The Energy News Digest

Monday, May 20, 2024

The Energy News Digest for May 20, 2024

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

NERC: Summer Grid Outlook Improved but Still Vulnerable to Extreme Weather, Demand Growth Spikes (Power Magazine)

https://www.powermag.com/nerc-summer-grid-outlook-improved-but-still-vulnerable-to-extreme-weather-demand-growth-spikes/

Pacific Northwest Tribes, Feds Dive into Work on Salmon Revival in Upper Columbia River (Salem Reporter, OR)

https://www.salemreporter.com/2024/05/17/northwest-tribes-feds-dive-into-work-on-salmon-revival-in-upper-columbia-river/

WA State: Covington Residents Want Answers About Controversial Proposal to Build Battery Storage Facility (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/battery-storage-site-covington-bess

Community Colleges – Including Centralia, WA – Offer Clean Energy Training as Climate-Related Jobs Expand Across America (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-education-community-colleges-1cfe5a102a7b15f0fea0c3f06ce4a37f

Troubled Electric Vehicle Maker Fisker Closing Manhattan Beach Headquarters (Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/troubled-ev-maker-fisker-closing-224830081.html

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1. NERC: Summer Grid Outlook Improved but Still Vulnerable to Extreme Weather, Demand Growth Spikes

2. Why You Should Care About—And Fear—America’s Aging Energy Grid

3. Watchdogs: BLM Quietly Rerouted Transmission Line, Favoring Mining Over National Monument

4. Utility Watchdog Calls to Cap Oregon Rate Hikes as Energy Bills Continue to Rise

5. California Bill to Scrutinize New Electric Charge Dies in Assembly Committee

6. Montana Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Permits for Laurel Power Plant

7. Selfie-Seeking Portlander Falls 40 Feet from Power Tower after Electric Shock — And Survives

8. May Is Wildfire Awareness Month: Bonneville Power Administration Releases Updated Wildfire Mitigation Plan

9. Community Colleges – Including Centralia, WA – Offer Clean Energy Training as Climate-Related Jobs Expand Across America

10. WA State: Covington Residents Want Answers About Controversial Proposal to Build Battery Storage Facility

11. WA State: Construction on Solar Power Project Near Moxee Is Ahead of Schedule

12. Federal Agencies to Buy Renewable Energy Credits from Small Businesses & Tribes

13. U.S. Selects 11 Marine Energy Projects for R&D Funding

14. Pacific Northwest Tribes, Feds Dive into Work on Salmon Revival in Upper Columbia River

15. Oregon: ‘Magical’ Community Science Event Tallies Watershed Creatures Ahead of Kellogg Dam Removal

16. U.S. Appeals Court Won’t Pause EPA Power Plant Emissions Rule for Now

17. California’s Water Tunnel to Cost $20 Billion. State Officials Say the Benefits Are Worth It

18. Climate Change Key Driver of Record-low Antarctic Sea Ice: Study

19. California Could Cut Billions of Dollars from Broadband Funding

20. No End in Sight for Broadband Power User Growth

21. Artificial Intelligence Could Transform Internet Search. Even Google Is Disrupting Its Own Kingdom.

22. Troubled Electric Vehicle Maker Fisker Closing Manhattan Beach Headquarters

23. Charging Stations Are Failing to Keep Up with the Electric Vehicle Boom

24. Untangling When Oregonians Are Eligible for the State’s Electric Vehicle Rebate

25. Natural Gas Regulation Initiative Might Appear on Washington’s Ballot in November

26. Guest Essay: The Pacific Northwest Needs More Electricity Now, Not Less

27. Editorial: China Embraced Electric Vehicles. The U.S. Didn’t. Now We’re Paying the Price

28. Guest Essay: Broadband Partnerships Will Power Progress in Rural Alaska

Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition

Epitome /ih-PIT-oh-mee/ Noun – 1a: a summary of a written work b: a brief presentation or statement of something 2: a typical or ideal example: EMBODIMENT 3: brief or miniature form.

Walter Cronkite was the epitome of what a news anchor should be. We will never see his like again.

Energy & Utility Issues

1. NERC: Summer Grid Outlook Improved but Still Vulnerable to Extreme Weather, Demand Growth Spikes (Power Magazine)

https://www.powermag.com/nerc-summer-grid-outlook-improved-but-still-vulnerable-to-extreme-weather-demand-growth-spikes/

2. Why You Should Care About—And Fear—America’s Aging Energy Grid (Fortune Magazine)

https://www.aol.com/why-care-fear-america-aging-131300078.html

3. Watchdogs: BLM Quietly Rerouted Transmission Line, Favoring Mining Over National Monument (The Nevada Independent)

https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/watchdogs-blm-quietly-rerouted-transmission-line-favoring-mining-over-national-monument

4. Utility Watchdog Calls to Cap Oregon Rate Hikes as Energy Bills Continue to Rise (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/05/20/oregon-electricity-ultilites-cost-portland-general-electric-northwest-naturals/

5. California Bill to Scrutinize New Electric Charge Dies in Assembly Committee (Yahoo! News)

https://au.news.yahoo.com/california-bill-scrutinize-electric-charge-235025204.html

6. Montana Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Permits for Laurel Power Plant (The Daily Montanan)

https://dailymontanan.com/2024/05/15/montana-supreme-court-hears-arguments-on-permits-for-laurel-power-plant/

7. Selfie-Seeking Portlander Falls 40 Feet from Power Tower after Electric Shock — And Survives (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2024/05/selfie-seeking-portlander-falls-40-feet-from-power-tower-after-electrocution-and-survives.html

8. May is Wildfire Awareness Month: Bonneville Power Administration releases updated Wildfire Mitigation Plan (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20240517-may-is-wildfire-awareness-month-bpa-releases-updated-wildfire-mitigation

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

9. Community Colleges – Including Centralia, WA – Offer Clean Energy Training as Climate-Related Jobs Expand Across America (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-education-community-colleges-1cfe5a102a7b15f0fea0c3f06ce4a37f

10. WA State: Covington Residents Want Answers About Controversial Proposal to Build Battery Storage Facility (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/battery-storage-site-covington-bess

11. WA State: Construction on Solar Power Project Near Moxee Is Ahead of Schedule (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/business/construction-on-solar-power-project-near-moxee-is-ahead-of-schedule/article_05c1ddd6-13ad-11ef-a202-7f9e4ae750b5.html

12. Federal Agencies to Buy Renewable Energy Credits from Small Businesses & Tribes (Western Area Power Administration)

https://www.wapa.gov/federal-agencies-to-buy-renewable-energy-credits-from-small-businesses-and-tribes/

13. U.S. Selects 11 Marine Energy Projects for R&D Funding (Power Engineering International)

https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/marine/teamer-program-selects-11-marine-energy-projects-for-rd-funding/amp/

Fish & Wildlife

14. Pacific Northwest Tribes, Feds Dive into Work on Salmon Revival in Upper Columbia River (Salem Reporter, OR)

https://www.salemreporter.com/2024/05/17/northwest-tribes-feds-dive-into-work-on-salmon-revival-in-upper-columbia-river/

15. Oregon: ‘Magical’ Community Science Event Tallies Watershed Creatures Ahead of Kellogg Dam Removal (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/05/20/kellogg-dam-removal-bioblitz/

Environmental Afflatus – Clean Up on Aisle Three

16. U.S. Appeals Court Won’t Pause EPA Power Plant Emissions Rule for Now (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-appeals-court-wont-pause-epa-power-plant-emissions-rule-now-2024-05-17/

Water, Water, Anywhere?

17. California’s Water Tunnel to Cost $20 Billion. State Officials Say the Benefits Are Worth It (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/californias-water-tunnel-cost-20-000730877.html

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

18. Climate Change Key Driver of Record-low Antarctic Sea Ice: Study (Barron’s)

https://www.barrons.com/news/climate-change-key-driver-of-record-low-antarctic-sea-ice-study-41f0121e

London Calling –Telecommunications

19. California Could Cut Billions of Dollars from Broadband Funding (Broadband Communities)

https://bbcmag.com/california-could-cut-billions-of-dollars-from-broadband-funding/

20. No End in Sight for Broadband Power User Growth (Telecompetitor)

https://www.telecompetitor.com/ovbi-no-end-in-sight-for-broadband-power-user-growth/

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

21. Artificial Intelligence Could Transform Internet Search. Even Google Is Disrupting Its Own Kingdom. (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2024/0518/google-ai-overview-antitrust-openai-search

I Sing the Car Electric

22. Troubled Electric Vehicle Maker Fisker Closing Manhattan Beach Headquarters (Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/troubled-ev-maker-fisker-closing-224830081.html

23. Charging Stations Are Failing to Keep Up with the Electric Vehicle Boom (Washington Post, Paywall Advisory)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2024/05/20/charging-stations-lag-ev-sales/

24. Untangling When Oregonians Are Eligible for the State’s Electric Vehicle Rebate (Salem Statesman-Journal, OR – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/oregon/2024/05/19/oregon-electric-vehicle-rebate/73616048007/

Management & Governance

25. Natural Gas Regulation Initiative Might Appear on Washington’s Ballot in November (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/may/19/natural-gas-regulation-initiative-might-appear-on-/

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

26. Guest Essay: The Pacific Northwest Needs More Electricity Now, Not Less (Lewiston Morning Tribune, ID – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.lmtribune.com/opinion/opinion-the-pacific-northwest-needs-more-electricity-now-not-less/article_72143249-32f3-5d1a-98da-8009294ff980.html

27. Editorial: China Embraced Electric Vehicles. The U.S. Didn’t. Now We’re Paying the Price (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-05-17/china-embraced-the-ev-future-the-us-didnt-were-paying-the-price

28. Guest Essay: Broadband Partnerships Will Power Progress in Rural Alaska (Anchorage Daily News, AK)

https://www.adn.com/opinions/2024/05/19/opinion-broadband-partnerships-will-power-progress-in-rural-alaska/

Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions

Max the Cat Is Now a ‘Doctor of Litter-Ature’ from Vermont State University

https://apnews.com/article/cat-honorary-degree-d9c9b219361c2566e611f92967909b33

Rare Fish That Lives in Complete Darkness Washes Ashore on Oregon Beach

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/rare-fish-that-lives-in-complete-darkness-washes-ashore-on-oregon-beach/ar-BB1mGgAk

Indiana Judge Rules Tacos Are ‘Mexican-Style Sandwiches’

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/05/15/tacos-Mexican-style-sandwiches-Fort-Wayne-Indiana/1051715789956/

Crickets Swarm Towns in the West

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/05/17/-crickets-swarm-West/4331715974095/

Song of the Day

George Frederic Handel – Water Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVAB2z1RPu4

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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

The Energy News Digest for May 15, 2024

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Nine New Bills Filed to Reverse Biden Administration’s Snake River Dams Agreement (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/9-bills-filed-reverse-biden-120000433.html

U.S. Energy Panel Approves Rule to Expand Transmission of Renewable Power (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/renewable-energy-transmission-ferc-biden-climate-50a40b16503647d0ed5c2a90aae9ceb9

Survey Respondents Cite Electric Vehicle Purchase Price as Significant Barrier to Ownership (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/survey-respondents-cite-ev-purchase-price-significant-barrier-ownership

Google Unleashes Artificial Intelligence in Search, Raising Hopes for Better Results & Fears About Less Web Traffic (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/google-search-ai-overviews-internet-traffic-ebb6bbbde17ed29a5f7b630d9e5e285b

California: Group Fails to Collect Required Signatures for San Diego Gas & Electric Ballot Measure But Has Another Plan to Oust Utility (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2024-05-14/group-fails-to-collect-required-signatures-for-sdg-e-ballot-measure-but-has-another-plan

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1. Nine New Bills Filed to Reverse Biden Administration’s Snake River Dams Agreement

2. California: Group Fails to Collect Required Signatures for San Diego Gas & Electric Ballot Measure But Has Another Plan to Oust Utility

3. Oregon: Portland General Electric Seeks Another Rate Increase Following an 18% Hike Earlier This Year

4. Forest Service Announces $50 Million in Grants to Oregon, Washington Communities for Efforts to Reduce Wildfire Risk

5. WA State: Be Prepared for Power Outages This Fire Season

6. Alaska House Approves Bill Designed to Unify Railbelt Electric Transmission System

7. Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty to Plot Attack on Baltimore Power Stations

8. U.S. Energy Panel Approves Rule to Expand Transmission of Renewable Power

9. California: SMUD Holds Ribbon Cutting for Wind Farm Project

10. Will Offshore Wind Be Good for Humboldt County, California?

11. California: Floating Solar Panels Proposed for Sweetwater Reservoir

12. Why Heat-Pump Water Heaters Could Soon Take Off

13. ‘Welcome to Our Cathedral’: Cowlitz Tribe, Columbia Land Trust Hail Dam’s Pending Removal

14. Landfills Release Millions of Tons of Methane. Washington State Is Responding with New Regulations.

15. California Moves Closer to Requiring New Pollutant-Warning Labels for Gas Stoves

16. Hot History: Tree Rings Show That Last Northern Summer Was the Warmest Since Year 1

17. Judge Dismisses California Kids’ Climate Lawsuit. They Plan to Try Again

18. As Sea Levels Rise, the Quinault Nation Moves to Higher Ground

19. Cloud Brightening Study in California Is Halted by Local Officials

20. Group Points to a Few Early Problems with Broadband Labels

21. BEAD Project Area Possibilities: Rules Vary a Lot from State to State

22. Google Unleashes Artificial Intelligence in Search, Raising Hopes for Better Results & Fears About Less Web Traffic

23. Survey Respondents Cite Electric Vehicle Purchase Price as Significant Barrier to Ownership

24. The Inside Story of Elon Musk’s Mass Firings of Tesla Supercharger Staff

25. The Future of Electric Cars Hinges on a Dongle

26. Artificial Intelligence-Generated Spam Is Starting to Fill Social Media. Here’s Why

27. President Biden to Raise Tariffs on Chinese Goods from Electric Vehicles to Semiconductors

28. President Biden Hints at Hiring Climate Hawk, WA Governor Jay Inslee in Second Term

Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition

Peregrinate \PER-uh-gruh-nayt\ Verb – To travel especially on foot: walk. To walk or travel over: traverse.

Traversing hot coals

Painful peregrination

Get the ice bucket

Energy & Utility Issues

1. Nine New Bills Filed to Reverse Biden Administration’s Snake River Dams Agreement (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/9-bills-filed-reverse-biden-120000433.html

2. California: Group Fails to Collect Required Signatures for San Diego Gas & Electric Ballot Measure But Has Another Plan to Oust Utility (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2024-05-14/group-fails-to-collect-required-signatures-for-sdg-e-ballot-measure-but-has-another-plan

3. Oregon: Portland General Electric Seeks Another Rate Increase Following an 18% Hike Earlier This Year (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

https://katu.com/news/local/pge-seeks-another-rate-increase-following-an-18-hike-earlier-this-year-public-utility-commission-oregon-portland-general-electric-zoom-meeting-comment

4. Forest Service Announces $50 Million in Grants to Oregon, Washington Communities for Efforts to Reduce Wildfire Risk (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

https://ktvz.com/news/government-politics/2024/05/14/forest-service-announces-50-million-in-grants-to-oregon-washington-communities-for-efforts-to-reduce-wildfire-risk/

5. WA State: Be Prepared for Power Outages This Fire Season (KNDO-TV, Yakima, WA)

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/be-prepared-for-power-outages-this-fire-season/article_99507d30-1198-11ef-8ea1-7b02ef57e75f.html

6. Alaska House Approves Bill Designed to Unify Railbelt Electric Transmission System (Alaska Beacon)

https://alaskabeacon.com/2024/05/15/alaska-house-approves-bill-designed-to-unify-railbelt-electric-transmission-system/

7. Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty to Plot Attack on Baltimore Power Stations (KBOI-TV, Boise, ID)

https://idahonews.com/news/nation-world/maryland-woman-pleads-guilty-to-plot-attack-on-baltimore-power-stations-sarah-beth-clendaniel-white-supremacist-ideology-fbi-investigation-brandon-c-russell

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

8. U.S. Energy Panel Approves Rule to Expand Transmission of Renewable Power (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/renewable-energy-transmission-ferc-biden-climate-50a40b16503647d0ed5c2a90aae9ceb9

9. California: SMUD Holds Ribbon Cutting for Wind Farm Project (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/smud-holds-ribbon-cutting-wind-farm-project

10. Will Offshore Wind Be Good for Humboldt County, California? (Brookings Institution)

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/will-offshore-wind-be-good-for-humboldt-county-california/

11. California: Floating Solar Panels Proposed for Sweetwater Reservoir (KNSD-TV, San Diego, CA)

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/floating-solar-panels-proposed-for-sweetwater-reservoir/3513605/

Conservation & Efficiency

12. Why Heat-Pump Water Heaters Could Soon Take Off (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electrification/heat-pump-water-heater-sales-home-electrification

Fish & Wildlife

13. ‘Welcome to Our Cathedral’: Cowlitz Tribe, Columbia Land Trust Hail Dam’s Pending Removal (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/may/14/welcome-to-our-cathedral-cowlitz-tribe-columbia-land-trust-hail-dams-pending-removal/

Environmental Afflatus – Clean Up on Aisle Three

14. Landfills Release Millions of Tons of Methane. Washington State Is Responding with New Regulations. (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

https://www.khq.com/news/landfills-release-millions-of-tons-of-carbon-dioxide-washington-state-is-responding-with-new-regulations/article_d4803e14-1179-11ef-b0f3-d7f32eae61c1.html

15. California Moves Closer to Requiring New Pollutant-Warning Labels for Gas Stoves (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/california-gas-stoves-legislature-pollution-warnings-3d9a7f2f708ce407cf534fe1ea91fe28

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

16. Hot History: Tree Rings Show That Last Northern Summer Was the Warmest Since Year 1 (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/record-hot-summer-climate-change-tree-rings-626d935d1f7266bb359d93074f52f10c

17. Judge Dismisses California Kids’ Climate Lawsuit. They Plan to Try Again (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-05-14/judge-dismisses-california-childrens-climate-change-lawsuit

18. As Sea Levels Rise, the Quinault Nation Moves to Higher Ground (Grist Online)

https://grist.org/indigenous/as-sea-levels-rise-the-quinalt-nation-moves-to-higher-ground/

19. Cloud Brightening Study in California Is Halted by Local Officials (University of Washington)

https://urban.uw.edu/news/cloud-brightening-study-in-california-is-halted-by-local-officials/

London Calling –Telecommunications

20. Group Points to a Few Early Problems with Broadband Labels (Broadband Breakfast)

https://broadbandbreakfast.com/group-points-to-a-few-early-problems-with-broadband-labels/

21. BEAD Project Area Possibilities: Rules Vary a Lot from State to State (Telecompetitpr)

https://www.telecompetitor.com/bead-project-area-possibilities-rules-vary-a-lot-from-state-to-state/

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

22. Google Unleashes Artificial Intelligence in Search, Raising Hopes for Better Results & Fears About Less Web Traffic (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/google-search-ai-overviews-internet-traffic-ebb6bbbde17ed29a5f7b630d9e5e285b

I Sing the Car Electric

23. Survey Respondents Cite Electric Vehicle Purchase Price as Significant Barrier to Ownership (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/survey-respondents-cite-ev-purchase-price-significant-barrier-ownership

24. The Inside Story of Elon Musk’s Mass Firings of Tesla Supercharger Staff (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/inside-story-elon-musks-mass-firings-tesla-supercharger-staff-2024-05-15/

25. The Future of Electric Cars Hinges on a Dongle (Atlantic Magazine – Paywall Advisory – Partial Story Available)

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/05/electric-cars-tesla-supercharger-adapter/678346/

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

26. Artificial Intelligence-Generated Spam Is Starting to Fill Social Media. Here’s Why (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/14/1251072726/ai-spam-images-facebook-linkedin-threads-meta

Management & Governance

27. President Biden to Raise Tariffs on Chinese Goods from Electric Vehicles to Semiconductors (Boise State Public Radio, ID)

https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/2024-05-14/biden-to-raise-tariffs-on-chinese-goods-from-electric-vehicles-to-semiconductors

28. President Biden Hints at Hiring Climate Hawk, WA Governor Jay Inslee in Second Term (Politico)

https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2024/05/13/biden-hints-at-hiring-climate-hawk-governor-in-second-term-00157593

Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions

Orcas Sink Sailing Yacht in Strait of Gibraltar

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/orcas-sink-sailing-yacht-strait-gibraltar-2024-05-13/

David Sanborn, Grammy Award-Winning Saxophonist, Dead at 78

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/13/entertainment/david-sanborn-death/index.html

How Long Have Blue Jeans Been Around? Paintings Show They Were Worn in the 1600s

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/14/1251200124/how-long-have-blue-jeans-been-around-paintings-show-they-were-worn-in-the-1600s

Watch: Seattle Mariners’ Fans Grab Free Hot Dogs Dropped from the Sky

https://www.oregonlive.com/mlb/2024/05/watch-seattle-mariners-fans-grab-free-hot-dogs-dropped-from-the-sky.html

Song of the Day

David Dundas - Jeans On

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsEQRyZc03s