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Electric charging station

Twin Cities thinking ahead about electric-car charging stations

By Joe Kimball | 05/23/12

Minneapolis and St. Paul are mentioned in a Midwest Energy News roundup of how area cities are dealing with electric-vehicle charging stations.

Terra cotta bombs

'Flour power' art project pays tribute to Minneapolis' milling history

By Andy Sturdevant | 05/23/12

Without flour, Minneapolis might have been another pleasant, sleepy Mississippi River town, like Dubuque or Davenport.

Bear cub in a tree

Black bear cubs playing in a tree

By Tom Nehil | 05/22/12

The Bear Study is back with some adorable footage of cubs Herbie and Fern.

Farmer Jake Conner stands in a field choked by Roundup resistant weeds.
Earth Journal

In 'arms race against weeds,' new weapons extend a losing strategy

By Ron Meador | 05/22/12

More than 20 "superweeds" have the same herbicide immunities as genetically engineered crops.

Great Horned Owl
MinnClips

Learning about raptors with the U of M Raptor Center

By Tom Nehil | 05/18/12

All kinds of interesting facts about the nation's birds of prey.

Minnesota Pothole
Greater Minnesota

Southwest Minnesota’s roads: 'a generally deteriorating system'

By John Fitzgerald | 05/15/12

ALSO: Mankato job numbers are up; farmers deal with runoff after recent storms; Duluth celebrates transit center funding; and more.

Atmospheric balloon
Earth Journal

As global warming advances, risky responses gain a following

By Ron Meador | 05/15/12

Geo-engineering could cool the planet. The trick is stopping short of extinction.

Polymet Site
Community Voices

Given evasiveness, it's hard to trust PolyMet's assurances

By C.A. Arneson | 05/15/12

PolyMet VP Bradley Moore may be a nice guy, but he also showed himself recently to be a skillful evader.

A fish
MinnClips

Fishing opener: keep cigarette butts out of the water

By Tom Nehil | 05/11/12

A PSA reminding you to keep cigarette butts out of the water this opening weekend, if not for yourself then for the fish.

A turkey on the window
Earth Journal

Letter from Skunk Hollow: Bear on the deck and turkeys at the window

By Ron Meador | 05/07/12

In a sea of farms and subdivisions, an island of forest teems with wildlife.

The Falls of Minnehaha flash and gleam
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The Falls of Minnehaha flash and gleam

By Steve Date | 05/03/12

The "laughing waters" tumble 53 feet as Minnehaha Creek nears the end of its journey from Lake Minnetonka to the Mississippi River.

Canoe shot
MinnClips

A springtime solo voyage through the Boundary Waters

By Tom Nehil | 05/01/12

A five day journey through the BWCA distilled into 25 minutes of video.

Scott Russell Sanders
Earth Journal

Healing a planet and ourselves: Scott Russell Sanders on simplicity

By Ron Meador | 04/30/12

We should resent being defined as consumers, says the conservationist writer.

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