Even though I’m in my 20s, I still think of myself as a “camp kid” at heart. And few experiences in my life ignited my “inner go outside and get dirty” like the summer days I spent at Camp Manitou in western Wisconsin. Days were filled with running through the woods with friends, canoeing and […]
My name is Espoir DelMain, I’m 17 and a Junior at Great River School. I’m a part of YEA!MN (a program of Climate Generation) because I am passionate about environmental justice. but I wouldn’t say that I have a certain moment in particular or thing that happened to me that fueled this passion. Growing up […]
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I grew up in the land of 10,000 lakes and water has been a part of my culture for as long as I can remember. Growing up, we played with water, we watched its seasonal changes, and we learned about the interconnectedness of the natural world in and around water. It’s those strong memories and […]
Before I began Ranae Hanson’s Ecofeminist class at MCTC, climate change was not really on my radar. I was worried about pesticides and pollution but on a much smaller scale. I consider myself a relatively educated person and I’ve never thought of myself as wasteful. I thought recycling and avoiding unnecessary purchases was enough, that […]
Spring has arrived in the Northland and it was clear as the Climate Minnesota team traveled north to west and south again. The trees are budding and the spring peepers are peeping in the ponds. The ice is close to out on Lake Bemidji and the winds of spring blew us into Crookston. Our first […]
Cold weather has rarely stopped Minnesotans from going about their lives, and these days University of Minnesota- Duluth assistant professor Mike Mageau is proving that it also doesn’t have to stop fresh produce from growing year-round. Mike Mageau, assistant professor of Environment and Sustainability and Director of the Center for Sustainable Community Development at UMD, […]
Having moved around many times as I grew up, I have been exposed to the humidity and heat of the low south and the arctic temperatures of the high north. Even though I planted shallow roots in each of these places, I quickly got to know local people and deeply understand the culture of the […]
Climate change is a complicated problem. As we’re starting to see, it will affect everything and everyone on our planet in nuanced ways, and the bulk of those effects will very likely be negative. This is the simple logic that compelled me to focus on energy and the environment in my education. Growing up in […]
https://cdn.climategen.org/audio/climate-stories/2015-02-10-jothsna.m4a Solutions Blue Thumb Minnesota Watershed Districts Metro Blooms CleanWater Action Sources It’s a Deadly Parasite and Its Here in Minnesota Waters Woodbury’s Carver Lake has Harmful Algae