Community Voices ⎸ Finding joy in winter
Project Optimist readers and staff marvel at the beauty of winter.
Environment
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Community Voices ⎸ Bio·phil·ia: A new grant for our new program on nature, design, and connection to the living world
Thanks to a grant from Arts Midwest, Project Optimist will feature essays, visual art, and design about connecting with the natural world in 2024.
Drawn by Nature: Taking a liking to lichens
While often overlooked, lichen are prevalent in Minnesota, with an estimated 700 to 800 species in the state.
The U.S. is moving away from coal. We toured a central Minnesota plant in transition
It’s the beginning of the end for the coal-fired units at Sherco power plant as the first of three units powers down.
What's made at a wild rice house in northern Minnesota? Food, community, and more
Driving home, I realize the Finland Wild Rice House experience has worked: I have a new relationship with this native grain.
Emerging tech could change the game for nuclear power forever
Nuclear at a Crossroads, Part V: Look out for grid-scale nuclear fusion and small-scale fission
3 accidents haunt nuclear's past. Will they dictate its future?
Nuclear at a Crossroads, Part IV: A review of the most storied disasters in the history of global nuclear power
A utility, a tribe, a professor, and ... Miss America? 4 voices in today's nuclear power debate
In Part III of our series, Nuclear at a Crossroads, we explore the nuances in the controversy behind nuclear power
Drawn by Nature: Keep eyes skyward for migrating birds
Thousands of cranes congregate at Sherburne refuge.