Explorer Will Steger didn't capture the world's imagination through a recitation of dry facts: he did it by telling stories. His organization, Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy, uses storytelling to get across the message of climate change and its effects.* But next month, they're pulling out all the stops with Band Together: "an evening of music, storytelling, and collective climate action." *Read Will Steger's climate story:

To paraphrase, courage is a dish best served around a big, crowded table packed with friends.

The vote to ban single-use bags - paper AND plastic - was pushed back a couple of weeks on Monday night to allow for more discussion. A committee-of-the-whole meeting is set for October 24 to concentrate on the proposed ordinance. Jamie Harvie of Bag It, Duluth says the group has been working to get the ordinance passed for over two years, so a delay to answer more questions isn't a problem. But he says Duluth is playing catch-up in terms of other cities, states and countries that have begun the

Last month, UMD students threw away almost 200 fewer pounds of food than in September of the year before. Solar production on campus has tripled since the SUN program got off the ground four years ago. Tomorrow (October 10) is UMD's Sustainability Fair , and whether you're a student or a community member, there's a lot for you to take in.

There have been plenty of protests and public feedback, and even Minnesota's Department of Commerce has weighed in on Enbridge's Line 3 tar sands pipeline (they said a new one isn't needed and the old one should be decommissioned). But the Commerce department doesn't have the final say: the Public Utilities Commission does. So a group will gather Saturday on the shores of Gitchi Gammi (Lake Superior) for a rally and march to leave no question in the minds of the PUC where they stand on the issue

Well, some people are listening to the educated. On Friday, all across the globe, young people (and others) will walk out of their schools and workplaces to "demand an end to the age of fossil fuels." Here in Duluth, the Climate Strike Rally will include young activists like Harbor City International School's Harper Glisczinski and Will Smith, and if you're wondering if this is just an excuse to skip school, or if they think their efforts will do any good, just listen to them.

Lake Superior College students are standing right at the intersection of science, social analysis and business. Many people agree that climate change and sustainability need to be integral parts of our society going forward, but who is equipped to solve those problems and generate the solutions? Dr. Randel Hanson and Dr. Michael Mageau are co-directors of the new Eco-Entrepreneurship Program and the associated Living Laboratory field site, and Hanson says up until now, we've been given a false

Scientists and researchers at the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve use not only science, but reading, math and language arts in their work every day.

Brook trout like cool water. Trees that overhang their rivers and streams provide shade and cool the water. Without them, the water can get warm enough to harm or even kill the fish. So "river maintenance" for groups like Gitche Gumee Trout Unlimited is more than just cleaning up litter; it means replanting native trees on riverbanks where they might have been cut back decades ago. The Sucker River Cleanup event page has more information about tonight's get-together.