This Week’s Topics: Agriculture & Food, Cleaner Cars, Energy, Global Warming, Great Outdoors & Heritage Amendment, Legislative Priorities, Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Trails, Solid Waste, Toxics, Transportation, Water, Wildlife, Latest Updates for Loon Commons Blog

Agriculture & Food

• In-Forum: Rural feedlots placed under Clay oversight

Cleaner Cars

• Minnesota Monitor: Minnesota joins vehicle emissions lawsuit against EPA
• Minnesota Public Radio: Swanson sues EPA over tailpipe emissions
• St. Paul Pioneer Press: Minnesota / State joins emissions suit against EPA

Energy

• Bemidji Pioneer: Doyle, Pawlenty want to take energy lead
• MinnPost: GROWING FUEL: Third of four articles – Ethanol reduces need for imported oil, but its energy savings are costly
  (MEP member group Fresh Energy mentioned)
• MinnPost: GROWING FUEL: Second of four articles – Despite the hype, experts question corn ethanol’s environmentally friendly image
  (MEP member groups Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy mentioned)
• Minnesota Public Radio: Wind farmers want their two cents
• Minnesota Public Radio: Alternative energy plans a boost to wildlife habitat
  (MEP member group Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy mentioned)
• WCCO: Project Energy: Pawlenty, Doyle To Push Energy Goals At Conference
• WCCO: Project Energy: Bioenergy Could Create Farming, Sport Opportunity
  (MEP member group Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy mentioned)

Global Warming

• Minnesota Monitor: Climate efforts could create two kinds of green

• WCCO: Project Energy: Peatland Protection Could Ward Off Climate Change

Great Outdoors & Heritage Amendment

• Star Tribune: Dennis Anderson: Fight is not for the weak of heart

Legislative Priorities

• ECM Publishers: Minnesota Environmental Partnership presents 2008 legislative agenda

• Minnesota Monitor: Carbon cap, car emissions, bonding on environmental agenda

• MinnPost: Some new — and old — ideas to protect Minnesota’s resources

• Minnesota Public Radio: Environmental groups lay out legislative agenda

• St. Paul Legal-Ledger: MEP wish list

Outdoor Recreation

• Duluth News Tribune: DNR considers ban on lead shot for small game
  (MEP member group Audubon Minnesota mentioned)

Parks & Trails

• Duluth News Tribune: Minnesota state parks need $100 million in upkeep

• MinnPost: Pawlenty’s plan for new state park drawing attention — and questions
  (MEP member group Parks and Trails Council of Minnesota mentioned)

Solid Waste

• Minnesota Monitor: Minnesota e-cycling law brings manufacturers together

Toxics

• Minnesota Public Radio: 3M proposes cleanup plan for PFC contamination

Transportation

• Associated Press: Minnesota Legislature: Transportation showdown likely

• Minnesota Public Radio: Looking for LRT funding

• Star Tribune: Tax, transportation accord far away

Water

• Minnesota Public Radio: 5,000 gallons of leaking gas still trapped in sewer

• Star Tribune: Editorial: Bottles, bottles everywhere

Wildlife

• Duluth News Tribune: Woman offers cabin owner $1,000 to spare Solo

• WCCO: Minn. Woman Offers $1,000 To Leave Bear Alone

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