College campuses across the Midwest are moving away from coal while South Dakota moves toward wind, generating more electricity from wind last year than Iowa.

There’s no denying that spring is in the air. Most of you have probably already mowed your lawn (or thought about it anyway), meaning it’s the perfect time of year to think about the carbon you emit in your own backyard.

We’ve written frequently about the public health toll of coal plants. We all know someone with heart disease or asthma, and it’s infuriating to imagine coal plant pollution worsening those conditions. Ratchet that anger up a notch: a recent NPR story, “A Disappearing Town in the Shadow of Big Coal,” tells the story of how a coal plant destroyed an entire village.

Learn how you can compare your energy use to your friends’ (on Facebook!) and how more than two dozen cities are working to streamline the permitting process for solar.

If you’re interested in energy issues, you’re no doubt aware that we’ve seen some damaging energy policy introduced at the Minnesota Capitol this legislative session. One bright spot, however, is the existing bipartisan support for solar in Minnesota.

This week, two baseball stadiums got a little bit greener while the weird weather prompted a climate change warning from a local meteorologist.

3.31.12 // This Saturday, March 31, join the North Star Sierra Club and the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society for a free public workshop on solar power.

The Associated Press finds no correlation between increased oil drilling and gasoline prices while President Obama walks a fine political line on energy.

Proponents of the Keystone XL pipeline claim the project will pay out over $5 billion in property taxes and create over 100,000 jobs over its lifetime. In a tough economy when so many Americans struggle to find work, any project like that deserves attention. So are the numbers correct?

Last month, the Michigan Public Service Commission issued its annual report, showing not only that Michigan is on track to meet its renewable electricity goals, but new renewable energy is now outbidding new coal power in the state.