Market Outlook: Equities Will Go Higher in Six to Twelve Months

Analysis and Discussion with Mike Ryan of UBS Financial Services

Oswego discusses installing wind turbines 10/29/08

The city of Oswego is looking to take advantage of windy days by possibly installing wind turbines around the Port City City leaders met with executives from an energy company recently to discuss the idea

Gun Safety and Obama

You decide 2008 While many people are heading out to the polls to vote early many folks are also heading to gun shops before next Tuesday s presidential election our sharia davis is live and tells us why gun sales are soaring across the country gun owners believe if senator barack obama wi nt tuesday gun laws will soon change and some people would rather buy now - before it s too late

Palin campaigns in Toledo, BG

Palin campaigns in Toledo BG

LM Glasfiber dedicates Little Rock factory

In the span of about a year LM Glasfiber has grown from having one Arkansas employee to 630 workers who operate two factories that produce windmill blades for the energy industry

Renewable Energy Seminar

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Windmills top Benton County race

Benton County Council At Large candidates speak out about why they are running

Boise company debuts hi-tech home windmill

Scott Evans reports

Commodities FOcus: U.S. CRude Oil Futures; Impax Environemntal Markets Fund; Impax Fund To Take Early Positions

Developing Asian Nations including China pledge to limit emissions growth Impax fund to take early positions on construction renewable energies Simm says fund has been positioning on energy efficiency waste mgmt Analysis by Ian Simm of Impax Asset Management

Wind, rain knock out power

More than 17 000 customers remain without power Sunday morning after strong winds and rain rocked the state

In-Depth Look: Commodities in a Recession

The Global Selloff - Interview with Jim Rogers

Mathern Message

We are offering four minutes of unedited time in our newscasts to the major candidates for governor and US Congress Yesterday we heard from Governor John Hoeven Now it s his challenger s turn Here s Democrat candidate for governor Tim Mathern I thank KX for giving me this opportunity to speak to you today I am running for Governor because I know the potential of this great state I know that it can grow and flourish so much more than it has under the current governor Sure the state is benefiting from high oil and grain prices But middle class families are struggling with the rising cost of gas groceries and health care I understand their struggle At the same time corporate special interests and wealthy donors have benefited from having a friend in the governor s office For the last eight years home property taxes have gone up almost 50 while other tax dollars have been stockpiled into a billion dollar surplus Local communities have been forced to raise property taxes to pay for things like education roads and bridges That s poor fiscal management I have the skills and experience to do better After 8 years North Dakota continues to lose population Our educated young folks leave and rural communities are in decline My roots are in Edgeley North Dakota where I grew up with 12 brothers and sisters We had to work 7 days a week or we weren t going to make it The values I grew up with of hard work and helping others are the values I bring to my work every day I have been a state senator for over two decades And as a social worker case manager and administrator I have also worked to improve the lives of children and families of all ages Now I want to bring my experience to the governor s office to help build up this great state Here are some things a Mathern administration will do First I know many of you are concerned about taxes My middle class tax cut plan offers income and property tax relief to the families that need it most Governor Hoeven s plan cuts taxes for the wealthiest North Dakotans and out of state corporations who need it the least My plan also includes increased funding for education and repairs for roads and bridges which will help reduce property taxes further The governor has sat back and watched the rural areas of North Dakota empty out He talks about the problem but does nothing about it A Mathern administration will do two things to give young people a reason to stay First college students will get full reimbursement for their tuition costs if they stay and work in the state for 8 years after graduating But they won t stay if they don t have good jobs For example the governor doesn t realize that almost every state around us is doing so much more to turn their natural resources into energy and profits than we are North Dakota has the most wind of any state in the country We should be harnessing it to help drive the engine of our rural economies And local communities rather than outside corporations should control the profits Minnesota with a third of our wind is already producing over twice as much wind energy as we are The governor has been virtually silent on the spiraling cost of health care He talks about the need to make health care affordable but he does nothing about it And he mocks me for saying that I will make sure that everyone in the state has access to affordable health insurance and affordable health care beginning with our children Friends you have a real choice between john Hoeven and me I am offering real plans for tax relief for health care reform and renewable energy which is the key to revitalizing our rural communities A Mathern administration will set higher goals to achieve a healthy and brighter future I want to roll up my sleeves and get started Thank you for listening Next Tuesday and Wednesday we ll hear extended messages from the candidates for US Congress - Democrat incumbent Earl Pomeroy and Republican challenger Duane Sand

Mathern's Message

We ve offered four minutes of unedited time in our newscasts to the major candidates for governor and US Congress Yesterday we heard from Governor John Hoeven Now it s his challenger s turn Here s Democrat candidate for governor Tim Mathern I thank KX for giving me this opportunity to speak to you today I am running for Governor because I know the potential of this great state I know that it can grow and flourish so much more than it has under the current governor Sure the state is benefiting from high oil and grain prices But middle class families are struggling with the rising cost of gas groceries and health care I understand their struggle At the same time corporate special interests and wealthy donors have benefited from having a friend in the governor s office For the last eight years home property taxes have gone up almost 50 while other tax dollars have been stockpiled into a billion dollar surplus Local communities have been forced to raise property taxes to pay for things like education roads and bridges That s poor fiscal management I have the skills and experience to do better After 8 years North Dakota continues to lose population Our educated young folks leave and rural communities are in decline My roots are in Edgeley North Dakota where I grew up with 12 brothers and sisters We had to work 7 days a week or we weren t going to make it The values I grew up with of hard work and helping others are the values I bring to my work every day I have been a state senator for over two decades And as a social worker case manager and administrator I have also worked to improve the lives of children and families of all ages Now I want to bring my experience to the governor s office to help build up this great state Here are some things a Mathern administration will do First I know many of you are concerned about taxes My middle class tax cut plan offers income and property tax relief to the families that need it most Governor Hoeven s plan cuts taxes for the wealthiest North Dakotans and out of state corporations who need it the least My plan also includes increased funding for education and repairs for roads and bridges which will help reduce property taxes further The governor has sat back and watched the rural areas of North Dakota empty out He talks about the problem but does nothing about it A Mathern administration will do two things to give young people a reason to stay First college students will get full reimbursement for their tuition costs if they stay and work in the state for 8 years after graduating But they won t stay if they don t have good jobs For example the governor doesn t realize that almost every state around us is doing so much more to turn their natural resources into energy and profits than we are North Dakota has the most wind of any state in the country We should be harnessing it to help drive the engine of our rural economies And local communities rather than outside corporations should control the profits Minnesota with a third of our wind is already producing over twice as much wind energy as we are The governor has been virtually silent on the spiraling cost of health care He talks about the need to make health care affordable but he does nothing about it And he mocks me for saying that I will make sure that everyone in the state has access to affordable health insurance and affordable health care beginning with our children Friends you have a real choice between john Hoeven and me I am offering real plans for tax relief for health care reform and renewable energy which is the key to revitalizing our rural communities A Mathern administration will set higher goals to achieve a healthy and brighter future I want to roll up my sleeves and get started Thank you for listening

Oil Boom Means High Electricity Demand

The growth in oil exploration in eastern Montana and western North Dakota has meant a big influx of money to the region But it s also meant a big increase in many other things - including the demand for water electricity and workers At Mountrail-Williams Electric Coop the Bakken oil boom has meant more work to meet the demand for more power As Jim Olson reports the cooperative is more than tripling its capacity to keep the lights on Jim Olson KX News When Dale Haugen surveys the site of an 8-million dollar addition to his electric cooperative s system he gets fired up about the oil exploration related to the Baaken Formation oil reserves in the region Dale Haugen Mountrail-Williams Electric It s Rockin the Bakken Jim Olson KX News Moving inside his truck to avoid the North Dakota wind Haugen reiterated his enthusiasm for the oil boom Dale Haugen Mountrail-Williams Electric This substation will have all of the relaying the protection equipment everything required to serve the whole county It ll be designed that we re going to split the county in two - there ll be a north half and a south half - and it will give us the isolation required if we have problems in the future This is the beginning of where it all starts Jim Olson KX News It all starts at this 8-million dollar substation at Belden - to be supplied by an 8-million dollar power line that will bring a new power supply to the heart of Mountrail County Dale Haugen Mountrail-Williams Electric Previously our limitation was 18 megawatts This will get us up to 65 megawatts plus Jim Olson KX News By more than tripling the capacity of the Mountrail-Williams system the cooperative will be ready to meet the growing need for power at well site after well site Haugen says there are 32 wells in the coop s service area - each moving to a new site every month or so Dale Haugen Mountrail-Williams Electric Every 30 days they complete a well That means 32 additional wells every month coming in to request electrical service Jim Olson KX News And all the work has meant a big increase in the workforce for the cooperative The 45 original workers have become supervisors Dale Haugen Mountrail-Williams Electric We ve taken all of our existing linemen and made them line foremen They work with contractors line up material and everything else Right now we have 124 contract workers today They come from Wyoming Colorado Rapid City South Dakota Wisconsin Minnesota Jim Olson KX News Haugen says it s a great opportunity for the employees - and for the members of the cooperative since the influx of business has allowed the company to make many needed upgrades to the system without longtime members having to pay the entire bill You re behind this Rockin the Bakken thing Dale Haugen Mountrail-Williams Electric It s pretty exciting when it happens I just want Mountrail-Williams to be part of that Rockin the Bakken We re going to hang in there with them In Belden Jim Olson KX News Haugen says the new power line and substation should be finished by early November just in time for the company s peak demand season - winter

Battle of the Brains - 10/18 - Landstown vs Peninsula Catholic

Battle of the Brains - 10 18 - Landstown vs Peninsula Catholic

Winds of Change: Wind Power Fueling Innovation and Jobs

Part two on our coverage of the Pickens Plan for wind power and natural gas This segment covers the entrepeneurial effort lead by T Boone Pickens and others to increase wind power generation in the United States and this new growth industry is creating jobs

Wind Turbine Controversy

A group of Cohoctonresidents opposed to the wind turbine project say they ll take it to a higher court

Battle of the Brains - 10/11/08 -

Battle of the Brains - 10 11 08

Oil tycoon pushes energy plan in Austin

One of America s biggest oil tycoons is trading in the black gold for wind power T Boone Pickens visited Austin Thursday to push his plan to end America s addiction to foreign oil

T. Boone Pickens energy

Pickens fielded questions from students about his energy plan

Clean coal debate hits Texas

Lawmakers meet Thursday to talk about coal s future in Texas

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Wind power plant dedicated in Utah County

Wind power plant dedicated in Utah County

Utah County Wind Farm Gets Official Welcome

Businessman, City Battle Over Caseyville Windmill

Going Green to $ave Green

Tennessee Republican to Side with New Bailout Plan

Interview with Rep Zach Wamp R of Tennessee

Inside Look: Bailout Bill, Take Two

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