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The Case For Regional Energy Policies

One Size Doesn’t Fit All While energy sources like sunlight and wind are free and naturally replenished, converting them into large quantities of electricity requires vast amounts of natural resources ” most notably, land. –Robert Bryce, “The Gas is Greener“; The New York Times (6/7/2011) My Midwesterner’s reaction to Bryce’s piece? “So, what’s the problem?”...
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MN’s Chance to ‘Power’ Ahead?

MN’s Next-Door Neighbor: ‘The Saudi Arabia of Wind’ What made New England the center of the Industrial Revolution — and specifically, the textile industry — more than 150 years ago? Two things: technology, and cheap energy (specifically, hydroelectric power from the area’s many rivers). A century ago, what made the Twin Cities the nation’s milling...
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