Friday, October 25, 2013

Hot Shots Edition - Energy News Digest for October 25, 2013



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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Bonneville Power Administration: DOE Asserting More Control after BPA Hiring Scandal (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Back off Bonneville Power Administration, DOE is Told (Electric Co-op Today)

Chairman Hastings Statement on DOE’s Memorandum on the Bonneville Power Administration (U-S House Committee on Natural Resources)

Editorial: Keep Flood Control High And Dry in the Columbia River Treaty (Seattle Times, WA)

Seattle to Recycle Heat from Data Server Farms (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Homeowner, BC Hydro Butt Heads over Smart-Meter Installation (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

To Expand Offshore Power, Japan Builds Floating Windmills (NY Times)

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