Minnesota PCA Refuses to Give Public Adequate Time to Weigh in on Line 3 Permit
March 24, 2020
Today, in response to calls from local advocates to extend the public comment period on a key water crossing permit for Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 tar sands pipeline, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced an extension of just one week....
Flying Caterpillars and Cool Rocks
March 23, 2020
In normal circumstances, I’d be happy to disappear into my room with popcorn and Netflix for days on end. By all means, I should be happy that everyone is practicing social isolation. Yay, more introverts! Easier excuses! Less pressure to go...
Banking on Climate Change: Minnesota’s Fossil Fuel Projects Funded By Wall Street
March 18, 2020
Minnesotans care for one another and our planet. Clean water and a healthy climate for our children are values we all share. Yet despite the ongoing climate crisis, Wall Street continues to pour money into fossil fuel projects significant to...
A Partnership Forms in Opposition to NTEC Gas Plant
March 18, 2020
A proposed fracked gas power plant near the Twin Ports puts our health — and the natural environment — at risk. Why is the Sierra Club against this proposal? Where are we in the (long, slow, and bureaucratic) approval process? And what can you do to...
The Minneapolis Garbage Burner is Bad
March 13, 2020
I’m old enough to remember when the downtown Minneapolis garbage burner, euphemistically named the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC) was built. The garbage burner's test run involved burning paper city residents had put out for recycling: the...
Stewards Update
March 7, 2020
Members from the Forests and Wildlife Stewards team met with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to ensure that Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are kept intact to be used as carbon sinks, and that the DNR is not drifting from wildlife-first...
2020 Legislative Session is Underway
March 3, 2020
The 2020 legislative session is underway! Always unique in many ways, today Minnesota is the only state in America with a divided legislature where Democrats control one house and the Republicans control the other house. While sometimes a recipe...
Campaign Teams Update
March 3, 2020
The hard work of our dedicated campaign teams is paying off. Many successes have been realized and more projects are in the queue. This month, hear from our Zero Waste Task Force, Stop Line 3 and Land Use and Transportation teams...
Sierra Club Endorses Betty McCollum for Congress
February 25, 2020
Today the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Rep. Betty McCollum for reelection in Minnesota's 4th Congressional District.
“Clean Energy First” or “Clean Energy Fake?”
February 13, 2020
The concept of clean energy first is common sense - to address the climate crisis, protect communities from pollution and create good clean energy jobs in Minnesota - utilities should prioritize clean energy when planning to meet electricity needs...