Energy News Digest for November 9, 2011

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

Public Power Challenges Moody’s Proposed New Metrics (Managing Power Magazine)

http://www.managingpowermag.com/finance/Public-Power-Challenges-Moodys-Proposed-New-Metrics_349.html?hq_e=el&hq_m=2315884&hq_l=10&hq_v=91a2a42321

Canada Officials Say No Salmon Virus Found in British Columbia (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/133506473.html

California - State’s Solar Energy Output Reaches Milestone (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/09/BU6D1LS4E6.DTL

House fire spurs Duke Energy to stop electric car charging across North Carolina (WBTV-TV, Charlotte, NC)

http://www.wbtv.com/story/15986760/duke-energy-puts-electric-charging-station-program-on-hold-after-house-fire

Amazon’s Oregon Cloud Region Open for Business “…generally lower energy costs in Oregon & the presence of renewable energy sources such as hydroelectric power…” (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/cloud/amazons-oregon-cloud-region-open-for-business/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Public Power Challenges Moody’s Proposed New Metrics
• Lower Columbia CAP Energy Assistance Program Cut In Half
• Benton PUD Raises Power Rates Six Percent
• Normally Accustomed To Too Little Power, US Utilities Battling Energy Production Spikes in Pacific Northwest
• Seventeen Idaho National Lab Workers Exposed to Radiation
• Voters Give Mixed Message on Bellingham Coal Port Plan
• Opponents Force Imperial Oil to Send Megaloads to Canada’s Oil Sands on Interstates, Avoiding Scenic Highways
• Florida Utility Customers Pay Now for Future Power
• Earthquakes in Oklahoma? Is ‘Fracking’ to Blame, or Something Else?
• US Energy Secretary Calls for Faster Power Grid Modernization
• Canada Officials Say No Salmon Virus Found in British Columbia
• Showing Coho the Upper Elwha River
• Op/Ed - Saving Salmon: Northwest Businesses Deserve Seats at the Table
• California - State’s Solar Energy Output Reaches Milestone
• Vestas Abandons 2015 Sales Target, Plans Layoffs
• West Virginia - Nearly 500 Birds Found Dead Near Wind Farm
• New Solar Group Opposes SolarWorld’s China Trade Action
• Canada - Pulp Mill Closures Hurting Sawmills, Woodlots
• Redmond’s GridMobility to Contend for Top Slot in National Cleantech Competition
• Energy-Efficiency Tax Credits Expire Soon
• Changes in Criteria Put Company Out of BC Hydro Rebate Program
• House Fire Spurs Duke Energy to Stop Electric Car Charging Across North Carolina
• Restaurant Grease as Good as Gold to Biofuel Thieves
• Amazon’s Oregon Cloud Region Open for Business
• FCC Push to Expand Net Access Gains Help
• Cheap Broadband, Pcs Aimed at Low-Income Families
• White House Vows to Veto Bill That Overturns Net Neutrality Rules
• Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL Team Up to Sell Internet Ads
• America! Stop Whining & Get Online!
• McKenna Kicks Off Campaign for Washington State Governor
• US Senator Murray’s Staff Holds Retreat at Lobby Firm’s Office
• Powerful Storm Batters Alaska’s Western Coast
• Sunny Thursday, Windy Friday
• Unofficial Mason County Election Results
• Washington State Voters Kick State Out of Liquor Business
• Eyman’s Washington State Tolling Initiative Too Close to Call
• Washington State Voters Approve I-1163 to Expand Long-Term Caregiver Training
• Initiative Passed to Fix Conflicting Washington State Voter Residency Rules

WORD OF THE DAY

Fey • \FAY\ • adjective – 1: marked by a foreboding of death or calamity 2a: marked by an otherworldly air or attitude b: crazy 3a: excessively refined: precious b: quaintly unconventional: campy

Oscar Wilde, your picture will now be posted next to the dictionary definition of “fey.” Do you have anything to declare?

A well-known Wilde anecdote states that at customs upon his entry to America, when asked if he had anything to declare, he replied: “Nothing but my genius.”

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

Public Power Challenges Moody’s Proposed New Metrics (Managing Power Magazine)

http://www.managingpowermag.com/finance/Public-Power-Challenges-Moodys-Proposed-New-Metrics_349.html?hq_e=el&hq_m=2315884&hq_l=10&hq_v=91a2a42321

Lower Columbia CAP Energy Assistance Program Cut In Half (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_838d6d4c-0a52-11e1-8489-001cc4c03286.html

Benton PUD Raises Power Rates Six Percent (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/11/09/1710585/benton-pud-raises-power-rates.html

Normally Accustomed To Too Little Power, US Utilities Battling Energy Production Spikes in Pacific Northwest (Knovel)

http://why.knovel.com/all-engineering-news/998-normally-accustomed-to-too-little-power-us-utilities-battling-energy-production-spikes-in-pacific-northwest.html

Seventeen Idaho National Lab Workers Exposed to Radiation (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/11/08/national/a153448S88.DTL

Voters Give Mixed Message on Bellingham Coal Port Plan (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2011/11/08/elections/21533/Voters-give-mixed-message-on-Bellingham-coal-port-plan/

Opponents Force Imperial Oil to Send Megaloads to Canada’s Oil Sands on Interstates, Avoiding Scenic Highways (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/11/opponents_force_imperial_oil_t.html

Florida Utility Customers Pay Now for Future Power (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2011/11/09/142166324/fla-utility-customers-pay-now-for-future-power?ft=1&f=3

Earthquakes in Oklahoma? Is ‘Fracking’ to Blame, or Something Else? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2011/1108/Earthquakes-in-Oklahoma-Is-fracking-to-blame-or-something-else

US Energy Secretary Calls for Faster Power Grid Modernization (Platts)

http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/ElectricPower/6654055

FISH & WILDLIFE

Canada Officials Say No Salmon Virus Found in British Columbia (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/133506473.html

Showing Coho the Upper Elwha River (Oregonian, Portland)

http://earthfix.opb.org/flora-and-fauna/article/showing-coho-the-upper-elwha-river/

Op/Ed - Saving Salmon: Northwest Businesses Deserve Seats at the Table (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/11/saving_salmon_northwest_busine.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

California - State’s Solar Energy Output Reaches Milestone (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/09/BU6D1LS4E6.DTL

Vestas Abandons 2015 Sales Target, Plans Layoffs (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2011/11/vestas-abandons-2015-sales-targets.html

West Virginia - Nearly 500 Birds Found Dead Near Wind Farm (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/nearly-500-birds-found-dead-at-wind-farm/

New Solar Group Opposes SolarWorld’s China Trade Action (Portland Business Journal, OR)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2011/11/new-solar-group-forms-to-oppose.html

Canada - Pulp Mill Closures Hurting Sawmills, Woodlots (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2011/11/08/ns-pulp-crisis-ripple.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Redmond’s GridMobility to Contend for Top Slot in National Cleantech Competition “…GridMobility is working closely with the Bonneville Power Administration & Mason County PUD#3, as well as North Coast Electric…” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/2011/11/09/redmonds-gridmobility-to-learn-its-fate-in-the-2011-cleantech-open/

Energy-Efficiency Tax Credits Expire Soon (Huffington Post)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-alderman/energyefficiency-tax-cred_b_1076678.html

Changes in Criteria Put Company Out of BC Hydro Rebate Program (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Changes+criteria+company+Hydro+rebate+program/5678129/story.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

House Fire Spurs Duke Energy to Stop Electric Car Charging Across North Carolina (WBTV-TV, Charlotte, NC)

http://www.wbtv.com/story/15986760/duke-energy-puts-electric-charging-station-program-on-hold-after-house-fire

Restaurant Grease as Good as Gold to Biofuel Thieves (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/11/03/141986455/restaurant-grease-as-good-as-gold-to-biofuel-thieves

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Amazon’s Oregon Cloud Region Open for Business “…generally lower energy costs in Oregon & the presence of renewable energy sources such as hydroelectric power…” (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/cloud/amazons-oregon-cloud-region-open-for-business/

FCC Push to Expand Net Access Gains Help (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/business/media/fcc-and-cable-companies-push-to-close-digital-divide.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Cheap Broadband, Pcs Aimed at Low-Income Families (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2011-11-09/fcc-connect-to-compete/51128236/1?csp=34money

White House Vows to Veto Bill That Overturns Net Neutrality Rules (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/white-house-vows-to-veto-bill-that-overturns-net-neutrality-rules/2011/11/08/gIQA3oRQ1M_blog.html?wprss=post-tech

Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL Team Up to Sell Internet Ads (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Microsoft-Yahoo-AOL-team-up-to-sell-Internet-ads-2258674.php

America! Stop Whining & Get Online! (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/broadband/america-stop-whining-and-get-online/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

McKenna Kicks Off Campaign for Washington State Governor (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016719391_mckenna09m.html

US Senator Murray’s Staff Holds Retreat at Lobby Firm’s Office (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Sen-Murrays-staff-holds-retreat-at-lobby-firms-office-133501383.html

GENERAL NEWS

Powerful Storm Batters Alaska’s Western Coast (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2016721285_apusberingseastorm.html

Sunny Thursday, Windy Friday (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, Wa)

http://kxro.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/sunny-thursday-windy-friday/

Unofficial Mason County Election Results (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/17856-unofficial-election-results

Washington State Voters Kick State Out of Liquor Business (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Washington-voters-approve-I-1183-to-privatize-liquor-sales-133507998.html

Eyman’s Washington State Tolling Initiative Too Close to Call (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Eymans-tolling-initiative-too-close-to-call-133509383.html

Washington State Voters Approve I-1163 to Expand Long-Term Caregiver Training (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Wash-voters-approve-I-1163-to-expand-caregiver-training-again-133510163.html

Initiative Passed to Fix Conflicting Washington State Voter Residency Rules (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Technical-change-to-Wash-constitution-approved-133510413.html

DIVERSIONS

Everything You Know About Raindrops is a Lie

http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2011/11/08/everything-you-know-about-raindrops-is-a-lie/

Fired From a Shelter After Photographing the Animals

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/fired-from-a-shelter-after-photographing-the-animals/

Daily Diversion: ‘Vladimir Lenin’ School Wants to Change Name to ‘Steve Jobs’

http://techland.time.com/2011/11/08/daily-diversion-vladimir-lenin-school-wants-to-change-name-to-steve-jobs/

Without Trucks, the Tallest Building In the World Would Become the Tallest Mountain of Poo

http://gizmodo.com/5857475/without-trucks-the-tallest-building-in-the-world-would-become-the-tallest-mountain-of-poop

SONG OF THE DAY

Jon Bon Jovi & Pavarotti - Let it Rain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvAPRIwX5KU

Energy News Digest for November 8, 2011

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

New Lewis County PUD Chief Selected (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-lewis-county-pud-chief-selected.html

Mason County PUD 3 - Give Up Control of Your Water Heater for the Environment (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/environment/The-Grid-Wants-Your-Water-Heater-133403183.html

Renewable Energy Needs Tighten for Clallam PUD (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20111108/news/311089988/renewable-energy-needs-tighten-for-clallam-pud

Tidal Energy - Aquamarine Power Leaves Oregon Citing Regulatory Uncertainty (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2011/11/aquamarine-power-leaves-oregon-citing.html

Alaska Faces One of Its Worst Storms Ever, Forecasters Say (KCPQ-TV, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-alaska-faces-one-of-its-worst-storms-ever-forecasters-say-20111108,0,5223001.story

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• New Lewis County PUD Chief Selected
• Mason County PUD 3 - Give Up Control of Your Water Heater for the Environment
• Pacific Northwest - Recruiting Energy Customers to Use More
• Local Group Fights Idaho Falls Power Expansion
• Southern Montana Electric Cooperative Details Financial Problems in Latest Bankruptcy Records
• California - Pacific Gas & Electric to Pay Record $38 Million Fine in Deadly Rancho Cordova Blast
• Frustration in Connecticut as Wait for Power Drags On
• Dynegy Subsidiary Files for Bankruptcy Protection
• What’s Behind Dynegy’s Unusual Bankruptcy
• Keystone XL Pipeline Decision to be Investigated
• Missouri – Lake of the Ozarks Residents Upset by FERC Order to Move Lake Homes
• Colorado - Pueblo Voters Grant Co-op Franchise
• Nuclear Industry Fears Fallout from Solyndra Story
• Report Says Cutting French Nuclear Share Would Boost Bills
• Operational Risk Becoming More Complex for Hydro Generators
• How Three Gorges Dam Powers Shanghai
• In Smart Grid Debate, Co-ops Pick Hard-Wire over Wireless to Cut Cost
• Invasive Mussels Found in Idaho, Washington State Inspections
• State to Cast Wide Net for Asarco Smelter Pollution
• The Hazy Tale of Air Pollution
• US Army Corps of Engineers Plans to Raise Toutle Volcano Sediment Dam
• US House Bill Aims to Allow States to Revoke, Replace Federal Haze Plans
• Renewable Energy Needs Tighten for Clallam PUD
• Tidal Energy - Aquamarine Power Leaves Oregon Citing Regulatory Uncertainty
• Canada - Small Turbines Generate Huge Sales Potential
• New York - Tapping the Tappan Zee for Wind
• Daughter Convinces Washington Couple to Invest in Solar
• Op/Ed - Here Comes the Sun
• Green Energy Trade Disputes Mount
• Alternative Energy Companies Form United Front
• US Department of Energy Recognizes Winners of 2011 DOE Sustainability Awards - Includes: Bonneville Power Administration, Idaho National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Idaho & Richland Operations Offices
• Heat Your Home This Winter without Burning it Down
• Australia Passes Controversial Carbon Pollution Tax
• Pine Trees Help Reconstruct a Long-Ago Drought
• Could Old Age Lessen Climate Change? Study Sees Promise
• Plastic Bag Ban Pits Idaho Students Against Bag Maker
• Used Cooking Oil Fuels Seattle to Portland Flights
• Hybrid Cars in Florida to Get Solar Charging – With Shade
• The Dark Side of the ‘Green’ City
• Kansas City’s Google Superhighway Has Unclear Destinations
• Yahoo’s Latest Moves Baffle Some
• Washington Secretary of State: As Many as 21,000 Ballots Not Sent
• Three Initiatives in Focus on Washington Election Day
• Alaska Faces One of Its Worst Storms Ever, Forecasters Say
• Shelton Gas Leak Forces Evacuations
• Employers Post Most Job Openings in Three Years
• Homes Being Built Smaller; Are We Seeing the Death of the McMansion?
• Asteroid 2005 YU55: What Could be Gleaned from Its Close Flyby
• Former Heavyweight Champ Joe Frazier Dead at 67

WORD OF THE DAY

Archipelago • \ark-uh-PELL-uh-goe\ • Noun - 1: an expanse of water with many scattered islands 2: a group of islands 3: something resembling an archipelago; especially: a group or scattering of similar things

Emerald blue water, whitewashed houses tumbling down rocky slopes to the waters’ edge, island time could truly be summed up by a summer in the Aegean archipelago of Greece; far from the madding crowds of Athens.

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

New Lewis County PUD Chief Selected (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-lewis-county-pud-chief-selected.html

Mason County PUD 3 - Give Up Control of Your Water Heater for the Environment (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/environment/The-Grid-Wants-Your-Water-Heater-133403183.html

Pacific Northwest - Recruiting Energy Customers to Use More (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/07/recruiting-energy-customers-to-use-more/

Local Group Fights Idaho Falls Power Expansion (KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls, ID)

http://www.localnews8.com/news/29708308/detail.html

Southern Montana Electric Cooperative Details Financial Problems in Latest Bankruptcy Records (Billings Gazette, MT)

http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_c1b0444e-9757-5247-a5d5-8185ce9d3ded.html

California - Pacific Gas & Electric to Pay Record $38 Million Fine in Deadly Rancho Cordova Blast (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/08/4037834/pge-to-pay-record-38-million-fine.html

Frustration in Connecticut as Wait for Power Drags On (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/nyregion/frustration-in-connecticut-as-wait-for-power-drags-on.html

Dynegy Subsidiary Files for Bankruptcy Protection (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2016714057_apusdynegybankruptcy.html

What’s Behind Dynegy’s Unusual Bankruptcy (NY Times)

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/whats-behind-dynegys-unusual-bankruptcy/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Keystone XL Pipeline Decision to be Investigated (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/science/earth/inquiry-into-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit-process.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

Missouri – Lake of the Ozarks Residents Upset by FERC Order to Move Lake Homes (Associated Press)

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9QRU9J80.htm

Colorado - Pueblo Voters Grant Co-op Franchise (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/business-finance/pueblo-voters-ok-electric-cooperative/36108

Nuclear Industry Fears Fallout from Solyndra Story (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/2011/11/07/nuclear-industry-fears-fallout-from-solyndra-story/

Report Says Cutting French Nuclear Share Would Boost Bills (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/07/france-nuclear-idUSL6E7M73VU20111107

Operational Risk Becoming More Complex for Hydro Generators (Risk.Net)

http://www.risk.net/energy-risk/feature/2123240/operational-risk-complex-hydro-generators

How Three Gorges Dam Powers Shanghai (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/5856952/how-three-gorges-dam-powers-shanghai

In Smart Grid Debate, Co-ops Pick Hard-Wire over Wireless to Cut Cost (Vermont Public Radio)

http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/92462/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Invasive Mussels Found in Idaho, Washington State Inspections (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/133417108.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

State to Cast Wide Net for Asarco Smelter Pollution (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/11/07/1896856/state-to-cast-wide-net-for-smelter.html

The Hazy Tale of Air Pollution - Industrial polluters foul our air, but woodstoves & cars are even worse (Sightline Daily)

http://daily.sightline.org/2011/11/07/the-hazy-tale-of-air-pollution/

US Army Corps of Engineers Plans to Raise Toutle Volcano Sediment Dam (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/story/15978059/corps-plans-to-raise-toutle-volcano-sediment-dam

US House Bill Aims to Allow States to Revoke, Replace Federal Haze Plans (Platts)

http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/ElectricPower/6650432

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Renewable Energy Needs Tighten for Clallam PUD (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20111108/news/311089988/renewable-energy-needs-tighten-for-clallam-pud

Tidal Energy - Aquamarine Power Leaves Oregon Citing Regulatory Uncertainty (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2011/11/aquamarine-power-leaves-oregon-citing.html

Canada - Small Turbines Generate Huge Sales Potential (Globe & Mail)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/small-turbines-generate-huge-sales-potential/article2227323/

New York - Tapping the Tappan Zee for Wind (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/tapping-the-tappan-zee-for-wind/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Daughter Convinces Washington Couple to Invest in Solar “…in 2009 Washington drew nearly 75 percent of its electricity from renewable sources…” (Get Solar)

http://www.getsolar.com/News/California/Solar-Panels/Daughter-Convinces-Washington-Couple-to-Invest-in-Solar-800635853

Op/Ed - Here Comes the Sun (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/07/opinion/krugman-here-comes-solar-energy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Green Energy Trade Disputes Mount - Green energy is such an internationally competitive area, trade frictions are popping up in various green energy industries (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2011/1107/Green-energy-trade-disputes-mount

Alternative Energy Companies Form United Front (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/07/BUTK1LQQ5Q.DTL

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

US Department of Energy Recognizes Winners of 2011 DOE Sustainability Awards - Includes: Bonneville Power Administration, Idaho National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Idaho & Richland Operations Offices. (US Department of Energy)

http://news.yourolivebranch.org/2011/11/07/us-department-of-energy-recognizes-winners-of-2011-doe-sustainability-awards/

See the List of Award Winners Here (US Department of Energy)

http://news.yourolivebranch.org/2011/11/07/us-department-of-energy-recognizes-winners-of-2011-doe-sustainability-awards/

Heat Your Home This Winter without Burning it Down (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/5855885/heat-your-home-this-winter-without-burning-it-down

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Australia Passes Controversial Carbon Pollution Tax (Physorg)

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-11-australia-controversial-carbon-pollution-tax.html

Pine Trees Help Reconstruct a Long-Ago Drought (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/07/bristlecone-pines-help-reconstruct-a-long-ago-drought/

Could Old Age Lessen Climate Change? Study Sees Promise (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/11/carbon-dioxide-emissions-decline-in-old-age/1?csp=34money

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Plastic Bag Ban Pits Idaho Students Against Bag Maker (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/11/plastic-bag-ban-pushed-by-hailey-idaho-students/1?csp=34news

Used Cooking Oil Fuels Seattle to Portland Flights (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/used-cooking-oil-fuels-seattle-portland-flights/

Hybrid Cars in Florida to Get Solar Charging – With Shade (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2011/1108/Hybrid-cars-in-Florida-to-get-solar-charging-with-shade

The Dark Side of the ‘Green’ City (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/07/opinion/in-phoenix-the-dark-side-of-green.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Kansas City’s Google Superhighway Has Unclear Destinations (Kansas City Star, MO)

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/11/06/3252079/kcs-google-superhighway-has-unclear.html

Yahoo’s Latest Moves Baffle Some (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2011-11-07/yahoo-strategy/51115612/1?csp=34money

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington Secretary of State: As Many as 21,000 Ballots Not Sent (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/WA-Secretary-of-State-As-man-as-21000-ballots-not-sent-133403063.html

Three Initiatives in Focus on Washington Election Day (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/11/08/1868325/3-initiatives-in-focus-as-election.html

GENERAL NEWS

Alaska Faces One of Its Worst Storms Ever, Forecasters Say (KCPQ-TV, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-alaska-faces-one-of-its-worst-storms-ever-forecasters-say-20111108,0,5223001.story

Shelton Gas Leak Forces Evacuations (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/17792-gas-leak-force-evacuations

Employers Post Most Job Openings in Three Years (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2016716243_apusjobopenings.html

Homes Being Built Smaller; Are We Seeing the Death of the McMansion? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=574709

Asteroid 2005 YU55: What Could be Gleaned from Its Close Flyby (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/1108/Asteroid-2005-YU55-what-could-be-gleaned-from-its-close-flyby

Former Heavyweight Champ Joe Frazier Dead at 67 (KCPQ-TV, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.q13fox.com/news/chi-exheavyweight-champ-joe-frazier-has-died-20111107,0,3268820.story

DIVERSIONS

Non-Mad Scientists Say They’ll Turn Rice into Blood

http://gizmodo.com/5857425/non+mad-scientists-say-theyll-turn-rice-into-blood

Bremerton Suspect Arrested After Pants Fall Down

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/11/08/1868401/bremerton-suspect-arrested-after.html

White House Says No Evidence of Extraterrestrials

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2016712670_apuswhitehouseextraterrestrials.html

Okanogan Girl Trapped Inside Washing Machine

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/11/07/1708880/injury-okanogan-girl-trapped-inside.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Billy Preston - Will It Go Round in Circles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghj5V5cUo1s