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• Solar company opens new plant on Iron Range
  Seattle-based Silicon Energy celebrated a grand opening Monday on the Iron Range.October 10, 2011
• Xcel Energy wants EPA emissions rule changed
  Xcel Energy says its customers will lose out on savings unless a new federal Environmental Protection Agency rule is changed.October 7, 2011
• Supporters want to continue funding to weatherize low-income and rental homes
  Supporters hope the state will find a way to continue a program funded by the federal stimulus to weatherize more low-income homes and rental properties.October 7, 2011
• Study casts doubt on alternative ethanol fuel's viability
  A report released early today paints a gloomy future for cellulosic ethanol, saying that the renewable fuel is unlikely to become a major source of energy for the U.S.October 4, 2011
• Group to campaign for controversial oil pipeline
  A business partnership will support the controversial proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry crude from Canada's oil sands to Texas refineries.September 28, 2011
• Where are the green jobs?
  With the collapse of Solyndra, a California solar company that received millions of dollars in federal loan guarantees and was praised by President Obama, many people are questioning the rhetoric about the green economy. Was too much promised?Midmorning, September 15, 2011
• County board asks to reconsider wind turbine project
  The Goodhue County Board is among the groups calling on the state's Public Utilities Commission to reconsider a wind project in southeastern Minnesota.September 12, 2011
• Obama to announce new fuel economy standards Friday
  The Obama administration has reached a compromise with automakers for boosting fuel efficiency for cars and light-duty vehicles by 2025.July 27, 2011
• Heat wave could spur record electricity use
  With triple-digit temperatures a good possibility, this week's heat wave could help set a new record for electricity use in the state, as Minnesotans crank up air conditioners.July 18, 2011
• Controversial 50-turbine wind farm approved
  The State Public Utilities Commission approved a controversial 50-turbine wind farm in Goodhue County.June 30, 2011
• Nuclear agency renews Prairie Island permit
  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is renewing Xcel Energy's permit to operate its Prairie Island nuclear power plant for another 20 years.June 28, 2011
• White House considers big boost to fuel economy
  The Obama administration is telling American automakers that it would like cars and light trucks to average 56.2 miles per gallon by 2025.June 28, 2011
• Minnesota's ethanol industry faces uncertain future
  Not only has ethanol production stalled out in the United States and taken at least a symbolic blow in Congress, what once was billed as the next generation in making ethanol has been slower to build than expected.June 27, 2011
• Future of ethanol looks cloudy in Congress
  The ethanol industry has had many friends in Congress over the years who have given it preferential treatment, but a key vote last week in the U.S. Senate suggests a tight federal budget is making those friends more scarce.June 24, 2011
• Wind power project holds grand opening in Cosmos
  The project near the central Minnesota town of Cosmos is made up of two wind farms owned by separate local groups. They were formed by neighbors, friends and farmers who saw it as another way to use their land to generate income.June 23, 2011

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