Energy News Digest for November 1, 2011

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

BC Hydro Paid Bonuses for Non-Existent Profit - Auditor general's report discovered millions of dollars in deferred debts (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/business/Hydro+paid+bonuses+existent+profit/5635771/story.html

Vancouver Sued Over Biomass-Related Moratorium - Clark County, meanwhile, takes steps to limit its liability (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/oct/31/city-sued-over-biomass-related-moratorium/

Portland's Questionable Water Utility Spending Prompts Formal Legal Threat (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/10/portlands_questionable_utility.html

Oregon - Lane Electric Cooperative Rural Utility Delivers a Rebate: Customers in outlying parts of Lane County will see smaller power bills in December (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://www.registerguard.com/web/updates/27106664-55/rate-electric-cooperative-lane-utility.html.csp

How Long Will It Take an Energy-Efficient Washer/Dryer to Pay for Itself? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Simple-Dollar/2011/1029/How-long-will-it-take-an-energy-efficient-washer-dryer-to-pay-for-itself

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• BC Hydro Paid Bonuses for Non-Existent Profit
• Oregon - Lane Electric Cooperative Rural Utility Delivers a Rebate
• Montana - Yellowstone Valley Electric Rejects Wholesale Rate Hike
• Mason County PUD 3 Commission to Hold November 8 Hearing on Commission Redistricting
• Anti-Coal Group Stages 'Zombie' March on Banks
• Pacific Gas & Electric Used Wrong Natural Gas Pipeline Tests for Years After '74 Rupture
• Generator in the Basement - Ten Sickened in Connecticut from Carbon Monoxide Exposure
• Japan Restarts Reactor Despite Nuke Power Concerns
• Japan: We Don’t Have Enough Electricity, So Everyone Dress Warmer!
• Hundreds Occupy Dam Construction Site in Brazil
• Maryland - Sparrows Point Steel Mill Wants More from Constellation, Exelon Merger
• Orcas Expected to Follow Chum Salmon
• New Cedar River Hatchery Starts Incubating Salmon Eggs with 8.5-Million on Hand
• Federal Judge Backs Rules That Limit Pesticide Use near Salmon Habitat
• Dam Removal: No One Has a Model of How to Go Forward
• Portland's Questionable Water Utility Spending Prompts Formal Legal Threat
• Vancouver Sued Over Biomass-Related Moratorium
• Congress Divided on Pollution Reduction
• Proposed Boiler & Incinerator Regulations Threaten Jobs Here, Critics Say
• Solyndra Auction Brings Out Bargain Hunters
• A Foothold in Solar, But What Now?
• China Paper Says US Solar Complaint Driven By Envy
• Solar Kit Could Light African Homes, Brighten Lives
• Solar-Powered Lamp & Charger – A History of the World in 100 Objects
• Nampa School Receives Solar Grant
• Solar Incentives to Fall Amid Uncertain Global Economy
• Batteries at a Wind Farm Help Control Output
• Report: Wind Energy Back on the Rise
• How Long Will It Take an Energy-Efficient Washer/Dryer to Pay for Itself?
• Improving Energy Efficiency
• Greenhouse-Gas Tax Could Inflate Airfares
• The Future of Carbon Pricing
• Climate Experts: Expect More Weather Disasters
• Snohomish County Electric Car Drivers Charged Up
• Portland Tapped for Ecodistric Development in Hong Kong
• Post-Event Story - Dine by Candlelight for Energy Conservation
• Editorial - Less Government Meddling Could Unlock Green Energy's Power
• Idaho School Districts Upgrading Broadband
• How Connectivity is Revolutionizing Everything
• Discovery of Accounting Error Means Ireland’s Debt to Fall €3.6 Billion ($4.9 Bln)
• Man Accused of Killing Pregnant Girlfriend, Kidnapping Baby Arrested
• Bank of America Nixes $5 Debit Card Fee
• City of Shelton’s Preliminary 2012 Budget
• Chamber of Commerce Makes Downtown Revitalization Suggestions to City of Shelton
• Clallam County Newspapers Now Under Same Ownership
• Deer-Car Collisions Increase This Time of Year

WORD OF THE DAY

Rococo • \ruh-KOE-koe\ • Adjective - 1a: of or relating to an artistic style especially of the 18th century characterized by fanciful curved asymmetrical forms and elaborate ornamentation b: of or relating to an 18th century musical style marked by light gay ornamentation and departure from thorough-bass and polyphony 2: excessively ornate or intricate

See: Jean Philippe Rameau - Suite in G Minor - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDsOFR4XVwk

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

BC Hydro Paid Bonuses for Non-Existent Profit - Auditor general's report discovered millions of dollars in deferred debts (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/business/Hydro+paid+bonuses+existent+profit/5635771/story.html

Oregon - Lane Electric Cooperative Rural Utility Delivers a Rebate: Customers in outlying parts of Lane County will see smaller power bills in December (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://www.registerguard.com/web/updates/27106664-55/rate-electric-cooperative-lane-utility.html.csp

Montana - Yellowstone Valley Electric Rejects Wholesale Rate Hike (Billings Gazette, MT)

http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_cdfd34a9-a64a-54b9-83cb-f3b8f2aefafb.html

Blown Transformer Knocks Out Power to East Issaquah Residents (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Blown-transformer-knocks-out-power-to-4300-Issaquah-residents-133001908.html

Mason County PUD 3 Commission to Hold November 8 Hearing on Commission Redistricting (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=929

Anti-Coal Group Stages 'Zombie' March on Banks (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/story/15920140/anti-coal-group-stages-zombie-march-on-banks

Pacific Gas & Electric Used Wrong Natural Gas Pipeline Tests for Years After '74 Rupture (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/01/MNNI1LN68L.DTL

Generator in the Basement - Ten Sickened in Connecticut from Carbon Monoxide Exposure (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2016659823_apuscarbonmonoxideexposure.html

Japan Restarts Reactor Despite Nuke Power Concerns (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2016661892_apasjapannuclearcrisis.html

Japan: We Don’t Have Enough Electricity, So Everyone Dress Warmer! (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/5855156/japan-we-dont-have-enough-electricity-so-everyone-dress-warmer

Hundreds Occupy Dam Construction Site in Brazil (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2016626178_apltbrazilamazondam.html

Maryland - Sparrows Point Steel Mill Wants More from Constellation, Exelon Merger (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)

http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2011/10/27/sparrows-point-steel-mill-wants-more.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Orcas Expected to Follow Chum Salmon (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/oct/31/orcas-expected-to-follow-chum-salmon/

New Cedar River Hatchery Starts Incubating Salmon Eggs with 8.5-Million on Hand (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2016622576__it_took_more_than.html

Federal Judge Backs Rules That Limit Pesticide Use near Salmon Habitat (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/10/federal_judge_backs_rules_that.html

Dam Removal: No One Has a Model of How to Go Forward - Washington state's Condit and Elwha dam removals are getting attention. But no one has figured out a way to make the trend into a policy (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2011/11/01/environment/21496/Dam-removal:-no-one-has-a-model-of-how-to-go-forward/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Portland's Questionable Water Utility Spending Prompts Formal Legal Threat (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/10/portlands_questionable_utility.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Vancouver Sued Over Biomass-Related Moratorium - Clark County, meanwhile, takes steps to limit its liability (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/oct/31/city-sued-over-biomass-related-moratorium/

Congress Divided on Pollution Reduction - Boilers: EPA claims new rules would save hundreds of lives a year (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/10/29/1856526/congress-divided-on-pollution.html

Proposed Boiler & Incinerator Regulations Threaten Jobs Here, Critics Say (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/10/28/1856327/proposed-regulations-threaten.html

Solyndra Auction Brings Out Bargain Hunters (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_19234597

A Foothold in Solar, But What Now? (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/oct/30/a-foothold-in-solar-but-what-now/

China Paper Says US Solar Complaint Driven By Envy (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/30/us-china-usa-solar-idUSTRE79T0CR20111030

Solar Kit Could Light African Homes, Brighten Lives – See similar item in the link below (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/oct/27/solar-kit-could-light-african-homes-brighten-lives/

Solar-Powered Lamp & Charger – A History of the World in 100 Objects (BBC)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/lvsof-uPTpeh-VRmmywHIw

Nampa School Receives Solar Grant (Idaho Press Tribune, Nampa, ID)

http://www.idahopress.com/news/nampa-school-receives-solar-grant/article_95872c52-0063-11e1-a9de-001cc4c002e0.html

Solar Incentives to Fall Amid Uncertain Global Economy (Gigaom)

http://gigaom.com/cleantech/solar-incentives-to-fall-amid-uncertain-global-economy/

Batteries at a Wind Farm Help Control Output (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/29/science/earth/batteries-on-a-wind-farm-help-control-power-output.html?_r=1

Report: Wind Energy Back on the Rise (Wichita Business Journal, KS)

http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/blog/2011/10/report-wind-energy-back-on-the-rise.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

How Long Will It Take an Energy-Efficient Washer/Dryer to Pay for Itself? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Simple-Dollar/2011/1029/How-long-will-it-take-an-energy-efficient-washer-dryer-to-pay-for-itself

Improving Energy Efficiency (Boulder Daily Camera, CO)

http://www.dailycamera.com/lifestyles/ci_19232451

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Greenhouse-Gas Tax Could Inflate Airfares (USA Today)

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/story/2011-10-31/Greenhouse-gas-tax-could-inflate-airfares/51018748/1?csp=34money

The Future of Carbon Pricing (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/the-future-of-carbon-pricing/2011/10/31/gIQASsqyZM_blog.html?wprss=ezra-klein

Climate Experts: Expect More Weather Disasters (CBS News)

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-20128315/climate-experts-expect-more-weather-disasters/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Snohomish County Electric Car Drivers Charged Up (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20111029/NEWS01/710299963/0/sports01

Portland Tapped for Ecodistric Development in Hong Kong (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2011/10/portland-tapped-for-ecodistric.html

Post-Event Story - Dine by Candlelight for Energy Conservation (comoxvalley.com)

http://hqcomoxvalley.com/news/local/news/Local/11/10/27/Dine-by-candlelight-for-energy-conservation

Editorial - Less Government Meddling Could Unlock Green Energy's Power (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20111030,0,245833.column

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Idaho School Districts Upgrading Broadband - Deals bring 2-gigabit service to CdA, Post Falls students (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/nov/01/school-districts-upgrading-broadband/

How Connectivity is Revolutionizing Everything (Gigaom)

http://gigaom.com/2011/11/01/how-connectivity-is-revolutionizing-everything/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Discovery of Accounting Error Means Ireland’s Debt to Fall €3.6 Billion ($4.9 Bln) (Associated Press)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/markets/discovery-of-accounting-error-means-irelands-debt-to-fall-36-billion-49-bln/2011/11/01/gIQAiecccM_story.html?wprss=rss_economy

GENERAL NEWS

Man Accused of Killing Pregnant Girlfriend, Kidnapping Baby Arrested (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/29643821/detail.html

Bank of America Nixes $5 Debit Card Fee (Associated Press)

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/11/01/business/AP-US-Chase-Checking-Account.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

City of Shelton’s Preliminary 2012 Budget (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/17366-city-preliminary-2012-budget

Chamber of Commerce Makes Downtown Revitalization Suggestions to City of Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/17367-chamber-makes-suggestions-to-city

Clallam County Newspapers Now Under Same Ownership (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/7367

Deer-Car Collisions Increase This Time of Year (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-10-31/deer-car-accidents-rise/51019604/1?csp=34news

DIVERSIONS

Texting bride caught messaging down the aisle. LOL! OMG

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Tech-Culture/2011/1101/Texting-bride-caught-messaging-down-the-aisle.-LOL%21-OMG%21-VIDEO

Harold Camping Gives Up on Rapture Prophecies

http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2011/10/31/harold-camping-gives-up-on-rapture-prophecies/

The Simpsons Called It: Three Eyed Fish Caught Outside a Nuclear Power Plant

http://gizmodo.com/5853988/the-simpsons-called-it-three-eyed-fish-caught-outside-a-nuclear-power-plant

Samuel L. Jackson Holds New Guinness Record

http://www.kirotv.com/entertainment/29607434/detail.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Dick Dale and His Del Tones - Pulp Fiction Soundtrack - Opening Theme (Miserlou)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5OHrQYwRac

Energy News Digest for October 31, 2011

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

Salmon BiOp Challengers Request Court Appoint Settlement Judge, Science Panel for Remand (Columbia Basin Bulletin,)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/413581.aspx

In Colorado, a Power Struggle With the Power Company (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/us/boulder-seeks-to-take-power-from-the-power-company.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

Idaho Wind Companies Get Second Chance to Build Projects - A federal ruling means renewable energy projects may get built in Idaho despite rejection last year (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/10/30/1859100/wind-companies-get-2nd-chance.html

Obama's Energy Loan Review May Rope in Electric-Car Makers (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/10/obamas-energy-loan-review-may-rope-in-electric-car-makers/1?csp=34money

FCC Overhauls a Telephone Subsidy (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/business/fcc-overhauls-fund-for-broadband-service.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• In Colorado, a Power Struggle With the Power Company
• Kimberly-Clark Buys Generating Equipment from Snohomish PUD for $26.5M
• Oregon - Lane County Utility Bill Aid Could Be Slashed
• Montana - Beartooth Electric Delays Decision on Rate Increase, Plans to Hire Lawyer
• Oregon - Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative Begins Process to Return Unclaimed Capital Credits
• Sleeping Driver Blamed for Redmond Area Crash, Fire, Power Outage
• Intalco Workers Approve New Contract, Avert Strike at Ferndale Smelter
• Avista Electric Customers to See Drop in Bill?
• Fitch Rates Klickitat PUD's 2011A & 2011B Bonds 'A-'; Outlook to Negative
• Puget Sound Energy Reduces Natural Gas Bills
• Northwest Natural Gas rates to drop Nov. 1
• Bavaria to Swap Nuclear for Fossil Energy
• Salmon BiOp Challengers Request Court Appoint Settlement Judge, Science Panel for Remand
• Should Salmon Farms Move Inland?
• Editorial - A Shadow Falls on Salmon
• Better Video: National Geographic Films Condit Dam Breaching
• Belfair Water District Cash Flow Problem
• Idaho Wind Companies Get Second Chance to Build Projects
• Swauk Ranch Wind-Power Project OK'd - But Much More Work is Required
• Wind Farm Will Harvest Palouse’s Bounty
• Vestas Plunges Most in Eight Years After Cutting Forecasts
• Massachusetts - Federal Appeals Court Deals Cape Wind Blow
• Shohomish PUD’s Jackson Hydro Receives Low Impact Certification
• More Than 200 Hear Biomass Opponent in Port Townsend
• Colorado Biomass - Aspen Qualifies for $32M Grant for Renewable Energy Efforts
• Solar Panels Provide Jolt to Bremerton High Science Class
• Clean Energy 'Gold Rush' in Mojave Spurs Backlash
• US Government Dollars Not Enough to Save Beacon Power from Bankruptcy
• South Dakota - Hyde County Wind Project on Hold - Customer Uncertainty Stalls Plans
• Cut Heating Bills by 30% by Adding Insulation
• Editorial - Washington State: Other States Could Learn from Our Efforts to Save Energy
• Pacific Northwest Utilities, Energy Efficiency Groups Help Shift Consumers to Most Efficient TVs
• Factoring Energy Efficiency into a Home's Value
• Countries Must Plan for Climate Refugees
• Obama's Energy Loan Review May Rope in Electric-Car Makers
• Op/Ed - Why Oregon Can Lead the Green Business Revolution
• FCC Overhauls a Telephone Subsidy
• FCC Clears Up Its Powerline Broadband Rules
• Big Data, Speed and the Future of Computing
• Digital-Streaming Fees to Get Spookier
• Google Redesign In Search of Apple-Like Cool
• Challenge of Ruling Lands McKenna in New Beef
• Washington Poll Shows Liquor Privatization Initiative Leading
• Heavy Snow in Northeast, When Will Northwest Snow Arrive?
• Experts Warn: Prepare for Higher Landslide Risk This Winter
• Washington Apple Growers Scrambling to Find Workers
• The Most & Least Expensive Places in Washington

WORD OF THE DAY

Impetuous • \im-PETCH-uh-wuss\ • Adjective - 1: marked by impulsive vehemence or passion 2: marked by force and violence of movement or action

“Ah, yes; the impetuous actions of our youngsters,” cackled the grizzled railroad engineer to his fireman. “Remember last year when the young fella running in the switching yard tripped over a lever and sent four trains bound for Seattle to Spokane instead?”

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

In Colorado, a Power Struggle With the Power Company (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/us/boulder-seeks-to-take-power-from-the-power-company.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

Kimberly-Clark Buys Generating Equipment from Snohomish PUD for $26.5M (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20111031/NEWS01/710319899

Oregon - Lane County Utility Bill Aid Could Be Slashed: Cuts in the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program are to blame (Eugene Register Guard, OR)

http://www.registerguard.com/web/newslocalnews/27079041-41/assistance-income-winter-county-federal.html.csp

Montana - Beartooth Electric Delays Decision on Rate Increase, Plans to Hire Lawyer (Billings Gazette, MT)

http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_55bace9a-0ca6-5de9-ad0e-bd0743606d63.html

Oregon - Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative Begins Process to Return Unclaimed Capital Credits (Curry County Reporter, Gold Beach, OR)

http://www.currycountyreporter.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=7881

Sleeping Driver Blamed for Redmond Area Crash, Fire, Power Outage (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/29636338/detail.html

Intalco Workers Approve New Contract, Avert Strike at Ferndale Smelter - Looks like they wanted a little sugar for helping to lobby Bonneville Power Administration (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/10/28/1883993/intalco-workers-voting-on-new.html

Avista Electric Customers to See Drop in Bill? (KAYU-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.myfoxspokane.com/kayu-avista-electric-customers-to-see-drop-in-bill-20111028,0,986457.story

Fitch Rates Klickitat PUD's 2011A & 2011B Bonds 'A-'; Outlook to Negative (iStock Analyst)

http://www.istockanalyst.com/business/news/5507664/fitch-rates-klickitat-pud-wa-s-2011a-taxable-2011b-electric-sys-revs-a-outlook-to-negative

Puget Sound Energy Reduces Natural Gas Bills (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2011/10/puget-sound-energy-reduces-natural-gas.html

Northwest Natural Gas rates to drop Nov. 1 (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/oct/28/northwest-natural-gas-rates-to-drop/

Bavaria to Swap Nuclear for Fossil Energy (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/breakthroughinstitut/67951/bavaria-swap-nuclear-fossil-energy

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon BiOp Challengers Request Court Appoint Settlement Judge, Science Panel for Remand (Columbia Basin Bulletin,)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/413581.aspx

Should Salmon Farms Move Inland? (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/should-salmon-farms-move-inland/

Editorial - A Shadow Falls on Salmon (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/10/a_shadow_falls_on_salmon.html

Better Video: National Geographic Films Condit Dam Breaching (Sightline Daily)

http://daily.sightline.org/2011/10/28/better-video-national-geographic-films-condit-dam-breaching/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Belfair Water District Cash Flow Problem (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/17295-belfair-water-district-cash-flow-problem

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Idaho Wind Companies Get Second Chance to Build Projects - A federal ruling means renewable energy projects may get built in Idaho despite rejection last year (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/10/30/1859100/wind-companies-get-2nd-chance.html

Swauk Ranch Wind-Power Project OK'd - But Much More Work is Required (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/swauk-ranch-wind-power-project-ok-d/article_3f3b370c-01b3-11e1-82e1-001cc4c03286.html

Wind Farm Will Harvest Palouse’s Bounty (Earth Techling)

http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/10/wind-farm-will-harvest-palouses-bounty/

Vestas Plunges Most in Eight Years After Cutting Forecasts (Bloomberg Business Week)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-31/vestas-plunges-most-in-eight-years-after-cutting-forecasts.html

Massachusetts - Federal Appeals Court Deals Cape Wind Blow (Boston Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/real_estate/2011/10/federal-appeals-court-deals-cape-wind.html

Shohomish PUD’s Jackson Hydro Receives Low Impact Certification (Snohomish Times, WA)

http://www.snohomishtimes.com/snohomishNEWS.cfm?inc=story&newsID=1972

More Than 200 Hear Biomass Opponent in Port Townsend (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20111028/NEWS/310289996/more-than-200-hear-biomass-opponent-in-port-townsend

Colorado Biomass - Aspen Qualifies for $32M Grant for Renewable Energy Efforts (Lufkin Daily News, CO)

http://lufkindailynews.com/business/article_6cf550a0-01d7-11e1-9f3a-001cc4c002e0.html

Solar Panels Provide Jolt to Bremerton High Science Class (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/oct/28/solar-panels-provide-jolt-to-bremerton-high/

Clean Energy 'Gold Rush' in Mojave Spurs Backlash (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2011/1031/Clean-energy-gold-rush-in-Mojave-spurs-backlash

US Government Dollars Not Enough to Save Beacon Power from Bankruptcy (Boston Business Journal, MA)

www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2011/10/31/beacon-power-declares-bankruptcy.html

South Dakota - Hyde County Wind Project on Hold - Customer Uncertainty Stalls Plans (Sioux Falls Argus-Leader, SD)

http://www.argusleader.com/article/20111030/NEWS/110300325/1001

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Cut Heating Bills by 30% by Adding Insulation (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20111030/biz/710309973/-1/rss03

Editorial - Washington State: Other States Could Learn from Our Efforts to Save Energy (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/10/29/1856570/other-states-could-learn-from.html

Pacific Northwest Utilities, Energy Efficiency Groups Help Shift Consumers to Most Efficient TVs (Clean Technica)

http://cleantechnica.com/2011/10/31/northwest-utilities-energy-efficiency-groups-help-shift-consumers-to-most-efficient-tvs/

Factoring Energy Efficiency into a Home's Value (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-harney-20111030,0,69866.story

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Countries Must Plan for Climate Refugees (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/28/uk-climate-resettlement-idUSLNE79R02G20111028

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Obama's Energy Loan Review May Rope in Electric-Car Makers (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/10/obamas-energy-loan-review-may-rope-in-electric-car-makers/1?csp=34money

Op/Ed - Why Oregon Can Lead the Green Business Revolution (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/10/why_oregon_can_lead_the_green.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Overhauls a Telephone Subsidy (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/business/fcc-overhauls-fund-for-broadband-service.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

FCC Clears Up Its Powerline Broadband Rules - But It's Too Little Too Late For the 'Great Broadband Hope' (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Clears-Up-Their-Powerline-Broadband-Rules-116803

Big Data, Speed and the Future of Computing (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/31/big-data-speed-and-the-future-of-computing/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Digital-Streaming Fees to Get Spookier (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2016652395_brier31.html

Google Redesign In Search of Apple-Like Cool (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2016643819_btgoogledesign31.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Challenge of Ruling Lands McKenna in New Beef (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016652940_mckenna31m.html

Washington Poll Shows Liquor Privatization Initiative Leading (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/politics/29637004/detail.html

GENERAL NEWS

Heavy Snow in Northeast, When Will Northwest Snow Arrive? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=570150

Experts Warn: Prepare for Higher Landslide Risk This Winter (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/132888068.html

Washington Apple Growers Scrambling to Find Workers (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016652587_farmlabor31m.html

The Most & Least Expensive Places in Washington (Associated Press)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/oct/30/the-most-and-least-expensive-places-in-washington/

DIVERSIONS

Pizza Crusade: Domino's Managers Charged With Burning Down Rival Papa John's Store

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/10/30/pizza-crusade-dominos-managers-charged-with-burning-down-rival-papa-johns-store/

'Dentally Defective Rat': Canadian Lawmaker Rails against Beaver as National Symbol

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/10/31/dentally-defective-rat-canadian-lawmaker-rails-against-beaver-as-national-symbol/

'Miracle Dog' Survives Gas Chamber

http://www.kirotv.com/news/29636412/detail.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Electric Light Orchestra - I'm Alive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CR8DMFfFs8