Fears mount over giant carp reaching Great LakesDecember 2, 2009 5:08 PMA conservation group says a planned fish kill near Lake Michigan may not be enough to keep harmful Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.
Minnesota bio-gas business plans to build plant in NW IowaDecember 2, 2009 8:38 AMA Minnesota company has plans to bring a bio-gas plant to Albert City, and with it could come 40 jobs.
Poison planned to keep Asian carp from Great LakesDecember 1, 2009 7:59 PMIllinois environmental officials will dump a toxic chemical into a stretch of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Wednesday, to keep the voracious Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes while an electrical barrier is turned off for maintenance.
PUC approves CenterPoint rate increaseDecember 1, 2009 5:10 PMBy Ambar EspinozaThe Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved CenterPoint Energy's proposal to increase rates for its 800,000 customers around the state.
EPA delays ethanol decision until next summerDecember 1, 2009 1:57 PMBy Mark SteilThe EPA has postponed a decision on whether to allow higher ethanol-gasoline blends until next summer.
Play4min 27secEPA considers raising ethanol capDecember 1, 2009 10:51 AMBy Cathy WurzerCorn farmers and ethanol producers in Minnesota are hoping to catch a break from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today. The EPA is considering a proposal to boost the amount of ethanol allowed in gasoline from 10 percent to 15 percent.
Duluth man builds, sells, solar heating window blindsNovember 30, 2009 4:00 PMBy Bob KelleherA Duluth area man is hoping he's come up with the next big thing in green energy products. He's selling a heat-collecting window blind he rigged up at home.
A climate of change in CopenhagenNovember 30, 2009 6:00 AMBy Rolf NordstromWhat's at stake, and what needs to be done, at the climate conference next month in Copenhagen.
Vandals target 500 pine trees near BackusNovember 27, 2009 12:21 PMInvestigators think the vandals might have thought they were saving the trees from logging. But if that was their plan, it backfired.
Community plans rally to oppose Prairie Island expansionNovember 26, 2009 6:00 PMBy Elizabeth BaierMembers of the Prairie Island Indian Community will rally this Friday morning to oppose the expansion of a nearby power plant.