MinnPost:
James J. Krupa: Geronimo’s Pass and Jackrabbits→
/Center for Humans and Nature:
Adam Frank: Wildness→
/NPR:
Gary Snyder noted that many folks are alienated from their place and that they "don't even know that they don't know the plants" of their environment. I've asked lakeshore residents and the only plants they know are the ones that the government has blacklisted (Eurasian milfoil, curly-leaf pondweed, etc.). I find it sad that folks only know the ones that the government has labeled 'bad/evil' and they don't appreciate the beauty of those plants and those that are indigenous to their area or lake.
Eleanor Klibanoff: Lead Ammo and Fishing Tackle Poisons→
/NPR:
In Minnesota, it is estimated that 100 to 200 loons die of ingesting lead-based fishing tackle.
Walker Angell: Bicycles Benefits→
/Streets.mn
Steven Maier: Mudpuppies→
/Great Lakes Echo:
Samantha Oliver: What Two Frozen Lakes Taught Me→
/Center for Limnology
David Brooks: Dignity and Sadness in the Working Class→
/New York Times:
Suburbia may have made sense when families were larger, one parent stayed home, and energy was cheap. Now this form a development leaves kids in basements with video games and parents more isolated from their community.
Dave Orrick: Walleye Decline with Global Warming →
/Pioneer Press:
Catherine Saint Louis: Colgate Total Toothpaste Has Triclosan→
/New York Times
Beth Mole: FDA Bans Antibacterial Soaps→
/Arstechnica:
Lee Bergquist: Water Wars on the Sand Counties of Wisconsin→
/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Two articles on groundwater and lakes
Linda Poon: Climate Change Migrations→
/CityLab:
Governor Dayton Moves to Protect Bees
/We now await the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's review of the neonicotinoids, which is anticipated to be completed by 2018.
Justin Fox: Zoning Overuse - 100 Year Review→
/Bloomberg News:
Ron Meador: Minnesota Buffer Map→
/MinnPost: