The Energy News Digest

Monday, April 14, 2025

The Energy News Digest for April 14, 2025

The Northwest Public Power Association sponsors The Energy News Digest.

The News Digest on Facebook, LinkedIn, and X (formerly known as Twitter) will bring breaking news throughout the week.

Joel Myer, Communicator Emeritus, edits the Energy News Digest.

NWPPA’s Annual Conference & Membership Meeting

Join us as we raise a glass to 85 years of public power excellence at our Annual Conference and Membership Meeting in Santa Rosa, California. Mark your calendars for May 19-22, 2025, as utility executives and policymakers convene in Sonoma County to celebrate this historic milestone and shape our industry’s future.

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

U.S. Power Use to Reach Record Highs in 2025 & 2026, EIA Says (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-power-use-reach-record-highs-2025-2026-eia-says-2025-04-10/

Why 2,000 Workers Were Just Hired at the Pacific NW’s Only Nuclear Power Reactor (Bellingham Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-2-000-workers-were-120000614.html

Seasonal Water Releases for Young Salmon Start at Bonneville Dam Amid National Political Turbulence (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2025/apr/10/seasonal-water-releases-for-young-salmon-start-at-bonneville-amid-national-political-turbulence/

‘Global Race for Artificial Intelligence Dominance’ Could Start at Eastern WA Nuclear Site (Tri-City Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/global-race-ai-dominance-could-120000677.html

U.S. Postal Service Seeks to Hike Stamp Prices to 78 Cents (Reuters)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-postal-seeks-hike-stamp-184332337.html

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1. U.S. Power Use to Reach Record Highs in 2025 & 2026, EIA Says

2. Why 2,000 Workers Were Just Hired at the Pacific NW’s Only Nuclear Power Reactor

3. California: Edison Says Dormant Powerline Is a Leading Theory for Cause of Eaton Fire

4. Alaska Electric Co-op Prepares for Potential Volcanic Eruption

5. Trump Administration Says Alaska Gas Line Investment Could Ward Off Tariffs

6. Oregon: Idaho Power Company Agrees to Pay Almost $1 Million to Baker County Property Owners to Accommodate Boardway to Hemingway Power Line

7. Lawmakers Fear Artificial Intelligence Data Centers Will Drive Up Residents’ Power Bills

8. Why a Plane-Size Machine Could Foil a Race to Build Gas Power Plants

9. WA State: Imposter PUD Employee Scams Customer

10. Some Idaho Power Solar Customers Fear Their Investment Won’t Break Even Under Rate Change

11. New Water Pipeline’s Hydroelectric System Could Prevent Rate Hikes in Colorado City

12. Rewiring Britain for an Era of Clean Energy

13. Trump & GOP Ramp Up Attacks on Efficient Household Appliances

14. California Introduces Bill to Accelerate Heat Pump Adoption

15. Seasonal Water Releases for Young Salmon Start at Bonneville Dam Amid National Political Turbulence

16. Ocean Conditions Mixed for Salmon, Leading to Average Salmon Returns

17. President Trump’s NOAA Firings Raise Doubts for Pacific Northwest Fisheries

18. Has a Tacoma Wastewater Plant Threatened This Endangered Species of Salmon?

19. Near-Average Snowpack Strengthens Water Supply Resiliency for Los Angeles

20. Tale of Two Provinces as British Columbia Continues to Record Below-Average Snowpack

21. Why Water Fluoridation, Long Considered a Public Health Success Story, Is Under Scrutiny

22. Indiana: Last Time We Hear of This’: Panel Strikes Utility Pole Compromise to Boost Indiana Broadband Access

23. ‘Global Race for Artificial Intelligence Dominance’ Could Start at Eastern WA Nuclear Site

24. PJM, Google & Tapestry Link on Artificial Intelligence-Powered Solutions for Electric Grid

25. WA State: FBI Releases Photos, Video of Lacey Tesla Charging Station Arson Suspect

26. A Double Sunblast Could Mean Auroras Over the U.S. This Week

27. Meta Faces Historic Antitrust Trial That Could Force It to Break Off Instagram, WhatsApp

28. Amid Massive Downsizing at DOE, Power Administrators Are Deemed ‘Essential’

29. Four U.S. Senate Republicans Warn Against ‘Full-Scale’ Repeal of Energy Tax Credits

30. Washington, Oregon Among Top States for Women in Local Office

31. U.S. Postal Service Seeks to Hike Stamp Prices to 78 Cents

32. River Mythbusters – Debunking Myths About Columbia Basin Hydropower

33. Opinion: The West’s Hydropower Opportunity

34. Guest Essay: Bonneville Power Administration Should Rethink Decision Affecting Ratepayers

Word of the Day

Vatic \VAT-ik\ Adjective - Prophetic, oracular.

“In about ten seconds, you’re going to be very sorry you sat there,” intoned Derwood’s seemingly vatic classmate. His seeming awe turned to shock as a small drip from the ceiling transformed into a roof-rending hole, dropping gallons of trapped rainwater on the unfortunate student’s head.

Energy & Utility Issues

1. U.S. Power Use to Reach Record Highs in 2025 & 2026, EIA Says (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-power-use-reach-record-highs-2025-2026-eia-says-2025-04-10/

2. Why 2,000 Workers Were Just Hired at the Pacific NW’s Only Nuclear Power Reactor (Bellingham Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-2-000-workers-were-120000614.html

3. California: Edison Says Dormant Powerline Is a Leading Theory for Cause of Eaton Fire (Los Angeles Times, CA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/edison-says-dormant-powerline-leading-005905680.html

4. Alaska Electric Co-op Prepares for Potential Volcanic Eruption (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)

https://www.electric.coop/alaska-electric-co-op-prepares-for-potential-volcanic-eruption

5. Trump Administration Says Alaska Gas Line Investment Could Ward Off Tariffs (KTOO Radio, Juneau, AK)

https://www.ktoo.org/2025/04/10/trump-administration-says-alaska-gas-line-investment-could-ward-off-tariffs/

6. Oregon: Idaho Power Company Agrees to Pay Almost $1 Million to Baker County Property Owners to Accommodate Boardway to Hemingway Power Line (Baker City Herald, OR)

https://bakercityherald.com/2025/04/14/idaho-power-company-agrees-to-pay-almost-1-million-to-baker-county-property-owners-to-accommodate-b2h-power-line/

7. Lawmakers Fear Artificial Intelligence Data Centers Will Drive Up Residents’ Power Bills (Stateline)

https://stateline.org/2025/04/10/lawmakers-fear-ai-data-centers-will-drive-up-residents-power-bills/

8. Why a Plane-Size Machine Could Foil a Race to Build Gas Power Plants (NY Times – Via DNYUZ)

https://dnyuz.com/2025/04/08/why-a-plane-size-machine-could-foil-a-race-to-build-gas-power-plants/

9. WA State: Imposter PUD Employee Scams Customer (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

https://www.myclallamcounty.com/2025/04/10/imposter-pud-employee-scams-customer/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

10. Some Idaho Power Solar Customers Fear Their Investment Won’t Break Even Under Rate Change (Idaho Capital Sun)

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/04/11/some-idaho-power-solar-customers-fear-their-investment-wont-break-even-under-rate-change/

11. New Water Pipeline’s Hydroelectric System Could Prevent Rate Hikes in Colorado City (CBS News)

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/water-pipelines-hydroelectric-system-prevent-rate-hikes-colorado-city-aurora/

12. Rewiring Britain for an Era of Clean Energy (NY Times – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/business/energy-environment/britain-clean-energy-national-grid.html

Conservation & Efficiency

13. Trump & GOP Ramp Up Attacks on Efficient Household Appliances (Washington Post – Via MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-signs-order-to-make-america-s-showers-great-again/ar-AA1CCOA1

14. California Introduces Bill to Accelerate Heat Pump Adoption (PV Magazine)

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/04/09/california-introduces-bill-to-accelerate-heat-pump-adoption/

Fish & Wildlife

15. Seasonal Water Releases for Young Salmon Start at Bonneville Dam Amid National Political Turbulence (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2025/apr/10/seasonal-water-releases-for-young-salmon-start-at-bonneville-amid-national-political-turbulence/

16. Ocean Conditions Mixed for Salmon, Leading to Average Salmon Returns (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

https://www.nwpb.org/2025/04/10/ocean-conditions-mixed-for-salmon-leading-to-average-salmon-returns/

17. President Trump’s NOAA Firings Raise Doubts for Pacific Northwest Fisheries (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/trumps-noaa-firings-raise-doubts-for-pacific-northwest-fisheries,378685

18. Has a Tacoma Wastewater Plant Threatened This Endangered Species of Salmon? (Tacoma News-Tribune, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tacoma-wastewater-plant-threatened-endangered-120000372.html

Water, Water, Anywhere?

19. Near-Average Snowpack Strengthens Water Supply Resiliency for Los Angeles (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/near-average-snowpack-strengthens-water-supply-resiliency-los-angeles

20. Tale of Two Provinces as British Columbia Continues to Record Below-Average Snowpack (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-snowpack-april-1.7506529

21. Why Water Fluoridation, Long Considered a Public Health Success Story, Is Under Scrutiny (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/fluoride-water-cdc-kennedy-02d931af8f025877a9e3d332bf215c69

London Calling –Telecommunications

22. Indiana: Last Time We Hear of This’: Panel Strikes Utility Pole Compromise to Boost Indiana Broadband Access (WTHI-TV, Terre Haute, IN)

https://www.wthitv.com/news/last-time-we-hear-of-this-panel-strikes-utility-pole-compromise-to-boost-indiana-broadband/article_111bba4f-e012-4aa2-b899-01ef7054958d.html

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

23. ‘Global Race for Artificial Intelligence Dominance’ Could Start at Eastern WA Nuclear Site (Tri-City Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/global-race-ai-dominance-could-120000677.html

24. PJM, Google & Tapestry Link on Artificial Intelligence-Powered Solutions for Electric Grid (MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/pjm-google-and-tapestry-link-on-ai-powered-solutions-for-electric-grid/ar-AA1CL7l0

I Sing the Car Electric

25. WA State: FBI Releases Photos, Video of Lacey Tesla Charging Station Arson Suspect (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/news/local/tesla-supercharger-station-arson-lacey-vandalism-fire-explosion-suspect-photo-video-release-fbi-investigation-elon-musk-target-south-sound-center

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

26. A Double Sunblast Could Mean Auroras Over the U.S. This Week (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/a-double-sunblast-could-mean-auroras-over-the-u-s-this-week-2000589069

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

27. Meta Faces Historic Antitrust Trial That Could Force It to Break Off Instagram, WhatsApp (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/meta-ftc-antitrust-instagram-whatsapp-facebook-f602a09e86c9eb4538949572f72e8380

Politics, Governance, and Management

28. Amid Massive Downsizing at DOE, Power Administrators Are Deemed ‘Essential’ (Latitude Media)

https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/amid-massive-downsizing-at-doe-power-administrators-are-deemed-essential/

29. Four U.S. Senate Republicans Warn Against ‘Full-Scale’ Repeal of Energy Tax Credits (The Hill, Washington, DC)

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5245273-senate-republicans-energy-tax-credits/

30. Washington, Oregon Among Top States for Women in Local Office (Axios)

https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/04/10/washington-women-local-office-leadership

Other Things to Know About Today

31. U.S. Postal Service Seeks to Hike Stamp Prices to 78 Cents (Reuters)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-postal-seeks-hike-stamp-184332337.html

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

32. River Mythbusters – Debunking Myths About Columbia Basin Hydropower (Ruralite Magazine)

https://www.ruralite.com/river-mythbusters/

33. Opinion: The West’s Hydropower Opportunity (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT)

https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2025/04/12/west-western-states-hydropower-energy-opportunity/

34. Guest Essay: Bonneville Power Administration Should Rethink Decision Affecting Ratepayers (Everett Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comment-bpa-should-rethink-decision-affecting-ratepayers/

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

Weird Discovery in West Virginia Ignites Social Media. ‘How Do You End Up Here?’

https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/health-and-safety-alerts/weird-discovery-in-west-virginia-ignites-social-media-how-do-you-end-up-here/ar-AA1CFubZ

Meet the New Comet SWAN! See It in Binoculars Now

https://earthsky.org/space/new-comet-swan25f-april-2025-how-to-see-it/

Given Months to Live, He Decided to Volunteer in Every State

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/given-months-to-live-he-decided-to-volunteer-in-every-state/ar-AA1CT7v7

15 Impossibly Dated Lines from Looney Tunes Cartoons

https://www.cracked.com/article_46134_15-impossibly-dated-lines-from-looney-tunes-cartoons.html

Song of the Day

Alchemist Records – The Ultimate James Bond Medley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeYfAmz0Jlk

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025

The Energy News Digest for April 9, 2025

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Subscribe to The Energy News Digest.

The Energy News Digest is edited by Joel Myer, Communicator Emeritus.

NWPPA’s Annual Conference & Membership Meeting

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Trump Signs Orders to Expand Coal Power, Invoking Artificial Intelligence Boom (Bloomberg News – Via Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-order-seeks-tap-coal-160020451.html

NOAA Staffing Cuts Threaten Years of Salmon Harvests (NY Times – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/climate/noaa-doge-cuts-salmon.html

WA State: Harvest Hills Wind Project Will Seek Approval from the State Rather Than Wait for Whitman County Ordinance (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/apr/09/harvest-hills-wind-project-will-seek-approval-from/

Microsoft Says It’s ‘Slowing or Pausing’ Some Artificial Intelligence Data Center Projects, Including $1 Billion Plan for Ohio (Associated Press)

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/world/article/microsoft-says-it-s-slowing-or-pausing-some-ai-20267267.php

Drought Declared for Kittitas, Yakima & Benton Counties for Third Straight Year (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/drought-emergency-central-western-washington-2025/281-a19a0a51-231c-4242-bd65-558faefeb675

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1. Trump Signs Orders to Expand Coal Power, Invoking Artificial Intelligence Boom

2. U.S. Production of All Types of Coal Has Declined Over the Past Two Decades

3. Peace River Dam - Massive Canadian Hydroelectric Project Brings Fourth Unit Online

4. WA State: Commerce Invests Over $23 Million To Improve Grid Infrastructure, Increasing Grid Reliability For 18 Communities

5. Thieves Use Forklift to Steal $55K In Cables from Pierce County Site

6. U.S. Electricity Demand Will Grow 50% by 2050, Electrical Manufacturer Study Finds

7. WA State: Harvest Hills Wind Project Will Seek Approval from the State Rather Than Wait for Whitman County Ordinance

8. Clean Energy Powered 40% of Global Electricity in 2024, Report Finds – Solar Has Been Fastest-Growing Energy Source…But Remains Dwarfed by Hydropower

9. NOAA Staffing Cuts Threaten Years of Salmon Harvests

10. Despite An Uptick in Salmon Returns Expected, Researcher Doubtful It’s a Sign of Overall Recovery

11. Another Baby Orca Spotted with Northwest’s Endangered J Pod

12. Drought Declared for Kittitas, Yakima & Benton Counties for Third Straight Year

13. Advancing Bill Would Require WA Dept. of Ecology to Produce Annual Emissions Data

14. Barbed Wire Fences Were an Early DIY Telephone Network

15. Microsoft Says It’s ‘Slowing or Pausing’ Some Artificial Intelligence Data Center Projects, Including $1 Billion Plan for Ohio

16. Washington Giving Out $4 Million in Instant Rebates to Buy E-Bikes

17. New Project Maps Washington’s Local Media Landscape

18. President Trump Declares War on State Climate Laws

19. NOAA Contracts Are Being Reviewed One by One. It’s Throwing the Agency into Chaos

20. Guest Essay: WA State Must Act to Protect Salmon from Sea Lion Predation

Word of the Day

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

Castor, the safety testing laboratory’s futurist, was also considered a Cassandra by most of his colleagues. In fact, his “cry wolf” syndrome was put to rest one sunny, muggy day in July when Castor told his boss that within 30 seconds, he would be hit by an out-of-control collision test car. “Ha, Ha, that’s a good one Cast---------”

Energy & Utility Issues

1. Trump Signs Orders to Expand Coal Power, Invoking Artificial Intelligence Boom (Bloomberg News – Via Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-order-seeks-tap-coal-160020451.html

2. U.S. Production of All Types of Coal Has Declined Over the Past Two Decades (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=64924

3. Peace River Dam - Massive Canadian Hydroelectric Project Brings Fourth Unit Online (Energy Central)

https://energycentral.com/c/gn/massive-canadian-hydroelectric-project-brings-fourth-unit-online

4. WA State: Commerce Invests Over $23 Million To Improve Grid Infrastructure, Increasing Grid Reliability For 18 Communities (WA Dept. Of Commerce)

https://www.commerce.wa.gov/commerce-invests-over-23-million-to-improve-grid-infrastructure-increasing-grid-reliability-for-18-communities/

5. Thieves Use Forklift to Steal $55K In Cables from Pierce County Site (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/thieves-steal-55k-worth-copper-wire-cables-from-pierce-county-company/281-18f13e26-a98e-40b5-884f-8651f99dda9b

6. U.S. Electricity Demand Will Grow 50% by 2050, Electrical Manufacturer Study Finds (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/us-electricity-demand-will-grow-50-by-2050-electrical-manufacturer-study/744575/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

7. WA State: Harvest Hills Wind Project Will Seek Approval from the State Rather Than Wait for Whitman County Ordinance (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/apr/09/harvest-hills-wind-project-will-seek-approval-from/

8. Clean Energy Powered 40% of Global Electricity in 2024, Report Finds – Solar Has Been Fastest-Growing Energy Source…But Remains Dwarfed by Hydropower (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/08/clean-energy-powered-40-of-global-electricity-in-2024-report-finds

Fish & Wildlife

9. NOAA Staffing Cuts Threaten Years of Salmon Harvests (NY Times – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/climate/noaa-doge-cuts-salmon.html

10. Despite An Uptick in Salmon Returns Expected, Researcher Doubtful It’s a Sign of Overall Recovery (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/salmon-columbia-fishing-chinook-noaa-returns-average/283-d75acc33-ee11-4252-88e9-8df78c961758

11. Another Baby Orca Spotted with Northwest’s Endangered J Pod (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/endangered-baby-orca-spotted-pacific-northwest-j-pod

Water, Water, Anywhere?

12. Drought Declared for Kittitas, Yakima & Benton Counties for Third Straight Year (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/drought-emergency-central-western-washington-2025/281-a19a0a51-231c-4242-bd65-558faefeb675

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

13. Advancing Bill Would Require WA Dept. of Ecology to Produce Annual Emissions Data (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_c6504d69-7146-4402-961a-f0ac89f82ba3.html

London Calling –Telecommunications

14. Barbed Wire Fences Were an Early DIY Telephone Network (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/barbed-wire-fences-were-an-early-diy-telephone-network-1493157700

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

15. Microsoft Says It’s ‘Slowing or Pausing’ Some Artificial Intelligence Data Center Projects, Including $1 Billion Plan for Ohio (Associated Press)

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/world/article/microsoft-says-it-s-slowing-or-pausing-some-ai-20267267.php

I Sing the Car Electric

16. Washington Giving Out $4 Million in Instant Rebates to Buy E-Bikes (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/news/local/washington-state-giving-out-4-million-in-instant-rebates-to-buy-e-bikes-in-we-bike-program-electric-bicycles-washington-state-department-of-transportation

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

17. New Project Maps Washington’s Local Media Landscape (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

https://www.nwpb.org/2025/04/08/new-project-maps-washingtons-local-media-landscape/

Politics, Governance, and Management

18. President Trump Declares War on State Climate Laws (Politico)

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/09/trump-declares-war-on-state-climate-laws-politico-00280178

19. NOAA Contracts Are Being Reviewed One by One. It’s Throwing the Agency into Chaos (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/04/09/noaa-faces-disruptions-as-federal-contracts-lapse/

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

20. Guest Essay: WA State Must Act to Protect Salmon from Sea Lion Predation (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://chronline.com/stories/jeff-wilson-state-must-act-to-protect-salmon-from-sea-lion-predation,378366

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

U.S. Company Resurrects the Extinct Dire Wolf, Or Some Version of It

https://www.reuters.com/science/us-company-resurrects-extinct-dire-wolf-or-some-version-it-2025-04-08/

Critically Endangered Tortoise Is a First-Time Mom at Nearly 100 Years Old

https://gizmodo.com/critically-endangered-tortoise-is-a-first-time-mom-at-nearly-100-years-old-2000587090

Identical Twin Brothers Marry Twin Sisters in Double Wedding … And Share Honeymoon

https://www.today.com/parents/family/identical-twin-brothers-marry-twin-sisters-double-wedding-rcna197075

NASA Offers $3 Million in Competition to Recycle Human Poop in Space

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/04/09/NASA-LunaRecycle-Challenge-human-poop/8541744218992/

Song of the Day

Duran Duran – Hungry Like the Wolf

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