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Brainerd schools face projected deficit for current year

...expense adjustments. One is heating costs, as the district for the past four years has been a benefactor of low natural gas prices. Until now, officials haven't made a revision to the budget.Another is switching to a more comprehensive online...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2013-05-09/brainerd-schools-face-projected-defi
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Silence of the trains: EPA to shutter 200 coal-fired power plants

...Across the railroad this past year, coal volumes have been lower due to decreased demand resulting from low natural gas prices and milder weather," said BNSF Spokeswoman Amy Mcbeth. "Particular areas of our network could see varying levels...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2013-01-30/silence-trains-epa-shutter-200-co
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BNSF expects train traffic to resume to typical levels in coming week

...said across the railroad industry in 2012, "coal volumes were lower due to decreased demand resulting from low natural gas prices and milder weather."But in Brainerd's route in particular, McBeth said the scheduled maintenance was involved...

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Fossil fuel reserves will add to environment concerns

...from geologists, Lynn Pittinger and E. Berman shows that these natural gas plays are not commercial at current natural gas prices because of the high capital costs of land, drilling, and completion.Their analysis indicates that the estimated...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2012-10-10/fossil-fuel-reserve
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The energy independence mirage

...report from geologists, Lynn Pittinger and E. Berman shows that most of these plays are not commercial at current natural gas prices because of the high cost of the wells and land, plus the short life and limited output of the typical well. Their...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2012-11-25/energy-independence
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Extend wind-power tax credit now, so it can die

...promising economic future as the cost per turbine continues to fall. Its prospects will become even brighter if natural gas prices, now extraordinarily low, rise in the coming years with increasing demand.If Congress takes the easy route and...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2012-08-26/extend-wind-power-t
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...futures trading, natural gas added 9.8 cents, up 4 percent, to finish at $2.707 per 1,000 cubic feet. Natural gas prices have jumped by 42 percent since hitting a 10-year low on April 19 as supplies declined. Weather forecasters also...

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Brainerd Dispatch: Business | Brainerd, Minnesota | Brainerd Lakes Area Business on

...the top utilities' increases in satisfaction scores were driven by improvements in the areas of communications, natural gas prices and corporate citizenship. Riverwood Foundation fundraiser planned

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Fuel costs high, so late winter is a gift for Minnesota wallets

...escaping the higher prices Minnesotans will have to pay until then. According to Department of Commerce estimates, natural gas prices in October were 26 percent higher than a year ago; heating oil prices were up 21 percent, propane 20 percent and...

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Wholesale prices shoot up in June, led by energy costs

...led by the biggest jump in gasoline and other energy costs in three months and a record increase in residential natural gas prices. The Labor Department reported Friday that the advance in its Producer Price Index, which measures inflation pressures...

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