Sierra Club Condemns Minnesota Senate Republicans’ Retaliation Against Commerce Commissioner Steve Kelley
September 11, 2020
Today, Republicans in the Minnesota Senate voted to fire Department of Commerce Commissioner Steve Kelley in retaliation for doing his job and carrying out the mission of the Department of Commerce, which is charged with protecting the public...
Minnkota’s Project Tundra: A billion dollar boondoggle?
September 11, 2020
Minnkota Power Cooperative claims that Project Tundra, when complete, will capture 90% of carbon using Carbon Capture Sequestration (CCS) and will cost $1.1 billion total to build.
But if this project fails as badly as Petra Nova, who will end up...
Stewards Update
September 3, 2020
Stewards advocate for policies related to water, forests, and wildlife - updates on their latest meetings and research.
Campaign Teams Update
September 3, 2020
Campaign teams advocate for legislative change on environmental issues - updates from our Zero Waste, Clean Energy and Land Use and Transportation teams.
Sierra Club Endorses Quinn Nystrom for Congress
September 1, 2020
Today the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Quinn Nystrom for Minnesota's 8th Congressional District.
The Anthropocene and the Time of Man
August 28, 2020
When Joni Mitchell was thinking about time in 1969, I was a kid in college; not too bright but hoping to figure things out. After a couple quarters as a bewildered biology student I stumbled upon geology and its geologic time scale (GTS); a...
Sierra Club Applauds Walz Administration for Staying the Course on Line 3 Appeal
August 19, 2020
The Sierra Club applauds the Minnesota Department of Commerce and Governor Tim Walz for their decision to continue their appeal of the Certificate of Need for Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline.
Groups Challenge PUC’s Latest Flawed Line 3 Approval in Court
August 18, 2020
Opponents of Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 pipeline filed a lawsuit with the Court of Appeals today challenging the Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) approval of permits for the project.
Sierra Club Political Action Committee statement on Jen McEwen’s Victory in Senate District 7
August 12, 2020
“This is a great day for Duluth. Jen McEwen will be an effective progressive Senator on many issues, and it’s a great day for all Minnesotans because we are one vote closer to finally taking real action on the climate and growing jobs in a new green...
Primary Election Wins for Sierra Club -- and for Minnesota
August 12, 2020
Electing the Clean Water and Climate Champions we need now - While mail-in ballots will continue to come in for a few more days, it looks likely that Sierra Club endorsed candidates were undefeated in Tuesday’s primary.