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
Wisconsin among other states looking to increase the content of ethanol in gasoline
-- Another step has been taken to increase the content of ethanol in gasoline.
April 03, 2012
Highland wind farm devlopment can proceed in St. Croix County
-- The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has informed officials with the Highland Wind Farm project that its application for construction of a 41-turbine facility is officially complete and can move forward.
By Jeff Holmquist, New Richmond News , April 01, 2012
Xcel questions value of Prairie Island update project
Minnesota News-- Since early 2008, Xcel Energy has intended to expand the generating capacity of the Prairie Island nuclear plant, but now the company is asking Minnesota regulators whether the project is really in customers’ best interest.
By Regan Carstensen - Red Wing Republican-Eagle , March 31, 2012
Pierce Pepin’s 75th marked at annual meet in Ellsworth
The 75th anniversary of Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services was observed during the co-op’s annual meeting March 24.March 29, 2012
ATC reduces posisble routs for new transmission line from Minnesota through western Wisconsin
Regional News-- The American Transmission Company has reduced the number of possible routes for a new electric transmission line from Madison to the La Crosse area.
March 28, 2012
Ethanol sales could receive boost this summer
-- Wisconsin’s corn and ethanol industries could get a boost as early as this summer, when gasoline with 15-percent ethanol starts going on sale.
March 21, 2012
Xcel plans safety upgrades at PI plant
-- Almost exactly one year ago, a major earthquake and subsequent tsunamis caused major damage to one of Japan’s nuclear plants. The issues discovered at the plant in the following days and weeks have prompted U.S. plants and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to find ways to make their plants safer and better prepared for emergencies. Xcel Energy is working on upgrades to its Prairie Island and Monticello plants in light of NRC task force recommendations and its own analysis, said Terry Pickens, Xcel Energy’s director of nuclear regulatory policy.
By Danielle Nordine - Red Wing Republican-Eagle , March 10, 2012
UPDATE: Prairie Island nuclear plant terminates "unusual event" notice
Prairie Island nuclear plant has terminated its “notification of unusual event.”March 06, 2012
Letter: He commends writer for confirming what he wrote about bulbs
TO THE EDITOR: I’d like to commend Ms. Amy Ridenour, chairperson of the conservative think tank, NCPPR, for confirming much of what I wrote in my Feb. 15 letter to the editor regarding light bulbs.By Harlen Menk , Ellsworth , February 29, 2012
Goodhue County board ponders extension to mining moratorium
Area News-- Goodhue County staff is already predicting it might need an extension to the one-year moratorium approved last September to allow for research before anyone develops a frac sand mine here.
By Reagan Carstensen - Red Wing Republican-Eagle , February 25, 2012
New Richmond's watertower to get a facelift
Area News-- New Richmond’s downtown water tower will be completely rehabilitated this spring.
February 25, 2012
Xcel Energy cited for security problem at Prairie Island plant
-- Xcel Energy was officially cited Thursday for a security issue at Prairie Island nuclear plant.
By Danielle Nordin _ Red Wing Republican-Eagle , February 19, 2012
Cardinal Glass to lay-off 53 workers in Mazomanie
Wisconsin News-- Cardinal Glass Industries reports it will lay off 53 workers at its Mazomanie plant effective tomorrow.
February 18, 2012
Letter: Rumored ‘light bulb ban’ is bogus, he says
TO THE EDITOR: A word about the dreaded “light bulb ban.”By Harlen Menk, Ellsworth , February 15, 2012
Power outages help Waukesha company keep its lights on
Wisconsin Business-- Some large power outages around the country kept a Wisconsin firm busy and profitable.
February 14, 2012
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