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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is hiring 40 Climate Change Fellows to assist with applications for wind, solar and similar projects under the Rural Energy for America Program.
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Cutting emissions from mining is expected to be a bigger challenge than cleaning up cars or even power plants — because electric alternatives aren't widely available for powering furnaces and other equipment.
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For the steepest part of the climb from an open pit mine, mine trucks running on electricity for that portion in an Iron Range mine could reduce diesel fuel use by 70% per trip.
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The project is among several efforts by the Cleveland-Cliffs to lower its environmental impact as steelmakers face growing pressure and opportunity to green their operations.
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The steelmaking industry says it’s committed to cutting its climate impact, and Minnesota mine operators Cleveland-Cliffs and U.S. Steel are both exploring new fuels and technologies.
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Plus, a higher proportion of rural residents live in substandard housing compared to urban and a new Minnesota law seeks to spur more use of cleaner building materials.
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The approximately 180-mile transmission line will primarily follow existing transmission corridors, from Northern Minnesota to central Minnesota, to better serve the region in the transition to renewable energies.
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Marshall Helmberger from the Timberjay newspaper talks about a new pilot study about e-waste recycling to address the need for metals like copper and silver, wood stove manufacturing and the outlook for flooding.
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$3 Million Dollars Over the Next 3 Years To Build Regional Skills, Resources and Capacity
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