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The Newsroom Blog is a compilation of news summaries, media advisories, events and new media clips. RE-AMP members and the Media Center contribute to the posts of the Newsroom Blog.
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RE-AMP RoundUp: July 21, 2008

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Faith, energy, ag leaders collaborate on producing environmentally-friendly energy at Prairie Climate Stewardship Conference

For Immediate Release: July 11, 2008

Contact:
Renee Gopal, Prairie Stewardship Network
701-830-0345
Brad Crabtree, Great Plains Institute
701-830-0302


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RE-AMP RoundUp: Week of July 14, 2008

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Iowa Power Fund Board Public Meeting - July 9

The Iowa Power Fund board of directors will hold the first of three regular meetings to be held around the state on July 9 in Jefferson. This meeting, as well as the other two summer meetings of the Power Fund directors, will be followed by an evening public forum on energy issues.

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RE-AMP RoundUp: Week of July 7, 2008

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Smokestack Implosion Symbolizes Xcel, Minnesota Moving to Cleaner Energy

Xcel Energy recently imploded its coal-fired smoke stack in St. Paul, Minn. Read the Clean Energy Minnesota media advisory below, or view the video footage in the Newsroom Blog's previous posting.  ...read more »

RE-AMP RoundUp: Week of June 30, 2008

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Lights Out on the Mackinac Bridge

The Associated Press reports that Michigan’s Mackinac Bridge is moving toward energy efficiency. The Mackinac Bridge Authority says it will power down computers at night and on weekends; decorative lights will turn off at 1 a.m.; and wattage will be reduced at the toll plaza. The measures will reduce energy costs by 11 percent or $13,000 a year.

National Parks at Risk

The National Parks Conservation Association has listed 10 national parks as at risk to coal-plant pollution. While many were aware of the threat to North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park, two South Dakota parks made the list—the Badlands and Wind Cave.  ...read more »

RE-AMP RoundUp: Week of June 23, 2008

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