Energy News Digest for September 28, 2012

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Mid-Columbia Group Forms to Fight Higher Electric Bills from Unneeded Power (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/09/28/2116893/mid-columbia-group-forms-to-fight.html

American Wind Manufacturers Lay Off 1,100 Workers in One Month, Citing Expiring Wind Tax Credit (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/09/american-wind-manufacturers-lay-off-1100-workers-in-one-month-citing-expiring-wind-tax-credit?cmpid=rss

Washington State Wildlife Agents Finish Job of Eliminating Wolf Pack (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Wildlife-agents-kill-alpha-male-in-wolf-pack-in-NE-Wash-171607141.html

Strong Summer Chum Run Reported for Union River (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/sep/27/strong-summer-chum-run-reported-for-union-river/

Court’s Decision Shuts Off Wenatchee’s Tax on Chelan PUD Water Service (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/sep/28/courts-decision-shuts-off-wenatchees-pud-water-tax/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Mid-Columbia Group Forms to Fight Higher Electric Bills from Unneeded Power
• Chelan PUD to Drop Columbia River by Four Feet for Turbine Tests
• Editorial - Utilities’ Sustainability Efforts Worthy of Applause
• Flashback - PUD 3 Exceeds Energy Efficiency Goals in Washington State Renewable Energy Law
• Puget Sound Energy Seeks to Decrease Natural Gas Prices for Winter
• Awash with Natural Gas, Industry Eyes Exporting Fuel
• U-S Utilities May Return to Coal as Natural Gas Prices Rise
• Entergy Sues Feds over Nuclear Waste
• U-S Group Studying Breach at Canada’s Schneider Unit
• Washington State Wildlife Agents Finish Job of Eliminating Wolf Pack
• Strong Summer Chum Run Reported for Union River
• Volunteers Celebrate New Chambers Creek Fish Ladder
• Cedar River Sockeye Spawning Egg Take Already More than Double What It Was Last Year
• Compact Approves Tribal, Non-Tribal Commercial Fisheries; Steelhead Return Below Ten-Year Average
• Court’s Decision Shuts Off Wenatchee’s Tax on Chelan PUD Water Service
• Dysfunctional Oregon Water District Loses Insurance for Board Members’ Behavior
• Water Costs Getting More Expensive
• Water Purchase Deal Clears Major Hurdle for Hemisphere’s Largest Desalination Plant in California
• American Wind Manufacturers Lay Off 1,100 Workers in One Month, Citing Expiring Wind Tax Credit
• SoloPower’s Portland Factory Jobs Will Pay an Average $51,000
• Survey: Oregon Coast Residents Support Wave Energy
• What the Future of Wave Energy Looks Like
• Central Oregon’s Newberry Geothermal Project Will Use Hot Rocks to Make Steam
• Jerry Brown Oks Bills to Expand Renewable Energy in California
• Why the Natural Gas Lobby is Wooing the Clean Power Industry
• Kilowatt Challenge Spurs Landlords to Trim Energy Use
• My Nissan Leaf Life: How I Almost Leased One Online - Until My Wife Found Out
• Comcast Binges on Wi-Fi Hotspots in California
• FCC Moves Ahead with Airwaves Auction
• Washington State Lt Governor Brad Owen Fined $1,000 for Failing to Submit Finance Reports
• Washington State Congressional Race - Kilmer Has Strong Lead over Driscoll in 6th District
• Mason County Commissioner Candidates Debate
• Shelton Man Arrested After Listing Stolen Truck for Sale Online
• Smoke Lingers from Shelton Area Brushfire
• Woman Who Left Baby in Olympia Hospital’s Trash Gets Ten Years
• Mason County Trail Closed Because of Aggressive Goats to Reopen Monday
• Park Officials: Go Ahead & Hit Goats with Rocks
• Grapeview Teacher Honored for Saving Friend’s Life
• Washington State’s Minimum Wage Increases 15 Cents Next Year
• Refs Cheered at First NFL Game Following Lockout
• Mars Rover Uncovers Evidence of Water Flows

WORD OF THE DAY

Dearth • \DERTH\ • Noun - 1: scarcity that makes dear; specifically: famine 2: an inadequate supply: lack

Due to dearth of time

Haiku comes to the rescue

Even poor prose helps

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

Mid-Columbia Group Forms to Fight Higher Electric Bills from Unneeded Power (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/09/28/2116893/mid-columbia-group-forms-to-fight.html

Chelan PUD to Drop Columbia River by Four Feet for Turbine Tests (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/sep/27/pud-to-drop-columbia-by-4-feet-for-testing/

Editorial - Utilities’ Sustainability Efforts Worthy of Applause (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA – Congratulations: you followed state law!)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/sep/28/editorial-utilities-sustainability-efforts-worthy/

Flashback - PUD 3 Exceeds Energy Efficiency Goals in Washington State Renewable Energy Law (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1081

Puget Sound Energy Seeks to Decrease Natural Gas Prices for Winter (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2012/09/27/puget-sound-energy-seeks-to-decrease.html

Awash with Natural Gas, Industry Eyes Exporting Fuel (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2019281613_naturalgasexportsxml.html

U-S Utilities May Return to Coal as Natural Gas Prices Rise (Reuters)

http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/09/27/us-utilities-coal-gas-idINBRE88Q11S20120927

Entergy Sues Feds over Nuclear Waste (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2012/09/28/entergy-sues-feds-over-nuclear-waste/

U-S Group Studying Breach at Canada’s Schneider Unit (Reuters)

http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/09/27/us-energy-hackers-idINBRE88Q1Z120120927

FISH & WILDLIFE

Washington State Wildlife Agents Finish Job of Eliminating Wolf Pack (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Wildlife-agents-kill-alpha-male-in-wolf-pack-in-NE-Wash-171607141.html

Strong Summer Chum Run Reported for Union River (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/sep/27/strong-summer-chum-run-reported-for-union-river/

Volunteers Celebrate New Chambers Creek Fish Ladder (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/09/27/2312733/volunteers-celebrate-new-chambers.html

Cedar River Sockeye Spawning Egg Take Already More than Double What It Was Last Year (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2019276337__now_that_the_sockeye.html

Compact Approves Tribal, Non-Tribal Commercial Fisheries; Steelhead Return Below Ten-Year Average (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/423012.aspx

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Court’s Decision Shuts Off Wenatchee’s Tax on Chelan PUD Water Service (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/sep/28/courts-decision-shuts-off-wenatchees-pud-water-tax/

Dysfunctional Oregon Water District Loses Insurance for Board Members’ Behavior (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/milwaukie/index.ssf/2012/09/dysfunctional_water_district_l.html

Water Costs Getting More Expensive (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-09-27/water-rates-rising/57849626/1?csp=34money

Water Purchase Deal Clears Major Hurdle for Hemisphere’s Largest Desalination Plant in California (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/water-purchase-deal-clears-major-hurdle-for-hemispheres-largest-desalination-plant-in-calif/2012/09/27/5c8aaadc-08eb-11e2-9eea-333857f6a7bd_story.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

American Wind Manufacturers Lay Off 1,100 Workers in One Month, Citing Expiring Wind Tax Credit (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/09/american-wind-manufacturers-lay-off-1100-workers-in-one-month-citing-expiring-wind-tax-credit?cmpid=rss

SoloPower’s Portland Factory Jobs Will Pay an Average $51,000 (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2012/09/solopower_portland_factory_job.html

Survey: Oregon Coast Residents Support Wave Energy (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2012/09/survey-oregon-coast-residents-support.html

What the Future of Wave Energy Looks Like (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferris/2012/09/27/no-one-agrees-what-a-wave-energy-harvester-looks-like/

Central Oregon’s Newberry Geothermal Project Will Use Hot Rocks to Make Steam (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/newberry-geothermal-project-will-use-hot-rocks-to-make-steam/

Jerry Brown Oks Bills to Expand Renewable Energy in California (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2012/09/jerry-brown-signs-renewable-energy-bills.html

Why the Natural Gas Lobby is Wooing the Clean Power Industry (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/cleantech/why-the-natural-gas-lobby-is-wooing-the-clean-power-industry/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Kilowatt Challenge Spurs Landlords to Trim Energy Use (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2012/09/kilowatt-challenge-spurs-landlords-to.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

My Nissan Leaf Life: How I Almost Leased One Online - Until My Wife Found Out (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2012/0928/My-Nissan-Leaf-life-How-I-almost-leased-one-online-until-my-wife-found-out

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast Binges on Wi-Fi Hotspots in California (Gigaom)

http://gigaom.com/mobile/comcast-binges-on-wi-fi-hotspots-in-california/

FCC Moves Ahead with Airwaves Auction (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/fcc-moves-ahead-with-airwaves-auction/2012/09/28/ed35132c-0988-11e2-858a-5311df86ab04_blog.html?wprss=rss_technology

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Lt Governor Brad Owen Fined $1,000 for Failing to Submit Finance Reports (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/09/27/2266460/lt-gov-owen-fined-1000-over-finance.html

Washington State Congressional Race - Kilmer Has Strong Lead over Driscoll in 6th District (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Kilmer-strong-lead-6th-District-poll-171605731.html

Mason County Commissioner Candidates Debate (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/7504

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton Man Arrested After Listing Stolen Truck for Sale Online (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/7498

Smoke Lingers from Shelton Area Brushfire (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/40165-smoke-lingers-from-brushfire

Woman Who Left Baby in Olympia Hospital’s Trash Gets Ten Years (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/09/27/2266313/mother-who-gave-birth-in-trash.html

Mason County Trail Closed Because of Aggressive Goats to Reopen Monday (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=930071

Park Officials: Go Ahead & Hit Goats with Rocks (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=956820

Grapeview Teacher Honored for Saving Friend’s Life (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/sep/27/grapeview-teacher-honored-for-saving-friends/

Washington State’s Minimum Wage Increases 15 Cents Next Year (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/09/28/2267097/states-minimum-wage-increases.html

Refs Cheered at First NFL Game Following Lockout (U-S News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/sports/articles/2012/09/28/refs-cheered-at-first-nfl-game-following-lockout

Mars Rover Uncovers Evidence of Water Flows (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/story/2012/09/27/mars-rover-curiosity-finds-proof-mars-had-water/57848954/1?csp=34news

DIVERSIONS

Pilot Boyfriend Uses Fake Plane Emergency Over Chicago to Propose

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/15430863-418/pilot-boyfriend-uses-fake-plane-emergency-over-chicago-to-propose.html

Ultimate Toy Boat Comes Together in Tacoma Shop (Now, say “toy boat” ten times really fast!)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/09/27/2312616/ultimate-toy-boat-comes-together.html

New Jersey Woman Accused of Cancer Scam for Wedding, Cash

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/sep/27/nj-woman-accused-of-cancer-scam-for-wedding-cash/

Global Warming Is Solved: Just Make Snow Out of Sewage (Note: story &  comments may have PG-13 language & content….especially of a scatological nature…)

http://gawker.com/5946888/global-warming-is-solved-just-make-snow-out-of-sewage

SONG OF THE DAY

Christopher Cross – Sailing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9NkBxxHxAc

Energy News Digest for September 27, 2012

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Auburn: Downed Electrical Lines Trap 38 Students on Bus – Causes Outage (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/09/27/2311955/auburn-downed-electrical-lines.html

Brush Fire near Lake Limerick (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/40002-brush-fire-near-lake-limerick

3,300 Lacey Customers Lose Power as Puget Sound Energy Crews Replace Wiring (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/09/26/2265156/3300-lacey-pse-customers-without.html

Free City Wi-Fi Arrives - In Port Angeles (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/technologybrierdudleysblog/2019270613_free_city_wifi_arrives_-_in_po.html

Federal Cash Comes Through for Wave Energy Testing Site (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2012/09/federal-cash-comes-through-for-wave.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Auburn: Downed Electrical Lines Trap 38 Students on Bus – Causes Outage
• 3,300 Lacey Customers Lose Power as Puget Sound Energy Crews Replace Wiring
• Thurston County Public Power Forum Set For Thursday at Washington Center
• Helicopter Buzzing over Lewis County? It’s the Bonneville Power Administration
• Rare Chance to Hear Three Notables Together During Public Power Week
• Southern Montana Electric Co-Op Trustee Considers Reorganization Proposals
• Columbia River PUD Wins Communications Awards
• FERC Extends Power Trade Reporting Requirements to Public Power
• New York Grid Sees Risk of Power Outages Rising in Next Decade - Indian Point plant retirement to cause grid, supply problems
• Maryland - Pepco May Face Strike; Union Rejects Contract Offer
• House Passes ‘Stop the War on Coal’ Bill Aimed at Repealing EPA Rules
• Massive Makeover Possible for Lower Columbia Sport, Commercial Fisheries
• Op/Ed - Collaborative Solutions Will Benefit ‘Pacific Salmon States’
• Columbia River - Algae Tests Nontoxic Above Wanapum Dam: Blooms Subsiding Above Wells Dam
• Longview Vessel Leaks Diesel into Columbia River
• Shelton Celebrates Upgrades to its Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Federal Cash Comes Through for Wave Energy Testing Site
• SoloPower Rolls Out Flexible Solar Panels in Portland Plant Opening
• Nine Canyon Wind Project Attains Milestone; Phase I Reaches Ten-Year Anniversary - Mason County PUD 3 a Project Participant
• North Dakota - LM Wind Power to Cut 345 Jobs, Blames Industry Downturn, Lack of Political Support
• NIMBY to the Max: Building Helipads to Stop Wind Turbines
• GE Introduces New Gas-Fired Power Plant Designed to Integrate with Renewables
• How to Make LED Lighting Mainstream: Make It a Service
• Meet Buddy, the Energy Tracking Dog
• Salt Marshes to Absorb Carbon to 2050, But Emit It Later
• Free City Wi-Fi Arrives - In Port Angeles
• Dish Pushes Rural Broadband With DishNET Bundles
• Op/Ed - Lagging Internet Access in Rural Washington State
• After California Departure - Comcast to Hire 140 in Snohomish County
• With Data Centers, Web Giants Have Great Eco-Responsibility
• United Kingdom - Newspaper Wants Tax on Broadband to Save Failing Newspapers
• Unfair Campaign Tactics Probed in Race for Secretary of State
• Brush Fire near Lake Limerick
• Missing Shelton Man Found Dead Near Home; Foul Play Not Suspected
• Air Quality Down Again in Wenatchee Area as Wildfires Continue to Burn
• NFL Referee Deal Reached. Back to Work Thursday
• Olympic National Park Employee to Take Over at Devils Tower Monument

WORD OF THE DAY

Rebuff • \rih-BUFF\ • Verb - To reject or criticize sharply

Relentless suitor

Rebuffed by young debutante

Father’s punch ends it

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

Auburn: Downed Electrical Lines Trap 38 Students on Bus – Causes Outage (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/09/27/2311955/auburn-downed-electrical-lines.html

3,300 Lacey Customers Lose Power as Puget Sound Energy Crews Replace Wiring (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/09/26/2265156/3300-lacey-pse-customers-without.html

Thurston County Public Power Forum Set For Thursday at Washington Center (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/09/26/2265294/public-power-forum-set-for-thursday.html

Helicopter Buzzing over Lewis County? It’s the Bonneville Power Administration (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2012/09/helicopter-buzzing-over-lewis-county.html

Rare Chance to Hear Three Notables Together During Public Power Week (NCW Television)

http://www.ncwtv.com/rare-chance-to-hear-three-notables-together-during-public-power-week-4842/

Southern Montana Electric Co-Op Trustee Considers Reorganization Proposals (Billings Gazette, MT)

http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/southern-trustee-considers-reorganization-proposals/article_f26abfee-8238-5d1b-82d4-92f3e404c9a8.html

Columbia River PUD Wins Communications Awards (Coast River Business Journal, Astoria, OR)

http://www.crbizjournal.com/news/article_c62b06e4-0814-11e2-8faf-0019bb2963f4.html

FERC Extends Power Trade Reporting Requirements to Public Power (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2012/09/ferc-extends-power-trade-reporting-requirements-to-public-power.html

New York Grid Sees Risk of Power Outages Rising in Next Decade - Indian Point plant retirement to cause grid, supply problems (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/19/utilities-newyork-idUSL1E8KJANV20120919

Maryland - Pepco May Face Strike; Union Rejects Contract Offer (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/pepco-may-face-strike-union-likely-to-reject-contract-offer/2012/09/26/b69ca0b0-081a-11e2-afff-d6c7f20a83bf_story.html?wprss=rss_business

House Passes ‘Stop the War on Coal’ Bill Aimed at Repealing EPA Rules (Pennenergy)

http://www.pennenergy.com/index/power/display/7843479834/articles/pennenergy/power/coal/2012/september/bill-would_repeal.html?cmpid=EnlDailyPowerSeptember272012

FISH & WILDLIFE

Massive Makeover Possible for Lower Columbia Sport, Commercial Fisheries (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/sep/26/massive-makeover-possible-lower-columbia-sport-com/

Op/Ed - Collaborative Solutions Will Benefit ‘Pacific Salmon States’ (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/27/4858396/collaborative-solutions-will-benefit.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Columbia River - Algae Tests Nontoxic Above Wanapum Dam: Blooms Subsiding Above Wells Dam (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/sep/26/algae-texts-nontoxic-above-wanapum-dam-toxic/

Longview Vessel Leaks Diesel into Columbia River (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019272019_apwalongviewdieselleak.html

Shelton Celebrates Upgrades to its Wastewater Treatment Plant (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/7465

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Federal Cash Comes Through for Wave Energy Testing Site (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2012/09/federal-cash-comes-through-for-wave.html

SoloPower Rolls Out Flexible Solar Panels in Portland Plant Opening (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2012/09/solopower_rolls_out_its_flexib.html

Nine Canyon Wind Project Attains Milestone; Phase I Reaches Ten-Year Anniversary - Mason County PUD 3 a Project Participant (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1088

North Dakota - LM Wind Power to Cut 345 Jobs, Blames Industry Downturn, Lack of Political Support (Grand Forks Herald, ND)

http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/245787/

NIMBY to the Max: Building Helipads to Stop Wind Turbines (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/politics/nimby-to-the-max-building-helipads-to-stop-wind-turbines/

GE Introduces New Gas-Fired Power Plant Designed to Integrate with Renewables (Power Engineering)

http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2012/09/ge-introduces-new-gas-fired-power-plant-designed-to-integrate-with-renewables.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

How to Make LED Lighting Mainstream: Make It a Service (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/cleantech/how-to-make-led-lighting-mainstream-make-it-a-service/

Meet Buddy, the Energy Tracking Dog (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/newsmakers/local-initiatives/energy-efficiency-mascot-buddy-the-dog/48391

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Salt Marshes to Absorb Carbon to 2050, But Emit It Later (Reuters)

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/09/26/us-climate-marshes-idUKBRE88P1CN20120926

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Free City Wi-Fi Arrives - In Port Angeles (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/technologybrierdudleysblog/2019270613_free_city_wifi_arrives_-_in_po.html

Dish Pushes Rural Broadband With DishNET Bundles (MultiChannel)

http://www.multichannel.com/news-article/dish-pushes-rural-broadband-dishnet-bundles/139476

Op/Ed - Lagging Internet Access in Rural Washington State (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/northwestvoices/2019269800_internet27lets.html

After California Departure - Comcast to Hire 140 in Snohomish County (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120926/BIZ/709269832

With Data Centers, Web Giants Have Great Eco-Responsibility (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/cloud/with-data-centers-web-giants-have-great-eco-responsibility/

United Kingdom - Newspaper Wants Tax on Broadband to Save Failing Newspapers: $3 Per Broadband User Reward for Failure to Adapt (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Newspaper-Wants-Tax-on-Broadband-to-Save-Failing-Newspapers-121381

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Unfair Campaign Tactics Probed in Race for Secretary of State (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019270914_drew27.html

GENERAL NEWS

Brush Fire near Lake Limerick (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/40002-brush-fire-near-lake-limerick

Missing Shelton Man Found Dead Near Home; Foul Play Not Suspected (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/09/26/2265487/missing-shelton-man-found-dead.html

Air Quality Down Again in Wenatchee Area as Wildfires Continue to Burn (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/09/26/2265197/air-quality-down-again-in-wenatchee.html

NFL Referee Deal Reached. Back to Work Thursday (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0927/NFL-referee-deal-reached.-Back-to-work-Thursday-video

Olympic National Park Employee to Take Over at Devils Tower Monument (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/09/26/2265525/olympic-national-park-employee.html

DIVERSIONS

Baby Shower? So 2010. Edgier Moms-To-Be Have a Baby Gender Reveal

http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/Modern-Parenthood/2012/0927/Baby-shower-So-2010.-Edgier-moms-to-be-have-a-baby-gender-reveal

Student Prompted Bomb Threat to Catch Up on Homework, Police Say

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-student-prompted-bomb-threat-to-catch-up-on-homework-police-say-20120927,0,5131799.story

Willie Wiredhand History

http://www.reddykilowatt.org/2007/03/22/willie-wiredhand-history/

Man Disguised as Car Seat Busted by Spanish Border Authorities

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/man-disguised-car-seat-busted-spanish-border-authorities-221021604.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Gary Numan - Cars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99fRdfVIOr4