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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Energy

Soaring gas prices

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 27, 2009, 2:35 PM May 27, 2009
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A year ago, Minnesota — what with its blend of ethanol and all — had the lowest prices in the nation. This year, however, the Upper Midwest is among the higher-priced regions.

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Gas prices jumping

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 11, 2009, 1:24 PM May 11, 2009
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The last time Minnesota gas prices reached these levels while increasing was when a budget dispute between the Legislature and governor forced a shutdown.

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The end of $2 gas

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 5, 2009, 11:51 AM May 5, 2009
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Gas prices have jumped 16-percent in a week.

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Flip-flopping on ethanol

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 2, 2009, 5:02 PM Apr 2, 2009
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A corporate executive railed against Midwest ethanol plants, until his company bought them.

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Weather

The vanishing signs of spring

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 7, 2009, 8:49 AM Mar 7, 2009
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It’s getting harder to find the traditional things we cling to at the end of a long winter.

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End of the road for nuclear storage?

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2009, 2:42 PM Mar 3, 2009
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Nuclear waste in Minnesota has been piling up in anticipation of having a federal facility to take it off the state’s hands. That doesn’t appear likely anytime soon.

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Cellulosic ethanol gets a boost

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 3, 2009, 7:20 AM Feb 3, 2009
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A U of M study finds ethanol from plant fiber beats corn-based production hands down. But there’s little indication it’s getting much of a chance to prove it.

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The LED solution?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 30, 2009, 5:05 PM Jan 30, 2009
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It’s easier to develop an eco-friendly light bulb than it is to develop an eco-friendly light-bulb that works well.

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Media layoffs

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 31, 2008, 10:51 AM Dec 31, 2008
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Employees at City Pages and WCCO are the latest casualties.

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$2 gas

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 7, 2008, 11:03 AM Nov 7, 2008
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And they said we’d never see it again.

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Gas prices from both sides

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2008, 12:45 PM Oct 29, 2008
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Same price. Different perspective.

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The price of gasoline

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 15, 2008, 9:48 AM Oct 15, 2008
9

Economic predictions are almost as worthless as a TV weather forecast.

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Gas prices

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 9, 2008, 8:55 AM Oct 9, 2008
9

Gas prices are falling fast because of a poor economy and our change in habits. Will we change back now that the price has dropped?

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The gas tax

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 30, 2008, 1:23 PM Sep 30, 2008
4

Gasoline prices have jumped so much, that the cost of the the gas tax seems like small potatoes.

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Refine, baby, refine?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 15, 2008, 1:01 PM Sep 15, 2008
7

Gasoline priced spiked because a hurricane forced refineries to shut down. Do we need more refineries?

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