Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Energy News Digest for February 17, 2015 – Hot Shots Edition

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

“Coal by Wire” – Proposal Tries to Help Wean Washington State Off Coal-Fired Power (Associated Press)

Washington State “Green Energy” Requirements Could Be Lightened for Rural Counties (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Oregon Minnow to be First Fish Taken Off Endangered List (Associated Press)

Study Yields Clues to Disappearing Lamprey (Portland Tribune, OR)

Lawmaker Says Idaho Education Network Likely 'Will Go Dark' over Broadband Mess (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

EDC of Mason County Honors PUD 3, 13 Others for Support of Economic Development Efforts (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton Woman Killed Sunday in Highway 101 Head-On Collision (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Deputies Rescue Elderly Belfair Couple & Animals from Horrific Conditions (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Record High Temperatures Monday in Oregon, Washington (Associated Press)

On to Regionals: Mary M Knight Girls Basketball Team Wins District (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Kelso Highlanders End Shelton Highclimbers Post-Season Run - Prep Basketball District Playoff Scoreboard (Longview Daily News, WA)

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