Climate funding is < 1% of the city’s $1.6b budget. And yet, Frey wants to divert utility franchise fees to the general fund to offset his bloated property tax problem. Tell Mayor Frey: Stop sacrificing the life saving programs making our energy cleaner and more affordable. Fund our futures!
Scientists warned you about: ♨️ more/longer/hotter heatwaves (hot planet=hot weather) 🌀 stronger storms (warm water=hurricane food) 🌧️ downpours (warm air holds more water vapor) 🌵 droughts (warm air is thirstier) 🔥 fire weather (hotter, drier) 🌊 sea level rise (land ice melts, warm water expands)
Europe is on fire. 🔥 The U.S. is on fire. 🔥 Canada is on fire. 🔥 Tornadoes are whipping through the Midwest. Tropical storms are getting stronger. But tell me again how climate change isn’t real?
This article is as about as close as the @startribune.com gets to putting the climate emergency in context. It's often observed that voters don't actually prioritize climate action as a top issue. www.startribune.com/thousands-of...
Thousands of fish died during mid-July heat wave. More could die in the coming weeks.
With surface temps reaching 86 degrees on lakes and rivers, the state is asking anglers to be mindful out on the water.
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Lots of talk about naming heat waves and wildfires. I think we should name them after fossil fuel companies and execs: The Tillerson Heat Wave, The Exxon Wildfire...
If you think climate change is an issue that matters only to elites, and not to the working class, I challenge you to put yourself in the shoes of anyone who has to work outside right now
830 wildfires burning across Canada right now. And you know what’s going to make it worse in the future? More oil pipelines. This is why our voice and our vote matters.
Parts of Ontario and northern Michigan are experiencing a truly awful combination of extreme heat and terrible air quality due to the ongoing heatwave and wildfires in the region. While satellite imagery looks dramatic, what matters for population exposure is smoke at the surface. 1/
As we are facing our first big round of wildfire smoke, I wanted to dig out this old one. If you worry about public safety, you need to worry about the environment minnesotareformer.com/briefs/twin-...
Twin Cities residents far more likely to die of air pollution than homicide, study finds • Minnesota Reformer
Dirty air drives conditions like heart and lung disease, contributing to hundreds of Twin Cities deaths per year.
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Children born in the United States are citizens of the United States
It's becoming more and more apparent that the police are defunding Minneapolis. Good to see the Strib finally catching wise to this www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
Minneapolis police overtime is dragging down the entire city budget
The city’s rainy day fund is drying up as it spends more and collects less money.
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thebulletin.org/2026/05/sorr... Although climate models have done a remarkably good job predicting the observed warming when fed the actual history of human carbon emissions, 1/
Sorry, climate change is still dangerous, no matter what nonsense Trump emits
As important as it is to acknowledge progress, it is equally important to counter the disinformation that says we no longer need to worry about the climate future—whether that disinformation comes fro...
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When Minneapolis felt under heavy siege, people from everywhere helped and reached out and it was really heartening and made a difference. Memphis deserves that too, all the more so because there appears to be a concerted effort to keep their occupation out of the news
Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 3mo agoMemphis is “under full-blown occupation” by ICE. Here’s why you may not know that.
Last night, the Minnesota State Legislature passed the bonding bill, which includes funding for the City of Minneapolis Water Distribution Facility, clearing the way for the East Phillips Indoor Urban Farm project to FINALLY become a reality. 1/
We’re excited to join May Day Strong, labor groups, and other allies to flex our economic power in a massive day of economic disruption on May 1. There are many ways you can take action, from refusing to shop, to walking out of work, to attending a demonstration: www.mobilize.us/mayday/?utm_...
Dear Strib: Tired of Minneapolis City Hall Drama? Focus on Something Else. By, well, me. racketmn.com/dear-strib-t...
Dear Strib: Tired of Minneapolis City Hall Drama? Focus on Something Else. - Racket
The Star Tribune's obsession with a supposedly dysfunctional Minneapolis City Council overplays minor issues, lets the mayor oft the hook, and obscures what the city has accomplished.
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Several things to notice here: For the first time in over 50 years, there are humans who are isolated and completely unreachable from any other humans or anything “Earth” The frame contains everyone… all of us, all of humanity, including the four astronauts
Astronomy 🔭@astronomy.bsky.social · 4mo ago“We’ll see you on the other side.” — Houston to the astronauts as they lost contact with them This will last 40 minutes, during which the Moon will completely cover the Earth
“We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.” — Carl Sagan
As Artemis II reaches the moon, we are treated, if we have the perspective to step back for a moment, a remarkable contrast in today's current events. On one hand, a remarkable human achievement, sending back the first images of our world from deep space in decades www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupT...
Carl Sagan - Pale Blue Dot
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