Hybrid and Electric Car Roundup
It's time to buy a new car.
This is as an exciting thing, especially as you start trying to figure out what exactly you want from your vehicle. If you're being environmentally conscious, or perhaps just...
Take this quiz to find out your environmental footprint
This year Earth Day is Sunday April 22nd. And, unlike National Jelly Bean Day which is also celebrated on April 22nd, the creation and celebration of Earth Day has permanently changed our way of...
Thanksgiving: Fun Facts by the Numbers
If you would have asked me how I was going to spend my morning, I wouldn’t have answered, "Doing an in-depth analysis of U.S. Census reports." That is indeed how I spent...
Minnesota-Grown Black Truffles Might Be Possible as a Result of Climate Change
Scientists from the University of Cambridge have grown black truffles in the inoculated soil of Monmouthshire, Wales. This, admittedly, is much more temperate than Minnesota, but is still by far the furthest...
Minneapolis posts EPA’s deleted climate change data
Minneapolis joins Seattle, Boston, Atlanta, Houston, San Francisco and other cities across the country in posting a screengrab of deleted Environmental Protection Agency's climate data to the official city website.
The data, which was deleted from the...
It seems like we’ve had a lot of snow this winter, but it’s not...
It may seem like we've had more than average snow this winter - as anyone who has had to scrape their windshield recently can attest. But the numbers tell a different story: It's not...
Car(e)free in Minnesota
Summers are easy. Winters are tough. But winters are tough on everyone, car or not. One of the greatest benefits of living in the city close by everything is you don't have...
Saving butterflies with a buzz: The Butterfly Brew is back
Cou better way to save local species of butterfly than to drink a beer?
Fair State Brewing Co-op has again joined with The Minnesota Zoo to release a limited-edition brew: The Dakota Skipper Endangered Reserve....
Wonderful Water is the theme for the DNR’s State Fair exhibit
The Minnesota State Fair is officially in full swing. The main focus, of course, is the food (read our roundup here). And why not? New selections are exciting and old favorites remain tasty. But...
Winter is (actually) coming: How to be prepared
I hate to bring up what is probably one of the most dreaded, dirty, six-letter-words in a Minnesotan's vocabulary, but I really need to talk about... winter. I'm sorry. I know it's too soon;...
