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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Dec 8 - Oak Park Power Outage
• December 8 - PUD 3 Commission to Hold Hearing on 2010 Budget
• Puget Sound Energy Ready for Surge in Power Demand
• Avista Energy Traders’ Awards Upheld
• Idaho Power on Track to Deliver Shock to Residential Customers
• California Judge Backs Rate Hike for Power Misers
• California - Report Blasts Marin County Public Power Proposal
• Report Says Fairbanks, South Central Could See Big Savings with Central Utility
• US Hydropower Consumption Increases 4%
• Survey Says State Regulators Like Nuclear Power
• “Sticker Shock” A Concern in Nuclear Power
• Was Electric Deregulation Beneficial?
• Texas’ electricity market ranked first in North America
• Tennessee Valley Authority Says Repair Work Will Kill Fish
• Pollution - Dark Side of a Natural Gas Boom
• Kittitas County - Desert Claim Wind Power Project in Governor’s Hands Now
• Construction to Start on Oregon Wave Energy Project
• Wind Power - Vestas to Suspend Production, Furlough Workers at Colorado Plant
• An Effort to Spread Green Power to Coasts
• Putting a Lot of Energy into Energy Conservation
• New Analysis Says Global Warming Is Not Slowing
• Obama, Dem Efforts on Climate Cooled Off
• Op/Ed - Electricity Sector’s Priorities on Climate Change
• Washington Algae Research Gets $2M Boost
• Finding New Power for Old Tractors in Electricity
• Google Introduces Real-Time Results, Photo Search
• Yahoo, Microsoft Finalize Search Deal
• The Bandwidth Hog Does Not Exist
• Washington Cold Spell Could Turn Into Weekend Snow
• Wood Stove Blamed for Kelso House Fire
• Thousands to Honor Fallen Lakewood Officers Today
• Shelton City Commission Holds Final Hearing on 2010 Budget
• Mason County Commission to Hold Continued Budget Hearing Tonight
• US Settles Royalty Dispute with Indian Tribes
• State Rep. Wood Says He’ll Retire at End of Seventh Term
• Capitol Tree Lights up Taxpayers for $13,272
• Giant Waves Crash on Hawaii’s Beaches
• Ad Campaign Tries to Elevate ‘Made in China’ Tag’s Cachet
WORD OF THE DAY
Leviathan • \luh-VYE-uh-thun\ • noun - 1: the political state; especially: a totalitarian state having a vast bureaucracy *2: something large or formidable
The legend of the mysterious Potholes Reservoir leviathan ranged far and wide in bass fishing circles. The mythical creature was said to have a mouth big enough to gobble down small children, and reportedly stalked Canadian geese for fun. In the end, it turned out to be Albert, his scuba-diving second cousin, and a large, fiberglass bass sculpture stolen from the local bait shop many years ago.
WEATHER
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
Dec 8 - Oak Park Power Outage (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=639
December 8, 6:00 PM - PUD 3 Commission to Hold Hearing on 2010 Budget (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=632
Puget Sound Energy Ready for Surge in Power Demand (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1062871.html
Avista Energy Traders’ Awards Upheld (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/dec/08/in-brief-avista-traders-awards-upheld/
Idaho Power on Track to Deliver Shock to Residential Customers (Electric Energy Online)
http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=123889
California Judge Backs Rate Hike for Power Misers - Ruling says San Diego Gas & Electric’s plan follows state law (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/dec/08/judge-backs-rate-hike-power-misers/
California - Report Blasts Marin County Public Power Proposal (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/12/08/BA071B0HM0.DTL
Alaska - Report Says Fairbanks, South Central Could See Big Savings with Central Utility (Fairbanks Daily News Miner, AK)
http://newsminer.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Report+says+Fairbanks-+Southcentral+could+see+big+savings+with+central+utility%20&id=5033116-Report+says+Fairbanks-+Southcentral+could+see+big+savings+with+central+utility&instance=home_lead_story
US Hydropower Consumption Increases 4% - In Washington & Oregon, the top hydropower-producing states, consumption decreased slightly (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/12/u-s-hydropower-consumption-increases-4-percent?cmpid=rss
Survey Says State Regulators Like Nuclear Power (Power Engineering)
http://pepei.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=6&ARTICLE_ID=371541&C=INDUS&dcmp=rss
“Sticker Shock” A Concern in Nuclear Power (Electricity Forum)
http://www.electricityforum.com/news/dec09/Stickershockofnuclearpoweraconcern.html
Was Electric Deregulation Beneficial? (Standard Speaker, Hazleton, PA)
http://www.standardspeaker.com/news/was-electric-deregulation-beneficial-1.466811
Texas’ Electricity Market Ranked First In North America (Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX)
http://www.star-telegram.com/business/story/1815892.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Tennessee Valley Authority Says Repair Work Will Kill Fish (Associated Press) http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010448739_apustvafishkilltennessee.html?syndication=rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Pollution - Dark Side of a Natural Gas Boom (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/08/business/energy-environment/08fracking.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Kittitas County - Desert Claim Wind Power Project in Governor’s Hands Now (The Daily Record, Ellensburg, WA)
http://www.kvnews.com/articles/2009/12/07/news/doc4b1d4fdabbde9950322720.txt
Construction to Start on Oregon Wave Energy Project (KPIC-TV, Roseburg, OR)
http://www.kpic.com/news/local/78701082.html
Wind Power - Vestas to Suspend Production, Furlough Workers at Colorado Plant (Portland Business Journal)
http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/12/07/daily11.html?ana=from_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+bizj_portland+%2528Portland+Business+Journal%2529&utm_content=Google+Reader
An Effort to Spread Green Power to Coasts (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/08/business/energy-environment/08grid.html
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Putting a Lot of Energy into Energy Conservation (KUOW Radio, Seattle)
http://kuow.org/program.php?id=18954
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
New Analysis Says Global Warming Is Not Slowing (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/science/earth/09climate.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Obama, Dem Efforts on Climate Cooled Off (Associated Press)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091208/OPINION/912080307/1049
The Hill Op/Ed - Electricity Sector’s Priorities on Climate Change
http://thehill.com/opinion/op-ed/71023-electricity-sectors-priorities-on-climate-change
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Washington Algae Research Gets $2M Boost (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/12/07/daily6.html
Finding New Power for Old Tractors in Electricity (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/12/08/financial/f000103S22.DTL&feed=rss.business
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Google Introduces Real-Time Results, Photo Search (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/187476.asp?source=pimail
Yahoo, Microsoft Finalize Search Deal (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10409809-265.html?tag=nl.e703
The Bandwidth Hog Does Not Exist - One blogger offers an invitation for ISPs to prove otherwise (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/The-Bandwidth-Hog-Does-Not-Exist-105809
GENERAL NEWS
Washington Cold Spell Could Turn Into Weekend Snow (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1063331.html
Wood Stove Blamed for Kelso House Fire; officials urge caution with home heating (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/12/07//area_news/doc4b1dc29cc75d6801268247.txt
Thousands to Honor Fallen Lakewood Officers Today (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Thousands-to-honor-fallen-Lakewood-officers-78771187.html
Shelton City Commission Holds Final Hearing on 2010 Budget (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=798:shelton-city-commission-holds-final-hearing-on-2010-budget&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
Mason County Commission to Hold Continued Budget Hearing Tonight (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=797:mason-county-commission-to-hold-continued-budget-hearing-tonight-tuesday&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
US Settles Royalty Dispute with Indian Tribes (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010453226_apusindianmoney1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
State Rep. Wood Says He’ll Retire at End of Seventh Term (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/dec/08/wood-says-hell-retire-at-end-of-seventh-term/
Capitol Tree Lights up Taxpayers for $13,272 - ‘Holiday tree’ erected under new policy (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1062864.html
Giant Waves Crash on Hawaii’s Beaches (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010449372_apushighwaveshawaii.html?syndication=rss
Ad Campaign Tries to Elevate ‘Made in China’ Tag’s Cachet (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010450393_chinaimage08.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Muppets engage the Web with ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/dec/06/muppets-engage-the-web-with-bohemian-rhapsody/
After 50 years, UK ministry shuts down UFO unit
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5B416X20091205?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
City Opts for ‘Charlie Brown’ Christmas Tree
http://www.kirotv.com/holidays/21807400/detail.html
What Do Cats Do Home Alone? Cat Cams Have Answers - 22% of Time Spent Looking Out Windows
http://www.kirotv.com/family/21799186/detail.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Leon RedBone & Zooey Deschanel - Baby Its Cold Outside
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJWSDeP4k-M
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
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