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Minnesota startup hopes to spin out new hydroturbine design

A Minneapolis startup hopes to tap the power of river currents -- at costs competitive with existing generation -- with a revolutionary new low-impact turbine design.

28 June 2012
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Controversy dogs Cleveland's waste-to-energy ambitions

Cleveland's efforts to bring a promising, if unproven, technology to provide a local source of power and manage its waste stream has faced a few hiccups.

By ClimateWire . 27 June 2012
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Federal court upholds EPA greenhouse gas rules

A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld the EPA's "endangerment finding" for greenhouse gases, saying the agency is "unambiguously correct" in interpreting that the Clean Air Act requires the agency to regulate emissions that contribute to climate change.

By Ken Paulman . 26 June 2012
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Ohio backers retain vision for offshore wind

The race to be “first in the water” with offshore wind is heating up, and Cleveland is at the center of the action.

By Kari Lydersen . 26 June 2012
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Could hot springs hold the key to cheaper cellulosic biofuel?

Wisconsin researchers say a rare bacteria scooped from a Russian hot spring in the 1980s might contain a key to making cellulosic biofuels less expensive to produce.

23 June 2012
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A Q&A about the new Midwest Energy News

By Ken Paulman . 23 June 2012
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Traverse City takes a lead on energy efficiency

In Traverse City, Michigan, an unusual level of cooperation between government, local businesses, the Chamber of Commerce, nonprofits and homeowners in creating more energy-efficient buildings is becoming a model for the rest of the state.

By Howard Lovy . 22 June 2012
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Non-renewable energy sectors face a hiring crunch

Aging workers in “traditional” energy fields -- including oil, natural gas and electricity related services -- are starting to retire, taking their expertise with them, and there are few applicants with the needed experience to take their place.

By Monica Link . 21 June 2012
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Wisconsin ratepayers see 1% increase from renewables

Similar to what's been reported in other states, Wisconsin officials found the effect of the state's renewable energy standard on electricity prices to be relatively small.

19 June 2012
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A waste-eating bug for nuclear power?

But what if a bug could zap and clean up nuclear waste? Sound too good to be true? Not necessarily, say researchers at Michigan State University.

By Jeff Kart . 18 June 2012