Today’s topics: Agriculture, Energy, Insects, Mining, Transportation, Waste and Water.
Agriculture
- Star Tribune Commentary: Brad Redlin: The Senate can yet make this farm bill a good one
(Redlin is with MEP member group Izaak Walton League of America – Midwest Office) - Star Tribune Editorial: Bigger farms or cleaner streams?
- Star Tribune Opinion: Assertions on organic farming were bogus
Energy
- Duluth News Tribune: Ads aim to make global warming a local issue
(MEP member group Environmental Association for Great Lakes Education is featured) - WCCO: Project Energy: Friedman On A Green Economy
- Bemidji Pioneer Editorial: Forests play key role in energy goals
- Grand Forks Herald Opinion: Global warming — not so uncertain after all
- West Central Tribune: Ethanol expansion on hold in Benson: Chippewa Valley says construction costs, industry capacity make timing wrong
Insects
- Grand Forks Herald Opinion: Environment benefits from NAFTA, too
Mining
- Hibbing Daily Tribune: Public has a chance to comment
(MEP member group Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy is mentioned) - Duluth News Tribune: Minnesota Steel cleared to begin construction of Nashwauk plant
- Hibbing Daily Tribune: MPCA SAYS YES
- Mesabi Daily News: Nothing now should impede construction, production
Transportation
- Pioneer Press Letter: Bikes are traffic
(The author is with MEP member group Transit for Livable Communities)
Waste
- Grand Forks Herald: High marks for Mar-Kit
- St. Cloud Times: Efforts to recycle save mountains of space in area landfills
- Winona Daily News: Reviving the River: Volunteers take trash from river
Water
- Mesabi Daily News: Lake diversion urged
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