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Spicer Clean Energy Tour
Written by Sierra Club intern Jennifer Wang On Wednesday, July 13th, a group of 30 elected officials, business leaders and local citizens attended a Clean Energy Tour hosted by the Sierra Club in...
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Solar Thermal in St. Paul
Written by Sierra Club intern Jennifer Wang Photo by District Energy Did you know that the largest solar thermal project in the Upper Midwest is right here in St. Paul? It’s also the first in the...
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Building the Clean Energy Economy
Written by Sierra Club intern Ben Hellerstein Photo by CERTs Across the state, Minnesotans are building a clean energy economy from the ground up. Our Clean Energy Tour on July 13 took us to the small...
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Minneapolis Clean Energy Tour
Written by Sierra Club intern Amber Buening On Saturday, July 30, Sierra Club North Star Chapter hosted their second Clean Energy Tour in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Our group of about 50...
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Rochester Clean Energy Tour
Local Rochester residents, community organizers, and elected officials were given a chance to learn about clean energy improvements and green jobs in their area on Tuesday October 11th at the...
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Lignite Energy Council's Myths about EPA's Regional Haze Rule
Even the dirtiest coal needs a lobbyist, that’s where the Lignite Energy Council whose mission is to maintain a viable industry for their dirty product comes in. They’re on a rampage in North Dakota...
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The Electric Car's Revenge Arrives on the Big Screen
Guest post by Gina Coplon-Newfield, Sierra Club Senior Campaign Representative for Electric Vehicles Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives to the premiere in a Tesla. Photo credit: Gina Coplon-Newfield. I was...
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Will we see national mercury standards for power plants?
Will we see national mercury standards for power plants? In 2006, under Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota enacted a state standard to reduce mercury pollution from the three largest coal...
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Forty more years of burning coal—and cheaper, cleaner alternatives ignored
Guest post by J. Drake Hamilton, originally posted at Fresh Energy blog An administrative law judge recommended today that Otter Tail Power Company be allowed to proceed with a plan to charge...
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National League of Women Voters President visited Minnesota to fight for...
by Joshua Low National League of Women Voters President Elisabeth MacNamara visited Rochester and White Bear Lake last week to fight for clean air through public education forums, visits to newspaper...
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Join us for an Austin Clean Energy Tour!
Tour participants in Rochester Interested local citizens will join elected officials and clean energy business leaders for a tour of clean, renewable energy and conservation projects in Austin on...
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Austin Clean Energy Tour Recap
by Carson Gorecki On Friday, December 16th, the Sierra Club partnered with the Isaac Walton League Midwest Office, Izaak Walton League Austin Chapter, Austin Audubon Society, and the Minnesota...
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Students, Community Members Pack Community Meeting About Minnesota's Energy...
By Dan Bauer, Sierra Club Campus Beyond Coal Co-Chair Rachel Van Allen welcomes students and community members to Making the Switch. Photo credit: Christy Newell Over one hundred supporters of clean...
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Clean Energy Stories - Christopher Childs
by Matthew Dybedahl and Stephanie Spitzer When driving along Hall Avenue above the bluffs of St. Paul, you wouldn’t notice anything out of the ordinary from these historic homes if you weren’t looking...
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Solar video sneak peek!
Against a backdrop of a garbage burning plant in Minneapolis, Minn., Able Energy Co. is fitting the Royalston Maintenance Facility with solar panels to provide clean energy to the building. IBEW...
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Kingfield Neighborhood Hosts Solar Tour
by Cassandra Hall Hello! I’m Cassandra Hall, and I’m with the Sierra Club North Star Chapter this summer as their Clean Energies intern! If you have a clean energies story or event that you think I...
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Emerging Sustainability Efforts in Latino Businesses
Guest Blog by Matt Kazinka, Latino Economic Development Center's Green Initiatives Coordinator Energy efficiency might not be on the menu, but Latino-owned restaurants like Taqueria Los Ocampo are...
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Minnesotans “Do the Math”
By David Howd Photo credit: MN350.org On November 30, the Ted Mann Concert Hall in Minneapolis was filled to capacity with seasoned environmental activists and younger people passionate about the...
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Will Minnesota Lead on Solar in 2013?
By Stephanie SpitzerWill this be the year that we make Minnesota a solar leader? With the start of the new legislative session, we have a greater opportunity than ever before to tell our legislators...
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Minneapolis Considers Building Energy Ratings to Improve Efficiency
UPDATE: The Minneapolis City Council voted 13-0 to adopt this ordinance on 2/8/2013. photo credit: Jeff Johnson Imagine you are in the market for a new office and your company wants to minimize its...
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