Passing on the left: New safe-passing law for bicyclists
Minnesota has an incredibly large and robust bicycling community. Cyclists contribute over a billion dollars to the state economy, and roughly 5,000 jobs to citizens. Local businesses support bike commuters as well: 55,000 Minnesotans...
Stars Hollow Co. latest Minnesota aquaponics startup
Minnesota is adding yet another aquaponics company to a rapidly-growing list: We now have 40 producers of indoor fish and vegetation, up from just 3 in 2010 (UofM).
The latest? Stars Hollow Co. joins the...
New Wildlife Management Area in Dakota County
Located four miles east of Farmington, off of highway 50, is Minnesota's newest Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Hampton Woods. This new area encompasses 191 acres of oak woodlands smack dab in the middle of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A New Way to Stay: Energy Positive, Above the Arctic Circle
While the threat of Climate Change is ever-growing, there are some who are looking with optimism to the future. Svart, for example, is the world's first energy-positive hotel located above the Arctic...
MN water supply is healthy, but it has its challenges
Every year the state of Minnesota tests community water supplies, conducted by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). The annual MDH report is the result of 64,000 separate tests fro more than 100 potential...
