Energy News Digest for December 4, 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

Rainfall & Slide Danger - Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Seattle

http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WA124CD5396384.SpecialWeatherStatement.124CD546D2F8WA.SEWSPSSEW.320cbd304f172ea51f4cd489deddd448

California Lacks Strategy on Alternative Energy, Report Says - Using more renewable sources could mean high bills for electrical customers & damage to the environment (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-1204-hoover-energy-20121204,0,7773457.story

California Energy Price Manipulation Continues on Two Fronts (Santa Monica Mirror, CA)

http://www.smmirror.com/articles/California/California-Energy-Price-Manipulation-Continues-On-Two-Fronts/36202

Project to Recharge Aquifers with Columbia River Water (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/project-recharge-aquifers-columbia-river-water

Oregon - Clatsop County Commissioners Organizing Rally in Salem to Support of Gillnetters (Coast River Business Journal, Astoria, OR)

http://www.crbizjournal.com/news/regional/article_8bae4d86-02b4-519f-9216-a92b2aac3360.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• California Energy Price Manipulation Continues on Two Fronts
• New Jersey’s Largest Utility Sees Sandy Costs Up to $300 Million
• Spate of Harsh Weather in New England Shifts Sentiment on Trees
• California - Coroner Identifies Pacific Gas & Electric Worker Who Died in West Sacramento Crash
• Are Westgate Residents More in the Dark?
• Students’ Options Sprout from Science Technology Engineering & Math Curriculum
• Public Power Utilities Declare Ratepayer Concerns as Number One Issue in 2013, Tantalus Says
• Yucca Mountain is Dead. Long Live Yucca Mountain!
• Oregon - Clatsop County Commissioners Organizing Rally in Salem to Support of Gillnetters
• Columbia River Gill Net Plan Vote Is Set Friday in Portland
• Fast-Growing Salmon May Never Wind Up on Your Plate
• Project to Recharge Aquifers with Columbia River Water
• High Court Says Government Can Be Liable for Flooding from Government-Owned Dams
• California Lacks Strategy on Alternative Energy, Report Says - Using more renewable sources could mean high bills for electrical customers & damage to the environment
• Outlook for Offshore Wind: Dark & Stormy
• Denmark Moves to Cool Its Red-Hot Solar Energy Market
• City of Seattle’s LED Streetlight Improvements Enhance Public Safety
• New Plastic Lighting Saves Energy. Goodbye, Fluorescent Lights?
• Tree Power - How Many Pounds of Carbon Dioxide Does a Forest Absorb In a Typical Year
• Nurseryman Plants Clones of Long-Dead Redwoods, Sequoias in Oregon
• Weekend’s Dump Truck’s Mishaps Shows Vulnerability of East Jefferson Telecommunications
• Payment in Lieu of Taxes - Bremerton City Council Swallows Hard over ‘Temporary’ Utility Fees
• City of Olympia May Ban Homeless from Its Hall
• Rainfall & Slide Danger - Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Seattle
• Stormy Night on Tap As Next Weather System Blows Through
• Elma Robbery Suspects from Shelton
• One Killed, One Injured in Olympia Tavern Stabbing
• Mason County Adopts 2013 Budget
• Are You Ready for Washington’s New Carbon Monoxide Detector Law?

WORD OF THE DAY

Scumble • \SKUM-bull\ • Verb - 1a: to make (as color or a painting) less brilliant by covering with a thin coat of opaque or semi opaque color applied with a nearly dry brush b: to apply (a color) in this manner 2: to soften the lines or colors of (a drawing) by rubbing lightly

“Class, today we’ll be practicing shading in our pencil drawings using blending stumps,” chirped the short, bright-eyed art instructor to her dullard elective students. “Your efforts to effectively scumble your drawings to get the best effect will have an impact on your final grade.”

(Yawn…need more coffee to wipe away the cobwebs)

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

California Energy Price Manipulation Continues on Two Fronts (Santa Monica Mirror, CA)

http://www.smmirror.com/articles/California/California-Energy-Price-Manipulation-Continues-On-Two-Fronts/36202

New Jersey’s Largest Utility Sees Sandy Costs Up to $300 Million (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/12/04/2192893/njs-largest-utility-sees-sandy.html

Spate of Harsh Weather in New England Shifts Sentiment on Trees (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/us/storms-topple-new-england-trees-and-raise-fears.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

California - Coroner Identifies Pacific Gas & Electric Worker Who Died in West Sacramento Crash (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2012/12/coroner-identifies-pge-worker-who-died-in-west-sac-crash.html

Are Westgate Residents More in the Dark? (My Edmonds News, WA)

http://myedmondsnews.com/2012/12/are-westgate-residents-more-in-the-dark/

Students’ Options Sprout from Science Technology Engineering & Math Curriculum (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/dec/02/options-sprout-from-stem-schools-math-science/

Public Power Utilities Declare Ratepayer Concerns as Number One Issue in 2013, Tantalus Says (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=168015

Yucca Mountain is Dead. Long Live Yucca Mountain! (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/skutnik/151956/yucca-mountain-dead-long-live-yucca-mountain

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregon - Clatsop County Commissioners Organizing Rally in Salem to Support of Gillnetters (Coast River Business Journal, Astoria, OR)

http://www.crbizjournal.com/news/regional/article_8bae4d86-02b4-519f-9216-a92b2aac3360.html

Columbia River Gill Net Plan Vote Is Set Friday in Portland (Salem Statesman-Review, OR)

http://community.statesmanjournal.com/blogs/hookandbullet/2012/12/03/gill-net-plan-vote-is-set-friday-in-portland

Fast-Growing Salmon May Never Wind Up on Your Plate (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/dec/04/fast-growing-fish-may-never-wind-up-on-your-plate/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Project to Recharge Aquifers with Columbia River Water (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/project-recharge-aquifers-columbia-river-water

High Court Says Government Can Be Liable for Flooding from Government-Owned Dams (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/politics/2019824662_apussupremecourtflooding.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

California Lacks Strategy on Alternative Energy, Report Says - Using more renewable sources could mean high bills for electrical customers & damage to the environment (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-1204-hoover-energy-20121204,0,7773457.story

Outlook for Offshore Wind: Dark & Stormy (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/outlook-for-offshore-wind-dark-and-stormy/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Denmark Moves to Cool Its Red-Hot Solar Energy Market (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/justingerdes/2012/11/30/denmark-moves-to-cool-its-red-hot-solar-energy-market/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

City of Seattle’s LED Streetlight Improvements Enhance Public Safety (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2012/12/04/streetlight-improvements-enhance-public-safety/

New Plastic Lighting Saves Energy. Goodbye, Fluorescent Lights? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2012/1203/New-plastic-lighting-saves-energy.-Goodbye-fluorescent-lights

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Tree Power - How Many Pounds of Carbon Dioxide Does a Forest Absorb In a Typical Year (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/science/how-many-pounds-of-carbon-dioxide-does-our-forest-absorb.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Nurseryman Plants Clones of Long-Dead Redwoods, Sequoias in Oregon (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019822116_redwoodclones04.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Weekend’s Dump Truck’s Mishaps Shows Vulnerability of East Jefferson Telecommunications (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20121204/news/312049998/dump-truck-8217-s-mishaps-shows-vulnerability-of-east-jefferson

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Payment in Lieu of Taxes - Bremerton City Council Swallows Hard over ‘Temporary’ Utility Fees (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/nov/30/bremerton-city-council-swallows-hard-over-fees/

City of Olympia May Ban Homeless from Its Hall (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/12/04/2340970/city-may-ban-homeless-from-its.html

GENERAL NEWS

Rainfall & Slide Danger - Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Seattle

http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WA124CD5396384.SpecialWeatherStatement.124CD546D2F8WA.SEWSPSSEW.320cbd304f172ea51f4cd489deddd448

Stormy Night on Tap As Next Weather System Blows Through (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Stormy-night-on-tap-as-next-weather-system-blows-through-181923691.html

Elma Robbery Suspects from Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/44834-elma-robbery-suspects-from-shelton

One Killed, One Injured in Olympia Tavern Stabbing (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/12/04/2341240/1-killed-1-injured-in-olympia.html

Mason County Adopts 2013 Budget (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/8489

Are You Ready for Washington’s New Carbon Monoxide Detector Law? (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Are-you-ready-for-new-Carbon-Monoxide-detector-law-181925121.html

DIVERSIONS

Teen Bragging Online About Pulling Off Bank Robbery Must’ve Thought No One Watches YouTube

http://consumerist.com/2012/12/04/teen-bragging-online-about-pulling-off-bank-robbery-mustve-thought-no-one-watches-youtube/

Whisky Saves Man’s Eyesight after Being Blinded by Vodka

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10851152

It Takes 20 Seconds Before People Get Annoyed About Waiting for the Elevator

http://gizmodo.com/5965382/it-takes-20-seconds-before-people-get-annoyed-about-waiting-for-the-elevator

Bremerton Man Accused of Slipping Meth to Wife, Hoping to Addict Her

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Bremerton-man-accused-of-slipping-meth-to-wife-182019601.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band - Blinded by the Light (“…wrapped up like a deuce, another runner in the night…”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe4sbTBNtGQ

Blinded By the Light - Bruce Springsteen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjxbOe7p8C0

Energy News Digest for December 3, 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.

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Special Weather Statement - National Weather Service, Seattle

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2012/12/special-weather-statement-national.html

Puget Sound Energy Fined, Residential Customers Refunded (South Sound Business Examiner)

http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/November-2012/PSE-fines-residential-customers-refunded/

Emissions Study: Two Million Pounds of Carbon Dioxide Released into Air Every Second (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2012/12/study_2_million_pounds_of_carb.html

UTOPIA: World-Class Broadband, Sky-High Debt: Utah’s broadband network stands out among its peers for level of indebtedness (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/55316142-79/utopia-broadband-municipal-networks.html.csp

Puget Sound Chum Salmon Run Comes in Strong (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/dec/02/chum-salmon-run-comes-in-strong/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Puget Sound Energy Fined, Residential Customers Refunded
• Grays Harbor PUD Budget Includes Rate Increase in Reaction to Bonneville Power Administration Hike
• Ratepayer Rebellion – Eugene Water & Electric Board Customers Are Angry over Power & Water Costs
• Bonneville Power Administration Meeting in Castle Rock to Address New Transmission Line
• UPDATE - PUD 3 Linemen Restore Electricity to Customers along Hood Canal’s South Shore
• PNNL in Richland Picked to Be Part of Energy Research Hub
• Portland General Electric Truck Catches Fire on I-5 On-Ramp at Columbia Boulevard
• Oregon - Boardman Sees Future with Coal Exporting
• Free Mason County PUD 3 Calendars for 2013 Now Available
• Allow South California State Power Plant Work, Gov. Brown & Others Tell JPMorgan
• Possible Generator Tampering Found at California Nuclear Power Plant
• Kudos for Public Power - After Sandy Outages, A Tale of Two Utilities
• Puget Sound Chum Salmon Run Comes in Strong
• Kokanee Salmon Numbers Up in Northern Idaho
• Fish Ladder Completed At Dam on North Umpqua River
• After Sewage Spill - Dyes Inlet Closed to Shellfish Harvesting
• U-S Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Logging Road Rules
• Op/Ed - Portland’s Energy Credits: The Trouble with Buying ‘Green’
• Lobbyists Try to Halt State Green Energy Standards
• Arizona - The Demise of Yet Another Thin Film Solar Maker
• U-S to Sell Wind Energy Leases Off East Coast
• South Dakota Wind Energy Headed for a Crash
• Eco-Friendly Dishwashers
• Emissions Study: Two Million Pounds of Carbon Dioxide Released into Air Every Second
• Is America Getting Ready For a Carbon Tax?
• Solar Panel Tree Installations at California General Motors Dealership
• As E15 Ethanol Spreads, AAA Warns of Potential Damage
• UTOPIA: Utah’s World-Class Broadband, Sky-High Debt
• Happy Bday: Text Message Turns 20 Today!
• Norm Dicks ‘Not Interested’ in Possible Interior Post
• More Strong Winds & Rain on the Way
• Special Weather Statement - National Weather Service, Seattle
• It’s Been Five Years Since Grays Harbor’s Devastating December Storm
• Grays Harbor PUD in the Storm: When Things Went From “Hot To Not”
• In The Wake of the Storm, A New Doppler for Grays Harbor
• Custody Dispute Apparent Motive for Shelton Woman’s Death
• Scientists Study Mystery Mounds Under Hood Canal
• Japanese Government Gives $5 Million to U-S for Tsunami Debris Removal
• Washington State Seeks Experts in Developing Pot Industry

WORD OF THE DAY

Campestral • \cam-PESS-trull\ • Adjective - Of or relating to fields or open country: rural

“Come on Fred, have a little creativity,” the Bonneville Power Administration contract manager exhorted to his hesitant project team member. “Think of it: a ‘Campestral Discount’ sounds so much more lyrical than ‘Low Density Discount.’ “

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 Fined, Residential Customers Refunded (South Sound Business Examiner)

http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/November-2012/PSE-fines-residential-customers-refunded/

Grays Harbor PUD Budget Includes Rate Increase in Reaction to Bonneville Power Administration Hike (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/pud-budget-includes-rate-increase-reaction-bpa-hike.html

Ratepayer Rebellion – Eugene Water & Electric Board Customers Are Angry over Power & Water Costs (Eugene Register Guard, OR)

http://www.registerguard.com/web/updates/29106167-55/eweb-utility-employees-percent-pay.html.csp

Bonneville Power Administration Meeting in Castle Rock to Address New Transmission Line (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/bpa-meeting-in-castle-rock-to-address-new-transmission-line/article_65976cbe-3b5e-11e2-9f28-001a4bcf887a.html

UPDATE - PUD 3 Linemen Restore Electricity to Customers along Hood Canal’s South Shore (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1137

PNNL in Richland Picked to Be Part of Energy Research Hub (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/12/01/2189633/pnnl-in-richland-picked-to-be.html

Portland General Electric Truck Catches Fire on I-5 On-Ramp at Columbia Boulevard (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/12/pge_truck_catches_fire_on_i-5.html

Oregon - Boardman Sees Future with Coal Exporting (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/12/02/2190798/boardman-sees-future-with-coal.html

Free Mason County PUD 3 Calendars for 2013 Now Available (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1134

Allow South California State Power Plant Work, Gov. Brown & Others Tell JPMorgan (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/30/5020283/allow-south-state-power-plant.html

Possible Generator Tampering Found at California Nuclear Power Plant (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/nov/30/possible-generator-tampering-found-at-san-onofre/

Kudos for Public Power - After Sandy Outages, A Tale of Two Utilities (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2012/11/30/166241777/after-sandy-outages-a-tale-of-two-utilities

FISH & WILDLIFE

Puget Sound Chum Salmon Run Comes in Strong (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/dec/02/chum-salmon-run-comes-in-strong/

Kokanee Salmon Numbers Up in Northern Idaho (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/12/03/2340286/kokanee-numbers-up-in-northern.html

Fish Ladder Completed At Dam on North Umpqua River (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2012/12/fish_ladder_completed_at_dam_o.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

After Sewage Spill - Dyes Inlet Closed to Shellfish Harvesting (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/dec/02/dyles-inlet-closed-shellfish-harvesting/

U-S Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Logging Road Rules (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/High-Court-to-weigh-logging-road-regulations-181708981.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Op/Ed - Portland’s Energy Credits: The Trouble with Buying ‘Green’ (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/11/portlands_energy_credits_the_t.html

Lobbyists Try to Halt State Green Energy Standards (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2012/12/01/lobbyists-try-to-halt-state-green-energy-standards/

Arizona - The Demise of Yet Another Thin Film Solar Maker (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/cleantech/the-demise-of-yet-another-thin-film-solar-maker/

U-S to Sell Wind Energy Leases Off East Coast (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_22099297

South Dakota Wind Energy Headed for a Crash (Prairie Business Magazine, Grand Forks, ND)

http://www.prairiebizmag.com/event/article/id/13156/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Eco-Friendly Dishwashers (Reviewed.com)

http://www.dishwashersinfo.com/Features/Eco-Friendly-Dishwashers.htm

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Emissions Study: Two Million Pounds of Carbon Dioxide Released into Air Every Second (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2012/12/study_2_million_pounds_of_carb.html

Is America Getting Ready For a Carbon Tax? (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/12/03/is-america-getting-ready-for-a-carbon-tax/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Solar Panel Tree Installations at California General Motors Dealership (Examiner.com)

http://www.examiner.com/article/solar-panel-tree-installations-at-california-general-motors-dealership

As E15 Ethanol Spreads, AAA Warns of Potential Damage (Wichita Business Journal, KS)

http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2012/12/as-e15-ethanol-spreads-aaa-warns-of.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

UTOPIA: World-Class Broadband, Sky-High Debt: Utah’s broadband network stands out among its peers for level of indebtedness (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/55316142-79/utopia-broadband-municipal-networks.html.csp

Happy Bday: Text Message Turns 20 Today! (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2012/12/03/text-message-sms-turns-20/1742517/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Norm Dicks ‘Not Interested’ in Possible Interior Post (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/-Norm-Dicks-not-interested-in-possible-Interior-post-181752801.html

GENERAL NEWS

More Strong Winds & Rain on the Way (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2143213

Special Weather Statement - National Weather Service, Seattle

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2012/12/special-weather-statement-national.html

It’s Been Five Years Since Grays Harbor’s Devastating December Storm (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/it%E2%80%99s-been-five-years-devastating-december-storm.html

Grays Harbor PUD in the Storm: When Things Went From “Hot To Not” (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/pud-storm-when-things-went-%E2%80%9Chot-not%E2%80%9D.html

In The Wake of the Storm, A New Doppler for Grays Harbor (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/wake-storm-new-doppler-harbor.html

Custody Dispute Apparent Motive for Shelton Woman’s Death (Northwest Cable News Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/181576971.html

Scientists Study Mystery Mounds Under Hood Canal (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/11/30/2337285/scientists-study-mystery-mounds.html

Japanese Government Gives $5 Million to U-S for Tsunami Debris Removal (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2012/11/japanese_government_gives_5_mi.html

Washington State Seeks Experts in Developing Pot Industry (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/181581931.html

DIVERSIONS

Church to Sell 1640 Hymnal That May be Worth $20 Million

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/dec/03/church-votes-to-sell-1640-hymnal-which-may-be/

Good News! Science Says the Holidays Won’t Make You Fat

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/12/02/good-news-science-says-the-holidays-wont-make-you-fat/?wprss=rss_business

Mideast Men Go Under Knife for Manly Mustaches

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/29/world/meast/mustache-transplants-middle-east/index.html?hpt=hp_c4

Oh No Bazooka Joe - After Nearly 60 Years, Bazooka Gum is Killing Its Iconic Comic Strip

http://gawker.com/5964623/after-nearly-60-years-bazooka-gum-is-killing-its-iconic-comic-strip

SONG OF THE DAY

Gregorian Chant - Dies Irae (Day of Wrath)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlr90NLDp-0