Energy News Digest for December 6, 2010

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

British Columbia Hydro Asks to Boost Rates Nearly 30 Per Cent over Three Years (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Hydro+asks+boost+rates+nearly+cent+over+three+years/3928071/story.html

Hearing on Nippon Permit for Port Angeles Biomass Project Monday (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101205/news/312059985/hearing-on-nippon-permit-for-biomass-project-monday

Dead Whale Washes Ashore in Totten Inlet (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/12/05/1452460/dead-whale-washes-ashore-in-totten.html

Giant Alberta-Bound Oil-Sands Shipments Stall in Idaho as Opposition Mounts (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/12/giant_oil_field_equipment_crea.html

Welcome to Trantor - Washington Post Analysis: Why Pepco Can’t Keep the Lights On (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/04/AR2010120403887.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Oregon - Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative: Electricity Rate Hiked Expected Next Year

·         British Columbia Hydro Asks to Boost Rates Nearly 30 Per Cent over Three Years

·         Mason County PUD 3 Holding Budget Hearing Tuesday Morning

·         Editorial - Clark Public Utilities: Smart Savings, Building a Bigger Cash Reserve Would be a Smart Strategy for Local Utility

·         Montana - Gaelectric Officials Talk Transmission for Wind Power

·         Giant Alberta-Bound Oil-Sands Shipments Stall in Idaho as Opposition Mounts

·         The Sands of Canada: Oil Supply Salvation or Sinkhole?

·         Texas - Trial Continues in Pedernales Electrical Cooperative Theft Case

·         Welcome to Trantor - Washington Post Analysis: Why Pepco Can’t Keep the Lights On

·         NRC Says New York Nuclear Plant’s Impact Manageable

·         Nuclear Won’t Turn Connecticut Green

·         Wisconsin - EPA Investigates 15 State Power Plants for Possible Clean-Air Violations

·         United Kingdom - Coal’s Two-Year High Coaxes Utilities to Burn Wood

·         Dead Whale Washes Ashore in Totten Inlet

·         Satellite Tagging of Orcas Proposed

·         Chelan PUD Hatchery Water Changes Seem to be Producing Stronger Salmon, Steelhead

·         Lower Columbia Cormorant Colony’s 2010 Salmonid Consumption Shoots Up to 19 Million Smolts

·         Corps: New Wall Boosts Salmon Survival at the Dalles Dam

·         Riverkeeper Leader a Hero to Friends, Obstructionist to Foes

·         Op/Ed - Hatchery vs. Wild: A Mismanagement of Natural Resources

·         Puget Sound Partnership Has Temporary Leader

·         Hearing on Nippon Permit for Port Angeles Biomass Project Monday

·         In East Texas, Piles of Wood Look Like an Electric Opportunity

·         Wisconsin - Supporters Outnumber Opponents at Biomass Public Hearing

·         Ohio - Plan to Use Wood at Power Plants Now on Back Burner

·         Pacific NW National Laboratory Puts Finishing Touches on Its First Solar Panel Project

·         New York Pays Up to $400,000 for Customer Wind Turbines

·         Texas - Deadline is Approaching To Object to Electric Lines

·         Utilities Join Forces to Share Ideas about Energy Efficiency

·         Thirteen Creative Ways to Save Energy in the Winter

·         EnerNoc Goes Shopping to Spread Demand Response

·         States Want Cap-&-Trade Added to US Carbon Rules

·         Carbon Auction Yields $16.9 Million for New York

·         Shipping Faces Calls to Lower Its Carbon Footprint

·         Atmospheric Tinkering Floated to Ease Warming

·         Benton & Franklin Counties Have the Most Green Jobs in Pacific Northwest

·         New Electric Car Has Perks, But Takes Planning

·         Volt Buyers in Tri-Cities Will Have to Wait for Their Charge

·         Does a Rising German ‘Ecological-Industrial Complex’ Threaten the European Union?

·         Incentives Bring Data Centers to Grant County

·         Washington Dept. of Ecology Plans Meeting in Quincy to Discuss Data Center Backup Generators

·         Vermont City Stumbles in Effort to Do Telecom Itself

·         Chattanooga Fiber Build Complete by Year’s End

·         Internet Upgrades Keep Rural Iowans in Loop

·         Chrome 8 quietly rolled out by Google

·         Washington State Congressional Delegation Mostly Mum on Deficit-Reduction Plan

·         GOP Challengers Win in Three WA Legislative Recounts

·         John McCoy, Quil Ceda Village Helped Tulalips to Prosperity

·         Mason County - After Risky Skokomish River Rescue, Hiker & Friends Face Charges

·         Seattle...Most Dangerous City for an Earthquake

·         Shelton ‘Shrooms - Meet Washington’s Spirited Mushroom Man

WORD OF THE DAY

Plangent • \PLAN-junt\ • adjective - 1: having a loud reverberating sound 2: having an expressive & especially plaintive quality

“…a stairway…..to hea-ven…” as the last plangent note faded away, Brianna knew she had found the perfect recording studio for her Led Zeppelin ukulele cover album. All she needed now was a way to keep people from using the tile-walled bathroom for at least seven minutes per session.

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

Oregon - Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative: Electricity Rate Hiked Expected Next Year (Curry Coastal Pilot, Brookings, OR)

http://www.currypilot.com/20101204116651/News/Local-News/Electricity-rate-hiked-expected-next-year

British Columbia Hydro Asks to Boost Rates Nearly 30 Per Cent over Three Years (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Hydro+asks+boost+rates+nearly+cent+over+three+years/3928071/story.html

Mason County PUD 3 Holding Budget Hearing Tuesday Morning (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3996-pud-3-holding-budget-hearing-tuesday-morning-

Editorial - Clark Public Utilities: Smart Savings, Building a Bigger Cash Reserve Would be a Smart Strategy for Local Utility (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/dec/03/smart-savings/

Montana - Gaelectric Officials Talk Transmission for Wind Power (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20101204/BUSINESS/12040308/Gaelectric+officials+talk+transmission

Giant Alberta-Bound Oil-Sands Shipments Stall in Idaho as Opposition Mounts (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/12/giant_oil_field_equipment_crea.html

The Sands of Canada: Oil Supply Salvation or Sinkhole? (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/12/the_sands_of_canada_oil_supply.html

Texas - Trial Continues in Pedernales Electrical Cooperative Theft Case: Ex-general manager facing felony charges (KXAN-TV, Austin, TX)

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/crime/trial-continues-in-pec-theft-case

Welcome to Trantor - Washington Post Analysis: Why Pepco Can’t Keep the Lights On (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/04/AR2010120403887.html

NRC Says New York Nuclear Plant’s Impact Manageable (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013590149_apusindianpoint.html

Nuclear Won’t Turn Connecticut Green - Despite Zero-Emissions Electricity, Nuclear Power Won’t Grow in State (Hartford Business Journal)

http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news15833.html

Wisconsin - EPA Investigates 15 State Power Plants for Possible Clean-Air Violations (Wisconsin State Journal)

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_aa2a3092-fe83-11df-8970-001cc4c03286.html

United Kingdom - Coal’s Two-Year High Coaxes Utilities to Burn Wood (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-03/coal-s-surge-coaxes-u-k-utilities-to-burn-wood-energy-markets.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Dead Whale Washes Ashore in Totten Inlet (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/12/05/1452460/dead-whale-washes-ashore-in-totten.html

Satellite Tagging of Orcas Proposed (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

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

Chelan PUD Hatchery Water Changes Seem to be Producing Stronger Salmon, Steelhead (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/402314.aspx

Lower Columbia Cormorant Colony’s 2010 Salmonid Consumption Shoots Up to 19 Million Smolts (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/402325.aspx

Corps: New Wall Boosts Salmon Survival at the Dalles Dam (HydroWorld)

http://www.hydroworld.com/index/display/article-display/8297885321/articles/hrhrw/environmental/general/corps_-new_wall_boosts.html

Riverkeeper Leader a Hero to Friends, Obstructionist to Foes “…The group now has its sights on a coal export terminal planned for West Longview…” (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_98d8f458-000f-11e0-b3c1-001cc4c03286.html

Op/Ed - Hatchery vs. Wild: A Mismanagement of Natural Resources (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/12/03/1449699/hatchery-vs-wild-a-mismanagement.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Puget Sound Partnership Has Temporary Leader (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/12/02/1460241/puget-sound-agency-has-temporary.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Hearing on Nippon Permit for Port Angeles Biomass Project Monday (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101205/news/312059985/hearing-on-nippon-permit-for-biomass-project-monday

In East Texas, Piles of Wood Look Like an Electric Opportunity (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/us/05ttbiomass.html

Wisconsin - Supporters Outnumber Opponents at Biomass Public Hearing (WSAU-Radio, Wausau, WI)

http://www.wsau.com/news/articles/2010/dec/01/supporters-outnumber-opponents-biomass-public-hear/

Ohio - Plan to Use Wood at Power Plants Now on Back Burner (Columbus Dispatch, OH)

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/12/05/plan-to-use-wood-now-on-back-burner.html

Pacific NW National Laboratory Puts Finishing Touches on Its First Solar Panel Project (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=13615418

New York Pays Up to $400,000 for Customer Wind Turbines (Syracuse Post-Standard, NY)

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/12/new_york_pays_up_to_400000_for.html

Texas - Deadline is approaching to object to electric lines - Part of the Competitive Renewable Energy Zones project aimed at…delivering wind energy to bustling parts of the state (San Angelo Times, Texas)

http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2010/dec/05/deadline-to-object-to-electric-lines-is-friday/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Utilities Join Forces to Share Ideas about Energy Efficiency (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/archives/230503.asp

Thirteen Creative Ways to Save Energy in the Winter (Project Management Training)

http://www.projectmanagementtraining.net/13-creative-ways-to-save-energy-in-the-winter

EnerNoc Goes Shopping to Spread Demand Response – Says it has acquired Global Energy Partners “…Global Energy Partners…has or continues to work with utilities in the western U.S., including Pacific Gas & Electric…and the Bonneville Power Administration…” (CNET News)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20024680-54.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

States Want Cap-&-Trade Added to US Carbon Rules (Bloomberg Businessweek)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-12-02/states-want-cap-and-trade-added-to-u-s-carbon-rules.html

Carbon Auction Yields $16.9 Million for New York (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/03/carbon-auction-yields-16-9-million-for-new-york/

Shipping Faces Calls to Lower Its Carbon Footprint (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/06/business/energy-environment/06iht-green.html

Atmospheric Tinkering Floated to Ease Warming (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013597932_climatetaboo05.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Benton & Franklin Counties Have the Most Green Jobs in Pacific Northwest (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=13615410

New Electric Car Has Perks, But Takes Planning (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/money/26008623/detail.html

Volt Buyers in Tri-Cities Will Have to Wait for Their Charge (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=13611670

Does a Rising German ‘Ecological-Industrial Complex’ Threaten the European Union? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Adam-Smith-Institute-Blog/2010/1203/Does-a-rising-German-ecological-industrial-complex-threaten-the-EU

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Incentives Bring Data Centers to Grant County - State tax incentives to get more data centers plugged in to Grant County’s cheap power seem to be working (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013597749_apwadatacenters.html

Washington Dept. of Ecology Plans Meeting in Quincy to Discuss Data Center Backup Generators (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/dec/03/ecology-plans-meeting-in-quincy-to-discuss-data/

Vermont City Stumbles in Effort to Do Telecom Itself (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013602407_apustroubledtelecom.html

Chattanooga Fiber Build Complete by Year’s End - As company offers 30 Mbps to 1 Gbps service to locals (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Chattanooga-Fiber-Build-Complete-By-Years-End-111665

Internet Upgrades Keep Rural Iowans in Loop (Des Moines Register, IA)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20101205/NEWS03/12050334/-1/SPORTS09/Internet-upgrades-keep-rural-Iowans-in-loop

Chrome 8 quietly rolled out by Google (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2010/1203/Chrome-8-quietly-rolled-out-by-Google

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Congressional Delegation Mostly Mum on Deficit-Reduction Plan (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2013579826_deficitslashingplangetsmumreceptionfromwashingtoncongressmen.html

GOP Challengers Win in Three WA Legislative Recounts (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013590833_apwalegislativerecounts.html

John McCoy, Quil Ceda Village Helped Tulalips to Prosperity (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20101205/NEWS01/712059909/-1/RSS02

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County - After Risky Skokomish River Rescue, Hiker & Friends Face Charges (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013598388_rescued05m.html

Seattle...Most Dangerous City for an Earthquake (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=13606825

Shelton ‘Shrooms - Meet Washington’s Spirited Mushroom Man (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013591414_mushroomguy04m.html

DIVERSIONS

Bill to quiet loud TV ads a win for couch potatoes

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/12/05/EDN61GLQDE.DTL

Unabomber’s ‘Very Secluded’ Land for Sale - Secluded, Forested Property on Market for $69,500

http://www.kirotv.com/news/26024892/detail.html

Google Admits Trespassing in Pennsylvania, Pays Couple $1

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013575726_apusgooglephotolawsuit.html

‘Bathroom Bandit’ Pulls Off Bizarre Restaurant Heist

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/111357499.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Molly Hatchet- Flirtin’ with Disaster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wxAMa3Prhk

Energy News Digest for December 3, 2010 - Abridged Edition

The news digest is in transit today following a most interesting meeting of the Washington PUD Association.

Therefore, today’s edition is an abridged version.

The rest of the gang will be back Monday, December 6.

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org

The news digest is also available at the following web site: http://www.energynewsdigest.blogspot.com/

HOT TOPICS – TOP STORIES

Montana - Baucus Outlines Opposition To 'Anti-Rural' Deficit Commission Cuts “…The recommendations would restructure Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs), drastically raising electricity rates. Under current law, PMAs like the Bonneville Power Administration, from which western Montana co-ops get their power, have to sell the electricity they produce from hydro dams at cost. The Commission proposes requiring PMAs to sell all their electricity at market price, which would immediately raise electricity rates for thousands of homeowners across western Montana…” (Clark Fork Chronicle, MT)

http://www.clarkforkchronicle.com/article.php/20101202191610122

Oregon regulators recommended approval of PGE's plan to close its coal-fired power plant in Boardman by 2020 (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/12/oregon_regulators_recommended.html

WSU To Study Affects Of Columbia, Snake River Closure Of Navigation Locks (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/12/02/1460448/wsu-professor-to-study-river-closure.html

Seattle Inspecting Street Lights After Dog Electrocuted (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Seattle-inspecting-street-lights-after-dog-electrocuted-111234454.html

Issaquah - Where Go Our Coho? Salmon Count At Fraction Of Typical Season (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/111231954.html

Skagit PUD Boss Resigns (Skagit Valley Herald, Mt Vernon, WA)

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

California – Pacific Gas & Electric Ends State's Wildfire Suits For $2.5 Million (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/12/02/BAK91GK6BU.DTL

California PUC Won't Delay Smart Meter To Study Health Effects (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/12/02/BUS71GL2UF.DTL

Customer Education Is Key To Consumer Acceptance For Smart Meters (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.elp.com/index/display/article-display.articles.electric-light-power.meetering.2010.12.Customer_education_is_key_to_consumer_acceptance_for_smart_meters.QP129867.dcmp=rss.page=1.html

Energy News Digest for December 2, 2010

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org

HOT TOPICS – TOP FIVE STORIES

North Mason School District Recognized for Technology Use – Uses a Mason PUD 3 Fiber Diet (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/dec/01/north-mason-school-district-recognized-technology/

Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Warns Utility Members of Perfect Storm Leading to Higher Rates in 2011  (LaGrande Observer, OR)

http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/Local-News/OTEC-warns-electric-utility-members-of-Perfect-Storm-leading-to-higher-rates-in-2011/

Congressional Republicans Kill Global Warming Committee (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2013569955_apusglobalwarmingcommittee.html

Staying Warm While Staying on Budget (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=13600083

Despite Dog Electrocution, City of Seattle Says Streetlights Are Safe (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/431065_dogshock.html

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Warns Utility Members of Perfect Storm Leading to Higher Rates in 2011
• Grant PUD Braces for Rate Jump
• Despite Dog Electrocution, City of Seattle Says Streetlights Are Safe
• Alaska - Susitna Dam Would Generate Electricity for Mat-Su
• South Dakota - Electric Cooperatives Bury More Power Lines
• Op/Ed - Special Interests Threaten Salmon Fisheries
• Angler Earns $81,366 in Columbia River Pikeminnow Bounty Program
• Asian Carp Create Nagging Fear in Lake Erie Towns
• Washington Forests Robbed for Wreaths
• Amid Portland City Council Vote, River Plan Still Divides Environmentalists, Industrialists
• California - Wood Chip Electricity Plant Gets Green Light But Raises Red Flags
• Maine - School Turns Down Federal Stimulus Grant for Pellet Boiler
• Maine Officials Say Turbines Are Too Loud
• Ohio - Blade Comes Off Wind Turbine at Perkins High School
• North Carolina - Asheville Waterlines Could Generate Electricity
• Staying Warm While Staying on Budget
• LED Christmas Lights Fuel Big Savings
• Congressional Republicans Kill Global Warming Committee
• GOP Plans Strategy to Stymie EPA
• Lake Effect: World’s Lakes Warming Due to Climate Change
• Op/Ed - The Northwest’s Newest Export: Global Warming
• Frozen Fish Help Cool the Climate
• Washington Eco-Saboteurs Topple Everett Radio Towers
• San Francisco Approves Biodiesel Plant After Long Delay
• Rent A Christmas Tree & Ease Your Guilt
• North Mason School District Recognized for Technology Use – Uses a Mason PUD 3 Fiber Diet
• FCC’s Net-Neutrality Plan May Face Stiff Opposition
• FCC Opens the Door for Metered Broadband
• Mixed Reaction to FCC Internet Plan
• ‘Do Not Track’ Online Privacy Measure Under Consideration
• Verizon Wireless to Launch 4G Service on Sunday
• State Treasurer Seeks $4 Billion Long-Term Solution for Pension Fund
• Washington State Special Legislative Session Now More Likely
• Environmentalists Outline Legislative Agenda for 2011 Session
• US Rep. McMorris Rodgers Gives Birth to Girl
• Sedro Woolley Food Bank Evicted Over Parking
• Weather Alert Radios to be Provided for Washington Coastal Residents
• Companies Beware: The Next Big Leak Could be Yours
• 50,000 Inmates Claim Tax Refunds, Report No Wages
• Townsquare Media to Acquire Six Yakima Radio Stations
• Study Says Vegas Among World’s Worst Economies

PET PEEVE EDITION - WORD OF THE DAY

Burglary versus Robbery

Burglary • \BURR-gluh-ree\ •  Noun – Stealing something by stealth. The act of breaking and entering a dwelling at night to commit a felony (as theft); broadly: the entering of a building with the intent to commit a crime.

Robbery • \ROBB-uh-ree\ •  Noun – Stealing something through the use or threat of violence. The act or practice of robbing; specifically: arceny from the person or presence of another by violence or threat.

So, all you budding (and experienced news reporters out there): if a person comes home and finds a criminal broke into their home to “get the goods,” their home was burglarized; they were not ROBBED. If someone comes home; a criminal confronts them; threatens them in order to “get the goods,” they were not burglarized, they were ROBBED.

WEATHER

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

Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Warns Utility Members of Perfect Storm Leading to Higher Rates in 2011  (LaGrande Observer, OR)

http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/Local-News/OTEC-warns-electric-utility-members-of-Perfect-Storm-leading-to-higher-rates-in-2011/

Grant PUD Braces for Rate Jump - Five-year plan would raise bills 8 percent a year through 2015 (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/dec/01/grant-pud-braces-for-rate-jump/

Despite Dog Electrocution, City of Seattle Says Streetlights Are Safe (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/431065_dogshock.html

Alaska - Susitna Dam Would Generate Electricity for Mat-Su (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013565031_apaksusitnadam.html

South Dakota - Electric Cooperatives Bury More Power Lines (KELO-TV, Sioux Falls, SD)

http://www.keloland.com/News/NewsDetail6371.cfm?Id=107540

FISH & WILDLIFE

Op/Ed - Special Interests Threaten Salmon Fisheries (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/12/02/EDU71GJP80.DTL

Angler Earns $81,366 in Columbia River Pikeminnow Bounty Program (South Lincoln County News, Waldport, OR)

http://www.southlincolncountynews.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&story_id=1663&page=73

Asian Carp Create Nagging Fear in Lake Erie Towns (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013526678_apusfearinganinvader.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Washington Forests Robbed for Wreaths (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Washington-forests-robbed-for-wreaths-111160384.html

Amid Portland City Council Vote, River Plan Still Divides Environmentalists, Industrialists (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/11/amid_city_council_vote_river_p.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

California - Wood Chip Electricity Plant Gets Green Light But Raises Red Flags: Residents claim pollution, noise not fully addressed (Stockton Record, CA)

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101202/A_NEWS/12020324

Maine - School Turns Down Federal Stimulus Grant for Pellet Boiler (Maine Public Broadcasting)

http://www.mpbn.net/Home/tabid/36/ctl/ViewItem/mid/3478/ItemId/14356/Default.aspx

Maine Officials Say Turbines Are Too Loud (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/maine-officials-say-turbines-are-too-loud/

Ohio - Blade Comes Off Wind Turbine at Perkins High School (Lorain Morning Journal, OH)

http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2010/12/01/news/mj3767557.txt

North Carolina - Asheville Waterlines Could Generate Electricity (Ashville Citizen Times, NC)

http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20101126/NEWS/311260043/1009

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Staying Warm While Staying on Budget (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=13600083

LED Christmas Lights Fuel Big Savings (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/story/2010/12/01/wdr-christmas-lights.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Congressional Republicans Kill Global Warming Committee (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2013569955_apusglobalwarmingcommittee.html

GOP Plans Strategy to Stymie EPA (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/45754.html

Lake Effect: World’s Lakes Warming Due to Climate Change (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2010/12/earths-lakes-warming-temperature-climate-change-global-warming-nasa/1?csp=34tech

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Op/Ed - The Northwest’s Newest Export: Global Warming (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/12/the_northwests_newest_export_g.html

Frozen Fish Help Cool the Climate (KUOW Radio, Seattle)

http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=21972

Washington Eco-Saboteurs Topple Everett Radio Towers - Monkey-wrenching of radio station doesn’t last (High Country News)

http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.20/washington-ecoterrorists-topple-towers

San Francisco Approves Biodiesel Plant After Long Delay (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/12/02/BUSB1GK72T.DTL

Rent A Christmas Tree & Ease Your Guilt (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Rental-Christmas-Trees-111172889.html

TELECOMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY

North Mason School District Recognized for Technology Use – Uses a Mason PUD 3 Fiber Diet (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/dec/01/north-mason-school-district-recognized-technology/

FCC’s Net-Neutrality Plan May Face Stiff Opposition (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013570750_fccneutrality02.html

FCC Opens the Door for Metered Broadband

http://gigaom.com/2010/12/01/fcc-opens-the-door-for-metered-web-access/

Mixed Reaction to FCC Internet Plan (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/technology/02fcc.html

‘Do Not Track’ Online Privacy Measure Under Consideration (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/internetprivacy/2010-12-01-do-not-track_N.htm?csp=34money

Verizon Wireless to Launch 4G Service on Sunday (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=13595978

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

State Treasurer Seeks $4 Billion Long-Term Solution for Pension Fund (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/12/02/1448237/state-treasurer-seeks-4-billion.html

Washington State Special Legislative Session Now More Likely - Deficit: Governor pushes lawmakers to meet early, focus on budget shortfall (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/12/02/1459880/special-session-now-more-likely.html

Environmentalists Outline Legislative Agenda for 2011 Session – I’m Lookin’ at You Centralia Steam Plant (Publicola)

http://www.publicola.net/2010/11/30/environmentalists-outline-legislative-agenda-for-2011-session/

US Rep. McMorris Rodgers Gives Birth to Girl (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/12/01/1459120/mcmorris-rodgers-gives-birth-to.html

GENERAL NEWS

Sedro Woolley Food Bank Evicted Over Parking (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Skagit-County-food-bank-being-evicted-over-parking-111176759.html

Weather Alert Radios to be Provided for Washington Coastal Residents (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Do-you-have-a-weather-alert-radio-111156654.html

Companies Beware: The Next Big Leak Could be Yours - WikiLeaks Founder Says Number of Leaks Submitted Increasing ‘Exponentially’ (Associated Press)

http://www.kirotv.com/money/25994234/detail.html

50,000 Inmates Claim Tax Refunds, Report No Wages (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_16754830

Townsquare Media to Acquire Six Yakima Radio Stations (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/12/01/townsquare-media-to-acquire-6-yakima-stations

Study Says Vegas Among World’s Worst Economies (Associated Press)

http://www.kirotv.com/money/25962247/detail.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS

Twitter Tweet Turns Into $20,000 College Scholarship

http://www.kirotv.com/education/25977384/detail.html

Starry Starry Starry Night: Star Count May Triple

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013565095_apusscistarrynight.html

Pickled Person - Man Registers .423 in DUI Arrest

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/dec/01/man-registers-423-in-dui-arrest/

SONG OF THE DAY

Don McLean - Vincent (Starry Starry Night)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dipFMJckZOM