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SUMMARY:The More They Build\, The More They Make: How Utilities Plan for Profit
DESCRIPTION:Utility 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?  \nJoin us for a webinar to learn more about the way utilities are incentivized to build infrastructure and how that affects our rates. We will also be joined by Brian Edstrom\, Senior Regulatory Advocate for the Citizens Utility Board\, to discuss the current Xcel Rate Case that is open for public comment through the end of the year.  \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP!
URL:https://www.mnipl.org/event/build-build-build/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Solar
ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Wolff":MAILTO:sara@mnipl.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T120000
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SUMMARY:When a Data Center Comes to Town: What Are Minnesota Communities Getting (or Losing) from Data Centers?
DESCRIPTION:Giant tech companies like Meta\, Google\, and Amazon are building massive data centers across the country in anticipation of generative AI uses.\n \nBut 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 climate? \nJoin us for a webinar about how data centers have impacted communities in other parts of the country\, and learn what you can do when these companies come to town. \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP!
URL:https://www.mnipl.org/event/data-centers/
LOCATION:Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Wolff":MAILTO:sara@mnipl.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251120T120000
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SUMMARY:Why Are Our Electric Utilities Structured Like This?
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wondered how the electric utility industry works? Or why its financing\, business practices\, technologies\, resources\, and regulatory structures look the way they do in various places around the country? The history of utilities in the United States is filled with controversy and compromise. Understanding that history can reveal what’s possible for political action today at the local\, state\, or federal level. \nJoin MNIPL and Ben Kodres-O’Brien\, who will share his insights about the industry’s history—and how that history could or could not inform efforts of policymakers\, activists\, and other changemakers in Minnesota and beyond. \nBen is a PhD Candidate at Columbia University. His dissertation examines the history and political economy of the electric utility industry\, and how past policies have affected and been limited by the diverse mix of technologies and generating resources in use within the United States. \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP!
URL:https://www.mnipl.org/event/utilities/
LOCATION:Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buff Grace":MAILTO:buff@mnipl.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251120T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251120T171500
DTSTAMP:20260403T174357
CREATED:20251118T000037Z
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SUMMARY:November Policy Team Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Engaging in policy brings climate action to scale – and everyone has a voice to share. This month we’ll talk about what we’re learning from COP 30 and how we can work meaningfully in this moment of our planet’s climate crisis. We’ll also cover actions that are important to bring to our policymakers now. \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP!
URL:https://www.mnipl.org/event/november-policy-team-meeting/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Policy & Advocacy
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Wolff":MAILTO:sara@mnipl.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251210T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251210T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T174357
CREATED:20251006T184810Z
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SUMMARY:Quarterly Community Offering - Winter 2025
DESCRIPTION:Through the year and beyond\, we’ll be hosting Quarterly Movement Offerings near every solstice and equinox\, which will be opportunities 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 of building a more equitable and interdependent world\, and tangible action steps our communities can take to move us forward. \nJoin us for a special Winter Community Offering with tribal rights attorney and land history consultant Jessica Intermill. We will explore the Doctrine of Discovery and how it continues to shape our relationship to land\, Native sovereignty\, and climate justice. Together\, we will chart a course of learning\, reflection\, action\, and opportunities for repair. \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP FOR THE WINTER QUARTERLY COMMUNITY OFFERING
URL:https://www.mnipl.org/event/quarterly-offering-winter-2025/
LOCATION:Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Liz Loeb":MAILTO:liz@mnipl.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251211T160000
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DTSTAMP:20260403T174357
CREATED:20251118T001302Z
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SUMMARY:December Policy Team Meeting
DESCRIPTION:MNIPL has several legislative goals we’re aiming to support this session. Learn about them and see what might resonate for your community group or congregation. We’ll be planning ways to support this work at the State Capitol this year. \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP!
URL:https://www.mnipl.org/event/december-policy-team-meeting/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Policy & Advocacy
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Wolff":MAILTO:sara@mnipl.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251216T183000
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SUMMARY:Community Climate Resilience Hubs – December Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Our Minnesota communities are already feeling the impacts of climate change\, from widespread drought to bigger and more dangerous storms. Our neighbors are going to need support in building the relationships\, infrastructure\, and support to prevent and adapt to the realities of climate disruption. Minnesota’s communities of faith\,  and community organizations are uniquely poised to meet this particular moment.  \nThat’s why MNIPL is launching the Community Climate Resilience Network. These trainings and conversations will bring together organizations throughout the state that are interested in meeting this moment. We’ll cover topics like\, “What are Resilience Hubs?”\, building good and right relationships with your communities\, and emergency preparedness with experts in the field. \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP FOR THE DECEMBER SESSION!
URL:https://www.mnipl.org/event/community-climate-resilience-hubs-december-gathering/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Resilience Hubs
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buff Grace":MAILTO:buff@mnipl.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260115T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260115T194500
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SUMMARY:MNIPL Winter Book Club: Here Comes the Sun
DESCRIPTION:This winter\, MNIPL is launching a Winter Book Club to read inspiring works speaking to this moment in our collective climate crisis. If you’ve been wondering how to access hope for your continued work on climate action\, these books are for you! Please join us! \nEvery month January – March\, we’ll read a recent book to learn about innovative approaches to addressing climate change and to discuss how these ideas could work in our local context. \nHere Comes the Sun tells the story of the sudden spike in power from the sun and wind-and the desperate fight of the fossil fuel industry and their politicians to hold this new power at bay. From the everyday citizens who installed solar panels equal to a third of Pakistan’s electric grid in a year to the world’s sixth-largest economy-California-nearly halving its use of natural gas in the last two years\, Bill McKibben traces the arrival of plentiful\, inexpensive solar energy. \nWe will talk about our reactions to the book and the ways we can speed up this already stunning revolution.\n\nNo time to read? Here are a few of my favorite conversations about central ideas in the book:  \n\nBill’s interview with Lisa Smith on Big Bend Radio (26 minutes)\nLengthier discussion on his book tour with Adirondack Explorer (1 hour 16 minutes)\nBig Ideas Radio (11 minutes)\n\nPurchase here or from your favorite book purveyor.  \nRSVP HERE!!
URL:https://www.mnipl.org/event/jan-book-club/
LOCATION:Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Wolff":MAILTO:sara@mnipl.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260205T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260205T194500
DTSTAMP:20260403T174357
CREATED:20251201T151805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T192623Z
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SUMMARY:MNIPL Winter Book Club: Mini-Forest Revolution
DESCRIPTION:This winter\, MNIPL is launching a Winter Book Club to read inspiring works speaking to this moment in our collective climate crisis. If you’ve been wondering how to access hope for your continued work on climate action\, these books are for you! Please join us! \nEvery month January – March\, we’ll read a recent book to learn about innovative approaches to addressing climate change and to discuss how these ideas could work in our local context. \nMini-Forest Revolution is about a movement to restore biodiversity in our cities and towns by transforming empty lots\, backyards\, and degraded land into mini-forests. Author Hannah Lewis is the forest maker turning asphalt into ecosystems to save the planet and she wants everyone to know they can do it too. \nIn this session\, we will talk about our reactions to the book\, and possibilities for employing mini-forests to benefit our communities and climate.\n\nNo time to read? These videos and audio discussions share the central ideas.  \n\nMini-forests: Hannah Lewis discusses the Miyawaki Method (59 minutes)\nThe Mini-Forest Revolution radio discussion with Hannah Lewis sharing stories of communities who have built mini-forests. (39 minutes)\n\nPurchase from Chelsea Green Publishing or your favorite book purveyor. \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP!!
URL:https://www.mnipl.org/event/feb-book-club/
LOCATION:Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Wolff":MAILTO:sara@mnipl.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260210T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T174357
CREATED:20260202T201605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T151531Z
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SUMMARY:Together in this Moment: Community as a Source of Resilience (CCRN February 2026)
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a gathering of the Community Climate Resilience Network (CCRN) to talk about how we can build our resilience through supporting each other in times of crisis. \nIn the face of the violence and violation of rights in our communities\, we know that many of our community climate resilience hubs have been bringing people together\, coordinating support\, and trying to keep their communities safe. We are learning in real time what it truly means to serve as hubs of resilience in a time of crisis. \nKelly Sherman-Conroy\, Native theologian and community leader\, and Terri Burnor\, Executive Director of the Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance\, will join us in a conversation and invitation into action\, and you will have the opportunity to share and learn from your peers about what we’re trying and what more we can do. Other special guests will be announced soon. \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP!
URL:https://www.mnipl.org/event/ccrn-feb-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Julia Nerbonne":MAILTO:julia@mnipl.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260217T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260217T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T174357
CREATED:20260121T175703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T202633Z
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SUMMARY:Rise & Repair's Opening Day in a Good Way Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Join Rise & Repair for our upcoming rally at the Capitol! \nWe’ll have a gather on the steps of the capitol followed by a rally in the rotunda. Then we’ll greet our legislators as they return for their first day of session. \nMore details to come\, but please save the date and RSVP! \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP!
URL:https://www.mnipl.org/event/rise-repair-rally-day/
LOCATION:Minnesota State Capitol\, 75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55155
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rise & Repair":MAILTO:info@riseandrepair.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260225T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260225T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T174357
CREATED:20251114T173842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T173910Z
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SUMMARY:Reparations Learning Lab February 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our 2026 Reparations Learning Lab series! Learning Labs are one hour sessions where we learn\, reflect\, workshop real life questions\, and commit towards action. You are welcome to attend regularly or to simply come when and as you are able. \nMore details to come on the topic of this session. \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP!
URL:https://www.mnipl.org/event/feb_learning_lab/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Reparations Learning Labs
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ORGANIZER;CN="Liz Loeb":MAILTO:liz@mnipl.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260305T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260305T194500
DTSTAMP:20260403T174357
CREATED:20251201T153846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T192814Z
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SUMMARY:MNIPL Winter Book Club: About Power
DESCRIPTION:This winter\, MNIPL is launching a Winter Book Club to read inspiring works speaking to this moment in our collective climate crisis. If you’ve been wondering how to access hope for your continued work on climate action\, these books are for you! Please join us! \nEvery month January – March\, we’ll read a recent book to learn about innovative approaches to addressing climate change and to discuss how these ideas could work in our local context. \nA primary reason we have accelerating Climate Chaos and profound societal inequity is that society delivers electric utility services upside down and backwards. On the demand-side\, electric utilities are healthier financially when they emit more pollution\, and conservation reduces their earnings. On the supply side\, big\, very expensive power lines are being built to accommodate renewable energy development.  \nWhile acknowledging a host of existential threats\, About Power by George Crocker makes the case that society’s major problems can be reduced\, if not solved\, with proper management of energy resources. \nIn this session\, we will explore the ideas regarding how to  of “end-use” analysis to estimate our energy needs (to put it another way\, how much power would we need if we were using energy efficient things in our life). \nWe will discuss pages 113 – 184\, including Crocker’s recommendations for moving forward.  \n\nWrite On Radio (KFAI) discussion with George Crocker (50 minutes)\n\nPurchase from Bookshop.org  or your favorite book purveyor.  \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP!!
URL:https://www.mnipl.org/event/mnipl-winter-book-club-about-power/
LOCATION:Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Wolff":MAILTO:sara@mnipl.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260429T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260429T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T174357
CREATED:20251117T174652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T174652Z
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SUMMARY:Reparations Learning Lab April 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our 2026 Reparations Learning Lab series! Learning Labs are one hour sessions where we learn\, reflect\, workshop real life questions\, and commit towards action. You are welcome to attend regularly or to simply come when and as you are able. \nMore details to come on the topic of this session. \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP!
URL:https://www.mnipl.org/event/apr_learning_lab/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Reparations Learning Labs
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ORGANIZER;CN="Liz Loeb":MAILTO:liz@mnipl.org
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