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• Deadline looms for Minn. 'clean diesel' grant apps
  The lure of public money for diesel equipment operators to clean up their engines expires Thursday.June 25, 2009
• Will the green economy live up to its promise?
  The Obama administration has touted the green economy as both a path to the future and one of the keys to the revival of the U.S. economy. Will the infusion of billions of dollars in stimulus make these green jobs a reality?Midmorning, June 25, 2009
• New biomass plant up and running in Shakopee
  A new energy plant that generates heat and electricity by exclusively burning natural products is up and running in Shakopee.June 23, 2009
• Rep. Peterson brawling over ethanol expansion
  Agricultural leaders in the U.S. House continue to negotiate today on legislation designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change. Minnesota congressman Collin Peterson, is leading a group of lawmakers from rural districts who are threatening to block the legislation.June 18, 2009
• Target accused of illegal dumping
  California state and local officials are suing Minneapolis-based Target Corp., accusing the retailer of dumping hazardous waste in landfills around the state.June 16, 2009
• Third Minnesota college adds wind turbine program
  Riverland Community College will begin offering a wind turbine technician program this fall, to train students to for careers in the rapidly developing alternative energy industry.June 11, 2009
• Conservationists eye prairie grass as power source
  A conservation group is trying to determine whether prairie grass in southern Minnesota could be used to produce electricity.June 11, 2009
• Study finds faster job growth in clean-energy fields
  Jobs are growing faster in clean-energy industries than in the economy as a whole, according to a new study by the Pew Charitable Trusts.June 10, 2009
• Boat landing near Duluth adds solar panels
  A boat landing near Duluth is now being powered by the sun.June 10, 2009
• Utilities reconsider power line through wildlife refuge
  Utilities hoping to build three power lines through Minnesota are proposing a different route for the one that would run between the Twin Cities area and La Crosse, Wis.June 9, 2009
• Wind turbine company's woes mirror that of the industry
  In southwestern Minnesota, Suzlon Energy says it plans to cut its workforce in half at the company's wind energy plant in Pipestone. The layoffs come in what is shaping up to be a very rough year for the industry.June 8, 2009
• U of M team wins solar-car race
  A team from the University of Minnesota has won a solar-car race in Texas.June 8, 2009
• Minnesota congressman says he has the votes to block climate bill
  Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson says he has the votes to block fast-track climate change legislation working its way through Congress.June 8, 2009
• Willmar finishes construction of wind turbines
  The city of Willmar is finishing construction of two wind turbines. This is the first step the west-central Minnesota city is taking to help meet a state mandate that 25 percent of Minnesota's energy, including fuel, comes from renewable resources by 2025.June 8, 2009
• New oil pipeline to bring 3,000 jobs to Minn. and Wis.
  Enbridge Energy plans to begin hiring 3,000 workers next month to help build two big pipeline projects in Wisconsin and Minnesota.June 2, 2009

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