The Energy News Digest for October 28, 2020

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Power Outages Linger: Calmer California Winds Help Firefighters Beat Back Two Blazes (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-los-angeles-utilities-fires-california-e42e8ddb66e01bde4488cf145a16631e

Idaho Power Will Leave Nevada Coal Plant Three Years Early (KOZE Radio, Lewiston, ID)

https://www.koze.com/2020/10/27/idaho-power-will-leave-nevada-coal-plant-three-years-early/

Nevada: Gerlach Residents Say the Black Rock’s Dark Skies Threatened by Proposed Geothermal Plant (Reno Gazette-Journal, NV)

https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2020/10/26/gerlach-residents-geothermal-plant-threatens-dark-skies-near-burning-man/5997894002/

New Mexico: Navajo Energy Company in Talks Over Coal-Fired Power Plant (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-mexico/articles/2020-10-28/navajo-energy-company-in-talks-over-coal-fired-power-plant

Montana: NorthWest Energy Customers Pay $14.3 Million In Unexpected Costs (Montana Standard, Butte, MT)

https://mtstandard.com/news/state-and-regional/nwe-customers-pay-14-3-million-in-uexpected-costs/article_90613826-652c-5aa4-979d-e55ab41878d2.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      Power Outages Linger: Calmer California Winds Help Firefighters Beat Back Two Blazes

2.      Idaho Power Will Leave Nevada Coal Plant Three Years Early

3.      New Mexico: Navajo Energy Company in Talks Over Coal-Fired Power Plant

4.      Montana: NorthWest Energy Customers Pay $14.3 Million In Unexpected Costs

5.      Despite Troubled Past, Critics Say Oregon Department of Energy Is Ignoring Rules to Benefit Power Plants

6.      Florida: After Public Interviews of Three CEO Candidates, Including BPA Exec, JEA Board Expects to Make Hire in Days

7.      California: Pacific Gas & Electric Wants Changes to System of Dividing Costs Among Customers

8.      Authority Overseeing New California Municipal Utility Executes Agreement Tied to Microgrid

9.      Oregon: Bonneville Power Administration to Host Public Session on Mary’s Peak Towers

10.   Colorado: As Costs Rack Up in Boulder’s Push to Split with Xcel, Voters to Have the Final Say

11.   Americans Fear Rising Cost of Working from Home as Pandemic Continues

12.   Propane Heaters Are the New Toilet Paper

13.   Nevada: Gerlach Residents Say the Black Rock’s Dark Skies Threatened by Proposed Geothermal Plant

14.   NV Energy Seeks More Renewables in Nevada

15.   Utah Ranks No. 1 for Home Energy Efficiency

16.   British Columbia: Sockeye Salmon Predicted to Return in Record Numbers to Okanagan Rivers & Lakes

17.   Long Thought Extinct, Lampreys Return to Oregon’s Miller Lake

18.   WA State: Hole Discovered Downstream of Pinto Dam No Threat

19.   Oregon Supreme Court Rules Against Youth Plaintiffs in Climate Change Lawsuit

20.   Climate Change Is on the Ballot in Seven Cities & States

21.   Grant PUD Given $1.6 Million for Broadband Expansion as Demand for Fiber Internet Intensifies

22.   WA State: $2.3 Million Will Be Used in Ilwaco to Bring Broadband to Unserved Areas

23.   WA State: Public Works Board Approves $17.8 million for Broadband Construction - $200,000 to Hood Canal Communications

24.   WA State: State Public Works Board Denies Lewis PUD Grant Request for Broadband Expansion

25.   Remote Learning in Remote Locations: Washington Students without Internet Options Face Challenges

26.   190 Electric Co-ops Qualify to Bid at FCC’s $16 Billion Broadband Auction

27.   Oregon: Consumer Cellular Sells in Deal Pegged at $2.3 Billion

28.   The Benefits of Washington State’s Hydropower & Energy Efficiency

29.   Microsoft Revenues Surge as Pandemic Drives Growth in Cloud Services

30.   Trump Sanctions Against Russian Institute with Malware Ties to U.S. Power Sector Only Scratch at Recourse

31.   Report Released by Sen. Maria Cantwell Slams Google & Facebook for Decimating Local News Outlets

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU

Cassandra /kuh-SAND-druh/ Noun – 1: A daughter of Priam endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed 2: One that predicts misfortune or disaster.

Soothsayers expound

Political Cassandras

Gone November 4

https://joelshorriblehaiku.blogspot.com/

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Power Outages Linger: Calmer California Winds Help Firefighters Beat Back Two Blazes (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-los-angeles-utilities-fires-california-e42e8ddb66e01bde4488cf145a16631e

2.      Idaho Power Will Leave Nevada Coal Plant Three Years Early (KOZE Radio, Lewiston, ID)

https://www.koze.com/2020/10/27/idaho-power-will-leave-nevada-coal-plant-three-years-early/

3.      New Mexico: Navajo Energy Company in Talks Over Coal-Fired Power Plant (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-mexico/articles/2020-10-28/navajo-energy-company-in-talks-over-coal-fired-power-plant

4.      Montana: NorthWest Energy Customers Pay $14.3 Million In Unexpected Costs (Montana Standard, Butte, MT)

https://mtstandard.com/news/state-and-regional/nwe-customers-pay-14-3-million-in-uexpected-costs/article_90613826-652c-5aa4-979d-e55ab41878d2.html

5.      Despite Troubled Past, Critics Say Oregon Department of Energy Is Ignoring Rules to Benefit Power Plants (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/10/despite-troubled-past-critics-say-oregon-department-of-energy-is-ignoring-rules-to-benefit-power-plants.html

6.      Florida: After Public Interviews of Three CEO Candidates, Including BPA Exec, JEA Board Expects to Make Hire in Days (Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, FL)

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/local/2020/10/27/jea-board-interview-3-ceo-finalists-during-tuesday-morning-meeting/6051230002/

7.      California: Pacific Gas & Electric Wants Changes to System of Dividing Costs Among Customers (Bakersfield Californian, CA)

https://www.bakersfield.com/news/pg-e-wants-changes-to-system-of-dividing-costs-among-customers/article_372ac08e-17b9-11eb-b3c9-0be5a715b092.html

8.      Authority Overseeing New California Municipal Utility Executes Agreement Tied to Microgrid (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/authority-overseeing-new-calif-municipal-utility-executes-agreement-tied-microgrid

9.      Oregon: Bonneville Power Administration to Host Public Session on Mary’s Peak Towers (Corvallis Gazette-Times, OR)

https://www.gazettetimes.com/bpa-to-host-public-session-on-marys-peak-towerrs/article_b20d428b-cee4-5440-bb7a-2903f0fdfb48.html

10.   Colorado: As Costs Rack Up in Boulder’s Push to Split with Xcel, Voters to Have the Final Say (Energy News Network)

https://energynews.us/2020/10/27/west/as-costs-rack-up-in-boulders-push-to-split-with-xcel-voters-to-have-the-final-say/

11.   Americans Fear Rising Cost of Working from Home as Pandemic Continues (NBC News)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/americans-fear-rising-cost-working-home-pandemic-continues-n1242676

12.   Propane Heaters Are the New Toilet Paper (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/90568536/propane-heaters-are-the-new-toilet-paper

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

13.   Nevada: Gerlach Residents Say the Black Rock’s Dark Skies Threatened by Proposed Geothermal Plant (Reno Gazette-Journal, NV)

https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2020/10/26/gerlach-residents-geothermal-plant-threatens-dark-skies-near-burning-man/5997894002/

14.   NV Energy Seeks More Renewables in Nevada (Renewables Now)

https://renewablesnow.com/news/nv-energy-seeks-more-renewables-in-nevada-718699/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

15.   Utah Ranks No. 1 for Home Energy Efficiency (KSL-TV, Salt Lake City, UT)

https://ksltv.com/447734/utah-ranks-no-1-for-home-energy-efficiency/

FISH & WILDLIFE

16.   British Columbia: Sockeye Salmon Predicted to Return in Record Numbers to Okanagan Rivers & Lakes (Welland Tribune, BC)

https://www.wellandtribune.ca/ts/news/canada/2020/10/27/sockeye-salmon-predicted-to-return-in-record-numbers-to-okanagan-rivers-and-lakes.html

17.   Long Thought Extinct, Lampreys Return to Oregon’s Miller Lake (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2020/10/28/lamprey-miller-lake-oregon-extinct/

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

18.   WA State: Hole Discovered Downstream of Pinto Dam No Threat (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

https://www.kpq.com/hole-discovered-downstream-of-pinto-dam-no-threat/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

19.   Oregon Supreme Court Rules Against Youth Plaintiffs in Climate Change Lawsuit (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2020/10/oregon-supreme-court-rules-against-youth-plaintiffs-in-climate-change-lawsuit.html

20.   Climate Change Is on the Ballot in Seven Cities & States (Grist Online)

https://grist.org/politics/climate-change-is-on-the-ballot-in-7-cities-and-states/

BOFFO BUCKS – TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUNDING BONANZA

21.   Grant PUD Given $1.6 Million for Broadband Expansion as Demand for Fiber Internet Intensifies (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/columbia_basin/grant-pud-given-1-6-million-for-broadband-expansion-as-demand-for-fiber-internet-intensifies/article_51ddb31e-18b8-11eb-9702-8f15b0ff98ed.html

22.   WA State: $2.3 Million Will Be Used in Ilwaco to Bring Broadband to Unserved Areas (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

https://www.kxro.com/2-3-million-will-be-used-in-ilwaco-to-bring-broadband-to-unserved-areas/

23.   WA State: Public Works Board Approves $17.8 million for Broadband Construction - $200,000 to Hood Canal Communications (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/41499

24.   WA State: State Public Works Board Denies Lewis PUD Grant Request for Broadband Expansion (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/news/state-public-works-board-denies-pud-grant-request-for-broadband-expansion/article_ce344278-17e8-11eb-9ec3-7ff22ada5ffc.html

25.   Remote Learning in Remote Locations: Washington Students without Internet Options Face Challenges (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/education/no-internet-access-north-mason-reykdal/281-35dc5d44-7c1e-4f27-ba4a-acead7fdb91b

26.   190 Electric Co-ops Qualify to Bid at FCC’s $16 Billion Broadband Auction (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)

https://www.electric.coop/190-electric-co-ops-qualify-to-bid-at-fcc-16-billion-broadband-auction/

27.   Oregon: Consumer Cellular Sells in Deal Pegged at $2.3 Billion (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2020/10/consumer-cellular-one-of-oregons-biggest-tech-companies-sold-to-private-equity-firm-for-more-than-2-billion.html

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

28.   The Benefits of Washington State’s Hydropower & Energy Efficiency (Data Center Frontier)

https://datacenterfrontier.com/washington-states-hydropower-energy/

29.   Microsoft Revenues Surge as Pandemic Drives Growth in Cloud Services (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2020/10/27/microsoft-reaps-big-revenues.html

30.   Trump Sanctions Against Russian Institute with Malware Ties to U.S. Power Sector Only Scratch at Recourse (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/us-sanctions-russia-institute-malware-industrial/587763/

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

31.   Report Released by Sen. Maria Cantwell Slams Google & Facebook for Decimating Local News Outlets (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/report-released-by-sen-maria-cantwell-slams-google-and-facebook-for-decimating-local-news-outlets/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Tupperware Is Partying Like It’s 1965

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/business/national/tupperware-is-partying-like-its-1965/article_954480d8-f8d2-599c-84d9-23c12fcb1e5d.html

Hairless Opossum Needs to Keep Warm, So People Are Donating a Winter Wardrobe

https://www.today.com/pets/hairless-opossum-gets-sweater-donations-survive-winter-t196443

An Electrician’s Good Deed Launches a Movement of Helpers

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2020/1028/An-electrician-s-good-deed-launches-a-movement-of-helpers?icid=rss

111-Foot-Long Lego Bridge Breaks Guinness Record at British Museum

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/10/28/111-foot-long-Lego-bridge-breaks-Guinness-record-at-British-museum/9201603908937/

SONG OF THE DAY

Simon & Garfunkel - The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWBvcJAXwu4

The Energy News Digest for October 26, 2020

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Californians See Power Shutoffs as Winds, Fire Danger Rise (Associated Press)

https://news.yahoo.com/utility-cuts-power-26-500-190853868.html

Oregon: PacifiCorp Faces Lawsuit Alleging Negligence, Seeking Damages for Labor Day Fires in the Santiam Canyon (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/2020/10/pacificorp-faces-new-lawsuit-alleging-negligence-seeking-damages-for-labor-day-fires-in-the-santiam-canyon.html

In Repeat of Past, Conservation Groups Challenge New Snake River Dam Management Plan (Longview Daily News, WA)

https://tdn.com/news/local/in-repeat-of-past-conservation-groups-challenge-new-dam-management-plan/article_e7f4f30e-1f82-58b2-912d-846c2fb6ce17.html

Idaho Falls Endorses Small Modular Reactor Project (KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls, ID)

https://localnews8.com/news/local-news/2020/10/23/idaho-falls-endorses-smr-project/

How the Virus Slowed the Booming Wind Energy Business (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/26/business/energy-environment/coronavirus-renewable-energy-wind.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      Californians See Power Shutoffs as Winds, Fire Danger Rise

2.      Oregon: PacifiCorp Faces Lawsuit Alleging Negligence, Seeking Damages for Labor Day Fires in the Santiam Canyon

3.      In Repeat of Past, Conservation Groups Challenge New Snake River Dam Management Plan

4.      The Fight Over Snake River Dams Is Likely Going Back to Court

5.      News Release: Northwest RiverPartners Responds to News over Earthjustice Intent to Sue over Columbia River Operations

6.      Idaho Falls Endorses Small Modular Reactor Project

7.      Utah: Murray City Votes to Withdraw from Nuclear Power Project

8.      Montana: Indecision Postpones Colstrip Sale Public Discussion

9.      WA State: Half Million Dollars in CARES Act Money to Assist Grays Harbor PUD Customers Impacted by COVID

10.   California: How & When the Twin Domes at San Onofre Nuclear Plant Will Come Down

11.   Bonneville Power Administration Reconfirms Strategic Plan Goals in Progress Update

12.   Iberdrola’s Avangrid Offers $8.3 Billion Cash for New Mexico Utility PNM Resources

13.   Canadian Hydropower Cleared to Pump Up Power in Massachusetts

14.   Utility: Rodents in Power Switch Caused Las Vegas Resort Outage

15.   How the Virus Slowed the Booming Wind Energy Business

16.   Renewable Energy at Center of Race for Arizona Utility Board

17.   Do Smart Thermostats Still Save During a Global Pandemic?

18.   Glendale, California Utility Wins Approval for Efficiency, Demand Response Programs

19.   Crews Vacuum ‘Murder Hornets’ Out of Washington Nest

20.   Community Leaders Launch Initiative to Improve Broadband Access for Idahoans

21.   U.S. Grants Broadband Licenses to Native American Tribes

22.   ReConnect Program Announces $158 Million in Broadband Awards, almost 100% of Second Round $550 Million Budget Reached

23.   Americans Working from Home Face Internet Usage Limits

24.   How Google Powers Its ‘Monopoly’ with Enough Electricity for Entire Countries

25.   Moon May Hold Frozen Water in More Places Than Suspected

26.   Asteroid Pieces Escaping from Jammed NASA Spacecraft OSIRIS-Rex

WORD OF THE DAY

Imbroglio • \im-BROLE-yo\ • noun -1: a confused mass 2a: an intricate or complicated situation b: an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding c: a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation, embroilment d: scandal.

The high-powered politician saw the handwriting on the wall. The 1998 imbroglio involving Beanie-Baby influence trading started unraveling the moment his “supplier” failed to receive bailout funds for a new venture: soybean-babies.

The example sentence of the day went downhill from there. The editor had a hard time coming up with a suitable sentence that did not include references to seamy and dark-hearted things only found in cheap dime-novels or Lifetime made-for-TV movies. Sorry.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Californians See Power Shutoffs as Winds, Fire Danger Rise (Associated Press)

https://news.yahoo.com/utility-cuts-power-26-500-190853868.html

2.      Oregon: PacifiCorp Faces Lawsuit Alleging Negligence, Seeking Damages for Labor Day Fires in the Santiam Canyon (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/2020/10/pacificorp-faces-new-lawsuit-alleging-negligence-seeking-damages-for-labor-day-fires-in-the-santiam-canyon.html

3.      In Repeat of Past, Conservation Groups Challenge New Snake River Dam Management Plan (Longview Daily News, WA)

https://tdn.com/news/local/in-repeat-of-past-conservation-groups-challenge-new-dam-management-plan/article_e7f4f30e-1f82-58b2-912d-846c2fb6ce17.html

4.      The Fight Over Snake River Dams Is Likely Going Back to Court (Northwest News Network)

https://www.nwnewsnetwork.org/post/fight-over-snake-river-dams-likely-going-back-court

5.      News Release: Northwest RiverPartners Responds to News over Earthjustice Intent to Sue over Columbia River Operations (Northwest RiverPartners – PDF File)

https://nwriverpartners.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-10-23-Press-Statement-Response-to-Earth-Justice-Intent-to-Sue.pdf

6.      Idaho Falls Endorses Small Modular Reactor Project (KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls, ID)

https://localnews8.com/news/local-news/2020/10/23/idaho-falls-endorses-smr-project/

7.      Utah: Murray City Votes to Withdraw from Nuclear Power Project (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)

https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/10/23/murray-city-votes/

8.      Montana: Indecision Postpones Colstrip Sale Public Discussion (Billings Gazette, MT)

https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/indecision-postpones-colstrip-sale-public-discussion/article_49cc075d-123d-5515-b5a4-a27c1b519dc2.html

9.      WA State: Half Million Dollars in CARES Act Money to Assist Grays Harbor PUD Customers Impacted by COVID (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

https://www.thedailyworld.com/news/half-million-in-cares-act-money-to-assist-pud-customers-impacted-by-covid/

10.   California: How & When the Twin Domes at San Onofre Nuclear Plant Will Come Down (Los Angeles Times, CA)

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-23/san-onofre-nuclear-plant-demolish

11.   Bonneville Power Administration Reconfirms Strategic Plan Goals in Progress Update (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-reconfirms-strategic-plan-goals-in-progress-update.aspx

12.   Iberdrola’s Avangrid Offers $8.3 Billion Cash for New Mexico Utility PNM Resources (Natural Gas Intel)

https://www.naturalgasintel.com/iberdrolas-avangrid-offers-8-3b-cash-for-new-mexico-utility-pnm-resources/

13.   Canadian Hydropower Cleared to Pump Up Power in Massachusetts (Boston Herald, MA)

https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/10/23/hydro-power-cleared-to-pump-up-power-in-massachusetts/

14.   Utility: Rodents in Power Switch Caused Las Vegas Resort Outage (Associated Press)

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/article246665467.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

15.   How the Virus Slowed the Booming Wind Energy Business (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/26/business/energy-environment/coronavirus-renewable-energy-wind.html

16.   Renewable Energy at Center of Race for Arizona Utility Board (Associated Press)

https://tucson.com/news/state-and-regional/renewable-energy-at-center-of-race-for-arizona-utility-board/article_f9700ddc-265a-50d5-9bc8-611524c65074.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

17.   Do Smart Thermostats Still Save During a Global Pandemic? (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/spons/do-smart-thermostats-still-save-during-a-global-pandemic/587144/

18.   Glendale, California Utility Wins Approval for Efficiency, Demand Response Programs (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/glendale-calif-utility-wins-approval-efficiency-dr-programs

FISH & WILDLIFE

19.   Crews Vacuum ‘Murder Hornets’ Out of Washington Nest (Associated Press)

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/northwest/crews-vacuum-murder-hornets-out-of-washington-nest/article_24c561fb-8ed2-5053-9930-969661b82497.html

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

20.   Community Leaders Launch Initiative to Improve Broadband Access for Idahoans (Idaho Press)

https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/community-leaders-launch-initiative-to-improve-broadband-access-for-idahoans/article_ac9410dc-7ba6-5379-85ff-92cd793e5294.html

21.   U.S. Grants Broadband Licenses to Native American Tribes (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/arizona/articles/2020-10-23/us-grants-broadband-licenses-to-native-american-tribes

22.   ReConnect Program Announces $158 Million in Broadband Awards, almost 100% of Second Round $550 Million Budget Reached (Telecompetitor)

https://www.telecompetitor.com/reconnect-program-announces-158m-in-broadband-awards-almost-100-of-second-round-550m-budget-reached/

23.   Americans Working from Home Face Internet Usage Limits (Wall Street Journal)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-working-from-home-face-internet-usage-limits-11603638000?mod=djemalertNEWS

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

24.   How Google Powers Its ‘Monopoly’ with Enough Electricity for Entire Countries (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertbryce/2020/10/21/googles-dominance-is-fueled-by-zambia-size-amounts-of-electricity/#18cc15bb68c9

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

25.   Moon May Hold Frozen Water in More Places Than Suspected (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/news/articles/2020-10-26/moon-may-hold-frozen-water-in-more-places-than-suspected

26.   Asteroid Pieces Escaping from Jammed NASA Spacecraft OSIRIS-Rex (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/asteroid-samples-osiris-rex-1.5776731?cmp=rss

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Kobe Is Up, Karen Is Down: Parenting Website Releases List with Most Popular Baby Names in 2020

https://news.yahoo.com/kobe-karen-down-parenting-website-122400279.html

Escaped Cloned Female Mutant Crayfish Take Over Belgian Cemetery

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/escaped-cloned-female-mutant-crayfish-take-over-belgian-cemetery/YZDGK4GTJKKML7Y76OELOTHGPA/

Ice Age - A Human Toddler & a Mammoth Crossed Paths in Ancient New Mexico, Footprints Suggest

https://gizmodo.com/a-human-toddler-and-a-mammoth-crossed-paths-in-ancient-1845463474

United Kingdom: Cat Missing Since 2018 Found 60 Miles Away in Coventry

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-54659837

SONG OF THE DAY

John Powell – Ice Age End Credits Suite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaXy0m2OmSU