Energy News Digest for January 5, 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

Citizens Ask Mason County Commission for Biomass Moratorium (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/4250-citizens-ask-for-biomass-moratorium

Port of Shelton Commissioner Miles Files Harassment Complaint against Port Director (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/4251-miles-files-harassment-complaint-against-port-director

Governors of Montana, Washington to Meet About Coal Port Project in Longview (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/01/governors_of_montana_washingto.html

EPA Approves Water Quality Plan for Klamath Water (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/01/epa_approves_water_quality_plan_for_klamath_water.html

Microsoft Expands Quincy Data Center (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2013843824_microsoft_expands_quincy_data_center.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Governors of Montana, Washington to Meet About Coal Port Project in Longview

·         California - Marin County Superintendents OK Moratorium on SmartMeters

·         California - Feds Find No Environmental Impact for Palo Verde Nuclear Plant License Renewal

·         Industry Users Rip Tennessee Valley Authority - Rates Cost Tennessee Business

·         Commission Lets 36 States Dump Nuke Waste in Texas

·         Canada – Vancouver Island Gains 43 Jobs in Aquaculture Oversight

·         Scent Latest Weapons in Great Lakes Fight Against Sea Lamprey

·         Firs for the Fish - And the Fishermen

·         Giant Tuna Fetches Record $396,000 in Tokyo

·         EPA Approves Water Quality Plan for Klamath Water

·         Pacific’s Giant Plastic Island May be Marine Myth

·         Citizens Ask Mason County Commission for Biomass Moratorium

·         Editorial - Grays Harbor Has a Bold Venture: Every Tidal Energy Project is an Experiment

·         Oregon - Now You Can Lease Solar Power

·         Pacific West Biomass Profile

·         IKEA Stops Selling Incandescent Light Bulbs in US

·         EPA Offers Guidance on Clean-Up of Broken CFLs

·         Last January Was Olympia’s Second-Warmest Ever

·         Study: No-Till Farming Reduces Greenhouse Gas

·         Editorial - Ethanol & the Perpetual Subsidy

·         Microsoft Expands Quincy Data Center

·         Why Facebook is Worth $50 Billion

·         Sure, RSS Is Dead — Just Like the Web Is Dead

·         Republican House Puts Doc Hastings into Key Chairmanship

·         Washington State Governor Proposes Workers Comp, Unemployment Changes

·         Governor Gregoire, Washington State Democrats Face Off over Social Cuts

·         GOP Names Gorton, Huff to Washington State Redistricting Commission

·         Washington State Agencies Get a Local Landlord

·         Washington State Lawmakers: Seattle Should Pay Tunnel Cost Overruns

·         Washington State Senator Bob McCaslin Retiring After 30 Years in Office

·         Port of Shelton Commissioner Miles Files Harassment Complaint against Port Director

·         Mason County Sends Letter of Interest to DOC for New Reception Center

·         Burn Bans End for 4 Washington State Counties

·         Load Restrictions on Mason County Roads as Roadbeds Thaw Out

·         Mega Millions - Washington Winner! Ephrata Ticket Shares $380M Jackpot

·         Mystery of Kitsap County ‘Cop Impersonator’ Solved

·         Man Dies after Locking Self in Spokane Taco Bell Cooler

·         Magazine Lauds Four State Colleges, Including Evergreen

WORD OF THE DAY

Proselytize • \PROSS-suh-lu-tize\ • Verb - 1: to induce someone to convert to one’s faith 2: to recruit someone to join one’s party, institution, or cause

“Gary, this week you’ll be proselytizing our staff on the advantages of converting their laptops to etch-a-sketches,” boomed the cigar-chomping supervisor to his diminutive minion. “Why don’t you just dip me in turkey gravy and toss me into the lion pit,” mused Gary in his internal voice.

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

Governors of Montana, Washington to Meet About Coal Port Project in Longview (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/01/governors_of_montana_washingto.html

California - Marin County Superintendents OK Moratorium on SmartMeters (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/05/BUVC1H443C.DTL

California - Feds Find No Environmental Impact for Palo Verde Nuclear Plant License Renewal (PennEnergy)

http://www.pennenergy.com/index/power/display/0506786611/articles/pennenergy/power/nuclear/2011/january/nrc-finds_no_environmental.html

Industry Users Rip Tennessee Valley Authority - Rates Cost Tennessee Business, Regional Group Contends (Knoxville News Sentinel, TN)

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jan/05/industry-users-rip-tva-regional-rates/

Commission Lets 36 States Dump Nuke Waste in Texas (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013840336_apusradioactivewaste.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Canada – Vancouver Island Gains 43 Jobs in Aquaculture Oversight - Most employees will be at work within next three weeks, DFO says (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Island+gains+jobs+aquaculture/4060375/story.html

Scent Latest Weapons in Great Lakes Fight Against Sea Lamprey (Associated Press)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110103/NEWS02/701039918/0/NEWS01

Firs for the Fish - And the Fishermen (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/05/us/05trees.html

Giant Tuna Fetches Record $396,000 in Tokyo - Bluefin Tuna Most Expensive Fish Worldwide (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/money/26371165/detail.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

EPA Approves Water Quality Plan for Klamath Water (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/01/epa_approves_water_quality_plan_for_klamath_water.html

Pacific’s Giant Plastic Island May be Marine Myth (Oregon Public Radio)

http://news.opb.org/article/33063-pacifics-giant-plastic-island-may-be-marine-myth/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Citizens Ask Mason County Commission for Biomass Moratorium (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/4250-citizens-ask-for-biomass-moratorium

Editorial - Grays Harbor Has a Bold Venture: Every Tidal Energy Project is an Experiment (Daily Astorian, OR)

http://www.dailyastorian.com/opinion/editorials/article_87f44c9e-1835-11e0-bfbc-001cc4c03286.html

Oregon - Now You Can Lease Solar Power (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/32452-now-you-can-lease-solar-power/

Pacific West Biomass Profile (Biomass Magazine)

http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/5207/pacific-west-biomass-profile/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

IKEA Stops Selling Incandescent Light Bulbs in US (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-04/ikea-stops-selling-incandescent-light-bulbs-in-us.html

EPA Offers Guidance on Clean-Up of Broken CFLs (Joplin Independent, MO)

http://www.joplinindependent.com/display_article.php/ryost1294196355

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Last January Was Olympia’s Second-Warmest Ever (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/01/04/1494748/last-january-was-olympias-second.html

Study: No-Till Farming Reduces Greenhouse Gas (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013845708_apusfoodandfarmnotill.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Editorial - Ethanol & the Perpetual Subsidy (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/jan/04/ethanol-and-the-perpetual-subsidy/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Microsoft Expands Quincy Data Center (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2013843824_microsoft_expands_quincy_data_center.html

Why Facebook is Worth $50 Billion (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/432691_facebook03.html

Sure, RSS Is Dead — Just Like the Web Is Dead (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2011/01/04/sure-rss-is-dead-just-like-the-web-is-dead/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Republican House Puts Doc Hastings into Key Chairmanship: Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013843965_hastings05m.html

Washington State Governor Proposes Workers Comp, Unemployment Changes (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=13783394

Governor Gregoire, Washington State Democrats Face Off over Social Cuts (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/politics/26370124/detail.html

GOP Names Gorton, Huff to Washington State Redistricting Commission (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_redistricting_commission.html

Washington State Agencies Get a Local Landlord - Rants Group takes over ten buildings, including one in Shelton that fell into default (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/01/05/1495016/agencies-get-a-local-landlord.html

Washington State Lawmakers: Seattle should pay tunnel cost overruns (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/234203.asp

Washington State Senator Bob McCaslin Retiring After 30 Years in Office (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2013843315_sen_bob_mccaslin_retiring_afte.html

GENERAL NEWS

Port of Shelton Commissioner Miles Files Harassment Complaint against Port Director (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/4251-miles-files-harassment-complaint-against-port-director

Mason County Sends Letter of Interest to DOC for New Reception Center (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/4249-mason-county-sends-letter-of-interest-to-doc-for-new-reception-center

Burn Bans End for 4 Washington State Counties (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/01/05/1489201/south-sound-burn-bans-end-for.html

Load Restrictions on Mason County Roads as Roadbeds Thaw Out (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/4247-load-restrictions-on-mason-county-roads

Mega Millions - Washington Winner! Ephrata Ticket Shares $380M Jackpot (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/26372959/detail.html

Mystery of Kitsap County ‘Cop Impersonator’ Solved (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/112908004.html

Man Dies after Locking Self in Spokane Taco Bell Cooler (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/112913174.html

Magazine Lauds Four State Colleges, Including Evergreen (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013845027_dige05m.html

DIVERSIONS

Stem Cell Fix Bandied for Balding

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2011/01/stem-cell-fix-bandied-for-balding/1?csp=34tech

Singer Gerry Rafferty Dies at 63

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/01/05/singer-gerry-rafferty-dies-at-63/

Witches Use Spells to Protest New Taxes - Magic in Romania No Laughing Matter

http://www.kirotv.com/money/26376817/detail.html

Could the Days of the British “Pint” be Numbered?

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE7033SI20110104

SONG OF THE DAY

Gerry Rafferty - City to City

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXG9VcBmd0E

Energy News Digest for January 4, 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

Follow the news digest on Twitter for breaking news and notices: http://twitter.com/energydigest

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Four More Dangerous Electrical Structures Found in Seattle (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/432708_citylight03.html

Columbia & Snake River Shippers Seek Port of Portland Subsidies While Locks Are Repaired (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=13775511

Microsoft Says Lost Hotmail E-Mails Now Restored (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_16999871

Canada - Bald Eagles Forced from Feeding Grounds by Poor Chum Runs (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/Bald+eagles+forced+from+feeding+grounds+poor+chum+runs+story+photos/4056901/story.html

California - San Joaquin Valley Utilities & Firms Work to Meet Green Energy Mandates - “It doesn’t pencil out without the subsidies.” (Modesto Bee, CA)

http://www.modbee.com/2011/01/02/1495066/green-energy-gets-real.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Four More Dangerous Electrical Structures Found in Seattle

·         California - 14-Year-Old Driver Survives Crash, Killed by Live Wire

·         Grant PUD’s Smallest Rate Hike Goes to Residential Customers

·         Editorial – Oregon’s Sudden Energy Shift Comes at a High Cost

·         Bainbridge Considers Requiring Backup Generators for Gas Pumps

·         Montana - Southern Montana Electric Proposes Customer-Owned Cooperative with Electric City Power

·         Mason PUD 3 Commission Announces 2011 Regular Meeting Schedule

·         Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP Welcomes Partners Eric Lee Christensen & Durham C. McCormick, Jr.

·         California - San Bruno Natural Gas Blast: Feds Urge Pacific Gas & Electric to Verify Records

·         California - New Natural Gas Plant to Aid in Integrating Energy from Solar, Wind

·         Mississippi Utility Sues Railroad over Monopoly

·         Utilities Seek Fresh Talent for Smart Grids

·         Editorial - Penalize Pepco for Poor Performance in Delivering Electrical Service

·         2011 Hydropower Outlook

·         Canada - Bald Eagles Forced from Feeding Grounds by Poor Chum Runs

·         Buzzkill: USA’s Bumblebee Population Declining

·         Blackbird Mystery Deepens: More Birds Fall from Sky in Louisiana

·         Columbia & Snake River Shippers Seek Port of Portland Subsidies While Locks Are Repaired

·         Clean Air Agency Bans Burning in Thurston County Wood Stoves, Fireplaces

·         California - San Joaquin Valley Utilities & Firms Work to Meet Green Energy Mandates

·         Wind Industry Outlines Priorities for This Year

·         US Interior Urges Iberdrola to Cut Size of California Wind Farm

·         Push for Turbines in Connecticut Hampered by a Lack of ... Wind

·         Gresham Plans Unique Hydro Energy Project Using Sewage Plant Outfall Pipes

·         While Communities Fight Biomass Plants, Congress Pays to Build Them

·         Maine - Colby College Goes to Biomass Heat

·         Connecticut - Outdoor Furnaces Facing Possible Ban

·         New York - Turning the East River’s Flow into Electricity

·         Wisconsin - Madison Plant to Recycle Coating from Solar Panels

·         For Sale: Student-Built Energy-Efficient Home

·         Richland Company Wants to Install Charging Stations for Electric Cars

·         In 24 States, be Careful How You Throw Away Your Old Computer

·         Microsoft Says Lost Hotmail E-Mails Now Restored

·         More on State Plan for Qwest-CenturyLink Merger

·         Firefox Dethrones IE in Europe, But Its Real Battle is with Chrome

·         Could Verizon Steal Apple’s Thunder?

·         Wi-Fi Hotspots, Only Going to Get Hotter

·         Ceiling Lights in Minnesota Send Coded Internet Data

·         BIAW Names Losey to Replace Mccabe as Leader

·         Editorial - Power Shift Looming for Department of Fish & Wildlife

·         Strained States Turning to Laws to Curb Labor Unions

·         Shelton Woman Killed in Car Crash on Agate Road

·         More People Moved Out of Washington State Last Year than into the State

WORD OF THE DAY

Disquisition • \disk-kwah-ZISH-un\ • Noun – A formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject

Brenda was asked to present a brief disquisition on the Bonneville Power Administration’s “small farm and residential exchange program.” Two hours later she was still droning on. “I thought you said this was going to be a short presentation,” huffed the moderator. “So far, it is,” was her tart rejoinder.

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

Four More Dangerous Electrical Structures Found in Seattle (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/432708_citylight03.html

California - 14-Year-Old Driver Survives Crash, Killed by Live Wire (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_16999336

Grant PUD’s Smallest Rate Hike Goes to Residential Customers (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/jan/03/grant-puds-smallest-rate-hike-goes-to-residential/

Editorial – Oregon’s Sudden Energy Shift Comes at a High Cost (Salem Statesman Journal, OR)

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110104/OPINION/101040318/1048

Bainbridge Considers Requiring Backup Generators for Gas Pumps (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/jan/03/bainbridge-considers-requiring-backup-generators/

Montana - Southern Montana Electric Proposes Customer-Owned Cooperative with Electric City Power (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20110104/NEWS01/101040308/SME-proposes-customer-owned-cooperative-with-ECP

Mason PUD 3 Commission Announces 2011 Regular Meeting Schedule (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=817

Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP Welcomes Partners Eric Lee Christensen & Durham C. McCormick, Jr. (PR Newswire)

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gordon-thomas-honeywell-llp-welcomes-partners-eric-lee-christensen-and-durham-c-mccormick-jr-112816264.html

California - San Bruno Natural Gas Blast: Feds Urge Pacific Gas & Electric to Verify Records (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/03/BABM1H3G9Q.DTL

California - New Natural Gas Plant to Aid in Integrating Energy from Solar, Wind (Solar Home & Business Journal)

http://solarhbj.com/news/new-natural-gas-plant-to-aid-in-integrating-energy-from-solar-wind-sources-01249

Mississippi Utility Sues Railroad over Monopoly - claims the railroad uses a monopoly over coal deliveries to inflate costs (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/01/03/financial/f111014S04.DTL

Utilities Seek Fresh Talent for Smart Grids (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/30/business/energy-environment/30utility.html

Editorial - Penalize Pepco for Poor Performance in Delivering Electrical Service (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/28/AR2010122803725.html

2011 Hydropower Outlook (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/01/2011-hydropower-outlook

FISH & WILDLIFE

Canada - Bald Eagles Forced from Feeding Grounds by Poor Chum Runs (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/Bald+eagles+forced+from+feeding+grounds+poor+chum+runs+story+photos/4056901/story.html

Buzzkill: USA’s Bumblebee Population Declining (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2011/01/widespread-decline-of-north-american-bumblebees/1?csp=34tech

Blackbird Mystery Deepens: More Birds Fall from Sky in Louisiana (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2011/0104/Blackbird-mystery-deepens-more-birds-fall-from-sky-in-Louisiana

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Columbia & Snake River Shippers Seek Port of Portland Subsidies While Locks Are Repaired (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=13775511

Clean Air Agency Bans Burning in Thurston County Wood Stoves, Fireplaces (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/01/04/1494160/clean-air-agency-bans-burning.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

California - San Joaquin Valley Utilities & Firms Work to Meet Green Energy Mandates - “It doesn’t pencil out without the subsidies.” (Modesto Bee, CA)

http://www.modbee.com/2011/01/02/1495066/green-energy-gets-real.html

Wind Industry Outlines Priorities for This Year - Includes tax incentives for wind energy & a renewable electricity standard (The Hill)

http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/135723-wind-industry-outlines-priorities-for-energy-bill

US Interior Urges Iberdrola to Cut Size of California Wind Farm (Platts)

http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/ElectricPower/6717340

Push for Turbines in Connecticut Hampered by a Lack of ... Wind (Republican American, Waterbury, CT)

http://www.rep-am.com/news/local/530553.txt

Gresham Plans Unique Hydro Energy Project Using Sewage Plant Outfall Pipes (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2010/12/gresham-plans-unique-hydro-project.html

While Communities Fight Biomass Plants, Congress Pays to Build Them (Huffington Post)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carol-polsgrove/while-communities-fight-b_b_798378.html

Maine - Colby College Goes to Biomass Heat (Associated Press)

http://www.wlbz2.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=142360&catid=3

Connecticut - Outdoor Furnaces Facing Possible Ban (Connecticut Mirror, Hartford)

http://www.ctmirror.org/story/8818/outdoor-furnaces-facing-possible-ban

New York - Turning the East River’s Flow into Electricity (NY Times)

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/03/turning-the-east-rivers-flow-into-electricity/

Wisconsin - Madison Plant to Recycle Coating from Solar Panels (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI)

http://www.jsonline.com/business/112732309.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

For Sale: Student-Built Energy-Efficient Home - Omak students give construction curriculum a workout (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/jan/03/for-sale-student-built-energy-efficient-home/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Richland Company Wants to Install Charging Stations for Electric Cars (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/12/31/1487240/richland-company-wants-to-install.html

In 24 States, be Careful How You Throw Away Your Old Computer (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2011-01-04-e-waste_N.htm?csp=34money

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Microsoft Says Lost Hotmail E-Mails Now Restored (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_16999871

More on State Plan for Qwest-CenturyLink Merger (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/technologybrierdudleysblog/2013837521_more_on_state_plan_for_qwest-c.html

Firefox Dethrones IE in Europe, But Its Real Battle is with Chrome (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2011/01/04/firefox-dethrones-ie-but-its-real-battle-is-with-chrome/

Could Verizon Steal Apple’s Thunder? (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/01/03/benzinga747809.DTL

Wi-Fi Hotspots, Only Going to Get Hotter (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2010/12/30/wi-fi-hotspots-only-going-to-get-hotter/

Ceiling Lights in Minnesota Send Coded Internet Data (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/27/AR2010122701267.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

BIAW Names Losey to Replace Mccabe as Leader (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/01/03/1493558/biaw-names-losey-to-replace-mccabe.html

Editorial - Power Shift Looming for Department of Fish & Wildlife (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/opinion/article_94024cf8-17a8-11e0-b563-001cc4c03286.html

Strained States Turning to Laws to Curb Labor Unions (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/04/business/04labor.html

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton Woman Killed in Car Crash on Agate Road (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/4235-shelton-woman-killed-in-car-crash-on-agate-road

More People Moved Out of Washington State Last Year than into the State (Puget Sound Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2011/01/03/more-people-moved-out-of-washington.html

DIVERSIONS

“Chicken Poop” Tops List of Beauty Products with Ugly Names

http://consumerist.com/2011/01/chicken-poop-other-beauty-products-with-less-than-pretty-names.html

Florida Man Says He’ll Live in Lions’ Den for 30 Days

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/01/03/national/a023959S77.DTL

Man Sues College after It Rejects Son Following $40K Donation

http://consumerist.com/2011/01/man-sues-college-after-it-rejects-son-following-40k-donation.html

SONG OF THE DAY

The Tokens – The Lion Sleeps Tonight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LBmUwi6mEo