Energy News Digest for May 20, 2013 - Hot Shots Edition

Demand for water may reshape energy industry (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0519/Water-may-reshape-energy-industry

Oregon - To count all hydro: Renewable energy initiative approved for signature gathering (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/05/renewable_energy_initiative_ap.html

Plan for Eastern Oregon hydroelectric power plant moves ahead (Associated Press)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Plan-for-Eastern-Oregon-power-plant-moves-ahead-208004711.html

Thanks to Hydropower - Washington Is Outdoing California and Texas in Renewable Energy (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/climate_desk/2013/05/renewable_energy_map_wind_solar_hydroelectric_power_use_by_state.html

Everett potential site for tidal-power turbine plant (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130520/NEWS01/705209941/-1/news01

U-S to reconsider Alaska sea lion protection (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/may/19/us-to-reconsider-sea-lion-protection/

California might borrow $500 million from its climate fund (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/news/california-might-borrow-500-million-from-its-climate-fund/

Avista will provide home energy reports with assistance from Opower (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/may/17/in-brief-avista-will-provide-home-energy-reports/