Guide for Congregations taking Climate Action
Here is our new guide for congregations taking climate action with practical steps for: Four Levels of action – reducing CO2 – with Your congregation’s building Your congregation’s members Your …
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Climate Solutions and Economic Opportunities
Minnesota’s New Climate Action Plan Learn how our State can achieve it’s goal to reduce CO2 by 80% while strengthening our Economy. Here are our notes from the July 20, …
25 Fun Green Actions
We have a list of 25 Fun Green Actions you can take with your neighbors to share at your national night-out gathering tonight – including adopt a storm drain, a zero waste challenge, …
New Grants Available for GreenStep Cities
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 to Join Xcel’s Partners in Energy Program
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, …
The Regenerative Economy
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 …
Restoration, Personal and Planetary
I had a long conversation yesterday with Alliance co-founder Terry Gips. I consider myself quite fortunate to be working alongside Terry, and Executive Director Sean Goseiwski, who have together built …
Building a new economy
Last week was New Economy Week, according to these folks. As someone who lives outside the echo chamber, mostly focusing on my family, my own work, and my immediate community, …
Sustainability means keeping things
I am so fortunate to be connected to people who have the time and space to save things, and the amazing thing about this era is that we can communicate …
Not all that is renewable is sustainable
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 …