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• Xcel investigates after shutdown at Prairie Island nuclear plant
  Xcel Energy is investigating the automatic shutdown of one of its nuclear reactors at Prairie Island on Monday afternoon.May 19, 2009
• Midwest group unveils climate change plan
  Representatives from six Midwest states and one Canadian province completed a plan today to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.May 12, 2009
• Lobbying group readying plan to reduce greenhouse gas
  People working on a plan for reducing greenhouse gases in the Midwest are meeting in Minneapolis this week.May 11, 2009
• St. Paul non-profit aims for affordable, efficient homes
  Making a building energy efficient has a reputation for being pricey and out of reach for most homeowners. One St. Paul non-profit wants to prove it doesn't take a lot of greenbacks to go green.May 11, 2009
• Leech Lake Band members question oil pipeline
  Some members of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe are trying to stop a planned oil pipeline from crossing their reservation in northern Minnesota.May 6, 2009
• EPA report on ethanol criticized from both sides
  The Environmental Protection Agency today released a report saying that in the best-case scenario, ethanol is better for the environment than gasoline. But environmental groups say that conclusion is misleading.May 5, 2009
• Neighbors share concerns about Prairie Island nuclear plant
  Some neighbors of the Prairie Island nuclear plant are not happy about plans to expand the plant's production, and to store additional nuclear waste on-site.April 22, 2009
• Audit recommends ending ethanol subsidies in Minn.
  Minnesota's Legislative Auditor said the state should consider ending its ethanol subsidy. But with the industry suffering a brutal downturn, key lawmakers say there's no way that idea will pass.April 17, 2009
• State approves massive power line project
  A controversial power line project that will stretch across southern and central Minnesota has been approved by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.April 16, 2009
• PUC hears arguments on 600 miles of high voltage power lines
  Opponents of the CapX2020 project produced evidence today they say proves the high voltage lines are not needed.April 15, 2009
• After the ethanol bubble
  Ethanol was flying high a few years ago. But the industry has fallen on hard times with the economic crisis and the collapse of gasoline prices. A look at the volatile world of ethanol fuel.Midmorning, April 1, 2009
• Expanded nuclear power gets a hearing in Minnesota
  The debate over expanding Minnesota's nuclear energy gets an airing at the Capitol this week.March 22, 2009
• Oil refiner to obtain 7 VeraSun ethanol plants
  A couple of traditional enemies in the energy field may be moving a little closer together. For the first time, an oil company will independently produce corn ethanol. Valero Energy, the nation's largest oil refiner, has won the right to buy seven bankrupt VeraSun ethanol plants, including one in Minnesota..March 18, 2009
• Vice president to visit Minnesota; will tout economic stimulus
  Vice President Biden's town hall forum at the New Flyer Bus Company will be in the congressional district of a vocal critic of the federal spending plan.March 15, 2009
• Janesville, Minn. hit hard in the ethanol bust
  In the southern Minnesota town of Janesville, a brand new ethanol plant sits idle and unused, a sign of how bad things are in the industry.March 13, 2009

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