Reprinted from this letter.
January 18,2013
Dear Friends,
On behalf of the Environmental Quality Board, I would like to thank every one of the Minnesota citizens who attended the Environmental Congress Citizen Forums last November a…
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Minneapolis Considers Building Energy Ratings to Improve Efficiency
UPDATE: The Minneapolis City Council voted 13-0 to adopt this ordinance on 2/8/2013.
photo credit: Jeff Johnson
Imagine you are in the market for a new office and your company wants to minimize its electric and gas bills. You coul…
Transit for a Stronger Economy, Cleaner Environment
By Emma Struss
In what has come to be a daily ritual over this winter (with the temperatures dipping), I check the outdoor thermometer before leaving the house. How I should get to work: bike, walk, or drive? Three main factors are we…
Will Minnesota Lead on Solar in 2013?
By Stephanie SpitzerWill this be the year that we make Minnesota a solar leader? With the start of the new legislative session, we have a greater opportunity than ever before to tell our legislators that we want solar.
Last week, the Si…
Update from the State Capitol
By Justin FayThe 2013 session of the Minnesota Legislature is now under way, presenting both challenges and opportunities for the environment. While the budget will certainly dominate a lot of the attention this year, there will al…
Obama’s Climate Legacy
by Stephanie Spitzer
On Monday, January 21, President Barack Obama’s second term in office will begin, and the Sierra Club is launching its 100 Days of Action campaign. From the inauguration to Earth Day, we’ll be calling on Pr…
Dakota County Studies Transit Alternatives – Citizen Input Needed
By Carol Keyes-Ferrer
About eight years ago, a group of Sierra Club members got together to work on a grassroots effort to improve transit in Northern Dakota County (NDC). The NDC Sierra Community represented residents in Rosemoun…
Ski the Luminary Loppet, Sat. Feb. 2. – A Transit to Green Space Outing
Minneapolis’ 11th Annual Cross Country Ski Festival is coming up Feb. 2nd and 3rd!
The Sierra Club will once again be heading there on a transit outing to take in the fabulous Luminary Loppet, a 5 k. loop around Lake of the Isles through a…
State Dept to Review Tar Sands Pipeline Expansion – Tuesday Rally at Capitol
Cross posted from Sierra Club Compass with permission. Join the North Star Energy Coalition for a rally Tuesday, January 8 at the Capitol Rotunda with speakers from Idle No More, Indigenous Environmental Network, and Sierra Club North S…
Get Going Green 2013
Happy New Year’s Eve from the Sierra Club North Star Chapter! Whether you go out on the town or stay home, today marks an opportunity for us all to reflect and aspire in our own lives. The Sierra Club’s mission is to explore, enjoy and prot…