Energy News Digest for November 22, 2010

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Winter Weather Advisory Remains in Effect - More Snow Expected (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3861-winter-weather-advisory-remains-in-effect-

Snohomish County PUD Warns of Higher Bills - The BPA has requested an 8.5 percent hike on wholesale power rates, which could get passed on to customers in 2011 (Everett Herald, WA)

http://heraldnet.com/article/20101121/NEWS01/711219897

Avista Rate Hikes Approved with Warning - Annual Audits Imposed to Prevent More Incorrect Charges (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/nov/20/avista-rate-hikes-approved-with-warning/

Fish Fight: Wild vs. Hatchery (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/11/19/fish-fight-wild-vs-hatchery

Pilot Project in Port Angeles to Store Electricity; Venture First in Region, May be First in Nation (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101122/news/311229991/pilot-project-in-port-angeles-to-store-electricity-venture-first-in

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Bonneville Power Administration Seeks Rate Increase for Wholesale Power

·         Snohomish County PUD Warns of Higher Bills

·         No Clark Public Utilities Rate Increase Expected, But Bonneville Power Hike Looms

·         Grant PUD Rate Increase May be Bigger

·         Avista Rate Hikes Approved with Warning

·         Oregon Regulators Endorse Portland General Electric’s Long-Term Energy Plan

·         Former Washington Water Power Head Satre Dies at 92

·         California - EPA Rejects Challenge to Hayward Gas Fired Power Plant

·         Peter Darbee, CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric, Acknowledges a ‘Year of Challenge’

·         Pacific Gas & Electric Considers Smartmeter Compromise for Customers Who Fear New, Wireless Meters May Jeopardize Their Health

·         Op/Ed – Congressman Doc Hastings: One Energy Panel Better for Nation

·         Nations That Debate Coal Use Export It to Feed China’s Need

·         Fish Fight: Wild vs. Hatchery

·         Salmon Runs Dwindling in Central Kitsap

·         Alaska Salmon Harvest 11th Largest Since Statehood; Best Value in 18 Years

·         Smelt Fishing in Columbia River Will be Closed in 2010-2011

·         No Use Crying over Spilled Fish: Thousands of Salmon Given Away

·         Massive Study of Upper Columbia River Underway

·         Tidal Power: Could Waves Provide Ten Percent of America’s Electricity?

·         California – Pacific Gas & Electric Playing Catch-Up with Solar Popularity

·         Eastern Idaho County Restricts Wind Farm Development

·         Massachusetts - Cape Wind Foe’s Funding Takes Hit

·         North Dakota - Renewable Energy Push Leads to Price Jolt for Rural Electric Co-Ops

·         Ohio - Local Sawmill Generates Its Own Energy

·         Garbage to Diesel - Pasco Biomass Plant Says It Will Reopen

·         Pilot Project in Port Angeles to Store Electricity; Venture First in Region

·         Thurston County Businesses Can Benefit from Energy-Savings Program

·         Seattle City Light, Bonneville Compare LEDs with Fluorescents Side by Side

·         Oregon - Salem Launches Lighting Efficiency Program for Businesses

·         More LED Bulbs to Choose From (Photos)

·         Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Charger Unit a Smart Buyer

·         Weak World Economy Cuts Carbon Pollution Last Year

·         What if Captured Carbon Makes a Getaway?

·         Ecosystem Restoration a Growing Source of Jobs

·         Russia “Closely Watching” EU Shift to Green Energy

·         Researchers Debate Whether Biofuels Are Truly Greener than Fossil Fuels

·         Avoiding the Hazards of Wood Burning

·         In Hard Times, Less ‘Green’ Turkey for Thanksgiving?

·         FCC Chief Sees Clouds Darkening Broadband Skies

·         Chinese Internet Diversion Was Worrisome, Report Says

·         Wi-Fi Makes Trees Sick, Study Says

·         Top GOP Leaders in Washington Legislature Re-Elected to Statehouse Jobs

·         Economists Want to Stop Teachers’ Master Degree Bonuses

·         Winter Weather Advisory Remains in Effect - More Snow Expected

·         Your Car’s Emergency Kit Needs Ten Items

·         Shooting at Shelton’s Disco Durango

·         McNeil Island Prison to Close Next Year

·         Grocery Workers, Stores Reach Tentative Agreement

·         Oops: Air Force Sends Boeing’s Confidential Tanker Bid Details to Airbus & Vice Versa

WORD OF THE DAY

Fob • \FAWB\ • Verb – To deceive, cheat

“Good grief,” groused Abercrombie. “I bought this stupid Yugo for ten bucks…and that was the worst item ever fobbed off on me,” he muttered as he pushed the four-wheeled boat anchor into the nearest driveway off the country lane and abandoned it to its fate.

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

Bonneville Power Administration Seeks Rate Increase for Wholesale Power (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/18863-bpa-seeks-rate-increase-wholesale-power/

Snohomish County PUD Warns of Higher Bills - The BPA has requested an 8.5 percent hike on wholesale power rates, which could get passed on to customers in 2011 (Everett Herald, WA)

http://heraldnet.com/article/20101121/NEWS01/711219897

No Clark Public Utilities Rate Increase Expected, But Bonneville Power Hike Looms (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/clark-county/index.ssf/2010/11/no_clark_public_utilities_rate_increase_expected_but_bonneville_power_hike_looms.html

Grant PUD Rate Increase May be Bigger (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_b1853908-f434-11df-a2cf-001cc4c002e0.html

Avista Rate Hikes Approved with Warning - Annual Audits Imposed to Prevent More Incorrect Charges (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/nov/20/avista-rate-hikes-approved-with-warning/

Oregon Regulators Endorse Portland General Electric’s Long-Term Energy Plan (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/11/oregon_regulators_endorse_pges.html

Former Washington Water Power Head Satre Dies at 92 (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/nov/19/former-wwp-head-satre-dies-92/

California - EPA Rejects Challenge to Hayward Gas Fired Power Plant (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/11/20/state/n134156S17.DTL

Peter Darbee, CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric, Acknowledges a ‘Year of Challenge’ (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_16650827

Pacific Gas & Electric Considers Smartmeter Compromise for Customers Who Fear New, Wireless Meters May Jeopardize Their Health (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/19/BUL01GET28.DTL

Op/Ed – Congressman Doc Hastings: One Energy Panel Better for Nation (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/45473.html

Nations That Debate Coal Use Export It to Feed China’s Need (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/world/asia/22fossil.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Fish Fight: Wild vs. Hatchery (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/11/19/fish-fight-wild-vs-hatchery

Salmon Runs Dwindling in Central Kitsap (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/nov/19/salmon-runs-dwindling-in-central-kitsap/

Alaska Salmon Harvest 11th Largest Since Statehood; Best Value in 18 Years (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/401831.aspx

Smelt Fishing in Columbia River Will be Closed in 2010-2011 (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2013479654_smelt_fishing_in_columbia_rive.html

No Use Crying over Spilled Fish: Thousands of Salmon Given Away (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/Global/story.asp?S=13541169

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Massive Study of Upper Columbia River Underway (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013488265_apwacolumbiariversampling.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Tidal Power: Could Waves Provide Ten Percent of America’s Electricity? (LA Times, CA)

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/11/wave-energy-tidal-power-oahu-ocean-power.html

California – Pacific Gas & Electric Playing Catch-Up with Solar Popularity (Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, CA)

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20101121/BUSINESS/11211014/1036?Title=Big-demand-for-solar&tc=ar

Eastern Idaho County Restricts Wind Farm Development (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013474321_apidwindresistance.html

Massachusetts - Cape Wind Foe’s Funding Takes Hit (Cape Cod Times, MA)

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101120/BIZ/11200313/-1/NEWSMAP

North Dakota - Renewable Energy Push Leads to Price Jolt for Rural Electric Co-Ops (WDAY-TV, Fargo, ND)

http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/299309/

Ohio - Local Sawmill Generates Its Own Energy (WKBN-TV - Youngstown, OH)

http://www.wkbn.com/content/news/local/story/Local-Sawmill-Generates-Its-Own-Energy/d5Q6ZjUpi0uijRdOKn-Omw.cspx

Garbage to Diesel - Pasco Biomass Plant Says It Will Reopen (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013488411_apwapascobiomass.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Pilot Project in Port Angeles to Store Electricity; Venture First in Region, May be First in Nation (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101122/news/311229991/pilot-project-in-port-angeles-to-store-electricity-venture-first-in

Thurston County Businesses Can Benefit from Energy-Savings Program - Utility teams with local program (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/22/1448153/business-savings-in-spotlight.html

Seattle City Light, Bonneville Compare LEDs with Fluorescents Side by Side (Business Video TCM Net)

http://business-video.tmcnet.com/news/2010/11/20/5150518.htm

Oregon - Salem Launches Lighting Efficiency Program for Businesses (Salem Statesman-Journal, OR)

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20101120/UPDATE/101119056/-1/update

More LED Bulbs to Choose From (Photos) (CNET News)

http://news.cnet.com/2300-11128_3-10005633.html

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Charger Unit a Smart Buyer (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/nov/21/pnnls-charger-unit-a-smart-buyer/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Weak World Economy Cuts Carbon Pollution Last Year (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013488369_apusscicarbonpollution.html

What if Captured Carbon Makes a Getaway? (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/what-if-captured-carbon-makes-a-getaway/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Ecosystem Restoration a Growing Source of Jobs - Oregon voters ensure steady stream of funds (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/nov/21/ecosystem-restoration-a-growing-source-of-jobs/

Russia “Closely Watching” EU Shift to Green Energy (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AL2S520101122

Researchers Debate Whether Biofuels Are Truly Greener than Fossil Fuels (Fox News)

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/11/21/biofuels-harmful-helpful-researchers-argue/

Avoiding the Hazards of Wood Burning (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/ecoconsumer/2013420477_ecoconsumer20m.html

In Hard Times, Less ‘Green’ Turkey for Thanksgiving? - Cash-strapped Americans have to dig deeper in their pockets to buy organic turkey. Will they cut back this year? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Green-Economics/2010/1120/In-hard-times-less-green-turkey-for-Thanksgiving

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Chief Sees Clouds Darkening Broadband Skies (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2010/11/17/fcc-chief-sees-clouds-darkening-broadband-skies/

Chinese Internet Diversion Was Worrisome, Report Says (Washington Post)

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/checkpoint-washington/2010/11/chinese_internet_diversion_was.html

Wi-Fi Makes Trees Sick, Study Says (PC World)

http://www.pcworld.com/article/211219/study_says_wifi_makes_trees_sick.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Top GOP Leaders in Washington Legislature Re-Elected to Statehouse Jobs (Associated Press)

http://www.kirotv.com/politics/25856486/detail.html

Economists Want to Stop Teachers’ Master Degree Bonuses (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013482163_apusteachermastersdegrees1stldwritethru.html

GENERAL NEWS

Winter Weather Advisory Remains in Effect - More Snow Expected (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3861-winter-weather-advisory-remains-in-effect-

Your Car’s Emergency Kit Needs Ten Items (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews?Your-cars-emergency-kit-needs-10-items=1&blockID=356482&feedID=410

Shooting at Shelton’s Disco Durango (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3867-shooting-at-disco-durango

McNeil Island Prison to Close Next Year (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013474479_mcneil20m.html

Grocery Workers, Stores Reach Tentative Agreement (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/11/21/1433564/grocery-workers-stores-reach-tentative.html

Oops: Air Force Sends Boeing’s Confidential Tanker Bid Details to Airbus & Vice Versa (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/11/19/1431698/air-force-says-it-sent-bid-info.html

DIVERSIONS

Parental Food Nagging May Produce Fussy Eaters

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101122/od_nm/us_eating_parents

California Couple Stand Out as World’s Tallest

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101118/od_nm/us_tallest_couple

Chihuahua Joins Japan Police Rescue Squad

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101119/od_afp/japananimaldogpolicechihuahuaoffbeat_20101119082644

Three Arrested over Indonesian Ringtone Mayhem

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101118/od_afp/indonesiapapuaunresttechnology_20101118153918

SONG OF THE DAY

Norah Jones - Cold, Cold Heart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g35zS1tVO3o

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