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Out here in the suburbs, you can rarely escape a sound made by human beings. Our house backs up to a fairly busy road – so busy that when you wake up at 3 a.m., you hear the silence – … Continue reading
Explore Minnesota’s regular birding report is cheerful reading. You get to read about the newest migrants and rarities spotted in our state. But you don’t often get to read a story told like the one in a recent update: “Any wildlife … Continue reading
Will Environmental Advocates Put Themselves Out of a Job? I hope so. But my friends don’t need to worry. It will take a while. In recent years, critics have alleged that environmental advocates stir up trouble to keep the contributions rolling in … Continue reading
Long ago, when I first plunged into environmental advocacy, a colleague said, “I’ve never spent so much time indoors as I have since becoming involved in this stuff.” By stuff he meant legislative hearings, staff meetings, speaking engagements, and desk … Continue reading
Last weekend, my wife and I traveled downstream to visit Wabasha, which touts itself as the place where the movie Grumpy Old Men was filmed. (In fact, February 24-26 is this year’s Grumpy Old Men Festival, and my wife suggested … Continue reading
You hear a lot in the news these days about choosing between clean air and water and jobs. That is so yesterday. In the 21st Century we need to be smarter than that. Minnesota is an excellent example of how … Continue reading
A younger friend of mine and I were talking recently about his newborn son. An active environmentalist for a long time, my friend is thrilled to be raising a child with his wife – but also worried about the planet … Continue reading
America has an astounding environmental literature. From Henry David Thoreau through John Muir, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson and Minnesota’s Sigurd Olson, magnificent authors have changed the way we view the natural world and our relationship to it. Move over, Mr. … Continue reading
The environment didn’t fare well overall in the 2012 legislative session. While some anti-environment bills were modified and weakened to limit their impact on long-established environmental law, it was clear that there was a full-frontal assault on many state agency regulations, rules … Continue reading
Music, Outdoors, Cultural events from the August, 2011 Rochester Legacy Weekend in Rochester, Minnesota Continue reading
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