Energy News Digest for November 29, 2010

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Storm Rolling in with Rain, Wind, and Snow – “…Tuesday: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 47. South southwest wind between 17 & 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%...” (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/430890_storm.html

Plenty of Salmon in the Sea, But a Struggle to Find Food - Hatchery fish add to growing population, taxing ocean’s resources

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/28/1454913/plenty-of-salmon-in-the-sea.html

Cowlitz PUD Pondering Best Way to Raise Rates (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_0996b572-f8f4-11df-8c9f-001cc4c03286.html

Coalition Files Appeal of Port Townsend Mill Biomass Permit (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101126/news/311269997/coalition-files-appeal-of-port-townsend-mill-biomass-permit

News Release - Simpson Shelton Biomass Facility Awards Construction Contract (Adolfson, Peterson, Inc)

http://www.a-p.com/project/recently-awarded/simpson-shelton-biomass-facility

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Cowlitz PUD Pondering Best Way to Raise Rates

·         Editorial – Cowlitz PUD Sales Job on Need for Utility Rate Hike a Tall Task

·         Snohomish County PUD Warns of Higher Bills

·         Grant County PUD Rates May Increase by $7

·         Chelan County PUD Might Delay Raises, Extend Surcharge

·         Power Line on Bus Traps Passengers Inside

·         In Kitsap, People with Underground Lines Are the Last to Get Power Back

·         Map of Bonneville Power Administration’s Proposed Transmission Line Available Online

·         Power Line Project Faces Challenges in California Valley

·         Mick Shutt, Longtime Voice of Clark Public Utilities, Retires

·         Susitna Dam Project Continues Alaska’s March toward Self-Sustaining Power

·         Illinois - Tenaska’s ‘Clean Coal’ Power Plant Gets Jolt with Bill

·         Massachusetts - Old Power Plant Begins to Break Spell over Salem

·         Germany Passes Law on Extending the Lifespans of Nuclear Power Plants

·         Texas – Pedernales Electric Co-Op’s Former Chief Is Set for Trial Today

·         Plenty of Salmon in the Sea, But a Struggle to Find Food

·         Editorial - Columbia River Hatcheries Need Better Options

·         Fewer Wardens; Poaching, Fishing Violations Rise

·         Coalition Files Appeal of Port Townsend Mill Biomass Permit

·         News Release - Simpson Shelton Biomass Facility Awards Construction Contract

·         Tapping into Tides for Electricity

·         Editorial - Leave Room for Wave Energy

·         Big Idaho Utility Signs Wind Energy Deal

·         Wisconsin Biomass Power Plant at Juncture - Hearings Will Address We Energies Proposal

·         Oregon - Energy Upgrades Qualify Pacific Stainless for $32k Columbia River PUD Rebate

·         How Much Are Those Christmas Lights Costing Me?

·         Eastern States Diverting Money from Regional Climate Initiative

·         Obama’s Climate Agenda Shifts as GOP Takes over House

·         As Nations Dither on Climate Change, Big Cities Step Up

·         Waves Getting Taller, Stronger - Some Scientists Say Cause Is Climate Change

·         Extreme Weather - A Climate Whodunit: Science Nails the Blame Game

·         Phil Mote, Oregon State University Climate Scientist, Weathers the Storm

·         Will a Flood of Tiny Sensors Help Us Cut Emissions?

·         Secondhand Smoke Kills 600,000 a Year Worldwide

·         Comcast Suffers Major East Coast Outage - DNS server related

·         FCC Mulls Web Traffic Rules for December Meeting

·         LUS Fiber Beats Back Cox/CTC Lawsuit

·         Linking Pockets of Europe to High-Speed Internet

·         Google Grows, and Works to Retain Nimble Minds

·         Technology Notebook: Facebook Closes in on ‘Face’ Trademark

·         Washington State Legislature - Dems Still in Control, But GOP Makes Gains

·         Editorial - The Battle over Municipal Bonds

·         Shelton Mayor Awarded Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership

·         Imagine a Saturday Without Mail

·         Flood Watch in Effect for Skokomish River

·         Storm Rolling in with Rain, Wind, and Snow

·         NOAA Has Been Right so Far, Predicts More Storms

·         Dozens Escape Fire at Tumwater Call Center

·         Suspect in Oregon Bomb Plot Is Called Confused

·         Navy’s Trident Nuclear Warheads Hit the Highway, Bound for Texas

·         Carbon-Monoxide Poisoning of 14 a Reminder of Briquette Danger

·         Fired over Fixed Parking Tickets - Ex-Court Worker’s $256,000 Award Reversed

·         Leslie Nielsen of ‘Naked Gun’ Fame Dies at Age 84 - ‘Shirley, he will be missed’

WORD OF THE DAY

Beaucoup • \BOE-koo\ • adjective - Great in quantity or amount: many, much

Barty and Mildred were enjoying their holiday in France. Barty, however, was sowing a crop of bad will with his “jocularity” at each small, snooty street café he visited. “Mercy Buckets,” he would shout at the retreating waiters & waitresses, chortling into his after dinner espresso. His mangling of “thanks much” resulted in beaucoup trouble at the last night’s dinner, as a “clumsy” busboy “tripped” and cascaded dirty dishes and soapy rinse water over Barty’s finest evening wear.

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

Cowlitz PUD Pondering Best Way to Raise Rates (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_0996b572-f8f4-11df-8c9f-001cc4c03286.html

Editorial – Cowlitz PUD Sales Job on Need for Utility Rate Hike a Tall Task (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/opinion/article_6c049cbe-f8eb-11df-9652-001cc4c03286.html

Snohomish County PUD Warns of Higher Bills (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20101121/NEWS01/711219897/0/RSS04

Grant County PUD Rates May Increase by $7 (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/business/article_9592d384-f8c3-11df-99e1-001cc4c002e0.html

Chelan County PUD Might Delay Raises, Extend Surcharge (Lake Chelan Mirror, WA)

http://www.lakechelanmirror.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=3140

Power Line on Bus Traps Passengers Inside (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/25947126/detail.html

In Kitsap, People with Underground Lines Are the Last to Get Power Back (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/430782_kitsap26.html

Map of Bonneville Power Administration’s Proposed Transmission Line Available Online (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/eeaa5bf4-fbcf-11df-9b27-001cc4c002e0.html

Power Line Project Faces Challenges in California Valley (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/science/earth/28transmission.html

Mick Shutt, Longtime Voice of Clark Public Utilities, Retires - Spokesman helped customers keep up with complex system (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/nov/28/Mick-Shutt-longtime-voice-of-PUD-retires/

Susitna Dam Project Continues Alaska’s March toward Self-Sustaining Power (Juneau Empire, AK)

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/112810/opi_742594406.shtml

Illinois - Tenaska’s ‘Clean Coal’ Power Plant Gets Jolt with Bill (Crain’s Chicago Business)

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20101124/NEWS11/101129963/tenaskas-clean-coal-power-plant-gets-jolt-with-bill

Massachusetts - Old Power Plant Begins to Break Spell over Salem (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013544269_apussalempowerplant.html

Germany Passes Law on Extending the Lifespans of Nuclear Power Plants (Deutsch World)

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6272042,00.html?maca=en-rss-en-ger-1023-rdf

Texas – Pedernales Electric Co-Op’s Former Chief Is Set for Trial Today (Austin American-Statesman, TX)

http://www.statesman.com/news/local/pedernales-former-chief-is-set-for-trial-today-1080038.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Plenty of Salmon in the Sea, But a Struggle to Find Food - Hatchery fish add to growing population, taxing ocean’s resources

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/28/1454913/plenty-of-salmon-in-the-sea.html

Editorial - Columbia River Hatcheries Need Better Options (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/11/26/1267082/columbia-river-hatcheries-need.html

Fewer Wardens; Poaching, Fishing Violations Rise (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013532732_gameswardens27m.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Coalition Files Appeal of Port Townsend Mill Biomass Permit (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101126/news/311269997/coalition-files-appeal-of-port-townsend-mill-biomass-permit

News Release - Simpson Shelton Biomass Facility Awards Construction Contract (Adolfson, Peterson, Inc)

http://www.a-p.com/project/recently-awarded/simpson-shelton-biomass-facility

Tapping into Tides for Electricity (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013525519_tidalenergy26.html

Editorial - Leave Room for Wave Energy (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/11/leave_room_for_wave_energy.html

Big Idaho Utility Signs Wind Energy Deal (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AQ07K20101127

Wisconsin Biomass Power Plant at Juncture - Hearings Will Address We Energies Proposal (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, WI)

http://www.jsonline.com/business/110890709.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Oregon - Energy Upgrades Qualify Pacific Stainless for $32k Columbia River PUD Rebate (South County Spotlight, Portland, OR)

http://www.spotlightnews.net/news/story.php?story_id=129063114239503100

How Much Are Those Christmas Lights Costing Me? (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/430783_cost.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Eastern States Diverting Money from Regional Climate Initiative (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/nyregion/29greenhouse.html

Obama’s Climate Agenda Shifts as GOP Takes over House (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/11/obama-gop-house-climate-policy/1

As Nations Dither on Climate Change, Big Cities Step Up (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013539996_citiesclimate28.html

Waves Getting Taller, Stronger - Some Scientists Say Cause Is Climate Change (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/26/1452963/waves-getting-taller-stronger.html

Extreme Weather - A Climate Whodunit: Science Nails the Blame Game (TIME Magazine)

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/11/27/can-we-blame-extreme-weather-on-climate-change.html

Phil Mote, Oregon State University Climate Scientist, Weathers the Storm Growing Around Global Warming (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/11/phil_mote_oregon_state_univers.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Will a Flood of Tiny Sensors Help Us Cut Emissions? (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/11/29/29climatewire-will-a-flood-of-tiny-sensors-help-us-cut-emi-24286.html

Secondhand Smoke Kills 600,000 a Year Worldwide (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/yourlife/health/medical/2010-11-26-smoke26_st_N.htm?csp=34news

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast Suffers Major East Coast Outage - DNS server related, no explanation given (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Suffers-Major-East-Coast-Outage-111568

FCC Mulls Web Traffic Rules for December Meeting

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AM6EE20101124

LUS Fiber Beats Back Cox/CTC Lawsuit - Sleazy incumbent games in the bayou continue... (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/LUS-Fiber-Beats-Back-CoxCTC-Lawsuit-111546

Linking Pockets of Europe to High-Speed Internet

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/technology/29iht-satellite29.html

Google Grows, and Works to Retain Nimble Minds (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/technology/29google.html

Technology Notebook: Facebook Closes in on ‘Face’ Trademark (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20101128/BIZ/711289935/-1/rss03

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Legislature - Dems Still in Control, But GOP Makes Gains (Associated Press)

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

Editorial - The Battle over Municipal Bonds (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/26/AR2010112604756.html

Shelton Mayor Awarded Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3896-shelton-mayor-awarded-advanced-certificate-of-municipal-leadership

Imagine a Saturday Without Mail (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2010/11/19/131447482/imagine-a-saturday-without-mail?ft=1&f=7

GENERAL NEWS

Flood Watch in Effect for Skokomish River (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3927-flood-watch-in-effect-for-skokomish-river

Storm Rolling in with Rain, Wind, and Snow – “…Tuesday: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 47. South southwest wind between 17 & 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%...” (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/430890_storm.html

NOAA Has Been Right so Far, Predicts More Storms (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2146

Dozens Escape Fire at Tumwater Call Center (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/25944629/detail.html

Suspect in Oregon Bomb Plot Is Called Confused (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/us/29suspect.html

Navy’s Trident Nuclear Warheads Hit the Highway, Bound for Texas (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/nov/27/tridents-warheads-on-the-road-to-refurbishment/

Carbon-Monoxide Poisoning of 14 a Reminder of Briquette Danger (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013533841_carbonmonoxide27m.html

Fired over Fixed Parking Tickets - Ex-Court Worker’s $256,000 Award Reversed (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013517290_eklund25m.html

Leslie Nielsen of ‘Naked Gun’ Fame Dies at Age 84 - ‘Shirley, he will be missed’ (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/Leslie-Nielsen-of-Naked-Gun-fame-dies-at-age-84-110947834.html

DIVERSIONS

When the Software is the Sportswriter

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/business/28digi.html

Teenage Boys Survive 50 Days Adrift in South Pacific

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AP0BJ20101126

Christo’s Art Project in Colorado Provoking Lively Debate

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013525578_christo26.html

‘12 Days of Christmas’ Items’ Cost Nears $100,000

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/11/28/1443629/12-days-of-christmas-items-cost.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Naked Gun Main Theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRtpArDU0Xo

Energy News Digest for November 24, 2010

As we head towards the holiday of Thanksgiving, let us give thanks for all the blessings we have, including a healthy dose of humility in the face of nature’s wrath. May we never grow to be complacent.

The news digest will be off the grid for the Thanksgiving holiday. It will return Monday, November 29.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Forecast Doesn’t Show Much Improvement for Thanksgiving (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013507695_forecast24m.html

Puget Sound Energy: Most in Kitsap Will Have Power Wednesday (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/nov/23/weather-related-closures-announced/

Salmon-Munching Sea Lions Get Reprieve from Federal Appeals Court (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/nov/23/salmon-munching-sea-lions-get-reprieve-from-federa/

Cowlitz County Commissioners Approve Permit for Columbia River Coal Terminal (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_86c20c96-f736-11df-b8b5-001cc4c03286.html

US Interior Secretary Salazar Aims to Streamline Offshore Wind (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/salazar-aims-to-streamline-offshore-wind/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Puget Sound Energy: Most in Kitsap Will Have Power Wednesday

·         About 50,000 Still Without Power in Kitsap County - Some could be out of luck until Thanksgiving

·         36,000 Without Power; 32,000 of Them in Kitsap County

·         Thousands of Cold, Dark Homes without Power in Kitsap County

·         Some Kitsap Power Outages May Last to Thanksgiving

·         Chelan PUD Outages

·         Benton PUD Approves 2011 Rate Increase

·         Chelan PUD Looks at Credit for Possible Reserves Help

·         Mason County PUD 3 Employees Personally Donate to Brighten Thanksgiving for Families in Need

·         Cowlitz County Commissioners Approve Permit for Columbia River Coal Terminal

·         Planned Coal Dock in Longview Energizes Debate

·         Nuclear Plant North of New York City Back Online

·         Ontario Hangs Energy Future on Green Power – Customers could see bills double by 2030

·         Salmon-Munching Sea Lions Get Reprieve from Federal Appeals Court

·         New Hatchery Part of Grant PUD Dam Licensing Costs

·         Pikeminnow Program Pays Off Big & Helps Save Salmon

·         US Interior Secretary Salazar Aims to Streamline Offshore Wind

·         Utah Municipal Power Alliance to Harness Idaho Wind

·         Navajo Lawmakers Override Wind Energy Project Veto

·         Wind Power Surplus Blamed for Spike in Rural Electricity Costs

·         Wood Chip Flap - Duke Energy’s Request to Use Wood Chips Ruffles Feathers

·         Wenatchee, Quincy Schools to Save Energy – Chelan PUD to Kick in Funds

·         UN Says Greenhouse Gas Concentration at Record Level

·         Copenhagen One Year After: Did Global Warming Talks Accomplish Anything?

·         Portland - Green Giant: How Much is Sustainability Worth? Try $65 Million in Public Money

·         Greening Requires a Lot of Green - The Messy Side of Energy Efficiency: Finance

·         Some GOP Senators Become Unlikely Allies of Green Groups in Fight to Gut Ethanol Subsidies

·         Al Gore Says Supporting Corn Ethanol Was a Mistake

·         Could Climate Change Ruin Thanksgiving Dinner?

·         Comcast Announces Fiber Lease Agreement With Colorado Department of Transportation

·         Cars with Wi-Fi Hitting the New Information Highway

·         Gregoire Lists Options for Washington State Budget Cuts

·         Three Washington State Legislative Races Appear Headed for Recounts

·         Roads Still Icy Today - Warmer Temperatures Expected Thursday

·         Forecast Doesn’t Show Much Improvement for Thanksgiving

·         Storm Gives Some Kitsap Businesses an Unexpected Stimulus

·         Carbon Monoxide Danger from Indoor Burning

·         Seattle Rush-Hour Traffic: Nation’s 4th-Worst

·         Today’s Turkey is a Product of Science & Popular Demand

WORD OF THE DAY

tu quoque • \TOO-KWOH-kwee\ • noun - A retort charging an adversary with being or doing what he or she criticizes in others

“Golly,” exclaimed the fresh-faced liberal arts college student, “writing these environmentalist pamphlets to educate our brethren about the dangers of wood-fired power plants almost Thoreauesque!” The subtle tu quoque of the wool-clad group was lost on them as they huddled close to the crackling, open-hearth wood fire in their off-grid house.

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: Most in Kitsap Will Have Power Wednesday (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/nov/23/weather-related-closures-announced/

About 50,000 Still Without Power in Kitsap County - Some could be out of luck until Thanksgiving (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/430660_outages24.html

36,000 Without Power; 32,000 of Them in Kitsap County (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theweatherbeat/2013512117_powerout.html

Thousands of Cold, Dark Homes without Power in Kitsap County (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Power-out-in-Kitsap--110230399.html

Some Kitsap Power Outages May Last to Thanksgiving (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013505203_apwawesternweatherpoweroutages1stld.html

Chelan PUD Outages (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.kpq.com/11-24-10---Chelan-PUD-Outages--more-/8644572

Benton PUD Approves 2011 Rate Increase (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/11/24/1264900/benton-pud-approves-2011-rate.html

Chelan PUD Looks at Credit for Possible Reserves Help (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/nov/24/pud-looks-at-credit/

Mason County PUD 3 Employees Personally Donate to Brighten Thanksgiving for Families in Need (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=808

Cowlitz County Commissioners Approve Permit for Columbia River Coal Terminal (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_86c20c96-f736-11df-b8b5-001cc4c03286.html

Planned Coal Dock in Longview Energizes Debate (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013507594_coaldock24m.html

Nuclear Plant North of New York City Back Online (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013511704_apusindianpointtransformerexplosion.html

Ontario Hangs Energy Future on Green Power – Customers could see their electricity bills double by 2030 (Reuters)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101123/wl_canada_nm/canada_us_energy_ontario

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon-Munching Sea Lions Get Reprieve from Federal Appeals Court (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/nov/23/salmon-munching-sea-lions-get-reprieve-from-federa/

New Hatchery Part of Grant PUD Dam Licensing Costs (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_2a432fca-f756-11df-a069-001cc4c002e0.html

Pikeminnow Program Pays Off Big & Helps Save Salmon - Final fish count includes record-breaking catch (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/960743/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

US Interior Secretary Salazar Aims to Streamline Offshore Wind (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/salazar-aims-to-streamline-offshore-wind/

Utah Municipal Power Alliance to Harness Idaho Wind (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50736147-76/power-wind-project-uamps.html.csp

Navajo Lawmakers Override Wind Energy Project Veto (Associated Press)

http://www.kswt.com/Global/story.asp?S=13559519

Wind Power Surplus Blamed for Spike in Rural Electricity Costs (Minnesota Public Radio)

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/11/23/wind-power-electricity-rates/

Wood Chip Flap - Duke Energy’s Request to Use Wood Chips Ruffles Feathers (Biomass Magazine)

http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/5133/wood-chip-flap

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Wenatchee, Quincy Schools to Save Energy – Chelan PUD to Kick in Funds (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/nov/23/wenatchee-quincy-schools-to-save-energy/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

UN Says Greenhouse Gas Concentration at Record Level (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013508549_apunungreenhousegases.html

Copenhagen One Year After: Did Global Warming Talks Accomplish Anything? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2010/1123/Copenhagen-one-year-after-Did-global-warming-talks-accomplish-anything

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Portland - Green Giant: How Much is Sustainability Worth? Try $65 Million in Public Money (Willamette Week, OR)

http://www.willametteweek.com/editorial/3703/14800/

Greening Requires a Lot of Green - The Messy Side of Energy Efficiency: Finance (Grist Online)

http://www.grist.org/article/2010-11-22-the-messy-side-of-energy-efficiency-finance

Some GOP Senators Become Unlikely Allies of Green Groups in Fight to Gut Ethanol Subsidies (Huffington Post)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/23/green-groups-find-unlikel_n_787785.html

Al Gore Says Supporting Corn Ethanol Was a Mistake (Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/nathanaelbaker/47551/al-gore-says-supporting-corn-ethanol-was-mistake

Could Climate Change Ruin Thanksgiving Dinner? (Discovery Channel)

http://news.discovery.com/earth/thanksgiving-climate-change.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast Announces Fiber Lease Agreement With Colorado Department of Transportation (Stock Briefings - Gasp! Partnering with a public agency?)

http://www.stockbriefings.com/comcast-nasdaqcmcsa-20-year-fiber-optics-lease/3176646

Cars with Wi-Fi Hitting the New Information Highway (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2010/11/23/cars-with-wi-fi-hitting-the-new-information-highway/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Gregoire Lists Options for Washington State Budget Cuts (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013507606_gregoire24m.html

Three Washington State Legislative Races Appear Headed for Recounts (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013506729_politicsnw24m.html

GENERAL NEWS

Roads Still Icy Today - Warmer Temperatures Expected Thursday (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3883-roads-still-icy-today-warmer-temperatures-expected-thursday

Forecast Doesn’t Show Much Improvement for Thanksgiving (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013507695_forecast24m.html

Storm Gives Some Kitsap Businesses an Unexpected Stimulus (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/nov/23/storm-gives-some-kitsap-businesses-an-unexpected/

Carbon Monoxide Danger from Indoor Burning (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=13558198

Seattle Rush-Hour Traffic: Nation’s 4th-Worst (Puget Sound Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2010/11/23/seattle-rush-hour-traffic-nations.html

Today’s Turkey is a Product of Science & Popular Demand (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2010-11-24-turkeytalk24_ST_N.htm?csp=34money

DIVERSIONS

Study: Internet Turns Kids into Terrible Spellers (well, POOR spellers actually)

http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/11/23/study-internet-turns-kids-into-terrible-spellers/

J-E-L-L-Uh-Oh: Gelatin, Pudding Spill in Iowa - Semitrailer Tipped Over

http://www.kirotv.com/automotive/25899530/detail.html

The 5 Stupidest Questions People Ask the Butterball Turkey Hotline

http://consumerist.com/2010/11/the-5-stupidest-questions-people-ask-the-butterball-turkey-hotline.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Ella Fitzgerald - Midnight Sun (The first 30 seconds of this song will drop your blood pressure by at least ten points at either end…very VERY nice….)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f53xo_NNF8