Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Energy News Digest for March 12, 2013 - The Hot Shots Edition



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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Report: Carbon Tax Could Generate $1 Billion for Oregon (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Montana - Baucus, Tester Ask EPA to Evaluate Contamination at Columbia Falls Aluminum Plant (The Missoulian, MT)

Investors drop out of Coos Bay coal port project (Associated Press)

Groups Ask Judge to Halt Sandy River Hatchery Releases This Spring In Wild Vs. Hatchery Case (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Salmon Safeplaces - Logjams planned for Dosewallips River (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Oregon - Senate Committee Considers Bill to Expand Energy Efficiency Standards for TVs, Battery Chargers (Oregonian, Portland)

Editorial - More Competition, Not Regulation, Is the Key to Faster Broadband (Bloomberg News)

Oregon State University Researchers Track Temperatures Back 11,300 Years to Gauge Global Warming (Oregonian, Portland)