zero-Emission Trucks Rules (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/11/27/oregon-to-temporarily-delay-zero-emission-trucks-rules/

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

18.   A Social Media Ban in Australia for Children Under 16 Will Be First in the World (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/11/28/social-media-ban-for-children-under-16-in-australia-set-to-become-law/

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

19.   Nineteen of the World’s Most Influential Scientists Work For, or with, This Eastern WA Lab (Tri-City Herald, WA – Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/19-of-the-world-s-most-influential-scientists-work-for-or-with-this-eastern-wa-lab/ar-AA1v7Hp5

Management, Politics, & Governance

20.   New Trump Administration Could Bring Shift in Approach to Snake River Dam Breaching (Phys.Org)

https://phys.org/news/2024-12-trump-administration-shift-approach-snake.html

21.   Donald Trump’s Call for ‘Energy Dominance’ Is Likely to Run into Real-World Limits – Baseload Power Touted (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/trump-energy-dominance-burgum-oil-council-24529ef90795fb854e4eb35f75c18247

22.   Washington’s Dan Newhouse Looks Ahead to a New Trump Era (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/11/28/washingtons-dan-newhouse-looks-ahead-to-a-new-trump-era/

Other Things to Know About Today

23.   Washington Dept. of Transportation Studying How Removal of Snake River Dams Would Affect Transportation (KNDO & KNDU-TV, Yakima/Tri-Cities, WA)

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/wsdot-studying-how-removal-of-snake-river-dams-would-affect-transportation/article_2ff4c084-ae79-11ef-bec2-535cc816c84d.html

24.   U.S. Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez (WA) Helps Secure $454,436 to Support Barge Service on Columbia River (U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, WA)

https://gluesenkampperez.house.gov/posts/gluesenkamp-perez-helps-secure-454436-to-support-barge-service-on-columbia-river

25.   Bitter Cold in Forecast: December Set for ‘Coldest Start’ in Years for Many (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/bitter-cold-forecast-december-set-194558597.html

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

26.   Nuclear Energy Proposal in NW ‘Distraction’ from Proven Renewables (MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/nuclear-energy-proposal-in-nw-distraction-from-proven-renewables/ar-AA1v6saT

27.   Opinion: Artificial Intelligence Power Demands Are Rising, And So Are Attacks on Utilities. Here’s What They Can Do About It. (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ai-power-demands-are-rising-and-so-are-attacks-on-utilities-heres-what-t/733944/

28.   Columnist: Why California’s Favorite Bagel Shop Is Defending Fossil Fuels (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2024-11-21/column-why-californias-favorite-bagel-shop-is-defending-fossil-fuels-boiling-point

Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions

You Might Be Surprised to Hear How the Word Pecan Is Supposed to Be Pronounced

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/27/nx-s1-5205291/you-might-be-surprised-to-hear-how-the-word-pecan-is-supposed-to-be-pronounced

Notre Dame Cathedral Unveils Its New Interior Five Years After Devastating Fire

https://apnews.com/article/paris-notre-dame-macron-fire-reconstruction-0a6c183693b55a55e0dc3a909000cb02

Llamas & Alpacas Bring Laughter & Love to Portland Airport: See Where They Live

https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2024/11/llamas-and-alpacas-bring-laughter-and-love-to-portland-airport-see-where-they-live.html

Man Compensated $2.53 After Unwrapping Smooth Mars Bar

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/12/02/britiain-smooth-Mars-bar-Milky-Way/3531733161446/

Song of the Day

The Archies – Sugar, Sugar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2lxjZZeJM8

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Decision to Install 1.3 Million Solar Panels on Benton County Farm Now in WA Gov. Inslee’s Hands (Tri-City Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/decision-install-1-3-million-130000230.html

Interim Measures to Continue Columbia River Treaty Coordination (U.S. Department of State)

https://www.state.gov/interim-measures-to-continue-columbia-river-treaty-coordination/

Gov. Newsom Says California Could Offer Electric Vehicle Rebates If Trump Eliminates Federal Tax Credit (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/california-newsom-ev-electric-vehicle-rebate-b55ab3d35145384c1bb192cbda536b0a

WA Gov. Inslee Addresses Efforts to Assess Damage after Devastating ‘Bomb Cyclone’ (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/news/local/gov-jay-inslee-bomb-cyclone-western-washington-deadly-windstorm-aftermath-news-conference-fema-federal-emergency-management-agency-power-outages

Mother Transient Orca with Three Offspring in Vancouver’s False Creek a Sign of Recovery: Researcher (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mother-orca-with-3-offpsring-in-vancouver-s-false-creek-a-sign-of-recovery-researcher-1.7393058

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Interim Measures to Continue Columbia River Treaty Coordination

2.      WA State: Snohomish PUD Crews Work Tirelessly to Restore Power after Devastating Bomb Cyclone

3.      Amazon Offers $334 Million for Nuclear Reactors to Be Built at Hanford

4.      Data Center Boom Fuels Demand for Nuclear Projects

5.      Map Shows States Generating the Most Nuclear Energy

6.      Oregon: Willamette Valley Vineyards Seek $11 Million in Damages from Utilities for 2020 Holiday Farm Fire

7.      24-Year-Old Man Dies After Being Electrocuted While Hanging Up Christmas Lights

8.      U.S. Reps. Gluesenkamp Perez, Newhouse (WA) Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Bonneville Power Administration Recruitment, Retention, and Resiliency to Reduce Costs for Ratepayers

9.      Balancing Authority of Northern California Signs Agreement to Join CAISO Extended Day-Ahead Market

10.   Decision to Install 1.3 Million Solar Panels on Benton County Farm Now in WA Gov. Inslee’s Hands

11.   Court Hears Arguments in Challenge to U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Natural Gas Furnace Rules

12.   Mother Transient Orca with Three Offspring in Vancouver’s False Creek a Sign of Recovery: Researcher

13.   $3.38 Million in Grants Awarded for WA State’s Shoreline Conservation, Salmon Habitat

14.   Project 2025 Calls for Massive Changes to Hanford Nuclear Cleanup

15.   Feds Outline ‘Necessary Steps’ for Colorado River Agreement by 2026, but No Recommendation Yet

16.   California: AT&T Offers $20,000 for Information Leading Redding Police to Copper Thieves

17.   Data Breaches Surge to Record Levels in Washington State, Attorney General Calls for Policy Changes

18.   Gov. Newsom Says California Could Offer Electric Vehicle Rebates If Trump Eliminates Federal Tax Credit

19.   Auto Industry’s Shift Toward Electric Vehicles Is Expected to Go on Despite Trump Threat to Kill Tax Credits

20.   After Fast Start, Electric Cars Need a Recharge as Range Limits, Cost Leave Some Drivers Skeptical

21.   Overhauls of ‘Heritage Brands’ Raise the Question: How Important Are Our Products to Our Identities?

22.   WA State: Mandatory Manual Recount for Benton PUD Commissioner Race to Start Dec. 2

23.   WA Gov. Inslee Addresses Efforts to Assess Damage after Devastating ‘Bomb Cyclone’

24.   Western Washington Windstorm Victims May Qualify for Disaster & Tax Relief. Here’s What to Know

25.   A Pleasant No-Drama Thanksgiving Weekend: But a Big Surprise

26.   Guest Essay: Pacific Northwest Tribes Are Key to Restoring Salmon in the Columbia River Basin

Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition

“Oh, Captain, I Do Declare!”

Demure /dih-MYOOR/ Adjective – 1: reserved, modest 2: affectedly modest, reserved, or serious: coy

     Fluttering lace fan

     Sparkling eyes, a hidden smile

     Demure southern belle

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      Interim Measures to Continue Columbia River Treaty Coordination (U.S. Department of State)

https://www.state.gov/interim-measures-to-continue-columbia-river-treaty-coordination/

2.      WA State: Snohomish PUD Crews Work Tirelessly to Restore Power after Devastating Bomb Cyclone (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/news/local/snohomish-county-pud-power-outages-downed-trees-western-washington-bomb-cyclone-lake-roesiger-customers-electricity-greenhouse-weather

3.      Amazon Offers $334 Million for Nuclear Reactors to Be Built at Hanford (Cascade PBS)

https://www.cascadepbs.org/news/2024/11/amazon-offers-334m-nuclear-reactors-be-built-hanford

4.      Data Center Boom Fuels Demand for Nuclear Projects (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/data-center-boom-fuels-nuclear-construction-projects/733603/

5.      Map Shows States Generating the Most Nuclear Energy (Newsweek – Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/map-shows-states-generating-the-most-nuclear-energy/ar-AA1uQcte?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds

6.      Oregon: Willamette Valley Vineyards Seek $11 Million in Damages from Utilities for 2020 Holiday Farm Fire (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/11/26/smoke-taint-oregon-wine-lawsuit/

7.      24-Year-Old Man Dies After Being Electrocuted While Hanging Up Christmas Lights (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/11/26/california-man-electrocuted-christmas-lights/76592378007/

8.      U.S. Reps. Gluesenkamp Perez, Newhouse (WA) Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Bonneville Power Administration Recruitment, Retention, and Resiliency to Reduce Costs for Ratepayers (U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp-Parez, WA)

https://gluesenkampperez.house.gov/posts/gluesenkamp-perez-newhouse-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-support-bpa-recruitment-retention-and-resiliency-to-reduce-costs-for-ratepayers

9.      Balancing Authority of Northern California Signs Agreement to Join CAISO Extended Day-Ahead Market (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/balancing-authority-northern-california-signs-agreement-join-caiso-extended-day-ahead-market

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

10.   Decision to Install 1.3 Million Solar Panels on Benton County Farm Now in WA Gov. Inslee’s Hands (Tri-City Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/decision-install-1-3-million-130000230.html

Conservation & Efficiency

11.   Court Hears Arguments in Challenge to U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Natural Gas Furnace Rules (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_3b02918a-ac31-11ef-9a9b-772eba6134eb.html

Fish & Wildlife

12.   Mother Transient Orca with Three Offspring in Vancouver’s False Creek a Sign of Recovery: Researcher (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mother-orca-with-3-offpsring-in-vancouver-s-false-creek-a-sign-of-recovery-researcher-1.7393058

13.   $3.38 Million in Grants Awarded for WA State’s Shoreline Conservation, Salmon Habitat (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/news/local/338m-in-grants-awarded-for-washingtons-shoreline-conservation-salmon-habitat

Environmental Afflatus – Clean Up on Aisle Three

14.   Project 2025 Calls for Massive Changes to Hanford Nuclear Cleanup (Cascade PBS)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/11/26/hanford-nuclear-project-2025-environment-pollution-washington-benton-county-pollution/

Water, Water, Anywhere?

15.   Feds Outline ‘Necessary Steps’ for Colorado River Agreement by 2026, but No Recommendation Yet (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/colorado-river-climate-change-drought-american-west-fce423f8fa12ccd3b1a83acead2d1145

London Calling –Telecommunications

16.   California: AT&T Offers $20,000 for Information Leading Redding Police to Copper Thieves (Redding Record-Searchlight, CA)

https://www.redding.com/story/news/crime/2024/11/26/att-offers-reward-for-information-leading-to-copper-thieves/76510357007/

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

17.   Data Breaches Surge to Record Levels in Washington State, Attorney General Calls for Policy Changes (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/data-breaches-surge-record-levels-washington-attorney-general-policy-changes/281-aec77ae8-5443-42d3-b241-335af93c4180

I Sing the Car Electric

18.   Gov. Newsom Says California Could Offer Electric Vehicle Rebates If Trump Eliminates Federal Tax Credit (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/california-newsom-ev-electric-vehicle-rebate-b55ab3d35145384c1bb192cbda536b0a

19.   Auto Industry’s Shift Toward Electric Vehicles Is Expected to Go on Despite Trump Threat to Kill Tax Credits (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/electric-vehicles-tax-credits-cars-trump-autos-4751a8f9c5a410126d503b4af7f54285

20.   After Fast Start, Electric Cars Need a Recharge as Range Limits, Cost Leave Some Drivers Skeptical (Associated Press)

https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/after-fast-start-electric-cars-need-a-recharge-19945479.php

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

21.   Overhauls of ‘Heritage Brands’ Raise the Question: How Important Are Our Products to Our Identities? (Associated Press)

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/world/article/overhauls-of-heritage-brands-raise-the-19940481.php

Politics, Management, and Governance

22.   WA State: Mandatory Manual Recount for Benton PUD Commissioner Race to Start Dec. 2 (KNDO & KNDU-TV, Yakima/Tri-Cities, WA)

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/mandatory-manual-recount-for-benton-pud-commissioner-race-to-start-dec-2/article_58e474ea-ac43-11ef-8708-87ccc17b7199.html

Other Things to Know About Today

23.   WA Gov. Inslee Addresses Efforts to Assess Damage after Devastating ‘Bomb Cyclone’ (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/news/local/gov-jay-inslee-bomb-cyclone-western-washington-deadly-windstorm-aftermath-news-conference-fema-federal-emergency-management-agency-power-outages

24.   Western Washington Windstorm Victims May Qualify for Disaster & Tax Relief. Here’s What to Know (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/western-washington-storm-victims-may-qualify-for-relief

25.   A Pleasant No-Drama Thanksgiving Weekend: But a Big Surprise (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2024/11/a-pleasant-no-drama-thanksgiving.html

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

26.   Guest Essay: Pacific Northwest Tribes Are Key to Restoring Salmon in the Columbia River Basin (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/nov/27/secretary-of-the-interior-deb-haaland-and-solicito/

Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions

Dictionary.com Has Named Its Word of the Year, And It Isn’t ‘Brat’

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/demure-dictionary-com-2024-word-091354864.html

A Secret Parachute in the FBI’s Possession May Have Finally Solved D.B. Cooper’s Identity

https://www.yahoo.com/news/secret-parachute-fbi-possession-may-201700706.html

Fossilized Dinosaur Vomit & Poop Exposes a Surprising Jurassic Snack

https://gizmodo.com/deep-inside-fossilized-dino-vomit-and-poop-scientists-unearth-a-jurassic-world-2000530774

U.S. Customs Seizes 3,000 Counterfeit Gibson Guitars; Worth $18 Million If They Were Real

https://www.centraloregondaily.com/news/consumer/fake-gibson-guitars-seized-la-port/article_f8fd4702-ac54-11ef-a09c-132c8717f683.html

Song of the Day

Silver Connection – Fly Robin Fly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZM--cq_Bi4

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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