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Pawlenty cancels renewable energy speech

By Dan Haugen | 02.19.08 | 11:23 am

Gov. Tim Pawlenty has canceled his scheduled appearance today at a renewable energy conference in Las Vegas because of the possible announcement of a Delta-Northwest Airlines merger, Minnesota Public Radio reports.

Solar Start-Up Plans to Start Leasing Residential Systems

By Dan Haugen | 12.12.07 | 2:17 pm

Gerardo RuizA Minneapolis entrepreneur says he sees a ray of light for residential solar.

Gerardo Ruiz is starting up a company called Freenerg (pronounced Free Energy). The plan is to help…

Green Collar: Renewable Energy Jobs Could Boost State’s Economy

By Dan Haugen | 11.27.07 | 12:59 am

Switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy has potential to stabilize not only the planet’s climate but also the nation’s struggling manufacturing sector.

A new think-tank report says a national program to develop renewable energy would generate tens of thousands…

Midwest Global Warming Pact Could Sway National Policy (Audio)

By Dan Haugen | 11.15.07 | 6:59 pm

A major global-warming agreement signed Thursday by Gov. Tim Pawlenty and eight other Midwest governors is expected to rev the region’s economy and make it a leader in greenhouse gas reductions. The compact boosts other states’ conservation and renewable energy…

State Needs More Action On Energy Policy, Report Says

By Dan Haugen | 11.06.07 | 10:45 pm

Energy Consumption

The electricity that powers our homes in the years ahead will increasingly come from wind, solar and other clean energy sources — a Minnesota law now requires utilities to generate…

Coleman Liveblog

By Jeff Fecke | 05.14.07 | 10:05 am

We’ll be covering Norm Coleman’s speech at the Humphrey Institute live today, starting at 10 AM.


11:07–And we’re done.  I’m not sure Norm actually said anything.  Which is par for the course.  It wasn’t a bad event. Norm…

Notes on a Snowy Sunday

By Leigh Pomeroy | 02.25.07 | 2:04 pm

Leigh Pomeroy Less than two months ago Minnesotans were complaining about too warm a winter: “Yep, it’s global warming, all right. Pass the schnapps.”
Now we look outside all over the state, and…