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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Snow Has Ended; Cold Sets In; Roads Icy (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Nov 23 AM Update - North Mason Outage Response & Winter Weather Advisory (Mason County PUD No. 3)
Cowlitz County Coal Export Facility Up for Vote Tuesday (Longview Daily News, WA)
Get an Energy Audit - Ten Ways to Keep the Heat In; and Save Money (Boston Globe, MA)
Mason PUD No. 3 Helps Shelton Chamber Beautification Project Go Green (South Sound Business Examiner)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
· Nov 23 AM Update - North Mason Outage Response & Winter Weather Advisory
· Cold Snap Developments in Western Washington
· Snohomish County: Wind Topples Trees, Power Lines
· 66,000 in Dark as Storm Bears Down on Washington State
· How to Get Through a Power Outage
· Cowlitz County Coal Export Facility Up for Vote Tuesday
· Lake Pend Oreille’s Winter Level to Rise, Fall Mildly
· Report: Workers Felt Rushed Before New York Nuke Release
· After the Nuclear Plant Powers Down
· Utilities Both Thrilled, Worried About Electric Cars
· Dynegy Expects Shareholder to Reject Takeover Bid
· Southern California Edison Offers Customers Holiday Lighting Safety Tips
· Canada - Bald Eagles Flock to Chehalis-Harrison River Estuary
· Study to Focus on Upper Kittitas County Groundwater
· La Niña May Reduce California Water Allocations
· Bothell Company Is Solar Installer’s Eye in the Sky
· Can Military, Wind Farms Co-Exist?
· Massachusetts - Cape Wind Takes a Step Forward
· Oregon - Biomass Plant Permit Hearing Set for La Pine
· Op/Ed - Making Vermont Biomass Work
· Mason PUD No. 3 Helps Shelton Chamber Beautification Project Go Green
· People Power Rides ‘Internet of Things’ to Smart Grid
· Get an Energy Audit - Ten Ways to Keep the Heat In; and Save Money
· Environmental Protection Agency Sets New Rules for Carbon Dioxide Storage
· Cap-&-Trade Likely to be Buried by New Congress
· UN Meeting to Tackle Smaller Climate Issues
· Washington Recycling Rate Level at 45 Percent
· Giving Thanks to the Planet - Turkey Day Eco-Mysteries, Solved
· Verizon Grabs for Internet Speed Crown in New Plan
· Microsoft Spent $1 Billion Expanding Offices in Puget Sound
· Wireless Printing Available on iPad, iPhone
· State Budget Cuts Force More Layoffs at Olympic College
· Port of Port Angeles Commissioners Issue Stimulus Bonds for Industrial Expansion
· Snow Has Ended; Cold Sets In; Roads Icy
· More Cold Weather Ahead: Warm-Up Forecast to Begin Wednesday
· Eastern Washington This Weekend: Snow & Bitter Cold
· Pacific Northwest Freezes as Rare Blizzard Roars Through
· Vicious Storm Batters Pacific Northwest as Travel Ramps Up
· Report: Nuclear Weapon Drivers Sometimes Got Drunk
· FCC Considers Texting to 9-1-1
· Time Takes Its Toll on Capitol’s Story (Totem) Pole
WORD OF THE DAY
Venerate • \VENN-uh-rayt\ • verb - 1: to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference 2: to honor (as an icon or a relic) with a ritual act of devotion
No sentence today friends
Tired, oh so tired this morning
All hail the linemen
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Nov 23 AM Update - North Mason Outage Response & Winter Weather Advisory (Mason County PUD No. 3)
Cold Snap Developments in Western Washington (NW Cable News)
Snohomish County: Wind Topples Trees, Power Lines (Everett Herald, WA)
66,000 in Dark as Storm Bears Down on Washington State (Associated Press)
How to Get Through a Power Outage (Seattle Times)
Cowlitz County Coal Export Facility Up for Vote Tuesday (Longview Daily News, WA)
Lake Pend Oreille’s Winter Level to Rise, Fall Mildly (iStock Analyst)
Report: Workers Felt Rushed Before New York Nuke Release (Associated Press)
After the Nuclear Plant Powers Down (NY Times)
Utilities Both Thrilled, Worried About Electric Cars (Associated Press)
Dynegy Expects Shareholder to Reject Takeover Bid (Associated Press)
Southern California Edison Offers Customers Holiday Lighting Safety Tips (Electric Energy Online)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Canada - Bald Eagles Flock to Chehalis-Harrison River Estuary (Vancouver Sun, BC)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Study to Focus on Upper Kittitas County Groundwater (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
La Niña May Reduce California Water Allocations (SF Chronicle)
Iran Declares Holiday over High Air Pollution (Bloomberg News)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Bothell Company Is Solar Installer’s Eye in the Sky (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Can Military, Wind Farms Co-Exist? (Associated Press)
Massachusetts - Cape Wind Takes a Step Forward (NY Times)
Oregon - Biomass Plant Permit Hearing Set for La Pine (KBNW Radio, Bend, OR)
Op/Ed - Making Vermont Biomass Work (Bennington Banner, VT)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Mason PUD No. 3 Helps Shelton Chamber Beautification Project Go Green (South Sound Business Examiner)
People Power Rides ‘Internet of Things’ to Smart Grid (CNET News)
Get an Energy Audit - Ten Ways to Keep the Heat In; and Save Money (Boston Globe, MA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Environmental Protection Agency Sets New Rules for Carbon Dioxide Storage (Associated Press)
Cap-&-Trade Likely to be Buried by New Congress (Washington Post)
UN Meeting to Tackle Smaller Climate Issues (USA Today)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Washington Recycling Rate Level at 45 Percent (Associated Press)
Giving Thanks to the Planet - Turkey Day Eco-Mysteries, Solved (Slate Magazine)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Verizon Grabs for Internet Speed Crown in New Plan (Associated Press)
Microsoft Spent $1 Billion Expanding Offices in Puget Sound (Seattle Times)
Wireless Printing Available on iPad, iPhone (Associated Press)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
State Budget Cuts Force More Layoffs at Olympic College (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Port of Port Angeles Commissioners Issue Stimulus Bonds for Industrial Expansion (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Snow Has Ended; Cold Sets In; Roads Icy (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
More Cold Weather Ahead: Warm-Up Forecast to Begin Wednesday (Olympian, WA)
Eastern Washington This Weekend: Snow & Bitter Cold (Seattle Times)
Pacific Northwest Freezes as Rare Blizzard Roars Through (Associated Press)
Vicious Storm Batters Pacific Northwest as Travel Ramps Up (USA Today)
Report: Nuclear Weapon Drivers Sometimes Got Drunk (Associated Press)
FCC Considers Texting to 9-1-1 (Washington Post)
Time Takes Its Toll on Capitol’s Story (Totem) Pole (Everett Herald, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Hide Your Junk: Behold the Radiation-Blocking Underwear That Will Have the TSA Fuming
Goat thieves busy in Chilliwack - A rise in goat thefts after goat meat was recently declared to be low in cholesterol
Rare Apple I Computer to be Auctioned in Britain
3rd Eye: NYU Artist Gets Camera Implanted in Head
SONG OF THE DAY
Daft Punk - Tron Legacy Theme
