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Will Wisconsin election results tip scales against renewables?

Wisconsin Republicans reclaimed control of the state's senate last week, five months after recall elections tipped the balance to Democrats. Wind energy advocates are worried that might mean another attempt to repeal the state's wind farm siting rules.

12 November 2012
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From goats to 'flying windmills,' Chicago conference highlights airport energy solutions

Officials from airports, airlines and other industry groups gathered in Chicago last week to discuss progress and challenges in reducing carbon dioxide and increasing sustainability.

By Kari Lydersen . 9 November 2012
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Minnesota tribe: Time to be realistic about nuclear waste storage

Minnesota's Prairie Island Indian Community says it's time for nuclear regulators to get real about the likely amount and duration of spent fuel storage at a dry-cask facility in the tribe's backyard.

8 November 2012
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Video: Colbert on 'wind turbine syndrome'

"The Colbert Report" mocks "wind turbine syndrome," the vast array of health claims sometimes associated with living near wind turbines. "You can catch it from any green technology I don't approve of."

By Ken Paulman . 8 November 2012
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Ohio city votes to block wastewater injection wells

Voters in Mansfield, Ohio, sent a clear message Tuesday that oil and gas wastewater is not welcome in their city.

By EnergyWire . 8 November 2012
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Michigan rejects measure to expand renewable energy standard

A strong renewable energy standard that had been proposed in Michigan was soundly defeated at the polls Tuesday, after a hard-fought battle in which the measure’s opponents outspent renewable energy supporters by a three-to-one margin and blanketed airwaves with ads.

By Dan Ferber . 6 November 2012
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Chicagoans vote yes on municipal aggregation, provoking cheers and skepticism

Chicago voters have approved a ballot referendum authorizing the city to move forward with municipal aggregation, wherein the city will buy electricity on behalf of close to one million residents.

By Kari Lydersen . 6 November 2012
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Toy makers want to be superhero for renewables

Faced with flat electricity demand, cheap natural gas, and an expiring federal tax credit, the wind industry could use a superhero right about now. Could an imaginative kid with a cape and a helicopter helmet help?

6 November 2012
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Bill in Congress could increase energy competitiveness

Renewable energy companies could get some of the same tax and funding benefits that fossil fuel companies enjoy under a bill now before the U.S. Congress.

By Great Lakes Echo . 6 November 2012
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Conservative group seeks to repeal state renewable standards

A highly influential conservative policy group with strong ties to the fossil fuel industry plans to make repealing state renewable policies a "high priority" in the coming year, potentially raising the stakes for legislative elections across the country.

5 November 2012