Help stop the fossil fuel industry by changing your bank
Customers are demanding change from their financial institutions, and big banks aren’t listening. So it’s time to stop giving them our business. Bank of America, Chase, Citibank, and Wells Fargo...
View ArticleFighting industrial pollution for the health of our communities
All people, no matter the color of their skin, their background, their salary, or where they live, have a right to breathe uncontaminated air. Where I grew up in Munster, Indiana, windy days would...
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Older Minnesotans say ‘No’ to funding fossil fuels
Over three hundred and twenty-seven billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) have been released into the atmosphere since 1950 from fossil fuels burned in the United States. Those of us who grew up...
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Solar stories: Making the future bright
Solar allows us to access an abundant, renewable resource to generate sustainable energy. It also offers an opportunity to shift our relationship with the Earth in a healthier direction. Bob Blake is...
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Treaty Education in Action
For nine weeks in the spring of 2023, we peacefully held space in an 1855 Sugarbush/Treaty Camp while protecting approximately 600 acres of wilderness located in the Buena Vista State Forest in...
View ArticleLooking back and looking forward: How organizing in 2022 led to wins in 2023
There is a lot of reason for optimism in 2023 as a climate-concerned majority in the Minnesota House and Senate passed ambitious legislation to reduce carbon emissions and ensure a just transition to...
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Stories of building energy efficiency for stronger, healthier communities
Building energy leaks are one of the greatest sources of fossil fuel consumption in the cold Midwest, and sealing and heating upgrades are one of the most in-demand services on residential and...
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Worker protection stories: Building an equitable Minneapolis
Climate justice encapsulates more than working against climate change. Working toward sustainability must not only be about the environment, but about protecting the people in our community as well....
View ArticleThe problem with net zero
Last month was Climate Week in NYC, and while many are underwhelmed by the ambition, there was a lot to celebrate, including a massive mobilization of climate activists, Biden’s new announcement of...
View ArticleClimate change: What to read, watch and listen to (part 2)
We last wrote about our recommendations to read, watch, and listen to back during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it felt like our original list could use a refresh. So once again, we...
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