Fresh Energy, Leading the Transition to Clean Energy

This week’s Midwest Energy News covered everything from the oil and gas industries’ synonym search for “fracking” and the impact of mercury on a bat’s ability to avoid wind turbines.

Despite the worldwide financial crisis and a lack of political action on climate change, there’s some good news: global investment in clean energy has reached its highest amount ever at $260 billion.

Since Minnesota’s session is only a few months long each year, now’s the perfect time to get familiar with elected leaders, the legislative process, and the issues policy makers will address this year.

Across the country, TV meteorologists are denying climate change, and guess what? They’re often the main source of climate information for average Americans.

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency released a new tool that gives you access to detailed information on the country’s biggest carbon polluters.

1.17.2011 // You’re invited to a presentation and audience conversation with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson as she discusses the role of science in decision making, protecting our health, promoting a healthy economy, as well as recent challenges to environmental laws.