Michael Noble, executive director of Fresh Energy, issued a statement on the Minnesota Senate’s decision to deny Ellen Anderson as PUC chair.
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Is your television meteorologist denying climate change?
Across the country, TV meteorologists are denying climate change, and they’re often the main source of climate information for average Americans.
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Across the country, TV meteorologists are denying climate change, and they’re often the main source of climate information for average Americans.
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Clean Energy
Twenty-five percent renewable electricity standard could be on the ballot in Michigan in November
This fall, Michigan voters might be able to cast their vote for cleaner energy and the clean air, clean water, and job benefits that come with it.
View Full StoryThis week’s Midwest Energy News: Wordplay, wind turbines, and wildlife
This week’s Midwest Energy News covered everything from the oil and gas industries’ synonym search for “fracking” and the impact of mercury on a bat’s ability to avoid wind turbines.
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Five easy steps to save hundreds on your energy bills every year – for only $30
Have you ever wanted to have a professional energy expert visit your home and identify all the ways energy and money is slipping through the cracks? Sounds expensive, right? It’s not. Thanks to Community Energy Services, it’s only $30 for Minneapolis residents.
View Full StoryMinnesota and Illinois rank in top 10 for LEED buildings
The U.S. Green Building Council recently released its 2011 list of top U.S. states for LEED-certified commercial and institutional green buildings, and Minnesota came in at number 10.
View Full StoryMinnesotans join together to promote healthy, efficient schools
Do you want a healthier school environment for your kids, one that improves their learning environment, boosts test scores, and decreases missed school days? What if schools could save money at the same time?
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How to teach your kids about energy and global warming
It’s never too early to teach the next generation about our how our energy system works.
View Full StoryIs your TV meteorologist denying climate change?
Across the country, TV meteorologists are denying climate change, and guess what? They’re often the main source of climate information for average Americans.
View Full StoryEPA maps out the country’s main global warming culprits
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency released a new tool that gives you access to detailed information on the country’s biggest carbon polluters.
View Full StoryTransportation & Land Use
Bad new federal transportation bill benefits Big Oil, cuts biking, walking, and transit
It’s fitting that the cover of the “American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act” includes pictures of a congested freeway and an oil pipeline, because the bill’s intent seems pretty clear: retaining Americans’ dependence on cars and preserving huge giveaways to the oil industry.
View Full StoryFrom the tech world: A foldable electric car
While we’re still getting the hang of electric vehicles in the United States, in Europe, they’re already folding them up.
View Full StoryHow would you respond to $4 or $5 gas?
Coming off a year that saw record-breaking gasoline prices, analysts are predicting that some regional gas prices may flirt with the $4 or $5 mark as early as this summer.
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