Photo caption: Bob Ryan of the United Steelworkers speaks in front of Cargill headquarters.On July 9, Minnesotans rallied outside Cargill headquarters to speak up against corporate control of international trade negotiations, and demand …
Posts By: Sierra Club, North Star Chapter
Getting Out in Nature with the Sierra Club
By Joel Mandella
The crisp crunch of golden leaves underfoot, the smarting touch of a mid-winter breath, the first rivulets of water through an iridescent icy waterfall, the sweet scent of ripening fruits mixed with smells of rich soil. …
Coldwater Spring ‘Sneak Peek’ outing
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What: Coldwater Spring will be a new unit of our local national park, MNRRA (Mississippi National River and Recreation Area), 72 miles of the Mississippi and environs through the metro area. It…
Beyond Oil: Pipeline Safety Issues Highlighted in Bemidji
In 1979, an oil pipeline rupture near Bemidji spilled over 450,000 gallons of crude. After the cleanup, nearly a quarter of the oil was still in the ground – and remains to this day.
State leaders from MN350 and Sierra Club, alon…
St. Paul Manufacturer Viking Tool Cuts Waste and Energy Use
by Matt Dybedahl
Over the last five years many businesses have been becoming more environmentally cautious with the way their companies produce, manufacture, and promote their products. Companies are positioning themselves as part of the…
Minnesota Legislature Blocks Southwest Corridor Light Rail
by Joel Mandella
The Southwest Corridor LRT line would span 15.5 miles, and pass through the cities of St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, and near Edina. It would create a clean transportation choice for the region, over…
Students Wrap Up a Semester of Clean Energy Organizing at the University of Minnesota
by Mallory Carter, Campus Beyond Coal Student Organizing Fellow
Campus Beyond Coal leaders Rachel VanAllen, Erik Lundborg, and Long Le prepare to deliver over 400 individual comments to the Public Utilities Commission in May.
Students…
Kingfield Neighborhood Hosts Solar Tour
by Cassandra Hall
Hello! I’m Cassandra Hall, and I’m with the Sierra Club North Star Chapter this summer as their Clean Energies intern! If you have a clean energies story or event that you think I should cover, please email me…
Take Action – Stop the Land Swap!
photo by Superior National Forest on Flickr
On Friday, members of the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will consider a bill that would risk the loss of more than 86,000 acres of Minnesota’s Superi…
Senator Sanders and Rep. Ellison Introduce the ‘End Polluter Welfare Act’
Crossposted from Sierra Club Compass, originally posted 5/10/2012
Every year, massive oil companies like Exxon and Chevron make headlines for the billions in profits they rake in at the expense of our environment, our economy and the healt…