Our “Top 13” Accomplishments of 2019

The accelerating pace of climate change demands swift, bold action and we are rising to the challenge. To close the books on 2019, we’ve assembled this list of highlights. Together we made change happen!

And the Emmy Goes to…Pollinator-Friendly Solar

A Midwest Regional Emmy Award and Cleanie Award for Best National Public Affairs Campaign, beside 56 Brewing’s Solarama Crush honey IPA and Clif Family Winery’s Solar Grown Raw Honey.

Fresh Energy recently gathered with friends and colleagues at 56 Brewing to honor and celebrate an Emmy® Award for “Pollinator-Friendly Solar,” a consumer feature television segment on Prairie Sportsman, one of Granite Falls-based Pioneer PBS’ flagship local programs.

Pollinator-friendly solar: everybody loves it

Like Minnesota’s bipartisan law establishing a definition for “pollinator-friendly solar,” the Maryland standard relies on a scorecard developed in consultation with several of the nation’s most experienced and respected entomologists.

Minnesota’s pollinator-friendly solar standard has generated interest in states throughout the country and Fresh Energy played a key role helping the state of Maryland secure a similar policy.