Sierra Club Duluth Clean Energy Team

04/11/2026

https://www.sierraclub.org/Sierra/plastic-free-guide-room-by-room?promoid=701Po00001fdaujIAA&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sierraclub&utm_content=plastic-b

And other tips for living a more sustainable life

04/09/2026

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/04/08/opponents-of-data-centers-join-with-critics-of-power-line-proposal-in-northern-minnesota?fbclid=IwY2xjawREnJhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeI8aFVYhkZWljKeICpDeYUULKHvTLbullDjeLcfSNybw9QlR0Zk3AX4hvbZ4_aem_WiAGXFyskICPoc0XTUXGgw

Opponents of a massive data center proposed by Google in the small northern Minnesota city of Hermantown are also speaking out against a proposed electric transmission line that advocates argue is needed for the transmission of energy generated from renewable sources.

04/08/2026

Do Minnesota Electric Coops support net metering or don't they? Who should be deciding?

Two brothers installed elevated solar panels in a Renville County farm field to research the potential for crop and solar production, but are in a payment dispute with Renville-Sibley Cooperative Power Association.

03/27/2026

03/17/2026

https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/columns/local-view-answers-needed-on-resources-hogging-hermantown-data-center

From the column: "All the promises we heard with the announcement are not yet accompanied by a robust review or confirmed in anything other than a big-tech press release."

03/12/2026

No Kings, No Ice, No Trump ... come join the march! Marches in the area are in Superior, Two Harbors, Cloquet, Moose Lake and Grand Rapids. Look them up and join the effort throughout the country!

https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/911460/?referring_vol=2046966&rname=Tom&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=facebook×lot=5833696&fbclid=IwY2xjawQfElNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe5y0pDZpV1WHugxOlJs-d6Z_DeCIOBK8vGARI9ljD23TgeucQ7O7xwPkmxrw_aem_Mey77gmPFJ-e9FzOUaxjRQ

**We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.** What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading from small towns to city centers and across every community determined to defend democracy. Our peacefu...

03/03/2026

https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/columns/local-view-in-climate-emergency-duluth-citizens-must-step-up

Now is not the time to hold back on efforts to react to the ravages of climate change!

From the column: "Many of us hope the Duluth Citizens Climate Commission can bring our community together in a collaborative effort in which we can leverage ... our talents, energy, and resources."

02/12/2026

Tech billionaires are trying to build giant data centers across Minnesota. Their plans—if realized—will pollute our water, drain aquifers, subvert climate goals, drain local government coffers, cause sky-high electric rates, and subject neighbors to noise and light pollution.

02/12/2026

https://act.sierraclub.org/actions/Minnesota?actionId=AR0599937

Tech billionaires are trying to build giant data centers across Minnesota. Their plans—if realized—will pollute our water, drain aquifers, subvert climate goals, drain local government coffers, cause sky-high electric rates, and subject neighbors to noise and light pollution.

02/09/2026

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1309273914562477&set=a.246794900810389

‼️The U.S. Senate is expected to vote NEXT WEEK on a resolution to repeal protections for the Boundary Waters watershed -- putting clean water, wildlife habitat, irreplaceable cultural and tribal resources, and recreation opportunities at serious risk. This resolution passed the House last month.

Join us in fighting alongside downstream communities, tribal leaders, businesses and concerned residents against the threat of toxic sulfide mining.

Act now: Tell your Senators to vote NO. sc.org/boundarywaters 🛶