Energy News Digest for January 27, 2014 - Hot Shots Edition

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Energy Department Names Elliot Mainzer Bonneville Power Administration Administrator (U-S Department of Energy)

http://energy.gov/articles/energy-department-names-elliot-mainzer-bonneville-power-administration-administrator

Hastings Seeks Changes to Endangered Species Act (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Hastings-seeks-changes-to-Endangered-Species-Act-242113711.html

Army Corps Targets Caspian Terns at Columbia River (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Army-Corps-targets-Caspian-terns-at-Columbia-River-242103361.html

Wind Farms under Fire for Birds of Prey Deaths (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/wind-farms-under-fire-for-birds-of-prey-deaths/article_2c8ce48e-864f-11e3-879f-0019bb2963f4.html

Public Power Flirtation: Klamath County Hopes to Benefit from City’s Study (Medford Herald & News, OR)

http://m.heraldandnews.com/article_af962b76-83f0-11e3-a0bb-0019bb2963f4.html?mode=jqm

Suit Prompts Edgewood to Halt Utility Tax (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/01/27/3013662/suit-prompts-edgewood-to-halt.html

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