Policy: Testimony Before the MN House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee on Protection of Amara’s Law from H.F. 1627, which Provides Exemptions from PFAS Restrictions
Alliance President Terry Gips (left) and Alliance Board member and Clean Water Action MN Director Avonna Starck (right) testifying March 4 at the State Capitol before the MN House Committee …
Good News: California endorses the historic Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
California has joined 6 nation states in a global call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. Young people demanding its adoption at the COP 27 climate strike in Sharm el …
Sustainability Tip: Elizabeth Gilbert on how you can be a light unto the world in the new year
By Terry Gips, Alliance President Nine years ago, Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert shared this poignant story for New Year’s about the difference one “invisible worker” made in the …
Food for Thought: ESG, Elon Musk, and true sustainability
Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the official opening of the new Tesla electric car manufacturing plant. Credit: Christian Marquardt—Pool/Getty Images In a surprising decision in May, electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla …
Food for Thought: US help for Europe with natural gas may harm the climate and BIPOC communities
We are faced with a challenging conundrum: to meet Europe’s energy needs we may sacrifice meeting our climate goals. Due to the war in Ukraine and Europe’s commitment to forego …
Weekly e-Newsletter 4/27/2022
Art of the Week Thanks to the US Postal Service for memorializing the work of Minnesota-born, Native American artist George Morrison in these 5 newly-issued stamps “One of the nation’s greatest …
Weekly e-Newsletter 4/13/2022
Art of the Week Morning spider web with dew Original art by Alliance e-Newsletter editor Amy Durr, a writer, photographer, and gardener living on the beautiful gulf coast of Mississippi. …
Weekly e-Newsletter 4/8/2022
Art of the Week We’re all desperate to get back to normal. But should we? by Kumi Naidoo South African human rights and environmental activist Normal. What an average word So …
Weekly e-Newsletter 3/16
Art of the Week Give Peace Its Wings by Karen I Shragg American writer, poet, and activist I give peace its wings Every time I cut the confining ropes of hatred …