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Conservation Minnesota is working with partners to help reduce our reliance on coal for electricity, increase efficiency, and use more renewable energy like wind and solar to meet our needs. Find out the many reasons for Minnesota to make a smooth transition from coal to clean energy. Continue reading
Conservation Minnesota and Minnesota Citizens for the Arts recently recognized the cities of Stillwater and Two Harbors for their work implementing water quality protection and arts projects using Clean Water, Land and Legacy funding. Seven additional cities will be acknowledged as Legacy Destinations later this year, will your city be one of them? Continue reading
During the legislative session that ended in May, more than 10,500 postcards, emails and phone calls were delivered to legislators and Governor Dayton, urging them to address your priorities. They didn’t go unnoticed. You helped us make changes that protect our families, communities and great outdoors. Want to know how? Continue reading
Nearly everyone in Minnesota has a favorite place they go to enjoy the great outdoors around the state. Be it a park in the middle of the city or a place well off the beaten path, these places are what … Continue reading
Reel it in! The House Environment and Agriculture Budget is on the floor this week and it’s chock full of good stuff. At first glance, investments in our drinking water, lakes and rivers, parks and trails, and habitat and wildlife … Continue reading
At Conservation Minnesota, we work to protect the people and places you love. We do this by providing you with useful information and by working to solve the conservation problems that are most important to you. Over the past couple … Continue reading
Communities throughout the state can attest to the economic boost state trails provide. One of the statewide impacts of the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment is the expansion of our state’s vibrant trail system to more cities and towns. … Continue reading
When Bill Halverstadt was just seven years old, he nearly lost his life to scarlet fever. That experience taught him what a complex world it was he was living in. He emerged asking himself, “How can I help?”. Since then, … Continue reading
Recycling is a more than $8 billion industry in Minnesota with more than 200 companies and 37,000 related jobs. As impressive as that may sound, the fact is we are still recycling less than half of what is possible. The … Continue reading
If you look at it from afar, Minnesota’s recycling industry is doing great. We have a recycling industry that employs over 37,000 workers and boasts more than 200 companies utilizing recycled materials to create new products. But when you compare … Continue reading
Out of Line If you thought 2013 might be the year the Legislature put Minnesota children ahead of chemical companies, you’ll be disappointed to hear that the Senate Commerce Committee killed the Toxic Free Kids Act. The bill required manufacturers that … Continue reading
I’ve received some emails over the past week from folks wondering if their legislators get the Line, so I thought it was worth letting everyone know the answer. Continue reading
EDINA (Minn) The challenge was simple. Collect 10,000 plastic & aluminum beverage containers during school lunches and Conservation Minnesota would donate a dime for each and every beverage can or bottle. The Edina South View School Environmental Group spearheaded the … Continue reading
Over the past two years, we have held recycling drives in nine communities to demonstrate how a can and bottle deposit could work to actually move the needle on the state’s recycling rates. Continue reading
A year ago today, Conservation Minnesota board member Frank Moe was completing the final preparations for one of the most memorable acts of political activism in recent state history. Frank had met with thousands of people who signed a petition … Continue reading
During the legislative session that ended in May, more than 10,500 postcards, emails and phone calls were delivered to legislators and Governor Dayton, urging them to address your priorities. They didn’t go unnoticed. You helped us make changes that protect our families, communities and great outdoors. Want to know how? Continue reading
Edina High School students collect more than 10,000 beverage containers and receive a check for 10 cents per container from Conservation Minnesota Voter Center. Continue reading
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