Energy News Digest for November 3, 2010

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

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Columbia Generating Station - Nuclear Plant Reliability Scores Low (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/nov/02/nuclear-plant-reliability-scores-low/

An 80-Year Run for Nuclear Reactors? (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/an-80-year-run-for-nuclear-reactors/

Clark, Cowlitz Commissioners, BPA Chief to Attend Power Line Meeting (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/nov/03/clark-cowlitz-commissioners-bpa-chief-to-attend-po/

Biomass Backlash: Rules Pose Threat to Energy Bonanza (Pallet Enterprise)

http://www.palletenterprise.com/articledatabase/view.asp?articleID=3249

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Columbia Generating Station - Nuclear Plant Reliability Scores Low

·         Clark, Cowlitz Commissioners, BPA Chief to Attend Power Line Meeting

·         GOING UP!! Port Angeles City Council OKs Utility Fee Hikes

·         Chelan PUD Nursing Budget Back to Health

·         Montana - NorthWestern Energy Clarifies Supply Costs

·         An 80-Year Run for Nuclear Reactors?

·         Nuclear Power Gains in Republican House Victory

·         Florida - Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative Customers Struggle to Pay High Utility Deposits in Hernando

·         News Release - Hastings Outlines Natural Resources Committee Priorities

·         Be Careful With Candles During Power Outages

·         Removal of Dams Sparks Economic Interest on Rogue River

·         Falling Water Levels Key to River Fishing

·         Op/Ed - The Willamette Wildlife Settlement: Poor Process, Poor Result

·         Over an Aquifer - Railway Sues Kootenai County over Refueling Depot

·         State’s Water Quality Standards Under Review

·         Biomass Backlash: Rules Pose Threat to Energy Bonanza

·         The Future of Wind Power - It’s time to decide which way the wind is blowing

·         When Will the Sun Shine Again on Renewable Energy in Spain?

·         The A to Z of Renewable Energy

·         DOE Awards Princeton Power Systems Hydropower Research Program

·         AltaTerra Releases US Utility Solar Market Report

·         Daylight Savings Reminder of Ways to Save Energy & Money

·         On Our Radar: Fines for Energy-Inefficient Landlords

·         California Climate Law Suspension Defeated

·         Global Warming May Bring Giant, Voracious Crabs to Antarctica

·         Plug in Vehicles May Make Up 22 Percent of U.S. Auto Sales By 2030

·         Portland’s Leaf-Removal Fee an Example of Government Doing the Right Thing in the Wrong Way

·         Fruit Warehouses Upset over Chelan PUD Fiber

·         Google Settles Suit over Buzz & Privacy

·         Google Was in ‘Significant Breach’ of Data Law, United Kingdom Official Says

·         Stimulus Bonds Will Help Finance Intel’s New Fab in Hillsboro

·         Does the Airline Bomb Plot Spell the End for In-Flight Wi-Fi?

·         Mason County - Unofficial Election Results Updated Wednesday Morning – Includes Mason PUD 3 Race

·         Incumbent Armstrong Leads in Kitsap PUD Race

·         Cowlitz PUD’s Piper Holds Slim Lead over Curtis

·         Clark Public Utilities Commissioner Nancy Barnes Leading Challenger

·         Election: Franklin PUD Incumbent Losing His Seat

·         Chelan County PUD: Congdon Sweeps, Bolz Ahead By a Nose

·         Incumbent Cook Wins Another Term on PUD Commission

·         Wahkiakum County promotes Dearmore to sheriff; Brady leading

·         Washington State Legislative Results

·         Washington State Congressional Results

·         Washington State US Senate Results

·         Washington State Ballot Measure Results

·         GOP Moves Closer to Dems in Washington State House, Senate

WORD OF THE DAY

Hippodrome • \HIPP-uh-drome\ • Noun - 1: an oval stadium for horse and chariot races in ancient Greece 2: an arena for equestrian performances

“Harry the Horse” had become fed up with the waltz. “Want to headline at the hippodrome featuring the cha-cha,” he whinnied. The Hendersons just laughed.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Columbia Generating Station - Nuclear Plant Reliability Scores Low (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/nov/02/nuclear-plant-reliability-scores-low/

Clark, Cowlitz Commissioners, BPA Chief to Attend Power Line Meeting (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/nov/03/clark-cowlitz-commissioners-bpa-chief-to-attend-po/

GOING UP!! Port Angeles City Council OKs Utility Fee Hikes (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101103/NEWS/311039994/going-up-port-angeles-city-council-oks-utility-fee-hikes

Chelan PUD Nursing Budget Back to Health - Cuts reduce millions in 2011 shortfalls to just $445,000, board hears (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/nov/02/chelan-pud-nursing-budget-back-to-health/

Montana - NorthWestern Energy Clarifies Supply Costs (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20101102/DC5/11020329

An 80-Year Run for Nuclear Reactors? (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/an-80-year-run-for-nuclear-reactors/

Nuclear Power Gains in Republican House Victory; `Cap & Trade’ Suffers (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-03/nuclear-power-gains-clout-in-republican-house-takeover-nrg-says.html

Florida - Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative Customers Struggle to Pay High Utility Deposits in Hernando (Tampa Bay Tribune, FL)

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/workinglife/wrec-customers-struggle-to-pay-high-utility-deposits-in-hernando/1131886

News Release - Hastings Outlines Natural Resources Committee Priorities (US Rep. Doc Hastings)

http://republicans.resourcescommittee.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=213649

Be Careful With Candles During Power Outages - Tips for Fire Safety When the Lights Go Out (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=143380

FISH & WILDLIFE

Removal of Dams Sparks Economic Interest on Rogue River - Local groups collaborate with state, feds about tourism, recreation development (Medford Mail Tribune, OR)

http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20101102%2FBIZ%2F11020302%2F-1%2Frss05

Falling Water Levels Key to River Fishing (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/11/03/1407535/falling-water-levels-key-to-river.html

Op/Ed - The Willamette Wildlife Settlement: Poor Process, Poor Result (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/11/the_willamette_wildlife_settle.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Over an Aquifer - Railway Sues Kootenai County over Refueling Depot (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013334035_apidrailroadlawsuit.html

State’s Water Quality Standards Under Review (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/nov/02/states-water-quality-standards-under-review/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Biomass Backlash: Rules Pose Threat to Energy Bonanza (Pallet Enterprise)

http://www.palletenterprise.com/articledatabase/view.asp?articleID=3249

The Future of Wind Power - It’s time to decide which way the wind is blowing (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN)

http://www.startribune.com/business/106574258.html

When Will the Sun Shine Again on Renewable Energy in Spain? (Gerson-Lehman Group)

http://www.glgroup.com/News/When-will-the-sun-shine-again-on-renewable-energy-in-Spain--51322.html

The A to Z of Renewable Energy (Sequim Gazette, WA)

http://search.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2010-11-03_the_a_to_z_of_renewable_energy

DOE Awards Princeton Power Systems Hydropower Research Program (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.elp.com/index/display/article-display.articles.electric-light-power.renewable-energy.hydro.2010.11.DOE_awards_Princeton_Power_Systems_hydropower_research_program.QP129867.dcmp=rss.page=1.html

AltaTerra Releases US Utility Solar Market Report (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/altaterra-research/news/article/2010/11/altaterra-releases-us-utility-solar-market-report

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Daylight Savings Reminder of Ways to Save Energy & Money (Business Wire)

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101103005495/en/Daylight-Savings-Reminder-Ways-Save-Energy-Money

On Our Radar: Fines for Energy-Inefficient Landlords (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/on-our-radar-fines-for-energy-inefficient-landlords/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

California Climate Law Suspension Defeated (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/02/MNGN1G2HVN.DTL

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Global Warming May Bring Giant, Voracious Crabs to Antarctica (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2010/11/global-warming-may-bring-giant-voracious-crabs-to-antarctica/1?csp=34tech

Plug in Vehicles May Make Up 22 Percent of U.S. Auto Sales By 2030 (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.elp.com/index/display/article-display.articles.electric-light-power.renewable-energy.phev.2010.11.Plug_in_vehicles_may_make_up_22_percent_of_U_S__auto_sales_by_2030.QP129867.dcmp=rss.page=1.html

Portland’s Leaf-Removal Fee an Example of Government Doing the Right Thing in the Wrong Way (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/anna_griffin/index.ssf/2010/11/portlands_leaf-removal_fee_an.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Fruit Warehouses Upset over Chelan PUD Fiber (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/nov/02/fruit-warehouses-upset-over-fiber/

Google Settles Suit over Buzz & Privacy (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/03/google-settles-suit-over-buzz-and-privacy/

Google Was in ‘Significant Breach’ of Data Law, United Kingdom Official Says (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_16511674

Stimulus Bonds Will Help Finance Intel’s New Fab in Hillsboro (Oregonian, Portland)

http://blog.oregonlive.com/siliconforest/2010/11/stimulus_bonds_will_help_finan.html

Does the Airline Bomb Plot Spell the End for In-Flight Wi-Fi? (Times Magazine)

http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/11/03/does-the-airline-bomb-plot-spell-the-end-for-in-flight-wi-fi/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Mason County - Unofficial Election Results Updated Wednesday Morning – Includes Mason PUD 3 Race (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/home/3672-unofficial-election-results

Incumbent Armstrong Leads in Kitsap PUD Race (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/nov/02/incumbent-armstrong-leads-in-pud-race/

Cowlitz PUD’s Piper Holds Slim Lead over Curtis (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_105a633c-e705-11df-bdb6-001cc4c03286.html

Clark Public Utilities Commissioner Nancy Barnes Leading Challenger (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/nov/02/clark-public-utilities-commissioner-nancy-barnes-l/

Election: Franklin PUD Incumbent Losing His Seat (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/11/02/1235282/election-franklin-pud-incumbent.html

Chelan County PUD: Congdon Sweeps, Bolz Ahead By a Nose (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/nov/03/chelan-county-pud-congdon-sweeps-bolz-ahead-by-a/

Incumbent Cook Wins Another Term on PUD Commission (Skagit Valley Herald, WA)

http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/incumbent_cook_wins_another_term_on_pud_commission/

Wahkiakum County promotes Dearmore to sheriff; Brady leading (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_66850184-e702-11df-9e1d-001cc4c03286.html

Washington State Legislative Results (WA Secretary of State)

http://vote.wa.gov/Elections/WEI/Results.aspx?RaceTypeCode=O&JurisdictionTypeID=5&ElectionID=37&ViewMode=Map

Washington State Congressional Results (WA Secretary of State)

http://vote.wa.gov/Elections/WEI/Results.aspx?RaceTypeCode=O&JurisdictionTypeID=3&ElectionID=37&ViewMode=Map

Washington State US Senate Results (WA Secretary of State)

http://vote.wa.gov/Elections/WEI/Results.aspx?RaceTypeCode=O&JurisdictionTypeID=1&ElectionID=37&ViewMode=Results

Washington State Ballot Measure Results (WA Secretary of State)

http://vote.wa.gov/Elections/WEI/Results.aspx?RaceTypeCode=M&JurisdictionTypeID=-2&ElectionID=37&ViewMode=Results

GOP Moves Closer to Dems in Washington State House, Senate - This is where maverick Democratic Sen. Tim Sheldon could gain new clout as the swing man on key Senate vote (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/02/1425534/gop-moves-closer-to-dems-in-state.html

DIVERSIONS

Deceased California State Senator Reelected

http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/11/03/deceased-california-state-senator-reelected/

San Francisco Bans Most Happy Meals

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-1103-happy-meals-20101102,0,822002.story

Denver Voters Reject Plan to Track Space Aliens

http://www.kirotv.com/politics/25617281/detail.html

Baby Falls 8 Floors, Bounces into Stranger’s Arms - Boy Apparently Uninjured

http://www.kirotv.com/news/25607032/detail.html

SONG OF THE DAY

LeBlanc & Carr – Falling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LolHiUwYNwo&fmt=18

Energy News Digest for November 2, 2010

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Tidewater Barge Company to Lay Off 200 for 3 Months - Cuts correspond with shutdown of Columbia River locks (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/nov/01/tidewater-to-lay-off-200-for-3-months/

Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling Seeks New Trial in Houston Appeal (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2010-11-01-enron-skilling-seeks-new-trial_N.htm?csp=34money

Pacific Gas & Electric Suspends Wave-Energy Project Off California Coast (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/01/BUIJ1G54CH.DTL

Port Angeles City Council to Raise Electricity, Other Rates Tonight (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101102/news/311029990/port-angeles-city-council-to-raise-electricity-other-rates-tonight

Montana – Great Falls City Electrical Utility Offers Customers to NorthWestern (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20101102/NEWS01/11020303/City-utility-offers-customers-to-NorthWestern

Storm Packs Heavy Rains, Sets New Rainfall Record (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/weather/25596919/detail.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Port Angeles City Council to Raise Electricity, Other Rates Tonight

·         Montana – Great Falls City Electrical Utility Offers Customers to NorthWestern

·         Mason PUD 3 Tree Trimming on Grapeview Loop Rd begins November 8

·         Idaho Court OKs Highway 12 Mega-Loads for Petroleum Company

·         Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling Seeks New Trial in Houston Appeal

·         Can a Volcano Spawn Salmon?

·         Deer Overpopulation Taking Economic Toll

·         Tidewater Barge Company to Lay Off 200 for 3 Month

·         Decision by Ecology Leads Battle Ground to Scrap Sewer Facility

·         Editorial - High Court Backs Municipal Water Law

·         Help Available to Clean Up Arsenic from North Everett Yards

·         Pacific Gas & Electric Suspends Wave-Energy Project Off California Coast

·         Energy from the Ocean & Tides Starting to Look Promising

·         New Hampshire - Tidal Power: Making Waves in Alternative Energy

·         Vestas Gets Order for Wind Turbines in Idaho

·         Oregon Governor to Sign Renewable Energy Education Agreement with Iraq

·         Catch & Hold the Power of the Wild Wind in Your Own Home

·         Minnesota - Pipestone Wind-Turbine Factory Idled; 110 Layoffs

·         Tribe Fights Giant Mojave Desert Solar Energy Project

·         Oil Lobby in Legal Threat to North Sea Wind Farms

·         Op/Ed – British Columbia Biomass: From Waste to Watts

·         Sorghum to Electricity? Heppner Biomass Co-Op Leads Nation in Size

·         Virginia - Wood-Fired Power Facility Moving Forward in Halifax County

·         Study Details Trade-Off Between Growing Crops, Climate Change

·         Electric Concept Car - Do you plug it in or wind it up?

·         Generators OK’d at Microsoft Data Center in Quincy

·         Political Calls Jam Comcast System in New England

·         Google Sues Interior Department over E-Mail Bid Request

·         Chrome Continues to Eat Away at IE, Firefox in October

·         Blekko Launches Human-Driven Search Engine

·         Editorial - What an Unregulated Internet Looks Like

·         Time Warner Continues Legal Assault on Community Fiber

·         Mason County Ballots Due Tuesday (sic)

·         Hot Issues, Close Races Expected to Drive Strong Turnout

·         A State-by-State Glance at Tuesday’s Election

·         Olympia: State settles lawsuit with Master Builders over Campaign Finance Disclosure

·         State Revenue Director to Leave for Private Sector

·         Storm Packs Heavy Rains, Sets New Rainfall Record

·         Rain Causes Minor Flooding on Skokomish River in Mason County

·         Shots Fired in US 101 Road Rage Incident - Two men in jail after incident Sunday night

·         Lewis County Air Crash - Deputies Remove Airplane, Three Bodies

·         City of Shelton Releases Preliminary Budget for 2011

·         New Grays Harbor Plant at Satsop (PRON: SAT-SUP) Will Employ 150

·         Woman Who Hit Pedestrians Outside a Seattle Bar Blew a .30

·         Couple Finds Someone Living in Their Home-to-Be

WORD OF THE DAY

Incognito • \inn-cog-KNEE-toe\ • Adverb or Adjective - With one’s identity concealed

“Well,” sighed the flame throwing candidate for political office, “I guess I’ll have to be incognito for a few months after losing THAT bruising campaign.” “What hotel?” chirped his dimwitted campaign manager.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Port Angeles City Council to Raise Electricity, Other Rates Tonight (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101102/news/311029990/port-angeles-city-council-to-raise-electricity-other-rates-tonight

Montana – Great Falls City Electrical Utility Offers Customers to NorthWestern (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20101102/NEWS01/11020303/City-utility-offers-customers-to-NorthWestern

Mason PUD 3 Tree Trimming on Grapeview Loop Rd begins November 8 (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=794

Idaho Court OKs Highway 12 Mega-Loads for Petroleum Company (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/nov/01/idaho-court-oks-highway-12-mega-loads/

Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling Seeks New Trial in Houston Appeal (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2010-11-01-enron-skilling-seeks-new-trial_N.htm?csp=34money

FISH & WILDLIFE

Can a Volcano Spawn Salmon? (KUOW Radio, Seattle)

http://kuow.org/program.php?id=21754

Deer Overpopulation Taking Economic Toll (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/01/AR2010110107194.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Tidewater Barge Company to Lay Off 200 for 3 Months - Cuts correspond with shutdown of Columbia River locks (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/nov/01/tidewater-to-lay-off-200-for-3-months/

Decision by Ecology Leads Battle Ground to Scrap Sewer Facility - Mayor upset at agency, says $780K was wasted (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/nov/02/decision-by-ecology-leads-bg-to-scrap-sewer-facili/

Editorial - High Court Backs Municipal Water Law (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorials/2013319759_edit02water.html

Help Available to Clean Up Arsenic from North Everett Yards - North Everett residents can tap into a $34 million fund to remove soil contaminated with heavy metals by the now-closed Asarco smelter (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20101102/NEWS01/711029888/-1/NEWS

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Pacific Gas & Electric Suspends Wave-Energy Project Off California Coast (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/01/BUIJ1G54CH.DTL

Energy from the Ocean & Tides Starting to Look Promising (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/11/energy-from-the-ocean-and-tides-starting-to-look-promising

New Hampshire - Tidal Power: Making Waves in Alternative Energy (Laconia Citizen, NH)

http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101031/GJNEWS02/310319996/-1/CITNEWS0808

Vestas Gets Order for Wind Turbines in Idaho (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013320439_apusvestasturbineorder.html

Oregon Governor to Sign Renewable Energy Education Agreement with Iraq (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/17242-kulongoski-sign-renewable-energy-education-agreement-iraq/

Catch & Hold the Power of the Wild Wind in Your Own Home (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=793

Minnesota - Pipestone Wind-Turbine Factory Idled; 110 Layoffs: US demand for wind power sits becalmed for now (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN)

http://www.startribune.com/business/106490454.html

Tribe Fights Giant Mojave Desert Solar Energy Project (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/11/02/31538.htm

Oil Lobby in Legal Threat to North Sea Wind Farms - Trade body Oil & Gas UK claims energy policy must uphold drilling rights over offshore wind farms (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/oct/31/oil-industry-wind-farm-threat

Op/Ed – British Columbia Biomass: From Waste to Watts (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Biomass+From+waste+watts/3756359/story.html

Sorghum to Electricity? Heppner Biomass Co-Op Leads Nation in Size (KATU TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/106324894.html

Virginia - Wood-Fired Power Facility Moving Forward in Halifax County (Gazette-Virginian, South Boston, VA)

http://www.gazettevirginian.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1977:wood-fired-power-facility-moving-forward-in-halifax-county&catid=34:news&Itemid=54

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Study Details Trade-Off Between Growing Crops, Climate Change (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/11/02/1401396/study-details-trade-off-between.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Electric Concept Car - Do you plug it in or wind it up? (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20101102/BLOG08/711029884/-1/rss02

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Generators OK’d at Microsoft Data Center in Quincy (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_microsoft_quincy.html

Political Calls Jam Comcast System in New England (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013321764_apusdemocratsphonelines.html

Google Sues Interior Department over E-Mail Bid Request (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013319863_apusgoogleinterior.html

Chrome Continues to Eat Away at IE, Firefox in October (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/226785.asp

Blekko Launches Human-Driven Search Engine (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013317057_apustectechbithumandrivensearchengine.html

Editorial - What an Unregulated Internet Looks Like (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/02/EDUQ1G554Q.DTL

Time Warner Continues Legal Assault on Community Fiber - City of Wilson: “we’ll constantly be in court with Time Warner” (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Time-Warner-Continues-Legal-Assault-On-Community-Fiber-111183

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Mason County Ballots Due Tuesday (sic) (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3696-ballots-due-tuesday

Hot Issues, Close Races Expected to Drive Strong Turnout (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/25605221/detail.html

A State-by-State Glance at Tuesday’s Election (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2013323744_apuselections50stateglance.html

Olympia: State settles lawsuit with Master Builders over Campaign Finance Disclosure (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/11/02/1405756/olympia-state-settles-lawsuit.html

State Revenue Director to Leave for Private Sector - Cindi Holmstrom’s Six-year term longest in 35 years (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/02/1424091/state-revenue-director-to-leave.html

GENERAL NEWS

Storm Packs Heavy Rains, Sets New Rainfall Record (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/weather/25596919/detail.html

Rain Causes Minor Flooding on Skokomish River in Mason County (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/25600013/detail.html

Shots Fired In US 101 Road Rage Incident - Two Men in Jail After Incident Sunday Night (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/02/1424092/shots-fired-on-us-101.html

Lewis County Air Crash - Deputies Remove Airplane, Three Bodies (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013321085_planecrash02.html

City of Shelton Releases Preliminary Budget for 2011 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3698-shelton-releases-preliminary-budget-for-2011

New Grays Harbor Plant at Satsop (PRON: SAT-SUP) Will Employ 150 (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013320226_satsop02.html

Woman Who Hit Pedestrians Outside a Seattle Bar Blew a .30 (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattle911/archives/226811.asp

Couple Finds Someone Living in Their Home-to-Be (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/429418_house1.html

DIVERSIONS

Chapter 11 shocker! National Enquirer publisher to reorganize.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2010/1101/Chapter-11-shocker!-National-Enquirer-publisher-to-reorganize.

Humongous Sinkhole Opens Up in Germany

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/1101/Humongous-sinkhole-opens-up-in-Germany

Big Chicken Vote on Wednesday in Bremerton

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013316618_apwabremertonchickens.html

Movember: When Men Stop Shaving for a Cause

http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/11/01/movember-when-men-stop-shaving-for-a-cause/

SONG OF THE DAY

Elvis - Way Down

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZqs1d-NHXk