The past year’s worth of electronic periodicals are available below (all works previous to May 2006 were published under our former name, Minnesotans for an Energy-Efficient Economy). For earlier issues, contact Ruth Patton.

Energy Matters

Winter 2008 Bringing Bali back home; Midwest governors set dramatic clean energy goal; Providing options for today, for the future; Policies to combat climate change; Funds needed for energy assistance programs; “Optimism is the most powerful fuel out here.”

Fall 2008 Doing the math; The end of the old coal era?; Putting Minnesota on the righ track; Citizens taking action; It's not easy being green; Leaving the campsite better than he found it

Summer 2007 The best session yet; Community wind home run; Small changes, big results; The trouble with transit; Minnesota: the coolest state in the nation?; Minnesota asks Manitoba Hydro for yearly reports

Spring 2007 The smart money's on clean energy; Minnesota passes Renewable Electricity Standard; Drilling for gas in the basement; Every day is casual day; Smart moves on global warming; Reservation communities feel the heat, cold

Energy Policy Insider

June 2008 Sinking like a big stone? South Dakota coal plant plans stalled out; A third option; Big risk, bad bet

May 2008 The right thing for Minnesota: Cleaner Cars standards; Other states' residents benefit from smart policy; Will Minnesota's leaders rise to the reality?

April 2008 Cleaner Cars standards: part of a multi-front approach; opponents' diversionary claims are refuted by experts; standards would help Minnesota comply with the Clean Air Act

March 2008 Cleaner Cars standards: Standards decrease emissions, visits to the pump, Cleaner Cars standards mean a bigger boost for alternative fuels, States and consumers desire innovation, Federal government in the way...for now

February 2008 Cleaner Cars legislation will decrease emissions, costs; California law stuck in traffic; Automakers get to choose

January 2008 Midwestern Governors Association's Energy Security and Climate Stewardship Platform and Greenhouse Gas Accord

December 2007 The smart grid: electricity revolution; power to the people; Xcel takes a smart step

November 2007 Solar industry heating up; Harnessing steam down under; States move on solar

October 2007 Ranking the automakers; Hybrids are hot in Minnesota; Customers request green limos

September 2007 Utility customers face hard times; Woodbury's new City Hall goes green

August 2007 Illinois passes impressive Renewable Electricity and Efficiency Standards; U.S. House of Representatives passes strong energy bill

July 2007 Federal energy bill passes U.S. Senate; State would benefit from a national RES

June 2007 City leaders tackle global warming: London's mayor urges international colleagues to support “congestion charge” as a global warming solution; New York mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to replace gas-guzzling cab fleet with hybrids

Global Warming Action

June 2008 Unfinished business: Bulk of climate advisory group's recommendations wait for legislative approval; Expert opinion: invest in the future; What you can do: thank Minnesota's senators for supporting a meaningful discussion on federal climate policy

May 2008 Coal plant lifelines cut: Fresh Energy and allies win huge victory in global warming fight; States call for pollution cuts: Connecticut sets mandatory limits on global warming emissions, reduces dependence on dirty energy; What you can do: demand national global warming action!

April 2008 EPA: we can grow the economy and tackle global warming; Advisory group approves policy recommendations, requests comments; What you can do: urge your legislators to support Cleaner Cars standards

March 2008 Warming: a threat to transportation; Coal takes a direct hit; What you can do: support the Green Solutions Act

February 2008 Wall Street weighs in: no financing for coal; Minnesota youth: make your voices heard!

January 2008 Minnesota legislature in the hot seat; Minnesota joins EPA lawsuit; What you can do: support cleaner cars

December 2007 Climate bill makes its way to Senate floor; New report makes strong argument for U.S. action; Thank Governor Pawlenty for stepping up to the plate

November 2007 New scientific report on global warming sets state for real action; Six Midwestern governors sign greenhouse gas reduction accord; Urge Senator Klobuchar to strengthen bipartisan global warming bill

October 2007 Minnesota Senators co-sponsor new bill; Business calls for U.S. leadership on global warming; Learn more, get involved

September 2007 Judge supports state's rights to limit vehicle emissions; Investors and officials urge global warming risk disclosures; Encourage your elected leaders to get informed, involved

August 2007 Amount of sea ice cover in the Arctic expected to hit a record low; Judges recommend go-ahead for coal plant powerlines; Attend and bring a friend. Bring them all!

July 2007 U.S. CEOs come out strong on global warming; Make the call to fight global warming; Keep in touch, keep learning more

June 2007 National Council of Churches calls for emissions cuts; Automakers pay to oppose increasing fuel efficiency for cars, light trucks; Challenge the auto industry to come clean

Energy Justice Update

Late May 2008 The growing green economy: Fighting global warming, boosting your local economy, and creating jobs all at once; Opportunities close to home; Promoting solutions, promoting equity

Early May 2008 Making the most of solar energy: Little Earth community installs first solar panel; Little Earth gets a little sunnier; Promoting solutions (Valerie Martinez)

Early April 2008 The freedom to choose: More funding for transit means more options for all Minnesotans; Transit a must for low-income Minnesotans; The Central Corridor: a study in equity.

February 2008 Keeping climate solutions fair: Cecilia Martinez strives to ensure justice in a clean energy future; Making policy work for everybody; Solutions for Minnesota

October 2008 Save the date: Energy Justice fundraiser; Report states tribes among most vulnerable to global warming

August 2007 Skull Valley Goshute reservation goes solar; Climate Justice Working Group brings all voices to the table

July 2007 Desert Rock Energy Project seen as solution to growing energy needs; Rising temperatures pose danger to Inuit

Late June 2007 Global warming may cause water scarcity in world's poorest countries; Uranium mining to continue in South Dakota

Early June 2007 Manitoba Hydro amendment passes; The United States’ first victims of global warming