Tag: environment
member name: Julia Schrenkler
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September 18, 2006 09:15 AM EDT --
From MPR News: See how one family lives 'off the grid'
The Juenemann's have invested time and money (according to the feature, $50,000) on solar and wind power for their home just north of . . .
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February 05, 2007 11:31 AM EST --
From the MPR Collection Life by Design:
"The word 'design' used to be relegated to the conversations of academics and engineers, but now it pops up in housekeeping magazines and department . . .
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July 25, 2007 11:31 AM EDT --
Ah, turns out there's a Heat advisory out for northwest, west-central Minnesota. From Minnesota Public Radio:
Today is shaping up as a real cooker across much of Minnesota. Forecasters say temperatures . . .
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April 17, 2006 12:38 PM EDT --
Although it sounds like most people are conscious of their impact (or at least the size of their carbon footprint) I have to wonder what would happen if we all did one, small, proactive thing for the environment? . . .
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December 29, 2006 11:45 AM EST --
Are you concerned that (within recorded history) Lake Superior is at an all-time low water level? We can easily understand how that affects the ore freighters and other boats, but how does this affect . . .
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May 21, 2007 09:55 AM EDT --
Sometimes I'd hard pressed to trust - or even consider paying attention to - weather forecasts. Yeah, I'm a weather outlaw, ignoring predictions of weather conditions! I'll share my somewhat . . .
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August 08, 2006 11:53 AM EDT --
MPR's Bob Kelleher reports Forest experiments track causes and effects of global warming:
Researchers are trying to determine how north country woods and wetlands will respond to a changing climate. . . .
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August 17, 2006 09:20 AM EDT --
While a commentary asserts Minnesota's corn production faces multiple challenges, MPR's garden Weblog author Preston Wright ponders another aspect - the dilemma of corn as food or ethanol:
There . . .
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August 10, 2006 10:38 AM EDT --
Maybe the real question is what will it take in gas prices before we start conserving in earnest.
From Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning program 08/10/06 Are we conserving yet?:
Most people are . . .
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November 14, 2006 03:47 PM EST --
From Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning Success and sustainability :
Aveda manufactures cosmetics and says it has a mission to improve the environment. In the next Leadership series conversation, . . .
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December 20, 2006 11:48 AM EST --
How can I avoid killing our live Christmas tree? Although I'd like to say it followed me home, I actually bought a small one (it doesn't reach my knee!) in a pot on purpose. Right now it wears . . .
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April 17, 2006 10:06 AM EDT --
From American Public Media's Speaking of Faith:
Our guest founded the Green Belt Movement — a grassroots organization that empowers African women to improve their lives and conserve the environment . . .
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August 28, 2006 09:14 AM EDT --
On this end of the Mississippi, Minnesota's Midmorning show is Exploring the lessons of Katrina:
On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a look at the impact of the disaster on the way race . . .
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November 15, 2006 12:05 PM EST --
According to a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources press release, the 2006 deer harvest likely to rank among state's top five. Right now estimates predict the number of deer taken will exceed . . .
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April 02, 2007 08:22 AM EDT --
From Minnesota Public Radio News Toxic Traces Revisited:
In 2005, Minnesota Public Radio first raised questions about whether the state of Minnesota acted quickly enough to investigate contamination . . .
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February 15, 2006 02:10 PM EST --
What is "sustainability?" It boils down to this: don't eat your seed corn.
A time-tested concept, sustainability highlights the need to build replenishing systems that can supply the present . . .
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April 13, 2006 01:23 PM EDT --
You asked questions regarding Whole Foods Markets' sustainability values and business, and Dave Rosenberg, Director of Marketing for Whole Foods Market, Inc. answered:
Question for Dave Rosenberg: . . .
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April 10, 2007 11:58 AM EDT --
St. Paul's forecast actually looks like it says 1-4" now, but I'm skeptical. It doesn't feel like snow. It doesn't smell like snow. And has anyone checked the calendar lately? (Not . . .
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March 27, 2006 03:12 PM EST --
First, what is a carbon footprint? You can get 1,890,000 search results off Google for carbon footprint but that won't help us here. Wikipedia's entry rather dryly states:
Carbon footprint . . .
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October 23, 2006 11:45 AM EDT --
Okay, our lawn isn't great. It isn't bad, either. We tend it on the basics: mowing, edging, and constantly picking up after two large dogs. We don't feed, fertilize, or water for various reasons...which . . .
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