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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Winter Weather Advisory in Effect with Snow this Afternoon (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
News Release – Bonneville Power Administration Proposes 8.5 Percent Rate Increase to Sustain Hydro System Value (Bonneville Power Administration)
Additional $1.2B Hole in State Revenue Projected — Expect More Budget Cuts
To Help Business, Gregoire Suspends New Rules & Regs; But Which Ones? (Seattle Times)
Eminent Domain, Health Care Reform - Role of Attorney General Argued Before Court (Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
· News Release – Bonneville Power Administration Proposes 8.5 Percent Rate Increase to Sustain Hydro System Value
· Grays Harbor PUD Responds to Proposed Bonneville Power Administration Rate Increases
· BPA Rate Increase Will Force Bump in Cowlitz PUD Rates
· Lewis County PUD Not Happy with Bonneville Power Administration’s Proposed Increase
· Clark Public Utilities Proposes Tight Electric Budget for 2011
· Bonneville Power Administration Gets Specific with New Power Line Map
· News Release - Bonneville Power Administration Shows Tower Locations for Proposed Power Line
· Idaho – Bonneville Power Administration Transmission Tower Damaged by Winds
· Local Residents, Agencies (Including Mason PUD 3) Gear Up for Rough Winter
· Eminent Domain, Health Care Reform - Role of Attorney General Argued Before Court
· British Columbia Rivers Being Used for Power
· Editorial – Cowlitz Commissioners Should Support Coal Export Facility
· US Agency Seeks Easier Grid Access for Solar, Wind
· FERC Directs NERC to Revise Definition of Bulk Electric System
· Florida - Electric Co-Op Lineman in Hospital After Accidental Shock
· Nixon Backs Bill for Ameren to Recoup $40 Million in Nuclear Plant Costs
· Computer Worm Was Perfect for Sabotaging Centrifuges
· Oregon - Sandy River Hatchery Upgrades Will Allow Wild Fish Access to Spawning Grounds
· Study Gauges Success of Wild Fish Rescue
· Montana - Signs Found of Invasive Mussel in Flathead Lake
· Mason PUD 1 - Boil Water Advisory for Hood Canal Mutual Lifted
· Columbia River Basin Groundwater Decline Examined at Forum
· Island County’s Clean Water Charge Advances
· Highly Contaminated Soil Found at Hanford near Columbia River
· Solar Panel Glut Projected in 2011
· Ocean Energy Concepts Proliferate
· WindPower Innovations Expands Market to Include Alaska Hydropower
· Ohio Utility Shelves Plan to Burn Wood at Power Plant
· New Hampshire Company Gets Power Project Extension for Proposed Wood-Fired Plant
· Editorial – Ohio’s Expensive Burger - A Learning Experience with Biomass
· One Million CFL’s Served…Now Recycle ‘Em
· Energy Adviser: LED Holiday Lights save Money, Energy
· Canada Senate Kills Climate Bill Ahead of United Nations Summit
· Sustainable Northwest Leads Rural Effort
· A ‘Hydrogen Highway’ Through Connecticut
· For Philadelphia Eagles, a Winning Mix of Wind, Biodiesel & Solar
· Africa’s Health up in Smoke
· Shoppers Shrug Off Fears About Toxic Reusable Bags
· Cellphone Carriers Try to Control Signal Boosters
· Frontier: Replace That Too Fast Fiber Connection with DSL!
· Additional $1.2B Hole in State Revenue Projected — Expect More Budget Cuts
· Washington State Governor Suspends Agency Rule Making
· To Help Business, Gregoire Suspends New Rules & Regs; But Which Ones?
· Labor, Environmentalists Slam Gregoire’s Rules Suspension
· Congressman Hastings Seeks More Jurisdiction for Energy & Commerce Committee
· STATE: WA governor to lead National Governors Association
· Washington First? - NY Times: California Invents Top-Two Primary!
· Winter Weather Advisory in Effect with Snow this Afternoon
· Snow Advisories Issued for Some Parts of Western Washington
· Lewis County: Six Teens Arrested After Victim Fires Rifle, Riddles Car with Bullets
· Unemployment in Mason County Drops Under Ten Percent
· Grocery Workers, Employers Return to Bargaining Table
WORD OF THE DAY
Retrodict • \ret-ruh-DIKT\ • Verb - to utilize present information or ideas to infer or explain
George sat at his desk, the late afternoon sunlight slanting through the dark, wooden venetian blinds; the shadows slashing across his yellow legal pad. He pondered his crabbed handwriting, deciphering the phrase “Those who cannot retrodict the past, are condemned to repeat it.” His furrowed brow showed his concern. “Even though my readers will more than likely be intellectuals,” he mused, “I’m sure that even they will not know what that means.”
George Santayana: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” The Life of Reason Vol.1, Reason in common sense 1905-06
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
News Release – Bonneville Power Administration Proposes 8.5 Percent Rate Increase to Sustain Hydro System Value (Bonneville Power Administration)
Grays Harbor PUD Responds to Proposed Bonneville Power Administration Rate Increases (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
BPA Rate Increase Will Force Bump in Cowlitz PUD Rates (Longview Daily News, WA)
Lewis County PUD Not Happy with Bonneville Power Administration’s Proposed Increase (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
Clark Public Utilities Proposes Tight Electric Budget for 2011 (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Bonneville Power Administration Gets Specific with New Power Line Map (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
News Release - Bonneville Power Administration Shows Tower Locations for Proposed Power Line (Bonneville Power Administration)
Idaho – Bonneville Power Administration Transmission Tower Damaged by Winds (KLEW-TV, Lewiston, ID)
Local Residents, Agencies (Including Mason PUD 3) Gear Up for Rough Winter (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Eminent Domain, Health Care Reform - Role of Attorney General Argued Before Court (Associated Press)
British Columbia Rivers Being Used for Power (Agassiz Observer, BC)
Editorial – Cowlitz Commissioners Should Support Coal Export Facility (Longview Daily News, WA)
US Agency Seeks Easier Grid Access for Solar, Wind – FERC: Power transmitted every 15-minutes, instead of hourly; Helps meet future power demand from electric vehicles (Reuters)
FERC Directs NERC to Revise Definition of Bulk Electric System (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission – and this is different, how?)
Florida - Electric Co-Op Lineman in Hospital After Accidental Shock (Gainesville Sun, FL)
Nixon Backs Bill for Ameren to Recoup $40 Million in Nuclear Plant Costs (St Louis Business Journal, MO)
Computer Worm Was Perfect for Sabotaging Centrifuges (NY Times)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Oregon - Sandy River Hatchery Upgrades Will Allow Wild Fish Access to Spawning Grounds (Oregonian, Portland)
Study Gauges Success of Wild Fish Rescue - Fish Collected by Battle Ground-Area Man Are Tagged, Then Released (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Montana - Signs Found of Invasive Mussel in Flathead Lake (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Mason PUD 1 - Boil Water Advisory for Hood Canal Mutual Lifted (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Columbia River Basin Groundwater Decline Examined at Forum (Columbia Basin herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Island County’s Clean Water Charge Advances (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Highly Contaminated Soil Found at Hanford near Columbia River (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Solar Panel Glut Projected in 2011 (Portland Business Journal, OR)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2010/11/17/solar-panel-glut-projected-in-2011.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2010/11/17/solar-panel-glut-projected-in-2011.html
Ocean Energy Concepts Proliferate (Northwest Public Radio)
WindPower Innovations Expands Market to Include Alaska Hydropower (Electric Light & Power)
Ohio Utility Shelves Plan to Burn Wood at Power Plant (Columbus Dispatch, OH)
New Hampshire Company Gets Power Project Extension for Proposed Wood-Fired Plant (Boston Globe, MA)
Editorial – Ohio’s Expensive Burger - A Learning Experience with Biomass (Akron Journal, OH)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
One Million CFL’s Served…Now Recycle ‘Em (Michigan Now)
Energy Adviser: LED Holiday Lights save Money, Energy (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Canada Senate Kills Climate Bill Ahead of United Nations Summit (British Broadcasting Corporation)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Sustainable Northwest Leads Rural Effort (Sustainable Business Oregon)
A ‘Hydrogen Highway’ Through Connecticut (Newsweek Magazine)
For Philadelphia Eagles, a Winning Mix of Wind, Biodiesel & Solar (NY Times)
Africa’s Health up in Smoke - Household Smoke Will be the Leading Cause of Premature Death by 2030 (Mail & Guardian, UK)
Shoppers Shrug Off Fears About Toxic Reusable Bags (Associated Press)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Cellphone Carriers Try to Control Signal Boosters (NY Times)
Frontier: Replace That Too Fast Fiber Connection with DSL! (Broadband Reports)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Additional $1.2B Hole in State Revenue Projected — Expect More Budget Cuts
Washington State Governor Suspends Agency Rule Making (Associated Press)
To Help Business, Gregoire Suspends New Rules & Regs; But Which Ones? (Seattle Times)
Labor, Environmentalists Slam Gregoire’s Rules Suspension (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Congressman Hastings Seeks More Jurisdiction for Energy & Commerce Committee (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
STATE: WA governor to lead National Governors Association (Associated Press)
Washington First? - NY Times: California Invents Top-Two Primary! (Crosscut Seattle)
GENERAL NEWS
Winter Weather Advisory in Effect with Snow this Afternoon (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Snow Advisories Issued for Some Parts of Western Washington (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
Lewis County: Six Teens Arrested After Victim Fires Rifle, Riddles Car with Bullets (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Unemployment in Mason County Drops Under Ten Percent (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Grocery Workers, Employers Return to Bargaining Table (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
DIVERSIONS
New Bible Drops Gender-Neutral Language of ‘05 Version
Thirsty? How About a Side of Bacon Water? Just Add These Bacon Drink Tablets, Fo’Sizzle!
Radioactive Rabbit Down, Now Hanford Tracking a Radioactive Mouse
Heated Paint Can Rockets Out of Portland Oven
SONG OF THE DAY
The Bar-Kays - Soulfinger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xPQ3eFa7gs
