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CUREriver

5 hours ago

This story of water there is intimate to the lived experience of the women who tell it and those who report it. By and large, it is the women who open the taps for water they use to cook, to do the laundry, to bathe the children, to drink...

It seemed clear that the case of bad water was not a one-off but rather an example of a pattern. I heard about other issues where one event cascaded into a flurry of others; violence on Indian reservations and the incarceration of women, especially mothers, were two of the worst.
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Our Towns: The Modern Women of Rural America

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In Greenville, South Carolina, over 200 women met for the Rural Women's Summit.

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Cure MN River

1 day ago

Farmers understand that the climate is changing, but instead of taking collective action they see tackling its impacts as an individual business challenge. #ClimateandAg
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Farmers’ Experience of Climate Change Doesn’t Alter Politics, Study Says - Daily Yonder

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Farmers see climate change as a business challenge, not a political cause that requires public action, according to a qualitative study in the Midwest.

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Cure MN River

2 days ago

Clean, local, and democratic is working for rural counties in Nebraska that are getting a $3 million economic boost from wind energy. #EnergyDemocracy #RuralandRenewable
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Rural Democracy Project

2 days ago

"But even in southern Minnesota, the harvest wasn’t perfect. While most of the co-op’s sugarbeets were harvested, a wet spring delayed planting, which meant the crop fell short..."
Rural communities across MN are feeling the affects of a tough harvest.
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A bitter harvest for sugarbeet farmers

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It’s been a tough harvest for every crop grown in the region. Farmers fought through mud to harvest crops during a wet fall, and this year’s sugarbeet losses come on top of several years of low cr...

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Rural Democracy Project

3 days ago

CURE fights because our kids and future generations deserve real Minnesota winters. Make a gift to CURE to help fight for the planet our kids will inherit.
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Rural Democracy Project

6 days ago

CURE is fighting for clean, local, and democratic energy options for all Minnesotans. Support Energy Democracy and CURE today! #GiveMN #GTMD19 #RuralandRenewable
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Minnesota Local Energy Project

1 day ago

“Electrification as a strategy is probably the biggest opportunity to drive down significant reductions in emissions.” #CleanCarsMN
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Minnesota looks to electric vehicles, biofuels to cut transportation emissions

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Critics say a recent report on decarbonizing transportation understates the importance of reducing driving.

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Minnesota Local Energy Project

3 days ago

CURE fights because rural Minnesotans need clean and local electricity and they should have a say in their community's energy future. Support Energy Democracy and CURE today! #GiveMN #GTMD19 #RuralandRenewable https://www.givemn.org/story/Curefightingfortheunderdogs ... See MoreSee Less

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Minnesota Local Energy Project

3 days ago

The electric car industry is expanding, and at least one business owner is capitalizing on that growth as a gas station is converted to an EV charing station. #CleanCarsMN #CleanEnergyFuture
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Gas Station Converts To Electric Charging Station And Speeds Ahead Of Curve

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As the electric car industry ramps up, one gas station in Takoma Park, Md., has already changed lanes. The owner hopes to motivate other stations to make the shift.

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Stand for Food

Stand For Food

2 days ago

Despite weather disasters, trade wars, and a commodity market under pressure, American net farm income is forecast to reach a five-year high in 2019. What gives?
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Government Bailouts Are the Only Thing Bringing Farm Incomes Up | Civil Eats

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Despite weather disasters, trade wars, and a commodity market under pressure, American net farm income is forecast to reach a five-year high in 2019. What gives?

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Indigi-Baby aims for healthy people and a healthy planet. #mnvaules
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Indigenous baby food aims to improve health of babies and the environment

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Indigenous Peoples Task Force in Minneapolis is preparing to release a baby food next year under the brand name Indigi-Baby. It will be made from traditional Native American ingredients like wild rice...

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