May 18th, 2013 
Eric Wilson 
For those who don’t follow national weather patterns, it was an exceptionally snowy April, especially in Minnesota, or shall I say even for Minnesota. There was at least some snow on the ground from roughly December 8th through May 2nd in the Twin Cities. This limited data set causes people to make comments like the [...]
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Tags: Climate Change, Dispatches from the Bus, Earth Day, Mass Transit, Minneapolis, Minnesota 
No Comments » June 12th, 2012 Eric Wilson As part of their Earth Day programming, PBS premiered two programs, Energy Quest USA and Powering the Planet. These one-hour documentaries followed up last year’s EARTH: The Operators’ Manual. Energy Quest USA features five areas throughout the USA and the strides they are taking to move toward sustainable energy. Two of these are in the [...]
April 22nd, 2012 2nd Green Revolution Celebrating the 42nd Earth Day and 4.5 billion years of earth. Image from NASA Johnson Space Center
May 3rd, 2011 Eric Wilson It seems like just about every cause has a day, week, or month dedicated to it. Last month I mentioned Home Farming Day, as well as our favorite, Earth Day. These “celebrations” are one way to raise awareness about an issue or topic. Just the other day National Train Day came across my radar. Find [...]
April 22nd, 2011 Eric Wilson In honor of Earth Day, here are five historical facts about the movement. At the behest of Senator Gaylord Nelson, President Kennedy went on a five-day, eleven-state conservation tour in September 1963, which was aimed at raising awareness about environmental issues.* Senator Nelson created Earth Day as a way to “force this issue onto the [...]
April 17th, 2011 Eric Wilson I recently read the following quotation, “the problem with history is that it repeats itself.” Although I cannot recall who said it, the point is that we need to learn from the past, not just repeat it. In a recent discussion with a co-worker, I started to think about the ebb and flow of environmental [...]
April 9th, 2010 Justin Manger Earth Day is fast approaching (April 22nd). This week’s facts come from the National Wildlife Foundation. Click on the previous link to take the short quiz yourself to test your knowledge. If you don’t mind being told the answers ahead of time, keep reading. What follows below are the four questions and their answers. 1. How [...]
