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By John O. Anfinson, Superintendent of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area The Mississippi River today has become an artifact of human construction, because of what humans have done to it over the past 150 years. Navigation improvements, floodplain levees, a refuge and even early biological manipulations have transformed …
Frontiers in the Environment: Big Questions with Matteo Convertino, IonE Resident Fellow and Assistant Professor, School of Public Health; and Craig Hedberg, Professor, School of Public Health Despite being a global concern, food safety is addressed in a systematic way only in some developed countries. We need an integrated …
Frontiers in the Environment: Big Questions with Hari Osofsky, IonE Resident Fellow, Law School Professor and Energy Transition Lab Faculty Director; and Ellen Anderson, Energy Transition Lab Executive Director Our energy system is transitioning in ways that create critical challenges. Evolving approaches to sources of energy, electricity and transportation, …
Frontiers in the Environment: Big Questions with: Patrick Hamilton, Ione Resident Fellow and Director, Science Museum of Minnesota’s Global Change Initiatives; Anne Hunt, Environmental Policy Director, City of Saint Paul; Peter Frosch, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Greater MSP; and Mike Greco, Lecturer, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, Humphrey …
Frontiers in the Environment: Big Questions with: Steve Polasky, Ione Resident Fellow; Project Lead, Natural Capital Project; and Professor, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences Natural environments such as grasslands, forests and wetlands provide ecosystem services —benefits such as clean air and water and eye-pleasing landscapes. We …
Frontiers in the Environment: Big Questions with: Bonnie Keeler, Lead Scientist, Natural Capital Project; Deb Swackhamer, Program Director, Water Resources Center; and John Linc Stine, Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Minnesota has a reputation as a land of abundant, high-quality lakes and rivers. But is our water clean enough? Addressing …
Frontiers in the Environment: Big Questions with: David Gillette, Special Correspondent, Twin Cities Public Television; Amy Koch, Small Business Owner and Former Minnesota Senate Majority Leader; and Mark Andrew, President, Greenmark With all the statewide constitutional offices up for grabs — plus a federal senate seat — it’s a …
Frontiers in the Environment: Big Questions with Nicholas Jordan, IonE Resident Fellow and Professor of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences; and Carissa Schively Slotterback, Associate Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs Agriculture is in the midst of a revolutionary transformation. Output is rapidly …
Frontiers in the Environment: Big Questions with Cathy Jordan, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Extension Children, Youth, and Family Consortium These days, kids spend more time staring at a computer monitor or playing with electronic games than they do interacting with nature. Cathy Jordan will address questions such as: What …
Frontiers in the Environment: Big Questions with Steve Polasky, IonE Resident Fellow, Natural Capital Project Lead Scientist and Professor, College Of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences; Amy Skoczlas Cole, Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Pentair; J. Drake Hamilton, Science Policy Director, Fresh Energy; Chris P. Lambe, Managing Director, Agriculture and …
