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JSDC plans working model of greenhouse

A working model of the greenhouse planned for Jamestown will be constructed in Grasston, Minn., as part of efforts to gain financial backers for the project. The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corp. approved $65,000 in funding for the demonstration project during its regular meeting Monday.

By Keith Norman , April 10, 2012

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Lots and lots of lettuce

A feasibility study for a greenhouse that would produce 4.5 million heads of lettuce per year was accepted by Jamestown/ Stutsman Development Corp. Monday. The study for the Controlled Environment Agricultural facility was funded by the North Dakota Agricultural Products Utilization Commission and the JSDC.

By Keith Norman , January 10, 2012

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JSDC considers greenhouse location

Some of the cleanest produce in the country could grow next to one of the seemingly dirtiest of places — a landfill. That’s one location the Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corp. is considering for a commercial greenhouse. At its regular meeting Monday, the board voted to recommend the city and county spend $75,000 on a feasibility study to determine where to locate such a facility, how many people would work there, the cost to operate and who would buy the products.

April 12, 2011

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Calif. on verge of major greenhouse gas rules

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is on the verge of creating the first system in the nation to give polluting companies such as utilities or refineries financial incentives to emit fewer greenhouse gases. They hope their plan will inspire other states to follow, while officials in the state — the world’s eighth-largest economy — discuss plans to link the new system with similar ones under way or being planned in Canada, Europe and Asia.

December 17, 2010

Consultant: Greenhouses provide cleaner produce

Most of the produce hitting the grocery store today is grown outside of the country and consumers have no idea what goes into that produce, especially if it was field grown. Steve Froehlich, a greenhouse consultant and ag engineer who is also a producer, spoke in Jamestown Thursday on the challenges and value of growing greenhouse produce. His greenhouses in Grasston, Minn., produce tomatoes and leaf lettuce for the commercial market.

December 10, 2010

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New NDSU greenhouse large in scope and size

FARGO (AP)— Think in terms of three football fields in length, said D.C. Coston, North Dakota State University’s vice president for agriculture and university extension, talking about the NDSU “greenhouse complex.”

By By Mikkel Pates, Forum Communications Co. , August 30, 2010

Group exploring greenhouse idea to use power plant’s steam

A commercial greenhouse growing fresh produce during the winter in North Dakota? For some area residents, that idea may sound preposterous. But a surprising number of people are excited and enthusiastic about exploring the potential of a commercial greenhouse.

August 07, 2010

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Committee meeting scheduled

The Greenhouse Committee, formed from the 2010 JSDC Strategic Plan/Spirit Energy Park Strategy, will host a presentation by Sue Balcom, Department of Agriculture, at noon Thursday at the Center for Economic Development/lower level conference room, 120 Second St. S.E., Jamestown.

July 10, 2010

Greenhouse gas rules survive Senate vote

In a boost for the president on global warming, the Senate on Thursday rejected a challenge to Obama administration rules aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and other big polluters. The defeated resolution would have denied the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to move ahead with the rules, crafted under the federal Clean Air Act. With President Barack Obama’s broader clean energy legislation struggling to gain a foothold in the Senate, the vote took on greater significance as a signal of where lawmakers stand on dealing with climate change.

By By Jim Abrams, The Associated Press , June 11, 2010

Greenhouse meeting Thursday

The Jamestown/ Stutsman Development Corp. is hosting a brainstorming session on the potential for a commercial greenhouse in the Spiritwood Energy Park using processed steam from Spiritwood Station.

April 27, 2010

Solar greenhouse will be built in Carpio

An older home in Carpio will be razed this summer to make room for a solar-powered greenhouse to produce organic vegetables and plants for research by students and faculty members at Minot State University-Bottineau.

July 06, 2009

EU hails climate deal as example for world

European nations on Friday dared the United States, Russia and China to follow their lead on global warming after agreeing on a plan to meet the so-called “20-20-20” targets: reducing greenhouse emissions by 20 percent and ensuring that 20 percent of energy comes from wind, sun and other renewable sources by 2020. But activists said the plan was fatally weakened by a raft of concessions to eastern Europe and heavy industry at a time of worldwide economic crisis.

By By Robert Wielaard and Arthur Max The Associated Press , December 13, 2008

North Dakota State breaks ground on ag research projects

Two new projects at North Dakota State University are aimed at crop and livestock research. Gov. John Hoeven’s office said he joined campus and state officials at Friday groundbreaking ceremonies for NDSU’s new research greenhouse and Beef Cattle Research Center.

May 31, 2008