Our Ethanol Debate is a multidisciplinary blog launched by Carleton College students to provide a current research and thinking on all things ethanol, especially as it relates to current events in Bridgewater Township. From the blog:
The articles and video presentations found here address a range of issues surrounding the production and use of ethanol [...]
January 8, 2007 – 11:23 pm
Today we were back in the KRLX studio for this week’s Locally Grown podcast recording session with our trusted colleague and producer Mathias Bell — the first time since Thanksgiving.
After the initial BS and a lengthy post-mortem between me and Ross about our plan for a male scrapbooking group, we took ten minutes to summarize [...]
January 1, 2007 – 9:36 pm
Here’s the 3rd part of our series of podcasts related to our interview with Dave Fellon, president of Progressive Rail.
(Part 1 is blogged here; Part 2 is here.)
The three of us did this ‘post-mortem’ last Friday in Tracy’s office. (The photo is an oldie.)
Click play to listen (28:25 minutes). Segments: 0-5:15: commuter rail; 5:15-11:00; freight [...]
December 30, 2006 – 5:31 pm
Eight days ago, we interviewed Dave Fellon, president of Progressive Rail, while riding the train from their offices in Lakeville to Northfield. (See the blog post of photos from that day.) Yesterday, we did a post-mortem with just us three LG hosts in Tracy’s office.
I’ve divided up the audio into three separate podcast episodes and [...]
December 29, 2006 – 9:56 pm
Progressive Rail brought a flatbed rail car to Northfield this afternoon, decked out with a huge “Support Ethanol Production” banner. The flatbed is now parked in their Northfield rail yard adjacent to Hwy 19 between Malt-o-Meal and Kwik Trip.
A tip-of-the-blogger hat to Nick Benson for the photos and the story. Click to enlarge.
December 28, 2006 – 5:25 pm
Last Saturday at 9 am, KYMN Radio 1080 AM aired a paid programming call-in show for Prairies to Power featuring Dave Fellon.
It was the second show in an ongoing series. KYMN’s host was Dusty Budd and you may recognize the voices of some of the callers. I got permission from Fellon to post the audio [...]
December 28, 2006 – 9:39 am
Here’s a linked snapshot of a Google map (hybrid of satellite and streets). The proposed ethanol plant is the area to the south of Stephanie Henriksen’s property(pushpin). Zoom in and out for more detail. Below is Stephanie’s house. See her waving at us?
December 25, 2006 – 11:46 pm
Last September, the Star Tribune did a series of articles on ethanol called The Great Corn Rush. I didn’t read the articles then but now that the issue is dominating here at Locally Grown, I’m suddenly interested. In case you’re like me, I thought I’d post the links to the articles, graphics, and video clips [...]
December 15, 2006 – 8:26 am
At yesterday’s Northfield Rotary lunch, member Doug Jones (left) presented a history of rail in Rice County and economic development arguments for its continuing expansion. In attendance was the president of Progressive Rail in Lakeville, Dave Fellon. (Click to enlarge.)
See this previous blog post and comments on how I got to know Dave last week.
Tracy [...]
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