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Hi Folks Our next climate meeting will be March 12th at 4pm in the Ely Field Naturalists Resource Center above the NAPA store. The meeting will be both in person and zoomed. This month we will be hosting members of the Minnesota Zero Waste Coalition–including Eureka Recycling (a mission-based […] At our meeting in January, Hudson made a compelling case for heat pumps. During the Ely Winter Festival we had the opportunity to see and drive a variety of electric vehicles on display at Ely’s DQ. These technologies are becoming more known and accepted, and certainly help us reduce our carbon footprint. But […] Jan 9th 2024 Climate Meeting Heat Pumps This is a pdf summary You can find the full recording of the meeting on you tube. Either search on you tube for “Ely Climate Group” or go here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFYEXa0qx5p9Nb25QBXhgbg Notes on Dec 5th 2023 Meeting notes, BJ We met at Mary Louise’s home to discuss how to proceed in 2024. Many thanks Mary Louise for the good atmosphere and to all who contributed. Before the meeting, I asked Ted Spalding, who started the group several years ago and now lives near the […] November 7th 2023 “Managing Forests” Aaron Kania, Kawishiwi District Forest Ranger Aaron talked about how our forests have changed from times before Europeans arrived to the present and what we may expect in the future as our climate changes. Indigenous people used fire to clear the understory hence avoiding many severe crown fires. Our current […] The Iron Range can benefit from the fight against Climate Change Many of us are concerned about climate change. Northeast Minnesota is home to the MN Northland Chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby and to the Ely Climate Change Group. A recent combined meeting of these groups viewed and discussed the 24 minute video on opportunities […] You can find the CCL video (24 mins) here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4JyAWRuvsI You can find the zoom recording of our Oct 10th meeting (including both video and discussion) here:https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/nYNCpZxeEBYbKdzT__RDbZO_ovMlRNTc4asS8IpIm28lJ1vJh2mX2MsjkmdAPrOm.RlIXLwDuXSMEBdrDPasscode: 14Y#t=5CLet your lawmakers and newspapers know you support these opportunitiesRep. Pete Stauber stauber.house.gov/contactSen Tina Smith smith.senate.gov/contactSen Amy Klobuchar klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-amy Sen Grant Hauschild sen.grant.hauschild@senate.mn Rep Roger Skraba rep.roger.skraba@house.mn.gov IRRRB […] Randy is the lead scientist on mercury related research in Forest Service Research. You can find his bio here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/about/people/kolka He has been working on mercury cycling in northern Minnesota since the mid-1990s, starting with his PhD dissertation. Much of his mercury research is on the USDA Forest Service’s Marcell Experimental Forest just north of […] David is the Senior Strategic Director in their Climate & Clean Energy Program. You can read more about his work here: https://www.nrdc.org/bio/david-doniger David has been at the forefront of the battle against air pollution and global climate change since he joined NRDC in 1978. He helped formulate the Montreal Protocol, an international agreement designed to […] July 11th 2023 climate meeting with Doug Lande Doug brings expertise of forestry and fires. Doug is District 2 Supervisor/Secretary of the Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). He has a good understanding of local and state agencies. He runs an off-grid solar home. Our conversation covered both the forest and the trees […] |
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