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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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