About 40 people met at the University of Minnesota Tuesday to discuss the state of knowledge about how much ethanol and biodiesel can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (05/07/2008)

The state's appeal court says the state's utilities commission must reconsider its decision to block CenterPoint Energy from recovering $21 million from customers that it underbilled over four years. (05/06/2008)

A national survey out this week shows the top economic concern for Americans is the price of gasoline. For some, driving is a necessary part of their job and the pressure at the pump is eating into their paycheck. (05/01/2008)

A non-profit group is installing free solar-powered heaters in 50 low-income Minnesota homes. (04/30/2008)

Truckers from Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota upset with high fuel prices are planning a protest today in South Dakota's capital city of Pierre. (04/28/2008)

A NASA scientist has appealed in a letter to Gov. Tim Pawlenty to oppose the construction of the Big Stone II coal-fired power plant along the Minnesota-South Dakota border. (04/24/2008)

Analysts at the Minnesota Department of Commerce say this year's natural gas prices are the highest they've seen since hurricanes Rita and Katrina in 2005. (04/23/2008)

The mayors of St. Paul and Minneapolis say they will lay out the welcome mat for companies that make products. The announcement is in response to a report which suggests the two cities are well poised to create so-called "green-collar" jobs in the areas of renewable energy, building and transportation. (04/23/2008)

Great River Energy is dedicating its new energy efficient headquarters today. The company says the building will be the first in Minnesota to apply for the highest level of LEED certification. (04/22/2008)

Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and leading expert in economic development, poverty elimination, and environmental sustainability, recently discussed his new book, "Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet" recently at the Commonwealth Club of California. (Midday, 04/22/2008)

As the price of a gallon of gasoline climbs above three dollars, the search for an alternative to Middle Eastern oil is becoming a greater priority for the nation. But what are the alternatives, and how realistic is it that they will replace oil as our main source of fuel for transportation? And if importing oil from unstable regions remains a large part of the energy equation, how does the United States maintain its security? These were some of the issues discussed in the UBS Forum on April 17. (Midmorning, 04/21/2008)

Several legislative committees joined Tuesday to hear about a proposed low-carbon fuel standard, their first crack at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from Minnesota's cars and trucks. (04/16/2008)

Xcel Energy plans to expand power generation and extend the life of its Prairie Island nuclear plant. (04/15/2008)

For all the talk about the ruin to be caused by the gas tax increase in Minnesota, comparatively little is said in the state these days about the "ethanol tax," which has had a significant impact in the cost of operating a vehicle. (04/14/2008)

The city of Sioux Falls will sell methane gas from decomposing garbage in landfills to fuel a nearby ethanol plant. (04/11/2008)