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Tara Wesely Remember the Exxon Valdez oil spill? Immediately following this disaster, a coalition of environmentalists and investors realized that in order to effect real environmental change, they needed industry leaders to accept responsibility for their company’s impacts on the environment. The coalition drafted the below principles – originally …
Emily Moore Minnesota Pollution Control Agency We live in a time when world views are clashing and colliding everywhere. Evidence of this is all around us-religious views, political views, lifestyles-the list goes on and on. One such collision occurs in the way we view public health. One view, developed early …
Don Vasatka, The School of Environmental Studies Wind power has always been present in the background of alternative energy resources – an available source of energy but one which is not used to its fullest potential because of its high costs. With increasing fuel prices and more efficient technology, the …
WENDY GRETHEN Freelance writer Duluth has been stepping up to the global warming plate since May of 2001 by passing a resolution to join the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign sponsored by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives. The goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air …
Jennifer Harmening Urban Gardener Urban chicken laws vary from city to city in Minnesota. Recent laws have made it easier for residents to raise backyard chickens in the Twin Cities and many neighbors are taking advantage of the opportunity for fresh eggs and a closer connection to their food supply. …
Joshua Low Blue Green Alliance Working people and environmentalists both have a stake in building the new, green economy. Transforming our economy through renewable energy, energy efficiency, mass transit and rail, a new smart grid and other solutions to global warming, has the potential to create millions of jobs, while …
Matthew Lang Midtown Greenway Coalition “When I go biking, I repeat a mantra of the dayâs sensations: bright sun, blue sky, warm breeze, blue jay’s call, ice melting and so on. This helps me transcend the traffic, ignore the clamorings of work, leave all the mind theaters behind and focus …
Did you know that the government cannot mandate safety studies of cosmetics, and only 11% of the 10,500 ingredients the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has documented in products have been assessed for safety by the cosmetic industry’s review panel? You can now search for the beauty products you and …
Ramy Selim, Owner Sunny Day Earth Solutions Sunny Day Earth Solutions to Build the First Straw Bale Building in Twin Cities Since 1998 Sunny Day Earth Solutions, a local eco-business based out of the Como neighborhood in Minneapolis has recently been approved by the city to begin construction on a …
Brooke Owen La mayoría aprecia un césped bonito. Pero el césped tiene otras funciones importantes. El césped absorbe agua, ayudando a reducir la erosión y a proteger la calidad del agua. Cuidar tu césped puede causar problemas ambientales. Uno de los problemas más grandes proviene del uso de fertilizantes. Los …
