In the News

July 2008

Institute on the Environment

The Institute on the Environment and the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources released the Minnesota Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan on Monday, July 7, 2008. Read the report >>

News items on the Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan:

New Plan Outlines Vision for State’s Environment - Outdoor News (7/16/2008)
Making Sense of Nature’s Systems - Pioneer Press (7/12/2008)
New Conservation Road Map far from a Plan for Success - Star Tribune (7/11/2008)
Environmental Protection for Minnesota - TPT, Almanac (7/11/2008)
LCCMR Members Briefed on Conservation Plan - Daily Planet (7/10/2008)
Minnesota Conservation Plan Offers Vision for State’s Environment - Hutchinson Leader (7/9/2008)
U, State Release New Environment Study - MNDaily (7/9/2008)
Strategies for State’s Resources - Bemidji Pioneer (7/9/2008)
50-Year Conservation Plan Covers All Bases, Except Cost - Star Tribune (7/9/2008)
State to Share Plan on Natural Resources - Star Tribune (7/8/2008)
U Researchers Report Threats to Minnesota’s Environment - MPR (7/8/2008)
Wetland, Lake Restoration Among Actions Urged in New Report - MinnPost (7/8/2008)
MN Conservation Plan Urges Shoreline Protection - WCCO News (7/8/2008)
A New Statewide Plan for Environmental Resources - WCCO Video (7/8/2008)
U Study Targets Environment - Kare11 (7/8/2008)
Plan Urges Conservation of MN Shorelines, Flood Prevention - Fox9 News (7/8/2008)
State Report on Planning for Minnesota’s Enviro Future is Released - Minnesota Independent (7/8/2008)
Report Sets Out Ways to Protect State’s Environment - Pioneer Press (7/7/2008)
Minnesota’s Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan Offers Vision for the State’s Environment and Natural Resources - UNews (7/7/2008)

One Year Later: a Look at the Impacts of the I-35W Bridge Collapse - UNews (7/29/2008)
U Environmental Institute has Chief - Pioneer Press (7/25/2008)
New Institute on the Environment Head Named - MN Daily (7/24/2008)
From Texas to Alberta Using the Sun: U Car Finishes Fifth - Star Tribune (7/24/2008)
Taking Action to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emission Goal - KMSP-TV
Study: Minnesota's Emissions Goals Achievable - WCCO-TV
Meeting Emission Reduction Goals - KMSP-TV
Minnesotans Need to Drive Less to Exceed 2025 Clean-Air Goal - Star Tribune (7/22/2008)
Study: Minnesota’s Emissions Goals Achievable - TwinCities.com (7/22/2008)
Possible to Reduce Emissiona by 30 Percent by 2025 - Science Daily (7/22/2008)
U Study: Greenhouse Gas Goals Achievable - MPR (7/22/2008)
U Has Bright Hopes in Solar-Powered Car Race - Fox Twin Cities (7/15/2008)
U Hopes to Shine in Solar-Powered Car Race - Pioneer Press (7/14/2008)
U’s Solar Car Team Begins Cross-Country Race - UNews (7/14/2008)
Start Your Solar Panels - Plano Star Courier (7/14/2008)
A Blooming Solution to the Gas Crisis? - Star Tribune (7/14/2008)
Higher Education Notebook: UMC Awarded Grant for Demonstration Garden - Grand Forks Herald (7/13/2008)

University of Minnesota

Many Volunteer to Help Eagle - the Morning Call (7/31/2008)
Zebra Mussels Invade Marion Reservoir - KansasCity.com (7/30/2008)
Boosting Cellulosic Biofuels - Technology Review (7/28/2008)
Controlling Nitrogen Pollution Will Not Stop Toxic Algae Blooms - PhysOrg.com (7/23/2008)
Action Today to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Tomorrow - U Moment (7/24/2008)
Rybak Calls for More Plug-In Hybrid Conversions - MPR (7/16/2008)
The Great Biofuels Con - The Age (7/15/2008)
Citizen Scientists Explore Minnesota’s Dragonflies - KSTP (7/14/2008)
In Search of Better (and Greener) Building Blocks - NYTimes (7/13/2008)
Solar Cars to Stop in Neosho - Neosho Daily News (7/13/2008)
Window Awnings Can Cut Your Home’s Energy Use - Philly.com (7/13/2008)
Biofuels Have Been the Principal Culprit in Creating the Global Food Crisis, Says the World Bank - The National (7/10/2008)
Global Warming: The Critters are Coming - Daily Planet (7/10/2008)
Can a Car Run on E. coli? - MinnPost (7/10/2008)
Climate Change May Kill Wildlife - Money Times (7/9/2008)
Biofuels Cause of Global Food Crisis - The National (7/8/2008)