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• Airlines urge Congress to curb oil speculators
  Northwest Airlines CEO Doug Steenland today will urge Congress to crack down on oil speculators. Steenland will testify before a House energy subcommittee hearing this morning.June 23, 2008
• Another fight over power lines underway in Minnesota
  Utilities pushing for several new power lines hope to avoid the controversy that plagued the last major high-voltage power line project decades ago.June 18, 2008
• Xcel installs green transformer
  Xcel Energy is installing one of the first 100 percent renewable soy oil transformers in Minnesota. The soy oil is used to help cool the transformer.June 18, 2008
• Debate over new power lines
  A series of public hearings begins today on plans by Minnesota-based Xcel Energy and other utilities to build new power lines across Minnesota.June 17, 2008
• High gas prices have scooter sales booming
  More than 50 years after the first scooter craze occured in Italy, scooters are becoming popular in the U.S. as an economical way to travel.June 17, 2008
• Bachmann says more drilling will bring down the cost of gas
  The 6th District Republican said gas prices in the U.S. could go back down to $2 a gallon if laws were changed to allow more domestic oil exploration and production.June 16, 2008
• Gas tax increase bringing in money
  The state gas tax went from 20 to 22 cents per gallon on April 1. New numbers show the state's gas tax increase is already bringing in more money.June 16, 2008
• Foreclosures and fuel prices top Minn. cities conference agenda
  About 400 city officials are attending the annual League of Minnesota Cities conference this week in Rochester. The mortgage foreclosure crisis and rapidly rising energy costs are hot issues.June 12, 2008
• Truckers lobby for new diesel standards
  The high cost of diesel fuel is leading the trucking industry to lobby for new national standards. Trucking companies are making changes to improve mileage, including having drivers lower their speeds.June 12, 2008
• $4 gas has consumers rethinking their habits, lifestyle
  Now that gas is selling for more than $4 a gallon at many stations in the Twin Cities, some people say the new price milestone will change how they drive.June 11, 2008
• Senate GOP blocks oil taxes
  Senate Republicans blocked a proposal Tuesday to tax the windfall profits of the largest oil companies, despite pleas by Democratic leaders to use the measure to address America's anger over $4 a gallon gasoline.June 10, 2008
• High gas prices have little impact on telecommuting
  Some organizations are showing more enthusiasm for telecommuting. But most employers aren't sold on the value of letting employees work from home.June 10, 2008
• Economy, shaken by fuel prices, continues to reel
  Last week's $10 spike in oil prices, and a worse than expected May unemployment report, served as a reality check for those who thought the economy might be picking up. With oil prices continuing to go up and businesses tightening their belts, is the U.S. economy headed into a deeper recession than expected?Midmorning, June 10, 2008
• Yucca Mountain and the fight over nuclear power
  The Bush administration wants to store the nation's nuclear waste at the Yucca Mountain repository in Nevada, but opponents are concerned about safety, and the implications for expanding U.S. nuclear power.Midmorning, June 6, 2008
• Gas prices hamper home care providers
  Many of the nearly 250 home care agencies around Minnesota say they can't afford to pay more for gas mileage, so some home care providers are thinking about switching jobs.June 5, 2008

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