TransCanada explicitly told the Canadian National Energy Board in 2009 that the proposed intent of the pipeline was to raise the price of crude oil in the U.S., manipulating the market by diverting oil from the Midwest to the Gulf. . . . The pipeline would particularly affect gas pricesContinue Reading
Most state parks and campgrounds are open now. They will start taking camping reservations Tuesday, July 26. Visit the DNR page for more info.Continue Reading
Class-action suit was filed Monday against Dupont—company of Imprelis, a new, supposedly environmentally friendly herbicide. Contact the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (ph. 651-201-6000) if you notice the weedkiller affecting your trees, especially watch the spruce and evergreens. Take photos of damage and keep a journal to document damage. Full story here. Update! LawsuitsContinue Reading
As recently as a decade ago, farms in the Midwest were commonly marred – at least as a farmer would view it – by unruly patches of milkweed amid the neat rows of emerging corn or soybeans. Not anymore. Fields are now planted with genetically modified corn and soybeans resistantContinue Reading
St. Paul, Minn. — Polymet Mining company will ask a Special Master to declare that state officials working on an environmental review of its proposed copper-nickel mine should be allowed to go back to work. The Environmental Impact Statement, or EIS, for the project has been underway for more thanContinue Reading