Energy News Digest for November 23, 2010

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Snow Has Ended; Cold Sets In; Roads Icy (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3872-snow-has-ended-cold-sets-in-roads-icy-

Nov 23 AM Update - North Mason Outage Response & Winter Weather Advisory (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=806

Cowlitz County Coal Export Facility Up for Vote Tuesday (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_b3b87c52-f642-11df-99cd-001cc4c002e0.html

Get an Energy Audit - Ten Ways to Keep the Heat In; and Save Money (Boston Globe, MA)

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/house/articles/2010/11/23/get_an_energy_audit/

Mason PUD No. 3 Helps Shelton Chamber Beautification Project Go Green (South Sound Business Examiner)

http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/pud-no-3-helps-chamber/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Nov 23 AM Update - North Mason Outage Response & Winter Weather Advisory

·         Cold Snap Developments in Western Washington

·         Snohomish County: Wind Topples Trees, Power Lines

·         66,000 in Dark as Storm Bears Down on Washington State

·         How to Get Through a Power Outage

·         Cowlitz County Coal Export Facility Up for Vote Tuesday

·         Lake Pend Oreille’s Winter Level to Rise, Fall Mildly

·         Report: Workers Felt Rushed Before New York Nuke Release

·         After the Nuclear Plant Powers Down

·         Utilities Both Thrilled, Worried About Electric Cars

·         Dynegy Expects Shareholder to Reject Takeover Bid

·         Southern California Edison Offers Customers Holiday Lighting Safety Tips

·         Canada - Bald Eagles Flock to Chehalis-Harrison River Estuary

·         Study to Focus on Upper Kittitas County Groundwater

·         La Niña May Reduce California Water Allocations

·         Bothell Company Is Solar Installer’s Eye in the Sky

·         Can Military, Wind Farms Co-Exist?

·         Massachusetts - Cape Wind Takes a Step Forward

·         Oregon - Biomass Plant Permit Hearing Set for La Pine

·         Op/Ed - Making Vermont Biomass Work

·         Mason PUD No. 3 Helps Shelton Chamber Beautification Project Go Green

·         People Power Rides ‘Internet of Things’ to Smart Grid

·         Get an Energy Audit - Ten Ways to Keep the Heat In; and Save Money

·         Environmental Protection Agency Sets New Rules for Carbon Dioxide Storage

·         Cap-&-Trade Likely to be Buried by New Congress

·         UN Meeting to Tackle Smaller Climate Issues

·         Washington Recycling Rate Level at 45 Percent

·         Giving Thanks to the Planet - Turkey Day Eco-Mysteries, Solved

·         Verizon Grabs for Internet Speed Crown in New Plan

·         Microsoft Spent $1 Billion Expanding Offices in Puget Sound

·         Wireless Printing Available on iPad, iPhone

·         State Budget Cuts Force More Layoffs at Olympic College

·         Port of Port Angeles Commissioners Issue Stimulus Bonds for Industrial Expansion

·         Snow Has Ended; Cold Sets In; Roads Icy

·         More Cold Weather Ahead: Warm-Up Forecast to Begin Wednesday

·         Eastern Washington This Weekend: Snow & Bitter Cold

·         Pacific Northwest Freezes as Rare Blizzard Roars Through

·         Vicious Storm Batters Pacific Northwest as Travel Ramps Up

·         Report: Nuclear Weapon Drivers Sometimes Got Drunk

·         FCC Considers Texting to 9-1-1

·         Time Takes Its Toll on Capitol’s Story (Totem) Pole

WORD OF THE DAY

Venerate • \VENN-uh-rayt\ • verb - 1: to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference 2: to honor (as an icon or a relic) with a ritual act of devotion

No sentence today friends

Tired, oh so tired this morning

All hail the linemen

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

Nov 23 AM Update - North Mason Outage Response & Winter Weather Advisory (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=806

Cold Snap Developments in Western Washington (NW Cable News)

http://www.nwcn.com/home/related/Report-log-Cold-snap-brings-snow-ice-to-Western-Washington-109886249.html

Snohomish County: Wind Topples Trees, Power Lines (Everett Herald, WA)

http://heraldnet.com/article/20101116/NEWS01/101119857/1048/COMM0609

66,000 in Dark as Storm Bears Down on Washington State (Associated Press)

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

How to Get Through a Power Outage (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theweatherbeat/2013495156_poweroutagetips.html

Cowlitz County Coal Export Facility Up for Vote Tuesday (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_b3b87c52-f642-11df-99cd-001cc4c002e0.html

Lake Pend Oreille’s Winter Level to Rise, Fall Mildly (iStock Analyst)

http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4690490

Report: Workers Felt Rushed Before New York Nuke Release (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013502116_apusradioactivewater.html

After the Nuclear Plant Powers Down (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/business/23nuke.html

Utilities Both Thrilled, Worried About Electric Cars (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_16682696

Dynegy Expects Shareholder to Reject Takeover Bid (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013499456_apusdynegyblackstone.html

Southern California Edison Offers Customers Holiday Lighting Safety Tips (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=144634

FISH & WILDLIFE

Canada - Bald Eagles Flock to Chehalis-Harrison River Estuary (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Bald+eagles+flock+Chehalis+Harrison+River+estuary/3868217/story.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Study to Focus on Upper Kittitas County Groundwater (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/11/22/study-to-focus-on-upper-kittitas-county-groundwater

La Niña May Reduce California Water Allocations (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/23/BAP21GFSFK.DTL

Iran Declares Holiday over High Air Pollution (Bloomberg News)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/11/23/financial/f000253S19.DTL

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Bothell Company Is Solar Installer’s Eye in the Sky (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/archives/226847.asp

Can Military, Wind Farms Co-Exist? (Associated Press)

http://cjonline.com/news/state/2010-11-22/can_military_wind_farms_co_exist

Massachusetts - Cape Wind Takes a Step Forward (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/cape-wind-takes-a-step-forward/

Oregon - Biomass Plant Permit Hearing Set for La Pine (KBNW Radio, Bend, OR)

http://www.mycentraloregon.com/news/local/1303364/Biomass-Plant-Permit-Hearing-Set-For-La-Pine.html

Op/Ed - Making Vermont Biomass Work (Bennington Banner, VT)

http://www.benningtonbanner.com/opinion/ci_16687220

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Mason PUD No. 3 Helps Shelton Chamber Beautification Project Go Green (South Sound Business Examiner)

http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/pud-no-3-helps-chamber/

People Power Rides ‘Internet of Things’ to Smart Grid (CNET News)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20023551-54.html

Get an Energy Audit - Ten Ways to Keep the Heat In; and Save Money (Boston Globe, MA)

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/house/articles/2010/11/23/get_an_energy_audit/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Environmental Protection Agency Sets New Rules for Carbon Dioxide Storage (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2013494540_apuscoalplantemissions.html

Cap-&-Trade Likely to be Buried by New Congress (Washington Post)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/22/MNEI1GFHLK.DTL

UN Meeting to Tackle Smaller Climate Issues (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-11-23-cancun23_ST_N.htm

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Washington Recycling Rate Level at 45 Percent (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/22/1448676/washington-recycling-rate-level.html

Giving Thanks to the Planet - Turkey Day Eco-Mysteries, Solved (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/id/2275589/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Verizon Grabs for Internet Speed Crown in New Plan (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013492862_apustectechbitverizoninternet.html

Microsoft Spent $1 Billion Expanding Offices in Puget Sound (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2013494924_microsofthasspent1billionexpandinginwashington.html

Wireless Printing Available on iPad, iPhone (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/11/23/1435663/wireless-printing-available-on.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

State Budget Cuts Force More Layoffs at Olympic College (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/nov/16/state-budget-cuts-force-more-layoffs-at-olympic/

Port of Port Angeles Commissioners Issue Stimulus Bonds for Industrial Expansion (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101123/news/311239992/port-of-port-angeles-commissioners-issue-stimulus-bonds-for

GENERAL NEWS

Snow Has Ended; Cold Sets In; Roads Icy (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3872-snow-has-ended-cold-sets-in-roads-icy-

More Cold Weather Ahead: Warm-Up Forecast to Begin Wednesday (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/23/1449387/more-cold-ahead.html

Eastern Washington This Weekend: Snow & Bitter Cold (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theweatherbeat/2013502130_ewash24.html

Pacific Northwest Freezes as Rare Blizzard Roars Through (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013502178_apuswesternweather7thldwritethru.html

Vicious Storm Batters Pacific Northwest as Travel Ramps Up (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2010-11-23-western-storm_N.htm?csp=34news

Report: Nuclear Weapon Drivers Sometimes Got Drunk (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2013492543_apusdrunknukedrivers.html

FCC Considers Texting to 9-1-1 (Washington Post)

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2010/11/fcc_considers_texting_to_9-1-1.html

Time Takes Its Toll on Capitol’s Story (Totem) Pole (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20101122/NEWS01/711229920/-1/rss02

DIVERSIONS

Hide Your Junk: Behold the Radiation-Blocking Underwear That Will Have the TSA Fuming

http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/11/23/behold-the-radiation-safe-underwear-that-will-have-the-tsa-fuming-this-holiday-season/

Goat thieves busy in Chilliwack - A rise in goat thefts after goat meat was recently declared to be low in cholesterol

http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Goat+thieves+busy+Chilliwack/3867291/story.html

Rare Apple I Computer to be Auctioned in Britain

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_16690815

3rd Eye: NYU Artist Gets Camera Implanted in Head

http://www.kirotv.com/entertainment/25891173/detail.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Daft Punk - Tron Legacy Theme

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_16690815

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