News for October 30, 2006
by adminToday’s topics: Development, Energy, Global Warming, Great Outdoors, Mercury, Off-Highway Vehicles, Solid Waste, Transportation, and Water.
Development
- Star Tribune: Trooien says he’s not giving up or giving in on Bridges
(MEP member group Friends of the Mississippi River is quoted) - Star Tribune: Selling green
- Pioneer Press: End of the road for the iconic cul-de-sac
Energy
- Duluth News Tribune: Biomass boilers energize timber industry
Global Warming
- Minnesota Public Radio: Churches tie environment and faith
(MEP member group Fresh Energy is mentioned)
Great Outdoors
- Duluth News Tribune: Hunters benefit from program that secures private-land easements
(MEP member groups The Nature Conservancy and Trust for Public Land are mentioned) - New Ulm Journal: Private falls become public
(MEP member group Trust for Public Land is featured) - Duluth News Tribune: Less access for hunters
Mercury
- Star Tribune: Mercury in fluorescent bulbs
Off-Highway Vehicles
- Star Tribune: ‘Pink Power’ drives ATV sales
Solid Waste
- West Central Tribune: Could glass fragments lead to better roads
Transportation
- Grand Forks Herald Opinion: Transportation amendment – No
- International Falls Daily Journal Editorial: Court ruled correctly
- Worthington Daily Globe: Amendment sparks gridlock
Water
- Star Tribune: Buhl Water bottling the pride of a city
- Worthington Daily Globe: Fish Lake plagued with septic woes





























