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
My family always traveled to the North Shore when I was growing up. It was our place to go on the weekends. We have rented many cabins from Duluth to Grand Marais over the past 20 years. We hike, go swimming, and immerse ourselves in the history of the area. Gooseberry Falls and the Sucker […]
My climate epiphany came through my work with the Will Steger Foundation. I was aware of the climate change issue, but I didn’t understand how urgent, how interconnected and how important it was until I was literally enveloped by it. But I was also extremely fascinated and drawn to it and chose to dig […]
Everyone has places they go to become refreshed, to rejuvenate their spirit and renew their sense of purpose – maybe a walk in the woods or a trip home. For me it’s my grandparents’ house, which my family inherited several years ago and where we spend our summers, Christmases, and any other time we get […]
https://cdn.climategen.org/audio/climate-stories/kumars-climate-story.m4a
When I was a kid in Richfield, I loved to play hockey. Even though I loved it, I decided to trade my hockey skates to a neighbor for a wagon full of National Geographic magazines. They changed my life because they instilled my desire for adventure and exploration. I also remember reading Huck Finn in […]
Climate Minnesota: Local Stories, Community Solutions, a two-year project funded through the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, will uniquely feature individual stories to create compelling examples of how climate change has and will impact Minnesota communities. For more information and to follow the Climate Minnesota: Local Stories, Community Solutions blog series, click here.