Crossposted from Sierra Club Scrapbook
More than 120 people turned up for the Sierra Club North Star Chapter’s recent 17th Annual Bike Tour. The group rode around St. Paul learning about green transportation issues from speakers at stops a…
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October 20 hike: Nine Mile Creek and the MInnesota River Valley
The Transit to Green Space Project continues with an outing using the bus to do a one-way hike through two beautiful valleys. We’ve recently explored the route, which takes us through near-in Metro area green spaces that retain a wild…
Interested in farming? Consider Morris Farm Beginnings
By the time he was 20, Nolan Lenzen had already completed a dairy management course at a local college and launched a farming career in partnership with his father and… Read more »
Fossil Fuel, Nuclear Impact On Water
By Will Nissen
This post originally appeared on August 7th on the MN 2020 blog and is reposted with permission. MN2020 is a nonpartisan, progressive think tank focusing on the issues that really matter: education, health care, transport…
Lake Maria State Park Train and Bike Overnight
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Where: Lake Maria State Park is located about 55 miles northwest of Minneapolis and about 22 miles southeast of St. Cloud.
When: August 4 – 5
How: Northstar train from Target Field …
PUC puts Minnesota Power on notice: Coal plants too risky for customers
On Thursday the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) decided to delay a decision on the future of Minnesota Power’s oldest coal-fired power plants for at least a year, following months of public input and official filings. T…
Public Health Victory in Rochester as Silver Lake Moves Beyond Coal
Ray Schmitz and Joshua Low celebrate the vote to retire Rochester Public Utilities Silver Lake Coal Plant.
In a victory for clean energy and clean air, the Rochester Public Utilities (RPU) board voted unanimously today to retire the dir…
Minnesotans ask Xcel to support solar in Minnesota!
by Megan McNeil, Sierra Club Intern
Uptown Art Fair crowd
Sierra Club volunteers have been asking everyone to sign our solar petition asking Xcel to help us get 10% of Minnesota’s energy by 2030.Xcel Energy most recent long-term …
Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light
By Cassandra Hall
There are many state-wide organizations that promote environmentally-friendly, sustainable lifestyle practices, and work to raise awareness of climate change and its influence from and on people both locally and glob…
Minnesota’s Solar Race Meets a Hurdle
credit: Clean Energy Resource Teams
This week, the city of Lindstrom announced plans to install solar on public buildings that would save the city $1400/year on their energy bills. Lindstrom will lease solar arrays for its City Hall, pu…