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WILL STEGER Global Warming 101 A Global Warming Arctic-Recent changes mean more open water during the winter season. Before I dedicated myself full-time to the issue of global warming, I tried to understand the root of the problem. It became clear to me that people are socially disconnected from each …
Daniel LaMere Steiger House During the Eighties it was not uncommon for the fashionable sit-com characters to declare with liberated confidence, “these are the Eighties, after all,” announcing to everyone that we had arrived. We were a liberated people. It was an exciting time. Perhaps, though, we were too excited …
Sarah Ruth Lorenz How “green” is Minnesota’s government? Answering this question could involve examining various bills and polices. One needs to be cognizant of bills that have gained the legislature’s approval or what policies that are being enforced by state agencies, such as the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the …
Lark Weller Institute for Social, Economic, and Ecological Sustainability Gandhi believed that “the greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Sadly, everywhere we turn we see consumer products that have been tested on helpless animals. As many people struggle …
LoAnn Hilde The Green Mercantile, Duluth We are entering an age where concern for health and the environment is driving consumers to affect change with their financial decisions. Green retailers and businesses are specially suited to serve the “Cultural Creative” consumer, a market comprising 50 million individuals, or 26% of …
Eleise Jones Ruminator Review A home is made up of many things: foundation, structure, function, and of greatest importance, the people within its walls. A healthy home is a beautiful thing, for it implies a clean, life-supporting environment. Your home may include a whole household, or your dwelling may be …
Keith Pille For better or worse, the American political system is rooted very strongly in the tradition of a two-party system. Many “green” advocates are left to wonder whether their best course of action is to work within one of the two major parties, the Republicans and Democrats, which are …
Tara Wesely DIG Contributor In our consumer-driven culture, we vote with our dollars. Do you want to know that your purchase doesn’t perpetuate sweatshop labor? Do you wish you could buy a vehicle that better utilized available technology? Every purchase we make sends a message to Corporate America. Lets send …
Paul Gruchow Voices for the Land Minnesota. The name says it all: the land of sky blue waters. The place where prairies, forests, rivers, lakes, and valleys create a stunning tapestry on the land. A place where legend has a foothold in Paul Bunyan and Babe, the Blue Ox. Where …
Ami Voeltz Do It Green! Minnesota We wanted to present the Top 10 Green Cities in the U.S., but that would have become a whole project in itself. We’ll put that in our future projects file. In the meantime, here’s what Cy Yaokam of Urban Quality Communications in Michigan found …
