Thank You for the 2019 Environmental Initiative Awards
As you may know, each year, we host the Environmental Initiative Awards. This event is our opportunity to honor work happening across Minnesota to build a healthy environment, robust economy...
J. Drake Hamilton: Critical Collaborator
At Environmental Initiative, we feel particularly lucky to be part of a strong community of people who care about each other, as well as the issues we work on each day. The...
Minnesota State University, Mankato, Energy Savings and Sustainability: Large Employer Sustainability Winner
The Minnesota State University, Mankato is a storied institution. Since it was founded in 1868, MSU, Mankato has grown to be the second-largest campus in the state. At a university...
Three Rivers Climate Conversations: Environmental Innovation Winner
Each generation has a defining moment: “Where were you when…?” For younger and future generations, that moment is quickly becoming “where were you when you learned about climate change?” However,...
Rural Grocery Stores, Energy and Access: Small Employer Sustainability
What do garlic, lightbulbs and trucks have in common? No, this isn’t a trick question. Each one represents a partner and piece of the Rural Grocery Stores: Energy and Access...
CU Green Clean Energy Lending Platform: Energy and Climate Winner
In a world where we’re inundated with choices and challenges, people are taking charge of their own actions. They’re using reusable cups and mugs, they’re trying to be low (or...
Poplar River Management Board: Rural Vitality Winner
According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), bodies of water are listed as “impaired” if they do not meet Minnesota water quality standards, which protect our state’s water for...
Dania Marin-Gavilan: Courageous Innovator
More and more, we are seeing the connections between environmental and social issues. In order to solve complex issues, we must treat them as complex. We must acknowledge all the...
And the 2019 Award Winners Are…
To most people, spring signals: melting snow, warming temperatures and blooming flowers. To me, though, it means the Environmental Initiative Awards are coming. Each year, Environmental Initiative honors people and...
2019 Awards: Elevating Interconnected Environmental Approaches
As you may have heard, nominations for the 2019 Environmental Initiative Awards are now open. The Awards will honor people and projects who approach their work collaboratively, while involving community voices and considering...