Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Hot Shots Edition - Energy News Digest for October 28, 2014

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

Trying to Raise Profile of Climate Change for Washington Voters (NY Times)

City of McCleary Owes Ratepayers $400,000, State Auditor Says “…the city improperly relied on its dedicated light and power fund in order to keep the city’s general fund afloat…” (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

Benton PUD Utility Rate Increases Possible (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

Upgraded Priest Rapids Fish Hatchery Opens (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Frontier Communications Brings Gigabit Speeds to Beaverton as Portland-Area Fiber Wars, and Rhetoric, Heat Up “…Frontier…derided Google's prospective Portland service as "hype" in a visit to Oregon last summer…” (Oregonian, Portland)

Should the Feds Reclassify Marijuana? U-S Judge Holds Hearing (Christian Science Monitor)

October 28 is National Chocolate Day! (KATU TV, Portland, OR)

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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.


Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.