There are over 850 different authors’ voices in the articles posted here discussing sustainability issues from food to transportation to family to business. Most of the authors are Minnesotans who wanted to share the information they feel is important for you to know to keep Minnesota healthy and sustainable. Many of the articles were written for Do It Green! Magazine, while others are from outside publications or web sites.
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Sam Tracy & Mark Peterson Culture Change (formerly Auto-Free Times) As clear as the phrase ‘auto-free’ might seem, it is open to some interpretation. Within the context of contemporary conditions, the choice to live auto-free occurs for a variety of reasons. The choice is made less free because of transportation …
Sue Roegge Climate Project 1. Commit to Educating Yourself about Global Warming: • Read the articles in this Global Warming section. • Research more in-depth about Global Warming online: – globalwarming101.com – fresh-energy.org • Sign up for email updates: – climatecrisis.net – sierraclub.org • Legislative information and bill tracking: – leg.state.mn.us – usa.gov Keep in mind that even the most …
Reprinted from the Los Angeles Green Pages You’d love to change the world – but by the time you get off work, you’re too tired to change anything but the TV channel. You need to make a living and pay the rent, but you wish you could find a …
Eli Effinger-Weintraub Do It Green! Minnesota Nothing tastes better on a hot summer day than a crisp, cool salad. Before you toss up that salad, consider where the lettuce and other fruits and vegetables on your summer plates come from. If it’s like most conventional produce in this country, it …
Kristin Thiel Do It Green! Magazine There is a frightening loss of seed and plant diversity worldwide. It is up to us to practice and encourage others to conserve. It is important to make sure your seeds are: Certified Organic – Verified by Independent Agencies Open-Pollinated – Self-Reproducing, Non-Hybrids GMO-Free …
Did you know that most TVs and computer monitors contain two to eight pounds of toxic lead? Many electronics contain other toxic metals like mercury and cadmium, too. If any of these contaminants get into our rivers, streams, or lakes, they can harm our health and damage the environment. Most …
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 …
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 …
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Sraddha Helfrich University Of Minnesota Medical Student It seems like everywhere you go, you hear and see mention of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Holistic healing. What exactly is meant by these terms and why are more Americans turning to CAM for treatment, making it the fastest growing sector …
Sara Grochowski Do It Green! Minnesota Health is more than just the absence of disease; rather, it is a state of physical, mental and social well-being. We use the term health to describe anything from the physical state of our body to that of our soil. More and more studies …
