By Wade UnderwoodNow that the legislative session is entering its second month, Sierrans are speaking up to support solar energy in Minnesota. So far, the online effort of our members and supporters has been immense. Minnesota …
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State Endangered Species Update: Hearings this week, Your Input Needed
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is proposing to amend and change the rules regarding Minnesota’s endangered, threatened, and special concern species list. Species on the list are placed into one of three c…
Comment Period on Winona County Frac Sand Review Extended to Feb. 6
By Johanna Rupprecht, Land Stewardship Project The process of environmental review for frac sand mine proposals in Winona County has been seriously flawed from the start. But there’s still time… Read more »
The (Growing) High Price of an Unreformed Crop Insurance Program
By Adam Warthesen, Land Stewardship Project Just when you think the facts and figures around federal subsidized crop insurance can’t get any more outlandish, new numbers emerge exposing the out-of-control… Read more »
MN Power Announces Steps to Move Beyond Coal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 30, 2013Contact: Jessica Tatro, Sierra Club, 612-963-9642, Jessica.tatro@sierraclub.org J. Drake Hamilton, Fresh Energy, 651-366-7557, hamilton@fresh-energy.orgEric Jensen, Izaak Walton League- America, 651-649-…
What EQB Heard from Minnesotans
Reprinted from this letter.
January 18,2013
Dear Friends,
On behalf of the Environmental Quality Board, I would like to thank every one of the Minnesota citizens who attended the Environmental Congress Citizen Forums last November a…
Minneapolis Considers Building Energy Ratings to Improve Efficiency
UPDATE: The Minneapolis City Council voted 13-0 to adopt this ordinance on 2/8/2013.
photo credit: Jeff Johnson
Imagine you are in the market for a new office and your company wants to minimize its electric and gas bills. You coul…
Transit for a Stronger Economy, Cleaner Environment
By Emma Struss
In what has come to be a daily ritual over this winter (with the temperatures dipping), I check the outdoor thermometer before leaving the house. How I should get to work: bike, walk, or drive? Three main factors are we…
Will Minnesota Lead on Solar in 2013?
By Stephanie SpitzerWill this be the year that we make Minnesota a solar leader? With the start of the new legislative session, we have a greater opportunity than ever before to tell our legislators that we want solar.
Last week, the Si…
Update from the State Capitol
By Justin FayThe 2013 session of the Minnesota Legislature is now under way, presenting both challenges and opportunities for the environment. While the budget will certainly dominate a lot of the attention this year, there will al…