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 solar energy standard of 1.5 percent by 2020 for investor-owned utilities, with a statewide goal of reaching 10 percent by 2030. The Minnesota Clean Energy… Read more »
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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 by Minnesota beekeeper Steve Ellis on May 7. Ellis has documented the die-off of bees on the very day that neighboring fields were planted with… 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 disappointments in transit funding and other issues. Minnesota Environmental Partnership (MEP), the statewide coalition of more than 75 organizations working for clean water, clean energy… 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 Energy Jobs bills. The Clean Water Legacy Accountability Act language is contained in the Legacy bills which, with the Senate’s passage last night of Senator… Read more »
Clean Energy & Jobs Legislation Passes the Minnesota Senate
Clean Energy & Jobs Legislation Passes the Minnesota Senate Legislation Establishes Solar Energy Standard; Represents Good First Step Toward Creating Jobs, Making Solar Cheaper and More Accessible for All Minnesotans Recommend on Facebook Share on google plus Tweet about it
Clean Energy & Jobs Legislation Passes the Minnesota House
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 7, 2013 CONTACT: Cathy Kennedy 612.309.3951 cathryn@cathrynkennedy.com Clean Energy & Jobs Legislation Passes the Minnesota House Legislation Establishes 40 Percent by 2030 Renewable Electricity Standard, Solar Energy Standard [SAINT PAUL, MN] The Minnesota House of Representatives last night passed clean energy and jobs legislation, establishing a solar standard of 4 percent… Read more »
How Farmworker Wage Theft Bankrupts our Rural Communities
A few years ago LSP organizer Doug Nopar was told of a southeast Minnesota farm operation that was withholding wages from a worker after he had accidentally damaged a door with a skid steer loader. Nopar called the farm owner and let him know this action was quite illegal. The farmer’s response? “You know, I… Read more »
This Spring: Influence Twin Cities Regional Development for the Next 30 Years
By Dave Van Hattum, Senior Policy Advocate, Transit for Livable Communities The Metropolitan Council’s new regional development plan, Thrive MSP 2040, will set the framework for how the Twin Cities metro area will grow over the next 30 years. It will influence the footprint of the developed area, including how much land will… Read more »
Minnesota Clean Energy & Jobs Campaign Holds Earth Day Capitol Rally to Promote Clean Energy and Jobs
Governor Mark Dayton, Will Steger, Rep. Ellison, Speaker Thissen Join Call for Clean Energy and Jobs Legislation [SAINT PAUL, MN] On Earth Day, April 22, 2013, Governor Mark Dayton joined hundreds of clean energy advocates for a rally that encouraged legislators to advance groundbreaking legislation that will create jobs for Minnesotans and generate clean, local,… Read more »
2013 MEP Poll Results
The results are in and once again, Minnesotans have shown that they value Minnesota’s Great Outdoors, clean water and clean energy resources. Download our 2013 Polling Results here. Recommend on Facebook Share on google plus Tweet about it