Hot Shots Edition - Energy News Digest for September 8, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Snake River Sockeye Return Setting Modern Day Record; In Upper Columbia, 500,000 Cross Wells Dam (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/431975.aspx

Bureau of Reclamation Awards $7 Million Contract for Turbine Repair Work at Grand Coulee & Hungry Horse Dams (PR Web)

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/09/prweb12149188.htm

Power Clashes Cloud Solar’s Future in Washington State (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2024480919_losinggroundsolarxml.html

CenturyLink Contemplates Buying Rackspace for More Than $5 Billion (Bloomberg News)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/09/centurylink_contemplates_buyin.html

California Blue Whales, Once Nearly Extinct, Back at Historical Levels (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/05/us-usa-california-whales-idUSKBN0H01YY20140905

Twitter Adds 'Buy' Button as It Tests New Feature (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/09/twitter_adds_buy_button_as_it.html

Weather Data Modelers Say Now High Chance of Northwest Moving Into El Nino in Late Fall, Winter (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/431972.aspx

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