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Public's Priorities for 2010: Economy, Jobs, Terrorism; Energy Concerns Fall, Deficit Concerns Rise The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press January 25, 2010 The Canadian Oil Sands Almanac on Twin Cities Public Television, December 11, 2009

Peterson fights EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions From the Star Tribune.com Hot Dish Politics blog 2/2/10: There seems to be little prospect of passing cap-and-trade legislation in the Senate this year, and Rep. Collin Peterson is fighting hard against what is seen as an alternative -- having the EPA regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Nuclear proponents in Minn. welcome Obama's plan From Minnesota Public Radio 1/28/10: President Obama, in his State of the Union speech, said the country needs to build "a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants," and for advocates of removing Minnesota's ban on new nuclear power plants, it was a welcome rallying cry. Community Conversation: Oil Sands: Jobs, energy security at stake From the Sheboygan Press 1/12/10: In mid-December, the world gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark, to discuss climate change. This issue is critical to Wisconsin's working families, because the decisions made at this climate change conference will directly impact America's energy security and independence.

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