A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a good infographic can be the equivalent of thousands of pounds of soil. That thought occurred to me recently while viewing… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Loon Commons blog
Demand versus need in Minnesota’s oil pipelines
The Midwest and Great Lakes are quickly becoming a hub for transporting and refining one of the world’s dirtiest and most destructive fossil fuels on the planet: tar sands oil…. Read more »
Sand, Land & Land Stewardship
By Johanna Rupprecht, Land Stewardship Project For longer than I can remember, my family has taken the same route from our farm in southeast Minnesota to visit my grandparents in… Read more »
Forever Green & Highly Efficient Agriculture
To understand why the Forever Green Initiative is so important to the future of Minnesota’s landscape, one has to consider this: there is a big difference between agricultural productivity and… Read more »
Cover Crops: Insuring Against Disaster
Thanks to the recently passed 2014 Farm Bill, federally subsidized crop insurance is an even bigger player in determining what the landscape looks like. That’s troubling, considering that in recent… Read more »
Enbridge to replace tar sands with maple syrup
Facing unanticipated opposition to their Alberta Clipper expansion plans, Enbridge has announced they will replace the tar sands oil in their pipeline with Canada’s strategic maple syrup reserve. Canadian authorities have… Read more »
Steve Morse expresses PolyMet concerns to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy
Earlier in March, over 150 Great Lakes enthusiasts gathered in Washington D.C. for Great Lakes Days. Keynote speaker, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, discussed the Obama Administration’s disappointing budget cuts to… Read more »
We count on your support!
Now is the time to support us in protecting the Minnesota you love As you may be aware, the Minnesota State Legislature is in session now, and our coalitions are… Read more »
Trust me: the Polymet comment period was too short
What can you do in 90 days? You can grow your fingernails about a third of an inch in 90 days. In 90 days, the average American will drink 144… Read more »
MEP welcomes Tara Skar!
Minnesota Environmental Partnership is happy to announce that Tara Skar will be joining us as a Campaign Session Intern! Born and raised in Minnesota, Tara Skar moved to sunny Los… Read more »