Energy News Digest for December 12, 2013 – Hot Shots Edition

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

APPA, Others Urge Court to Set Aside FERC Orders on BPA Environmental Redispatch Policy (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=245615&issueID=27167

Cowlitz PUD Sells Share of Wind Farm Energy to Shell (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-pud-sells-share-of-wind-farm-energy-to-shell/article_d704aa90-62d8-11e3-aaf2-001a4bcf887a.html

Downtown Portland Power Outage: Who's to Blame & Who Should Pay? (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2013/12/downtown-power-outage-whos-to-blame.html

Clark Public Utilities Oks 2014 Budgets; No Rate Hikes (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/dec/11/clark-public-utilities-oks-2014-budgets/

How Congress's Odd Couple Reached a Remarkable Budget Deal (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/2013/1211/How-Congress-s-odd-couple-reached-a-remarkable-budget-deal-video

Blackout? No Problem for Nissan Leaf-Powered Buildings (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2013/1211/Blackout-No-problem-for-Nissan-Leaf-powered-buildings

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Shelton area weather forecast for December 12, 2013

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Energy News Digest for December 11, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Group: Shutting Down Richland Nuke Plant Would Save Money - Not So Fast Say Backers (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/12/10/3366592/group-shutting-down-richland-nuke.html

Murray, Ryan Negotiate Bipartisan Budget Deal (U-S News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/12/10/murray-ryan-negotiate-bipartisan-budget-deal?s_cid=rss:murray-ryan-negotiate-bipartisan-budget-deal

Eagle Deaths Split Wind-Farm Debate (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Eagle-deaths-split-wind-farm-debate-5053033.php

All Power in Downtown Portland Back After Sunday Outage (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Multnomah-Couty-Courthouse-closed-on-Monday-234993321.html

Boeing Plant Has Suitors in Several U-S States (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2013/1211/Boeing-plant-has-suitors-in-several-US-states

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Group: Shutting Down Richland Nuke Plant Would Save Money - Not So Fast Say Backers
• Costly to the Core - How the Nuclear Plant No One Knows About is Wasting Your Money
• All Power in Downtown Portland Back After Sunday Outage
• Columbia River Treaty Recommendation near Finalization
• Decision on Columbia River Treaty Renegotiation Expected
• Prosecutors: Thieves Posing as ‘Cherokees’ Duped Seattle Utility Head, Stole 21 Tons of Copper Wire
• Clallam PUD Eyes New Facilities for 2014
• Montana: Local Electric Use Hits All-Time High
• 75th Anniversary - Free Mason PUD 3 Calendars for 2014 Now Available
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District Veteran Named General Manager of Balancing Authority of Northern California
• British Columbia: Province’s Clean Energy Act Limits BC Hydro Power Options, Site C Dam Critics Told
• Russian Nukes Supply 10% of U-S Power, But That’s About to Change
• 60 Years Ago, Ike, the Most Visionary President of the 20th Century, Gave Atoms for Peace Speech
• Utilities Want to Offer Natural Gas Truck Refueling, Competitors Object
• Can Bhutan Achieve Hydropowered Happiness?
• Eagle Deaths Split Wind-Farm Debate
• Clean Energy’s Rise Fuels Push for Better Batteries
• Postcard from the Future: 122% Wind Power in Denmark
• Get Warmer on Chelan PUD’s Dime
• Cree Ushers In the End of the Incandescent Light Bulb
• Sea-Level Rise Threatens Hundreds of U-S Animal Species
• Brooklyn Startup BioLite’s High-Tech Fire Pit to Power Dumbo Christmas Tree
• Top States for Electric Cars. Where Does Yours Rank?
• AT&T Offers $70 (Sort-Of) Gigabit Internet… If You Let It Snoop on Your Browsing History
• Verizon’s McAdam: New FiOS Markets Are Not In the Cards
• New York City Launches Nation’s Largest Free Public Wi-Fi Network
• People Didn’t Trust the Internet before There Even Was One
• Irony Alert: Newspapers Were Social Media Long Before Blogs & Facebook Came Along
• Cable Industry’s Sad Attack on Cord-Cutting to Meet a Merciful End
• Murray, Ryan Negotiate Bipartisan Budget Deal
• Here’s What’s In Paul Ryan & Patty Murray’s Mini-Budget Deal
• Boeing Plant Has Suitors in Several U-S States
• Boeing Chief, Machinists Union Officials Talking Again
• Port of Grays Harbor Buys NewWood Assets for $1.3 Million
• Bertha Comes to Screeching Halt Blocked By Mystery Object
• Shelton’s Brian Nault Travels the Globe Playing Rugby
• Seahawks Fans Outraged by Depiction in Dr. Dre Commercial

WORD OF THE DAY

Desideratum • \dih-si-duh-ROT-tum\ • Noun - Something that is needed or wanted. Something desired as essential (plural is desiderata)

Les Crane – Desiderata

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yNJaKF9sXA

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

Group: Shutting Down Richland Nuke Plant Would Save Money - Not So Fast Say Backers (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/12/10/3366592/group-shutting-down-richland-nuke.html

Costly to the Core - How the Nuclear Plant No One Knows About is Wasting Your Money (Willamette Week, OR)

http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-21636-costly_to_the_core.html

All Power in Downtown Portland Back After Sunday Outage (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Multnomah-Couty-Courthouse-closed-on-Monday-234993321.html

Columbia River Treaty Recommendation near Finalization (Indian Country Today)

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/12/10/columbia-river-treaty-recommendation-near-finalization-152635

Decision on Columbia River Treaty Renegotiation Expected (Yahoo! News, Canada)

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/decision-columbia-river-treaty-renegotiation-expected-203445674.html

Prosecutors: Thieves Posing as ‘Cherokees’ Duped Seattle Utility Head, Stole 21 Tons of Copper Wire (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Prosecutors-Thieves-posing-as-Cherokees-5052936.php

Clallam PUD Eyes New Facilities for 2014 (Sequim Gazette, WA)

http://search.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2013-12-10_clallam_pud_eyes_new_facilities_for_2014

Montana: Local Electric Use Hits All-Time High (Associated Press)

http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_2c708e96-6206-11e3-bbb9-0019bb2963f4.html

75th Anniversary - Free Mason PUD 3 Calendars for 2014 Now Available (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1311

Sacramento Municipal Utility District veteran named general manager of Balancing Authority of Northern California (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/12/10/5988547/smud-veteran-named-general-manager.html

British Columbia: Province’s Clean Energy Act Limits BC Hydro Power Options, Site C Dam Critics Told (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/province-s-clean-energy-act-limits-b-c-hydro-power-options-site-c-dam-critics-told-1.753239

Russian Nukes Supply 10% of U-S Power, But That’s About to Change (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/12/10/russia-nuclear-energy-us/

60 Years Ago, Ike, the Most Visionary President of the 20th Century, Gave Atoms for Peace Speech (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/rodadams/314811/60-years-ago-ike-most-visionary-president-20th-century-gave-atoms-peace-speech

Utilities Want to Offer Natural Gas Truck Refueling, Competitors Object (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/utilities-want-offer-natural-gas-truck-refueling-competitors-object

Can Bhutan Achieve Hydropowered Happiness? (NY Times)

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/can-bhutan-achieve-hydro-powered-happiness/?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Eagle Deaths Split Wind-Farm Debate (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Eagle-deaths-split-wind-farm-debate-5053033.php

Clean Energy’s Rise Fuels Push for Better Batteries (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/1210/Clean-energy-s-rise-fuels-push-for-better-batteries

Postcard from the Future: 122% Wind Power in Denmark (Renewable Energy World – Pay no attention to those fossil fuel reserves next door)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2013/12/postcard-from-the-future-122-wind-power-in-denmark?cmpid=rss

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Get Warmer on Chelan PUD’s Dime (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/dec/10/get-warmer-on-the-puds-dime-utility-incentives-pay-people-to-save-energy/

Cree Ushers In the End of the Incandescent Light Bulb (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2013/12/09/cree-ushers-in-the-end-of-the-incandescent-lightbulb/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Sea-Level Rise Threatens Hundreds of U-S Animal Species (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/12/11/sea-level-rise-threatened-endangered-species/3963339/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Brooklyn Startup BioLite’s High-Tech Fire Pit to Power Dumbo Christmas Tree (NY Daily News)

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/dumbo-high-tech-fire-pit-power-christmas-tree-lights-article-1.1543756

Top States for Electric Cars. Where Does Yours Rank? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2013/1210/Top-states-for-electric-cars.-Where-does-yours-rank

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AT&T Offers $70 (Sort-Of) Gigabit Internet… If You Let It Snoop on Your Browsing History (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2013/12/11/att-offers-70-sort-of-gigabit-internet-if-you-let-it-snoop-on-your-browsing-history/

Verizon’s McAdam: New FiOS Markets Are Not In the Cards (Fierce Telecom)

http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/verizons-mcadam-new-fios-markets-are-not-cards/2013-12-09#ixzz2nA23nMI2

New York City Launches Nation’s Largest Free Public Wi-Fi Network (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/12/10/new-york-city-harlem-wi-fi-network/

People Didn’t Trust the Internet before There Even Was One (PaleoFuture)

http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/people-didnt-trust-the-internet-before-there-even-was-1480380952

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Irony Alert: Newspapers Were Social Media Long Before Blogs & Facebook Came Along (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2013/12/10/irony-alert-newspapers-were-social-media-long-before-blogs-and-facebook-came-along/

Cable Industry’s Sad Attack on Cord-Cutting to Meet a Merciful End (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2013/12/11/cable-industrys-sad-attack-on-cord-cutting-to-meet-a-merciful-end/?wprss=rss_national

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Murray, Ryan Negotiate Bipartisan Budget Deal (U-S News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/12/10/murray-ryan-negotiate-bipartisan-budget-deal?s_cid=rss:murray-ryan-negotiate-bipartisan-budget-deal

Here’s What’s In Paul Ryan & Patty Murray’s Mini-Budget Deal (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/12/10/heres-whats-in-paul-ryan-and-patty-murrays-mini-budget-deal/?wprss=rss_business

GENERAL NEWS

Boeing Plant Has Suitors in Several U-S States (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2013/1211/Boeing-plant-has-suitors-in-several-US-states

Boeing Chief, Machinists Union Officials Talking Again (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Boeing-chief-union-officials-talking--235325961.html

Port of Grays Harbor Buys NewWood Assets for $1.3 Million (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2013/12/port-of-grays-harbor-buys-newwood.html

Bertha Comes to Screeching Halt Blocked By Mystery Object (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/12/10/bertha-comes-to-screeching-halt-blocked-by-mystery-object/#axzz2nBLIEsqd

Shelton’s Brian Nault Travels the Globe Playing Rugby (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2013/12/11/sheltons-brian-nault-travels-globe-playing-rugby/

Seahawks Fans Outraged by Depiction in Dr. Dre Commercial (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2412008

DIVERSIONS

‘Utah Is Weird:’ What the World Really Thinks of Every State

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/12/11/utah-is-weird-what-the-world-really-thinks-of-every-state/

Most Popular Baby Names in Washington State Are...

http://www.kgw.com/news/Most-popular-baby-names-in-Wash-are-235323071.html

Mysterious Package Found in Century-Old Time Capsule

http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/mysterious-package-found-in-century-old-time-capsule-1471206141

Those Spandex Uniforms on TNG Were Worse Than You Thought...

http://observationdeck.io9.com/those-spandex-uniforms-on-tng-were-worse-than-you-thoug-1480434755

SONG OF THE DAY

Madness - A Town with No Name

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6g3BDbxXAI

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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.

Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.

Energy News Digest for December 10, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Hearing in Tri-Cities Considers Future of Columbia River Treaty with Canada (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/24173556/hearing-in-tri-cities-considers-future-of-treaty-with-canada

Downtown Stretch Remains Dark as Portland General Electric Struggles to Get the Lights On (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2013/12/downtown-stretch-remain-dark-as-pge.html

Biomass Cogeneration Plant at Nippon Paper Mill Undergoing Tests (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20131210/news/312109983/biomass-cogeneration-plant-at-nippon-paper-mill-undergoing-tests

Mayor: New Seattle High-Speed Internet Network Delayed, Possibly Dead (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2411400

How Much Can One State Pollute Another’s Skies? Supreme Court to Hear Case (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2013/1210/How-much-can-one-state-pollute-another-s-skies-Supreme-Court-to-hear-case

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Hearing in Tri-Cities Considers Future of Columbia River Treaty with Canada
• Committee Field Hearing Stresses Importance of Power, Flood Control in Future Columbia River Treaty Negotiations
• Downtown Stretch Remains Dark as Portland General Electric Struggles to Get the Lights On
• Natural Gas Futures Jump as Cold Weather Rolls In
• First Nations Open BC Hydro’s Site C Dam Hearings with Drums, Singing
• First Nations Split over BC Hydro’s Site C Dam Megaproject
• Arkansas Grid Attack Suspect is Indicted
• Fighting Back Against Power Theft
• Op/Ed: Congressman Hastings - Salmon Recovery Plays a Vital Role
• How Much Can One State Pollute Another’s Skies? Supreme Court to Hear Case
• Biomass Cogeneration Plant at Nippon Paper Mill Undergoing Tests
• Vestas’ Nova Scotia Order Could Fortify Portland Operations
• Tips for Reducing Winter Heating Bills
• How Much Energy Does Your iPhone (And Other Devices) Really Use?
• California Cap & Trade Expanding in 2014 after Successful 2013
• New Palo Alto Homes to Come Electric Vehicle Charger Ready
• Mayor: New Seattle High-Speed Internet Network Delayed, Possibly Dead
• Google Scraps $300 Million Hong Kong Data Center
• FCC to Vote Thursday to Allow Voice Calls on Planes
• Google Fiber Shows How Not to Install a Telecom Cabinet
• Kobe & Messi: How Viral Marketing Sausage Is Made
• Kitzhaber Launches Fourth Run for Governor of Oregon
• Lost Power? Six Ways to Stay Safe during a Blackout
• Cold Dis-Comfort: Antarctica Set Record of -135.8
• Scam Artist Calls Wrong Number, Gets Caught

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Shelton Area Weather for December 10, 2013

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Hearing in Tri-Cities Considers Future of Columbia River Treaty with Canada (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/24173556/hearing-in-tri-cities-considers-future-of-treaty-with-canada

Committee Field Hearing Stresses Importance of Power, Flood Control in Future Columbia River Treaty Negotiations (U-S House of Representatives, Natural Resources Committee)

http://naturalresources.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=363831

Downtown Stretch Remains Dark as Portland General Electric Struggles to Get the Lights On (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2013/12/downtown-stretch-remain-dark-as-pge.html

Natural Gas Futures Jump as Cold Weather Rolls In (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Natural-gas-futures-jump-as-cold-weather-rolls-in-5048955.php

First Nations Open BC Hydro’s Site C Dam Hearings with Drums, Singing (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/first-nations-open-b-c-hydro-s-site-c-dam-hearings-with-drums-singing-1.751976

First Nations Split over BC Hydro’s Site C Dam Megaproject (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/first-nations-split-over-b-c-hydro-s-site-c-dam-megaproject-1.751989

Arkansas Grid Attack Suspect is Indicted (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/crime/arkansas-grid-vandal-indicted-jason-woodring/64034

Fighting Back Against Power Theft (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/ways-electric-co-ops-prevent-power-theft/63989

FISH & WILDLIFE

Op/Ed: Congressman Hastings - Salmon Recovery Plays a Vital Role (Omak Chronicle, WA)

http://www.omakchronicle.com/news/2013/nov/20/salmon-recovery-plays-vital-role/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

How Much Can One State Pollute Another’s Skies? Supreme Court to Hear Case (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2013/1210/How-much-can-one-state-pollute-another-s-skies-Supreme-Court-to-hear-case

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Biomass Cogeneration Plant at Nippon Paper Mill Undergoing Tests (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20131210/news/312109983/biomass-cogeneration-plant-at-nippon-paper-mill-undergoing-tests

Vestas’ Nova Scotia Order Could Fortify Portland Operations (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2013/12/vestas-nova-scotia-order-could-fortify.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Tips for Reducing Winter Heating Bills (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Tips-for-reducing-winter-heating-bills-235121611.html

How Much Energy Does Your iPhone (And Other Devices) Really Use? (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mef45mkmf/ipad-1-50-per-year-5/?ss=business:energy

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

California Cap & Trade Expanding in 2014 after Successful 2013 (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/silviomarcacci/312251/california-cap-and-trade-expanding-2014-after-successful-2013

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

New Palo Alto Homes to Come Electric Vehicle Charger Ready (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_24691549

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Mayor: New Seattle High-Speed Internet Network Delayed, Possibly Dead (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2411400

Google Scraps $300 Million Hong Kong Data Center (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/12/10/google-scraps-300-million-hong-kong.html

FCC to Vote Thursday to Allow Voice Calls on Planes (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-to-Vote-Thursday-to-Allow-Voice-Calls-on-Planes-126947

Google Fiber Shows How Not to Install a Telecom Cabinet (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Fiber-Shows-How-Not-to-Install-a-Telecom-Cabinet-126883

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Kobe & Messi: How Viral Marketing Sausage Is Made (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/12/09/kobe-messi-ad-seeding/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Kitzhaber Launches Fourth Run for Governor of Oregon (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/kitzhaber-launches-fourth-run-for-governor/

GENERAL NEWS

Lost Power? Six Ways to Stay Safe during a Blackout (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2013/12/09/power-outage-blackout-snow-ice-storm/3915447/

Cold Dis-Comfort: Antarctica Set Record of -135.8 (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Cold-dis-comfort-Antarctica-set-record-of-135-8-5049200.php

Scam Artist Calls Wrong Number, Gets Caught (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/problemsolver/Scam-artist-calls-wrong-number-gets-caught-235173251.html

DIVERSIONS

49ers Ask Neighboring Businesses to Change Work Hours So Team Can Play Monday Night Football

http://consumerist.com/2013/12/09/49ers-ask-neighboring-businesses-to-change-work-hours-so-team-can-play-monday-night-football/

The Fascinating Story of Why U-S Parks Are Full of Squirrels

http://gizmodo.com/the-fascinating-story-of-why-u-s-parks-are-full-of-squ-1478182563

Passenger Wakes Up In Locked United Jet

http://www.kgw.com/news/Passenger-wakes-up-in-locked-United-jet-235073811.html

Eleanor Parker Dies at 91; Played Baroness in ‘The Sound Of Music’

http://www.latimes.com/obituaries/la-me-eleanor-parker-20131210,0,454195.story#axzz2n5hE7aMn

SONG OF THE DAY

Elenore - The Turtles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yokOHou3fs

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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.

Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.