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• The environmental cost of oil's journey to Minnesota
  Although the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has the attention of many Minnesotans, most of the state's oil comes from Canada, where oil sands production also carries environmental risks.June 4, 2010
• Slideshow: The source and destination of Minnesota's oil
  While off-shore oil drilling has received a lot of attention recently because of its potential environmental costs, most of Minnesota's oil comes from Canada, where oil sands production also carries environmental risks. Crude oil arrives at the Flint Hills refinery in Rosemount, Minn. in a pipeline that runs more than 1,000 miles to Alberta, Canada.June 4, 2010
• Will the oil spill change your behavior?
  Recent polls have indicated a drop in support for offshore drilling and an increased pro-environment stance among the American public. But will the oil spill really get Americans to reconsider their use of fossil fuels and change their behavior?Midmorning, June 2, 2010
• Prairie Island unit back on line
  A unit at the Prairie Island nuclear power plant near Red Wing is back on line after it automatically shut down earlier this week.May 27, 2010
• St. Paul offers no-interest loans for energy-saving home improvements
  The city of St Paul is offering no-interest loans of up to $6,500 for homeowners to make energy-saving improvements to their properties.May 19, 2010
• Last year's solar installations break state record
  More solar energy systems were installed in Minnesota in 2009 than in any other year, state energy officials said Wednesday.May 19, 2010
• Alternative fuel vehicles find more use among fleets
  Much of the crude oil consumed in the U.S. is used to create the fuel we burn in our cars and trucks. Now, some managers of fleet vehicles in both the private and public sectors are making efforts to reduce their dependence on crude by using alternative fuel vehicles.May 18, 2010
• In Granite Falls, plans to harness 'quiet renewable'
  In the southwest Minnesota town of Granite Falls, plans are underway to use an old power source, water, to solve the problem of the ever-increasing demands for electricity.May 18, 2010
• DNR taking over project to drain water from mine pit
  The Minnesota DNR has taken over a project to begin draining rising waters from an Iron Range mine pit that threatens to flood the town of Bovey.May 13, 2010
• Box to contain oil leak touches down on Gulf floor
  A BP-chartered vessel lowered a 100-ton concrete-and-steel vault onto a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, an important step in a delicate and unprecedented attempt to stop most of the gushing crude fouling the sea.May 7, 2010
• Increase in wind turbines concerns conservationists
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently released new guidelines that aim to limit destruction of wildlife habitat when new wind farms are built.May 7, 2010
• 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

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