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MPR reports today on the impending application deadline for the Renewable Energy Grant program and profiles the impact these grants could have on small businesses in Minnesota.

The Minnesota Office of Energy Security has posted information regarding an Request For Proposal that it will be posting in January 2010. The Facility Cost-Share Grant Program will make awards to local units of government and other entities of up to $100,000 for projects that improve energy efficiency at existing facilities. A broad overview may [...]

The University of Minnesota Law School will be hosting a forum Tuesday, November 17 to discuss land use and related vehicle-miles-travelled (VMT) issues. Forum participants include U of M professor Dr. Julian Marshall and Director of the Office of Energy Security William Glahn. The forum will be moderated by Prof. Kent Kaiser and held in Room [...]

At a recent state hearing focused on energy programs funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Sen. Ellen Anderson (DFL-St. Paul) argued that state officials are not doing enough to ensure funding is available for workers in economically-disadvantaged communities. Read more here.

State legislators recently heard from a research organization about the health benefits of green buildings. Click here to learn more.

The Star Tribune reports today that the state continues to excel in its wind power production. Read more here.

Sen. Ellen Anderson and Reps. Jeremy Kalin and Kate Knuth visited the White House on Wednesday with about 40 other state lawmakers to provide state input on climate change legislation, reports MPR. Read more here.

A proposal to protect bluffland in the City of Winona from unrestricted development is close to passage. Read the full article here.