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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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No sign of oil spill after Gulf platform fire

No sign of oil spill after Gulf platform fire

The Coast Guard is saying there are no immediate signs of a spill from an oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. All 13 crew members were rescued from the water in the second such disaster in the Gulf in less than five months.

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Report: Climate science panel needs change at top

Report: Climate science panel needs change at top

Scientists reviewing the acclaimed but beleaguered international climate change panel called Monday for major changes in the way it's run, but stopped short of calling for the ouster of the current leader.
by Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

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Oberstar pushes for faster action on mine proposal

Oberstar pushes for faster action on mine proposal

U.S. Rep. James Oberstar, who represents Minnesota's 8th Congressional District, joined local leaders in Hoyt Lakes Friday to express their impatience with the environmental review of a proposed copper-nickel mine.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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What is the future of renewable energy in America?

What is the future of renewable energy in America?

Ted Turner, T. Boone Pickens, and Thomas Friedman gather at the 7th annual American Renewable Energy Day conference in Aspen, Colorado to discuss how to wean America of its dependence on foreign oil.

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Mott Foundation gives $500K for anti-carp efforts

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is giving $500,000 to the Great Lakes Commission to help it find ways to prevent invasive Asian carp from entering the lakes.

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