IRA’s historic investments in renewable energy bolster case against MN Power’s proposed Nemadji Trail Energy Center
August 29, 2022
In their reply comment filed Monday, Clean Energy Organizations (CEOs) emphasized the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as the latest in a long list of reasons the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission should cancel Minnesota Power’s plan to build the...
The Connection Between Zero Waste & The Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC)
August 16, 2022
North Minneapolis residents have been calling for the closure of the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC) trash incinerator for years. It is past its lifespan and should have been closed several years ago. Trash incineration is detrimental to our...
People’s Climate and Equity Plan
August 15, 2022
No matter whether we’re black, white, brown, or what community we call home, everyone deserves to live in an equitable, healthy neighborhood and a safe climate. Right now, Minneapolis is not on track to meet its climate goals, and the city has some...
True Corporate Responsibility, An Answer to the Plastics Crisis
August 15, 2022
When I joined the Zero Waste Task Force, I was interested in creating less trash and wanted to get better at recycling and composting. I’m still a big fan of recycling and composting, but when it comes to plastic, the more I learn, the more I try to...
Working for Climate Justice in Saint Paul
August 13, 2022
Saint Paul's Climate Justice Advisory Board (CJAB) was established in 2020 to work toward carbon neutrality for the city and its residents. Board member Dominique Diaddigo-Cash details the work of the board over the past 2 years, and their...
Building Positive Partnerships
August 11, 2022
When a majority white-led organization such as the Sierra Club approaches a BIPOC-led environmental justice organization with an offer “to partner,” it can land with a great deal of ambivalence and skepticism. Case in point: recently, our Clean...
Another End of the World is Possible
August 10, 2022
On one side of our planet’s tipping point is life as we know it. On the other, as UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres puts it, are “major cities under water; unprecedented heatwaves; terrifying storms; widespread water shortages; the extinction of...
How to Get Great Local Emails
August 9, 2022
Do you wish you knew more about Sierra Club advocacy actions, events, and outings happening across Minnesota? We’d love to tell you about them.