Minnesota can’t say no to coal power, judge rules

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By John UptonApr 21, 2014, 12:18 pm25 pts
Minnesota did something really cool in 2007. As part of its Next Generation Energy Act, which aimed to reduce per capita fossil fuel use 15 percent by 2015, it effectively barred utilities from buying electricity from any fossil fuel–burning power plants built after July 2009 — unless the carbon…

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