BY MEGHAN KEANE
“It is time to advance a non-toxic, vibrant economy and protect the public by reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act. I urge you to support the strongest version of this reform. We can’t do it without you!”
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Carleton MPIRG Pushes for Chemicals Ban in Detox Minnesota! Campaign
Carleton Student to Attend Copenhagen Climate Conference
Christa Owens
BY MAIA RODRIGUEZ
Three weeks from now, when thousands of prominent environmentalists and public officials converge in Copenhagen, Denmark, for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Northfield’s own Christa Owens will be among them.
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At Thorn Crest Farm, Customers Buy Veggies Direct from the Field
BY KATIE WILLIAMS
For the picking at Thorn Crest
Driving along Cabot Avenue in Dundas, MN just before last Halloween, you might have noticed a line of cars parked next to hundreds of pumpkins dotting what looked to be a family’s front lawn.
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Paul Thissen, Campaigning for Governor at Carleton, Says Economic Security is Top Issue
Gubernatorial candidate Paul Thissen talks with Carleton student Yoni Blumberg
BY LEAF ELHAI
Two days after Minnesotans went to the polls on Nov. 3 to elect a new slate of local officials, one politician, DFL Rep. Paul Thissen, was still hard on the campaign trail.
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Over Cider and Speeches, Northfielders Call for Climate Action
BY LEAF ELHAI
Northfield residents and Carleton students gathered in Ames Park in Northfield this morning to mark the International Day of Climate Action, also known as 350 Day, a worldwide event to draw attention to potentially disastrous global climate change — and what steps can be taken to avert it.
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After Wind Farm Plan is Downsized, Doubts Still Swirl
BY MEGHAN KEANE
They can be seen in old Monet paintings, stout and sensible in red and white coats of paint, as well as in classic literature in the form of fearsome giants.
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Ash Borer Worries Stalk Northfield’s Shaded Streets
BY NORA CASSIDY
Northfielders beware! That beautiful ash tree growing in your yard may be in danger.
Emerald Ash Borer, a type of beetle that feeds on all types of ash trees, has been introduced to the Twin Cities and could mean the destruction of Northfield’s large ash tree population.
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Biodiesel in Northfield: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
BY MEGHAN KEANE
The city of colleges, cows, contentment – and biodiesel?
Though Northfield is commonly known for its “three C’s”, it was also very recently home to one of Minnesota’s few service stations that represented the future of biofuels.
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In Northfield, Living in an Envelope for All Seasons
BY JULIA OLSON
You’ve surely heard about the old woman who lives in a shoe.
But have you heard about the retired German professor who lives in an envelope?
A former Carleton professor, Julie Klassen, lives in just such a house.
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