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    July 5th 2022 “Divestment” 10am at GEL

    The Ely Climate Change Group is Hosting a Presentation by Valerie Myntti on Fossil Fuel Divestment and Tom Omerza on Local Banks’ Investment Policies.

    Where: Grand Ely Lodge

    When: Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

    **No charge, open to the public

     

    Please join us to hear about a climate action all of us […]

    June 7th 2022

    May 31st 2022

    Hi Folks,

    Our next climate change meeting will be June 7th at 10am at the Ely Senior Center. The TG presentation that day will be given by Grant Hauschild, the DFL candidate for Minnesota’s senate seat currently held by Tom Bakk who is retiring. Grant was invited to our CC meeting but […]

    May 3rd 2022 An electric school bus for Ely from “Infrastructure Bill” funds

    An Opportunity for Ely Schools – The EPA Clean School Bus Program From the EPA’s Clean School Bus website: The bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Clean School Bus Program provides $5 billion over 5 years to spur the transformation of the nation’s school bus fleet. Half of the $5 billion total funding is dedicated for zero-emission school […]

    May 3rd 2022 About Corn Ethanol

    This is from the Publications of the National Academy by Jason Hill at the University of Minnesota https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2200997119

    The sobering truth about corn ethanol

    Jason Hill

    Evidence that RFS2 increases rather than reduces GHG emissions adds to long-standing criticism of its high economic and environmental costs. At current prices, $20 billion of corn is converted […]

    May 3rd 2022 Meeting Announcement

    April 26th 2022

    Hi Folks

    Our next climate meeting will be May 3rd at 10am in the Ely Senior Center. FYI the Tuesday Group meeting that day is “Meet New Elyites”.

    There is a lot to share this month. I’ll start with the Minnesota Climate Action Framework. In 2019 Gov. Walz established a Climate Change […]

    What the war in Ukraine means for energy, climate and food (Nature April 2022)

    On 22 February, Germany scuttled its approval of a newly built gas pipeline from Russia, and is now planning to import liquefied natural gas from countries such as Qatar and the United States. Belgium is reconsidering its exit from nuclear power, while Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom are all accelerating efforts to […]

    April 5th 2022 meeting

    March 30th 2022

    Hi Folks

    Our next meeting will be April 5th at 10am in the Senior Center. FYI the Tuesday Group meeting that day is “Emily Ford’s 1,200 Mile Winter Trek”.

    For this month’s meeting I suggest we look at issues arising from the Russia/Ukraine war and energy supplies to Europe. Meeting climate change […]

    March 1st 2022 meeting

    Feb 23rd 2022

    Hi Folks

    Our next meeting will be March 1st at 10am in the Senior Center. The omicron surge is waning, it is time to resume almost normal activities again. Please wear a mask to the meeting.

    February has had more than its usual share of dramatic news. For this meeting I suggest […]

    Feb 1st 2022 meeting

    Jan 27th 2022

    Hi Folks

    Our next meeting will be Feb 1st at 10am in the Senior Center. Yes, we are planning an in person meeting this month! Tuesday Group for that day will be given by Steve Hollenhorst. Steve is a prominent environmentalist and professor at Huxley College of the Environment at Western Washington […]

    Jan 4th 2022 NO MEETING

    Dec 30th 2021

     

    Hi Folks

     

    With the current covid surge of omicron, I suggest we skip the next meeting. Let’s review the situation again a month from now to decide if we can meet in February.

    For those who need some good reading here is a review from the New York Times.

    NY […]