Citizen Action
State Legislation
one person cannot
make a difference,
try sleeping with a
mosquito in the room."
-South African Proverb
How to Get Your Representatives to Listen
With electronic communications readily available at the State Capitol, it is easier than ever to share your views with your legislator. Constituents—not lobbyists, not legislative leadership, not the parties—are the highest priority to a legislator. But what’s the best way to get them to listen and support your position?
Urban Ecology Center of Milwaukee
History: Riverside Park, a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park located one mile from Lake Michigan and downtown Milwaukee, was the place for swimming, canoeing, skating and curling in 1906. Over time, the growing city’s industrial use and rural runoff so polluted the Milwaukee River that recreation was no longer safe or desirable. Due to budget cuts, the Parks Department stopped maintaining the park and this once-beautiful oasis became neglected, crime-ridden and unsafe.
Green Up Youth Sports
Ten Things You can do to Green Up Your Youth Sports Experience
Cool Fuel: Airing the Idea of a Neighborhood Anaerobic Digester
In the grand scheme of halting climate change, Linden Hills Power & Light (LHP&L) isn't on par with a national carbon cap. But this group of community residents now jokingly call themselves utility executives and their ideas are turning heads around the Linden Hills neighborhood of Minneapolis and beyond.
Heating and Cooling Buyer's Guide
Whether you are burning natural gas to run a furnace or boiler or using electricity from coal-fired electric utilities to run your air conditioner, for many homeowners, heating and cooling our homes is our single largest contribution to global warming, making up about 30% of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for an average Minnesota household.
What You Should Know About Energy Efficient Lighting
More and more, people are asking if they should purchase and use energy-efficient lighting in their homes. The answer is definitely "YES," because doing so will save money, reduce electrical consumption, contribute to energy conservation and reduce the environmental impacts and pollution associated with all aspects of electricity production. Conservation is the least expensive and cleanest "supply" of new energy.
