Tag: Minnesota - Page 5
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Millions Of Acres Of Corn Won't Be Knee-High By Fourth Of July: But Meat Prices Will
The knock-on effects of the June of 2008 Upper Mississippi River basin floods will include meat prices being driven up much farther than could have been accomplished only by government incentives for corn-based ethanol. It's too late to replant
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Michele Bachmann: Caribou have Coffee Klatches 'Round the Alaska Pipeline
I so want to move to Minnesota so that I can vote for Michele Bachmann as my Member of the House, She of the "Light Bulb Freedom of Choice Act", calling them "Gorebulbs," a term I have happily picked up, is a constant source of amusement. She supports
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Give Us This Day Our Daily Fuel (Bread): One Bushel At A Time
Most anywhere where corn is grown, you may substitute wheat in next year's planting. The opposite is not always true. In fact it's seldom true. As a general rule, corn won't easily grow where wheat is currently a dominant crop, unless irrigation is
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Minnesota Got Its Green Mojo Back
It's been an uphill slog, but it looks like Minnesota is going to catch up with Wisconsin and Illinois.
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Clara Cabin by Bryan Meyer and Anne Ryan
Six years ago this little cabin in Minnesota jumped out at me from the pages of Dale Mulfinger's book "the Cabin: Inspiration for the Classic American Getaway". Working at the time on small modern prefabs, there were so many things I loved about it;
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Southern Illinois To Sequester Wisconsin's C02
Here's a real question: if the FutureGen carbon sequestration project goes to Texas
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Good News For Lake Superior and Minnesota
The National Weather Service announced Friday that the 18.91 inches of rain that fell in Northern Minnesota late summer and early fall surpassed the previous high record set for that State in the year 1900. It's wonderful news. Looks better in
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Local Farms Want Fair Trade Certification, Too
A group of farmers is calling out for what it has dubbed "agricultural justice." And to bring the international fair-trade movement—the same one that lobbies for worker equity and sustainability across the globe—home to the
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Off-Grid Assisted Living: Backing It Up Green
The generation that created the first Earth Day may not be ready for assisted living and senior centers. As that day comes for seniors in northern US states, however, winter comfort will, as in this example, sometimes be maintained by petro-diesel
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Wind Tape By 3M
3M has announced the availability of their new Wind Tapes 8608 and 8609 for the wind energy market. Wind Tapes are adhesive-backed polyurethane tapes that are "placed on the leading edge of wind turbine blade to reduce damage caused by sand, rain,
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Duluth's Steam Plant: The Original Cleaner Coal Approach Uses Below-Ground Steam Pipes
While the tragedy of the exploding New York City steam pipe is still on the news, this would be a good time to point out an example of the environmental benefits of below-ground urban steam use. Back in May it was reported that in the City of Duluth
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Lake Inferior, Soon To Be?
Reports about a rapidly dropping Lake Superior, probably the most beautiful and certainly the largest of all the Great Lakes, (max depth = 1,330 feet), are showing up all over. You'd think the print media were on a "hunt-for-signs-of-global-warming."
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Minnesota Gets New Chickensh*t Power Plant
A $200 million dollar, 55 megawatt power plant will soon begin full scale production burning turkey litter, a combination of droppings, wood chips, seed hulls, shed feathers and spilled feed, to generate enough power for 50,000 homes. It used to be
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My Favorite Garden Catalog
Over the years I've accumulated enough unsolicited garden catalogs to have insulated a building or two. I call it veggie spam. Order from one outfit, and they sell the mailing list to others, propagating endlessly. Don't want to think about how many
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SEADOG Learns Trick, Pumps Water
We have shown a few bouncing buoys before, but here is one with a difference: it pumps water. The water can be stored in a reservoir or water tower for storage, so that consistent power can be delivered when required rather that when surf's up.
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Minnesota Sets Pace for Renewable Energy
On Thursday, Minnesota quietly assumed a leadership role in the battle against climate change with the creation of what is arguably the nation’s most aggressive renewable energy standard. The legislation, signed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty, requires that 25
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Most Huggable: Merle's Green Gospel, Minnesota's New Energy Policy, London's Expanded Congestion Charge
Move over California, Minnesota steps forward and passes one of the nation’s most ambitious renewable energy policies…
