Energy News Digest for November 13, 2013 – Hot Shots Edition

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

National Weather Service forecast for Shelton, WA – November 13, 2013

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Bureau of Land Management Holds Off on Southwest Idaho Power Line (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/11/13/2866727/blm-holds-off-on-sw-idaho-power.html

Idaho Congressman Labrador Stands By Cuts to Idaho Lab But Says Hands Off the Bonneville Power Administration (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/11/11/2863624/rocky-barker-labrador-stands-by.html

Leaner Grant PUD Budget Expected to Outperform (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/nov/13/leaner-grant-pud-budget-expected-to-outperform/

Hearing for Bankrupt Southern Montana Electic Co-Op Members to Oust Trustee Postponed (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/viewart/20131112/NEWS01/311120006/Bankrupt-SME-co-op-members-seek-oust-trustee

Energy Northwest Reaches 10 Million Hours with Safe Work (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/23948615/energy-northwest-reaches-10-million-hours-with-safe-work

Quake May Have Severed Telecommunications Cable to San Juan Islands (Northwest Cable News Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/Severed-cable-found-work-paused-due-to-weather-in-San-Juan-Islands-231607531.html

Police Deactivating Controversial Wi-Fi Network in Seattle (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Police-deactivating-controversial-WiFi-network-in-Seattle-231692161.html

Utah: Google Fiber Installs Begin in Provo (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Fiber-Installs-Begin-in-Provo-126618

Boeing Machinists Voting on Contract Extension Today (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Boeing-machinists-voting-on-contract-extension-231733131.html

City of Shelton Increases Sewer Rates 15 Percent (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/11610

You're Surviving the Soggiest Month: November (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2393154

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Energy News Digest for November 12, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Okanogan PUD Powerline (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)

http://methowvalleynews.com/2013/11/08/latest-news/

Congressman Hastings Joins Northwest Lawmakers in Calling for Bonneville Power Administration Independence (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/11/08/2664781/hastings-joins-northwest-lawmakers.html

Gigabit Internet in Portland: It’s Here, If You Pick Your Spots (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2013/11/gigabit_internet_in_portland_i.html

Federal Money to Boost Solar Installations (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/nov/11/federal-money-to-boost-solar-installations/

Marbled Murrelets Discovered in Elliott State Forest, Put Land Sale in Doubt (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/11/marbled_murrelets_discovered_i.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Washington State Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Okanogan PUD Powerline
• Congressman Hastings Joins Northwest Lawmakers in Calling for Bonneville Power Administration Independence
• Columbia River Treaty: Review of Landmark Deal Could Have Big Implications for County
• Treaty with Canada Costs Pacific Northwest Ratepayers Millions of Dollars
• Hearing on 2014 Grant PUD Rates Tuesday
• November 12 Set for Hearings on Proposed Rates & 2014 Budget
• Benton PUD Holds Public Meetings about Utility Issues
• Clallam County PUD to Build New Facilities
• Op/Ed: Pro & Con: Skykomish River Dam
• Grays Harbor PUD No Longer Accepting Payments at Certain Businesses
• No More Lines: CAP Energy Sign-Ups to Go Online
• Snohomish PUD: Low Income & Senior Energy Assistance Available
• Food Drive Collects 66,000 Pounds of Food for Help Warehouse
• Alaska Village Electric Co-op Buys Private System
• Mason County PUD 3’s 2012 Annual Report Receives Award of Excellence
• Marbled Murrelets Discovered in Elliott State Forest, Put Land Sale in Doubt
• Contrary to What You May Think, Salmon Scatter When They Hit the Ocean
• Woody Debris Airlift Restores Salmon Habitat
• Idaho: Dam Removal on Snake River Tributary - Dutch Flat Dam
• Federal Money to Boost Solar Installations
• SolarWorld Revenue Drops Globally, But Hillsboro Factory Shines
• Need Solar in a Hurry? NRG Energy Launches Preconfigured Canopy
• Montana Wind Farm Tries to Minimize Bird Deaths
• College Researchers Eye Using Dead Trees As Biofuels
• New Wisconsin Power Plant Burns Wood, Sawdust
• United Kingdom: Forests Could Face Threat from Biomass Power ‘Gold Rush’
• As Prices Come Down, LED Bulbs Are Catching On
• Home Depot Will Trade in Your Energy-Wasting Christmas Lights for LEDs
• Seven Ways to Reduce Your Electricity Bill
• BMW Rolls Out Battery-Powered i3, Made with Moses Lake-Produced Carbon Fibers
• The Secret, Dirty Cost of Obama’s Green Power Push
• Gigabit Internet in Portland: It’s Here, If You Pick Your Spots
• FCC App Taps Masses for Mobile Broadband Speed Research
• Radio Interference Measuring Has Changed
• Last Vermont Town to Get Electricity Awaits Broadband Access
• Smartphones Seen Tripling to 5.6 Billion by 2019
• Analysis - Facebook’s Ad Warning Sounds a Note of Caution for Twitter
• Nine Interpersonal Skills to Parlay into Social Media Prowess
• Video: A Social Media Facelift for Atlanta
• New Colorado? Rural Voters Approve Secession Idea
• Washington State Governor Signs $9 Billion Boeing Incentive Bills
• Boeing Machinists Protest Proposed 777X Deal
• Body Parts Found on Nisqually Reservation near Olympia
• Crews Find Cut Cable That Caused San Juan Outages
• Tons of Aid in Philippines, But Not Where Needed
• Mason County Sheriff’s Detective Receives High Award

WORD OF THE DAY

Mete • \MEET\ • Verb – 1 archaic: measure 2: to give out by measure: dole - usually used with “out”.

“Your gruel will be meted out in two ounce portions,” boomed the headmaster to his cowed students. “Great,” muttered Oswald to his classmates, “not only do we get to eat the worst breakfast on the planet; we also don’t get enough to nourish us through the morning.”

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

Washington State Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Okanogan PUD Powerline (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)

http://methowvalleynews.com/2013/11/08/latest-news/

Congressman Hastings Joins Northwest Lawmakers in Calling for Bonneville Power Administration Independence (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/11/08/2664781/hastings-joins-northwest-lawmakers.html

Columbia River Treaty: Review of Landmark Deal Could Have Big Implications for County (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/nov/10/columbia-river-treaty-review-of-landmark-deal/

Treaty with Canada Costs Pacific Northwest Ratepayers Millions of Dollars (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2392226

Hearing on 2014 Grant PUD Rates Tuesday (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/politics/article_dee0deea-48ee-11e3-8ae1-001a4bcf887a.html

November 12 Set for Hearings on Proposed Rates & 2014 Budget (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1285

Benton PUD Holds Public Meetings about Utility Issues (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/23935916/benton-pud-holds-public-meetings-about-utility-issues

Clallam County PUD to Build New Facilities (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=172558

Op/Ed: Pro & Con: Skykomish River Dam (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20131110/OPINION03/711109950/Is-dam-worth-it

Grays Harbor PUD No Longer Accepting Payments at Certain Businesses (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kxro.wordpress.com/2013/11/11/grays-harbor-pud-no-longer-accepting-payments-at-certain-businesses/

No More Lines: CAP Energy Sign-Ups to Go Online (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/c0c3781e-4998-11e3-846e-001a4bcf887a.html

Snohomish PUD: Low Income & Senior Energy Assistance Available (Sky Valley Chronicle, Snohomish, WA)

http://www.skyvalleychronicle.com/GENERAL-VALLEY-NEWS/LOW-INCOME-SENIOR-ENERGY-ASSISTANCE-AVAILABLE-1533809

Food Drive Collects 66,000 Pounds of Food for Help Warehouse (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/food-drive-collects-pounds-of-food-for-help-warehouse/article_5cb8fece-4a52-11e3-8e4b-001a4bcf887a.html

Alaska Village Electric Co-op Buys Private System (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/business-finance/alaska-co-op-buys-iou-system/63196

Mason County PUD 3’s 2012 Annual Report Receives Award of Excellence (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1297

FISH & WILDLIFE

Marbled Murrelets Discovered in Elliott State Forest, Put Land Sale in Doubt (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/11/marbled_murrelets_discovered_i.html

Contrary to What You May Think, Salmon Scatter When They Hit the Ocean (Science 2.0)

http://www.science20.com/news_articles/contrary_what_you_may_think_salmon_scatter_when_they_hit_ocean-124120

Woody Debris Airlift Restores Salmon Habitat (The Daily Astorian, OR)

http://www.dailyastorian.com/mobile/your_town/cannon_beach/woody-debris-airlift-restores-salmon-habitat/article_5269d95a-48f1-11e3-80bf-001a4bcf887a.html

Idaho: Dam Removal on Snake River Tributary - Dutch Flat Dam (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Dam-removal-on-Snake-River-tributary-Dutch-Flat-Dam.aspx

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Federal Money to Boost Solar Installations (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/nov/11/federal-money-to-boost-solar-installations/

SolarWorld Revenue Drops Globally, But Hillsboro Factory Shines (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/11/solarworld_revenue_drops_globa.html

Need Solar in a Hurry? NRG Energy Launches Preconfigured Canopy (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/heatherclancy/2013/11/11/need-solar-in-a-hurry-nrg-energy-launches-preconfigured-canopy/

Montana Wind Farm Tries to Minimize Bird Deaths (Associated Press)

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/11/08/3739915/wind-farm-tries-to-minimize-bird.html

College Researchers Eye Using Dead Trees As Biofuels (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/UI-MSU-to-research-using-dead-trees-as-biofuels-231303251.html

New Wisconsin Power Plant Burns Wood, Sawdust (Associated Press)

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/11/11/3746885/new-wisconsin-power-plant-burns.html

United Kingdom: Forests Could Face Threat from Biomass Power ‘Gold Rush’ (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/09/biomass-power-stations-wood-forests-report

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

As Prices Come Down, LED Bulbs Are Catching On (Seattle Times - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2022222666_ledbulbscatchonxml.html

Home Depot Will Trade in Your Energy-Wasting Christmas Lights for LEDs (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/list/home-depot-will-trade-in-your-energy-wasting-christmas-lights-for-leds/

Seven Ways to Reduce Your Electricity Bill (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/zachshahan/298126/7-ways-reduce-your-electricity-bill

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

BMW Rolls Out Battery-Powered i3, Made with Moses Lake-Produced Carbon Fibers (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/nov/09/bmw-rolls-out-battery-powered-i3-made-with-moses/

The Secret, Dirty Cost of Obama’s Green Power Push (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/The-secret-dirty-cost-of-Obama-s-green-power-push-4976022.php

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Gigabit Internet in Portland: It’s Here, If You Pick Your Spots (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2013/11/gigabit_internet_in_portland_i.html

FCC App Taps Masses for Mobile Broadband Speed Research (CNET News)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57611680-94/fcc-app-taps-masses-for-mobile-broadband-speed-research/

Radio Interference Measuring Has Changed (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/11/08/62801.htm

Last Vermont Town to Get Electricity Awaits Broadband Access (Burlington Free Press, VT)
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/viewart/20131111/NEWS07/311110010/Last-Vermont-town-get-electricity-waiting-broadband-access

Smartphones Seen Tripling to 5.6 Billion by 2019 (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Smartphones-seen-tripling-to-5-6-billion-by-2019-4973764.php

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Analysis - Facebook’s Ad Warning Sounds a Note of Caution for Twitter (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/01/net-us-twitter-ipo-facebook-analysis-idUSBRE9A00SF20131101

Nine Interpersonal Skills to Parlay into Social Media Prowess (U-S News & World Report)

http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2013/11/07/9-interpersonal-skills-to-parlay-into-social-media-prowess

Video: A Social Media Facelift for Atlanta (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24904253

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

New Colorado? Rural Voters Approve Secession Idea (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2013/1111/New-Colorado-Rural-voters-approve-secession-idea

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Governor Signs $9 Billion Boeing Incentive Bills (Associated Press)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Gov-Inslee-signing-Boeing-incentive-bills-231435541.html

Boeing Machinists Protest Proposed 777X Deal (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2392294

Body Parts Found on Nisqually Reservation near Olympia (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/nov/12/body-parts-found-on-nisqually-reservation/

Crews Find Cut Cable That Caused San Juan Outages (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Crews-find-cut-cable-that-caused-San-Juan-outages-231521161.html

Tons of Aid in Philippines, But Not Where Needed (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/tons-aid-philippines-not-where-needed-113706754.html

Mason County Sheriff’s Detective Receives High Award (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/7916-detective-receives-high-award

DIVERSIONS

Hooters Party for Middle Schoolers: Corbett Coach Succeeds in Creating Memorable Season

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/11/hooters_party_for_middle_schoo.html

Man Returns $98,000 He Found in Desk Purchased on Craigslist

http://mashable.com/2013/11/11/craigslist-money/

11-12-13 - Bride One of Many Getting Hitched on Lucky Day

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Bride-one-of-many-getting-hitched-on-lucky-day-231579761.html

Grab the Vacuum: Ladybugs Overwhelm Parts of U-S Southeast

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/06/us-usa-ladybugs-idUSBRE9A51A320131106

SONG OF THE DAY

Grass Roots - Let’s Live for Today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spdSSI2rTKI

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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Energy News Digest for November 8, 2013

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Energy News Digest Word Cloud for November 8, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Pacific Northwest Congressional Delegation to Feds: Fix Bonneville Power Administration's Hiring Problems, Then Hands Off (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/11/nw_congressional_delegation_to.html

U-S Columbia River Users Seek ‘Better Bargain’ with Canada (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/us-columbia-river-users-seek-better-bargain-canada

Phone, Data Outage at San Juan Islands Causes Island Fever (Northwest Cable News Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/231089501.html

Napa on the Sound: Climate Change Turning Puget Sound Area into Prime Terrain to Grow Valuable Vines (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2013/11/08/napa-on-the-sound-climate-change.html

Sake, Food, Speeches Celebrate Nippon Paper Mill’s New Biomass Cogeneration Plant (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20131103/NEWS/311039998/sake-food-speeches-celebrate-nippon-paper-mills-new-biomass

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Pacific Northwest Congressional Delegation to Feds: Fix Bonneville Power Administration's Hiring Problems, Then Hands Off
• U-S Columbia River Users Seek ‘Better Bargain’ with Canada
• Alaska Utility Owner Plans to Donate Millions after Sale to Avista
• British Columbia Weighs in on Columbia River Treaty’s Future
• Bonneville Power Administration Invests In Energy Literacy for Students across Pacific Northwest
• Realistic Look at Small Modular Reactors in Idaho
• ‘Pandora’s Promise’: Why Greens Are Warming to Nuclear Power
• Six Nuclear Plants That Could Be Next to Shut Down
• New Mexico:  Forest Service Sends Electric Co-Op $38 Million Bill for Fire
• Reuters Summit: Executive says U-S Power Companies Struggle to Profit
• Senators Raise Alarm over Asian Carp Invasion in Great Lakes
• Raleigh Flushes Toilet Rebate Program
• How Many Toilet Flushes, Showers, Leaks to Use 1 Million Gallons of Water?
• Sake, Food, Speeches Celebrate Nippon Paper Mill’s New Biomass Cogeneration Plant
• California Seen Exceeding Renewable Energy Generation Target
• Clean Energy in Big Business: How to Make It Happen
• What the U-S Can Learn from Germany’s Green Energy Debacle
• Solar Power Sings ‘I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll,’ Study Finds
• Block That Draft, Save Some Cash
• Ten Ways to Save on Energy Costs This Winter
• Is Your Starbucks Latte Sour? Don’t Blame the Barista - Blame the Internet
• Napa on the Sound: Climate Change Turning Puget Sound Area into Prime Terrain to Grow Valuable Vines
• Scientists Update Report on How Pacific Northwest Will Fare under Climate Change
• Bay Area Company among DOE Awards for Carbon-Capture Projects
• Moses Lake Plant Key to Hopes for BMW Electric Car
• Car vs. Pole: Pacific Gas & Electric Says Electric Cars Have Little Impact on Grid
• Tesla Shares Hit By a Fire Involving the Model S
• Energy Department’s Gas Guzzlers
• Phone, Data Outage at San Juan Islands Causes Island Fever
• Tacoma a Top Ten ‘Digital City’
• Democrats Call for E-Rate Reforms to Expand Broadband Internet Access
• Charter CEO ‘Surprised’ More Users Want Broadband with No TV
• Google Barge Mystery Unfurled
• Tech Tips: Getting Started with Twitter
• The Beginner’s Guide to TweetDeck
• Mason County Election Update: Moore Overtakes McDowell
• Hired Guns Cost Seattle Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
• Boeing Warns Seattle Could Lose 777X If Deal Rejected
• One of World’s Strongest Storms Blasts Philippines
• What Will Oregon’s Winter Be Like? It’s a La Nada Year, Forecasters Say
• Calling Port Townsend: The Best Small Towns for Retirement

WORD OF THE DAY

Dendrology • \den-DRAWL-uh-jee\ • Noun - The study of trees.

If there were any movie moment that Cling Eastwood probably would want to take back, I would assume it would be his dendrological ode to the forest in the film “Paint Your Wagon.” Eek! (I will admit, its tons better than the “singing” of Lee Marvin in the same musical)

Clint Eastwood - I Talk to the Trees

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn8YubD01sk

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Shelton-area weather forecast for November 8, 2013

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Pacific Northwest Congressional Delegation to Feds: Fix Bonneville Power Administration's Hiring Problems, Then Hands Off (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/11/nw_congressional_delegation_to.html

U-S Columbia River Users Seek ‘Better Bargain’ with Canada (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/us-columbia-river-users-seek-better-bargain-canada

British Columbia Weighs in on Columbia River Treaty’s Future (Rocky Mountain Goat, Valemount, BC)

http://www.therockymountaingoat.com/2013/11/province-weighs-in-on-columbia-river-treatys-future/

Alaska Utility Owner Plans to Donate Millions after Sale to Avista (Associated Press)

http://www.adn.com/2013/11/07/3162882/utility-owner-plans-to-donate.html

Bonneville Power Administration Invests In Energy Literacy for Students across Pacific Northwest (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-invests-in-energy-literacy-for-students-across-Northwest1.aspx

Realistic Look at Small Modular Reactors in Idaho (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/ansorg/299226/realistic-look-small-modular-reactors-idaho

‘Pandora’s Promise’: Why Greens Are Warming to Nuclear Power (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/1107/Pandora-s-Promise-why-greens-are-warming-to-nuclear-power

Six Nuclear Plants That Could Be Next to Shut Down (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2013/11/07/6-nuclear-plants-that-may-be-next-to-shut-down/

New Mexico:  Forest Service Sends Electric Co-Op $38 Million Bill for Fire (Santa Fe New Nexican)

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/forest-service-sends-electric-co-op-m-bill/article_5cc32b5c-091b-52a2-ba60-5681343849af.html

Reuters Summit: Executive says U-S Power Companies Struggle to Profit (Reuters)

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/11/06/commodities-summit-gdfsuez-idINL2N0IR1Z520131106

FISH & WILDLIFE

Senators Raise Alarm over Asian Carp Invasion in Great Lakes (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2013/1107/Senators-raise-alarm-over-Asian-carp-invasion-in-Great-Lakes

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Raleigh Flushes Toilet Rebate Program (Triangle Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2013/11/07/raleigh-flushes-toilet-rebate.html

How Many Toilet Flushes, Showers, Leaks to Use 1 Million Gallons of Water? (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/08/water-bill-errors/3456923/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Sake, Food, Speeches Celebrate Nippon Paper Mill’s New Biomass Cogeneration Plant (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20131103/NEWS/311039998/sake-food-speeches-celebrate-nippon-paper-mills-new-biomass

California Seen Exceeding Renewable Energy Generation Target (Bloomberg News)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-11-07/california-seen-exceeding-renewable-energy-generation-target

Clean Energy in Big Business: How to Make It Happen (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/1108/Clean-energy-in-big-business-How-to-make-it-happen

What the U-S Can Learn from Germany’s Green Energy Debacle (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/11/07/what-the-u-s-can-learn-from-germanys-green-energy-debacle/

Solar Power Sings ‘I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll,’ Study Finds (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/1107/Solar-power-sings-I-love-rock-n-roll-study-finds

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Block That Draft, Save Some Cash (Monroe Monitor, WA)

http://www.monroemonitor.com/2013/11/05/block-that-draft-save-some-cash/

Ten Ways to Save on Energy Costs This Winter (U-S News & World Report)

http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/my-money/2013/11/06/10-ways-to-save-on-energy-costs-this-winter

Is Your Starbucks Latte Sour? Don’t Blame the Barista - Blame the Internet (Refrigerators Reviewed)

http://refrigerators.reviewed.com/news/starbucks-milks-smart-tech

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Napa on the Sound: Climate Change Turning Puget Sound Area into Prime Terrain to Grow Valuable Vines (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2013/11/08/napa-on-the-sound-climate-change.html

Scientists Update Report on How Pacific Northwest Will Fare under Climate Change (Portland Tribune, OR)

http://portlandtribune.com/sl/200483-scientists-update-report-on-how-northwest-will-fare-under-climate-change

Bay Area Company among DOE Awards for Carbon-Capture Projects (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_24477547

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Moses Lake Plant Key to Hopes for BMW Electric Car (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2022215066_bmwcompositexml.html?syndication=rss

Car vs. Pole: Pacific Gas & Electric Says Electric Cars Have Little Impact on Grid (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/morning_call/2013/11/pge-says-electric-cars-have-little.html

Tesla Shares Hit By a Fire Involving the Model S (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24862356

Energy Department’s Gas Guzzlers (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/in-the-loop/wp/2013/11/01/energy-departments-gas-guzzlers/?wprss=rss_national

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Phone, Data Outage at San Juan Islands Causes Island Fever (Northwest Cable News Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/231089501.html

Tacoma a Top Ten ‘Digital City’ (South Sound Business Examiner, WA)

http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/November-2013/Tacoma-a-top-10-digital-city/

Democrats Call for E-Rate Reforms to Expand Broadband Internet Access (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bna.com/democrats-call-erate-n17179879942/

Charter CEO ‘Surprised’ More Users Want Broadband with No TV (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Charter-CEO-Surprised-More-Users-Want-Broadband-With-No-TV-126529

Google Barge Mystery Unfurled (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Google-barge-mystery-unfurled-4966375.php

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Tech Tips: Getting Started with Twitter (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/personal-finance/article/Tech-Tips-Getting-started-with-Twitter-4962786.php

The Beginner’s Guide to TweetDeck (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/11/07/tweetdeck-beginners-guide/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Mason County Election Update: Moore Overtakes McDowell (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/11573

Hired Guns Cost Seattle Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/Hired-guns-cost-Seattle-taxpayers-hundreds-of-4966353.php

GENERAL NEWS

Boeing Warns Seattle Could Lose 777X If Deal Rejected (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/08/us-boeing-deal-idUSBRE9A70KU20131108

One of World’s Strongest Storms Blasts Philippines (Associated Press)

http://www.katu.com/news/national/One-of-worlds-strongest-storms-blasts-Philippines-231142991.html

What Will Oregon’s Winter Be Like? It’s a La Nada Year, Forecasters Say (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/weather/index.ssf/2013/10/what_will_the_winter_be_like_f_1.html

Calling Port Townsend: The Best Small Towns for Retirement (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2013/11/07/retire-small-towns-baby-boomers/3467401/

DIVERSIONS

Everybody Panic: Corgis Are on Their Way to Becoming Endangered

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/11/05/everybody-panic-corgis-are-on-their-way-to-becoming-an-endangered-species/

We Approve of the Rubber Duck’s Induction into Toy Hall of Fame That We Just Learned Exists

http://consumerist.com/2013/11/07/we-approve-of-the-rubber-ducks-induction-into-toy-hall-of-fame-that-we-just-learned-exists/

Hermann Rorschach: Why His Inkblot Tests Still Endure

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2013/1108/Hermann-Rorschach-Why-his-inkblot-tests-still-endure

Thief Squirrels Away 140,000 Pounds of Nuts

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/08/nut-thief/3473125/

SONG OF THE DAY

Dave Grusin - It Takes a Thief (TV Show Theme Song)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl30EaLtcBU

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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