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December 4, 2009 12:00 AM

Images from the Arctic

Paul Nicklen's curiousity about animals in the Arctic has led him to lots of close encounters. One of those encounters was with a sharp toothed leopard seal, an animal he says is both aggressive and playful.

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December 3, 2009 3:33 PM

A guy and a truck provide recycling pickup in Bemidji

The City of Bemidji used to provide a curbside recycling service. But the program got the axe in 2007 because of budget cuts. Now, a one-man company is trying to revive the service.

by Tom Robertson

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December 2, 2009 5:08 PM

Fears mount over giant carp reaching Great Lakes

A conservation group says a planned fish kill near Lake Michigan may not be enough to keep harmful Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.

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December 2, 2009 8:38 AM

Minnesota bio-gas business plans to build plant in NW Iowa

A Minnesota company has plans to bring a bio-gas plant to Albert City, and with it could come 40 jobs.

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December 1, 2009 7:59 PM

Poison planned to keep Asian carp from Great Lakes

Illinois environmental officials will dump a toxic chemical into a stretch of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Wednesday, to keep the voracious Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes while an electrical barrier is turned off for maintenance.

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December 1, 2009 5:10 PM

PUC approves CenterPoint rate increase

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved CenterPoint Energy's proposal to increase rates for its 800,000 customers around the state.

by Ambar Espinoza

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December 1, 2009 1:57 PM

EPA delays ethanol decision until next summer

The EPA has postponed a decision on whether to allow higher ethanol-gasoline blends until next summer.

by Mark Steil

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December 1, 2009 10:51 AM

EPA considers raising ethanol cap

Corn farmers and ethanol producers in Minnesota are hoping to catch a break from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today. The EPA is considering a proposal to boost the amount of ethanol allowed in gasoline from 10 percent to 15 percent.

by Cathy Wurzer

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November 30, 2009 4:00 PM

Duluth man builds, sells, solar heating window blinds

A Duluth area man is hoping he's come up with the next big thing in green energy products. He's selling a heat-collecting window blind he rigged up at home.

by Bob Kelleher

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November 30, 2009 6:00 AM

A climate of change in Copenhagen

What's at stake, and what needs to be done, at the climate conference next month in Copenhagen.

by Rolf Nordstrom

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