News for Tuesday, December 11, 2007
by JenToday’s Topics: Agriculture, Energy, Great Lakes, Green Holidays, Global Warming, Health, Parks & Trails,Pesticides,Sustainable Building,Transportation,Water, Wildlife
- Star Tribune: Minn. senators take active role in farm bill
Dedicated Funding
- Star Tribune: Lori Sturdevant: Budgeting by ballot? I’m still not persuaded
- Star Tribune: ‘Won’t get fooled again’
Energy
- Grand Forks Herald: Minnesota looks at installing additional power lines (MEP member group MCEA quoted)
- Pioneer Press: Pawlenty, Richardson team up on wind power (MEP member group Fresh Energy quoted)
- Star Tribune: Pawlenty helps form national wind-power coalition (MEP member group Fresh Energy quoted)
- Star Tribune: Power line plan invites discussion (MEP member group Izaak Walton League – Midwest quoted)
- Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Great River Energy buys Elm Creek Wind Farm
- Minnesota Public Radio: Minnesota poised to become third largest producer of wind energy capacity
- Pioneer Press: Standing on oil
- Rochester Post Bulletin: Heating with wood and corn
- Rochester Post Bulletin: Wind-energy development to be topic of area forum
- Rochester Post Bulletin: Wind-power company considers operations building in LeRoy
- Star Tribune: Minneapolis gets grant to create solar energy
- Star Tribune: Xcel climbing the national ladder in wind production
Global Warming
- MinnPost: Want to slow global warming? Don’t cool a lot of beer
- Pioneer Press: U.S. still rejects caps on greenhouse gases
- Star Tribune: Worldwide protests call for urgent action to fight global warming
- Star Tribune: Scientists at climate conference tout lowly seaweed as global warming solution
Great Lakes
- Duluth News Tribune: Groups urge action on ballast water
Green Holidays
- Brainerd Dispatch: The Christmas tree as renewable resource
- Duluth News Tribune: Economists say buying local is a complicated ideal
- Hibbing Daily Tribune: Woman weaves ‘lady of the forest’ into symbol
- Rochester Post Bulletin: LED lights make Christmas greener
- Star Tribune: Green gifts (that aren’t dull and preachy)
Health
- Fargo Forum: Klobuchar speaks out on lead hazards
Land Conservation
- Star Tribune: Washington County eyes 600 acres for preservation
Parks & Trails
- Bemidji Pioneer: County to unveil park plan
- Timberjay: DNR taps Plan B for park funding
Pesticides
- Minnesota Monitor: As Wotzka Rescinds Lawsuit, Focus Intensifies on Atrazine
Sustainable Building
- Morris Sun Tribune: Living ‘green’ will soon be reality on UMM campus
Transportation
- Minnesota Monitor: Northstar Rail Supporters Celebrate $157 Million Federal Award (MEP member group Transit for Livable Communities quoted)
- Minnesota Monitor: Minneapolis Hopes Solar Panels Will Power Future City Vehicle Fleet
- Star Tribune: Finally, all aboard Northstar rail
- Star Tribune: Metro Transit Embraces Hybrid Technology
- Star Tribune: MnDOT: $30 million won’t prevent delays
- WCCO: Feds Grant $156.8 M for Northstar Rail Line
Water
- Grand Forks Herald: Lake recognition plan receives early support
- Star Tribune: Waukesha County group offers prize for saving the most water
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