AM.MN: Pawlenty’s Southern strategy: cooking ‘Swamp Thang’ by Minnesota Independent on Nov 29, 2009 in Blog am.mn Mike Huckabee prairie island Steven Miles Tim Pawlenty Xcel Energy Gov. Pawlenty’s enthusiasm for cooking “Swamp Thang” a la Washington, D.C., restaurateur B. Smith made both C.J. and (appropriately) Hot Dish Politics in Sunday’s Star Tribune. But it’ll be tough to outdo Mike Huckabe...
Xcel backs down on billing public for executive perks in Colorado by Minnesota Independent on Nov 23, 2009 in Blog Business Energy Lori Swanson Xcel Energy Xcel Energy won’t ask ratepayers in Colorado to foot the bill for lavish executive perks after all, the Denver Post reports. Public scrutiny that was first raised in Minnesota in September focused recently on the St. Paul-based utility’s...
Coloradans face wait before commission rules on Xcel execs’ excesses by Minnesota Independent on Nov 19, 2009 in Economy Energy Slot 1 St. Paul Colorado Xcel Energy With St. Paul–based Xcel Energy on pace to disconnect power to some 70,000 Coloradans this year for nonpayment, energy activists there are openly questioning why ratepayers should pick up the tab for lavish executive board-member dinners, hotel and...
More Nuclear Waste at Prairie Island by Twin Cities Naturalist on Nov 16, 2009 in prairie island Environment nuclear power xcel energy nuclear waste Xcel energy got approval last Thursday from the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to store more nuclear waste at their Prairie Island Nuclear facility. I have some mixed feelings about this but mostly they are negative. Back in the 1990s I was in hig...
More Nuclear Waste at Prairie Island by Twin Cities Naturalist on Nov 16, 2009 in prairie island Environment nuclear power xcel energy nuclear waste Xcel energy got approval last Thursday from the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to store more nuclear waste at their Prairie Island Nuclear facility. I have some mixed feelings about this but mostly they are negative. Back in the 1990s I was in hig...
MN Headlines: Minnesota Falling Short by Hindsight - From Minnesota 2020 on Nov 12, 2009 in Budget Energy Health Care H1N1 Medicaid Natural gas Nursing Homes unemployment Xcel Energy Here’s your Friday news summary. Have a great weekend! MinnPost: Minnesota falls short on Medicaid for nursing homes Our own Nina Slupphaug appears in MinnPost to highlight this troubling problem. “Minnesota’s long-term care facilitie...
MN Headlines: Red Wing Left with the Tab by Hindsight - From Minnesota 2020 on Nov 1, 2009 in Budget Minnesota Communities Transportation bridges Economic Recovery Holiday Sales Lakeville LGA Red Wing Unallotment Xcel Energy Happy Monday! Star Tribune: Lori Sturdevant: All for one, one for all? Not just now in Minnesota A very practical reason why it’s important for the state to share revenue with communities “The result: In Red Wing, according to Mayor John Howe...
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