“Two large purple circles cover much of Minnesota on a new map from Bloomberg Research. The circles represent gas-fired power plants proposed by Xcel Energy and Minnesota Power that will last 40 years, despite pledges from both utilities to produce all carbon-free energy by 2050. The utilities are trying to square a circle, asking … [Read more…]
“More electric vehicles could soon be for sale on Minnesota car lots after an administrative law judge ruled Friday that the Walz administration can set new emissions standards without the OK of lawmakers. The ruling by Judge Jessica Palmer-Denig clears the way for state regulators to adopt the new “clean car” rules that would … [Read more…]
“Brian DeGidio admits he hasn’t thought much about the environmental benefits of the air-source heat pumps he’s working on atop a large apartment complex under construction in St. Paul. It’s a drizzly Friday and DeGidio is hooking refrigerant lines to condensing units that look like window air conditioners lined up across the roof. Greenhouse … [Read more…]
“Dr. Raj V. Rajan serves on the Board of Directors of non-profits Climate Generation, Fresh Energy, and Environmental Initiative and is a Fellow of the Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota. Views expressed are his own. In his opening COP21 comments in Paris, former President Obama noted that “the USA not only recognizes … [Read more…]
“Following the police-perpetrated killing of a 20-year-old Black man in the Twin Cities suburb of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, hundreds of residents demonstrated outside of the police headquarters and throughout the city Sunday night into Monday morning. About 200 protesters near police department headquarters on Sunday chanted the name of Daunte Wright, who police shot … [Read more…]