January 19, 2018 - Lignite Energy Council

Teachers wanted for annual lignite education seminar

Registration is now open for the Lignite Energy Council’s 33rd Annual Lignite Education Seminar: Energy, Economics and Environment. The four-day seminar gives elementary, middle and high school teachers in North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, Montana...

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Unlocking 800 Years of Energy – Lignite Energy Council 2018 Annual Meeting

Conservative commentator Tomi Lahren will highlight the Lignite Energy Council’s 2018 Annual Meeting, which will take place on April 4 – 5 at the Bismarck Event Center. Lahren, who grew up in Rapid City, South...

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LEC works with EPA to replace Obama-version of Clean Power Plan

One of our 2018 goals is to continue working with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to replace the original – and illegal – Clean Power Plan (CPP) that was promulgated under President Obama – and...

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Help the LEC recruit teachers for our annual education seminar

Registration is now open for the Lignite Energy Council’s 33rd Annual Lignite Education Seminar: Energy, Economics and Environment. The seminar is free, and the teachers receive two graduate credits. The four-day seminar gives...

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After a contentious – and litigious – 2017, Minnesota’s upcoming session looks like more of the same

2017 was not a year of goodwill, at least when it comes to the relationship between the Republican-controlled Minnesota Legislature and DFL Governor Mark Dayton. The 2017 legislative session was long and contentious and ended...

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Lignite Energy Council selects new director of government relations

Jonathan Fortner, formerly a research consultant for the Minnesota House of Representatives, joined the Lignite Energy Council on January 2, 2018, as the director of government relations. He succeeds Tyler Hamman who left the LEC...

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EERC drills exploratory wells in Mercer and Oliver Counties as part of CarbonSAFE project

Project Manager Wes Peck answered media questions at the well site in Mercer County. Wes Peck, principal geologist The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) in Grand Forks, ND, and CarbonSAFE project manager, has been...

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ND coal production in 2017 highest since 2009

The five North Dakota lignite mines in North Dakota produced 29.1 million tons in 2017, which was the highest annual tonnage since 2009. The total last year was up 1.4 million tons from 2016 and...

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Pioneer Awards

The Plains CO2 Reduction Partnership — which includes the Lignite Energy Council and many of its major members — recently presented its “Pioneer” Awards to three people for their pioneering efforts in carbon capture. (L-R)...

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Lignite Energy Council helps build electric vehicle charging station in Fargo

This spring, the Lignite Energy Council, Coalition for a Secure Energy Future, and Cass County Electric Cooperative (CCEC) are embarking on a first of its kind partnership to construct and install level two electric vehicle...