I remember the Orange Tang of the Animas River running through Durango, Colorado, and on down to Farmington, New Mexico, in August 2015. Where normally kayakers and fly fishermen joust with tubers, the river coursed with the mineral runoff of Silvertonâs shuttered Gold King Mine, zinc, cadmium, aluminum arsenic, and iron hydroxides let loose by […]
GreenStep Cities in the News
We’re all trying to do more with less. Cities across Minnesota have been faced with uncertain budgets, uncertain population change, uncertain energy costs. It’s an uncertain time. Minnesota’s GreenStep Cities program has been in the news recently, as a useful toolbox for uncertain times. The progressive Minnesota 2020 think tank highlighted sustainability aspects of GreenStep’s […]
Marshall Recognized as Minnesota GreenStep City
I’ve been involved with the Minnesota GreenStep Cities program, through SRDC‘s staffing the SW Minnesota Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs). Â The League of Minnesota Cities recognized the City of Marshall and others this week at their annual meeting in flood-soaked Duluth for achieving GreenStep goals: League honors 47 Minnesota GreenStep Cities that have completed steps […]
GreenStep Cities
[v=AcJJhhf5GS4] Minnesota GreenStep Cities is a voluntary challenge, assistance and recognition program to help cities achieve their sustainability goals through implementation of best practices. Â These actions are tailored to all Minnesota cities, focused on cost savings and energy use reduction, and encourage innovation. GreenStep Cities is a partnership of Minnesotaâs Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs), […]