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Midwest energy news: Minnesota to cut mercury emissions

Going Green — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0500

by RE-AMP RoundUp • 9/29/08 • The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has announced the state’s largest polluters have agreed to cut their mercury emissions, according to Minnesota Public Radio. Since only ten percent of the states’ mercury comes from local sources, officials say they will pursue international efforts. This and other environmental news from the upper Midwest on the Re-AMP RoundUp newsroom.

RE-AMP RoundUp: Sept. 22, 2008

Going Green — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:23:48 -0500

by RE-AMP • 08/22/08 • Eco Energy has said it would like to build a 67 turbine wind farm in South Eastern Minnesota. It would cost 220 million dollars and generate 100 megawatts of energy, according to the Associated Press. This and more energy news from the Midwest in the weekly Re-AMP Round Up.

Do Not Enter: Are transportation policies going the wrong way?

Going Green — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:20:20 -0500

by Staff, MN Center for Environmental Advocacy • 8/05/08 • A new transportation report suggests that the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Council are not adequately measuring the key indicators that would drive Minnesota to address the challenges of rising gas prices, an aging population and climate change.

Xcel Energy to disclose emissions details

Going Green — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:42:04 -0500

by Maria Surma Manka, Maria Energia • September 3, 2008 •
In an agreement with New York’s attorney general, Xcel Energy – one of the nation’s largest electric utilities and my own – will now give investors details about how global warming could effect business. (Full disclosure: I’m an Xcel shareholder)