Energy News Digest for November 30, 2010

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Storm bringing gusty winds, rain & snow to Western Washington (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Storm-brings-gusty-winds-rain-and-snow-to-Western-Washington-111042269.html

Integrating Wind & Water Power, an Increasingly Tough Balancing Act – Mason PUD 3, Flathead Electric, Milton-Freewater featured (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/11/30/30climatewire-integrating-wind-and-water-power-an-increasi-53545.html

Seattle City Light Workers Sue Seattle, Allege Anti-Gay Retaliation (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/430915_citylight.html

Five Year Fishing Moratorium Proposed for Elwha River (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_elwha_fishing_closure.html

Editorial - Route Aside, Bonneville Power Administration Transmission Line Vital to Region (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/opinion/article_092cd242-fc14-11df-ba61-001cc4c002e0.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Freak Windstorm Knocks Out Power in East Clallam County

·         Integrating Wind & Water Power, an Increasingly Tough Balancing Act

·         Editorial - Route Aside, Bonneville Power Administration Transmission Line Vital to Region

·         Seattle City Light Workers Sue Seattle, Allege Anti-Gay Retaliation

·         Woman to Sue Seattle City Light over Dog’s Electrocution

·         Oregon Iron Works of Vancouver Finished with John Day Dam Gate

·         Free Mason County PUD 3 Calendars for 2011 Now Available

·         Pump Failure Shuts Down Connecticut Nuclear Power Plant

·         Breaking Away from Coal

·         Florida - Whistleblower Fallout over Asbestos Safety

·         Five Year Fishing Moratorium Proposed for Elwha River

·         EPA Not Enforcing Restrictions on Pesticide Use Near Northwest Salmon Streams, Suit Charges

·         Study Says Fish Hatcheries Contribute $2 Billion to West’s Economy

·         The Sea Otter’s Fate in California

·         Sage-Grouse Map Could Help Avoid Wind Farm Fights

·         Oregonians Fight Willamette River Dredge Fill at Hayden Island

·         Cause of Skagit PUD Water Main Break Unknown, 1.5 Million Gallons Spilled

·         Duke Completes 51-Megawatt Wind Farm in Colorado

·         Wisconsin - Xcel Halts Biomass Plant in Ashland:

·         Texas - Climate Plan Comes with $6.2 Million Cost to City of Austin

·         On Our Radar: US Senators Seek Extension of Clean Power Grants

·         New York - Homeowners Slow to Turn on Green Power

·         United Kingdom Likely to Miss Green Energy Targets

·         Solar, Wind Made Up 80% of German Capacity Installed Last Year

·         California Energy-Saving Standards under Scrutiny

·         One Scientist’s Hobby: Recreating the Ice Age

·         Dayton, WA Lights Up Street, Park with Green Energy

·         GM to Hire 1,000 to Boost Electric Vehicle Efforts

·         Forget Net Neutrality, Comcast Might Break the Web

·         Arizona Authorities Clear Centurylink, Qwest Deal

·         WikiLeaks Says It Was Under Powerful Cyberattack

·         Gregoire Wants Legislature to Balance Budget Quickly

·         Computer Work Delays WA Unemployment Checks Two Days

·         Jeanette Hayner, Political Trailblazer, Dies

·         Storm bringing gusty winds, rain & snow to Western Washington

·         Flood Advisory Continues for the Skokomish River

·         Hoodsport Woman Dies after Heart Attack & Crash on 101 at Dayton-Airport Road

·         Arson Fire Destroys Shelton House

·         Tumwater Call Center Fire Leaves Jobs at Risk

·         Ore. Terror Suspect Pleads Innocent in Car Bomb Plot

·         Fuel - Pump Prices Fall with the Onset of Winter Months

·         Port Townsend Radio Stations Looking Forward to First Broadcasts

·         Gold Search under Study in Okanogan County

·         Christmas Tree Farms May be Thing of the Past

WORD OF THE DAY

Frenetic • \frih-NET-ick\ • Adjective - Frenzied, frantic.

The small terrier ran at a frenetic pace, up and down the stairs, showing its joy at the return of its master…after a one minute absence.

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

Freak Windstorm Knocks Out Power in East Clallam County (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/6405

Integrating Wind & Water Power, an Increasingly Tough Balancing Act – Mason PUD 3, Flathead Electric, Milton-Freewater featured (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/11/30/30climatewire-integrating-wind-and-water-power-an-increasi-53545.html

Editorial - Route Aside, Bonneville Power Administration Transmission Line Vital to Region (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/opinion/article_092cd242-fc14-11df-ba61-001cc4c002e0.html

Seattle City Light Workers Sue Seattle, Allege Anti-Gay Retaliation (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/430915_citylight.html

Woman to Sue Seattle City Light over Dog’s Electrocution (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/25959030/detail.html

Oregon Iron Works of Vancouver Finished with John Day Dam Gate (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/nov/29/oregon-iron-works-work-complete-on-dam-gate/

Free Mason County PUD 3 Calendars for 2011 Now Available (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=811

Pump Failure Shuts Down Connecticut Nuclear Power Plant (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013551661_apusmillstonereactor.html

Breaking Away from Coal (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/business/energy-environment/30utilities.html

Florida - Whistleblower Fallout over Asbestos Safety: County to Address Rift at Wiscon Utilities Office - In the spring, county utilities workers were called out for what seemed like a routine pipe repair, but it turned out to be something more (Tampa Tribune, FL)

http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/county-to-address-rift-at-wiscon-utilities-office/1136662

FISH & WILDLIFE

Five Year Fishing Moratorium Proposed for Elwha River (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_elwha_fishing_closure.html

EPA Not Enforcing Restrictions on Pesticide Use Near Northwest Salmon Streams, Suit Charges (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/11/epa_not_enforcing_restrictions.html

Study Says Fish Hatcheries Contribute $2 Billion to West’s Economy (New West)

http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/study_fish_hatcheries_contribute_2_billion_to_wests_economy/C41/L41/

The Sea Otter’s Fate in California (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/25/the-sea-otters-fate-in-california/

Sage-Grouse Map Could Help Avoid Wind Farm Fights (Reuters)

http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2010/11/26/sage-grouse-map-could-help-avoid-wind-farm-fights/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Oregonians Fight Willamette River Dredge Fill at Hayden Island (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/11/29/32149.htm

Cause of Skagit PUD Water Main Break Unknown, 1.5 Million Gallons Spilled (Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, WA)

http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/cause_of_water_main_break_unknown/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Duke Completes 51-Megawatt Wind Farm in Colorado (Bloomberg Businessweek)

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9JPV4KG1.htm

Wisconsin - Xcel Halts Biomass Plant in Ashland: Sharp increase in costs of gasification plant cited (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, WI)

http://www.jsonline.com/business/111018219.html

Texas - Climate Plan Comes with $6.2 Million Cost to City of Austin - City departments must use only renewable energy by 2012, according to landmark 2007 climate plan (Austin American Statesman, TX)

http://www.statesman.com/news/local/climate-plan-comes-with-6-2-million-cost-1076594.html

On Our Radar: US Senators Seek Extension of Clean Power Grants (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/on-our-radar-senators-seek-extension-of-clean-power-grants/

New York - Homeowners Slow to Turn on Green Power (Albany Times-Union, NY)

http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Homeowners-slow-to-turn-on-green-power-840322.php

United Kingdom Likely to Miss Green Energy Targets (Reuters)

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6AT04820101130

Solar, Wind Made Up 80% of German Capacity Installed Last Year (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-30/solar-wind-made-up-80-of-german-capacity-installed-last.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

California Energy-Saving Standards under Scrutiny (Bloomberg News)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2010%2F11%2F28%2FMNTK1GGM37.DTL

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

One Scientist’s Hobby: Recreating the Ice Age (Associated Press)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/25934099/detail.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Dayton, WA Lights Up Street, Park with Green Energy (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/11/29/1270999/dayton-lights-up-street-park-with.html

GM to Hire 1,000 to Boost Electric Vehicle Efforts (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2010-11-30-volt_N.htm?csp=34money

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Forget Net Neutrality, Comcast Might Break the Web (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2010/11/29/forget-net-neutrality-comcast-might-break-the-web/

Arizona Authorities Clear Centurylink, Qwest Deal (Bloomberg News)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/11/29/financial/f101542S72.DTL

WikiLeaks Says It Was Under Powerful Cyberattack (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101130/ap_on_hi_te/us_wikileaks_hack_attack

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Gregoire Wants Legislature to Balance Budget Quickly (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Gregoire-wants-Legislature-to-balance-budget-quickly-111024149.html

Computer Work Delays WA Unemployment Checks Two Days (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_unemployment_check_delay.html

Jeanette Hayner, Political Trailblazer, Dies (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.kpq.com/11-30-10---Political-Trailblazer-Dies--more-/8676170

GENERAL NEWS

Storm bringing gusty winds, rain & snow to Western Washington (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Storm-brings-gusty-winds-rain-and-snow-to-Western-Washington-111042269.html

Flood Advisory Continues for the Skokomish River (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3943-flood-advisory-continues-for-the-skokomish-river

Hoodsport Woman Dies after Heart Attack & Crash on 101 at Dayton-Airport Road (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3942-hoodsport-woman-dies-after-heart-attack-and-crash-on-101-at-dayton-airport-road

Arson Fire Destroys Shelton House (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3941-arson-fire-destroys-shelton-house

Tumwater Call Center Fire Leaves Jobs at Risk - Nearly 600 employees have the option to shuttle to Federal Way (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/30/1457028/fire-leaves-jobs-at-risk.html

Ore. Terror Suspect Pleads Innocent in Car Bomb Plot (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/25951513/detail.html

Fuel - Pump Prices Fall with the Onset of Winter Months (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013551061_apusoilprices.html

Port Townsend Radio Stations Looking Forward to First Broadcasts (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101130/news/311309995/port-townsend-radio-stations-looking-forward-to-first-broadcasts

Gold Search under Study in Okanogan County (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/nov/30/gold-search-under-study/

Christmas Tree Farms May be Thing of the Past (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Christmas-tree-farms-may-be-thing-of-the-past-111010209.html

DIVERSIONS

Electrician Stuns Art World with Trove of Picassos

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AS4T820101129

“Nutty Narrows” Sandbaggers Help Restore Squirrels’ Safe Passage near Longview Civic Center

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_0ab35b08-fc5b-11df-835d-001cc4c002e0.html

Head of Washington State Potato Group Ends All-Spud Diet

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/29/1456717/head-of-potato-group-ends-all.html

Man Charged for Dropping Cruise Ship Anchor

http://www.kirotv.com/travelgetaways/25953191/detail.html

Pennsylvania Woman Rescued from Pickup Stuck in Tree Top

http://www.kirotv.com/automotive/25948942/detail.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Jimmy Buffett - Son of a Son of a Sailor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kaDSY46nkY

Energy News Digest for November 29, 2010

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Storm Rolling in with Rain, Wind, and Snow – “…Tuesday: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 47. South southwest wind between 17 & 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%...” (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/430890_storm.html

Plenty of Salmon in the Sea, But a Struggle to Find Food - Hatchery fish add to growing population, taxing ocean’s resources

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/28/1454913/plenty-of-salmon-in-the-sea.html

Cowlitz PUD Pondering Best Way to Raise Rates (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_0996b572-f8f4-11df-8c9f-001cc4c03286.html

Coalition Files Appeal of Port Townsend Mill Biomass Permit (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101126/news/311269997/coalition-files-appeal-of-port-townsend-mill-biomass-permit

News Release - Simpson Shelton Biomass Facility Awards Construction Contract (Adolfson, Peterson, Inc)

http://www.a-p.com/project/recently-awarded/simpson-shelton-biomass-facility

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Cowlitz PUD Pondering Best Way to Raise Rates

·         Editorial – Cowlitz PUD Sales Job on Need for Utility Rate Hike a Tall Task

·         Snohomish County PUD Warns of Higher Bills

·         Grant County PUD Rates May Increase by $7

·         Chelan County PUD Might Delay Raises, Extend Surcharge

·         Power Line on Bus Traps Passengers Inside

·         In Kitsap, People with Underground Lines Are the Last to Get Power Back

·         Map of Bonneville Power Administration’s Proposed Transmission Line Available Online

·         Power Line Project Faces Challenges in California Valley

·         Mick Shutt, Longtime Voice of Clark Public Utilities, Retires

·         Susitna Dam Project Continues Alaska’s March toward Self-Sustaining Power

·         Illinois - Tenaska’s ‘Clean Coal’ Power Plant Gets Jolt with Bill

·         Massachusetts - Old Power Plant Begins to Break Spell over Salem

·         Germany Passes Law on Extending the Lifespans of Nuclear Power Plants

·         Texas – Pedernales Electric Co-Op’s Former Chief Is Set for Trial Today

·         Plenty of Salmon in the Sea, But a Struggle to Find Food

·         Editorial - Columbia River Hatcheries Need Better Options

·         Fewer Wardens; Poaching, Fishing Violations Rise

·         Coalition Files Appeal of Port Townsend Mill Biomass Permit

·         News Release - Simpson Shelton Biomass Facility Awards Construction Contract

·         Tapping into Tides for Electricity

·         Editorial - Leave Room for Wave Energy

·         Big Idaho Utility Signs Wind Energy Deal

·         Wisconsin Biomass Power Plant at Juncture - Hearings Will Address We Energies Proposal

·         Oregon - Energy Upgrades Qualify Pacific Stainless for $32k Columbia River PUD Rebate

·         How Much Are Those Christmas Lights Costing Me?

·         Eastern States Diverting Money from Regional Climate Initiative

·         Obama’s Climate Agenda Shifts as GOP Takes over House

·         As Nations Dither on Climate Change, Big Cities Step Up

·         Waves Getting Taller, Stronger - Some Scientists Say Cause Is Climate Change

·         Extreme Weather - A Climate Whodunit: Science Nails the Blame Game

·         Phil Mote, Oregon State University Climate Scientist, Weathers the Storm

·         Will a Flood of Tiny Sensors Help Us Cut Emissions?

·         Secondhand Smoke Kills 600,000 a Year Worldwide

·         Comcast Suffers Major East Coast Outage - DNS server related

·         FCC Mulls Web Traffic Rules for December Meeting

·         LUS Fiber Beats Back Cox/CTC Lawsuit

·         Linking Pockets of Europe to High-Speed Internet

·         Google Grows, and Works to Retain Nimble Minds

·         Technology Notebook: Facebook Closes in on ‘Face’ Trademark

·         Washington State Legislature - Dems Still in Control, But GOP Makes Gains

·         Editorial - The Battle over Municipal Bonds

·         Shelton Mayor Awarded Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership

·         Imagine a Saturday Without Mail

·         Flood Watch in Effect for Skokomish River

·         Storm Rolling in with Rain, Wind, and Snow

·         NOAA Has Been Right so Far, Predicts More Storms

·         Dozens Escape Fire at Tumwater Call Center

·         Suspect in Oregon Bomb Plot Is Called Confused

·         Navy’s Trident Nuclear Warheads Hit the Highway, Bound for Texas

·         Carbon-Monoxide Poisoning of 14 a Reminder of Briquette Danger

·         Fired over Fixed Parking Tickets - Ex-Court Worker’s $256,000 Award Reversed

·         Leslie Nielsen of ‘Naked Gun’ Fame Dies at Age 84 - ‘Shirley, he will be missed’

WORD OF THE DAY

Beaucoup • \BOE-koo\ • adjective - Great in quantity or amount: many, much

Barty and Mildred were enjoying their holiday in France. Barty, however, was sowing a crop of bad will with his “jocularity” at each small, snooty street café he visited. “Mercy Buckets,” he would shout at the retreating waiters & waitresses, chortling into his after dinner espresso. His mangling of “thanks much” resulted in beaucoup trouble at the last night’s dinner, as a “clumsy” busboy “tripped” and cascaded dirty dishes and soapy rinse water over Barty’s finest evening wear.

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

Cowlitz PUD Pondering Best Way to Raise Rates (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_0996b572-f8f4-11df-8c9f-001cc4c03286.html

Editorial – Cowlitz PUD Sales Job on Need for Utility Rate Hike a Tall Task (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/opinion/article_6c049cbe-f8eb-11df-9652-001cc4c03286.html

Snohomish County PUD Warns of Higher Bills (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20101121/NEWS01/711219897/0/RSS04

Grant County PUD Rates May Increase by $7 (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/business/article_9592d384-f8c3-11df-99e1-001cc4c002e0.html

Chelan County PUD Might Delay Raises, Extend Surcharge (Lake Chelan Mirror, WA)

http://www.lakechelanmirror.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=3140

Power Line on Bus Traps Passengers Inside (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/25947126/detail.html

In Kitsap, People with Underground Lines Are the Last to Get Power Back (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/430782_kitsap26.html

Map of Bonneville Power Administration’s Proposed Transmission Line Available Online (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/eeaa5bf4-fbcf-11df-9b27-001cc4c002e0.html

Power Line Project Faces Challenges in California Valley (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/science/earth/28transmission.html

Mick Shutt, Longtime Voice of Clark Public Utilities, Retires - Spokesman helped customers keep up with complex system (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/nov/28/Mick-Shutt-longtime-voice-of-PUD-retires/

Susitna Dam Project Continues Alaska’s March toward Self-Sustaining Power (Juneau Empire, AK)

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/112810/opi_742594406.shtml

Illinois - Tenaska’s ‘Clean Coal’ Power Plant Gets Jolt with Bill (Crain’s Chicago Business)

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20101124/NEWS11/101129963/tenaskas-clean-coal-power-plant-gets-jolt-with-bill

Massachusetts - Old Power Plant Begins to Break Spell over Salem (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013544269_apussalempowerplant.html

Germany Passes Law on Extending the Lifespans of Nuclear Power Plants (Deutsch World)

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6272042,00.html?maca=en-rss-en-ger-1023-rdf

Texas – Pedernales Electric Co-Op’s Former Chief Is Set for Trial Today (Austin American-Statesman, TX)

http://www.statesman.com/news/local/pedernales-former-chief-is-set-for-trial-today-1080038.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Plenty of Salmon in the Sea, But a Struggle to Find Food - Hatchery fish add to growing population, taxing ocean’s resources

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/28/1454913/plenty-of-salmon-in-the-sea.html

Editorial - Columbia River Hatcheries Need Better Options (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/11/26/1267082/columbia-river-hatcheries-need.html

Fewer Wardens; Poaching, Fishing Violations Rise (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013532732_gameswardens27m.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Coalition Files Appeal of Port Townsend Mill Biomass Permit (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101126/news/311269997/coalition-files-appeal-of-port-townsend-mill-biomass-permit

News Release - Simpson Shelton Biomass Facility Awards Construction Contract (Adolfson, Peterson, Inc)

http://www.a-p.com/project/recently-awarded/simpson-shelton-biomass-facility

Tapping into Tides for Electricity (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013525519_tidalenergy26.html

Editorial - Leave Room for Wave Energy (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/11/leave_room_for_wave_energy.html

Big Idaho Utility Signs Wind Energy Deal (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AQ07K20101127

Wisconsin Biomass Power Plant at Juncture - Hearings Will Address We Energies Proposal (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, WI)

http://www.jsonline.com/business/110890709.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Oregon - Energy Upgrades Qualify Pacific Stainless for $32k Columbia River PUD Rebate (South County Spotlight, Portland, OR)

http://www.spotlightnews.net/news/story.php?story_id=129063114239503100

How Much Are Those Christmas Lights Costing Me? (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/430783_cost.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Eastern States Diverting Money from Regional Climate Initiative (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/nyregion/29greenhouse.html

Obama’s Climate Agenda Shifts as GOP Takes over House (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/11/obama-gop-house-climate-policy/1

As Nations Dither on Climate Change, Big Cities Step Up (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013539996_citiesclimate28.html

Waves Getting Taller, Stronger - Some Scientists Say Cause Is Climate Change (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/26/1452963/waves-getting-taller-stronger.html

Extreme Weather - A Climate Whodunit: Science Nails the Blame Game (TIME Magazine)

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/11/27/can-we-blame-extreme-weather-on-climate-change.html

Phil Mote, Oregon State University Climate Scientist, Weathers the Storm Growing Around Global Warming (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/11/phil_mote_oregon_state_univers.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Will a Flood of Tiny Sensors Help Us Cut Emissions? (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/11/29/29climatewire-will-a-flood-of-tiny-sensors-help-us-cut-emi-24286.html

Secondhand Smoke Kills 600,000 a Year Worldwide (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/yourlife/health/medical/2010-11-26-smoke26_st_N.htm?csp=34news

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast Suffers Major East Coast Outage - DNS server related, no explanation given (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Suffers-Major-East-Coast-Outage-111568

FCC Mulls Web Traffic Rules for December Meeting

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AM6EE20101124

LUS Fiber Beats Back Cox/CTC Lawsuit - Sleazy incumbent games in the bayou continue... (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/LUS-Fiber-Beats-Back-CoxCTC-Lawsuit-111546

Linking Pockets of Europe to High-Speed Internet

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/technology/29iht-satellite29.html

Google Grows, and Works to Retain Nimble Minds (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/technology/29google.html

Technology Notebook: Facebook Closes in on ‘Face’ Trademark (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20101128/BIZ/711289935/-1/rss03

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Legislature - Dems Still in Control, But GOP Makes Gains (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_new_look_legislature.html

Editorial - The Battle over Municipal Bonds (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/26/AR2010112604756.html

Shelton Mayor Awarded Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3896-shelton-mayor-awarded-advanced-certificate-of-municipal-leadership

Imagine a Saturday Without Mail (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2010/11/19/131447482/imagine-a-saturday-without-mail?ft=1&f=7

GENERAL NEWS

Flood Watch in Effect for Skokomish River (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3927-flood-watch-in-effect-for-skokomish-river

Storm Rolling in with Rain, Wind, and Snow – “…Tuesday: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 47. South southwest wind between 17 & 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%...” (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/430890_storm.html

NOAA Has Been Right so Far, Predicts More Storms (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2146

Dozens Escape Fire at Tumwater Call Center (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/25944629/detail.html

Suspect in Oregon Bomb Plot Is Called Confused (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/us/29suspect.html

Navy’s Trident Nuclear Warheads Hit the Highway, Bound for Texas (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/nov/27/tridents-warheads-on-the-road-to-refurbishment/

Carbon-Monoxide Poisoning of 14 a Reminder of Briquette Danger (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013533841_carbonmonoxide27m.html

Fired over Fixed Parking Tickets - Ex-Court Worker’s $256,000 Award Reversed (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013517290_eklund25m.html

Leslie Nielsen of ‘Naked Gun’ Fame Dies at Age 84 - ‘Shirley, he will be missed’ (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/Leslie-Nielsen-of-Naked-Gun-fame-dies-at-age-84-110947834.html

DIVERSIONS

When the Software is the Sportswriter

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/business/28digi.html

Teenage Boys Survive 50 Days Adrift in South Pacific

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AP0BJ20101126

Christo’s Art Project in Colorado Provoking Lively Debate

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013525578_christo26.html

‘12 Days of Christmas’ Items’ Cost Nears $100,000

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/11/28/1443629/12-days-of-christmas-items-cost.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Naked Gun Main Theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRtpArDU0Xo