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 [...]

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 [...]

If you haven’t read Bill McKibben’s article in the Rolling Stone, “Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math: Three simple numbers that add up to global catastrophe“, take a look. He claims it is the most important piece of literature he has written since his first boook, “The End of Nature”, which he wrote 30 years ago. This will be at the heart of the national Do the Math Tour this coming November. Hundreds of new U.S. [...]

Hungry for change?  Gandhi Mahal restaurant is partnering with MN350 to do an ongoing fundraiser on Tuesday evenings between 5-10pm.  On New Years Eve we’ll roll out an evening of live music and celebration.  10% of the profits will go to MN350. You can join the work of MN350 in building a climate movement by eating delicious Indian cuisine from a restaurant committed to local food, local economies and fair and just change in the [...]