Energy News Digest for October 24, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Nearly United House Backs New Water Projects Bill (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/house-poised-pass-bipartisan-water-bill-20662299

Steller Sea Lions Taken Off Threatened Species List (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/oct/24/steller-sea-lions-taken-off-threatened-species/

‏Puget Sound Energy to Reduce Electric Rates Slightly (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/boomerconsumer/2013/10/23/puget-sound-energy-to-reduce-electric-rates-slightly/

Energy Industry Continues to Take the Brunt of Cyberattacks (Houston Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/nuts-and-bolts/2013/10/energy-industry-continues-to-take-the.html

Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance & Partners Successfully Introduce Heat Pump Water Heaters to the Pacific Northwest (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/10/23/5846575/neea-and-partners-successfully.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• ‏Puget Sound Energy to Reduce Electric Rates Slightly
• Energy Industry Continues to Take the Brunt of Cyberattacks
• APPA Chief: Cyber & Physical Security Plan Is Key to Risk Management
• Fitch Rates $33.6 Million Grays Harbor County PUD Revenue Bonds 'A'; Outlook Stable
• Bonneville Power Administration Offers Classroom Presentations on Science, Engineering
• OP/Ed: Steve Wright - BPA in Need of Correction
• Former Puget Sound Energy Staffer Cochrane Joins Olympia Engineering Firm
• Britain's Energy Crisis Goes from Bad to Worse
• Steller Sea Lions Taken Off Threatened Species List
• Research Shows Orca Population in Puget Sound Is Dwindling
• Haro Strait among Worst for Orcas as Constant Shipping Noise Puts Whales at Risk, Report Says
• Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail Opens November 2
• Putting the Spa in Spawn: Tribe Creates Refuge for Exhausted Fish
• Canoeing Salmon Advocates near Source of Columbia River
• Nearly United House Backs New Water Projects Bill
• Walmart Raises Portland's Largest Green Roof
• City of Portland Launches Crowdsourcing Campaign for Solar, But Will It Work?
• Solar Group Wants Arizona Public Service Company Investigated over Controversial Donations
• Wind Energy Tax Credit Likely Over, But Effect May Not Hurt Like Before
• Renewable Energy Corporation: REC's Third Quarter 2013 Results
• Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance & Partners Successfully Introduce Heat Pump Water Heaters to the Pacific Northwest
• Montana Officials: NorthWestern Overstating Energy Conservation Losses
• LED Lighting Shows Only Slight Gains in Market Penetration
• How Much Are We Really Spending on Energy Efficiency?
• Governor Inslee’s Climate Hearing in Seattle Draws Large Environmental Crowd
• Energy Bills: Straw Houses & Other Saving Secrets
• Power struggle: Family life off the Grid
• Internet Address System Expands with Four New Suffixes
• Google Fiber: It's a 'Myth' Consumers Don't Want 1 Gbps
• Facebook Needs News Organizations & News Organizations Need Facebook
• Kickstarting Journalism: Is Crowdfunding the Answer?
• School Principals Concerned about Social Media Site Ask.Fm
• Twitter Illiterate? Mastering the @BC’s
• Editorial: Rule against Pension Lawsuits at Washington State Supreme Court
• The 12 Most Powerful Women in Congress
• ’Fogmageddon’ Expected to Stick Around South Sound through Weekend
• Weather Eye: Mild Weather Continues, but Winter Will Be Arriving
• Introduction to Winter Weather Awareness Week
• Yelm Couple in Critical Condition after Homemade Alt-Fuel Van Explodes
• City of Shelton Holding Open House on Downtown
• Shelton’s Fairmount Avenue to be Closed for Three Weeks
• Safety Award for Mason General Hospital

WORD OF THE DAY

Darkling • \DAR-klin\ • Adverb - 1: dark 2: done or taking place in the dark.

The darkling hours pass

Waiting on the last repair

Working outages

The Hyphen in 'E-Mail' Just Lost a Major Ally (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/10/23/hyphen-e-mail-new-york-times/

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

‏Puget Sound Energy to Reduce Electric Rates Slightly (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/boomerconsumer/2013/10/23/puget-sound-energy-to-reduce-electric-rates-slightly/

Energy Industry Continues to Take the Brunt of Cyberattacks (Houston Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/nuts-and-bolts/2013/10/energy-industry-continues-to-take-the.html

APPA Chief: Cyber & Physical Security Plan Is Key to Risk Management (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=239392&issueID=27132

Fitch Rates $33.6 Million Grays Harbor County PUD Revenue Bonds 'A'; Outlook Stable (BusinessWire)

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131023006758/en/Fitch-Rates-33.6MM-Grays-Harbor-County-PUD

Chelan County PUD Finances on Track (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://pro.kpq-am.tritonflex.com/common/more.php?m=15&r=1&item_id=5551

Bonneville Power Administration Offers Classroom Presentations on Science, Engineering (Albany Tribune, OR)

http://www.albanytribune.com/22102013-bpa-offers-classroom-presentations-science-engineering%E2%80%8F/

OP/Ed: Steve Wright - BPA in Need of Correction (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/oct/23/bpa-in-need-of-correction/

Former Puget Sound Energy Staffer Cochrane Joins Olympia Engineering Firm (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2013/10/23/2789931/former-pse-staffer-cochrane-joins.html

Britain's Energy Crisis Goes from Bad to Worse - 'People are going to have to choose between keeping warm and eating.' (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/10/23/britains-energy-crisis-goes-from-bad-to-worse-people-are-going-to-have-to-choose-between-keeping-warm-and-eating/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Steller Sea Lions Taken Off Threatened Species List (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/oct/24/steller-sea-lions-taken-off-threatened-species/

Research Shows Orca Population in Puget Sound Is Dwindling (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Alarming-research-shows-Orca-population-in-Puget-Sound-is-dwindling-229018991.html

Haro Strait among Worst for Orcas as Constant Shipping Noise Puts Whales at Risk, Report Says (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/haro-strait-among-worst-for-orcas-as-constant-shipping-noise-puts-whales-at-risk-report-says-1.670570

Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail Opens November 2 (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2013/10/23/kennedy-creek-salmon-trail-opens-november-2/

Putting the Spa in Spawn: Tribe Creates Refuge for Exhausted Fish (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/putting-spa-spawn-tribe-creates-refuge-exhausted-fish

Canoeing Salmon Advocates near Source of Columbia River (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2013/oct/24/canoeing-salmon-advocates-near-source-columbia-river/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Nearly United House Backs New Water Projects Bill (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/house-poised-pass-bipartisan-water-bill-20662299

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Walmart Raises Portland's Largest Green Roof (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Walmart-raises-Portlands-largest-green-roof-229020401.html

City of Portland Launches Crowdsourcing Campaign for Solar, But Will It Work? (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/10/city_launches_crowdsourcing_ca.html

Solar Group Wants Arizona Public Service Company Investigated over Controversial Donations (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/energy-inc/2013/10/arizona-solar-group-wants-aps.html

Wind Energy Tax Credit Likely Over, But Effect May Not Hurt Like Before (San Antonio Express-News, TX)

http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/eagle-ford-energy/article/Wind-energy-tax-credit-likely-over-but-effect-4920760.php

Renewable Energy Corporation: REC's Third Quarter 2013 Results (4-Traders)

http://www.4-traders.com/RENEWABLE-ENERGY-CORPORAT-458338/news/Renewable-Energy-Corporation-ASA--RECs-third-quarter-2013-results-17390959/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance & Partners Successfully Introduce Heat Pump Water Heaters to the Pacific Northwest (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/10/23/5846575/neea-and-partners-successfully.html

Montana Officials: NorthWestern Overstating Energy Conservation Losses (The Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/news/local/psc-northwestern-overstating-energy-conservation-losses/article_f0d6d67c-3c3c-11e3-99b4-001a4bcf887a.html

LED Lighting Shows Only Slight Gains in Market Penetration (Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, WA)

http://kpbj.com/business_daily/2013-10-24/led_lighting_shows_only_slight_gains_in_market_penetration

How Much Are We Really Spending on Energy Efficiency? (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2013/10/22/how-much-are-we-really-spending-on-energy-efficiency/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Governor Inslee’s Climate Hearing in Seattle Draws Large Environmental Crowd (Northwest Public Radio)

http://earthfix.nwpr.org/energy/article/governor-inslees-climate-hearing-in-seattle-draws-/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Energy Bills: Straw Houses & Other Saving Secrets (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24550996

Power struggle: Family life off the Grid (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-24624883

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Internet Address System Expands with Four New Suffixes (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_24373885

Google Fiber: It's a 'Myth' Consumers Don't Want 1 Gbps (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Fiber-Its-a-Myth-Consumers-Dont-Want-1-Gbps-126334

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook Needs News Organizations & News Organizations Need Facebook (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/10/24/facebook-needs-news-organizations-and-news-organizations-need-facebook/?wprss=rss_business

Kickstarting Journalism: Is Crowdfunding the Answer? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2013/1024/Kickstarting-journalism-Is-crowdfunding-the-answer

School Principals Concerned about Social Media Site Ask.Fm (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Principals-question-Askfm-228860811.html

Twitter Illiterate? Mastering the @BC’s (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/24/technology/personaltech/twitter-illiterate-mastering-the-bcs.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Editorial: Rule against Pension Lawsuits at Washington State Supreme Court - Court should rule for the state in two cases involving public employee pensions (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/editorials/2022109996_pensionswashingtonsupremecourtedit24xml.html

The 12 Most Powerful Women in Congress (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2013/10/23/the-12-most-powerful-women-in-congress/

GENERAL NEWS

’Fogmageddon’ Expected to Stick Around South Sound through Weekend (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2013/10/24/2791276/fogmageddon-expected-to-stick.html

Weather Eye: Mild Weather Continues, but Winter Will Be Arriving (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/oct/24/mild-weather-continues-but-winter-will-be-arriving/

Introduction to Winter Weather Awareness Week (National Weather Service, Seattle)

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/wrh/seasonal/winterAwareness/index.php

Yelm Couple in Critical Condition after Homemade Alt-Fuel Van Explodes (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/10/23/yelm-couple-in-critical-condition-after-homemade-alt-fuel-van-explodes/

City of Shelton Holding Open House on Downtown (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/11439

Shelton’s Fairmount Avenue to be Closed for Three Weeks (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/11456

Safety Award for Mason General Hospital (South Sound Business Examiner, WA)

http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/October-2013/Safety-award-for-Mason-General-Hospital/

DIVERSIONS

A Capella Disney Medley Will Blow You Out of the Water

http://mashable.com/2013/10/23/a-capella-disney-medley-will-blow-you-out-of-the-water/

Vatican Suspends 'Bishop of Bling' Tebartz-Van Elst

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24638430

You Can Quit Now, This Kid's LED Costume Just Won Halloween

http://mashable.com/2013/10/23/light-up-led-halloween-costume/

The Most Isolated Tree in the World Still Got Killed By a Drunk Driver

http://grist.org/list/the-most-isolated-tree-in-the-world-still-got-killed-by-a-drunk-driver/

SONG OF THE DAY

Dusty in Memphis - The Windmills of Your Mind

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl8fKAYQuPk

Barbra Streisand - The Windmills of Your Mind

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

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.

Energy News Digest for October 23, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Op/Ed: Energy Independence Act Costing Less than Naysayers Warned (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory – but to paraphrase Galileo Galilei "Eppur si aumenta")

http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2022102890_daviddanneropedrenewableenergy23xml.html

Chelan PUD’s Wright: Mistakes at Bonneville Power Administration Were Well Intended (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/oct/23/puds-wright-mistakes-at-bonneville-were-well-intended/

Grand Coulee Dam's Third Power Plant Undergoes Refurbishment (Power Engineering)

http://www.power-eng.com/articles/print/volume-117/issue-10/features/grand-coulee-dam-s-third-power-plant-undergoes-refurbishment.html

Washington State: The Truth about Carbon Pricing (Sightline Daily)

http://daily.sightline.org/2013/10/23/the-truth-about-carbon-pricing/

Utilities Need Policy on Use of Social Media, Attorney Tells Legal Seminar (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=239254&issueID=27131

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Chelan PUD’s Wright: Mistakes at Bonneville Power Administration Were Well Intended
• Editorial: DOE Needs to Explain How Bonneville Power Administration's Brass, Placed on Leave, Win Offers of Continued Employment
• Grand Coulee Dam's Third Power Plant Undergoes Refurbishment
• Mason County PUD 3 Commission Meeting Report for October 22, 2013
• Scam Attempt Informs Moses Lake Woman to Pay or Power Is Cut Off
• Beware of Man Posing as Utility Worker, Longview Officials Warn
• FERC Finds That Generators Providing Reactive Power without Compensation Must Have Rate Schedule on File
• Tennessee Valley Authority Seeks Public Input on Energy Needs
• If Landowners Get Annual Payments for Wind Turbines, Why Not Transmission Lines?
• Columbia River Gillnet Rules to Remain During Oregon Court Case
• Lower Yakima River Salmon Season Ends with a Record-Breaking Catch Total
• New Report Identifies Sturgeon Habitat
• Op/Ed: Energy Independence Act Costing Less than Naysayers Warned
• Can New Energy Operations Make Forest Restoration Affordable? 
• Koch Brother Wages 12-Year Fight over Massachusetts Wind Farm
• Solar ‘Gardens’ Let Communities Share Renewable Power
• Port of Longview Moves Ahead with Energy Efficiency Projects
• Washington State: The Truth about Carbon Pricing
• Back Door Enforcement: Clean-Water Laws - The Second Front in the War on Greenhouse Gases
• Step Aside, Street Lamps: These Ordinary Paths Glow on Their Own
• Equipment Makers Try Coaxing Telcos Beyond Basic Broadband
• Google Grants $2 Million to Researchers Bringing Broadband to Rural California
• Udall Visits Navajo Broadband Data Center that Puts Tribe 'Among the Clouds'
• Company Completes Filing on Proposal to Run Broadband Line through Arctic
• NASA’s Moon Laser Just Blew Your Home Internet Out of the Water
• Utilities Need Policy on Use of Social Media, Attorney Tells Legal Seminar
• KOMO Not Commenting on Reported Layoffs of Nearly 20 Staff Members
• White House Security Official Fired over Controversial Tweets
• How to Write a Rockstar Twitter Bio
• Outside Money, Coal Shapes Whatcom County Political Races
• Larry Crouse, Spokane Valley GOP Lawmaker, Retires
• Missing Hunter in Mason County Found Deceased
• Boeing Raises Forecast as Third-Quarter Profit Jumps; Stock Soars
• Jerky Treats Recall: FDA Seeks Help in Mystery Deaths of 580 Dogs & Cats
• Chemical-Resistant 'Super Lice' a Growing Problem
• Obesity in Washington: How Communities Compare
• New Group Makes Pitch for Major League Baseball in Portland
• What's With This Fog?

WORD OF THE DAY

Polyglot • \PAWL-lee-glot\ • Adjective - 1a: speaking or writing several languages b: composed of numerous linguistic groups 2: containing matter in several languages 3: composed of elements from different languages 4: widely diverse (as in ethnic or cultural origins)

The new public relations intern was not shy about her polyglot abilities and their value to the large electrical utility: “I speak four languages, and ten dialects,” she calmly explained to the HR manager, “In addition, I can communicate in the language of engineering, accounting, and energy efficiency.”

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

Chelan PUD’s Wright: Mistakes at Bonneville Power Administration Were Well Intended (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/oct/23/puds-wright-mistakes-at-bonneville-were-well-intended/

Editorial: DOE Needs to Explain How Bonneville Power Administration's Brass, Placed on Leave, Win Offers of Continued Employment (Oregonian, Portland)

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

Grand Coulee Dam's Third Power Plant Undergoes Refurbishment (Power Engineering)

http://www.power-eng.com/articles/print/volume-117/issue-10/features/grand-coulee-dam-s-third-power-plant-undergoes-refurbishment.html

Mason County PUD 3 Commission Meeting Report for October 22, 2013 (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1280

Scam Attempt Informs Moses Lake Woman to Pay or Power Is Cut Off (iFiber One News, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/news/grantcounty/moseslake/scam-attempt-informs-moses-lake-woman-to-pay-or-power/article_aca2caaa-3b48-11e3-ad70-0019bb30f31a.html

Beware of Man Posing as Utility Worker, Longview Officials Warn (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/beware-of-man-posing-as-utility-worker-longview-officials-warn/article_67665f50-3b35-11e3-bfd7-0019bb2963f4.html

FERC Finds That Generators Providing Reactive Power without Compensation Must Have Rate Schedule on File - Will not exercise enforcement authority for past transgressions in light of current policy clarification (Lexology)

http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=df46e08b-635a-40e8-b9d6-23b5a522c805

Tennessee Valley Authority Seeks Public Input on Energy Needs (The Tennessean, Nashville)

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20131023/NEWS/310230137

If Landowners Get Annual Payments for Wind Turbines, Why Not Transmission Lines? (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2013/10/23/if-landowners-get-annual-payments-for-wind-turbines-why-not-transmission-lines/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Columbia River Gillnet Rules to Remain During Oregon Court Case (Associated Press)

http://www.kgw.com/news/228859961.html

Lower Yakima River Salmon Season Ends with a Record-Breaking Catch Total (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/reeltimenorthwest/2013/10/23/lower-yakima-river-salmon-season-ends-with-a-record-breaking-catch-total/?syndication=rss

New Report Identifies Sturgeon Habitat (Associated Press)

http://www.khq.com/story/23758527/new-report-identifies-sturgeon-habitat

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Op/Ed: Energy Independence Act Costing Less than Naysayers Warned (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory – but to paraphrase Galileo Galilei "Eppur si aumenta")

http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2022102890_daviddanneropedrenewableenergy23xml.html

Can New Energy Operations Make Forest Restoration Affordable?  (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/1569164-8/can-new-energy-operations-make-forest-restoration-affordable

Koch Brother Wages 12-Year Fight over Massachusetts Wind Farm (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/23/us/koch-brother-wages-12-year-fight-over-wind-farm.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Solar ‘Gardens’ Let Communities Share Renewable Power (National Geographic Magazine)

http://energyblog.nationalgeographic.com/2013/10/21/solar-gardens-let-communities-share-renewable-power/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Port of Longview Moves Ahead with Energy Efficiency Projects (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/port-of-longview-moves-ahead-with-energy-efficiency-projects/article_a6f2210e-3b6c-11e3-9247-0019bb2963f4.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State: The Truth about Carbon Pricing (Sightline Daily)

http://daily.sightline.org/2013/10/23/the-truth-about-carbon-pricing/

Back Door Enforcement: Clean-Water Laws - The Second Front in the War on Greenhouse Gases (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/climate-energy/clean-water-laws-second-front-in-the-war-on-greenhouse-gases/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Step Aside, Street Lamps: These Ordinary Paths Glow on Their Own (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/step-aside-street-lamps-these-ordinary-streets-glow-o-1449711937

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Equipment Makers Try Coaxing Telcos Beyond Basic Broadband (CNET News)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57608667-94/equipment-makers-try-coaxing-telcos-beyond-basic-broadband/

Google Grants $2 Million to Researchers Bringing Broadband to Rural California (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/techchron/2013/10/22/google-grants-2m-to-researchers-bringing-broadband-to-rural-california/

Udall Visits Navajo Broadband Data Center that Puts Tribe 'Among the Clouds' (Hispanic Business)

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/10/23/udall_visits_navajo_broadband_data_center.htm

Company Completes Filing on Proposal to Run Broadband Line through Arctic (Global Post)

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/the-canadian-press/131022/company-completes-filing-proposal-run-broadband-line-through

NASA’s Moon Laser Just Blew Your Home Internet Out of the Water (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/10/23/nasas-moon-laser-just-blew-your-home-internet-out-of-the-water/?wprss=rss_technology

SOCIAL MEDIA, MARKETING & NEWSY NUGGETS

Utilities Need Policy on Use of Social Media, Attorney Tells Legal Seminar (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=239254&issueID=27131

KOMO Not Commenting on Reported Layoffs of Nearly 20 Staff Members (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2013/10/22/komo-not-commenting-on-reported.html

White House Security Official Fired over Controversial Tweets (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/10/23/jofi-joseph-fired-twitter/

How to Write a Rockstar Twitter Bio (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/10/23/write-twitter-bio/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Outside Money, Coal Shapes Whatcom County Political Races (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Outside-money-coal-shapes-Whatcom-County-races-228819861.html

Larry Crouse, Spokane Valley GOP Lawmaker, Retires (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/oct/23/larry-crouse-spokane-valley-gop-lawmaker-retires/

GENERAL NEWS

Missing Hunter in Mason County Found Deceased (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/11447

Boeing Raises Forecast as Third-Quarter Profit Jumps; Stock Soars (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/23/us-boeing-earnings-idUSBRE99M0G020131023

Jerky Treats Recall: FDA Seeks Help in Mystery Deaths of 580 Dogs & Cats (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2013/1023/Jerky-treats-recall-FDA-seeks-help-in-mystery-deaths-of-580-dogs-and-cats

Chemical-Resistant 'Super Lice' a Growing Problem (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/health/Super-Lice-Invade-228798111.html

Obesity in Washington: How Communities Compare - Check out how Washington counties stack up in terms of obesity (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Obesity-in-Washington-How-communities-compare-4916458.php#photo-4031830

New Group Makes Pitch for Major League Baseball in Portland (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/business/New-group-makes-pitch-for-Major-League-Baseball-in-Portland-228844111.html

What's With This Fog? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2379777

DIVERSIONS

China Sackings over Ruined Ancient Buddhist Frescos

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24625277

Why Coffee Pooped Out of a Brazilian Bird Sells for Big Bucks

http://modernfarmer.com/2013/10/flight-jacu-bird/

Live & Travel Vicariously Through Your Stuffed Animal

http://q13fox.com/2013/10/22/live-and-travel-vicariously-through-your-stuffed-animal/#axzz2iU8nZYXx

Dogs Shaking in Super Slow Motion Will Fix Any Bad Day

http://gizmodo.com/dogs-shaking-in-super-slow-motion-will-fix-any-bad-day-1449992608

SONG OF THE DAY

Victor Young - Around the World in 80 Days Suite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU4o0UP0gk0

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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