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• The best ways to save energy? Tell us what works for you.
  The online magazine Slate decided to find out what its readers think are the best ways to save energy. The top vote getters include getting rid of lawns and cheaper solar shingles. Slate columnist Daniel Gross talks about what he has done to try to live the energy efficient life.Midmorning, April 14, 2010
• President opens nuclear summit
  President Barack Obama plays host to leaders of more than 40 countries as the Nuclear Security Summit opens in the nation's capital.April 12, 2010
• Ethanol plant in southern Minn. closing
  An ethanol plant in southern Minnesota will shut down at the end of the week because it's not making enough money.April 7, 2010
• Opponents of Alberta Clipper pipeline protest in Cass Lake
  Opponents of the Alberta Clipper oil pipeline are protesting on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation in Cass Lake today.April 1, 2010
• Xcel ready to build wind farm in SW Minnesota
  Xcel Energy and a partner will break ground in April on a wind farm in Nobles County in southwestern Minnesota.March 31, 2010
• Obama clears way for oil drilling off U.S. coasts
  In a reversal of a long-standing ban on most offshore drilling, President Barack Obama is allowing oil drilling 50 miles off Virginia's shorelines. At the same time, he is rejecting some new drilling sites that had been planned in Alaska.March 31, 2010
• Report: Clean energy jobs grow 6 times faster than other jobs
  Minnesota's clean energy jobs grew at about six-times the rate of overall jobs over the last decade, according to a new study from the Pew Charitable Trusts.March 25, 2010
• Another attempt to lift state's nuclear ban fails in Senate
  During debate on the Senate floor Wednesday, Sen. Ray Vandeveer, R-Forest Lake, tried to amend an energy-related bill with language lifting the nuclear ban.March 24, 2010
• Group wants state agencies to stop using bottled water
  A public interest group is urging state agencies in Minnesota to stop using bottled water.March 23, 2010
• Chisago County approves North Branch power plant
  Chisago County officials have approved a development agreement for a proposed natural gas-fired power plant near North Branch, allowing the project to move forward.March 19, 2010
• Minn. committee blocks move to abolish energy goal
  A Republican candidate for governor's push to undo a renewable energy standard for Minnesota utilities has ended in defeat.March 17, 2010
• Minnesota launching massive gas line safety initiative
  The state of Minnesota may launch one of the largest natural gas safety initiatives in the country, following last month's house explosion in St. Paul.March 11, 2010
• North Dakota attorney general brings energy concerns to St. Paul
  North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem visited the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday to try to persuade lawmakers to change an energy law that he says treats his state unfairly.March 10, 2010
• Bill proposes new way to finance energy efficiency projects
  A bill advancing in the Legislature would create a new way for Minnesota businesses and homeowners to finance energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.March 10, 2010
• Bill to undo moratorium on nuclear plants stalls
  A bill attempting to lift the state's 1994 ban on consideration of new nuclear power plants has hit a roadblock.March 4, 2010

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