MICHELLE ROSIER and KATHARINA MOELLER Sierra Club After an extraordinary 2007 legislative session that set Minnesota on the path to a comprehensive plan for curbing greenhouse gas emissions, the 2008 legislature encountered delays in implementing real climate change solutions. First, Governor Pawlenty’s Office of Energy Security stalled release of the …
AMI VOELTZ Do It Green! Minnesota Two ice shelves in Canada’s far north have lost massive sections since August. The Wilkins Ice Shelf has experienced further break-up with an area of about 160 square kilometers breaking off. Researchers monitoring daily satellite images of Greenland’s glaciers have discovered break-ups at two …
NEELY CRANE-SMITH Center for Energy and Environment Thousands of Minnesotans are taking real, measurable actions in their homes to lighten their carbon footprints, save money and curb global warming. When it comes to reducing your household’s carbon footprint, the fastest, cheapest and easiest way to make a real difference is …
WILL STEGER Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy On March 29, 2008, the Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy launched its second Global Warming 101 Expedition, a 62-day, 1400-mile dogsled expedition across Ellesmere Island. Explorer Will Steger selected six young adventurers to join him in an effort to educate youth, …
By Ami Voeltz & Sara Grochowski Do It Green! Minnesota The phrase “global warming” has almost become overused in mainstream media. Anyone who is not at least vaguely aware of the threat would seemingly have been hiding under a rock during the last several years. However, many of us may …
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 …
CARA LETOFSKY Policy Aide for Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak The City of Minneapolis continues to be a national leader on reducing the impact of global warming on our planet. Minneapolis’ sustainability work is guided by 24 indicators that measure our progress at creating a sustainable future for our residents. Adopted …
ANNE HUNT Sustainability Coordinator for the City of St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and the Saint Paul City Council are committed to making Saint Paul “The Most Livable City in America” and a leader in sustainable urban living. The City will take proactive steps to protect the air, water and …
ANNE MORSE Winona County Sustainability Cdtr. Environmental change is coming to the historic Mississippi River town of Winona, and that change is coming fast. The summer of 2007 saw the development of a groundbreaking collaboration to integrate sustainable behaviors into the institutional fabric of the community. Demonstrating genuine leadership, all …
JENNIFER McLOUGHLIN Program Management Specialist, City of Woodbury Is it possible for one of the fastest growing cities in Minnesota to be sustainable? The City of Woodbury has committed to try. In March 2006, Woodbury’s Energy Conservation Task Force invited polar explorer Will Steger to speak to the community about …
Brian Merchant MN PostCarbon We need to figure out how to live without fossil fuels for two reasons: First, burning fossil fuels remains the biggest contributor to greenhouse gases, the cause of global warming and climate change. Second, the world’s supply of oil and natural gas will soon decline, which …
J. DRAKE HAMILTON Science Policy Director, Fresh Energy The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released data that show that the winter period December 2006 through February 2007 was the warmest winter on record, globally. In 2006, an IPCC report (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) said that the likelihood that …
NICOLE ROM Executive Director, Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy Many researchers and educators argue that young children are not mature enough to handle the reality of climate change, and parents are often understandably overwhelmed by the task of translating the technicalities of climate change to so young an audience. …
SUE ROEGGE Climate Project Install compact fluorescent light bulbs Weather proof your home Keep up proper car maintenance including checking your tire pressure Eat locally, buy local grocery products as much as possible Install aerators on water faucets Use recycled paper products Compost all food scraps and yard waste Reduce …
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: – …
GREENGUARDIAN.COM popular website Global warming: it’s a big topic these days, and people want to know what they can do to help. Most people don’t realize it, but one way to reduce global warming is to recycle paper products. Paper recycling helps in the following ways: Energy Savings-Pulp and paper …
Unknown Unknown The WE Campaign is a project of The Alliance for Climate Protection-a nonprofit, nonpartisan effort founded by Nobel laureate and former Vice President Al Gore. The goal of the Alliance is to build a movement that creates the political will to solve the climate crisis-in part through repowering …
J. DRAKE HAMILTON Science Policy Director, Fresh Energy U.S. Congress The U.S. Congress, after years of inaction, is currently focusing significant attention on global warming and on legislative proposals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Some of the proposed bills would do what scientists have been counseling us to do for …
Will Steger, Elizabeth Andre and Abby Fenton The Baffin Island Expedition Educators and explorers Will Steger, John Stetson, Elizabeth Andre and Abby Fenton joined three Inuit hunters on a 1200-mile, four-month-long dogsled expedition across the Canadian Arctic’s Baffin Island from February thru May of 2007. The expedition traveled over traditional …
J. DRAKE HAMILTON Science Policy Director, Fresh Energy Given the absence of national action on global warming, U.S. states have been enacting laws and regulations to reduce pollution. And now Minnesota has joined that list of forward-thinking states by enacting a law with some of the strongest global warming reduction …
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 …
