What’s happening at the Alliance for Sustainability
New Grants are now available for GreenStep Cities to strengthen their green teams! MPCA Sponsorships for Events that Implement GreenStep Best Practices Opportunity: The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency seeks to …
Your city can apply by March 19 to join Xcel’s Partners in Energy Program to help you meet your community’s energy conservation goals As communities are becoming more energy aware, …
As I have mentioned, it was recently New Economy Week. We at the Alliance, busy with energy and water and food meetings and writing, are still getting caught up on …
Last week, MPR reported that New Era Wind LLC has informed the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission that it will end its effort to build a 78 megawatt wind farm in …
I bicycle for so many reasons, and yesterday morning two circumstances in my daily commute (which is drop-off and pick-up from preschool — I’m one of those fortunate folks whose …
As part of the strategic planning process currently underway at the Alliance, we have been looking at existing sustainability resources in order to identify where we best fit. I get …
A recent Salon article suggests sustainable seafood is a fantasy. It quotes ecologist Carl Safina of Blue Ocean Institute: “You can’t rely on anybody selling you fish to be truthful …
Join the Alliance at the State Fair! On August 29, from 6:00 to 6:50 p.m., and August 30 from 2:00 to 2:50 p.m. on the Sustainability Stage of the Eco-Experience …
Aaron Klemz of the Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness makes an eloquent case for an alternative to dependence on resource extraction in the Northwoods. This is an excerpt of …
Solar demand is growing exponentially and some companies see cutting corners as a competitive advantage. The Guardian reports that some solar panel manufacturers are compromising their commitment to recycling in order …
