ENERGY
3 components to a perfect looking deck! Inspect, Clean & Stain!
With year round exposure to sun, rain and lets not forget that four letter word that plagued us for the last seven months.snow, in our neck of the woods it takes a toll on your wood deck. Anyone who...
Posted on 5/17/13 at 9:48 AM
Legislative notebook: House, Senate look to the sun for power
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey Minnesotans could sell solar power to electric utilities under a bill the House passed 70-63 late Tuesday. They pay someone who has solar on their house just what the ...
Posted on 5/8/13 at 8:29 AM
Green Scene No-Bake Energy Bites
I was on a mission. I needed more Green Scene No-Bake Energy Bites. I had been to the cozy organic market and deli just the week before. The half dozen Energy Bites I grabbed from the Green Scene deli...
Posted on 5/13/12 at 6:00 AM
The Future is Bleak
Yesterday's video was incredibly optimistic. Today's...not so much. This is actually a hard video to pay attention to because the presentation isn't very good. I'll sum up the points though. Paul G...
Posted on 3/2/12 at 7:52 PM
Who Says You Need Beef in Your Diet? Your Body!
A great source of accurate information about the benefits of including lean beef in our diet can be found at www.beefnutrition.org. The information also points out the importance of including all of t...
Posted on 1/24/12 at 8:00 PM
Afternoon News Brief - WI Congress urged to pass tax credit for manufacturer's serving wind energy technology
-- The president’s energy secretary said in Milwaukee today that Congress should pass a tax credit for manufacturers that serve the wind energy industry.
July 12, 2012
Emergency training exercises taking place at Prairie Island
-- Wisconsin and Minnesota authorities were scheduled to take part today in a major training exercise in-and-around the Prairie Island nuclear power plant. Rescuers and emergency service personnel from communities in both states were taking part.
July 10, 2012
EPA reaches settlement with Dairyland Power Co-op
Western Wisconsin News-- The EPA has reached settlement with a western Wisconsin utility over coal-fired power plants which were polluting the air.
June 30, 2012
Afternoon News Brief - Three killed near Greenwood in Clark County after driving into 50 foot hole created by roadway washed away.
-- Clark County authorities now say a 50 foot stretch of roadway near Greenwood washed away and three motorists were killed when two vehicles drove into that hole. A pick-up truck with two people inside crashed into the hole and so did another vehicle with one person in it.
June 21, 2012
Federal court rules against NRC on waste storage at nuclear plants
Area News-- The United States Court of Appeals unanimously rejected Friday a decision by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to store radioactive waste at nuclear power plants for 60 years after they close.
By Regan Carstensen - Red Wing Republican-Eagle , June 12, 2012
Xcel Energy asks for a 6.7 rate increase from PSC
A utility that serves about the northwest quarter of Wisconsin has asked state regulators to approve a six-point-seven percent electric rate increase.June 01, 2012
Prairie Island shuffles personnel
Area News-- Xcel Energy is shifting some of its nuclear management staff in order to bring new perspectives to sites and positions, officials said.
By Danielle Nordine - Red Wing Republican-Eagle , May 29, 2012
Madison company begins building wind farm in Colorado
Wisconsin Business-- A Madison company has started building a new wind energy farm in Colorado.
May 18, 2012
PSC rules in favor of new transmission lines from Holmen to Alma
Western Wisconsin News-- A state panel gave its approval today to a new high-voltage electric transmission line north of La Crosse. The Public Service Commission ruled that the proposed 345,000-volt power line from Holmen to Alma is needed to help provide the region’s demand for electricity, although the line’s opponents disagreed.
May 10, 2012
Afternoon News Brief - Tom Barrett and fellow Democrats unified to defeat Gov. Walker in recall
-- Tom Barrett and the three fellow Democrats he defeated in yesterday’s primary say they are unified in recalling Republican Governor Scott Walker.
May 09, 2012
Mock emergency drill to be held at Prairie Island
May 08, 2012
North Dakota oil boom creates squeeze for Red Wing trucking company
-- It’s no secret that the oil industry is thriving in western North Dakota. In the last four years, North Dakota has risen from the ninth-leading oil producing state to the fourth, just behind California and Alaska. In January, daily oil production hit a record 546,000 barrels.
By Sarah Gorvin - Red Wing Republican-Eagle , May 05, 2012
WE Energy reports profits despite drop in natural gas usage
Wisconsin Business-- Wisconsin’s largest utility said its customers used 24-percent less natural gas in January-through-March than a year ago. But the parent firm of We Energies still managed to make a two-percent profit for the quarter.
May 01, 2012
Midwest power grid will have plenty of power this summer for cooling Wisconsin
-- No matter how hot it gets this summer, Wisconsinites will have enough power to keep their air conditioners humming.
April 26, 2012
Point Beach nuclear power plant put on alert status last night
Wisconsin News-- The Point Beach nuclear power plant at Two Rivers was put on “alert status” for about two hours last night.
April 26, 2012
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