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  • Unnatural Gas: Challenging Methane Gas Proposals at the PUC

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    Join us for our virtual lunch and learn, Unnatural Gas: Challenging Methane Gas Proposals at the PUC on Friday, May 31 at noon! Given our state’s goal to phase out all carbon-based energy, it is critical that climate justice voices are heard in the public comment process to challenge utility companies’ use of this carbon-producing…

  • Spirit of Water 2024

    Hidden Falls Regional Park 1313 Hidden Falls Dr., St. Paul, MN, United States

    Join us for a celebration with Mississippi River! Gather with us to connect, play, learn, pray, celebrate, and honor the spirit of water. There will be a community celebration featuring speakers, music, booths, food, art, and play areas for children. These partners are co-presenting the event:  Resilient Indigenous Sisters Engaging (R.I.S.E. Coalition) United Theological Seminary…

  • Your Energy Transition: Making Your Home Work for the Earth

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    Join us for a conversation about how you can reduce your carbon emissions and save money on your energy bills! Our homes have amazing potential to reduce carbon emissions and save us real money. A typical Minnesota household can receive $10,000 for insulating and switching to electric options, plus you get a more comfortable and…

  • Heat Pump Helpers: Process Over Product

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    Join MNIPL's Bret Pence and Rachel Wagner, Creative and Technical Director of Just Housing, as they share their experiences of assisting 5 homeowners in Northeastern Minnesota over the past year in determining whether their houses were good candidates for air source heat pumps.  Using a grant from CERTs, MNIPL and Just Housing dove deep into…

  • Election impact on community-scale energy tax credits and federal funding: Briefing and participant Q&A

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    Join MNIPL and Jeremy Kalin, attorney at Avisen Legal and experienced community-scale clean energy tax credit and project finance attorney, for a briefing on the impact of the recent election on the community-scale energy tax credits and federal funding. We'll offer a short briefing on what we know, then spend the majority of the time answering…

  • Eco Fair on Summit

    House of Hope Presbyterian (Church Parking Lot) 797 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN, United States

    Join a coalition of nonprofits for this free, family-friendly event! You can enjoy good food and learn about all things green, from e-bikes to pollinator gardens, electric vehicles to solar installations. Join us rain or shine under the big tent! What will be featured at the fair? Electric Vehicle Showroom featuring test drives with local…

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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, MN

    Join 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…

  • Why Are Our Electric Utilities Structured Like This?

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    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…