Do you want fossil free electricity?
By Tim Wulling Xcel Energy plans to provide fossil free electricity in 2050 and to build a new fossil gas power plant in 2027. Does that seem like a contradiction?... Read More
Get creative, get committed (and shovel!)
By Pat Thompson Commentary We’re coming up for air after the grueling election and recovering from a divisive presidency. And we’re still in the depths of the pandemic, and we’re... Read More
Living green, dying green
By Mindy Keskinen “We are all beginners when it comes to dying and death,” says Anne Murphy, an end-of-life educator, of St. Paul. Anne Murphy “Deepening our relationship with death... Read More
Cheap clothes have human, environmental costs
By Karen Lilley,Commentary Closet cleaning was a satisfying pandemic project for many. Another project might be to consider where those clothes came from and where they’re going. Clothing is a... Read More
Unearned white privilege—different life experiences
By Ranae Hanson, Commentary Why a column about white privilege from a group focused on climate change? Because racial justice is essential to climate justice. We wonder sometimes why we... Read More
Environmental lessons from a pandemic in progress
By Jessica Hellmann Editor’s Note: Jessica Hellmann directs the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment, based on the St. Paul campus, where she is also a professor of ecology.... Read More
