Posts Categorized: Energy

Budget Bites: House plan derails transit, Senate proposes lesser cuts

Posted April 13th, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Energy, Funding for the Environment, Health, Legislature, State Budget, Transit and Transportation.

[Editor’s note: In an effort to help inform our members about state and federal budget issues, Minnesota Environmental Partnership is working with the Minnesota Budget Project to cross-post updates about… Read more »

Betty McCollum and John Abraham: Congress on wrong side of history in denying climate change

Posted April 6th, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Civic Engagement, Energy, Federal Budget, Global Warming, Health, Written by MN elected official.

All of these public health, economic, and environmental trends have been strongly linked to climate change. Multiple studies have shown that 97 percent of the most qualified climate scientists are in agreement that humans are causing the planet to warm. If this was an illness, and 97 percent of doctors recommended a certain treatment, we would take appropriate action.

MEP testifies against finance bill that threatens MN’s clean water heritage

Posted March 22nd, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Civic Engagement, Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, Energy, Funding for the Environment, Health, Legislature, State Budget, Water.

Steve Morse testifies about why HF1010 falls short of budget recommendations for the environment and also threatens Minnesota’s Great Outdoors heritage of clean lakes, rivers and streams.

Act now! Tell your legislators: no rollbacks on dirty coal

Posted March 1st, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Civic Engagement, Energy, Health, Legislature.

Tell your legislators to keep Minnesota moving forward on clean energy by voting “no” on legislation to allow more dirty coal. (Senate File 86 and House File 72)

Betty McCollum cites MN’s EPA Valentines on U.S. House Floor

Posted February 22nd, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Civic Engagement, Energy, Federal Budget, Funding for the Environment, Health, Land Conservation, Water.

On Feb. 16, Congresswoman McCollum referred to Minnesota’s Valentines to the EPA when she spoke against budget cuts to environmental protection programs on the U.S. House Floor.

Budget Bites: In case you missed our Governor’s Budget Briefing

Posted February 21st, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Civic Engagement, Energy, Funding for the Environment, Legislature, State Budget.

Around 100 participants joined us for the Minnesota Budget Project’s Governor’s Budget Briefing on Friday, in which Abigail Read of Minnesota Management and Budget provided an overview of Governor Dayton’s budget recommendations.

Thanks for showing your love to the EPA

Posted February 16th, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Civic Engagement, Energy, Federal Budget, Funding for the Environment, Great Lakes, Health, Land Conservation, Parks and Trails, Water.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the We Heart EPA campaign! We are happy to report that the effort resulted in some great actions:

Thanks for a great meeting, Congresswoman McCollum

Posted February 14th, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Civic Engagement, Energy, Federal Budget, Funding for the Environment, Health.

Last week, we were fortunate to have a meeting for our member organizations with U.S. Representative Betty McCollum. We had more than 40 people in attendance, representing two dozen organizations…. Read more »

Minnesota Budget Project to hold briefing on Governor’s Budget

Posted February 4th, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Civic Engagement, Energy, Funding for the Environment, Great Lakes, Legislature, Parks and Trails, State Budget, Transit and Transportation, Water.

Governor Dayton will release his budget plan on Feb. 15. Come get a look at the details Feb. 18, at 1 p.m., from Abigail Read, Executive Budget Coordinator at Minnesota Management & Budget.

Did your Senator vote to pass the nuclear bill? Find out here

Posted February 3rd, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Energy, Legislature, Uncategorized.

Yesterday, Feb. 2, 2011, the Minnesota Senate voted 50-14 to approve Senate File 4, a bill that lifts the ban on the construction of new nuclear plants in Minnesota. See who voted for the bill: