Energy News Digest for December 5, 2014 - Hot Shots Edition

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Bonneville Power Administration Proposes Transmission, Power Rate Increases (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/dec/04/bpa-proposes-transmission-power-rate-increases/

Washington State Lawmakers Talk Nuclear Energy, & the State’s Clean Energy Future (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
http://washingtonstatewire.com/blog/lawmakers-talk-nuclear-energy-washingtons-renewable-energy-future/

Judge Upholds Ban on Marijuana Businesses in Clark County (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/dec/04/judge-upholds-ban-marijauan-clark-county/

Legal Weed Could Spark a Portland-Area Industrial Space Boom (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2014/12/legal-weed-could-spark-a-portland-area-industrial.html

FERC Nominee Tells Senate Hearing That Reliability is a Top Priority (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=298304&issueID=35001

Why Is a Three-Week Production Tax Credit Extension Worthless? (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/12/why-is-a-three-week-production-tax-credit-extension-worthless?cmpid=rss

Want Bipartisanship? Look to Energy, Former Senate Leaders Say (Christian science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2014/1204/Want-bipartisanship-Look-to-energy-former-Senate-leaders-say-video

'Superhuman' Electricity Workers Restore Power to Serbian Town (Reuters)

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/12/04/us-weather-serbia-town-idUKKCN0JI0R920141204

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All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

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