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See the full gallery on Posterous Where: Lake Maria State Park is located about 55 miles northwest of Minneapolis and about 22 miles southeast of St. Cloud. When: August 4 - 5 How: Northstar train from Target Field ...

On Thursday the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) decided to delay a decision on the future of Minnesota Power’s oldest coal-fired power plants for at least a year, following months of public input and official filings. T...

Ray Schmitz and Joshua Low celebrate the vote to retire Rochester Public Utilities Silver Lake Coal Plant. In a victory for clean energy and clean air, the Rochester Public Utilities (RPU) board voted unanimously today to retire the dir...

by Megan McNeil, Sierra Club Intern Uptown Art Fair crowd Sierra Club volunteers have been asking everyone to sign our solar petition asking Xcel to help us get 10% of Minnesota’s energy by 2030.Xcel Energy most recent long-term ...

By Cassandra Hall There are many state-wide organizations that promote environmentally-friendly, sustainable lifestyle practices, and work to raise awareness of climate change and its influence from and on people both locally and glob...

credit: Clean Energy Resource Teams This week, the city of Lindstrom announced plans to install solar on public buildings that would save the city $1400/year on their energy bills. Lindstrom will lease solar arrays for its City Hall, pu...

The Sierra Club North Star Chapter has over 13,000 members in Minnesota, and over 2,500 active volunteers. We always say we're "your friends and neighbors," but how well do you really know us? The North Star Chapter is planning to produce ...

By Ron Williams, Land Use and Transportation Committee Citizen testifiers and from representatives from Sierra Club and Transit for Livable Communities: Kathleen, Joshua, Ron and Bill. “The transportation system must be acces...

This is an exploratory outing for the adventurous at heart! Our destination is Lake Maria State Park, an area containing lakes and remnant maple-basswood forest, northwest of the Twin Cities. We'll use Northstar Commuter Rail from Target F...

Photo caption: Bob Ryan of the United Steelworkers speaks in front of Cargill headquarters.On July 9, Minnesotans rallied outside Cargill headquarters to speak up against corporate control of international trade negotiations, and demand ...