Events
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Sun Day: Day of Action
Graco Park 810 Sibley St NE, Minneapolis, United StatesSun Day is a nationwide day of action on September 21, 2025, celebrating solar and wind power, and the movement to leave fossil fuels behind. We all know that clean energy is the only way. Solar energy is now the cheapest source of power on the planet – and gives us a chance to actually…
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Extreme Weather, Property Insurance, and Community Response: An East Metro Listening Session
The Grove United Methodist Church 7465 Steepleview Rd, Woodbury, MNJoin the Grove UMC, Woodbury Community Foundation, East Metro EcoFaith Collaborative, Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light, and Minnesota Department of Commerce, the state’s insurance regulator, for a listening session on the impacts of extreme weather and property insurance changes on folks in the East Metro. We have the opportunity to shape state administrative and legislative…
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Quarterly Community Offering – Autumn 2025
ZoomThrough the year and beyond, we’ll be hosting Quarterly Movement Offerings, which will be an opportunity to share what we’re working on and hear from you what you’re paying most attention to. Each session will have information about the state of climate justice work here and abroad, an opportunity to reconnect us to the importance…
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Building a Resilience Network in Central Minnesota: The Role of Faith Communities
First Lutheran Church 1655 18th Ave E South McKay, Alexandria, United StatesJoin Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light and First Lutheran Church as we explore the role of communities of faith, conscience, or spiritual practice in a growing local resilience network. MNIPL…
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Extreme Weather, Property Insurance, & Community Response: A Central Minnesota Listening Session
Douglas County Administration Building 821 Cedar Street, Alexandria, United StatesJoin MNIPL and the West Central Initiative for a listening session on the impacts of extreme weather and property insurance changes on folks in Central Minnesota. We have the opportunity…
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Act Now on Solar & Efficiency Upgrades: How to Take Advantage of Tax Credits Before They Expire
ZoomIf you or your organization have been thinking about solar or energy efficiency projects for your home or building, now is the time to act! The One Big Beautiful Bill…
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Policy Team Meeting
ZoomNow is a great time to join the MNIPL Policy Team. We’re working together to develop and advance the policies we need to achieve our better climate future. CLICK HERE…
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Community Climate Resilience Hubs – October Gathering
ZoomThroughout this year, MNIPL is inviting people like you to join our Community Climate Resilience Network (CCRN) to engage communities across the state in a training series that shares the best practices about how to create resilient communities. Join us on October 21 to learn about ways to strengthen your facility and energy systems for…
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The More They Build, The More They Make: How Utilities Plan for Profit
ZoomUtility companies make money when they build energy infrastructure. The cost of that infrastructure is passed on to customers through rate hikes – like the 13% rate increase Xcel is proposing right now. How can we tell if what utilities propose are the things that best serve our pocketbooks and communities? Join us for a…
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When a Data Center Comes to Town: What Are Minnesota Communities Getting (or Losing) from Data Centers?
ZoomGiant tech companies like Meta, Google, and Amazon are building massive data centers across the country in anticipation of generative AI uses. But do these data centers benefit the communities they’re built in? What sort of impact do they have on the people who live around them, the water and land, the environment and our…