Join us for our 2015 Clean Water Action Movie Event on June 11th. This year we will be taking a deeper look at the world of plastics with a showing of Plastic Paradise at the Parkway Theatre in South Minneapolis.From consumer products to grocery bags, plastics are part of our daily lives, but what happens... Read more »
Women's Environmental Institute presents2015 ORGANIC FARM SCHOOLJune 15th - August 17thLocation: Birchwood Café, 3311 East 25th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55406Time: 6:00-8:00 every Monday eveningCost: $120 for 10 week session or $20 for drop-ins The Women's Environmental Institute is pleased to announce registration is open for the 2015 Organic Farm School. Organic Farm School is a unique... Read more »
An Evening Forum with Climate Scientist and IPCC Contributor, Dr. Ben SanterScience Museum of MinnesotaTuesday June 16, 2015 7-9 pmIn conjunction with Climate Generation’s annual Summer Institute for Climate Change Education, focusing on a ten-year retrospective of climate science, climate literacy and education, we are hosting a free public forum in partnership with the Science... Read more »
In 2008 Minnesota voters passed the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, which infused hundreds of millions of dollars into programs to better understand, protect, and restore the state’s water resources. Thanks to increased monitoring efforts, we now know the majority of lakes, rivers, and streams in the largely agricultural southern part of the state... Read more »
With nearly a third of the material Minnesotans send to landfills consisting of organic material (food waste and non-recyclable paper), savvy businesses across the state are thinking critically about managing their organics. In this session we’ll demystify the growing movement of organics recycling for compost. We’ll explore food waste reduction strategies, emerging policy issues that may... Read more »