“Wild rice, the grain called Manoomin by the Ojibwe/Chippewa peoples and known scientifically as Zizania palustris, supports habitats, families, communities, health, and culture.”
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https://waterlegacy.org/wild-rice-tamarack/
Native-led nonprofits merge to fight energy poverty
8th Fire Solar gets its name from the ancient Anishinaabe Seven Fires Prophecy. It says the next generation, or eighth fire, will come to a fork in the road. One path will be scorched and worn -- the other green and untrodden. Shown on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Mathew Holding Eagle III | MPR News
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https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/05/23/native-led-nonprofits-merge-to-fight-energy-poverty
Green shoots of hope
A solar array in North Branch, Minn., on Sept. 22, 2022. (Brian Peterson/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Despite harsh political winds, renewable energy can help communities weather the storm.
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https://www.startribune.com/green-shoots-of-hope/601324876?utm_source=gift
New Green Revolution
Attendees look on during a protest in support of the Green New Deal as well as climate and social justice on the U of L campus Friday. Feb. 22, 2019 (Photo11: Alton Strupp/Courier Journal)
“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” — John F. Kennedy, 1962
This is a requiem for American vision.
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Xcel Energy launches 2019 Solar Rewards Program, with new carve out to serve low-income customers
Xcel Energy launches 2019 Solar*Rewards Program, with new carve out to serve low-income customers
Xcel Energy launches 2019 Solar*Rewards Program, with new carve out to serve low-income customersXcel Energy opened its 2019 Solar*Rewards Program for residential and commercial customers on Jan. 28, 2019, with approximately $1 million of the $10 million program earmarked for its Income-Qualified Customers program. The low-income carve out is designed to offer solar options to Xcel’s income-qualified customers with limited resources and to those who serve low-income constituents .
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http://mn.gov/commerce-stat/pdfs/xcel-launches-2019-solar.pdf
Carbon capture system turns CO2 into electricity and hydrogen fuel
Scientists have developed a new device that can absorb CO2 and produce electricity and hydrogen fuel .
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https://newatlas.com/hybrid-co2-capture-hydrogen-system/58145/
Out-of-State Fossil Fuel Lobbying Firm is Behind Line 3 Pipeline Astroturf Campaign in Minnesota
If you live in Minnesota, you may have recently come across a savvy-looking campaign in defense of “pipeline infrastructure” and “energy needs” in the state. It’s called “Modernizing Minnesota,” and it’s backed by a group known as the Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA).
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No alternative to 100% renewables
Transition to a world run entirely on clean energy – together with the implementation of natural climate solutions – is the only way to halt climate change and keep the global temperature rise below 1.5°C, according to another significant study.
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https://www.pv-magazine.com/2019/01/22/no-alternative-to-100-renewables/
How to Convert Climate-Changing Carbon Dioxide Into Plastics and Other Products
Rutgers scientists have developed catalysts that can convert carbon dioxide – the main cause of global warming – into plastics, fabrics, resins and other products.
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Dutch solar road proves successful, moves on to heavy traffic road trial
A solar bike path trial in the Netherlands has exceeded all expectations, and will now be rolled out to a road with heavier traffic.
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