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11.09.2009 2:12 pm

Ad the week of Veteran’s Day nudges McCaskill, Bond on energy

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

On the week of Veteran’s Day, a veteran’s organization is airing an ad in Missouri seeking to convince the state’s U.S. Senate delegation that energy independence is a key component of national security.

According to the…

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05.27.2009 1:26 pm

Blunt strikes back at ad targeting vote against energy bill

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Southwest Missouri U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt, a candidate for Senate, has returned fire at the League of Conservation Voters, who targeted the Republican’s vote against a House energy bill.

Supporters of the Clean Energy and Security…

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04.24.2009 5:05 pm

News roundup: Earth Day edition

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Earth Day 2009

Earth Day 2009

Earth Day has come and gone, but environmental issues are still here. In Missouri, prospects of a nuclear power plant look bleak, and Gov. Jay Nixon announced a plan to encourage energy conservation in state government. Here’s what others…

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04.16.2009 4:15 pm

Will Biden wise up Mo with ’smart grid’ announcement here?

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau
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Biden

WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden picked a somewhat strange place to announce billions in stimulus funding for modernizing the country’s electrical grid.

Biden outlined the new fiscal boost this afternoon on a visit to Missouri — a state that is lagging behind…

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01.30.2009 10:10 am

New pro-renewable energy, pro-nuclear group announced in Missouri

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Organizers announced this morning that there’s a new group set up to “carry a statewide message that clean and renewable energy must power Missouri’s economic development engine.”

The group is called Missourians for a Balanced Energy Future (MBEF), which describes itself…

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01.11.2009 12:20 pm

Nixon enlists Yale dean to head Natural Resources department

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Templeton

With less than a day before he removes the “elect” from his title, governor in waiting Jay Nixon is putting the finishing touches on his cabinet.

On Saturday, Nixon announced that he has asked Mark N. Templeton, an associate dean at…

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12.11.2008 11:39 am

Obama set to name St. Louis native as energy secretary

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Chu

President-elect Barack Obama is poised to name a Nobel laureate and St. Louis native as his Energy Secretary, the Los Angeles Times and others report.

Steven Chu, 60, is currently head of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, which is operated by…

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10.20.2008 4:11 pm

Alphabet soup: Slay supports Props. A, B, and C

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Slay

Mayor Francis Slay has announced his support for three propositions on the November ballot in Missouri.

On Prop. A, Slay said he considers rescinding the $500 limit at Missouri casinos a plus for the city — especially considering the new $500 million Lumiere…

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09.04.2008 10:50 pm

Reac from tonight’s speech: Blunt, Bond

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Here’s what two of the states leading Republicans had to say about tonight’s acceptance speech by John McCain in St. Paul.

Gov. Matt Blunt:

John McCain tonight outlined his record of service and accomplishments in fighting to change and reform Washington. Unlike his opponent,…

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09.03.2008 8:58 pm

Shimkus knocks Dems on energy, economy

ST. PAUL — U.S. Rep. John Shimkus from Southern Illinois criticizes the Dems during an interview from the GOP Convention.

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