Opinion

Our Clean Energy Economy

Federal incentives could bring economic boost to midwest, but permitting needs to changeStrong market forces affecting our energy sector are creating our clean energy future through beneficial electrification of our lives and economy, offering us a better quality of life and protecting our environment for less cost.We need enormous amounts of clean, cost-effective wind, solar and hydroelectric, plus major energy storage, to make renewables our reliable baseload power and fully harvest these benefits.Unfortunately, excessive and costly time delays in permitting expansion of our existing electric grid are a major roadblock for building and connecting new renewables projects.Delayed permits are challenges to new renewable energy infrastructure and storage, as well as to upgrading high-voltage transmission substations and local grid distribution lines.By 2050 we must build and connect three times the existing capacity of our electric grid to meet this demand, a huge challenge considering it took over 100 years to develop our current grid.Our utilities and electric transmission organizations are working to meet this demand.

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Electronic Pull Tabs Comes to Two Harbors at the American Legion Post 109

Hundreds of veteran and fraternal organizations in Minnesota are benefiting from charitable gaming to help support the posts and raise more money for local charities, including American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors.According to a release from the post, the E-Bingo machines provide a source of low-stakes, low-risk entertainment for members of veteran’s clubs and fraternal organizations while raising much needed dollars for local charities.At least 30% of the revenue that charitable gaming raises for each post goes to other charities in their local communities including youth programs, emergency shelters, fire departments and senior centers.“E-Tabs and E-Bingo is a new source of fundraising for our organization, and additional resources to help us provide community assistance,” American Legion Post 109 Commander Chris Belfield said, “These new machines are the modern form of the paper tabs our patrons have been playing for years.

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End in Mind

Introducing a new addition to the Lake County Press, contributions from a project started by MPR’s Cathy Wurzer; End in Mind,.

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