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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)
Plenty of Salmon in the Sea, But a Struggle to Find Food - Hatchery fish add to growing population, taxing ocean’s resources
Cowlitz PUD Pondering Best Way to Raise Rates (Longview Daily News, WA)
Coalition Files Appeal of Port Townsend Mill Biomass Permit (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
News Release - Simpson Shelton Biomass Facility Awards Construction Contract (Adolfson, Peterson, Inc)
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
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Cowlitz PUD Pondering Best Way to Raise Rates (Longview Daily News, WA)
Editorial – Cowlitz PUD Sales Job on Need for Utility Rate Hike a Tall Task (Longview Daily News, WA)
Snohomish County PUD Warns of Higher Bills (Everett Herald, WA)
Grant County PUD Rates May Increase by $7 (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Chelan County PUD Might Delay Raises, Extend Surcharge (Lake Chelan Mirror, WA)
Power Line on Bus Traps Passengers Inside (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
In Kitsap, People with Underground Lines Are the Last to Get Power Back (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Map of Bonneville Power Administration’s Proposed Transmission Line Available Online (Longview Daily News, WA)
Power Line Project Faces Challenges in California Valley (NY Times)
Mick Shutt, Longtime Voice of Clark Public Utilities, Retires - Spokesman helped customers keep up with complex system (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Susitna Dam Project Continues Alaska’s March toward Self-Sustaining Power (Juneau Empire, AK)
Illinois - Tenaska’s ‘Clean Coal’ Power Plant Gets Jolt with Bill (Crain’s Chicago Business)
Massachusetts - Old Power Plant Begins to Break Spell over Salem (Associated Press)
Germany Passes Law on Extending the Lifespans of Nuclear Power Plants (Deutsch World)
Texas – Pedernales Electric Co-Op’s Former Chief Is Set for Trial Today (Austin American-Statesman, TX)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Plenty of Salmon in the Sea, But a Struggle to Find Food - Hatchery fish add to growing population, taxing ocean’s resources
Editorial - Columbia River Hatcheries Need Better Options (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Fewer Wardens; Poaching, Fishing Violations Rise (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Coalition Files Appeal of Port Townsend Mill Biomass Permit (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
News Release - Simpson Shelton Biomass Facility Awards Construction Contract (Adolfson, Peterson, Inc)
Tapping into Tides for Electricity (Seattle Times)
Editorial - Leave Room for Wave Energy (Oregonian, Portland)
Big Idaho Utility Signs Wind Energy Deal (Reuters)
Wisconsin Biomass Power Plant at Juncture - Hearings Will Address We Energies Proposal (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, WI)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Oregon - Energy Upgrades Qualify Pacific Stainless for $32k Columbia River PUD Rebate (South County Spotlight, Portland, OR)
How Much Are Those Christmas Lights Costing Me? (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Eastern States Diverting Money from Regional Climate Initiative (NY Times)
Obama’s Climate Agenda Shifts as GOP Takes over House (USA Today)
As Nations Dither on Climate Change, Big Cities Step Up (Seattle Times)
Waves Getting Taller, Stronger - Some Scientists Say Cause Is Climate Change (Olympian, WA)
Extreme Weather - A Climate Whodunit: Science Nails the Blame Game (TIME Magazine)
Phil Mote, Oregon State University Climate Scientist, Weathers the Storm Growing Around Global Warming (Oregonian, Portland)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Will a Flood of Tiny Sensors Help Us Cut Emissions? (NY Times)
Secondhand Smoke Kills 600,000 a Year Worldwide (USA Today)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Comcast Suffers Major East Coast Outage - DNS server related, no explanation given (Broadband Reports)
FCC Mulls Web Traffic Rules for December Meeting
LUS Fiber Beats Back Cox/CTC Lawsuit - Sleazy incumbent games in the bayou continue... (Broadband Reports)
Linking Pockets of Europe to High-Speed Internet
Google Grows, and Works to Retain Nimble Minds (NY Times)
Technology Notebook: Facebook Closes in on ‘Face’ Trademark (Everett Herald, WA)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington State Legislature - Dems Still in Control, But GOP Makes Gains (Associated Press)
Editorial - The Battle over Municipal Bonds (Washington Post)
Shelton Mayor Awarded Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Imagine a Saturday Without Mail (National Public Radio)
GENERAL NEWS
Flood Watch in Effect for Skokomish River (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
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)
NOAA Has Been Right so Far, Predicts More Storms (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Dozens Escape Fire at Tumwater Call Center (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
Suspect in Oregon Bomb Plot Is Called Confused (NY Times)
Navy’s Trident Nuclear Warheads Hit the Highway, Bound for Texas (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Carbon-Monoxide Poisoning of 14 a Reminder of Briquette Danger (Seattle Times)
Fired over Fixed Parking Tickets - Ex-Court Worker’s $256,000 Award Reversed (Seattle Times)
Leslie Nielsen of ‘Naked Gun’ Fame Dies at Age 84 - ‘Shirley, he will be missed’ (Christian Science Monitor)
DIVERSIONS
When the Software is the Sportswriter
Teenage Boys Survive 50 Days Adrift in South Pacific
Christo’s Art Project in Colorado Provoking Lively Debate
‘12 Days of Christmas’ Items’ Cost Nears $100,000
SONG OF THE DAY
Naked Gun Main Theme
