The Risky Business report, the first-ever analysis of its kind, summarizes the findings of an independent risk assessment of the potential costs of climate change on coastal infrastructure, energy services, labor productivity, agriculture, and public health, combining existing data on the current and potential impacts of climate change with original research that quantifies potential future... Read more »

This is your chance to learn more about the threat posed by sulfide-ore copper mining. As you know, this type of mining has never before been permitted in Minnesota and will permanently ruin the pristine waters and unspoiled forests that make the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness so valuable. These presentations will be particularly relevant... Read more »

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is one of America's most important and popular wilderness areas. It is threatened by sulfide mining—a toxic, devastating mining practice never before used in Minnesota. Becky Rom of Save the Boundary Waters tells us how we can act now to protect the BWCA and stop sulfide mining in Minnesota.... Read more »

This is your chance to learn more about the threat posed by sulfide-ore copper mining. As you know, this type of mining has never before been permitted in Minnesota and will permanently ruin the pristine waters and unspoiled forests that make the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness so valuable. These presentations will be particularly relevant... Read more »

Minnesota has a long history of delivering low-cost, reliable, and efficient energy services to customers, supported by consensus-driven energy regulation. However, the electricity industry is undergoing seismic changes that demand the attention of utility CEOs, policy makers, regulators, and advocates.  Slowing energy demand combined with falling costs of renewables, consideration of retirement of generation resources,... Read more »

Save the Date for the Minnesota Clean Energy & Jobs Day at the Capitol, Monday, February 2 from 9:30 am to 4 pm, Meet at Christ Lutheran Church (105 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55155). Registration Online: http://bit.ly/1392C4W  Minnesotans want a responsible clean energy plan that builds on existing laws to transition our state to... Read more »

Asthma is a serious issue. We know that it’s a primary cause of school absences, and it’s responsible for countless emergency room visits. We also know that it impacts people of color and low-income folks harder than others in our community. On February 17, 2015, join Congressman Keith Ellison and other leaders in the community... Read more »

Minnesota is promoting programs to reduce the risks to water quality from Ag practices. The MN Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program implementation and incorporating water quality into the Drainage Manual are two examples. Darrell Gerber, Freshwater Society, will start the day with a report on barriers. Join the discussion on the status of the ag... Read more »

Karen Babine, author of Water and What We Know: Following the Roots of a Northern Life, will be at Magers & Quinn Booksellers in Minneapolis on Monday, February 23rd at 7:00 PM for a reading and book signing. How does land determine what kind of people grow in that soil? In essays that travel from the... Read more »

On Thursday, February 26, 2015, bicycle advocates and enthusiasts from throughout the state will once again gather in Saint Paul for the fifth annual Bike Summit on Capitol Hill to help Minnesota set the pace for the rest of the nation. YOUR PRESENCE IS NECESSARY to educate our elected leaders—many of whom are new—on Minnesota bicycling... Read more »