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MinnClips

Zoo Day at the Minnesota State Capitol

By Tom Nehil | 03/25/13

It's not all serious business at the Capitol.

frac sand mine
MinnClips

Documentary 'The Price of Sand' examines frac sand mining issue in Minnesota and Wisconsin

By Tom Nehil | 03/22/13

The film presents arguments for and against the controversial issue.

white bear lake
Earth Journal

Sobering looks at groundwater, a critical resource we take for granted

By Ron Meador | 03/21/13

Minnesotans don't know how much we're using, how much is left, or when the wells might start to go dry.

wooly mammoth
Earth Journal

Gene-splicing and cloning may restore lost species, but not their lost worlds

By Ron Meador | 03/19/13

Revisions to Minnesota's threatened and endangered lists show species heading in the wrong direction by a 5:1 ratio.

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Cityscape

From brownfields to greenfields: No easy transition

By Marlys Harris | 03/15/13

I can see this is a problem in Newark, N.J. But as I learned, Minnesota is not so spanking clean either.

black-throated blue warbler
Earth Journal

Why do birds matter? Interesting answers from Audubon and beyond

By Ron Meador | 03/14/13

It's not just what birds do for us that counts — it's what they get us to do to save them, and thus to save ourselves.

white-tailed deer
MinnClips

White-tailed deer struggle for survival in March

By Tom Nehil | 03/13/13

Close-up views of deer foraging for scarce food in the early Minnesota spring.

fukushima plant aerial view
Earth Journal

Nuclear power's future still cloudy as Fukushima passes second anniversary

By Ron Meador | 03/12/13

The entire nuclear industry may well have been permanently displaced by the events of two years ago, and not just in Japan.

Wolf
Earth Journal

Protecting livestock from wolf packs with nonlethal (and colorful) means

By Ron Meador | 03/07/13

Fladry is a preventive strategy that consists of decorating the perimeter of a livestock enclosure with flapping, bright-colored plastic streamers.

The New York Times building
Earth Journal

Retrenchments kill NYT's 'Green' blog; environmental focus continues decline

By Ron Meador | 03/05/13

No new media retrenchment much startles me anymore, but the Green blog's sudden death calls for a few paragraphs of gratitude. And of grief.