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)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/report-carbon-tax-could-generate-1-billion-for-oregon/

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

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/baucus-tester-ask-epa-to-evaluate-contamination-at-cfac-plant/article_93a66458-8aa9-11e2-9fbf-0019bb2963f4.html

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

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Investors-drop-out-of-Coos-Bay-coal-port-project-197140951.html

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

http://www.cbbulletin.com/425388.aspx

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

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2013/mar/10/logjams-planned-for-dosewallips-river/

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

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/03/senate_committee_considers_bil.html

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

http://go.bloomberg.com/bgov-briefs/2013/03/11/more-competition-not-regulation-is-the-key-to-faster-broadband/

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

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/03/oregon_state_university_resear_2.html