Posts by Terri Burnor
MNIPL Supports Internship at Just B Solar Camp
Just B Solar is a solar-based STEM camp for children and youth from low-income communities and communities of color. For the 2022 camp, we supported a paid internship.
Read MoreConstruction Begins in Rajanpur
With the end of the rainy season in Rajanpur, construction has started on houses in neighborhoods most impacted by flooding. Working with locals over the past two months, Ruhel bought…
Read MoreYouth ‘N Power’s message remains true and powerful despite Federal Court ruling
Last week, a federal court in Washington D.C. said that the Army Corps of Engineers’ oversight of Line 3 was good enough—even though Enbridge’s tar-sand oil pipeline breached three different…
Read MoreMNIPL Supporting Frontline Efforts in Bangladesh
Across the Global South, communities that have done the least to contribute to climate change are forced to bear the worst of its effects. As they are beset by floods,…
Read MoreForward, Not Sideways, on Climate
In August 2022, climate history was made when Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act. This legislation allocated $369 billion for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting climate justice. Unfortunately even…
Read MoreClark-Grace UCC Organized Earth Day Expo Thanks to Grant
Submitted by Clark-Grace UCC in South Saint Paul. In 2022, Clark-Grace UCC received a CERTS (Clean Energy Resource Teams) seed grant to organize an Earth Day Environmental Expo. During the family-friendly event,…
Read MoreFaith-Led Climate Action During Earth Month 2022
During April, faith and spiritual communities across Minnesota acted for the earth. We’re excited to celebrate some of these actions here! If you’d like yours added, please email a short…
Read MoreCelebrating our 2021 Climate Justice Congregations
We’re excited to honor 22 certified Climate Justice Congregations this spring! From Duluth to Rochester, these communities across Minnesota are demonstrating their commitment to living out their faith and values…
Read MoreMNIPL is in the Classroom
Did you know that MNIPL is in the classroom helping students at the University of Minnesota build the climate justice movement? Julia Nerbonne, Analyah Schlaeger Dos Santos, Whitney Terrill, and…
Read MoreUN Climate Conference in Glasgow
As I write this, I am still in Scotland trying to learn to drive on the “wrong: side of a highland mountain road and working to process the incredible experience…
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