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St. Paul's Amherst H. Wilder Foundation does great work - you've probably heard of the organization's impact on affordable housing and on the health and well-being of older adults. Another main focus is of the foundation is programs and services for youth, including the Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI). Fresh Energy got to experience first-hand the rewards of the YLI's efforts.


In the Minnesota Public Radio story, "After the ethanol bubble," Fresh Energy Science Policy director J. Drake Hamilton talks about biofuels, tar sands, global warming, and the government's role in driving innovation with Keith Johnson of the Wall Street Journal and Matt Hartwig from the Renewable Fuels Association.

Posted by: Ruth Patton in coal on

The good folks over at the Reality Campaign set the Coen brothers on the "clean coal" industry. My favorite line: "Clean coal harnesses the awesome power of the word clean."




Posted by: Ruth Patton in coalaction on

Click over to the Reality Campaign to see its good TV spot in response to the recent spate of "clean" coal ads. The video is followed by a cute little animated canary pummeling itself again and again against facts like "Burning coal is a leading source of global warming pollution" and "There are no homes in America powered by clean coal." (Don't worry, it comes back to life.)


Fresh Energy's Michael Noble co-signed a letter to the editor of the WSJ (below, and in context):