The Energy News Digest for September 25, 2024

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

California: As Crews Chainsaw Joshua Trees, Mojave Desert Community Protests Solar Energy Project (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/09/23/as-crews-chainsaw-joshua-trees-mojave-desert-community-protests-solar-energy-project/

U.S. Nuclear Plants Won't Power Up Big Tech's Artificial Intelligence Ambitions Right Away (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/us-nuclear-plants-wont-power-up-big-techs-ai-ambitions-right-away-2024-09-24/

Why Millions of Americans Give Up Control of Their Thermostats (Washington Post – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-millions-americans-control-thermostats-153645139.html

WA State: Skagit County Pauses Proposed Energy Storage Facility After Backlash (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/skagit-county-moratorium-proposed-lithium-ion-energy-storage-facility/281-37d02bf5-07d8-4522-8fdf-d5cb4de34151

Thieves Hunting for Copper Are Vandalizing American Electric Vehicle Chargers (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-23/america-s-public-ev-chargers-have-a-vandalism-problem

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      U.S. Nuclear Plants Won't Power Up Big Tech's Artificial Intelligence Ambitions Right Away

2.      Nuclear Startup Oklo to Start Site Work for Idaho Microreactor

3.      Avista Officials Provide Additional Details About Washington Natural Gas & Electricity Rate Hikes

4.      DOE Group Awards $34.5 Million for Pacific Gas & Electric Hydropower Projects in California

5.      Despite Decreasing Fossil Fuel Prices, Hydropower Is Still Competitive, Report Finds

6.      Bonneville Power Administration Transmission to Rebuild 75-Year-Old Transmission Line in Puget Sound Area

7.      Decline In Natural Gas Price Drove Decrease in U.S. Oil Producer Revenue in Early 2024

8.      Canada: Power Projects – Indigenous Equity Ownership Saw Momentum In 2024, But Still More Work to Do

9.      California: As Crews Chainsaw Joshua Trees, Mojave Desert Community Protests Solar Energy Project

10.   WA State: Skagit County Pauses Proposed Energy Storage Facility After Backlash

11.   Puget Sound Energy Announces Two Clean Energy Projects in Washington

12.   WA State: Goose Prairie Solar Project Completion Expected in Early October

13.   Under a Texas Sun, Agrivoltaics Offer Farmers a New Way to Make Money

14.   Climate Solutions: Two Kinds of Ocean Energy Inch Forward Off the Oregon Coast

15.   Why Millions of Americans Give Up Control of Their Thermostats

16.   Pacific Lamprey Returns to the Columbia River Plummet, But Northwest Tribes Are Working to Fix Those Runs

17.   Hope Slough Spill Kills Thousands of Salmon Near Chilliwack, British Columbia

18.   WDFW, Orgs Settle Columbia Hatchery Lawsuit

19.   22 States Want to Employ 1 Million People in Climate Apprenticeships by 2035

20.   WA Gov. Inslee Says Opposition to Wind & Solar Projects Could Slow Use of Artificial Intelligence

21.   Thieves Hunting for Copper Are Vandalizing American Electric Vehicle Chargers

22.   Nonprofit News Orgs Aim to Fill the Void Left by Oregon's Receding Print Publications

23.   A Decade-Old Wordless Song Shows How Music & Social Media Are Shaping Each Other

24.   NASA Awards $1.5 Million at Watts on the Moon Challenge Finale

25.   Gizmodo Science Fair: Beaming Solar Energy from Space to Earth

26.   Does Washington Need a Ban to Prevent Natural Gas Bans?

27.   Connecting to Purpose: Engaging Public Power Employees

28.   Blowing Dust Advisory Posted for Columbia Basin

Word of the Day

Beau geste \bow-ZHEST\ Noun – *1: a graceful or magnanimous gesture 2: an ingratiating conciliatory gesture.

The Geste boys were in trouble. Mike, John, and Digby not only wound up at the most miserable fort in the French Foreign Legion, Fort Zinderneuf, but they also had a commanding officer who made Captain Bligh look like Sergeant Bilko. In the end, it was the “beau geste” of Mike that made everything wonderful again.

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      U.S. Nuclear Plants Won't Power Up Big Tech's Artificial Intelligence Ambitions Right Away (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/us-nuclear-plants-wont-power-up-big-techs-ai-ambitions-right-away-2024-09-24/

2.      Nuclear Startup Oklo to Start Site Work for Idaho Microreactor (CNBC)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/sam-altman-backed-nuclear-startup-oklo-to-start-site-work-for-idaho-microreactor/ar-AA1rbv6O

3.      Avista Officials Provide Additional Details About Washington Natural Gas & Electricity Rate Hikes (Lewiston Morning Tribune, ID – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.lmtribune.com/northwest/avista-officials-provide-additional-details-about-washington-natural-gas-and-electricity-rate-hikes/article_58ea9586-7b11-11ef-a8db-5b7444aa8e95.html

4.      DOE Group Awards $34.5 Million for Pacific Gas & Electric Hydropower Projects in California (Power Magazine)

https://www.powermag.com/doe-group-awards-34-5-million-for-pge-hydropower-projects-in-california/

5.      Despite Decreasing Fossil Fuel Prices, Hydropower Is Still Competitive, Report Finds (Hydro Review)

https://www.hydroreview.com/business-finance/business/despite-decreasing-fossil-fuel-prices-hydropower-is-still-competitive-report-finds/

6.      Bonneville Power Administration Transmission to Rebuild 75-Year-Old Transmission Line in Puget Sound Area (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20240924-bpa-tx-to-rebuild-75-year-old-tx-line-in-puget-sound-area

7.      Decline In Natural Gas Price Drove Decrease in U.S. Oil Producer Revenue in Early 2024 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=63204

8.      Canada: Power Projects – Indigenous Equity Ownership Saw Momentum In 2024, But Still More Work To Do (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/politics/2024/09/25/indigenous-equity-ownership-saw-momentum-in-2024-but-still-more-work-to-do/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

9.      California: As Crews Chainsaw Joshua Trees, Mojave Desert Community Protests Solar Energy Project (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/09/23/as-crews-chainsaw-joshua-trees-mojave-desert-community-protests-solar-energy-project/

10.   WA State: Skagit County Pauses Proposed Energy Storage Facility After Backlash (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/skagit-county-moratorium-proposed-lithium-ion-energy-storage-facility/281-37d02bf5-07d8-4522-8fdf-d5cb4de34151

11.   Puget Sound Energy Announces Two Clean Energy Projects in Washington (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/puget-sound-energy-announces-two-clean-energy-projects-washington/DPI4KH2ACNCNJJNZIJLOZT5HEI/

12.   WA State: Goose Prairie Solar Project Completion Expected in Early October (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/goose-prairie-solar-project-completion-expected-in-early-october/article_11ccbbb8-76a5-11ef-b4a7-e741ccf9fb94.html

13.   Under a Texas Sun, Agrivoltaics Offer Farmers a New Way to Make Money (Washington Post – Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/under-a-texas-sun-agrivoltaics-offer-farmers-a-new-way-to-make-money/ar-AA1r6Luu

14.   Climate Solutions: Two Kinds of Ocean Energy Inch Forward Off the Oregon Coast (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/wave-wind-energy-floating-offshore-oregon-5dbf36ac5614639de39b5d4f68620b39

Conservation & Efficiency

15.   Why Millions of Americans Give Up Control of Their Thermostats (Washington Post – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-millions-americans-control-thermostats-153645139.html

Fish & Wildlife

16.   Pacific Lamprey Returns to the Columbia River Plummet, But Northwest Tribes Are Working to Fix Those Runs (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/sep/24/pacific-lamprey-returns-to-the-columbia-river-plummet-but-northwest-tribes-are-working-to-fix-those-runs/

17.   Hope Slough Spill Kills Thousands of Salmon Near Chilliwack, British Columbia (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/salmon-kill-spill-salmon-killed-1.7333157

18.   WDFW, Orgs Settle Columbia Hatchery Lawsuit (Northwest Sportsman Magazine)

https://nwsportsmanmag.com/wdfw-orgs-settle-columbia-hatchery-lawsuit/

 

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

19.   22 States Want to Employ 1 Million People in Climate Apprenticeships by 2035 (The Hill, Washington, DC)

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4897114-climate-ready-workforce-initiative-apprenticeships/

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

20.   WA Gov. Inslee Says Opposition to Wind & Solar Projects Could Slow Use of Artificial Intelligence (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/09/24/inslee-says-opposition-to-wind-and-solar-projects-could-slow-use-of-ai/

I Sing the Car Electric

21.   Thieves Hunting for Copper Are Vandalizing American Electric Vehicle Chargers (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-23/america-s-public-ev-chargers-have-a-vandalism-problem

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

22.   Nonprofit News Orgs Aim to Fill the Void Left by Oregon's Receding Print Publications (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/nonprofit-news-journalism-oregon-project-print-industry/283-56001543-a21d-4bfc-84eb-c528dced54e3

23.   A Decade-Old Wordless Song Shows How Music & Social Media Are Shaping Each Other (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/23/nx-s1-5075317/a-decade-old-wordless-song-shows-how-music-and-social-media-are-shaping-each-other

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

24.   NASA Awards $1.5 Million at Watts on the Moon Challenge Finale (Aerospace Manufacturing & Design Magazine)

https://www.aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com/news/nasa-awards-1-5-million-at-watts-on-the-moon-challenge-finale/

25.   Gizmodo Science Fair: Beaming Solar Energy from Space to Earth (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/science-fair-space-solar-power-1851355705

Management & Governance

26.   Does Washington Need a Ban to Prevent Natural Gas Bans? (Crosscut Seattle)

https://www.cascadepbs.org/politics/2024/09/does-washington-need-ban-prevent-natural-gas-bans

27.   Connecting to Purpose: Engaging Public Power Employees (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/connecting-purpose-engaging-public-power-employees

Other Things to Know About Today

28.   Blowing Dust Advisory Posted for Columbia Basin (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

https://kpq.com/blowing-dust-advisory-posted-for-columbia-basin/

Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions

‘Mini-Moon’ Will Start Orbit of Earth Later This Week

https://www.kxan.com/news/science/mini-moon-will-start-orbit-of-earth-later-this-week/

Here Are the Eight New Emojis Coming to Smartphones

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/here-are-the-eight-new-emojis-coming-to-smartphones-1.7048261

A Rare Copy of the U.S. Constitution Laid Forgotten Inside a Filing Cabinet. Now, It Could Sell for Millions at Auction.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rare-copy-us-constitution-auction-north-carolina/

Frozen in Time: Hundreds of Sonics Artifacts Preserved for Decades at Seattle Museum

https://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-supersonics-return-to-seattle-museum-history-industry-mohai-27-banners-championship-flags-oklahoma-city-nba-expansion-1979-trophy-okc-climate-pledge-arena

Song of the Day

Heitos Pereira & Pharrell Williams – The Moon (Despicable Me Soundtrack)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JU7dSIq8Lg

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Three Mile Island Nuclear Reactor to Restart Under Microsoft Deal (Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/three-mile-island-nuclear-reactor-to-restart-under-microsoft-deal-154812499.html

Natural Gas Dominates U.S. Power Generation as Artificial Intelligence Drives Electricity Demand (Bloomberg – Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/natural-gas-dominates-u-s-power-generation-as-ai-drives-electricity-demand/ar-AA1qFQUy

Includes Snake River Dam Evaluation: DOE Launches Pacific Northwest Regional Energy Planning Study to Explore Solutions to Energy Planning Challenges (U.S. Dept. of Energy)

https://www.energy.gov/gdo/articles/doe-launches-pacific-northwest-regional-energy-planning-study-explore-solutions-energy

Plan Would Make One Million Acres of Federal Land in Oregon Available for Solar Energy Projects (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/09/22/oregon-federal-land-solar-energy-projects/

Spending Deal Averts a Possible Federal Shutdown & Funds the Federal Government into December (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/congress-government-shutdown-trump-johnson-budget-deal-d51de0cd895db687a6f5b35fc0dab13e

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Three Mile Island Nuclear Reactor to Restart Under Microsoft Deal

2.      Natural Gas Dominates U.S. Power Generation as Artificial Intelligence Drives Electricity Demand

3.      Includes Snake River Dam Evaluation: DOE Launches Pacific Northwest Regional Energy Planning Study to Explore Solutions to Energy Planning Challenges

4.      Rising Demand Could Drive U.S. Wholesale Electricity Prices 19% Higher by 2028: ICF

5.      NERC Sounds Alarm Over Winter Gas Supplies, Potential Grid Impacts

6.      Plan Would Make One Million Acres of Federal Land in Oregon Available for Solar Energy Projects

7.      After WA Gov. Inslee’s Push for Bigger Tri-Cities Wind Farm, Lawmaker Wants to Limit His Authority

8.      WA State: Chehalis Awarded Nearly $1 Million Federal Grant for Hydrogen Project at Airport

9.      WA State: REC, Sila Reach Multi-Year Silane Agreement After REC Announces First Shipment

10.   Solar Panels Lead to Insurance Headaches for Some Canadians

11.   The Energy Department Promised This Tribal Nation a $32 Million Solar Grant. It’s Nearly Impossible to Access

12.   Paywall Advisory: Grey Ghost – PNW Steelhead Ris Extinction Nearly Everywhere

13.   Salmon Fishing Expands on Columbia River

14.   Pikeminnow Bounty Program to End Slightly Early After ‘Outstanding Year of Fishing’

15.   California Scores Legal Win on Appeal Over Sites Reservoir Project

16.   After Two Years of Drought in the Yakima Basin, Could Relief Be on the Way?

17.   Gas Prices or Pollution? The High-Dollar Fight Over Washington State Cap & Trade

18.   Artificial Intelligence Can Generate Recipes That Can Be Deadly. Food Bloggers Are Not Happy

19.   California’s Backlogged Grid Is Holding Up Its Electric Truck Dreams

20.   Elon Musk Folds in Brazil to Let X Operate in the Country Again

21.   The Strongest Atmospheric River on Record for the Gulf of Alaska?

22.   Spending Deal Averts a Possible Federal Shutdown & Funds the Federal

23.   Washington Mourns Loss of Dan Evans, Former Governor & U.S. Senator

24.   The Benefits of a Four-Day Workweek According to a Champion of the Trend

25.   A La Niña Winter Is Expected, What Does That Mean?

26.   U.S. Senator Risch (ID) Statement on Northwest Energy Planning Project

27.   Podcast: Commissioner Ann Rendahl & the Eras of the Electric Sector

Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition

Sui Generis /Soo-ee – JEN-er-uss/ Adjective – Constituting a class alone: unique, peculiar.

     Tops at tiddlywinks

     Athlete sui generis

     He’s one of a kind

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      Three Mile Island Nuclear Reactor to Restart Under Microsoft Deal (Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/three-mile-island-nuclear-reactor-to-restart-under-microsoft-deal-154812499.html

2.      Natural Gas Dominates U.S. Power Generation as Artificial Intelligence Drives Electricity Demand (Bloomberg – Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/natural-gas-dominates-u-s-power-generation-as-ai-drives-electricity-demand/ar-AA1qFQUy

3.      Includes Snake River Dam Evaluation: DOE Launches Pacific Northwest Regional Energy Planning Study to Explore Solutions to Energy Planning Challenges (U.S. Dept. of Energy)

https://www.energy.gov/gdo/articles/doe-launches-pacific-northwest-regional-energy-planning-study-explore-solutions-energy

4.      Rising Demand Could Drive U.S. Wholesale Electricity Prices 19% Higher by 2028: ICF (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/us-electricity-prices-19-percent-higher-2028-ICF/727317/

5.      NERC Sounds Alarm Over Winter Gas Supplies, Potential Grid Impacts (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nerc-sounds-alarm-over-winter-gas-supplies-potential-grid-impacts-2024-2025/727460/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

6.      Plan Would Make One Million Acres of Federal Land in Oregon Available for Solar Energy Projects (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/09/22/oregon-federal-land-solar-energy-projects/

7.      After WA Gov. Inslee’s Push for Bigger Tri-Cities Wind Farm, Lawmaker Wants to Limit His Authority (Tri-City Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/inslee-push-bigger-tri-cities-192102905.html

8.      WA State: Chehalis Awarded Nearly $1 Million Federal Grant for Hydrogen Project at Airport (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/chehalis-awarded-nearly-1-million-federal-grant-for-hydrogen-project-at-airport,362167

9.      WA State: REC, Sila Reach Multi-Year Silane Agreement After REC Announces First Shipment (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2024/sep/23/rec-sila-reach-muli-year-silane-agreement-after-rec-announces-first-shipment/

10.   Solar Panels Lead to Insurance Headaches for Some Canadians (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/solar-panel-insurance-1.7329712?cmp=rss

11.   The Energy Department Promised This Tribal Nation a $32 Million Solar Grant. It’s Nearly Impossible to Access (High Country News)

https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-department-of-energy-promised-yakama-nation-32-million-for-solar-its-nearly-impossible-to-access/

Fish & Wildlife

12.   Paywall Advisory: Grey Ghost – PNW Steelhead Ris Extinction Nearly Everywhere (Seattle Times, WA)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/in-pacific-northwest-steelhead-risk-extinction-nearly-everywhere/

13.   Salmon Fishing Expands on Columbia River (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2024/09/salmon-fishing-expands-on-columbia-river.html

14.   Pikeminnow Bounty Program to End Slightly Early After ‘Outstanding Year of Fishing’ (Northwest Sportsman Magazine)

https://nwsportsmanmag.com/pikeminnow-bounty-program-to-end-slightly-early-after-outstanding-year-of-fishing/

Water, Water, Anywhere?

15.   California Scores Legal Win on Appeal Over Sites Reservoir Project (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/california-scores-legal-win-on-appeal-over-sites-reservoir-project/

16.   After Two Years of Drought in the Yakima Basin, Could Relief Be on the Way? (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/business/after-two-years-of-drought-in-the-yakima-basin-could-relief-be-on-the-way/article_8b356326-715d-11ef-8a8c-aba0cbea7eab.html

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

17.   Gas Prices or Pollution? The High-Dollar Fight Over Washington State Cap & Trade (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/gas-prices-or-pollution-the-high-dollar-fight-over-washington-state-cap-and-trade,362224

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

18.   Artificial Intelligence Can Generate Recipes That Can Be Deadly. Food Bloggers Are Not Happy (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/09/23/ai-can-generate-recipes-that-can-be-deadly-food-bloggers-are-not-happy/

I Sing the Car Electric

19.   California’s Backlogged Grid Is Holding Up Its Electric Truck Dreams (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/ev-charging/a-big-barrier-to-californias-electric-truck-goals-a-backlogged-power-grid

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

20.   Elon Musk Folds in Brazil to Let X Operate in the Country Again (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-folds-in-brazil-to-let-x-operate-in-the-country-again-2000502010

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

21.   The Strongest Atmospheric River on Record for the Gulf of Alaska? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-strongest-atmospheric-river-on.html

Management & Governance

22.   Spending Deal Averts a Possible Federal Shutdown & Funds the Federal Government into December (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/congress-government-shutdown-trump-johnson-budget-deal-d51de0cd895db687a6f5b35fc0dab13e

23.   Washington Mourns Loss of Dan Evans, Former Governor & U.S. Senator (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/news/local/washington-mourns-the-loss-of-dan-evans-former-governor-and-us-senator-uw-republican-school-seattle-native-navy-death-98

24.   The Benefits of a Four-Day Workweek According to a Champion of the Trend (Associated Press)

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/benefits-day-workweek-champion-trend-113924779

Other Things to Know About Today

25.   A La Niña Winter Is Expected, What Does That Mean? (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/weather/la-nina-winter-expected-western-washington/281-7810baca-d903-4514-8c7f-4d2d7d9e5a3b

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

26.   U.S. Senator Risch (ID) Statement on Northwest Energy Planning Project (U.S. Senator Jim Risch, ID)

https://www.risch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=9C7B6066-FC9D-4445-AB1C-6A5F1B56BF8C

27.   Podcast: Commissioner Ann Rendahl & the Eras of the Electric Sector (Public Power Underground)

https://publicpowerunderground.substack.com/p/commissioner-ann-rendahl-and-the

Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions

One in Five Washington Workers Have a Work Spouse – Do You?

https://kpq.com/work-spouse-relationships-survey/

Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ Depicts Turbulence in the Sky with Remarkable Accuracy

https://www.courthousenews.com/van-goghs-the-starry-night-depicts-turbulence-in-the-sky-with-remarkable-accuracy/

Cards Against Humanity Sues Elon Musk’s SpaceX for $15 Million Over Alleged Trespassing in Texas

https://apnews.com/article/cards-against-humanity-elon-musk-spacex-aa404db43f94fae76dc7524c7a646aca

New Mozart Just Dropped: Lost Manuscript Reveals Centuries-Old Music

https://gizmodo.com/new-mozart-just-dropped-lost-manuscript-reveals-centuries-old-music-2000501987

Song of the Day

Mozart – Leipzig: Serenade in C (Lost Manuscript)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmdD_Tds9AQ

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