SDWind on the Wires Applauds Governors’ Plan for Transmission Lines and Clean EnergyPosted September 19th, 2008 by elenaWind on the Wires, a collaboration of the Midwest’s leading wind energy developers, clean energy advocates, tribal representatives and others, cheered the announcement today of the formation of Upper Midwest Transmission Development Initiative.
National Parks at RiskPosted June 25th, 2008 by elenaThe 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 » Public Hearings on New Power Lines Throughout Minnesota BeginPosted June 12th, 2008 by elenaBig Stone II Power Lines Decision Delayed AgainPosted June 6th, 2008 by elenaWestern Minnesota Students to show Support for Clean Energy/ Rally against Big Stone IIPosted June 2nd, 2008 by elenaA Nail in the Coffin for Big Stone II?Posted May 12th, 2008 by elenaBig Stone II supporters took a huge blow Friday when two Minnesota Administrative Law Judges made a recommendation against the Big Stone II project. The judges specifically did not support the construction of transmission lines, which would bring power from South Dakota to Minnesota. They felt that the power companies did not prove the transmission lines were needed. ...read more » Wal-Mart Greens State CapitolsPosted May 9th, 2008 by elena in
Wal-Mart announced that it will help 19 states and Puerto Rico to green their capitols. This includes Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota. Wal-Mart will hire engineers to perform energy audits that will provide recommendations to save energy, lower electricity costs and reduce pollution. ...read more » A Majority in North and South DakotaPosted May 2nd, 2008 by elena in
A poll by Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, S.D., shows that 77 percent of South Dakotans and 71 percent of North Dakotans are concerned with global warming. The survey covered 527 people. ...read more » Minnesota River and Big Stone IIPosted April 18th, 2008 by elenaArguably, the public's initial concern over Big Stone II lies in the damage it will do to the air. However, recent news shows that there is another large concern-- the damage it will do to the water. Clean-river-advocacy organization American Rivers named the Minnesota River one of the country's top endangered rivers. ...read more » Kansas vs. South DakotaPosted March 25th, 2008 by elenaHyperion Resources Inc. recently passed on building its $10 billion oil refinery in Kansas and is now instead leaning toward Elk Point, S.D. Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius has been very popular among clean-energy advocates for her stance against coal, and the Hyperion decision was attributed to an "uncertain regulatory climate" in Kansas. ...read more »  |
