Energy News Digest for August 4, 2016 – Hot Shots Edition

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Portland General Electric Holds Serve during Second Quarter’s Mild Weather (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/08/pge-holds-serve-during-2qs-mild-weather.html

Clallam PUD Recovers Money through Bond Refund (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/11812

FERC Still Trying to Crack Transmission Problem (Politico)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/08/ferc-still-trying-to-crack-transmission.html

U-S Department of Energy Sees Room for Hydropower Growth (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/power-supply/renewable-energy/department-of-energy-hydropower-growth/93454

’New Salmon Run:’ Planes Now Fly in Fish as Yukon Chinook Decline (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/new-salmon-run-planes-now-fly-in-fish-as-yukon-chinook-decline/article31248812/?cmpid=rss1

Port Angeles’ Civic Field LEDs Up & Running (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/11813

Pot Proponents See Momentum (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/290258-pot-proponents-see-momentum

$11.2 Million Industrial Land Purchase in Hillsboro Could Lead to a New Metro Region Data Center (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2016/08/11-2m-industrial-land-purchase-could-lead-to-a.html

Facebook Changes Its News Feed to Crack Down on Clickbait – Again (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/08/04/facebook-news-feed-clickbait/

37 New Washington State Patrol Troopers Make Small Dent in Shortage (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/37-new-washington-state-patrol-troopers-make-small-dent-shortage

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