The late March sun has had its way with our snow; now it’s going for the frost itself—slowing drawing it out of the ground like a tapeworm offered a cracker…. Read more »
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Capitol check in
Here are a few quick midweek updates on Protect Our Great Outdoors legislation:
Grow Your Own
Vegetables, flowers, grains, legumes – it’s your choice. If your looking for a way to grow some plants and better connect with your community, why not join a community garden? … Read more »
Green Farms, Blue Water
The Minnesota River’s contribution of sediment to the Mississippi’s Lake Pepin has increased more than 12-fold since 1830. The Minnesota flows through an area composed of particularly fine-grained soils, which… Read more »
Capitol Update for March 9, 2007
Here is this week’s update by lobbyist John Tuma:
A Barrel Full of News This Week.
There was a great deal of activity on environmental issues at the Legislature this past week, so this report is a little longer than usual. We had an emotionally packed committee hearing on global warming, some committee victories on energy efficiency, some challenging fiscal targets set by the Senate leadership, and some interesting rumors floating around the dedicated funding proposal. Here’s a quick snapshot of the week’s activities.
Senate spending
Polinaut has hot-off-the-press spending targets proposed in the Minnesota Senate, relative to the budget forecast. At first glance, it doesn’t look good for the environment. In the arena I follow most closely (sorry transit), here’s what they are proposing:
A couple of policy resources
There are two new sites that I learned about recently that the wonks among you might find interesting.
“Going Going Green”
“Global warming is not coming; it is here.” Who says? Sports Illustrated. Yup, Global Warming is on the cover of March 12th’s Sports Illustrated. I am also happy to say that I… Read more »
Orange and Green make …
For reason I quite frankly do not know, stereotype has it that folks glad in blaze orange are not supposed to get along with people deemed green, and vice versa.
Loads of hearings this week
There is something happening every day this week at the Capitol related to the Protect Our Great Outdoors initiative. Here’s what’s currently in store: