
Simple Tips for Sustainable Beauty
What is your carbon footprint? It’s something I’ve often contemplated — and felt guilty about — especially while driving the kids’ carpool. But here’s one thing I hadn’t considered: the beauty and personal care products that clutter my shower and sink (and under my sink!). Much of the packaging isn’t recyclable, and that’s a problem….

Why Your Climate Actions Matter
The weather just keeps getting wackier. In 2019, Minnesota had its wettest water year on record. In January 2020, we had our cloudiest stretch, and many of us felt the lack of sunshine in our moods. It seemed like the sun would never come again, until one day it did. I moved to Minnesota over…

Minnesota Farmer Rachel Brann Grows Local Flowers In A Changing Climate
Living in the Chicago suburbs, I first got the bug to become a farmer as a young teenager when my parents “volunteered” me to work a day on a local farm. Surprise – I loved the work so much! I really enjoyed being outside, and I enjoyed the communal aspect of the work. It felt…

Sage climate conversation—your perfect Thanksgiving dinner accompaniment
Ah, Thanksgiving. That special time of year when Aunt Lucia asks her niece when she’s going to get married—for the thirteenth time. When Uncle Antonne snaps the big piece of the wishbone and leaps from the table in mock celebration, sending little Darius running from the table in tears. When Grandma Eleanor has an unfortunate…

University of Minnesota student, Josh Solomon, is pursuing his passion for climate science
I’ve always had a passion for hockey and the outdoors. And, in a way, you could say those passions led me to study environmental science, policy, and management at the University of Minnesota. See, I was a hockey player back in my Edina High School days, and, when I graduated, I just didn’t feel ready…

ULLU Agriculture Advisor, Nick Goeser shares his hopeful view of climate-smart agriculture
Agriculture has shaped my life from the very beginning—I guess you could say it’s in my bones. I grew up in a Wisconsin dairy family. My dad was a dairy nutritionist, and my family has a dairy farm that my two uncles operate today. And, when the time came to head off to college—I studied…

Could Minnesota farmers and growers be the heroes of our climate challenge?
In a word, yes. In 2016, agriculture was responsible for nearly 15% of Minnesota’s carbon emissions. In the not-so-distant future, however, agriculture could not only go carbon neutral but carbon negative—offsetting emissions generated by the energy and industry sectors. What’s more, sequestering carbon in the soil could also address some of the dire economic challenges…

Bemidji Mayor, Rita Albrecht shares her perspectives on the climate challenge
Pull into Bemidji and you know you’ve arrived in God’s Country. Area lakes rimmed by towering pines beckon all who arrive to forget their worries. That feeling continues as the friendly folks at Minnesota Nice Cafe serve up a hot cup of coffee and a trademark warm smile. To put it simply, Bemidji is a…

Your killer Halloween costume—made climate-friendly
Is there a holiday that’s quite as much dang fun as Halloween? (No need to respond—the answer is obviously no.) It’s that time of year when there are no limits to how ridiculous we might be, no matter our age—a time when we can step outside the humdrum of our lives to let loose, to…

From rural Iowa to the heart of Minneapolis: This is my climate journey
I grew up in a very rural part of Iowa—where some of the richest soil in the world drives a strong agriculture-based local economy. And, like a lot of kids, my first part-time jobs were on some of those farms. In my downtime, though, it’s on the water where you’d find me—boating and fishing on…
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