Energy News Digest for January 15, 2015 – The Hot Shots Edition

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Editorial: Getting Government Into the Broadband Internet Business (NY Times)

http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/14/getting-government-into-the-broadband-business/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Bitcoin Crash Could Take Toll on Data Center Providers (GigaOM)

https://gigaom.com/2015/01/14/bitcoin-crash-could-take-toll-on-data-center-providers/

Obama Targets Methane. What Is It? Why Does It Matter? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2015/0114/Obama-targets-methane.-What-is-it-Why-does-it-matter

Canada: Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Spread Like Weeds in Vancouver, BC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/medical-marijuana-dispensaries-spread-like-weeds-in-vancouver-1.2900454?cmp=rss

Salt River Project Will Light the Super Bowl with Wind Energy for Free (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/morning_call/2015/01/srp-will-light-the-super-bowl-with-wind-energy-for.html

Legion of (Economic) Boom: Downtown Seattle to Get $6 Million Boost from Seahawks Playoff Games (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2015/01/legion-of-economic-boom-downtown-seattle-to-get-6.html

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