In defense of American farmers (May 1, 2008)
The American farmer: salt of the earth, backbone of the nation, foundation of democracy -- and Public Enemy No. 1. If you think that last description is out of place, you haven 't been paying attention to the clamor over who's to blame for global warming and world food shortages.   Read more...

Minnesota Gets Passing Grades In American Lung Association ‘State of the Air Report’ (May 1, 2008)
The American Lung Association issued its annual report card on air pollution today, ranking cities most affected by three types of pollution: short-term particle pollution, year-round particle pollution and ozone pollution. Read the press release. Visit stateoftheair.org.   Read more...

Choosing ethanol as the green option (April 24, 2008)
Living Green Expo runs second only to the Minnesota State Fair as a way of making personal contact with thousands of people about the environmentally-friendly aspects of using ethanol.   Read more...

Study Shows Ethanol is More Efficient (April 21, 2008)
The Argonne National Laboratory has released a report that shows the efficiency of ethanol production facilities continues to rise.   Read more...

CVEC Fires Up Gasifier to Power Ethanol Production (April 21, 2008)
Frontline BioEnergy LLC announced the start-up of a biomass gasifier at Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co. in Benson, Minn., at the International Biomass Conference & Trade Show in Minneapolis on April 16.   Read more...

Iowa #1 In The Nation Producing Its Power From Wind Energy (April 2, 2008)
Governor Culver announced new findings from an American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) report released today titled "AWEA 2008 Annual Rankings Report" showing that Iowa is first in the nation in "Wind Generation as a Percentage of All Electricity Generation."   Read more...

Fuel for thought (March 25, 2008)
New biofuels-emissions lab to be the only university-based of its kind in nation with EPA certification   Read more...

Governors Announce Windpower Coalition (January 16, 2008)
In 2007, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty announced the formation of the “Governors Windpower Coalition” as a means of promoting the increased use of wind energy in America.   Read more...