It will be a sloppy few days this week, as two Pacific storms roll over Western Washington. Below you will find a summary of the information gleaned from this afternoon’s briefing from the National Weather Service.
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Two wet and sloppy storms will be moving over Western Washington over the next several days. The first system will arrive on Tuesday morning. Here are the rain forecasts:
- Between 1 and 4 inches of rain in the Olympic Mountains
- Between .5 and 1.5 inches in the South Puget Sound lowlands
- A .25 and a .5 inch of rain in the Central Puget Sound region
- Winds are expected to be between 10 and 17 miles per hour.
The second storm, which is forecast to arrive Tuesday evening, will be stronger, and wetter than the first. The Weather Service forecast:
- Between 4 and 8 inches of rain in the Olympic Mountains
- Between 2 and 5 inches in the South Puget Sound lowlands
- 1 to 2 inches of rain in the Central Puget Sound region
- Coastal winds will be 30 MPH sustained, with gusts up to 45 MPH
- In Central Puget Sound, winds are forecast at 30 MPH sustained, with gusts up to 45 MPH
- In the Southwest Interior, the winds are forecast between 15 and 25 MPH, with gusts to 35
The heavy rain over this two day period will increase the threat of floods and landslides, especially along Highway 101 north of Shelton on the west side Hood Canal.
Although the National Weather Service is not predicting widespread power outages from this series of storms, the combination of saturated soils and occasionally gusty winds may result in trees that are knocked over or some limbs blown from trees. This creates the possibility of a few scattered outages, so customers are advised to have storm supplies on hand.
A flood watch has also been issued for Mason County from Tuesday afternoon through late Wednesday night. Rivers specifically under observation are the Skokomish and Satsop.
A flood watch means there is a potential for flooding based on the current forecasts. Residents in the watch area should be aware of the potential for significant rainfall that could lead to flooding and be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
Forecasters warn that with the amount of rainfall expected over the next several days there may also be some urban flooding.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Energy News Digest for November 10, 2008
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.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- More than 53% favor electricity in local hands in East Jefferson County
- BPA agreement guarantees low power costs for Cheney
- Bracing for rise in Spokane utility bills
- New York - Along 240 Miles of Power Lines, Preparing Every Tower for winter’s Wrath
- Indiana - Gas, power companies report more disconnections
- U.S. Electricity Project Forges Ahead Despite Afghan Terrain and Taliban
- United Kingdom - Mini nuclear plants to power 20,000 homes
- Panel approves catch quota for W. Coast fishing
- Yakima - More water, happier fish
- Outdoors: 85-pound salmon is a real big fish story
- San Francisco Chronicle Op/Ed - Monster salmon could be harbinger of fish's recovery
- Snake River sediment buildup may be slowing
- Canada - Fund to save salmon shrinks with economy
- Coca-Cola may bottle Willamette River water
- Snohomish PUD customers may see water rates climb for 4 years
- Gorgeous! Columbia River waterfalls top a list of sights to savor
- Shasta Lake's low water level reveals a piece of California's past
- Chesapeake Bay Watch: Political courage, not lawsuits, will get the estuary clean
- Public Gets Its Turn to Comment on Controversial Kitsap Sustainable Energy and Economic Development Project
- Report: Sun, wind power strain power grid
- Agency Pushes for Less Wood Burning
- Idaho man plans to power home with wind
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial - Beyond oil: Wind at our backs
- Drivers get charged up about plugging in cars
- Energy island to supply green power when wind drops
- Daylight Savings Time Increases Energy Use in Indiana
- Boston Globe Op/Ed – A climate plan in peril?
- Gore sets Obama a JFK challenge on energy
- Will the Weak Economy Derail Our Going Green?
- Data center being built on Columbia River near Boardman, OR
- Internet Attacks Grow More Potent
- Broadband access drives decisions on where to live
- Couple Builds New Home Just For Broadband - Then reconsiders
- Is broadband a utility?
- FiOS Not Hurting Cablevision...Yet
- FCC will seek more comment on telecom reforms
- Google at 10: Searching Its Own Soul
- Flood watch Tuesday-Wednesday in W. Washington
- Here’s a link to the latest vote count from the Mason County Auditor’s office
- Dog shot after biting Shelton resident
- New Onramp from Highway 3 to Highway 101 Near Shelton to Open
- Asphalt shortage delays road repairs nationwide
- Yelm could be home to new radio station
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Sedentary • \SED-un-tair-ee\ • adjective – 1: not migratory: settled *2: doing or requiring much sitting 3: not physically active 4: permanently attached
Zonker Harris, poster-boy for the sedentary art of competitive tanning, gave it all up in 1981 after his historic “Jack Ford Medal for Best Tan at the 1980 Gerald R. Ford Pro-Am Summer Biathlon and the bronze medal at the Sonny Bono Indoor Tan Fest.” – Doonesbury@Slate
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and 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
More than 53% favor electricity in local hands in East Jefferson County (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20081109/news/311099993
BPA agreement guarantees low power costs for Cheney - Customers will enjoy the lowest power rates in the area: agreement secures low cost, tier one power for 20 years (Cheney Free Press, WA)
http://www.cheneyfreepress.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=1&twindow=&mad=&sdetail=3761&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=2058&hn=cheneyfreepress&he=.com
Bracing for rise in Spokane utility bills - Convergence of rate-boosting forces to impact businesses here (Spokane Journal of Commerce)
http://www.spokanejournal.com/spokane_id=article&sub=3784
New York - Along 240 Miles of Power Lines, Preparing Every Tower for Winter’s Wrath (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/nyregion/10tree.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Indiana - Gas, power companies report more disconnections, many due to delinquent bills - Utility shut-offs may indicate more can't pay the bills (Indianapolis Star, IN)
http://www.indystar.com/article/20081108/BUSINESS/811080404/1003/BUSINESS
U.S. Electricity Project Forges Ahead Despite Afghan Terrain and Taliban (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/world/asia/09kajaki.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
United Kingdom - Mini nuclear plants to power 20,000 homes (The Guardian, UK)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/09/miniature-nuclear-reactors-los-alamos
FISH & WILDLIFE
Panel approves catch quota for W. Coast fishing (Associated Press)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/34134379.html
More water, happier fish - The Benton Irrigation District is embarking on a $16 million project that will boost the amount of water left in the lower Yakima River during summer (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/2008/11/09/more-water-happier-fish
Outdoors: 85-pound salmon is a real big fish story (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/08/SP1B13VRCL.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle Op/Ed - Monster salmon could be harbinger of fish's recovery
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/09/SP1B13VRCL.DTL&feed=rss.sports
Snake River sediment buildup may be slowing (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008370932_apidriversediment.html?syndication=rss
Canada - Fund to save salmon shrinks with economy - $165-million endowment loses more than $35-million, could endanger projects in Canada and the U.S. (Globe and Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081108.BCFUND08/TPStory//?page=rss&id=GAM.20081108.BCFUND08
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Coca-Cola may bottle Willamette River water (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1682759~Coca_Cola_may_bottle_Willamette_River_water.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Snohomish PUD customers may see water rates climb for 4 years (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081110/NEWS01/711109860/-1/RSS02
Gorgeous! Columbia River waterfalls top a list of sights to savor (Winston-Salem Journal, NC)
http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/nov/09/gorgeous-columbia-river-waterfalls-top-a-list-of-s/living/
Shasta Lake's low water level reveals a piece of California's past (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/33924709.html
Washington Post Editorial - Chesapeake Bay Watch: Political courage, not lawsuits, will get the estuary clean
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/07/AR2008110703483.html?nav%3Drss_opinions&sub=AR
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Public Gets Its Turn to Comment on Controversial Kitsap Sustainable Energy and Economic Development Project (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/nov/09/public-gets-its-turn-to-comment-on-seed/?partner=RSS
Report: Sun, wind power strain power grid (Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/11/10/daily3.html?ana=from_rss
Agency Pushes for Less Wood Burning - Cozying up next to a crackling fireplace is a hallmark of the winter months for some (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/rss/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1226150100&archive=
Idaho man plans to power home with wind (The Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/656354.html
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial - Beyond oil: Wind at our backs
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/387089_energyed.html?source=rss
Drivers get charged up about plugging in cars - Many install extra battery in hybrid vehicles (Boston Globe, MA)
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/11/08/drivers_get_charged_up_about_plugging_in_cars/
Energy island to supply green power when wind drops (Times of London, UK)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5119585.ece
CONSERVATION
Daylight Savings Time Increases Energy Use in Indiana (Slashdot)
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/09/1810228&from=rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Boston Globe Op/Ed – A climate plan in peril?
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2008/11/10/a_climate_plan_in_peril/
Gore sets Obama a JFK challenge on energy (Financial Times of London)
http://blogs.ft.com/techblog/2008/11/gore-sets-obama-a-jfk-challenge-on-energy/
Will the Weak Economy Derail Our Going Green? (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/environment/2008/November/Will-the-Weak-Economy-Derail-Our-Going-Green-.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Data center being built on Columbia River near Boardman, OR – The gigantic server farm is thought to be connected to Amazon.com (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1226028328133040.xml&coll=7
Internet Attacks Grow More Potent (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/technology/internet/10attacks.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin
Broadband access drives decisions on where to live (Associated Press)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081109/BIZ/711099934/-1/RSS03
Couple Builds New Home Just For Broadband - Then considers moving back to old home when DSL arrives (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Couple-Builds-New-Home-Just-For-Broadband-98959
Is broadband a utility? (ZD Net)
http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10009696o-2000331761b,00.htm
FiOS Not Hurting Cablevision...Yet - FiOS services about 1.4 million homes in Cablevision's footprint (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FiOS-Not-Hurting-CablevisionYet-98974
FCC will seek more comment on telecom reforms, including changes to inter carrier compensation and universal service fund (InfoWorld)
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/11/06/FCC_seeks_more_comment_on_telecom_reforms_1.html
Google at 10: Searching Its Own Soul (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/08/technology/companies/08interview.html?_r=3&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1226206469-KgPy93cQ9SlmfZGCqvYLCw
GENERAL NEWS
Flood watch Tuesday-Wednesday in W. Washington (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008372867_webweather10m.html?syndication=rss
Here’s a link to the latest vote count from the Mason County Auditor’s office, as of Friday afternoon. The next count takes place on November 24
http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/mason/Elections/ElectionResults/Pages/ElectionResults.aspx
Dog shot after biting Shelton resident (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_110708WAB_dog_shot_KS.18e4efa48.html
New Onramp from Highway 3 to Highway 101 Near Shelton to Open Wednesday (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5524/reftab/1632/title/NEW_ONRAMP_FROM_HIGHWAY_3_TO_HIGHWAY_101_TO_OPEN_WEDNESDAY/Default.aspx
Asphalt shortage delays road repairs nationwide (Associated Press)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_110908WAB_asphalt_shortage_SW.1978366a2.html
Yelm could be home to new radio station (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/656572.html
DIVERSIONS
Toy Hall of Fame Points to New Addition: The Stick
http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/17931980/detail.html?treets=sea&tid=2653595907813&tml=sea_nots&tmi=sea_nots_-1_01000111072008&ts=H
Fanboys run amok! An Otherworldly Opera That Speaks Klingon
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/nyregion/long-island/09trekli.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Massachusetts Retiree Wins Lottery -- Twice
http://www.kirotv.com/money/17890121/detail.html
Cash found in Ohio house's walls becomes nightmare
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081109/ap_on_re_us/house_hidden_money;_ylt=ApHcDB7FhDQYid.xHILVIUntiBIF
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- More than 53% favor electricity in local hands in East Jefferson County
- BPA agreement guarantees low power costs for Cheney
- Bracing for rise in Spokane utility bills
- New York - Along 240 Miles of Power Lines, Preparing Every Tower for winter’s Wrath
- Indiana - Gas, power companies report more disconnections
- U.S. Electricity Project Forges Ahead Despite Afghan Terrain and Taliban
- United Kingdom - Mini nuclear plants to power 20,000 homes
- Panel approves catch quota for W. Coast fishing
- Yakima - More water, happier fish
- Outdoors: 85-pound salmon is a real big fish story
- San Francisco Chronicle Op/Ed - Monster salmon could be harbinger of fish's recovery
- Snake River sediment buildup may be slowing
- Canada - Fund to save salmon shrinks with economy
- Coca-Cola may bottle Willamette River water
- Snohomish PUD customers may see water rates climb for 4 years
- Gorgeous! Columbia River waterfalls top a list of sights to savor
- Shasta Lake's low water level reveals a piece of California's past
- Chesapeake Bay Watch: Political courage, not lawsuits, will get the estuary clean
- Public Gets Its Turn to Comment on Controversial Kitsap Sustainable Energy and Economic Development Project
- Report: Sun, wind power strain power grid
- Agency Pushes for Less Wood Burning
- Idaho man plans to power home with wind
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial - Beyond oil: Wind at our backs
- Drivers get charged up about plugging in cars
- Energy island to supply green power when wind drops
- Daylight Savings Time Increases Energy Use in Indiana
- Boston Globe Op/Ed – A climate plan in peril?
- Gore sets Obama a JFK challenge on energy
- Will the Weak Economy Derail Our Going Green?
- Data center being built on Columbia River near Boardman, OR
- Internet Attacks Grow More Potent
- Broadband access drives decisions on where to live
- Couple Builds New Home Just For Broadband - Then reconsiders
- Is broadband a utility?
- FiOS Not Hurting Cablevision...Yet
- FCC will seek more comment on telecom reforms
- Google at 10: Searching Its Own Soul
- Flood watch Tuesday-Wednesday in W. Washington
- Here’s a link to the latest vote count from the Mason County Auditor’s office
- Dog shot after biting Shelton resident
- New Onramp from Highway 3 to Highway 101 Near Shelton to Open
- Asphalt shortage delays road repairs nationwide
- Yelm could be home to new radio station
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Sedentary • \SED-un-tair-ee\ • adjective – 1: not migratory: settled *2: doing or requiring much sitting 3: not physically active 4: permanently attached
Zonker Harris, poster-boy for the sedentary art of competitive tanning, gave it all up in 1981 after his historic “Jack Ford Medal for Best Tan at the 1980 Gerald R. Ford Pro-Am Summer Biathlon and the bronze medal at the Sonny Bono Indoor Tan Fest.” – Doonesbury@Slate
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and 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
More than 53% favor electricity in local hands in East Jefferson County (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20081109/news/311099993
BPA agreement guarantees low power costs for Cheney - Customers will enjoy the lowest power rates in the area: agreement secures low cost, tier one power for 20 years (Cheney Free Press, WA)
http://www.cheneyfreepress.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=1&twindow=&mad=&sdetail=3761&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=2058&hn=cheneyfreepress&he=.com
Bracing for rise in Spokane utility bills - Convergence of rate-boosting forces to impact businesses here (Spokane Journal of Commerce)
http://www.spokanejournal.com/spokane_id=article&sub=3784
New York - Along 240 Miles of Power Lines, Preparing Every Tower for Winter’s Wrath (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/nyregion/10tree.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Indiana - Gas, power companies report more disconnections, many due to delinquent bills - Utility shut-offs may indicate more can't pay the bills (Indianapolis Star, IN)
http://www.indystar.com/article/20081108/BUSINESS/811080404/1003/BUSINESS
U.S. Electricity Project Forges Ahead Despite Afghan Terrain and Taliban (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/world/asia/09kajaki.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
United Kingdom - Mini nuclear plants to power 20,000 homes (The Guardian, UK)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/09/miniature-nuclear-reactors-los-alamos
FISH & WILDLIFE
Panel approves catch quota for W. Coast fishing (Associated Press)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/34134379.html
More water, happier fish - The Benton Irrigation District is embarking on a $16 million project that will boost the amount of water left in the lower Yakima River during summer (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/2008/11/09/more-water-happier-fish
Outdoors: 85-pound salmon is a real big fish story (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/08/SP1B13VRCL.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle Op/Ed - Monster salmon could be harbinger of fish's recovery
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/09/SP1B13VRCL.DTL&feed=rss.sports
Snake River sediment buildup may be slowing (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008370932_apidriversediment.html?syndication=rss
Canada - Fund to save salmon shrinks with economy - $165-million endowment loses more than $35-million, could endanger projects in Canada and the U.S. (Globe and Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081108.BCFUND08/TPStory//?page=rss&id=GAM.20081108.BCFUND08
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Coca-Cola may bottle Willamette River water (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1682759~Coca_Cola_may_bottle_Willamette_River_water.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Snohomish PUD customers may see water rates climb for 4 years (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081110/NEWS01/711109860/-1/RSS02
Gorgeous! Columbia River waterfalls top a list of sights to savor (Winston-Salem Journal, NC)
http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/nov/09/gorgeous-columbia-river-waterfalls-top-a-list-of-s/living/
Shasta Lake's low water level reveals a piece of California's past (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/33924709.html
Washington Post Editorial - Chesapeake Bay Watch: Political courage, not lawsuits, will get the estuary clean
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/07/AR2008110703483.html?nav%3Drss_opinions&sub=AR
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Public Gets Its Turn to Comment on Controversial Kitsap Sustainable Energy and Economic Development Project (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/nov/09/public-gets-its-turn-to-comment-on-seed/?partner=RSS
Report: Sun, wind power strain power grid (Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/11/10/daily3.html?ana=from_rss
Agency Pushes for Less Wood Burning - Cozying up next to a crackling fireplace is a hallmark of the winter months for some (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/rss/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1226150100&archive=
Idaho man plans to power home with wind (The Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/656354.html
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial - Beyond oil: Wind at our backs
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/387089_energyed.html?source=rss
Drivers get charged up about plugging in cars - Many install extra battery in hybrid vehicles (Boston Globe, MA)
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/11/08/drivers_get_charged_up_about_plugging_in_cars/
Energy island to supply green power when wind drops (Times of London, UK)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5119585.ece
CONSERVATION
Daylight Savings Time Increases Energy Use in Indiana (Slashdot)
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/09/1810228&from=rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Boston Globe Op/Ed – A climate plan in peril?
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2008/11/10/a_climate_plan_in_peril/
Gore sets Obama a JFK challenge on energy (Financial Times of London)
http://blogs.ft.com/techblog/2008/11/gore-sets-obama-a-jfk-challenge-on-energy/
Will the Weak Economy Derail Our Going Green? (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/environment/2008/November/Will-the-Weak-Economy-Derail-Our-Going-Green-.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Data center being built on Columbia River near Boardman, OR – The gigantic server farm is thought to be connected to Amazon.com (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1226028328133040.xml&coll=7
Internet Attacks Grow More Potent (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/technology/internet/10attacks.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin
Broadband access drives decisions on where to live (Associated Press)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081109/BIZ/711099934/-1/RSS03
Couple Builds New Home Just For Broadband - Then considers moving back to old home when DSL arrives (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Couple-Builds-New-Home-Just-For-Broadband-98959
Is broadband a utility? (ZD Net)
http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10009696o-2000331761b,00.htm
FiOS Not Hurting Cablevision...Yet - FiOS services about 1.4 million homes in Cablevision's footprint (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FiOS-Not-Hurting-CablevisionYet-98974
FCC will seek more comment on telecom reforms, including changes to inter carrier compensation and universal service fund (InfoWorld)
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/11/06/FCC_seeks_more_comment_on_telecom_reforms_1.html
Google at 10: Searching Its Own Soul (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/08/technology/companies/08interview.html?_r=3&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1226206469-KgPy93cQ9SlmfZGCqvYLCw
GENERAL NEWS
Flood watch Tuesday-Wednesday in W. Washington (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008372867_webweather10m.html?syndication=rss
Here’s a link to the latest vote count from the Mason County Auditor’s office, as of Friday afternoon. The next count takes place on November 24
http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/mason/Elections/ElectionResults/Pages/ElectionResults.aspx
Dog shot after biting Shelton resident (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_110708WAB_dog_shot_KS.18e4efa48.html
New Onramp from Highway 3 to Highway 101 Near Shelton to Open Wednesday (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5524/reftab/1632/title/NEW_ONRAMP_FROM_HIGHWAY_3_TO_HIGHWAY_101_TO_OPEN_WEDNESDAY/Default.aspx
Asphalt shortage delays road repairs nationwide (Associated Press)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_110908WAB_asphalt_shortage_SW.1978366a2.html
Yelm could be home to new radio station (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/656572.html
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Toy Hall of Fame Points to New Addition: The Stick
http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/17931980/detail.html?treets=sea&tid=2653595907813&tml=sea_nots&tmi=sea_nots_-1_01000111072008&ts=H
Fanboys run amok! An Otherworldly Opera That Speaks Klingon
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/nyregion/long-island/09trekli.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Massachusetts Retiree Wins Lottery -- Twice
http://www.kirotv.com/money/17890121/detail.html
Cash found in Ohio house's walls becomes nightmare
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081109/ap_on_re_us/house_hidden_money;_ylt=ApHcDB7FhDQYid.xHILVIUntiBIF
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