Environment - Project Optimist (Page 2)

Six people sit in chairs along a wall. They are all dressed in business casual attire. They wear blue identification badges. They are part of a panel discussion at COP29.

Community Voices ⎸ Climate change makes water insecurity worse in the Global South

Without the money and resources that the Global North has, countries in the Global South are not able to adapt to or fight back against the impacts of climate change.

Recycling

Experts dive into Minnesota's Extended Producer Responsibility law

Catch a replay of the panel discussion, or read the highlights.

A man adds buckthorn brush to a lit biochar kiln as another man watches in the background. They are standing in a wooded area in a regional park.

Environment

How a Minnesota nonprofit makes biochar

Project Optimist tagged along with nonprofit Great River Greening during a biochar demonstration on March 17. Here's how it works.

An illustration of people working in a nuclear generating plant.

Nuclear power

Coalition wants to end Minnesota's nuclear moratorium

Project Optimist spoke with Generation Atomic about why they feel now is the time to lift Minnesota's nuclear moratorium.

A woman and a man stand on the snowy ground next to a tall solar panel array. Evergreen trees are seen behind them.

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Solar power gives resort ‘new blood, new life’

After sitting dormant during the winter for the past decade, the Lodge of Whispering Pines is up and running on the strength of a solar project that largely powers its dozen cabins.

Cardboard boxes and paper are seen in a bunker at the Otter Tail County Recycling Center.

Environment

How Extended Producer Responsibility will work in Minnesota

Project Optimist finds out how the law aimed at reducing packaging waste could affect taxpayers, businesses, and consumers.

Recycling boxes sit on the curb outside a home in Canada waiting to be picked up.

Environment

Extended Producer Responsibility shifts recycling cost, promises investment

Minnesota wants producers to pay for recycling. How has that worked in Canada and the European Union?

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Recycling

Expert answers your recycling questions

Emma Pardini of WLSSD in Duluth answers questions we couldn't get to at Project Optimist's October recycling panel discussion.

An illustration of a woman scraping her plate into a compost bin.

Food waste

Lessons learned from two decades of composting

The Western Lake Superior Sanitary District has run a compost site since 2001. During that time, the district has added 12 community drop-off sites, in addition to taking food waste from businesses.