Energy News Digest for November 19, 2012

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.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Series of Storms Blowing In - Officials Tell Drivers to Slow Down, Pay Closer Attention (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/11/19/2325129/series-of-storms-blowing-in.html

Klamath Tribes & Farmers Consider Extending Water Agreement (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/klamath-tribes-and-farmers-consider-extending-water-agreement

Clark County Property Owners Unhappy about Bonneville Power Administration’s Preferred Route for New Transmission Line (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/clark-county/index.ssf/2012/11/clark_county_property_owners_u.html

Phone Companies Say Reception for Washington State Regulator Unrelated to Proposed Fee (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/phone-companies-say-reception-regulator-unrelated-proposed-fee

Scientists at Central Oregon Geothermal Site Record Dozens of ‘Mini-Earthquakes’ (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/scientists-at-central-oregon-geothermal-site-record-dozens-of-mini-earthquakes/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Clark County Property Owners Unhappy about Bonneville Power Administration’s Preferred Route for New Transmission Line
• Idaho Nuclear Company Head Resigns amid Federal Probe
• Idaho Leadership in Nuclear Energy Commission Delays Recommendation
• Bankrupt Montana Electric Co-Op Trustee Seeks More Time
• Port Angeles’ Options Presented for Morse Creek Hydro-Power Plant
• Ice Harbor Dam’s Lock Reopens for Commercial Traffic
• Sandy Reveals Long Island Utility’s ‘Boondoggle’ Past
• Hurricane Sandy Uprooted Trees by the Thousands in New York, New Jersey
• Utility Mergers Rising but Picking Partners is Tricky
• How Droughts Can Cause Power Outages
• Op/Ed - Vancouver Island’s Cowichan River Woes Foreshadow Future
• Fish Counting at Eight Federal Dams Moves from State of Washington to Normandeau Associates
• Long-Time Director of Belfair Salmon Center Leaves Legacy of Education
• Op/Ed - The Danger of an Invasive Mussel Infestation in Pacific Northwest Waters
• Klamath Tribes & Farmers Consider Extending Water Agreement
• Pioneer Water Project Good for Irrigators, Fish
• Toutle River Sediment Dam Project Seems to be Working
• Scientists at Central Oregon Geothermal Site Record Dozens of ‘Mini-Earthquakes’
• Washington State: Geothermal Bill Could Reappear in Next Legislative Session
• Oregon - Coos Bay Considers Installing 70-Foot Urban Wind Turbines
• Oregon’s Thermal Opportunity Would Put Forest Waste to Work
• Solar Storm as Desert Plan to Power Europe Falters
• The Wind Industry Doesn’t Seem to Know How to Win the Most Important Fight of Its Life
• LEED Losing Its Luster among Business Executives
• Opower, The Big Data Energy Player to Beat
• Space Heaters Are One of Many Ways to Cut Energy Bills – Really?
• California Cap & Trade May Be Plum for Homeowners
• Dust Bowl Lesson: We Can Heal Ecological Disaster
• Phone Companies Say Reception for Washington State Regulator Unrelated to Proposed Fee
• USDA Rural Utilities Service Wants to Increase Rural Broadband Access
• Google Considering Wireless Network
• North Carolina - Time Warner Cable Opens $82 Million Data Center
• Chief of Intel to Retire in May
• Washington State Legislative Races Show that Money Can’t Buy Everything
• Series of Storms Blowing In - Officials Tell Drivers to Slow Down, Pay Closer Attention
• National Weather Service - Special Statement for Western Washington
• Small Earthquake Hits Portland Area
• One-Cent Increase to Stamp Price Gets Regulatory OK
• Washington State, Oregon Counting the Days Till Marijuana’s Legal
• Dream Job for New Olympic National Park Leader
• Soundings: Mason County Chorale Headed for Radio City Music Hall
• Twinkies May Survive? Yes, If There’s a Buyer

WORD OF THE DAY

Coaming • \KOE-min\ • Noun - A raised frame (as around a hatchway in the deck of a ship) to keep out water

“All that is holy,” exclaimed the utility building and grounds supervisor gazing darkly at the unrelenting downpour. “Even with all these rain gardens and stormwater ponds I knew we should have installed coamings on all of our exterior doors; trip hazard be darned.” These were the last words heard by the mildly curious meter readers as the supervisor strode past them to the furthest reaches of the warehouse property, muttering something about “40 cubits.”

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

Clark County Property Owners Unhappy about Bonneville Power Administration’s Preferred Route for New Transmission Line (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/clark-county/index.ssf/2012/11/clark_county_property_owners_u.html

Idaho Nuclear Company Head Resigns amid Federal Probe (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/11/16/2322083/nuke-company-head-resigns-amid.html

Idaho Leadership in Nuclear Energy Commission Delays Recommendation (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/idaho-line-commission-delays-recommendation

Bankrupt Montana Electric Co-Op Trustee Seeks More Time (Associated Press)

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/bankrupt-montana-electric-co-op-trustee-seeks-more-time/article_13a0151c-3011-11e2-a84c-0019bb2963f4.html

Port Angeles’ Options Presented for Morse Creek Hydro-Power Plant (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20121119/news/311199989/options-presented-for-morse-creek-power-plant

Ice Harbor Dam’s Lock Reopens for Commercial Traffic (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/11/17/2174121/ice-harbor-lock-reopens-for-commercial.html

Sandy Reveals Long Island Utility’s ‘Boondoggle’ Past (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2012/11/17/165321973/sandy-reveals-troubled-past-for-long-island-utility?ft=1&f=7

Hurricane Sandy Uprooted Trees by the Thousands in New York, New Jersey (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2019702639_apussuperstormtrees.html

Utility Mergers Rising but Picking Partners is Tricky (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2012/11/14/utility-mergers-rise-but-picking-partners-are-tricky/

How Droughts Can Cause Power Outages (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2012/11/16/droughts-power-outage/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Op/Ed - Vancouver Island’s Cowichan River Woes Foreshadow Future (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Comment+Cowichan+River+woes+foreshadow+future/7564475/story.html

Fish Counting at Eight Federal Dams Moves from State of Washington to Normandeau Associates (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/423895.aspx

Long-Time Director of Belfair Salmon Center Leaves Legacy of Education (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/nov/16/long-time-director-of-belfair-salmon-center-of/

Op/Ed - The Danger of an Invasive Mussel Infestation in Pacific Northwest Waters (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2019699428_philrockefelleropedxml.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Klamath Tribes & Farmers Consider Extending Water Agreement (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/klamath-tribes-and-farmers-consider-extending-water-agreement

Pioneer Water Project Good for Irrigators, Fish (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/nov/16/pioneer-water-project-good-for-irrigators-fish/

Toutle River Sediment Dam Project Seems to be Working (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/toutle-dam-project-seems-to-be-working/article_69667342-3214-11e2-88c4-0019bb2963f4.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Scientists at Central Oregon Geothermal Site Record Dozens of ‘Mini-Earthquakes’ (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/scientists-at-central-oregon-geothermal-site-record-dozens-of-mini-earthquakes/

Washington State: Geothermal Bill Could Reappear in Next Legislative Session (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/11/washington-state-geothermal-bill-could-reappear-in-next-legislative-session?cmpid=rss

Oregon - Coos Bay Considers Installing 70-Foot Urban Wind Turbines (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/11/coos_bay_considers_installing.html

Oregon’s Thermal Opportunity Would Put Forest Waste to Work (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2012/11/oregons-thermal-opportunity-would-put.html

Solar Storm as Desert Plan to Power Europe Falters (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20357167

The Wind Industry Doesn’t Seem to Know How to Win the Most Important Fight of Its Life (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/politics/the-wind-industry-doesnt-seem-to-know-how-to-win-the-most-important-fight-of-its-life/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

LEED Losing Its Luster among Business Executives (Columbus Business Journal, OH)

http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2012/11/16/leed-losing-its-luster-among-business.html

Opower, The Big Data Energy Player to Beat (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/cleantech/opower-the-big-data-energy-player-to-beat/

Space Heaters Are One of Many Ways to Cut Energy Bills – Really? (Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, PA)

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121117/FEATURES90/211170341/-1/NEWSMAP

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

California Cap & Trade May Be Plum for Homeowners (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Cap-and-trade-may-be-plum-for-homeowners-4045628.php

Dust Bowl Lesson: We Can Heal Ecological Disaster (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2012/1119/Dust-Bowl-lesson-We-can-heal-ecological-disaster

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Phone Companies Say Reception for Washington State Regulator Unrelated to Proposed Fee (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/phone-companies-say-reception-regulator-unrelated-proposed-fee

USDA Rural Utilities Service Wants to Increase Rural Broadband Access (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/11/17/52362.htm

Google Considering Wireless Network (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2012/11/16/google-wireless-network/

North Carolina - Time Warner Cable Opens $82 Million Data Center (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/outside_the_loop/2012/11/time-warner-cable-opens-82m-data-center.html

Chief of Intel to Retire in May (Associated Press)

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/11/19/technology/ap-us-tec-intel-ceo-.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Legislative Races Show that Money Can’t Buy Everything (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/politics/2019711270_electionspending19m.html

GENERAL NEWS

Series of Storms Blowing In - Officials Tell Drivers to Slow Down, Pay Closer Attention (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/11/19/2325129/series-of-storms-blowing-in.html

National Weather Service - Special Statement for Western Washington (National Weather Service, Seattle)

http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WA124CD0285C74.SpecialWeatherStatement.124CD035EF10WA.SEWSPSSEW.0d025a83209cee4ad5870c17468a05a8

Small Earthquake Hits Portland Area (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/11/small_earthquake_hits_portland.html

One-Cent Increase to Stamp Price Gets Regulatory OK (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/nov/16/1-cent-increase-to-stamp-price-gets-regulatory-ok/

Washington State, Oregon Counting the Days Till Marijuana’s Legal (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/18/us/washington-state-prepares-for-marijuana-legalization.html

Dream Job for New Olympic National Park Leader (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/11/18/2324318/dream-job-for-new-olympic-national.html

Soundings: Mason County Chorale Headed for Radio City Music Hall (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/11/16/2322727/soundings-mason-county-chorale.html

Twinkies May Survive? Yes, If There’s a Buyer (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2012/1119/Twinkies-may-survive-Yes-if-there-s-a-buyer.-video

DIVERSIONS

Goat Named Voldemort Trees a 14-Year-Old Boy

http://q13fox.com/2012/11/16/goat-named-voldemort-trees-a-14-year-old-boy/

Don’t Worry, Hostess’ Top Executives Still Got Richer as Company Collapsed

http://gawker.com/5961444/dont-worry-hostess-top-executives-still-got-richer-as-company-collapsed

Google Takes You on a Mind-Boggling Trip to 100,000 Stars

http://mashable.com/2012/11/17/google-100000-stars/

Northern B-C Jackpot Winner Apparently Handing Out $100 Bills & $10,000 Checks

http://www.timescolonist.com/life/Jackpot+winner+spreads+wealth+northern+town+Terrace+buzzing+with/7570445/story.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Ides of March – Vehicle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySkBkh4gpyA

Energy News Digest for November 16, 2012

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.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Series of Pacific Northwest Storms Ready to Roll over the Region - Special Weather Statement from the National Weather Service (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1124

Puget Sound Energy Buys Ferndale Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/11/15/2321034/pse-buys-ferndale-natural-gas.html

Round Two - JPMorgan Accused of Blocking California Power Plan (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/16/4990089/jpmorgan-accused-of-blocking-california.html

California Holds First-Ever Auction of Greenhouse Gas Pollution Credits (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_21995962

Canada - Columbia Basin Preparing for River Treaty Re-Negotiation (Columbia Valley Pioneer, Canada)

http://www.columbiavalleypioneer.com/?p=7633

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Puget Sound Energy Buys Ferndale Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant
• Round Two - JPMorgan Accused of Blocking California Power Plan
• Report: Hundreds of U-S Coal Plants ‘Ripe for Retirement’
• U-S Natural Gas Supplies Shrank Last Week
• Suffering on Long Island as Power Agency Shows Its Flaws
• New York Governor Cuomo Orders Post-Sandy Special Investigation of Utilities
• Lessons from Sandy: How One Community in Storm’s Path Kept Lights On
• Power Outage Time after Sandy Not Extraordinary
• Tennessee Valley Authority Touts $5.9 Billion Economic Impact
• Tennessee Valley Authority Boosts Bonuses to Nearly 12,000 Workers
• Alcoa Finalizes Sale of Tapoco Hydroelectric Project to Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners
• Must Read: The Onion Makes Fun of Our Obese Salmon
• Elwha River Unleashed: Images of a Landscape Transformed
• Canada - Columbia Basin Preparing for River Treaty Re-Negotiation
• Several Express Interest in Managing Bainbridge’s Water Utility - Including Kitsap PUD
• Washington State Investigating How Olympia Sewage Spill Went Undetected
• Washington State Governor-Elect Inslee Maintains Commitment to Working for a Healthy Puget Sound
• Vancouver Island Tidal Turbine Feedback Deadline Extended
• Bowing to Biomass Bloviation - ORCAA Funds Air-Quality Monitors for Olympic Peninsula
• U-S Renewable Electricity: How Does Wind Generation Impact Competitive Power Markets?
• Investing: Alternative Energy Stocks Are Still Dim
• Judge OKs Sale of Former Solyndra Headquarters
• ‘Smart Glass’ Windows the Cool New Thing
• s Pollution Credits
• In the Future, Wind Turbine Blades Could Be Made Out of Vegetables
• Solar Cars Roll across Earth’s Driest Desert
• Google Fiber User Delivers Details on Network Speed
• The Growing Energy Need of the Internet
• Seattle No. 4 - 2012 Digital Cities Survey Winners Announced
• Thieves Stole $1.5 Million of iPad Minis from JFK
• Another GOP Coup in the Washington State Senate Possibly in Works
• Patty Murray to Lead U-S Senate Budget Panel
• Retiring Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed Reiterates Need for Election Reforms, Discusses Future of GOP
• Series of Pacific Northwest Storms Ready to Roll over the Region - Special Weather Statement from the National Weather Service
• Federal Ruling that China Could Be Dumping Plywood Unites Oregon Delegation
• Washington State Ready to Hang Up on Mandatory Delivery of White Pages
• Twinkies-Maker Hostess Brands to Close Down

WORD OF THE DAY

Ratiocination • \rat-ee-oh-suh-NAY-shun\ • Noun - 1: the process of exact thinking: reasoning 2: a reasoned train of thought

In the absence of his brain, which was on vacation for tax purposes after a trying month of “Scrabble” tournaments, Billy’s ratiocination was on the fritz. Even simple questions from his wife, such as “did you put on your shoes today,” were met with sullen, monosyllabic grunts. (By the way, Bill was not wearing shoes, or socks.)

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

Puget Sound Energy Buys Ferndale Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/11/15/2321034/pse-buys-ferndale-natural-gas.html

Round Two - JPMorgan Accused of Blocking California Power Plan (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/16/4990089/jpmorgan-accused-of-blocking-california.html

Report: Hundreds of U-S Coal Plants ‘Ripe for Retirement’ (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2012/1116/Report-hundreds-of-US-coal-plants-ripe-for-retirement

U-S Natural Gas Supplies Shrank Last Week (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2019688240_apusnaturalgasstorage.html

Suffering on Long Island as Power Agency Shows Its Flaws (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/nyregion/long-island-power-authoritys-flaws-hindered-recovery-efforts.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

New York Governor Cuomo Orders Post-Sandy Special Investigation of Utilities (New York Business Journal, NY)

http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2012/11/14/gov-cuomo-orders-post-sandy-special.html

Lessons from Sandy: How One Community in Storm’s Path Kept Lights On (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/1115/Lessons-from-Sandy-how-one-community-in-storm-s-path-kept-lights-on

Power Outage Time after Sandy Not Extraordinary (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2019693251_apussuperstormutilityresponse.html

Tennessee Valley Authority Touts $5.9 Billion Economic Impact (Memphis Business Journal, TN)

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/morning_call/2012/11/tva-touts-59b-economic-impact.html

Tennessee Valley Authority Boosts Bonuses to Nearly 12,000 Workers - Up 32% from Last Year (Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN)

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/nov/16/tva-boost-bonuses-tennessee/

Alcoa Finalizes Sale of Tapoco Hydroelectric Project to Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners (BusinessWire)

http://www.thestreet.com/story/11769269/1/alcoa-finalizes-sale-of-tapoco-hydroelectric-project-to-brookfield-renewable-energy-partners.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Must Read: The Onion Makes Fun of Our Obese Salmon (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2012/11/15/must-read-the-onion-makes-fun-of-our-obese-salmon/

Elwha River Unleashed: Images of a Landscape Transformed (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/fieldnotes/2019691816_what_a_difference_a_summer_makes.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Canada - Columbia Basin Preparing for River Treaty Re-Negotiation (Columbia Valley Pioneer, Canada)

http://www.columbiavalleypioneer.com/?p=7633

Several Express Interest in Managing Bainbridge’s Water Utility - Including Kitsap PUD (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/nov/15/several-express-interest-in-managing-bainbridges/

Washington State Investigating How Olympia Sewage Spill Went Undetected (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/State-investigating-how-Olympia-sewage-spill-went-undetected-179579181.html

Washington State Governor-Elect Inslee Maintains Commitment to Working for a Healthy Puget Sound (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/nov/15/inslee-maintains-commitment-to-puget-sound/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Vancouver Island Tidal Turbine Feedback Deadline Extended (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/business/Turbine+feedback+deadline+extended/7558425/story.html

Bowing to Biomass Bloviation - ORCAA Funds Air-Quality Monitors for Olympic Peninsula (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20121116/news/311169984/orcaa-funds-air-quality-monitors-for-peninsula

U-S Renewable Electricity: How Does Wind Generation Impact Competitive Power Markets? (Congressional Research Service)

https://opencrs.com/document/R42818/

Investing: Alternative Energy Stocks Are Still Dim (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/waggoner/2012/11/15/investing-solar-wind-energy/1707183/

Judge OKs Sale of Former Solyndra Headquarters (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/11/15/2172623/judge-oks-sale-of-former-solyndra.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

‘Smart Glass’ Windows the Cool New Thing (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Smart-glass-windows-the-cool-new-thing-4035282.php

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

California Holds First-Ever Auction of Greenhouse Gas Pollution Credits (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_21995962

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

In the Future, Wind Turbine Blades Could Be Made Out of Vegetables (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/climate-energy/in-the-future-wind-turbine-blades-could-be-made-out-of-vegetables/

Solar Cars Roll across Earth’s Driest Desert (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/11/15/2172178/solar-cars-roll-across-earths.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Fiber User Delivers Details on Network Speed (Kansas City Business Journal, MO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/blog/2012/11/google-fiber-user-delivers-details-on.html

The Growing Energy Need of the Internet (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/jen-robinson/144246/growing-power-hungry-internet

Seattle No. 4 - 2012 Digital Cities Survey Winners Announced (Government Technology)

http://www.govtech.com/e-government/2012-Digital-Cities-Survey-Winners-Announced.html

Thieves Stole $1.5 Million of iPad Minis from JFK (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/5961068/thieves-stole-15-million-of-ipad-minis-from-jfk

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Another GOP Coup in the Washington State Senate Possibly in Works (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/11/16/2321623/another-gop-coup-possibly-in-works.html

Patty Murray to Lead U-S Senate Budget Panel (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/nov/16/murray-to-lead-budget-panel/

Retiring Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed Reiterates Need for Election Reforms, Discusses Future of GOP (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/edcetera/2019692848_washington_sam_reed_gop_vote_election_reform.html

GENERAL NEWS

Series of Pacific Northwest Storms Ready to Roll over the Region - Special Weather Statement from the National Weather Service (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1124

Federal Ruling that China Could Be Dumping Plywood Unites Oregon Delegation (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/11/oregon_delegation_unites_over.html

Washington State Ready to Hang Up on Mandatory Delivery of White Pages (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/wash-ready-hang-mandatory-delivery-white-pages

Twinkies-Maker Hostess Brands to Close Down (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20364595

DIVERSIONS

A Ring’s Incredible Journey: From Afghanistan to Oregon Owner

http://q13fox.com/2012/11/15/a-rings-incredible-journey-from-afghanistan-to-oregon-owner/

Wedding Protest: Hundreds Furious After Bride Demands Cash

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/15/wedding-protest_n_2140870.html

Washington State Man Who Posted Videos of Stolen Guns Sentenced

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019693235_apwastolengunsvideo.html

SONG OF THE DAY

The 5th Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIbtpVBA0Wg