Today’s topics: 3M Chemicals, Agriculture, Development, Energy, Food, Great Lakes, Natural Areas, Prairie, Water and Wildlife.
3M Chemicals
- Star Tribune: Pollution cleanup costs cloud 3M stock outlook
- Woodbury Bulletin: Afton’s water tested, health risk ‘very low’
Agriculture
- Minnesota Public Radio: Midmorning: The farm bill debate
- Star Tribune: Bush threatens farm-bill veto
- Star Tribune: Farm bill debate reveals deep divisions in Democratic caucus
- AgriNews: New technology may benefit farmers, environment
Development
- Pioneer Press Editorial: Into the zone on University Avenue
(MEP member group Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy is quoted) - Star Tribune: Contamination concerns loom over Ford plant
Energy
- Minnesota Public Radio: Xcel praised for cleaner energy moves
(MEP member groups Fresh Energy and Izaak Walton League of America are quoted) - Minnesota Public Radio Midday: Not all biofuels are equal
(MEP member group Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy is featured) - KARE: Pawlenty promises to push energy agenda
- Star Tribune Opinion: Gov. Tim Pawlenty: To spread ‘great Minnesota ideas’
- Bemidji Pioneer: Energy conference to be held in Bemidji
- Bemidji Pioneer Editorial: Pawlenty’s pick a wise one for him
- Fergus Falls Daily Journal: OTP part of planned power line
- Mankato Free Press Editorial: Pawlenty’s influence put to test
- St. Cloud Times Opinion: Americans can tackle energy crisis with vigor
- AgriNews: NextGen Energy board asked to do something unique
(The author is Ag Commissioner Hugoson)
Food
- Minnesota Public Radio: Minnesota organization begins first local ‘fair trade’ label
Great Lakes
- New American: Rethinking Green
(This is the magazine of the John Birch Society)
Natural Areas
- International Falls Daily Journal: Helping nature
- West Central Tribune Opinion: Governor, Minn. DNR fail on state park decision
(The author is State Rep. Dean Urdahl) - Press Newspapers: Mayor suggests abolishing open space ordinance
Prairie
- Star Tribune Column: Prairie was seed for profit
Water
- Star Tribune Editorial: Re-engineer the Army Corps
- Albert Lea Tribune Opinion: Drinking bottled water just a nutty trend
- St. Cloud Times: Toxic algae confirmed in Little Rock Lake
- Sun Newspapers: Could a stalemate quash Anderson Lakes water quality improvement?
Wildlife
- Star Tribune: Turtles: A little leg up