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Minnesota

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    Midwest holds 23 percent of "clean" jobs
    Despite the serious political roadblocks to feeding a green economy, a new report by the Brookings Institution, in collaboration with development company Battelle, reveals that green jobs grew at an annual rate of 3.4 percent (or by half a million jobs) between 2003 and 2010.

    By Molly Priesmeyer  . 

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    Minnesota wind farm drama may be entering final act
    Two fronts have collided before Minnesota utility regulators, and now, observers on both sides are waiting to see which way the wind will blow in what's been the state's highest-profile and hardest-fought battle over wind turbine placement.
    Photo by Mulad via Creative Commons

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    Start-up aims to streamline biomass transactions
    In the early days of the U.S. biomass industry, it's sometimes taken considerable energy just for buyers and sellers to find one another. There's a sense that the market will need to become better organized before it can grow to maturity. A Minnesota start-up hopes to play a role in streamlining the process.

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    Signed, fracked over in the Midwest
    It's not easy being sand these days--or a riverbed or prairie land or a forest. That's because new oil-sand processing and natural-gas fracking facilities are popping up like weeds in Canada and the Midwest, resulting in destruction of the land and serious environmental concerns.

    By Molly Priesmeyer  . 

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    Let the sun shine
    A Minnesota environmental group is sponsoring a solar-themed video contest with a $1,500 prize up for grabs.

    By Ken Paulman  . 

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    Are renewable standards driving up utility rates?
    A rural co-op's aggressive purchase of wind power contracts has helped fuel perceptions that Minnesota's renewable energy standard is driving up electricity rates. But the real impact is difficult to calculate.
    Photo by ninjawil via Creative Commons

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