Energy News Digest for October 30, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Pacific States Push for Price on Carbon. Is it Effective? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/1029/Pacific-states-push-for-price-on-carbon.-Is-it-effective

Bonneville Power Administration Grand Bargain on Residential Exchange is Legal, Court Says (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/10/bpa_settlement_is_lawful_court.html

Go-Go NoaNet: Washington State Governor Hails Completion of $140 Million Broadband Network (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/1618439-8/inslee-hails-completion-of-140m-broadband-network

Scheduling Conflict: Washington State Governor Cancels Appearance at Port Angeles Biomass Ceremony (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20131030/news/310309979/gov-inslee-cancels-appearance-at-port-angeles-biomass-ceremony

Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday; Change Clocks & Alarms (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Daylight-saving-time-ends-Sunday-change-clocks--alarms-229699801.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Bonneville Power Administration Grand Bargain on Residential Exchange is Legal, Court Says
• End of a Litigation Era? Ninth Circuit Upholds Bonneville Power’s Residential Exchange Settlement
• Editorial: Chilly Directives to BPA Must Not Undercut Northwest Priorities
• Grant PUD Looking at Smaller Rate Increase than Expected
• October 30 - Planned Mason PUD 3 Outage for Maggie Lake Area for Needed Power Pole Repairs
• Editorial: Tacoma’s Prop. 1 - Keep Politics Away from Power Rates
• Low Sales Growth Challenges Utilities’ Traditional Business Models, Fitch Says
• Massachusetts: National Grid Educates Local First Responders Using Live Electricity
• South Korea: As Power Line Grows, So Does Fight Between Ancient & Modern Korea
• Washington State Governor Jay Inslee: Ellensburg Area Stream Restoration Good for Salmon & Farms
• Broad Agreement That New Water Storage Needed for Water Supply, Hydropower & Environmental Uses
• Scheduling Conflict: Washington State Governor Cancels Appearance at Port Angeles Biomass Ceremony
• More Than 4,999 Served: Energy Trust of Oregon Hits Solar Milestone
• British Columbia Announces Funds for First Nations to Get Involved in Clean Energy
• Wal-Mart Now Draws More Solar Power than 38 U-S States
• Maine: Op/Ed - No, Wind Power Still Isn’t Competitive with Conventional Sources
• Energy Efficiency Standards Could Save Up to $1000 on Energy Bills
• Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance & Refrigerating Engineers & Technicians Association Launch Industrial Energy Efficiency Certification
• Pacific States Push for Price on Carbon. Is it Effective?
• Should We Use Geoengineering to Cool the Planet?
• Electric Vehicles Myths 2: Mandates Are Not Victory
• Go-Go NoaNet: Washington State Governor Hails Completion of $140 Million Broadband Network
• Intel May Sell OnCue Video Box to Verizon
• Comcast Now Has Almost 21 Million Broadband Subscribers
• Will 4G Replace Your Home Broadband?
• New Chief of the FCC Confirmed
• That Adobe Hack? It Was 13 Times Larger than Originally Announced
• Who Benefits from Muni Bonds? It’s More Complicated Than You Think
• Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday; Change Clocks & Alarms
• Washington Prisons Looking for More Space
• Social Security Benefits to Go Up By 1.5 Percent
• Grays Harbor County to Start Taxing Pre-Paid Wireless
• Postal Worker Who Stole, Threw Away Thousands of Letters on Rochester Route Hired As State Employee
• Thieves Stealing Warm Cars

WORD OF THE DAY

Rambunctious• \ram-BUNK-shuss\ • Adjective - Uncontrolled in a way that is playful or full of energy

Fall winds, swirling gusts

Rambunctious leaves playing tag

Float softly to rest

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=47.2190139&lon=-123.1546587&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2098584%2C%20USA#.UnFXUvmsiG4

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Bonneville Power Administration Grand Bargain on Residential Exchange is Legal, Court Says (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/10/bpa_settlement_is_lawful_court.html

End of a Litigation Era? Ninth Circuit Upholds Bonneville Power’s Residential Exchange Settlement (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2013/10/end-of-a-litigation-era-ninth-circuit-upholds-bonneville-powers-residential-exchange-settlement.html

Editorial: Chilly Directives to BPA Must Not Undercut Northwest Priorities (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/10/chilly_federal_directive_to_bp.html

Grant PUD Looking at Smaller Rate Increase than Expected (iFiber One News, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/news/grantcounty/grant-county-pud-is-looking-at-a-smaller-rate-increase/article_671fb96a-40cb-11e3-a610-0019bb30f31a.html

October 30 - Planned Mason PUD 3 Outage for Maggie Lake Area for Needed Power Pole Repairs (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1283

Editorial: Tacoma’s Prop. 1 - Keep Politics Away from Power Rates (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/10/30/2863015/prop-1-keep-politics-away-from.html

Low Sales Growth Challenges Utilities’ Traditional Business Models, Fitch Says (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=240053&issueID=27136

Massachusetts: National Grid Educates Local First Responders Using Live Electricity (Bridgewater Independent, Raynham, MA)

http://www.wickedlocal.com/bridgewater/news/x1372979678/National-Grid-educates-local-first-responders-using-live-electricity

South Korea: As Power Line Grows, So Does Fight Between Ancient & Modern Korea (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/30/world/asia/koreans-say-power-line-plan-threatens-tradition.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

FISH & WILDLIFE

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee: Ellensburg Area Stream Restoration Good for Salmon & Farms (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/governor-jay-inslee-ellensburg-area-stream-restoration-good-salmon-and-farms

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Broad Agreement That New Water Storage Needed for Water Supply, Hydropower & Environmental Uses (U-S House Committee on Natural Resources)

http://naturalresources.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=357039

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Scheduling Conflict: Washington State Governor Cancels Appearance at Port Angeles Biomass Ceremony (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20131030/news/310309979/gov-inslee-cancels-appearance-at-port-angeles-biomass-ceremony

More Than 4,999 Served: Energy Trust of Oregon Hits Solar Milestone (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2013/10/more-than-4999-served-energy-trust.html

British Columbia Announces Funds for First Nations to Get Involved in Clean Energy (CTV, Canada)

http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/b-c-announces-funds-for-first-nations-to-get-involved-in-clean-energy-1.1518181

Wal-Mart Now Draws More Solar Power than 38 U-S States (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-24/wal-mart-now-has-more-solar-than-38-u-s-states-drink-.html

Maine: Op/Ed - No, Wind Power Still Isn’t Competitive with Conventional Sources (Bangor Daily News, ME)

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/10/29/business/no-wind-power-still-isnt-competitive-with-conventional-sources/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Efficiency Standards Could Save Up to $1000 on Energy Bills (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/nrdcswitchboard/294126/energy-efficiency-standards-could-save-1000-energy-bills

Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance & Refrigerating Engineers & Technicians Association Launch Industrial Energy Efficiency Certification (PR NewsWire)

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/neea-and-reta-launch-industrial-energy-efficiency-certification-229712211.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Pacific States Push for Price on Carbon. Is it Effective? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/1029/Pacific-states-push-for-price-on-carbon.-Is-it-effective

Should We Use Geoengineering to Cool the Planet? (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/10/30/david-keith-explains-why-geoengineering-isnt-as-crazy-as-it-sounds/?wprss=rss_business

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Electric Vehicles Myths 2: Mandates Are Not Victory (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellynch/2013/10/29/electric-vehicles-myths-2-mandates-are-not-victory/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Go-Go NoaNet: Washington State Governor Hails Completion of $140 Million Broadband Network (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/1618439-8/inslee-hails-completion-of-140m-broadband-network

Intel May Sell OnCue Video Box to Verizon (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2013/10/report_intel_may_sell_oncue_vi.html#cmpid=nwsltrhead

Comcast Now Has Almost 21 Million Broadband Subscribers (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2013/10/30/comcast-now-has-almost-21-million-broadband-subscribers/

Will 4G Replace Your Home Broadband? (The Next Web)

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/10/29/will-4g-replace-home-broadband/

New Chief of the FCC Confirmed (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/30/business/media/senate-approves-fcc-nominees.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

That Adobe Hack? It Was 13 Times Larger than Originally Announced (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2013/10/29/that-adobe-hack-it-was-13-times-larger-than-originally-announced/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Who Benefits from Muni Bonds? It’s More Complicated Than You Think (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Tax-VOX/2013/1030/Who-benefits-from-muni-bonds-It-s-more-complicated-than-you-think

GENERAL NEWS

Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday; Change Clocks & Alarms (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Daylight-saving-time-ends-Sunday-change-clocks--alarms-229699801.html

Washington Prisons Looking for More Space (Associated Press)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/ap/washington/washington-prisons-looking-for-more-space/nbbrM/

Social Security Benefits to Go Up By 1.5 Percent (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/10/29/2862937/social-security-set-to-announce.html

Grays Harbor County to Start Taxing Pre-Paid Wireless (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6172

Postal Worker Who Stole, Threw Away Thousands of Letters on Rochester Route Hired As State Employee (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2382574

Thieves Stealing Warm Cars (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/23823993/thieves-stealing-warm-cars-tricities-kennewick

DIVERSIONS

The Day 1 Million Americans Thought Aliens Invaded Earth

http://mashable.com/2013/10/30/orson-welles-war-of-the-worlds/

Bullet-Stopping Cellphone Saves Gas Station Clerk Held at Gunpoint

http://gizmodo.com/bullet-stopping-cellphone-saves-gas-station-clerk-held-1453962433

Mouth-to-Snout Breathing Brings Puppy Back to Life

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/oct/26/mouth-to-snout-breathing-brings-puppy-back-to-life/

Deep-Fried Twinkie Burger Now Available to Clog Your Arteries

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/10/29/deep-fried-twinkie-burger-now-available-to-clog-your-arteries/

SONG OF THE DAY

Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds - Thunder Child

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-reAahY1GCE

Jeff Wayne Featuring Justin Hayward - Forever Autumn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU0_BOSgyRs

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Energy News Digest for October 29, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Attackers in Mexico Blow Up Nine Electrical Substations (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-mexico-blow-up-nine-electrical-plants-20131027,0,3659405.story

Bonneville Power Deal ‘Is Lawful,’ Court Rules (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/10/28/62423.htm

Western U-S States, British Columbia Sign Climate Change Pact (Bloomberg News)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-10-28/western-u-dot-s-dot-states-british-columbia-sign-climate-change-pact

More Proof That without Competition U-S Broadband Costs More & Delivers Less (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2013/10/28/more-proof-that-without-competition-u-s-broadband-costs-more-and-delivers-less/

U-S Utilities Say Columbia River Treaty Payments to Canada Are Excessive (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/oct/29/us-utilities-say-columbia-river-treaty-payments/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Attackers in Mexico Blow Up Nine Electrical Substations
• Bonneville Power Deal ‘Is Lawful,’ Court Rules
• Editorial: DOE Should Tread Lightly - Scrutiny of Bonneville Power Administration justified, but no excuse for more intrusive federal oversight
• U-S Utilities Say Columbia River Treaty Payments to Canada Are Excessive
• Heavy Winds Topple Trees, Cut Power to Thousands in Flathead
• Downed Power Poles in Seattle Trap People in Construction Equipment
• Electrical Problem Forces Kennewick Mobile Home Park to Close
• Montana: A Buyer for Gibson Dam Power Has Proven to be Elusive
• Oregon: Expect an Increase in Your Natural Gas Bill
• Transmission Line Removal Means New Line of Thinking
• Polls Show Energy Doesn’t Spark Americans’ Interest
• Severe Storms Cut Power to Thousands of Homes in France & the U.K.
• Berlin’s Electric Rates Become Highest in Europe: $.40 kWh
• Tennessee Valley Authority Ramps Wind Power, But Environmentalist Call for More Efficiency
• Sunny Climate for Solar Income Up North
• U-S Solar Surge: Flipping Switches on a Hoover Dam of Utility-scale Concentrated Solar Power
• How Global Warming Could Boost Green Energy in an Unexpected Way
• Can LED Bulbs Make Nuclear Plants Obsolete?
• Montana’s First Car Shredder Real Energy Hog
• 1931 Refrigerators Win “Focus on Energy’s” Oldest Fridge Contest
• Western U-S States, British Columbia Sign Climate Change Pact
• West Coast States & British Columbia to Link Climate Policies
• Another Model S Fire, Tesla Stock Tumbles
• How Electric Vehicles Could Drive Changes in Power Grid Management
• More Proof That without Competition U-S Broadband Costs More & Delivers Less
• Local Utilities & Google May Be America’s Only Hope for Cheap Broadband
• Broadband Awareness: The Dalles Economic District Wins Innovation Award
• FCC Seeks Better Phone Service for Rural America
• Is Google Floating Mystery Barges Around The World?
• Steve Wozniak’s Home ‘Can’t Get Broadband,’ Sounds Off on iPad Air
• Identity Thieves Troll Facebook for Information
• Editorial: Media Consolidation Decimates KOMO 4
• White House Grants Extension on Health Law Sign-Up
• NSA Official: ‘We’re Really Screwed Now’
• Cheating Scandal at State Police Academy Triggers Investigation
• Drills Tuesday on Hood Canal Will Cause Bridge Closures
• Another Budget Crisis: Shelton
• Studded Tires Legal in Washington State & Oregon on Friday
• Puget Sound Area Veterinarians Reporting Fall Flea Explosion
• Fall Colors Have Been Especially Good This Year

WORD OF THE DAY

Irrepressible • \ihr-uh-PRESS-uh-bull\ • Adjective - Impossible to hold back, stop, or control: very lively and cheerful

Irrepressible: see dog chasing ball. Over and over. See owner getting tired. Over and over.

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

Attackers in Mexico Blow Up Nine Electrical Substations (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-mexico-blow-up-nine-electrical-plants-20131027,0,3659405.story

Bonneville Power Deal ‘Is Lawful,’ Court Rules (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/10/28/62423.htm

Editorial: DOE Should Tread Lightly - Scrutiny of Bonneville Power Administration justified, but no excuse for more intrusive federal oversight (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/oct/29/in-our-view-doe-should-tread-lightly/

U-S Utilities Say Columbia River Treaty Payments to Canada Are Excessive (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/oct/29/us-utilities-say-columbia-river-treaty-payments/

Heavy Winds Topple Trees, Cut Power to Thousands in Flathead (The Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/news/local/heavy-winds-topple-trees-cut-power-to-thousands-in-flathead/article_cd6b0b5e-4038-11e3-8685-0019bb2963f4.html

Downed Power Poles in Seattle Trap People in Construction Equipment (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2382348

Electrical Problem Forces Kennewick Mobile Home Park to Close (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/10/25/2642033/electrical-problem-forces-kennewick.html

Montana: A Buyer for Gibson Dam Power Has Proven to be Elusive (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20131027/BUSINESS/310270003/A-buyer-Gibson-Dam-power-has-proven-elusive

Oregon: Expect an Increase in Your Natural Gas Bill (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2013/10/expect-an-increase-in-you-natural-gas-bi.html

Transmission Line Removal Means New Line of Thinking (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Line-removal-means-new-line-of-thinking.aspx

Polls Show Energy Doesn’t Spark Americans’ Interest (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/polls-show-energy-doesnt-spark-americans-interest-98904.html

Severe Storms Cut Power to Thousands of Homes in France & the U.K. (U-S World & News Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/10/28/severe-storms-cut-power-to-thousands-of-homes-in-france-and-the-uk

Berlin’s Electric Rates Become Highest in Europe: $.40 kWh (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/10/27/berlins-ballooning-electricity-rates-become-highest-in-europe/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Tennessee Valley Authority Ramps Wind Power, But Environmentalist Call for More Efficiency (Chattanooga Times Free Oress, TN)

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/oct/29/tva-ramps-wind-power-but-environmentalist-call/

Sunny Climate for Solar Income Up North (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/10/sunny-climate-for-solar-income-up-north?cmpid=rss

U-S Solar Surge: Flipping Switches on a Hoover Dam of Utility-scale Concentrated Solar Power (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/10/us-solar-surge-flipping-switches-on-a-hoover-dam-of-utility-scale-concentrated-solar-power?cmpid=rss

How Global Warming Could Boost Green Energy in an Unexpected Way (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2013/1028/How-global-warming-could-boost-green-energy-in-an-unexpected-way

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Can LED Bulbs Make Nuclear Plants Obsolete? (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelkanellos/2013/10/28/can-led-bulbs-make-nuclear-plants-obsolete/

Montana’s First Car Shredder Real Energy Hog (Billings Gazette MT)

http://billingsgazette.com/business/features/montana-s-first-car-shredder-real-energy-hog/article_64feb962-776f-533b-ba9f-4e0cbb0375eb.html

1931 Refrigerators Win “Focus on Energy’s” Oldest Fridge Contest (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/10/29/5861490/1931-refrigerators-win-focus-on.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Western U-S States, British Columbia Sign Climate Change Pact (Bloomberg News)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-10-28/western-u-dot-s-dot-states-british-columbia-sign-climate-change-pact

West Coast States & British Columbia to Link Climate Policies (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/West-Coast-states-and-BC-to-link-climate-policies-229630001.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Another Model S Fire, Tesla Stock Tumbles (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2382455

How Electric Vehicles Could Drive Changes in Power Grid Management (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/heatherclancy/2013/10/28/how-electric-vehicles-could-drive-changes-in-power-grid-management/?ss=business:energy

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

More Proof That without Competition U-S Broadband Costs More & Delivers Less (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2013/10/28/more-proof-that-without-competition-u-s-broadband-costs-more-and-delivers-less/

Local Utilities & Google May Be America’s Only Hope for Cheap Broadband (Quartz)

http://qz.com/140437/local-utilities-and-google-may-be-americas-only-hope-for-cheap-broadband/

Broadband Awareness: The Dalles Economic District Wins Innovation Award (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)

http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2013/oct/16/dalles-economic-district-wins-innovation-award/

FCC Seeks Better Phone Service for Rural America (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/29/business/media/fcc-acts-to-improve-phone-calls-for-rural-america.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Is Google Floating Mystery Barges Around The World? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2013/1028/Is-Google-floating-mystery-barges-around-the-world

Steve Wozniak’s Home ‘Can’t Get Broadband,’ Sounds Off on iPad Air (Saratoga Patch, CA)

http://saratoga.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/steve-wozniaks-home-cant-get-broadband-sounds-off-on-ipad-air

SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING

Identity Thieves Troll Facebook for Information (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Identity-theives-troll-Facebook-for-information--229633511.html

Editorial: Media Consolidation Decimates KOMO 4 (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/editorials/2022143451_fccsinclairconsolidationedit22xml.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

White House Grants Extension on Health Law Sign-Up (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/politics/White-House-grants-extension-on-health-law-sign-up-229616851.html

NSA Official: ‘We’re Really Screwed Now’ (Yahoo! News)

http://news.yahoo.com/nsa-really-screwed-now-132859079.html

GENERAL NEWS

Cheating Scandal at State Police Academy Triggers Investigation (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Cheating-scandal-at-state-police-academy-229559581.html

Drills Tuesday on Hood Canal Will Cause Bridge Closures (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/9135

Another Budget Crisis: Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/7475-another-budget-crisis-shelton

Studded Tires Legal in Washington State & Oregon on Friday (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/23815959/studded-tires-legal-in-washington-oregon-on-friday

Puget Sound Area Veterinarians Reporting Fall Flea Explosion (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2382460

Fall Colors Have Been Especially Good This Year (National Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/fall-colors-have-been-especially-good-year

DIVERSIONS: ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER

Biologist: Halloween Masks Full of Scary Germs

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Biologist-Halloween-masks-full-of-scary-germs-229353131.html

Cleaners Find Load of Gold Bars in Airplane Toilet worth $1.8 Million

http://consumerist.com/2013/10/28/cleaners-find-load-of-gold-bars-in-airplane-toilet-worth-1-8m/

Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Stealing $450,000 worth of Mailed Jewelry

http://consumerist.com/2013/10/28/postal-worker-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-450000-worth-of-mailed-jewelry/

Want to Be a Tree After You Die? How About a Diamond?

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_24388500

SONG OF THE DAY

Joan Baez - Diamonds & Rust

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MSwBM_CbyY

Judas Priest - Diamonds & Rust

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wGlbYpBQdQ

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Energy News Digest for October 28, 2013 - The Hot Shots Edition

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Bonneville Power Administration Allies Raise Shield against D-C Interference (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/BPA-allies-raise-shield-against-DC-tension-229449281.html

Op/Ed: Include Salmon, Climate Provisions in Columbia River Treaty (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/oct/27/opinion-include-salmon-climate-provisions-in/

West Coast Leaders to Announce Regional Climate Pact (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/west-coast-leaders-announce-regional-climate-pact

Ninth Circuit Rejects Petition Seeking Regulation of Greenhouse Gases in Washington (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2013/10/ninth-circuit-rejects-petition-seeking-regulation-of-greenhouse-gases-in-washington.html

Small Hydroelectric Dams Bring Clean Power to Utilities (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/oct/26/small-hydroelectric-dams-bring-clean-power-to/

Union Workers Ratify CenturyLink Contract (Denver Business Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/boosters_bits/2013/10/union-workers-ratify-centurylink.html

Copper Wire Thieves Targeting Vacant Rental Homes (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Copper-wire-thieves-targeting-vacant-rental-homes-229326961.html

Benton City Chosen for LED Street Light Pilot Study (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/23793965/benton-city-chosen-for-led-street-light-pilot-study

DIVERSIONS

Lou Reed, Velvet Underground Leader & Rock Pioneer, Dead at 71

http://music.yahoo.com/news/lou-reed-velvet-underground-leader-rock-pioneer-dead-171511963-rolling-stone.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Lou Reed - Satellite Of Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO5reyuzXis

Lou Reed - Perfect Day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e9npuzxPQQ

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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.

Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.