Energy News Digest for November 19, 2010

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Winter Weather Advisory in Effect with Snow this Afternoon (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3847-winter-weather-advisory-in-effect-with-snow-this-afternoon

News Release – Bonneville Power Administration Proposes 8.5 Percent Rate Increase to Sustain Hydro System Value (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/953403/

Additional $1.2B Hole in State Revenue Projected — Expect More Budget Cuts

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013465657_revenue19m.html

To Help Business, Gregoire Suspends New Rules & Regs; But Which Ones? (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2013461217_to_help_business_gregoire_susp.html

Eminent Domain, Health Care Reform - Role of Attorney General Argued Before Court (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/18/1444184/role-of-attorney-general-to-be.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         News Release – Bonneville Power Administration Proposes 8.5 Percent Rate Increase to Sustain Hydro System Value

·         Grays Harbor PUD Responds to Proposed Bonneville Power Administration Rate Increases

·         BPA Rate Increase Will Force Bump in Cowlitz PUD Rates

·         Lewis County PUD Not Happy with Bonneville Power Administration’s Proposed Increase

·         Clark Public Utilities Proposes Tight Electric Budget for 2011

·         Bonneville Power Administration Gets Specific with New Power Line Map

·         News Release - Bonneville Power Administration Shows Tower Locations for Proposed Power Line

·         Idaho – Bonneville Power Administration Transmission Tower Damaged by Winds

·         Local Residents, Agencies (Including Mason PUD 3) Gear Up for Rough Winter

·         Eminent Domain, Health Care Reform - Role of Attorney General Argued Before Court

·         British Columbia Rivers Being Used for Power

·         Editorial – Cowlitz Commissioners Should Support Coal Export Facility

·         US Agency Seeks Easier Grid Access for Solar, Wind

·         FERC Directs NERC to Revise Definition of Bulk Electric System

·         Florida - Electric Co-Op Lineman in Hospital After Accidental Shock

·         Nixon Backs Bill for Ameren to Recoup $40 Million in Nuclear Plant Costs

·         Computer Worm Was Perfect for Sabotaging Centrifuges

·         Oregon - Sandy River Hatchery Upgrades Will Allow Wild Fish Access to Spawning Grounds

·         Study Gauges Success of Wild Fish Rescue

·         Montana - Signs Found of Invasive Mussel in Flathead Lake

·         Mason PUD 1 - Boil Water Advisory for Hood Canal Mutual Lifted

·         Columbia River Basin Groundwater Decline Examined at Forum

·         Island County’s Clean Water Charge Advances

·         Highly Contaminated Soil Found at Hanford near Columbia River

·         Solar Panel Glut Projected in 2011

·         Ocean Energy Concepts Proliferate

·         WindPower Innovations Expands Market to Include Alaska Hydropower

·         Ohio Utility Shelves Plan to Burn Wood at Power Plant

·         New Hampshire Company Gets Power Project Extension for Proposed Wood-Fired Plant

·         Editorial – Ohio’s Expensive Burger - A Learning Experience with Biomass

·         One Million CFL’s Served…Now Recycle ‘Em

·         Energy Adviser: LED Holiday Lights save Money, Energy

·         Canada Senate Kills Climate Bill Ahead of United Nations Summit

·         Sustainable Northwest Leads Rural Effort

·         A ‘Hydrogen Highway’ Through Connecticut

·         For Philadelphia Eagles, a Winning Mix of Wind, Biodiesel & Solar

·         Africa’s Health up in Smoke

·         Shoppers Shrug Off Fears About Toxic Reusable Bags

·         Cellphone Carriers Try to Control Signal Boosters

·         Frontier: Replace That Too Fast Fiber Connection with DSL!

·         Additional $1.2B Hole in State Revenue Projected — Expect More Budget Cuts

·         Washington State Governor Suspends Agency Rule Making

·         To Help Business, Gregoire Suspends New Rules & Regs; But Which Ones?

·         Labor, Environmentalists Slam Gregoire’s Rules Suspension

·         Congressman Hastings Seeks More Jurisdiction for Energy & Commerce Committee

·         STATE: WA governor to lead National Governors Association

·         Washington First? - NY Times: California Invents Top-Two Primary!

·         Winter Weather Advisory in Effect with Snow this Afternoon

·         Snow Advisories Issued for Some Parts of Western Washington

·         Lewis County: Six Teens Arrested After Victim Fires Rifle, Riddles Car with Bullets

·         Unemployment in Mason County Drops Under Ten Percent

·         Grocery Workers, Employers Return to Bargaining Table

WORD OF THE DAY

Retrodict • \ret-ruh-DIKT\ • Verb - to utilize present information or ideas to infer or explain

George sat at his desk, the late afternoon sunlight slanting through the dark, wooden venetian blinds; the shadows slashing across his yellow legal pad. He pondered his crabbed handwriting, deciphering the phrase “Those who cannot retrodict the past, are condemned to repeat it.” His furrowed brow showed his concern. “Even though my readers will more than likely be intellectuals,” he mused, “I’m sure that even they will not know what that means.”

George Santayana: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” The Life of Reason Vol.1, Reason in common sense 1905-06

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

News Release – Bonneville Power Administration Proposes 8.5 Percent Rate Increase to Sustain Hydro System Value (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/953403/

Grays Harbor PUD Responds to Proposed Bonneville Power Administration Rate Increases (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2114

BPA Rate Increase Will Force Bump in Cowlitz PUD Rates (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/7c6f1c12-f384-11df-b6ab-001cc4c03286.html

Lewis County PUD Not Happy with Bonneville Power Administration’s Proposed Increase (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews?Local-utility-not-happy-with-BPA-propose=1&blockID=355659&feedID=410

Clark Public Utilities Proposes Tight Electric Budget for 2011 (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/nov/18/utility-proposes-tight-electric-budget-2011/

Bonneville Power Administration Gets Specific with New Power Line Map (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/nov/18/bpa-gets-specific-with-new-power-line-map/

News Release - Bonneville Power Administration Shows Tower Locations for Proposed Power Line (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/958235/

Idaho – Bonneville Power Administration Transmission Tower Damaged by Winds (KLEW-TV, Lewiston, ID)

http://www.klewtv.com/news/local/109083689.html

Local Residents, Agencies (Including Mason PUD 3) Gear Up for Rough Winter (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/nov/18/local-residents-agencies-gear-rough-winter/

Eminent Domain, Health Care Reform - Role of Attorney General Argued Before Court (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/18/1444184/role-of-attorney-general-to-be.html

British Columbia Rivers Being Used for Power (Agassiz Observer, BC)

http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/109007954.html

Editorial – Cowlitz Commissioners Should Support Coal Export Facility (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/opinion/article_5eb58430-f35d-11df-bf29-001cc4c03286.html

US Agency Seeks Easier Grid Access for Solar, Wind – FERC: Power transmitted every 15-minutes, instead of hourly; Helps meet future power demand from electric vehicles (Reuters)

http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFN1810260520101118

FERC Directs NERC to Revise Definition of Bulk Electric System (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission – and this is different, how?)

http://www.ferc.gov/media/news-releases/2010/2010-4/11-18-10-E-2.asp

Florida - Electric Co-Op Lineman in Hospital After Accidental Shock (Gainesville Sun, FL)

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20101118/ARTICLES/101119380/1109/sports?Title=Electric-lineman-injured-in-Inglis-accident&tc=ar

Nixon Backs Bill for Ameren to Recoup $40 Million in Nuclear Plant Costs (St Louis Business Journal, MO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2010/11/19/nixon-backs-ameren-nuclear-plant-bill.html

Computer Worm Was Perfect for Sabotaging Centrifuges (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/world/middleeast/19stuxnet.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregon - Sandy River Hatchery Upgrades Will Allow Wild Fish Access to Spawning Grounds (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index.ssf/2010/11/upgrades_at_the_sandy_river_ha.html

Study Gauges Success of Wild Fish Rescue - Fish Collected by Battle Ground-Area Man Are Tagged, Then Released (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/nov/18/study-gauges-success-of-wild-fish-rescue-fish-coll/

Montana - Signs Found of Invasive Mussel in Flathead Lake (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/nov/18/signs-found-of-invasive-mussel/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Mason PUD 1 - Boil Water Advisory for Hood Canal Mutual Lifted (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3844-boil-water-advisory-for-canal-mutual-lifted

Columbia River Basin Groundwater Decline Examined at Forum (Columbia Basin herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_d0a413ea-f362-11df-81b1-001cc4c002e0.html

Island County’s Clean Water Charge Advances (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/sound/430397_sound108705709.html

Highly Contaminated Soil Found at Hanford near Columbia River (Associated Press)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/nov/18/highly-contaminated-soil-found-at-hanford-near/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Solar Panel Glut Projected in 2011 (Portland Business Journal, OR)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2010/11/17/solar-panel-glut-projected-in-2011.html

Ocean Energy Concepts Proliferate (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=8057

WindPower Innovations Expands Market to Include Alaska Hydropower (Electric Light & Power)

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

Ohio Utility Shelves Plan to Burn Wood at Power Plant (Columbus Dispatch, OH)

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/11/17/utlity-shelves-plan-to-burn-wood-at-power-plant.html?sid=101

New Hampshire Company Gets Power Project Extension for Proposed Wood-Fired Plant (Boston Globe, MA)

http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2010/11/19/nh_company_gets_power_project_extension/

Editorial – Ohio’s Expensive Burger - A Learning Experience with Biomass (Akron Journal, OH)

http://www.ohio.com/editorial/opinions/109134564.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

One Million CFL’s Served…Now Recycle ‘Em (Michigan Now)

http://www.michigannow.org/2010/11/09/1-million-cfls-served-now-recycle-em/

Energy Adviser: LED Holiday Lights save Money, Energy (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/nov/18/led-holiday-lights-save-money-energy/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Canada Senate Kills Climate Bill Ahead of United Nations Summit (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11781175

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Sustainable Northwest Leads Rural Effort (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2010/11/sustainable-northwest-leads-rural-effort.html

A ‘Hydrogen Highway’ Through Connecticut (Newsweek Magazine)

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/11/18/a-hydrogen-highway-in-connecticut.html

For Philadelphia Eagles, a Winning Mix of Wind, Biodiesel & Solar (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/sports/football/18stadium.html

Africa’s Health up in Smoke - Household Smoke Will be the Leading Cause of Premature Death by 2030 (Mail & Guardian, UK)

http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-11-19-africas-health-up-in-smoke

Shoppers Shrug Off Fears About Toxic Reusable Bags (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_lead_in_bags

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Cellphone Carriers Try to Control Signal Boosters (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/technology/personaltech/18basics.html

Frontier: Replace That Too Fast Fiber Connection with DSL! (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Frontier-Replace-That-Too-Fast-Fiber-Connection-With-DSL-111461

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Additional $1.2B Hole in State Revenue Projected — Expect More Budget Cuts

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013465657_revenue19m.html

Washington State Governor Suspends Agency Rule Making (Associated Press)

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

To Help Business, Gregoire Suspends New Rules & Regs; But Which Ones? (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2013461217_to_help_business_gregoire_susp.html

Labor, Environmentalists Slam Gregoire’s Rules Suspension (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/228841.asp

Congressman Hastings Seeks More Jurisdiction for Energy & Commerce Committee (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/11/19/hastings-seeks-more-jurisdiction-for-committee

STATE: WA governor to lead National Governors Association (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/11/17/1256037/state-wa-governor-to-lead-national.html

Washington First? - NY Times: California Invents Top-Two Primary! (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/blog/crosscut/19935/NY-Times:-California-invents-top-two-primary!/

GENERAL NEWS

Winter Weather Advisory in Effect with Snow this Afternoon (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3847-winter-weather-advisory-in-effect-with-snow-this-afternoon

Snow Advisories Issued for Some Parts of Western Washington (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/109069864.html

Lewis County: Six Teens Arrested After Victim Fires Rifle, Riddles Car with Bullets (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/11/19/1431064/lewis-county-6-teens-arrested.html

Unemployment in Mason County Drops Under Ten Percent (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3835-unemployment-in-mason-county-drops-under-10

Grocery Workers, Employers Return to Bargaining Table (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=392563

DIVERSIONS

New Bible Drops Gender-Neutral Language of ‘05 Version

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2010-11-19-newbible_N.htm?csp=34news

Thirsty? How About a Side of Bacon Water? Just Add These Bacon Drink Tablets, Fo’Sizzle!

http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/11/18/thirsty-how-about-a-side-of-bacon-water-just-add-these-bacon-drink-tablets-fosizzle/

Radioactive Rabbit Down, Now Hanford Tracking a Radioactive Mouse

http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=8060

Heated Paint Can Rockets Out of Portland Oven

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/11/18/1257490/odd-heated-paint-can-rockets-out.html

SONG OF THE DAY

The Bar-Kays - Soulfinger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xPQ3eFa7gs

Energy News Digest for November 17, 2010

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Thousands Still in the Dark from Monday’s Windstorm (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Thousands-still-in-the-dark-from-Mondays-windstorm-108680199.html

Nov. 17- Short Outage Affects 1,400 Near Belfair (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=801

Editorial: The Bonneville Power Administration’s Balancing Act - Agency proposes significant rate increase for 2011 (Eugene Register Guard, OR)

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/opinion/25554066-47/bpa-agency-federal-rate-increase.csp

Figuring out How to Get Rid of Oregon’s Renewable Tax Credit Program (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/18516-figuring-out-how-get-rid-betc/

Court Rejects Shelton Port Commissioner Jay Hupp’s Recall Petition – ADAGE Opponents winless so far in legal battles (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3829-court-rejects-jay-hupp-recall-petition

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Thousands Still in the Dark from Monday’s Windstorm

·         Nov. 17- Short Outage Affects 1,400 Near Belfair

·         Bonneville Power Administration Lowers 2011 Rate Increase Expectations

·         Bonneville Power Administration Expects to Increase Electricity Rates Next Year

·         Editorial: The Bonneville Power Administration’s Balancing Act

·         Chelan PUD Ices Pay until April 2012

·         Stay 30 Feet from Downed Power Lines

·         I’m Guessing This Is Billable - Tree Contractor Damages Power Line in North Clark County

·         ‘Smart’ Meters Draw Complaints of Inaccuracy

·         Questioning the ‘Smart’ in Smart Meters

·         Canada - Ontario Energy Minister Blames Soaring Electric Bills on Faulty Old-Style Meters

·         Op/Ed - Protecting Us from the Dangers of Coal Ash

·         Stuxnet Virus Could Target Many Industries

·         Op/Ed - Return of the Sockeye & the Legacy of Lonesome Larry

·         Sea of Facts Delays Salmon Probe

·         Elwha Restoration Logo Unveiled

·         Editorial - Barges to be Blocked

·         EPA Tells States to Consider Rising Ocean Acidity

·         Dairy Air - Air Pressure; A Battle to Breathe

·         Figuring out How to Get Rid of Oregon’s Renewable Tax Credit Program

·         The Sun Is Shining on Oregon Solar Power

·         Ocean Energy Concepts Proliferate

·         BC Hydro Purchases Clean Power from Zellstoff Celgar Pulp Mill

·         Ohio - FirstEnergy Abandons Plan to Burn Wood, Will Close Boilers at R.E. Burger Plant

·         Minnesota - Charting the Future of Woody Biomass Resources

·         China Protests U.S. Green-Energy Probe

·         Associated Industries Spends $30,000 to Switch to LED

·         Electric Cars Are Charging into the Marketplace

·         Benevolent Biomass - Biochar Stoves Could Fight Climate Change

·         Boom or Not, Internet Bandwidth Prices Still Falling

·         Wireless Firms Count on the Future of the Internet

·         F.B.I. Seeks Wider Wiretap Law for Web

·         WA State Senate Leader Rejects Calls to Exclude Snohomish County Lawmaker

·         Senator Karen Fraser Moving Up to No. 2 Job in Washington State Senate

·         No Nativity Scene to be Displayed in Olympia

·         Storm Pulled a Fast One on the Region

·         Wind Brings Hint of What’s Ahead

·         Man, 3-Year-Old Narrowly Escape Falling Tree, Truck Fire Sparked by Power Line

·         Court Rejects Shelton Port Commissioner Jay Hupp’s Recall Petition

·         Belfair Eagle Scout Earns All 129 Merit Badges

·         Facebook Pics May Be Used to Fight Insurance Claim

WORD OF THE DAY

Banausic • \buh-NAW-sick\ • Adjective - Relating to or concerned with earning a living -- used pejoratively; also: utilitarian, practical

Despite her sheltered upbringing, Daisy loved digging in the garden with her bare hands. Her banausic pleasure was only slightly lessened by the soil that got under her fingernails.

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

Thousands Still in the Dark from Monday’s Windstorm (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Thousands-still-in-the-dark-from-Mondays-windstorm-108680199.html

Nov. 17- Short Outage Affects 1,400 Near Belfair (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=801

Bonneville Power Administration Lowers 2011 Rate Increase Expectations (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=144335

Bonneville Power Administration Expects to Increase Electricity Rates Next Year (The Western News, Libby, MT)

http://www.thewesternnews.com/news/article_3435b546-f1ea-11df-b434-001cc4c002e0.html

Editorial: The Bonneville Power Administration’s Balancing Act - Agency proposes significant rate increase for 2011 (Eugene Register Guard, OR)

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/opinion/25554066-47/bpa-agency-federal-rate-increase.csp

Chelan PUD Ices Pay until April 2012 - Non-union freeze, rate surcharge helping utility work out budget (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/nov/16/pud-ices-pay-until-april-2012/

Stay 30 Feet from Downed Power Lines (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20101116/NEWS01/711169852

I’m Guessing This Is Billable - Tree Contractor Damages Power Line in North Clark County (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/nov/16/tree-contractor-damages-power-line-north-county/

‘Smart’ Meters Draw Complaints of Inaccuracy (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/13/business/13meter.html

Questioning the ‘Smart’ in Smart Meters (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/13/questioning-the-smart-in-smart-meters/

Canada - Ontario Energy Minister Blames Soaring Electric Bills on Faulty Old-Style Meters (Ottawa Citizen, Ontario)

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Ontario+energy+minister+blames+soaring+electric+bills+faulty+style+meters/3831213/story.html

Op/Ed - Protecting Us from the Dangers of Coal Ash (Oregonian, Portland)

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

Stuxnet Virus Could Target Many Industries (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/17/1443062/stuxnet-virus-could-target-many.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Op/Ed - Return of the Sockeye & the Legacy of Lonesome Larry (Covington Reporter, WA)

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/cmv/business/108557844.html

Sea of Facts Delays Salmon Probe (The Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/sea-of-facts-delays-salmon-probe/article1801463/

Elwha Restoration Logo Unveiled (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/6370

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Editorial - Barges to be Blocked - Repairing locks at 3 Columbia River dams will impact highway & rail commerce (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/nov/17/barges-to-be-blocked/

EPA Tells States to Consider Rising Ocean Acidity (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=13513618

Dairy Air - Air Pressure; A Battle to Breathe (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/11/16/11-17-10-dairy-emissions

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Figuring out How to Get Rid of Oregon’s Renewable Tax Credit Program (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/18516-figuring-out-how-get-rid-betc/

The Sun Is Shining on Oregon Solar Power (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2010/11/the-sun-is-shining-on-oregon-solar-power

Ocean Energy Concepts Proliferate (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

http://kuow.org/northwestnews.php?storyID=131376424

BC Hydro Purchases Clean Power from Zellstoff Celgar Pulp Mill (Pulp & Paper, Canada)

http://www.pulpandpapercanada.com/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000392804

Ohio - FirstEnergy Abandons Plan to Burn Wood, Will Close Boilers at R.E. Burger Plant (Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH)

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/11/firstenergy_abandons_plan_to_b.html

Minnesota - Charting the Future of Woody Biomass Resources (Worthington Daily Globe, MN)

http://www.dglobe.com/event/article/id/43063/

China Protests U.S. Green-Energy Probe (Wall Street Journal)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704648604575620073833277674.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Associated Industries Spends $30,000 to Switch to LED - Company Cutting Energy Costs in Long Term (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/nov/17/savings-in-different-light/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Electric Cars Are Charging into the Marketplace (LA Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-autos-electric-cars-20101117,0,4643951.story

Benevolent Biomass - Biochar Stoves Could Fight Climate Change (CNN)

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/11/17/green.barbecue.stove/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Boom or Not, Internet Bandwidth Prices Still Falling (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2010/11/16/boom-or-not-internet-bandwidth-prices-still-falling/

Wireless Firms Count on the Future of the Internet (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2010/11/17/131378404/big-business-exerts-more-control-on-wireless-industry?ft=1&f=3

F.B.I. Seeks Wider Wiretap Law for Web (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/technology/17wiretap.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

WA State Senate Leader Rejects Calls to Exclude Snohomish County Lawmaker (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=13513375

Senator Karen Fraser Moving Up to No. 2 Job in Washington State Senate (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/16/1442391/sen-fraser-moving-up-to-no-2-job.html

No Nativity Scene to be Displayed in Olympia (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=391940

GENERAL NEWS

Storm Pulled a Fast One on the Region - Unexpectedly strong winds caught experts, residents by surprise; thousands remain without power (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/17/1442623/storm-pulled-a-fast-one-on-region.html

Wind Brings Hint of What’s Ahead - Gusty storm cuts power to thousands as snow-bearing system heads this way (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/nov/17/wind-brings-hint-of-whats-ahead/

Man, 3-Year-Old Narrowly Escape Falling Tree, Truck Fire Sparked by Power Line (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/25817070/detail.html

Court Rejects Shelton Port Commissioner Jay Hupp’s Recall Petition – ADAGE Opponents winless so far in legal battles (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3829-court-rejects-jay-hupp-recall-petition

Belfair Eagle Scout Earns All 129 Merit Badges (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Belfair-Eagle-Scout-earns-all-129-merit-badges-108682474.html

Facebook Pics May Be Used to Fight Insurance Claim (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/11/16/31896.htm

DIVERSIONS

Pink Whistles & All - Referees raise $5,000 for Susan G. Komen Foundation

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=391931

Furious Ryanair Passengers Protest in Plane

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101117/ts_afp/belgiumirelandprotestairlinecompanyryanair

Man Charged With Eat & Run at Top Restaurants

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AG3U820101117

SONG OF THE DAY

A-Ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TfV92vVINY