Hot Shots Edition - Energy News Digest for January 16, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Oregon: Talks of Extending, Reforming Manufacturing BETC Incentives Resurface in Salem (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/money/index.ssf/2014/01/talks_of_extending_reforming_manufacturing_betc_incentives_resurface_in_salem.html#cmpid=nwsltrhead

Glaciers, Streamflow Changes Are Focus of New Columbia River Study (University Of Washington)

http://www.washington.edu/news/2014/01/15/glaciers-streamflow-changes-are-focus-of-new-columbia-river-study/

EPA: Alaska Mine Project a Threat to Sockeye Salmon Runs (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/epa-alaska-mine-project-a-threat-to-sockeye-salmon-runs/article_94378e6e-7e47-11e3-99ef-001a4bcf887a.html

The Unsettling Reasons 1.1 Million Nest Users Need to Re-Read Their Privacy Policy (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2014/01/the-unsettling-reasons-11-million.html

Circuit Court to FCC: You Can Restore Local Authority to Build Community Networks (Community Broadband Networks)

http://www.muninetworks.org/content/circuit-court-fcc-you-can-restore-local-authority-build-community-networks

Boulder Appeals Colorado PUC Decisions in City's Battle with Xcel Energy - PUC ruled…that it alone has the authority to decide which of Xcel’s assets — if any — Boulder can condemn and purchase (Denver Business Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2014/01/boulder-appeals-colorado-puc-decisions.html

We Can't Expect a Reliable Energy Future Without Talking Water (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/edfenergyexchange/2014/01/14/we-cant-expect-a-reliable-energy-future-without-talking-water/

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