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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
· Equipment Defect Shuts Down Priest Rapids Dam
· Clallam PUD System Changes Aided Storm Response
· Light at the end of the Enron scandal: $9 million for Washington
· Snohomish PUD Launches New User-Friendly Web Site
· Yucca Mountain Nuclear Disposal Site Is Dead, Says Longtime Advocate
· Smoke Over UW Caused By Faulty Oil/Natural Gas Power Plant Switch
· California Dams to Feel Impact of Climate Change
· Weak Demand Puts Natural Gas Prices At 52-Week Low
· Leavenworth Hatchery Plan Ignites Critics
· Alaska to Refund Nearly $70M In Fishing Fees
· Tough Season May Force Texas Oystermen to Fold
· Montana Ranchers Seek To Curb Residential Wells
· Explosion at Grays Harbor biodiesel plant
· Oregon Governor Changes Course, Supports Phase-Out of Wind Energy Tax
· Lakeview Light & Power: Small utility with big plans
· Study: Wind Farms Have No Effect on Property Value
· Harvesting Electricity That Would Otherwise Go to
· Benton PUD Passes out Free Light Bulbs and Energy
· Cash for Appliances Program to Launch in April
· As Emissions Increase, Carbon 'Sinks' Get
· Google Earth Explores Climate Risks to
· Elusive Goal of Greening U.S. Energy
· In Denmark, Ambitious Plan for Electric Cars
· Google Offers Online News Compromise
· Sweden: A Model for the Broadband Future?
· Comcast Gets NBC from G.E. in Deal That Reshapes TV
· Searchers Find Missing Shelton Mushroom
· Aunt Went to Police When Clemmons Called
· GAO Asks NOAA to Reconsider Fleet Move from Seattle to
· Gregoire Creates Cabinet for Natural Resource
· Study Says Seattle Has Nation’s Worst Traffic
WORD OF THE DAY
Winnow • \WIN-oh\ • verb - 1: to remove (as chaff) by a current of air; also: to free (as grain) from waste in this manner 2: to remove, separate, or select as if by winnowing *3: to narrow or reduce 4: to blow on or fan
Bertie was stunned by the vast amount of material produced as a result of his information request. “I might as well toss this pile in the air and randomly pick a page rather than winnow it down by reading each document,” he whined to the sympathetic secretary.
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
Equipment Defect Shuts Down Priest Rapids Dam (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/dec/02/equipment-defect-shuts-down-priest-rapids-dam/
Clallam PUD System Changes Aided Storm Response (Sequim Gazette, WA)
http://search.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2009-12-02_pud_system_changes_aided_storm_response
Light at the end of the Enron scandal: $9 million for Washington - Attorney General distributes Enron settlement money this week (Washington State Attorney General)
http://www.atg.wa.gov/pressrelease.aspx?&id=24828
Snohomish PUD Launches New User-Friendly Web Site (Mukilteo Beacon, WA)
http://www.mukilteobeacon.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2760:pud-launches-new-user-friendly-web-site&catid=112:city-government&Itemid=213
Yucca Mountain Nuclear Disposal Site Is Dead, Says Longtime Advocate (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/12/02/02climatewire-yucca-mountain-nuclear-disposal-site-is-dead-59660.html
Smoke Over UW Caused By Faulty Oil/Natural Gas Power Plant Switch (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21786706/detail.html
California Dams to Feel Impact of Climate Change
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/california-dams-to-feel-climate-impacts/
Weak Demand Puts Natural Gas Prices At 52-Week Low (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010411066_apoilprices.html?syndication=rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
Leavenworth Hatchery Plan Ignites Critics (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/dec/02/leavenworth-hatchery-plan-ignites-critics/
Alaska to Refund Nearly $70M In Fishing Fees (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010414061_apakfishingrefund1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
Tough Season May Force Texas Oystermen to Fold (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/us/02oyster.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Montana Ranchers Seek To Curb Residential Wells (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010410393_apusfarmscenewaterwoes.html?syndication=rss
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Explosion at Grays Harbor biodiesel plant (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Explosion-at-Grays-Harbor-biodiesel-plant-78374817.html
Oregon Governor Changes Course, Supports Phase-Out of Wind Energy Tax Credit (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/12/kulongoski_changes_course_supp.html
Lakeview Light & Power: Small utility with big plans (Energy Digital)
http://www.energydigital.com/Lakeview-Light---Power--Small-utility-with-big-plans_39314.aspx
Study: Wind Farms Have No Effect on Property Value (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010404615_apuswindfarmshomevalues.html
Harvesting Electricity That Would Otherwise Go to Waste (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/harvesting-electricity-that-would-otherwise-go-to-waste/
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Benton PUD Passes out Free Light Bulbs and Energy Tips (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=11607533
Cash for Appliances Program to Launch in April (Nashville Business Journal)
http://nashville.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2009/11/30/daily26.html?ana=from_rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
As Emissions Increase, Carbon 'Sinks' Get Clogged - World's oceans, forests becoming less able to absorb CO2 (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/02/AR2009120203732.html?wprss=rss_business
Google Earth Explores Climate Risks to California (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010411093_apuscaliforniaclimatechange.html?syndication=rss
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Elusive Goal of Greening U.S. Energy (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/business/energy-environment/03greenjobs.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
In Denmark, Ambitious Plan for Electric Cars (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/business/energy-environment/02electric.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Telecommunications & Technology
Google Offers Online News Compromise (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5B13VF20091202?feedType=nl&feedName=ustechnology
Sweden: A Model for the Broadband Future? (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/12/03/sweden-a-model-for-the-broadband-future
Comcast Gets NBC from G.E. in Deal That Reshapes TV (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/business/media/04nbc.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
GENERAL NEWS
Searchers Find Missing Shelton Mushroom Picker (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21778917/detail.html?treets=sea&tid=2653595907813&tml=sea_4pm&tmi=sea_4pm_1_06000212022009&ts=H
Aunt Went to Police When Clemmons Called Her (Seattle Times)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1057864.html
GAO Asks NOAA to Reconsider Fleet Move from Seattle to Oregon (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1056697.html
Gregoire Creates Cabinet for Natural Resource Agencies (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/dec/02/gregoire-creates-cabinet-for-natural-resource/?partner=RSS
Study Says Seattle Has Nation’s Worst Traffic Congestion (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/11/30/daily14.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Some Mont. Businesses Angry Over Shopping E-Mail
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010413919_apmtbusinessesangered.html?syndication=rss
Alan Parsons Project Band Co-Founder Woolfson Dies
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2010413970_apeugermanyobitwoolfson.html?syndication=rss
Cambodian Moms-To-Be Chew Tobacco For Nausea
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2010411019_apasmedcambodiapregnanttobaccochewers.html?syndication=rss
Idaho Man Beats Speeding Ticket After 2 Years
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1057867.html
SONG OF THE DAY
The Alan Parsons Project - Games People Playhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myJDOWh0_eU
Thursday, December 3, 2009
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