Energy News Digest for December 14, 2012

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Seattle Coal-Export Hearing Packed, Mostly by Opponents (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019899522_coalhearing14m.html

Grays Harbor PUD Commissioner Tom Casey’s Farewell Message — “Choose to Fight” (Aberdeen World, WA)

http://thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/casey%E2%80%99s-farewell-message-%E2%80%94-%E2%80%9Cchoose-fight%E2%80%9D.html

Federal Government Funds $4 Million Wind Project Off Coos Bay (Coos Bay World, OR)

http://theworldlink.com/news/local/government-funds-m-wind-project-off-coos-bay/article_39b38d80-44a5-11e2-865b-001a4bcf887a.html

Seattle Announces Fiber Partner, Broadband Test Project (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/technologybrierdudleysblog/2019895705_post_62.html

Port Angeles’ Citywide Wi-Fi Ahead of Schedule (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20121214/NEWS/312149986/port-angeles-citywide-wifi-ahead-of-schedule

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Seattle Coal-Export Hearing Packed, Mostly by Opponents
• Grays Harbor PUD Commissioner Tom Casey’s Farewell Message — “Choose to Fight”
• BLM Makes Changes to Idaho Power Line after Tribes Balk
• Clatskanie Ethanol Plant Will Serve As Temporary Crude Oil Exporter
• California – Pacific Gas & Electric Says Workers Lied About Inspections
• Church Copper Theft Attempt Ends Painfully for Suspect in NW Harris County Church
• Push On to Protect Northeast U-S Electricity Grid from Floods
• Citing Poor Storm Response, State Regulators Hit Massachusetts Utilities with Nearly $25 Million in Penalties
• FERC Chairman Cites Slowing Load Growth, Smart Grid, Distributed Generation as ‘Disruptive’
• Electricity Industry Restructuring Has Hurt the Economy, Review by CFA & APPA Finds
• Upper Columbia River Spring Chinook Run Lowest in Six Years
• Editorial - Advantage Sports Fishermen
• Editorial - Pocket Gopher: Small Critter, Big Issue
• Will the West Ever Solve Its Water Woes?
• Reservoirs Can Make Local Flooding Worse, Says Study
• California Sees Unusually High ‘King Tides’
• Federal Government Funds $4 Million Wind Project Off Coos Bay
• U-S Department of Energy to Underwrite Seven Wind Projects
• As Deadline for Saving Wind Industry Nears, Wind Advocates Fold
• Not Easy to Find Room for Ocean Energy
• At $96 per MWh - Oregon Geothermal Pumping Power
• REC Silicon Donation Boosts Big Bend Community College Computer Program
• Drop This Underwater Turbine in Any River for Free Continuous Power
• Idaho - Micron to Curtail LED Lighting Program
• Energy Utility Tennessee Valley Authority Launches EnergySavvy Program
• Landmark Climate Change Report Leaked Online
• Tough Times for U-S Winter Tourism if Climate Change Goes Unaddressed
• Energy Report Puts Colorado First in LEED Ranking
• Seattle Announces Fiber Partner, Broadband Test Project
• Seattle Is the Latest City to Go Around ISPs to Get a Gigabit Network
• Port Angeles’ Citywide Wi-Fi Ahead of Schedule
• Investigation Begins Into West Virginia’s Broadband
• Google’s Schmidt Says Google Fiber a ‘Real Business’ for the Company
• U-S Leads Western Snub of United Nations Telecommunications Treaty
• Derek Kilmer Names Congressional Staff
• State Representative-Elect Drew MacEwen Named to House Committees
• Brief Window of Dryness Before an Active Weather Weekend
• Obama Won’t Go After Washington over Marijuana
• Construction Companies Deny Starting Taylor Bridge Fire near Ellensburg
• Belfair, Tahuya Fire Districts Look at Forming Regional Fire Authority
• Mason County Non-Profit Group Awarded Education Grant
• Noisy Glaciers Are an Annoyance to Scientists Studying Mt. Rainier
• Five Ways to Recover Faster from ‘The Big One’

WORD OF THE DAY

Turophile • \TURR-uh-file\ • Noun - A connoisseur of cheese: a cheese fancier

Brandy is an epicure of the highest order. Her one shortfall (which she readily admits her dismal failing) is how to determine what’s a good cheese…or a waste of mastication. “I really can’t tell,” she admitted in a widely distributed TV news interview with famed turophile Bandy McSquirrel, “if a limburger or sharp cheddar smells like good cheese, stinky feet, or bad meat. So going on a wine and cheese pairing with me is not a very good idea.”

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

Seattle Coal-Export Hearing Packed, Mostly by Opponents (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019899522_coalhearing14m.html

Grays Harbor PUD Commissioner Tom Casey’s Farewell Message — “Choose to Fight” (Aberdeen World, WA)

http://thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/casey%E2%80%99s-farewell-message-%E2%80%94-%E2%80%9Cchoose-fight%E2%80%9D.html

BLM Makes Changes to Idaho Power Line after Tribes Balk (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/12/08/2346411/blm-makes-changes-to-power-line.html

Clatskanie Ethanol Plant Will Serve As Temporary Crude Oil Exporter (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/clatskanie-ethanol-plant-will-serve-as-temporary-crude-oil-exporter/article_0e6ae34a-44cc-11e2-b1c1-001a4bcf887a.html

California – Pacific Gas & Electric Says Workers Lied About Inspections (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/PG-amp-E-says-workers-lied-about-inspections-4117503.php

Church Copper Theft Attempt Ends Painfully for Suspect in NW Harris County Church (KTRK-TV, Houston, TX)

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8918289

Push On to Protect Northeast U-S Electricity Grid from Floods (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2019888250_apussuperstormvulnerablegridsummarybox.html

Citing Poor Storm Response, State Regulators Hit Massachusetts Utilities with Nearly $25 Million in Penalties (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=200129&issueID=26911

FERC Chairman Cites Slowing Load Growth, Smart Grid, Distributed Generation as ‘Disruptive’ (SNL Financial)

http://www.snl.com/Interactivex/article.aspx?CdId=A-16614200-13367

Electricity Industry Restructuring Has Hurt the Economy, Review by CFA & APPA Finds (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=200325&issueID=26911

FISH & WILDLIFE

Upper Columbia River Spring Chinook Run Lowest in Six Years (The Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/lifestyles/recreation/regional/upper-columbia-river-spring-chinook-run-lowest-in-six-years/article_48e765d4-4580-11e2-9420-001a4bcf887a.html

Editorial - Advantage Sports Fishermen (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/opinion/advantage-sports-fishermen/article_94a94d98-44c2-11e2-bace-001a4bcf887a.html

Editorial - Pocket Gopher: Small Critter, Big Issue (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/12/13/2351933/small-critter-big-issue.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Will the West Ever Solve Its Water Woes? (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/12/13/can-we-adapt-to-climate-change-the-colorado-river-basin-may-soon-find-out/?wprss=rss_business

Reservoirs Can Make Local Flooding Worse, Says Study (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20663875

California Sees Unusually High ‘King Tides’ (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2019899035_apuscaliforniakingtides.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Federal Government Funds $4 Million Wind Project Off Coos Bay (Coos Bay World, OR)

http://theworldlink.com/news/local/government-funds-m-wind-project-off-coos-bay/article_39b38d80-44a5-11e2-865b-001a4bcf887a.html

U-S Department of Energy to Underwrite Seven Wind Projects (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/12/energy-dept-to-underwrite-7-wind-projects/?partner=rss&emc=rss

As Deadline for Saving Wind Industry Nears, Wind Advocates Fold (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/politics/as-deadline-for-saving-wind-industry-nears-wind-advocates-fold/

Not Easy to Find Room for Ocean Energy (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/post/not-easy-find-room-ocean-energy

At $96 per MWh - Oregon Geothermal Pumping Power (ReNews)

http://renews.biz/oregon-geothermal-pumping-power/

REC Silicon Donation Boosts Big Bend Community College Computer Program (Columbia Basin Bulletin, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/school_news/article_f2cb671a-44a6-11e2-8317-001a4bcf887a.html

Drop This Underwater Turbine in Any River for Free Continuous Power (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/5967882/drop-this-underwater-turbine-in-any-river-for-free-continuous-power

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Idaho - Micron to Curtail LED Lighting Program (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/dec/14/micron-to-curtail-led-lighting-program/

Energy Utility Tennessee Valley Authority Launches EnergySavvy Program (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/2012/12/12/energy-utility-tva-launches-energysavvy-program/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Landmark Climate Change Report Leaked Online (The Guardian, UK)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/dec/14/ipcc-climate-change-report-leaked-online

Tough Times for U-S Winter Tourism if Climate Change Goes Unaddressed (Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, WA)

http://kpbj.com/business_daily/2012-12-10/tough_times_for_us_winter_tourism_if_climate_change_goes_unaddressed

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Energy Report Puts Colorado First in LEED Ranking (Denver Business Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2012/12/13/energy-report-puts-colorado-first-in.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Seattle Announces Fiber Partner, Broadband Test Project (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/technologybrierdudleysblog/2019895705_post_62.html

Seattle Is the Latest City to Go Around ISPs to Get a Gigabit Network (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2012/12/13/seattle-is-the-latest-city-to-go-around-isps-to-get-a-gigabit-network/

Port Angeles’ Citywide Wi-Fi Ahead of Schedule (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20121214/NEWS/312149986/port-angeles-citywide-wifi-ahead-of-schedule

Investigation Begins Into West Virginia’s Broadband Incompetence - Overpriced Routers, Overpaid Consultants, Verizon’s Fingerprints (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Investigation-Begins-Into-West-Virginias-Broadband-Incompetence-122401

Google’s Schmidt Says Google Fiber a ‘Real Business’ for the Company (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/googles-schmidt-says-google-fiber-a-real-business-for-the-company-thecircuit/2012/12/12/a8fb3290-448e-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_blog.html?wprss=rss_technology

U-S Leads Western Snub of United Nations Telecommunications Treaty (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/US-leads-Western-snub-of-UN-telecoms-treaty-4113957.php

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Derek Kilmer Names Congressional Staff (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/12/12/2400349/derek-kilmer-names-congressional.html

State Representative-Elect Drew MacEwen Named to House Committees (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/8590

GENERAL NEWS

Brief Window of Dryness Before an Active Weather Weekend (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2012/12/14/brief-window-of-dryness-before-an-active-weather-weekend/

Obama Won’t Go After Washington over Marijuana (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Obama-says-he-wont-go-after-Washington-over-marijuana-183488121.html

Construction Companies Deny Starting Taylor Bridge Fire near Ellensburg (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Construction-companies-deny-starting-Taylor-Bridge-Fire-183271871.html

Belfair, Tahuya Fire Districts Look at Forming Regional Fire Authority (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/dec/13/belfair-tahuya-fire-districts-look-at-forming/

Mason County Non-Profit Group Awarded Education Grant (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/45369-mason-county-non-profit-group-awarded-grant

Noisy Glaciers Are an Annoyance to Scientists Studying Mt. Rainier (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Noisy-glaciers-are-an-annoyance-to-scientists-studying-Mt-Rainier-183271411.html

Five Ways to Recover Faster from ‘The Big One’ (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/five-ways-recover-faster-big-one

DIVERSIONS

The Wienermobile Rolls into South Sound (well the region, anyway)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/12/13/2352481/the-wienermobile-rolls-into-south.html

Oregon Zoo Beaver Waves to Young Visitor

http://www.nwcn.com/news/183492891.html

Huge DNA Code of the Christmas Tree Being Revealed (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/dec/13/huge-dna-code-of-the-christmas-tree-being-revealed/

Whoa: Physicists Testing to See if Universe Is a Computer Simulation

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/whoa-physicists-testing-see-universe-computer-simulation-224525825.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Matrix Reloaded Soundtrack - Furious Angels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qWePX39R40

Hot Shots Edition - Energy News Digest for December 13, 2012

New Generation Needed in Northwest (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/new-generation-needed-in-northwest/50825

Fitch: credit outlook for public power is stable through 2013 (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=200058&issueID=26910

Columbia River fish returns for 2012 and preliminary forecasts for 2013 (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2019891635_columbia_river_system_breakdow.html

Endangered Klamath Basin Fish Gets Habitat (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/12/12/53038.htm

Jane Lubchenco to leave National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in February (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/12/jane_lubchenco_to_leave_nation.html

Energy Northwest brings Santa to Head Start (KNDU TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.kndu.com/story/20329050/energy-northwest-brings-santa-to-head-start

Energy News Digest for December 12, 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

Feds: New Move To Break Columbia River Salmon Impasse (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2012/12/11/feds-new-move-to-break-columbia-river-salmon-impasse/

Utility Chiefs Urge Equal Tax Rates on Dividends, Capital Gains in ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/utility-chiefs-urge-equal-tax-rates-on-dividends-capital-gains-in-fiscal-cliff-deal/2012/12/12/9af28002-4468-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html?wprss=rss_business

Solar Installations Surge on Lower Costs & Government Support (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/solar-installations-surge-on-lower-costs-and-government-support/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Gmail, Other Google Services Suffer Monday Service Interruptions (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_22162501

Sheriff: Heroes Stepped Up During Deadly Clackamas Mall Shooting (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Sheriff-Heroes-stepped-up-during-deadly-clackamas-town-center-shooting-183112751.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Utility Chiefs Urge Equal Tax Rates on Dividends, Capital Gains in ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal
• Grant County PUD Raises Electricity Rates by Six Percent in 2013
• Clallam Public Utility District Budget Sees Increasing Rates
• Oregon - Clatskanie PUD Collects Food
• Franklin PUD Swears In Commissioner, District 3
• Group Probes Delayed Power Restoration Post Hurricane Sandy
• Kentucky - Electric Cooperative Immune from Suit for Death after Ice Storm
• Feds: New Move To Break Columbia River Salmon Impasse
• Arctic Snowy Owls Return to Western Washington
• Gophers dig holes in JBLM’s future
• Editorial - Large-Scale Cooperation for Small Fish Project
• Solar Installations Surge on Lower Costs & Government Support
• Dryer Balls - Do They Really Save Energy?
• How Green is That Christmas Tree?
• Gmail, Other Google Services Suffer Monday Service Interruptions
• Sprint Reportedly in Talks to Take Over Clearwire
• FCC Approves Dish Network Plans for Mobile Broadband
• Yahoo Updates Email to Take on Gmail
• Telx to Open Hillsboro Data Center
• FCC Asks for Corrections to the National Broadband Map
• Rational Broadband Investment: Why the FCC’s New Task Force is a Good Step Forward
• Sheriff: Heroes Stepped Up During Deadly Clackamas Mall Shooting
• Police: Oregon Mall Shooter Didn’t Know Two He Killed
• Washington State Governor Readies Big Transportation Proposal
• Administration Weighs Legal Action against States that Legalized Marijuana Use
• Statistically, It Could Snow on Christmas

WORD OF THE DAY

Intersperse • \in-ter-SPERSS\ • verb - 1: to place something at intervals in or among

2: to insert at intervals among other things

The sideshow barker was putting his all into a chance for his potential customers to grab silver dollars hidden in a huge vat of viscous, half formed Jell-O. And to quell the more enthusiastic fishers for the loot, he made sure to let them know that he had interspersed the heaving mass with a few fish-hooks. (now that is dark)

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

Utility Chiefs Urge Equal Tax Rates on Dividends, Capital Gains in ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/utility-chiefs-urge-equal-tax-rates-on-dividends-capital-gains-in-fiscal-cliff-deal/2012/12/12/9af28002-4468-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html?wprss=rss_business

Grant County PUD Raises Electricity Rates by Six Percent in 2013 (iFiber One News, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/news/grantcounty/ephrata/article_b7ab4758-43fd-11e2-b389-0019bb30f31a.html

Clallam Public Utility District Budget Sees Increasing Rates (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20121212/news/312129998/clallam-public-utility-district-budget-sees-increasing-rates

Oregon - Clatskanie PUD Collects Food (Northwest Public Power Association)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2012/12/oregon-clatskanie-pud-collects-food.html

Franklin PUD Swears In Commissioner, District 3 (Franklin County PUD)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2012/12/franklin-pud-swears-in-commissioner.html

Group Probes Delayed Power Restoration Post Hurricane Sandy (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2012/12/12/167029241/commission-probes-n-y-power-loss-after-hurricane-sandy?ft=1&f=3

Kentucky - Electric Cooperative Immune from Suit for Death after Ice Storm (Risk & Insurance)

http://www.riskandinsurance.com/story.jsp?storyId=533352953

FISH & WILDLIFE

Feds: New Move To Break Columbia River Salmon Impasse (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2012/12/11/feds-new-move-to-break-columbia-river-salmon-impasse/

Arctic Snowy Owls Return to Western Washington (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/183018301.html

Gophers dig holes in JBLM’s future (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2012/12/11/gophers-dig-holes-in-jblms-future/#axzz2Er1Ob1vz

Editorial - Large-Scale Cooperation for Small Fish Project (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/opinion/editorials/613035-8/large-scale-cooperation-for-small-fish-project

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Solar Installations Surge on Lower Costs & Government Support (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/solar-installations-surge-on-lower-costs-and-government-support/?partner=rss&emc=rss

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Dryer Balls - Do They Really Save Energy? (Conduit)

https://conduitnw.org/Pages/WebLink.aspx?RID=839&utm_source=newsletter50&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=december

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

How Green is That Christmas Tree? (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/how-green-is-that-christmas-tree/2012/12/10/3b75242c-3d6a-11e2-a2d9-822f58ac9fd5_story.html?wprss=rss_national

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Gmail, Other Google Services Suffer Monday Service Interruptions (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_22162501

Sprint Reportedly in Talks to Take Over Clearwire (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2019884335_clearwiresprintxml.html

FCC Approves Dish Network Plans for Mobile Broadband (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/morning_call/2012/12/fcc-approves-dish-network-plans-for.html

Yahoo Updates Email to Take on Gmail (Associated Press)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20121212/BIZ/712129919

Telx to Open Hillsboro Data Center (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2012/12/telx-to-open-hillsboro-data-center.html

FCC Asks for Corrections to the National Broadband Map Database - Ensure Areas Are Correctly Labeled As Served Or Unserved (Lexology)

http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=5d5b8fc0-ffb9-4ccd-8d27-febb60a37b36

Rational Broadband Investment: Why the FCC’s New Task Force is a Good Step Forward (Fierce Telecom)

http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/rational-broadband-investment-why-fccs-new-task-force-good-step-forward/2012-12-11

GENERAL NEWS

Sheriff: Heroes Stepped Up During Deadly Clackamas Mall Shooting (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Sheriff-Heroes-stepped-up-during-deadly-clackamas-town-center-shooting-183112751.html

Police: Oregon Mall Shooter Didn’t Know Two He Killed (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/12/12/2350638/gunman-opens-fire-at-oregon-mall.html

Washington State Governor Readies Big Transportation Proposal (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/12/12/2399558/gregoire-readies-big-transport.html

Administration Weighs Legal Action against States that Legalized Marijuana Use (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/07/us/marijuana-initiatives-in-2-states-set-federal-officials-scrambling.html?_r=0

Statistically, It Could Snow on Christmas (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2150493

DIVERSIONS

Indian Sitar Virtuoso, Beatles Mentor Ravi Shankar Dies At 92

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_22173612

Zeitgeist 2012: What Piqued Your Curiosity This Year?

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/zeitgeist2012.html

‘Heart,’ Quincy Jones headed to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Heart-headed-to-Rock-and-Roll-Hall-of-Fame-183032841.html

SONG OF THE DAY

The Beatles - Within You Without You

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