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Kansas Energy News

December 2004

State wind tax credit proposed
(Manhattan Mercury, Dec. 28, 2004)
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Tax break fueling push for wind farms
(Dodge City Globe, Dec. 28, 2004)

State officials pursuing ways to boost ethanol use
(Dodge City Globe, Dec. 28, 2004)

Projects touted as windfall to state
(Wichita Eagle, Dec. 27, 2004)

Oil completions
(Hutchinson News, December 26, 2004)

Kansas salt mine becomes first to use B100 biodiesel
(Soyatech.com, December 24, 2004)

County planning adds wind farms to zoning
(Abilene Reflector-Chronicle, Dec. 23, 2004)

Landfill could provide heating fuel
(Lawrence Journal-World, Dec. 23, 2004)

Talks of coal upstage wind energy
(Garden City Telegram, Dec. 22, 2004)

Westar not in wind market
(Topeka Capital-Journal, Dec. 22, 2004)
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Westar won't pursue wind power for now
(Lawrence Journal-World, Dec. 22, 2004)

Plans for Jetmore ethanol plant might fall through
(Hutchinson News, December 22, 2004)

Tax credit spurs investment in wind farms
(Wichita Eagle, Dec. 19, 2004)

Oil completions
(Hutchinson News, December 19, 2004)

Sattler: Cash Cow in the wind?
(Garden City Telegram, Dec. 18, 2004)

Emler expects more debate on windmills
(Hutchinson News, Dec. 18, 2004)

Wind farm proposal advances
(Lawrence Journal-World, Dec. 18, 2004)

Resident pushing wind energy
(Garden City Telegram, Dec. 16, 2004)

Butler Co. wind farm moves ahead
(Wichita Eagle, Dec. 16, 2004)

New investor alters ethanol partnership
(Pratt Tribune, Dec. 16, 2004)

Empire signs wind energy contract
(Joplin (MO) Independent, Dec. 15, 2004)

Empire District Electric utility Signs Contract for Wind Energy (PDF)
(Empire District PR, Dec. 13, 2004)

PPM taking advantage of Kansas' wind power
(Portland (OR) Business Journal, December 13, 2004)

Editorial: Tap power of wind across Kansas prairie
(Kansas City Star, Dec. 13, 2004)
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Oil completions
(Hutchinson News, December 12, 2004)

Suber: Big park destined for Flint Hills?
(Manhattan Mercury, Dec. 11, 2004)
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Dexter man is out to bring oil and gas business back to area
(Arkansas City Traveler, Dec. 7, 2004)

Kansas' location good for zero-emissions plant
(Kansas City Star, Dec. 6, 2004)
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Plans for a US$1 billion zero-emissions facility
(Fuel Cell Today, Dec. 6, 2004)

Wind energy debate has natural allies at odds
(Dodge City Globe, Dec. 6, 2004)

Natural allies clash over wind turbines
(Pittsburg Morning Sun, Dec. 6, 2004)

Wind energy debate in Kansas has natural allies at odds
(Wichita Eagle, Dec. 5, 2004)

Oil completions
(Hutchinson News, December 5, 2004)

Editorial: Do groundwork on turbines
(Wichita Eagle, Dec. 4, 2004)

Seaton: The great gas-gap conspiracy
(Winfield Courier, Dec. 4, 2004)

Mesler: Wind not answer to energy insecurity
(Wichita Eagle, Dec. 2, 2004)

Moran: Energy policy, health care tops on agenda
(Garden City Telegram, Dec. 1, 2004)

November 2004

Refinery's demolition at hand
(Wichita Eagle, Nov. 30, 2004)

Preservation battles profit
(Topeka Capital-Journal, Nov. 29, 2004)
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Oil completions
(Hutchinson News, November 28, 2004)

Editorial: Wind farms - Fresh air
(Topeka Capital-Journal, Nov. 27, 2004)
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Wind farm group eyes Cowley site
(Winfield Courier, Nov. 27, 2004)

KDOT to fill in sinkholes from Kansas coal mines
(Topeka Capital-Journal, Nov. 27, 2004)
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Wind-farm plan blows into Cowley and Elk counties
(Arkansas City Traveler, Nov. 26, 2004)

Panel recommends steps to minimize wind farms
(Manhattan Mercury, Nov. 23, 2004)
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Wind plans shift course
(Topeka Capital-Journal, Nov. 23, 2004)
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Editorial: Wind Direction
(Lawrence Journal-World, Nov. 23, 2004)

Plan would limit wind energy farms
(Lawrence Journal-World, Nov. 23, 2004)

State hopes to link wind farm regulation
(Wichita Eagle, Nov. 23, 2004)

Sebelius spurns wind turbines
(Kansas City Star, Nov. 23, 2004)
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Oakley plant impresses Pratt visitors
(Pratt Tribune, November 22, 2004)

Largest Kansas Wind Farm Reaches Milestone in Providing Power for Aquila Kansas, Missouri Customers
(Aquila Press Release, November 22, 2004)

Oil completions
(Hutchinson News, November 21, 2004)

Editorial: Flaws mar good regulations
(Manhattan Mercury, Nov. 20, 2004)
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‘Green' is a go for KC buildings
(Kansas City Star, Nov. 19, 2004)
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Wind farms OK'd
(Manhattan Mercury, Nov. 18, 2004)
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Sebelius elected to lead ethanol coalition
(Topeka Capital-Journal, Nov. 18, 2004)
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Heaster: Out of gas? Not in our lifetimes
(Kansas City Star, Nov. 17, 2004)
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Big chill will mean big bills
(Topeka Capital-Journal, Nov. 17, 2004)
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KDHE promotes e-waste recycling
(Topeka Capital-Journal, Nov. 16, 2004)
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Tall tales and low results on the prairie
(Kansas City Star, Nov. 15, 2004)
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Oil completions
(Hutchinson News, November 14, 2004)

Editorial: Emphasize conservation in debate about energy
(Kansas City Star, Nov. 13, 2004)
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The Winds of Change
(Drovers Magazine, November 8, 2004)

October gas prices steady, but winter increase expected
(Hutchinson News, November 8, 2004)

Oil completions
(Hutchinson News, November 7, 2004)

Aquila eyes rate increase
(Garden City Telegram, Nov. 3, 2004)

Environmental designation gives Bowersock power plant a charge
(Lawrence Journal-World, Nov. 2, 2004)

Natural gas provider seeks rate increase
(Lawrence Journal-World, Nov. 2, 2004)

NE 30th bond issue going to voters again
(Pratt Tribune, November 1, 2004)

State may try to tap into oil producers' profits
(Lawrence Journal-World, Nov. 1, 2004)

U.S. Energy News

December 2004

Heat your home with Biodiesel
(Mother Earth News, Dec./Jan. 2004)

On This Freedom Ride, Fuel Comes From the Fryer
(New York Times, Dec. 26, 2004)
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New coal plants bury 'Kyoto'
(The Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 23, 2004)

Germany shines a beam on the future of energy
(San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 20, 2004)

Road to hydrogen cars may not be so clean
(San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 20, 2004)

Taming the deadly wind farm
(San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 19, 2004)

Dulley: All-plastic water heaters are more efficient
(Wichita Eagle, Dec. 18, 2004)

GOP Gains Boost Chances of Alaska Drilling
(Washington Post, Dec. 16, 2004)
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Editorial: Middle Path on Energy
(The Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 16, 2004)

Memo fuels injector debate
State inspector wrote that ethanol may have played role in failures
(Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Dec. 3, 2004)

Gas prices decline to $1.85 per gallon
(Wichita Eagle, Dec. 14, 2004)

OPEC Agrees to Stamp Out Excess Supply
(Washington Post, Dec. 10, 2004)
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A hotbed of energy waits to be tapped in Indonesia
(Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 9, 2004)

Fusion: Stepping closer to reality
(The Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 9, 2004)

Topping Off the Biggest Gas Tank
(New York Times, Dec. 7, 2004)
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Dulley: Fiberglass window frames are worth the extra cost
(Wichita Eagle, Dec. 4, 2004)

November 2004

Under All That Ice, Maybe Oil
(New York Times, Nov. 30, 2004)
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Dulley: Thickness only one factor when adding insulation to your home
(Wichita Eagle, Nov. 27, 2004)

Coloradans Vote to Embrace Alternative Sources of Energy
(New York Times, Nov. 24, 2004)
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Hummer foes take message to auto show
(San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 22, 2004)

Dulley: Smart thermostats will help lower your heating bills
(Wichita Eagle, Nov. 20, 2004)

Nebraska Legislative committee told of potential wind power resource
(Wichita Eagle, Nov. 18, 2004)

Energy chief bolstered security
(San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 16, 2004)

Myriam Marquez: When will U.S. Kick Oil Addiction?
(Wichita Eagle, November 16, 2004)

Accord Set on Efficiency for Cooling
(New York Times, Nov. 12, 2004)
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High oil prices fuel biodiesel's rise
(Lawrence Journal-World, Nov. 7, 2004)

Dulley: Using a warming drawer for food is cheaper than heating the oven
(Wichita Eagle, November 6, 2004)

Goldberg: Energy diversification is key to economic and national security
(Dodge City Globe, Nov. 5, 2004)

Oil prices trigger inflation worries in Midwest
(Lawrence Journal-World, Nov. 2, 2004)

Analysts fear tight oil supply a long-term scenario
(Lawrence Journal-World, Nov. 1, 2004)

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External Archives and Other Resources

Sustainable Minnesota's Energy News archive

Washington Post Energy article archive

Washington Post Energy Special Report

California 'Power Crisis' coverage - 2001, CNN.com

California Energy Crisis - L.A. Times

Washington Post: 'Enron Probe'

Washington Post: 'The Energy Crisis: California and Beyond'

Dust, deception and death Louisville Courier-Journal series on black lung

Archives for articles on the proposed Duluth (MN) to Wausau (WI) power line

Archives on the proposed DM&E rail line expansion - coal train, Rochester, MN

Lawrence Journal-World's Gasoline prices archive

Natural Gas, Unnatural Prices
1998 Kansas City Star series

World Energy News

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