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• North Dakota power company getting $100M in federal stimulus
  North Dakota-based Basin Electric Power Cooperative will get $100 million in federal stimulus money to capture carbon dioxide emissions.July 1, 2009
• Drop in foreign oil prices resulting in drop in ethanol sales
  Minnesota has more ethanol, or E-85, gas stations than any other state, and with the fall in the price of foreign oil it means sales of ethanol have dropped.July 1, 2009
• U of M students build solar house for international competition
  This summer, a group of University of Minnesota students are using what they've learned about architecture, design and energy to build a solar-powered house from the ground up.June 30, 2009
• East St. Paul supermarket earns environmental honor
  The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded a new Cub Foods store on St. Paul's East Side with a LEED Gold status rating for its environmentally sustainable design.June 25, 2009
• Deadline looms for Minn. 'clean diesel' grant apps
  The lure of public money for diesel equipment operators to clean up their engines expires Thursday.June 25, 2009
• Will the green economy live up to its promise?
  The Obama administration has touted the green economy as both a path to the future and one of the keys to the revival of the U.S. economy. Will the infusion of billions of dollars in stimulus make these green jobs a reality?Midmorning, June 25, 2009
• New biomass plant up and running in Shakopee
  A new energy plant that generates heat and electricity by exclusively burning natural products is up and running in Shakopee.June 23, 2009
• Rep. Peterson brawling over ethanol expansion
  Agricultural leaders in the U.S. House continue to negotiate today on legislation designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change. Minnesota congressman Collin Peterson, is leading a group of lawmakers from rural districts who are threatening to block the legislation.June 18, 2009
• Target accused of illegal dumping
  California state and local officials are suing Minneapolis-based Target Corp., accusing the retailer of dumping hazardous waste in landfills around the state.June 16, 2009
• Third Minnesota college adds wind turbine program
  Riverland Community College will begin offering a wind turbine technician program this fall, to train students to for careers in the rapidly developing alternative energy industry.June 11, 2009
• Conservationists eye prairie grass as power source
  A conservation group is trying to determine whether prairie grass in southern Minnesota could be used to produce electricity.June 11, 2009
• Study finds faster job growth in clean-energy fields
  Jobs are growing faster in clean-energy industries than in the economy as a whole, according to a new study by the Pew Charitable Trusts.June 10, 2009
• Boat landing near Duluth adds solar panels
  A boat landing near Duluth is now being powered by the sun.June 10, 2009
• Utilities reconsider power line through wildlife refuge
  Utilities hoping to build three power lines through Minnesota are proposing a different route for the one that would run between the Twin Cities area and La Crosse, Wis.June 9, 2009
• Wind turbine company's woes mirror that of the industry
  In southwestern Minnesota, Suzlon Energy says it plans to cut its workforce in half at the company's wind energy plant in Pipestone. The layoffs come in what is shaping up to be a very rough year for the industry.June 8, 2009

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