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Proposed plan for creating renewable energy and jobs has critics

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WE Energies has filed for regulatory permission to build a $255 million biomass power plant attached to the Domtar paper mill near Wausau.The project is expected to create 150 jobs, and produce green energy for both companies.But as Glen Moberg reports, not everyone is happy…

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