Sierra Club Endorses Betty McCollum for Congress
February 25, 2020
Today the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Rep. Betty McCollum for reelection in Minnesota's 4th Congressional District.
“Clean Energy First” or “Clean Energy Fake?”
February 13, 2020
The concept of clean energy first is common sense - to address the climate crisis, protect communities from pollution and create good clean energy jobs in Minnesota - utilities should prioritize clean energy when planning to meet electricity needs...
Fighting Today for a Better Tomorrow
February 12, 2020
“Our current economic system values profit above people and the planet,” Sierra Club organizer Dominique Diaddigo-Cash said at a recent press conference in Minneapolis. “The same factors that drive owners to pay unlivable wages,” he continued, “...
Line 3 Faces Ongoing Opposition Despite PUC Rubber Stamp
February 6, 2020
Minnesota activists opposed to Line 3 committed to continued opposition to the controversial tar sands pipeline despite a ruling from the Public Utilities Commission approving the certificate of need for the project.
Rural Minnesotans pay too much for electricity
February 6, 2020
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) just released a new report on the Minnesota energy market and found something troubling: Even as more and more Minnesota power companies move from fossil fuels to renewable energy, small electricity...
Welcoming New Staff
February 6, 2020
The Sierra Club is expanding in Minnesota. We are excited to introduce three new wonderful staff to you all.
Get Solar
February 5, 2020
Many Sierra Club members are interested in solar power for obvious environmental reasons. For some of us, however, it’s simply not an option. If you live in an apartment, it is, of course, impossible. Similarly, I live in a townhouse project in...
House Considers Legislation to Protect Beloved Boundary Waters from Mining
February 5, 2020
Today, the House of Representatives hosted a hearing on the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act -- a bill that would permanently protect more than 200,000 acres of the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota...
Change is Coming to Electric Cooperatives
January 21, 2020
Tri-State, a Colorado electric generation and transmission cooperative utility, recently announced they are closing two coal-fired power plants after public pressure from their members, customers, the Sierra Club and its partners. Minnesota electric...
PUC to offer encore performance of “Ignore the Risk,” starring Enbridge Line 3
December 14, 2019
If the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) were to have a mascot it would be the ostrich, its head buried in the sand. The PUC approved permits for the deeply flawed Enbridge Line 3 tar sands pipeline in 2018. The PUC ignored Line 3’s...