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Big Stone II sinking fast
Administrative law judges give controversial coal plant thumbs down -- final decision up to PUC |
Ted Nace |
09 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| One of the most controversial coal plant proposals in the country just took yet another big hit.Minnesota's two administrative law judges on the hearings for the Big Stone II plant in South Dakota, Steve Mihalchick and Barbara Neilson, recommended today that the state Public Utilities Commission deny a certificate of need for the plant's transmission lines in western Minnesota. If adopted by the PUC, the ruling will kill the highly controversial project. According to the AL ... |
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| Topics: coal, energy, Minnesota, politics, state politics (all these topics) |
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Minnesota to Bill Gates: No new coal!
Legislators protest Gates family's stake in Big Stone II |
Ted Nace |
04 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Bill Gates. Unlike his bridge buddy Warren Buffett, who recently canceled six planned coal projects, Bill Gates is still pushing coal. Cascade Investment Management, his personal investment company, is the largest stakeholder (9 percent) in Otter Tail Corporation, the lead sponsor of the controversial Big Stone II coal project. Last week, eight Minnesota legislators, led by Rep. Jean Wagenius (DFL) of Minneapolis and Sen. Ellen Anderson (DFL) of St. Paul, wr ... |
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| Topics: coal, energy, Minnesota, politics, state politics (all these topics) |
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