<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://wcco.com/energy/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Minneapolis/St. Paul Breaking News, Weather, Video, Traffic and Sports for Minnesota from WCCO-TV</title><link>http://wcco.com/energy</link><description><![CDATA[Minneapolis/St. Paul Breaking News, Weather, Video, Traffic and Sports for Minnesota from WCCO-TV]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:38:09 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Dems To Tour Mpls. Hydroelectric Construction Site]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/energy/hydroelectric.construction.site.2.1293412.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/energy/hydroelectric.construction.site.2.1293412.html</link><description><![CDATA[Democratic state lawmakers and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak are touring a hydroelectric project under construction on the Mississippi River on Thursday. The Lower Saint Anthony Falls hydroelectric project in Minneapolis is getting state money from a fund created to foster renewable energy.
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:22:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA['U' Wins $8 Million Wind Power Grant]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/energy/university.wind.power.2.1269564.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/energy/university.wind.power.2.1269564.html</link><description><![CDATA[A partnership of wind researchers led by the University of Minnesota has won a federal grant worth up to $8 million to develop wind energy in the United States.
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:53:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minn. Group Pushes For Action On Climate Change]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/energy/climate.change.The.2.1268338.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/energy/climate.change.The.2.1268338.html</link><description><![CDATA[A St. Paul-based environmental group is joining an international push for action on climate change on Saturday.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:28:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thinking Solar Power? It's Never Been Cheaper]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/energy/solar.power.cheaper.2.1263037.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/energy/solar.power.cheaper.2.1263037.html</link><description><![CDATA[Jillian Lung says she's no environmentalist. Still, she couldn't pass
up a chance to install a carpet of solar panels atop her co-op in
Queens.
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:33:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Energy Star Not Always Energy Efficient]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/energy/energy.star.report.2.1258091.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/energy/energy.star.report.2.1258091.html</link><description><![CDATA[While color, size and brand are still a large part of the decision-making when it comes to purchasing a new appliance, consumers these days are also looking for one key label: Energy Star. 
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:47:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA['U' Places 5th In Solar Home Competition ]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/energy/solar.house.u.2.1252633.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/energy/solar.house.u.2.1252633.html</link><description><![CDATA[The University of Minnesota is celebrating a fifth place finish at the Solar Decathlon.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:02:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mpls. Power Plant Now Pumping Cleaner Energy]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/energy/riverside.power.plant.2.1244663.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/energy/riverside.power.plant.2.1244663.html</link><description><![CDATA[It was a special celebration at the <a target="blank" href="http://www.xcelenergy.com/Company/About_Energy_and_Rates/Power%20Generation/MinnesotaPlants/Pages/RiversidePlant.aspx">Riverside Power Plant</a> in northeast Minneapolis as the whole neighborhood came out for the dedication of a remodeled cleaner plant. As part of WCCO-TV's Project Energy, Don Shelby took a tour with the president of Xcel Energy.
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:06:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Tight Times, Volunteers Help Cities Stay Green]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/energy/volunteers.stay.green.2.1233329.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/energy/volunteers.stay.green.2.1233329.html</link><description><![CDATA[When local governments start to slash budgets, rain garden projects aren't likely to make the cut. Neither are composting experiments in the school cafeteria. Nor tree inventories, even with a voracious insect coming to town.
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:57:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[U Of M Students Go To Washington For Solar House]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/energy/u.students.solar.2.1226379.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/energy/u.students.solar.2.1226379.html</link><description><![CDATA[A group of students from the University of Minnesota are in Washington,
D.C., this week to compete in the Department of Energy's 2009 Solar
Decathlon.
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:57:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dakota County Wind Farm Raises Concerns]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/energy/wind.farm.concerns.2.1232317.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/energy/wind.farm.concerns.2.1232317.html</link><description><![CDATA[Wind power is the darling of America's renewable energy movement. The so called, "clean power," that will help satisfy our growing electric needs. But in southern Dakota County, some residents say -- not here. 
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