Please join MinnPost's Earth Journal Circle on Monday, March 9th for its third annual event focusing on substantive discussion of critical issues in the environment. This year's event, "Pollinators in Peril: Helping Our Bees Back Onto Their Own Six Feet," will feature Marla Spivak, director of the University of Minnesota's Bee Lab. Earth Journal writer... Read more »
Coffee with Congress is your chance to find out from the real insiders about what’s happening in Congress – you get to talk with the people elected to represent Minnesota in Congress. Representative Rick Nolan of Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District is next up in our Coffee with Congress series. He’ll provide a fresh report and... Read more »
Please join LSP for our 10th Annual Family Farm Breakfast on Wednesday, March 18th! The breakfast is held at Christ Lutheran Church (105 University Ave) across from the State Capitol in St. Paul. Breakfast is from 7 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. with lobbying at the Capitol afterwards. The cost is $10 and payable at the... Read more »
Join tribes, grassroots organizations, citizen groups, elected officials, labor unions, regulators, attorneys, landowners, and others for a 2-day summit on the rapid expansion of extractive industry in Minnesota. We are being beseiged with new fossil-fuel infrastructure, from oil trains to pipelines to frac-sand mines, and we are not prepared. We need to take a holistic... Read more »
Do you have a great idea for protecting the environment here in Northeast Minnesota? Maybe it’s a nature education program for kids, or an important habitat restoration project. Join representatives from local foundations to learn about how they support environmental projects like yours. When:Wednesday, March 2510:00-12:00 Where:Jitters Coffee, 102 West Superior St., Duluth Cost:Free Presenters:Joan... Read more »
Thursday, March 26, 2015 — 7-8:30 p.m. (Early admission begins at 4 p.m.) The Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul Where does your drinking water come from — wells, lakes, or the Mississippi River? And why does it matter? Come to think of it, in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, why do we need to... Read more »
Join Northern Sun Merchandising and Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness for an evening of conversation about how to protect sacred and precious places from the threat posed by copper mining proposals. We’ll hear from Roger Featherstone, Director of the Arizona Mining Reform Coalition about the fight to protect Oak Flat in Arizona from the... Read more »
On March 9, 2015 a bill (HF 1534/SF1537) was introduced to the Minnesota Legislature regarding riparian buffers in Minnesota. The proposal is intended to result in greater protection of our waters from polluted runoff and increase wildlife habitat. There are many questions about the proposal as well as ideas on how it could be modified.... Read more »
Americans love clean water. We use it for drinking, recreating, and doing business. Acknowledging our reliance on clean water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the Clean Water Act in 1972 to control pollutants entering our water. Since that time, several Supreme Court cases have muddied the waters making it harder for the EPA... Read more »
Please join a community forum on how Minnesota can continue on its clean energy path, cutting dangerous carbon pollution and improving human health. You’ll hear from local leaders about the Clean Power Plan. Speakers will include:State Senator Bev ScalzeDr. Ken Peterson, Director of Environmental Studies, Bethel UniversityDr. Dale Gentry, Associate Professor of Biology, University of... Read more »