Environment

The great green energy debate

by Mary Turck, 4/1/6/08 • If all the heat generated by community debates over biomass, biofuels and green energy could be channeled into the grid, the Twin Cities could go petroleum-free any day now. Unfortunately, we have no way to harness that energy to light the streets or run the trains. Instead, vehement and sometimes vitriolic discussion sometimes narrows the focus of the debate to what's wrong with one source of energy, rather than a broad analysis of costs of various kinds of energy and conservation. MORE »

Clean cars vs. clean fuels

By Nick Busse, Session Weekly
When members of the House agriculture policy and finance committees sat down to hear arguments for and against toughening Minnesota’s vehicle emission standards April 7, they were probably hoping to cMORE »

The dirt on composting

By Melissa Slachetka, TC Daily Planet

Produced by worms. (Photo by Melissa Slachetka)

Spring is here, buds are forming on trees, and soon flowers will start blooming. It's time to organize your yard and plant some seeds. It's also the perfect time to think about composting.MORE »

Urban gardens grow

By Margaret Reinhardt, TC Daily Planet

Photo courtesy of GardenWorks

St. Paul renter Joe Poepping remembers his parents' backyard garden in Pierz, Minnesota.MORE »

Old electronics piling up? Be green and recycle this weekend

By Chris Shields, Minnesota 2020
Technological progress is a good thing. Unfortunately, that progress leaves a lot of old TVs and gadgets in the trash.MORE »

Oh the noise noise noise noise

By Dave Healy, Park Bugle
Noise is in the ear of the listener.

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Putting a face on food

By Lori Wolter, TC Daily Planet

Photos from La Finca CSA

The Fleischman family knows where their food comes from.
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Cap and trade conundrum

By Nick Busse, Session Weekly
When the Legislature enacted a law last year committing Minnesota to an 80 percent reduction in its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, it sealed the debate on global warming — sort of.

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Tree thoughts

By Dave Healy, Park Bugle
Perhaps because they dwarf us as does no other living thing, trees inspire a reverence unmatched in the natural world.MORE »

Green industry stands ready to stimulate the economy

By Lee Egerstrom, Minnesota 2020
The wind sweeps across the plains. Construction materials are hauled to landfills to decompose, rather than converted to energy.MORE »
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