What an exciting month for Minnesota Climate and Energy policy. We encourage you to get involved in a number of key ways. First off, are you interested in being a Rapid Response Legislative Action Team Member? Go to this form and fill it out! Abbie will be in touch with you shortly. 1) Were you involved in the Clean Energy and Jobs Campaign? Attend our Clean Energy Summit on June 8! Saturday, June 8th, 1 [...]
Five years ago, our state took a big bipartisan step to cleaner energy and a stronger economy, proving that we can create thousands of jobs. But our work is not done. Now, we have an opportunity to take the next big step forward – transitioning to clean, renewable energy like wind and solar power, increasing energy efficiency, and making it easier to generate local power. We can’t afford to wait. We must promote clean, renewable energy, [...]
MN350 and the Advance Next Generation Energy Campaign is proud to be joining over 50 other organizations to create the Minnesota Clean Energy and Jobs Campaign. The campaign answers Governor Dayton’s call to establish Minnesota’s sustainable energy future this legislative session and beyond – and promotes economic, energy and climate solutions supported by the majority of Minnesota voters. We are mobilizing the energy of labor, youth, faith groups, environment and conservation interests and clean energy [...]
What a day! Over 40,000 people, including over 200 Minnesotans poured into the streets of Washington, DC on Sunday 2/17 to push President Obama to take our nation “Forward on Climate” and say no to the Keystone XL pipeline. 70 Minnesotans departed on the “Earth Train” Friday, to enjoy two days of singing, story telling, teaching and visiting on the train. Over 100 more boarded two buses on Saturday to arrive just in time for [...]
Minnesotans Depart for Forward on Climate Rally This morning 70 Minnesotans discovered that changing one word can change the world. As they gathered at the St Paul Amtrak station, a flash mob blossomed singing, “ride on the earth train,” a heartfelt adaptation of Cat Steven’s “Peace Train.” The dream of an earth train was born on November 30th as Susan and Jim Lenfestey left Bill McKibben’s Do the Math Tour feeling inspired and ready for [...]
Divestment Coordinated Day of Action, May 2nd! Students around the country will be culminating their hard work this semester with a coordinated day of action in honor of acquiring #FossilFreedom! Why Fossil Freedom? Well, since the fossil fuel industry is intent on destroying the planet through carrying on with business as usual, you can bet we’re going to fight to be free of them. This day of action will be a powerful and uniting force [...]
Energy costs are rising and energy pollution is causing significant global problems. We often feel powerless to change things. But we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to put cleaner, more affordable, and more local energy on the agenda right here in Minneapolis. Energy Choices for Minneapolis from John Farrell In this exciting campaign citizens of Minneapolis will have a once in 20 year opportunity to weigh in on how they get their power. Here is [...]
Minnesotans Travel to Nebraska for KXL Public Hearing: Minnesota was represented at the Keystone XL hearings in Nebraska by 44 intrepid souls who braved two all-night bus rides (one there and one back) in sometimes blizzard conditions to testify against the pipeline and support the other testifiers. An estimated 1000 people joined us from all over the country where we heard powerful testimony by local ranchers and farmers, Indigenous allies, victims of tar sands spills [...]
Saturday February 23rd: Bill McKibben, founder of global climate movement organization 350.org skied the 54 km American Birkebeiner in 3:55. While he was striving for 3:50, his Cool Planet and MN350 cheering squad assured him that we would be happy to take 355 sealed and delivered. Bill arrived on Wednesday for a whirlwind tour in Minnesota and Wisconsin on Celebrating and Preserving Winter. On Wednesday he spoke at St. Thomas University where students read a collection [...]
What a day! Over 40,000 people, including over 200 Minnesotans poured into the streets of Washington, DC on Sunday 2/17 to push President Obama to take our nation “Forward on Climate” and say no to the Keystone XL pipeline. 70 Minnesotans departed on the “Earth Train” Friday, to enjoy two days of singing, story telling, teaching and visiting on the train. Over 100 more boarded two buses on Saturday to arrive just in time for [...]
Nineteen hours and forty two minutes of reading, small talk, fidgeting and eventually, for the lucky ones, snoring. On Saturday, February 16th, I boarded a bus, bound for Washington DC to participate in a climate change rally. There were 187 Minnesotans in all, united in our opposition to the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. This pipeline will unlock and carry the dirty tar sands oil out of Canada across the Great Plains, to a [...]
The MN350 Education and Outreach Team hit the streets at the Al Gore Westminster Forum yesterday and handed out 950 of the new MN350 flyers designed by the team with the great assistance of David Howell our newest team member. The Gore event had over 2800 people attending and it was quite a “rush” in all senses of the word to be making our message known in the midst of all that energy. We expect [...]
With the MN350 Barter-to-Cash Network project well underway, we’re now beginning to reach out to the community in search of your talent, time, and underused belongings. We have set November 30th as our official launch date for the online platform, just in time to give it a publicity jumpstart at Bill McKibben’s “Do the Math” event on the same day. (Do you have your ticket yet?) Alongside my work in configuring the Barter-to-Cash Network, I [...]
350 is more than a number—it's a symbol of where we need to head as a planet. To preserve our planet, scientists tell us we must reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere from its current levels to 350 parts per million (ppm) - the safe limit to support life as we know it.
Learn more about 350—what it means, where it came from, and how to get there.
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