{"id":110275,"date":"2016-11-04T11:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T16:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=110275"},"modified":"2016-11-07T14:30:04","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T20:30:04","slug":"heitkamp-to-visit-jmst-spiritwood-mon-nov-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=110275","title":{"rendered":"Heitkamp to visit Jmst, Spiritwood Mon. Nov. 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3038\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/heitkamp2-300x200.png\" alt=\"heitkamp2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/heitkamp2-300x200.png 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/heitkamp2-262x175.png 262w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/heitkamp2.png 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Washington, DC\u00a0 (CSi) \u00a0On Monday, November 7, 2016, U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp will tour Great River Energy\u2019s Spiritwood Station in Spiritwood to highlight clean-coal technologies that reduce emissions and maintain coal as part of an all-of-the-above energy policy.<\/p>\n<p>She will also participate in a panel discussion at Basin Electric Power Cooperative\u2019s annual meeting in Bismarck to address the outlook for energy issues in the new Congress and the impact of federal regulations on the energy industry.<\/p>\n<p>First, At 11:45 a.m., on Monday \u00a0at the Quality Inn &amp; Suites in Jamestown, Heitkamp will speak with members of \u00a0the Jamestown Kiwanis club about her work for North Dakota, particularly her efforts in the \u00a0U.S. Senate to build bipartisanship in the new Congress and her priorities in the U.S. Senate for the upcoming year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At 2-p.m., Heitkamp will meet with employees and tour the Spiritwood Station, at 3366 93<sup>rd<\/sup> Avenue SE \u00a0Spiritwood, a lignite coal plant generating electricity and steam to deliver affordable energy to both homes and businesses in the region. She will get an up-close look at new energy efficient technologies used to generate electricity from coal, while reducing emissions. At this event, Heitkamp will highlight her work in the U.S. Senate for an all-of-the-above energy policy, including a path forward for coal through her legislation to incentivize carbon capture technologies. Heitkamp played a key role in getting Spiritwood Station and the Dakota Spirit AgEnergy plant online.<\/p>\n<p>On Veterans Day, U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp will speak at two Veterans Day events in Bismarck to honor the service of courageous North Dakotans who have served and protected our nation. Additionally, Heitkamp will speak with the Jamestown Kiwanis to provide an update of her work in the U.S. Senate for North Dakota and the need for bipartisanship in the new Congress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC\u00a0 (CSi) \u00a0On Monday, November 7, 2016, U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp will tour Great River Energy\u2019s Spiritwood Station in Spiritwood to highlight clean-coal technologies that reduce emissions and maintain coal as part of an all-of-the-above energy policy. 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