The Native American fight against broken pipelines and broken promises
All oil pipelines break. It’s simply a matter of when, how often, and how catastrophically. The safety record of Enbridge, the energy infrastructure company behind the new Line 3 pipeline (extending from Hardisty, Alberta, through Minnesota, to Superior, Wis.) is a story of broken pipelines and broken promises. Among the most affected by these broken… Read more »
The People’s Hearing on Xcel’s fossil gas plant
Last week MN350, St. Paul 350, the Sierra Club, Fresh Energy and other partners hosted a “People’s Hearing” to discuss Xcel Energy’s proposal to build a fossil gas plant near Becker, MN. The plant would cost Minnesotans more than $1 billion and would emit more than 3 million metric tons of carbon annually. Sierra Club… Read more »
Decoding Line 3 language
NOTE: This is the first part of a three-part blog on the Line 3 pipeline. While calling their movement “grassroots,” supporters of the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline have been spending a lot of money getting their message out – via television ads, digital ads, and a never-ending letters to the editor campaign extolling the economic… Read more »
Water protectors gather in Northern Minnesota to stop Line 3
This past weekend, June 5-8, 2021, water protectors gathered in Northern Minnesota to put their bodies on the line and stop construction on Line 3. The Treaty People Gathering was a weekend of nonviolent direct action in support of treaty rights and climate justice as Enbridge continues construction through Anishinaabe treaty land and the Mississippi… Read more »
New Nourish episode
On the latest episode of Nourish by MN350, volunteer host and architect of the Headwaters Community Food & Water Bill (HF1332/SF1580), Marita Bujold, welcomes two members of the Red Lake Nation, Robert Blake and David Manuel. Robert is the founder and director of Solar Bear and Native Sun Community Power. David Manuel co-directs the tribe’s food sovereignty initiative. Together with their community… Read more »
New episodes of our Nourish podcast
Nourish by MN350 is a podcast by the MN350 Food Systems Team. It features visionary leaders who are creating the regenerative, inclusive, local food economy we need to meet the challenge of climate change. The latest two episodes are Place-Based Food and Conductors of the Symphony. In MN350’s latest podcast episode, “Conductors of the Symphony,” Food… Read more »
Minnesota’s green reputation belied by influence of fossil fuel industry
This commentary was published initially by the Minnesota Reformer on May 13, 2021. Minnesota is the anchor state in what political pundits often refer to as the “blue wall,” a collection of 18 states that Democrats have mostly dominated in presidential elections since 1992. In the past 11 presidential elections, Minnesota has chosen the Democratic… Read more »
What wolves can teach us about the climate crisis
“Our tribe originally descended from wolves. We believe they are our relatives and are always welcome in our land. We learned from the wolf how to survive and how to be more human. How to honor our elders, to protect and provide for our families—and we learned from wolves the loyalty you need to really… Read more »
When the “Green Choice” isn’t
We’ll say it again: Personal choices alone can’t get us out of the climate crisis, and an overemphasis on personal choice can actually be exclusive to those we need most in this movement. But for the most part, taking individual action can be a good thing. It can be a gateway to collective change, it… Read more »
Ways to celebrate Earth Day this month
Earth Day happens every year on April 22, and it’s one of the most widely celebrated secular holidays in the world; this is a holiday that honors and celebrates our common home! It lands on a Thursday this year, but the whole month of April is a great time to learn and engage in community… Read more »
