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• MN House votes to scrap nuclear power ban
  The Minnesota House has voted to roll back a 16-year-old ban on new nuclear power plants.May 6, 2010
• Bill aims to make utility company expenses public
  Minnesota public utility companies could have to keep track of travel and entertainment expenses under a proposal facing the Legislature.May 5, 2010
• State officials want Xcel rate hike dramatically reduced
  Xcel Energy is trying to make a case for a $16.2 million annual rate hike for its natural gas service, but the proposal has failed to get backing from state energy officials.May 4, 2010
• Future of cellulosic ethanol remains uncertain
  The idea of a biofuel made from something other than food was one of the stars of both the Bush and Obama administration's energy programs, but the future of cellulosic ethanol is in doubt.April 26, 2010
• The best ways to save energy? Tell us what works for you.
  The online magazine Slate decided to find out what its readers think are the best ways to save energy. The top vote getters include getting rid of lawns and cheaper solar shingles. Slate columnist Daniel Gross talks about what he has done to try to live the energy efficient life.Midmorning, April 14, 2010
• President opens nuclear summit
  President Barack Obama plays host to leaders of more than 40 countries as the Nuclear Security Summit opens in the nation's capital.April 12, 2010
• Ethanol plant in southern Minn. closing
  An ethanol plant in southern Minnesota will shut down at the end of the week because it's not making enough money.April 7, 2010
• Opponents of Alberta Clipper pipeline protest in Cass Lake
  Opponents of the Alberta Clipper oil pipeline are protesting on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation in Cass Lake today.April 1, 2010
• Xcel ready to build wind farm in SW Minnesota
  Xcel Energy and a partner will break ground in April on a wind farm in Nobles County in southwestern Minnesota.March 31, 2010
• Obama clears way for oil drilling off U.S. coasts
  In a reversal of a long-standing ban on most offshore drilling, President Barack Obama is allowing oil drilling 50 miles off Virginia's shorelines. At the same time, he is rejecting some new drilling sites that had been planned in Alaska.March 31, 2010
• Report: Clean energy jobs grow 6 times faster than other jobs
  Minnesota's clean energy jobs grew at about six-times the rate of overall jobs over the last decade, according to a new study from the Pew Charitable Trusts.March 25, 2010
• Another attempt to lift state's nuclear ban fails in Senate
  During debate on the Senate floor Wednesday, Sen. Ray Vandeveer, R-Forest Lake, tried to amend an energy-related bill with language lifting the nuclear ban.March 24, 2010
• Group wants state agencies to stop using bottled water
  A public interest group is urging state agencies in Minnesota to stop using bottled water.March 23, 2010
• Chisago County approves North Branch power plant
  Chisago County officials have approved a development agreement for a proposed natural gas-fired power plant near North Branch, allowing the project to move forward.March 19, 2010
• Minn. committee blocks move to abolish energy goal
  A Republican candidate for governor's push to undo a renewable energy standard for Minnesota utilities has ended in defeat.March 17, 2010

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