Strong market forces affecting our energy sector are creating our clean energy future through “beneficial electrification” of our lives and economy, offering us a better quality of life and protecting our environment for less cost. We need enormous amounts of clean, cost-effective wind, solar and hydroelectric, plus major energy storage, to make these “renewables” our reliable “baseload” power and fully harvest these benefits.
About two years ago, I wrote a column about migration (May 14, 2022) which included a summary of the annual migration of the eastern North American population of monarch butterflies to a location in Mexico which took a number of generations to complete. Then on Jan.28, 2023, my column included a paragraph about the major decline in monarch butterflies in North America.
is part complex murder mystery, part occasional golf shot, part passionate Rom-Com, and nearly compete North Shore travelogue. Trey and Sybil are back with his mother, Madeline, as FYI Investigations based both in Grand Marais and the Kenwood area of Minneapolis.
Take your time and solutions will come We were just talking about something. Then (as happens) I thought of something related.
School Board Meeting The School Board of I.S.D. 166 will meet for a Regular School Board Meeting Thursday, March 21st, 2024 at 5:00 pm, in the Jane Mianowski Conference Center, 101 West 5th Street, Grand Marais, MN.
Cook County Local Energy Project (CCLEP) announced that Executive Director Kat Meyo recently resigned from the organization to pursue other career and personal opportunities. The CCLEP Board commends Kat for her leadership and for the numerous positive contributions she has made to CCLEP and to the Cook County community over the past two years.
As Minnesota continues to face record-high winter temperatures, Governor Tim Walz today announced that Minnesota has unlocked federal funding for small businesses impacted by this winter’s historic drought conditions. Amid the warmest winter on record, federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available because of ongoing federal drought declarations affecting 81 Minnesota counties. Governor Walz urges small business owners to apply for assistance as soon as possible.
Participants provide important data about precipitation, climate trends The Minnesota State Climatology Office is seeking rainfall monitors for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network. The network includes more than 20,000 volunteers nationwide who measure precipitation in their backyards using a standard 4-inch diameter rain gauge.
The Grand Marais Public Library is excited to host an author talk by Barbara J. Mack on her memoir, The Hand I’ve Been Dealt: A Life Lived with Epilepsy, on Wednesday, March 20, from 6:00-7:30 p.m.