The U.S Drought Monitor released its latest figures yesterday, verifying what we already knew: Minnesota is extremely dry. In fact, 55 percent of our state now falls under the “severe… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Loon Commons blog
Grazing, Cover Crops, Climate Change & Resilience
The best farming system in the world means little if it isn’t resilient enough to bounce back from all the nastiness nature can toss its way. That’s become painfully clear… Read more »
Making Diversity on the Farm Pay its Own Way
Long term sustainability of our soil requires farming systems that can not only keep soil in place, but also help it build its own resiliency. Such systems can’t just work… Read more »
Fertilizer, Fishing & Farmer Specht
Dan Specht, who was taken from us all too soon last week by a haying accident, was the embodiment of the stewardship farmer. His kind, curious nature—housed in a powerfully-built,… Read more »
Nitrogen Pollution’s Farm Policy Roots
By Adam Warthesen, Land Stewardship Project Talk about ignoring the elephant in the room. When Minnesota environmental officials announced the results of a new major nitrogen pollution study on Thursday,… Read more »
MEP Applauds MPCA Science-Based Water Study Documenting Threats to Minnesota Drinking Water and Fish
Saint Paul, MN – June 26, 2013 – Minnesota’s clean water advocates praised the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency today for its comprehensive study documenting the sources of nitrogen pollution that… Read more »
Solar Energy Standard Signed by Governor Dayton
Statewide Solar Energy Standard Will Bring Jobs, Significant Investment to State [SAINT PAUL, MN] Governor Dayton signed the Omnibus Jobs and Economic Development bill, which included measures to establish a… Read more »
Corn Planting Sends Tremors Through Bee Country
Sometimes laboratory science and the reality of what’s happening on the ground intersect in a graphic way. That’s what struck me this morning as I was watching a video shot… Read more »
2013 Legislative Session: Good Year for Minnesota’s Clean Energy & Clean Water, yet more work remains to be done
The 2013 Minnesota Legislature took important steps forward to protect Minnesota’s future by passing clean energy and clean water legislation, but the state’s largest environmental coalition said there also were… Read more »
MEP Legislative Session Update
It is nearly the end of the 2013 legislative session, and time for an update on MEP’s collaborative legislative priorities: Clean Water Accountability, Transit for a Stronger Economy, and Clean… Read more »