Energy News Digest for January 11, 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.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Thurston PUD Delays Decision on Electric Takeover Study - Meeting: Both Sides Showing Passion (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/01/11/1944271/thurston-pud-delays-decision-on.html

Nearly 77% of PUD 3 Electricity Comes from Renewable Sources (South Sound Business Examiner)

http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/nearly-77-pud-3-electricity/

Governor Gregoire Calls for $3.6 Billion Washington State Transportation Package (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017202485_stateofthestate11m.html

California - State Shift of $500 million from Carbon Fee to Deficit Questioned (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/01/11/BAAL1MNFM4.DTL

On White Salmon River - Erosion Spooks Northwestern Lake Cabin Owners - Landscape continues to transform two months after breaching of Condit Dam (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jan/11/erosion-spooks-cabin-owners/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Thurston PUD Delays Decision on Electric Takeover Study - Meeting: Both Sides Showing Passion
• Nearly 77% of PUD 3 Electricity Comes from Renewable Sources
• Hydropower Keeps Idaho Emissions Low - Per Capita Rate of Carbon Dioxide is Second Lowest
• EPA: Power Plants Main Global Warming Culprits
• Oregon - Power Purchase Costs Fuel Springfield Utility Board Rate Hike
• New Snohomish PUD Substation Should Limit Number, Length of Camano Island Outages
• NorthWestern & Bonneville Power Administration Agree to Discuss Ways to Collaborate on Mountain States Transmission Intertie Project
• Idaho - Man Gets Prison Sentence for Stealing Cable from Area Farmers
• Contained leak of slightly radioactive water shuts Indian Point nuclear reactor near NYC
• 14 Feet of Snow Covers Alaska Co-op
• On White Salmon River - Erosion Spooks Northwestern Lake Cabin Owners
• Thinking Outside the Pond: What’s the Best Role for Hatchery Fish?
• Editorial - Endangered Species Act Review Needs All Sides
• Report: Wastewater Preferable to Wasting Water
• Oregon Fuel Cell Maker ClearEdge Power Lands $85 Million Order from Austria’s Gussing
• Central Oregon Landfill Could be Electricity Generator if Company Can Harness Methane Gas
• Local Company Converting Cow Waste into Green Energy
• Proposed Oregon Biomass Plant Reaches Milestone
• Wave Farms Face Financial & Regulatory Obstacles
• Want Clean Energy: Try Your Utility
• Nine Things to Consider In “Going Solar” for Your Home
• CES: Energy-Saving Gadgets, Samsung Appliances Debut
• California - State Shift of $500 million from Carbon Fee to Deficit Questioned
• Statewide Washington Plastic-Bag Ban Proposed
• Biodiesel Users See Benefits in Central Oregon
• Loss of Ethanol Subsidy Boosts E85 Prices Significantly
• Who Knew? Data Center Segment Is Hot, Hot, Hot!
• Governor Gregoire Calls for $3.6 Billion Washington State Transportation Package
• Greg Nickels Considering Run for Washington’s Secretary of State
• City of Grand Coulee Reimburses Mayor for Most Recall Expenses
• California - Mountain View Council Sticks With Action Minutes
• Lowland Snow in the Forecast for Next Week
• Man Gets Five Years in Prison for Allyn Crash That Killed Three
• Belfair Sewer Law Passes after Moratorium Removed
• Judge Dismisses Hanford Whistleblower Lawsuit
• Tumwater to DuPont - Suspected Drunk Driver Hits 100 Mph Going Wrong Way on I-5
• Trend to Charge Extra for Aisle & Window Seats Helps Airlines Boost Bottom Line

WORD OF THE DAY

Encomium • \en-KOE-mee-um\ • Noun - Glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise; also: an expression of this

Abner’s “aw shucks” manner only generated more endearment from the crowd which had showered him with their encomium for saving the town from the “Batfaced Boy Bandit.” “Too bad the ‘Weekly World News’ went out of print,” he mused. “This would have been page one pulp fodder.”

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

Thurston PUD Delays Decision on Electric Takeover Study - Meeting: Both Sides Showing Passion (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/01/11/1944271/thurston-pud-delays-decision-on.html

Nearly 77% of PUD 3 Electricity Comes from Renewable Sources (South Sound Business Examiner)

http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/nearly-77-pud-3-electricity/

Hydropower Keeps Idaho Emissions Low - Per Capita Rate of Carbon Dioxide is Second Lowest (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/jan/11/hydropower-keeps-idaho-emissions-low/

EPA: Power Plants Main Global Warming Culprits (Associated Press – Except in Washington State, where it is transportation)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2017210581_apusgreenhousegases.html

Oregon - Power Purchase Costs Fuel Springfield Utility Board Rate Hike: The BPA & corroding water pipes force SUB to increase its electric & water budgets (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://www.registerguard.com/web/updates/27313365-46/story.csp

New Snohomish PUD substation should limit number, length of Camano Island outages

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120111/NEWS01/701119855/-1/

NorthWestern & Bonneville Power Administration Agree to Discuss Ways to Collaborate on Mountain States Transmission Intertie Project (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/1275367/

Idaho - Man Gets Prison Sentence for Stealing Cable from Area Farmers (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)

http://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/news/man-gets-prison-sentence-for-stealing-cable-from-area-farmers/article_76324f06-3b2a-11e1-8e6a-0019bb2963f4.html

Contained leak of slightly radioactive water shuts Indian Point nuclear reactor near NYC (Associated Press)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/industries/contained-leak-of-slightly-radioactive-water-shuts-indian-point-nuclear-reactor-near-nyc/2012/01/10/gIQA7gFRoP_story.html

14 Feet of Snow Covers Alaska Co-op (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/weather-effects/response/alaska-co-op-hit-by-snow-storm/38404

FISH & WILDLIFE

On White Salmon River - Erosion Spooks Northwestern Lake Cabin Owners - Landscape continues to transform two months after breaching of Condit Dam (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jan/11/erosion-spooks-cabin-owners/

Thinking Outside the Pond: What’s the Best Role for Hatchery Fish? (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/thinking-outside-pond-whats-best-role-hatchery-fish/

Editorial - Endangered Species Act Review Needs All Sides (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/01/11/1782547/endangered-species-act-review.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Report: Wastewater Preferable to Wasting Water (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/story/2012-01-10/drinking-wastewater/52486508/1?csp=34news

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon Fuel Cell Maker ClearEdge Power Lands $85 Million Order from Austria’s Gussing (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/oregon-fuel-cell-maker-lands-500-million-order-with-austrian-company/2012/01/10/gIQAlGJsoP_story.html?wprss=rss_national

Central Oregon Landfill Could be Electricity Generator if Company Can Harness Methane Gas (Associated Press)

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2b37c4df093c48bfa2d63a5a03777d7c/OR--Landfill-Methane-Energy/

Local Company Converting Cow Waste into Green Energy (Northwest Cable News)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/Local-company-turning-cow-manure-in-green-energy-137021048.html

Proposed Oregon Biomass Plant Reaches Milestone (Biomass Power & Thermal)

http://www.biomassmagazine.com/articles/6088/proposed-ore-biomass-plant-reaches-milestone

Wave Farms Face Financial & Regulatory Obstacles (SmartMeters)

http://www.smartmeters.com/the-news/renewable-energy-news/2933-wave-farms-face-financial-and-regulatory-obstacles.html

Want Clean Energy: Try Your Utility (Business Insider)

http://www.businessinsider.com/want-clean-energy-try-your-utility-2012-1

Nine Things to Consider In “Going Solar” for Your Home (MarketWatch)

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nine-things-to-consider-in-going-solar-for-your-home-2012-01-11

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

CES: Energy-Saving Gadgets, Samsung Appliances Debut (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2012/01/ces-energy-saving-gadgets-appliances-debut/1?csp=34money

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

California - State Shift of $500 million from Carbon Fee to Deficit Questioned (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/01/11/BAAL1MNFM4.DTL

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Statewide Washington Plastic-Bag Ban Proposed (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2012/01/10/statewide-plastic-bag-ban-proposed/

Biodiesel Users See Benefits in Central Oregon (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Biodiesel-users-see-benefits-in-Central-Oregon-137032828.html

Loss of Ethanol Subsidy Boosts E85 Prices Significantly (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/michaelgiberson/73927/loss-ethanol-subsidy-boosts-gasoline-prices-little-e85-prices-lot

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Who Knew? Data Center Segment Is Hot, Hot, Hot! (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/cloud/who-knew-data-center-segment-is-hot-hot-hot/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Governor Gregoire Calls for $3.6 Billion Washington State Transportation Package (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017202485_stateofthestate11m.html

Greg Nickels Considering Run for Washington’s Secretary of State (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2017205726_greg_nickels_considering_run_f.html

City of Grand Coulee Reimburses Mayor for Most Recall Expenses (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/jan/11/coulee-city-agrees-to-reimburse-mayor-for-recall/

California - Mountain View Council Sticks With Action Minutes (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_19718441

GENERAL NEWS

Lowland Snow in the Forecast for Next Week (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=608173

Man Gets Five Years in Prison for Allyn Crash That Killed Three (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/jan/10/man-gets-5-years-in-prison-for-allyn-crash-that/

Belfair Sewer Law Passes after Moratorium Removed (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/jan/10/belfair-sewer-law-passes-after-moratorium/

Judge Dismisses Hanford Whistleblower Lawsuit (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017210666_apwahanfordwhistleblower.html

Tumwater to DuPont - Suspected Drunk Driver Hits 100 Mph Going Wrong Way on I-5 (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Suspected-drunk-driver-hits-100-mph-going-wrong-way-on-I-5-137096473.html

Trend to Charge Extra for Aisle & Window Seats Helps Airlines Boost Bottom Line (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2012/01/charging_extra_for_airplane_se.html

DIVERSIONS

Handcuffed Man Takes Police Car, Radios for Help to Find Handcuffs Key

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/handcuffed-man-takes-ind-police-car-radios-for-help-to-find-handcuffs-key/2012/01/11/gIQAXjq7qP_story.html

Twinkies Maker Hostess Files for Bankruptcy Protection

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Twinkies-maker-Hostess-Brands-files-for-bankruptcy-137092433.html

Roman Helmet Mistaken for Bucket Unveiled

http://news.yahoo.com/roman-helmet-mistaken-bucket-unveiled-154322821.html

National Geographic’s Photo of the Year Winners

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/national-geographic-photo-winners-200239837.html

SONG OF THE DAY

The Last Goodnight - Pictures of You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgX7zmsrzBE

Energy News Digest for January 10, 2012

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Dismal December One of Pacific Northwest’s Driest in Recent History (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/jan/09/dismal-december-one-of-driest-in-recent-history/

Public Hearing Coming on Grant PUD’s White River Fish Project (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/jan/09/public-hearing-coming-for-grant-puds-white-river/

Copper Theft, Technical Glitch Result in Avista Outages in Coeur d’Alene (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/jan/09/theft-technical-glitch-result-avista-outages/

Oregon Health Division Validates Some Concerns about Wind Farm Noise (Oregonian, Portland)

http://news.opb.org/article/health_division_validates_some_concerns_about_wind_farm_noise/

Bulk of Tsunami Debris from Japan Expected in 2013 - Multiple Fields of Wreckage Reported in Pacific Ocean (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120110/news/301109994/bulk-of-tsunami-debris-from-japan-expected-in-2013-multiple-fields

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Copper Theft, Technical Glitch Result in Avista Outages in Coeur d’Alene
• Hoku Corp. Subsidiary Files Formal Complaint with Idaho PUC over Electricity Dispute
• Southern Montana Co-op Members Rage Against Bankruptcy Attorney
• California - State Regulators Want to Make Safety Key to Setting Utility Rates
• Hoquiam Man Saves Five from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
• Alcoa Posts Loss on Fewer Orders & Lower Prices
• Czech Grid Operator Says German Renewable Power Flow Overloaded Network
• Public Hearing Coming on Grant PUD’s White River Fish Project
• Steelhead Season Shortened on Washington State’s Rivers
• Northwest Coho Draft Recovery Plan Available
• Giant Norwegian Fish Farm Company Sues BC-Based Activist for Defamation
• Canadian Fish Farm Proposal Gets $800,000 Boost from Federal Government
• Dismal December One of Pacific Northwest’s Driest in Recent History
• Ski Lodge May Get to Turn Sewage into Snow
• Oregon Health Division Validates Some Concerns about Wind Farm Noise
• SolarWorld Turns Hillsboro Plant into Solar Showcase
• California on Target to Early RPS Goals
• Vermont - Critic Says Utilities Sell Renewable Energy Credits Out of State, Double Count Value of “Green” Electricity
• Biomass & Electricity, Part 2
• Electronic Atlas Maps US Renewable Energy Resources
• United Kingdom - Wind Farm to be Built at Site of Decisive English Civil War Battle
• Germany’s Solar Identity Crisis
• US Beats Expectations Saving Energy
• An Energy-Saving Socket Concept That’s Not for the Easily Startled
• Songbirds as a Casualty of Warming
• A Fine for Not Using a Biofuel That Doesn’t Exist
• Wave Cable Buying Broadstripe in Port Townsend (
• Amazon Plans Major Tennessee Expansion
• New Flood of Domain Names May Swamp Verisign
• Tech Gets Its Day in Congress as Online Piracy Fight Continues
• Opponent of Same-Sex Marriage Files Initiative
• Tacoma Human Rights Director Spends $14,000 in Office Remodel
• Bulk of Tsunami Debris from Japan Expected in 2013 - Multiple Fields of Wreckage Reported in Pacific Ocean
• La Center Boy Who Collapsed at Basketball Practice Dies
• Washington State Supreme Court to Hear Case on Wenatchee Arena Debt
• Olympia Teen Sentenced for Skimming Credit Card Information
• E-Payments Rapidly Phasing Out Paper Checks as an Option

WORD OF THE DAY

Capuchin • \KAPP-yuh-shun\ • Noun – 1: capitalized: a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin forming since 1529 an austere branch of the first order of St. Francis of Assisi engaged in missionary work and preaching 2: a hooded cloak for women 3: any of a genus (Cebus) of South and Central American monkeys; especially: one (C. capucinus) with the hair on its crown resembling a monk’s cowl

The hurdy gurdy man was starting to regret the cappuccino treat for his normally well-mannered capuchin monkey. Coins meant for his sustenance flew into the air like popcorn as soon as they were dropped in the monkey’s tin cup…not to mention the jittery chattering of the jazzed up little critter.

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

Copper Theft, Technical Glitch Result in Avista Outages in Coeur d’Alene (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/jan/09/theft-technical-glitch-result-avista-outages/

Hoku Corp. Subsidiary Files Formal Complaint with Idaho PUC over Electricity Dispute (Pacific Business Journal, HI)

http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2012/01/09/hoku-files-formal-complaint-with-idaho.html

Southern Montana Co-op Members Rage Against Bankruptcy Attorney (Wall Street Journal)

http://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2012/01/09/southern-montana-co-op-members-rage-against-bankruptcy-attorney/?mod=google_news_blog

California - State Regulators Want to Make Safety Key to Setting Utility Rates (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_19708689

Hoquiam Man Saves Five from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Hoquiam-fire-Man-may-have-saved-5-lives-136976318.html

Alcoa Posts Loss on Fewer Orders & Lower Prices (Associated Press)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/business/alcoa-posts-loss-on-fewer-orders-and-lower-prices.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Czech Grid Operator Says German Renewable Power Flow Overloaded Network “…The near-emergency situation in the network was mainly caused by excessive power output from German wind farms on windy days…” (Bloomberg Businessweek)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-10/czech-grid-operator-says-german-power-flow-overloaded-network.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Public Hearing Coming on Grant PUD’s White River Fish Project (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/jan/09/public-hearing-coming-for-grant-puds-white-river/

Steelhead Season Shortened on Washington State’s Rivers (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Steelhead-Season-Shortened-136981433.html

Northwest Coho Draft Recovery Plan Available (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/01/10/42889.htm

Giant Norwegian Fish Farm Company Sues BC-Based Activist for Defamation (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/Giant+Norwegian+fish+farm+company+sues+based+activist+defamation/5964992/story.html

Canadian Fish Farm Proposal Gets $800,000 Boost from Federal Government (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/Fish+farm+proposal+gets+boost+from+federal+government/5969894/story.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Dismal December One of Pacific Northwest’s Driest in Recent History (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/jan/09/dismal-december-one-of-driest-in-recent-history/

Ski Lodge May Get to Turn Sewage into Snow (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/01/09/42884.htm

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon Health Division Validates Some Concerns about Wind Farm Noise (Oregonian, Portland)

http://news.opb.org/article/health_division_validates_some_concerns_about_wind_farm_noise/

SolarWorld Turns Hillsboro Plant into Solar Showcase (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2012/01/solarworld-turns-hillsboro-plant-into.html

California on Target to Early RPS Goals (EnergyBiz Insider)

http://www.scoop.com/remote/article/include/311778499/53616c7465645f5f574e654251b9a5dc74139357af8b385aad1ecf4837630e67598f2dc1b84dacc3

Vermont - Critic Says Utilities Sell Renewable Energy Credits Out of State, Double Count Value of “Green” Electricity (Vermont Digger)

http://vtdigger.org/2012/01/09/critic-says-utilities-sell-renewable-energy-credits-out-of-state-double-count-value-of-green-electricity/

Biomass & Electricity, Part 2 (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/biomass-and-electricity-part-2/

Electronic Atlas Maps US Renewable Energy Resources – Wow! Lots of Renewable Hydropower in the Pacific Northwest! (Environmental Expert)

http://www.environmental-expert.com/news/electronic-atlas-maps-us-renewable-energy-resources-274612

United Kingdom - Wind Farm to be Built at Site of Decisive English Civil War Battle (The Telegraph, UK)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/windpower/8999705/Wind-farm-to-be-built-at-site-of-decisive-Civil-War-battle.html

Germany’s Solar Identity Crisis (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/01/germanys-solar-identity-crisis?cmpid=rss

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

US Beats Expectations Saving Energy (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2012/01/us-beats-expectations-saving-energy?cmpid=rss

An Energy-Saving Socket Concept That’s Not for the Easily Startled (Mother Nature Network)

http://www.mnn.com/your-home/at-home/blogs/an-energy-saving-socket-concept-thats-not-for-the-easily-startled

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Songbirds as a Casualty of Warming (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/songbirds-as-a-casualty-of-warming/?partner=rss

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

A Fine for Not Using a Biofuel That Doesn’t Exist (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/business/energy-environment/companies-face-fines-for-not-using-unavailable-biofuel.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Wave Cable Buying Broadstripe in Port Townsend (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120109/NEWS/301089977/wave-cable-buying-broadstripe-in-port-townsend

Amazon Plans Major Tennessee Expansion (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/01/10/1976522/amazon-plans-major-tennessee-expansion.html

New Flood of Domain Names May Swamp Verisign (Washington Business Journal, DC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/morning_call/2012/01/new-flood-of-domain-names-may-swamp.html

Tech Gets Its Day in Congress as Online Piracy Fight Continues (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2012/01/09/tech-gets-its-day-in-congress-as-sopa-fight-continues/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Opponent of Same-Sex Marriage Files Initiative (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/01/09/1976054/opponent-of-same-sex-marriage.html

Tacoma Human Rights Director Spends $14,000 in Office Remodel (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Tacoma-Human-Rights-Director-spends-14000-to-remodel-office-136988093.html

GENERAL NEWS

Bulk of Tsunami Debris from Japan Expected in 2013 - Multiple Fields of Wreckage Reported in Pacific Ocean (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120110/news/301109994/bulk-of-tsunami-debris-from-japan-expected-in-2013-multiple-fields

La Center Boy Who Collapsed at Basketball Practice Dies (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017201905_aporbasketballcollapse1stld.html

Washington State Supreme Court to Hear Case on Wenatchee Arena Debt (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017200055_apwaarenadebttroubles.html

Olympia Teen Sentenced for Skimming Credit Card Information (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/01/09/1942225/teen-sentenced-for-skimming-credit.html

E-Payments Rapidly Phasing Out Paper Checks as an Option (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/block/story/2012-01-09/move-to-electronic-payments-direct-deposit/52471866/1?csp=34money

DIVERSIONS

Best Beer in the World … From a Seattle Convenience Store?

http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2012/01/07/best-beer-in-the-world-from-a-seattle-convenience-store/

An Important Lesson in Bathroom Etiquette

http://consumerist.com/2012/01/an-important-lesson-in-bathroom-etiquette.html

TripAdvisor Abandons List of Dirtiest Hotels

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/business/tripadvisor-abandons-list-of-dirtiest-hotels.html

Smart unveils pint-sized pickup

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/01/09/1975900/smart-unveils-pint-sized-pickup.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Elton John - Candle in the Wind (Acoustic)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd2tU4VRP5g