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• Murphy Oil owners want to expand in Superior
  Some experts blame recent gas price spikes on lack of refineries in the upper Midwest. Now there are plans for a new oil refinery in South Dakota, and in Wisconsin there's a major expansion proposed for a refinery in Superior.July 24, 2007
• Landowners appeal oil pipeline approval
  A group of landowners and the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group, or MPIRG, have appealed a decision to permit a new crude oil pipeline across Minnesota.July 20, 2007
• Electricity from waste
  Researchers in Grand Forks say they've developed a new process for turning waste to energy. A pilot project at a Grand Forks business is making electricity from wood scraps.July 15, 2007
• Farmers worry ethanol mergers in the future
  The face of the ethanol industry could change in the next year if analysts predicting a wave of mergers are correct. An expected over-supply of the corn-based fuel could trigger industry consolidation.July 10, 2007
• PUC puts brakes on fixed-rate natural gas programs
  The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has ordered two major utilities to temporarily suspend programs that resulted in about 50,000 households paying above-market prices for natural gas.July 3, 2007
• Brewing fuel down on the farm
  Some northern Minnesota farmers hope to significantly reduce their need for imported fuel. The farmers are working with the University of Minnesota to use the canola seed they harvest to make fuel to run their tractors.June 27, 2007
• Wood-powered Morris businesses
  You've probably heard about some of the major efforts in our region to use biomass for energy. But not all biomass projects are industrial sized, some of them are on a small scale.June 25, 2007
• Fibrominn powers ahead with turkey litter
  When you flip on your lights now, you may be tapping into the region's newest source of electricity; a plant in Benson that's the first facility in the country to make power by burning turkey litter.June 18, 2007
• Thousands of Minnesotans have their natural gas cut off
  Thousands of Minnesotans have had their natural gas cut off for failing to pay their bills. And more disconnections are upcoming unless customers who are behind on paying their bills find a way to start paying up.June 14, 2007
• LEED buildings catch on in Minnesota
  Minnesota has only six buildings that have earned the highest standard for environmentally-friendly structures. But that number is expected to grow in the next few years.June 4, 2007
• Poll: People worried about, yet accepting of, higher gas prices
  Nearly half the country thinks near-record gasoline prices will cause serious hardship, prompting ever more people to consider trading their gas guzzlers for more fuel-efficient cars, an AP-Ipsos poll says.May 25, 2007
• Gas prices soar to record high in Minnesota
  Gasoline prices remained well above the national average in Minnesota on Tuesday, but one analyst said he didn't expect many drivers to change their habits going into the long Memorial Day weekend.May 22, 2007
• South Dakota's wind potential
  South Dakota has the potential to generate enough wind energy to power half of the nation's electrical needs. But in reality, the state's wind production isn't enough to create even a slight breeze for the nation's power markets.May 16, 2007
• Lines drawn over power transmission
  A new spurt of powerline construction is being planned for Minnesota. The lines will help bring electricity from new sources of generation to an ever-expanding marketplace.April 26, 2007
• Judges report delivers a blow to proposed Iron Range power plant
  A new legal opinion is a big setback for a proposed coal-gasification power plant on the Iron Range. The opinion only concerns the sale of energy from the plant, but it could be the make or break issue for the project.April 13, 2007

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