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• Are biofuels earth-friendly?
  Two recent studies in the journal Science argue that biofuels like ethanol might contribute to global warming. As the U.S. looks increasingly at alternatives to fossil fuel, how much should we rely on biofuels?Midmorning, February 15, 2008
• Wood pellets heat up forest products industry
  Wood pellet producers are popping up in Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin as the price of conventional heating fuels rises.February 13, 2008
• Cashing in on global warming
  Thousands of farmers, and a few cities are earning money from climate change. They're trading on the carbon market.February 12, 2008
• Power line technology allows for bigger loads
  More efficient power lines are helping some utilities meet increased electric demand. The new lines use a composite material that allows them to carry two or three times more electricity than a traditional power line.January 18, 2008
• Lawmakers try to lure world's largest wind turbine maker
  Minn. state lawmakers are proposing an incentive package aimed at luring the world's largest manufacturer of wind turbines to Minnesota.January 17, 2008
• The "R" word
  President Bush this week departed from the usual optimistic view of the economy and acknowledged that the mortgage crisis and oil prices may very well lead to a slowdown. Some economists are even predicting recession in 2008.Midmorning, January 9, 2008
• Alternative energy plans a boost to wildlife habitat
  Minnesota's natural resource managers say the growing demand for biofuels from the state's forests and prairies will have implications for wildlife habitat, water quality, and other ecological issues.January 4, 2008
• Global warming -- from cars to hurricanes
  2007 was the year that climate change became an urgent social and political issue. Midmorning revisits two conversations about how society and our environment are responding to global warming.Midmorning, December 31, 2007
• Xcel proposes mercury reduction plan
  Xcel Energy has filed a proposal to reduce mercury emissions by up to 90 percent at two of its coal-fired power plants.December 28, 2007
• The trumpeter swans come to Monticello
  As many as 1,500 trumpeter swans gather on the Mississippi River in central Minnesota this time of year.December 27, 2007
• How to reduce your carbon footprint
  The House has approved an energy bill that will increase the fuel efficiency of cars and cut energy use in light bulbs and appliances. But what about energy conservation on an individual level? Midmorning looks at the various ways you can cut your carbon footprint.Midmorning, December 19, 2007
• Will wind slow down global warming?
  One piece of the alternative energy pie is wind power, something the Upper Midwest has plenty of. But producing wind power and delivering it to customers located far from wind farms are two different things.Midmorning, December 14, 2007
• Helene Turnbull writes herself a new job
  A 70-year-old retired high school counselor writes her first play and gets it staged in St. Paul.December 7, 2007
• Climate change group votes
  At a meeting Wednesday, the task force working on ways to reduce Minnesota's carbon footprint approved some ideas and sent others back to the drawing board. They had more questions than answers about many of the ideas.December 6, 2007
• Energy on the breeze
  Wind energy advocates say small wind turbines could be a big part of the country's energy future.December 5, 2007

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