Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Chris Niskanen Column: Conservation Council Determined to Create a New, Workable Model
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By Chris Niskanen, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Feb. 4--Since November, at Gov. Tim Pawlenty's behest, 16 Minnesotans have been meeting to determine a path for conservation in Minnesota.   Not only for walleyes and pheasants, but also a new course for rivers and lakes.
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By Frederick Melo and Jennifer Bjorhus, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Feb. 6--It's all about the parks.   Faced with rising land costs and not enough money to buy parklands, the Metropolitan Council is launching a new fund-raising foundation.
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By Frederick Melo, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Feb. 22--Fans of the great outdoors appear to really enjoy themselves in Dakota County. If only they'd swing by a little more often.
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The N.A.A.C.P. is looking for a new leader. It also needs to come up with a new sense of purpose
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By David Nivens, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Feb.
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By Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Mar. 8--In an ideal world, every time a new TV set or computer monitor was purchased, an old, junky one would be recycled -- rather than being dumped from Skyline Parkway or tossed into a rural ditch or even forgotten in a basement.
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Some believe that simpler rules may be more effective than computer models when it comes to protecting the environment.
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By Steve Kuchera, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Sep. 19--.   In Indian belief, things flow in circles. So it isn't surprising that some American Indians would embrace recycling.
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At the halfway point between the West Coast energy crisis of 2001 and the next major electricity contract renewal year of 2011, a federal power marketing agency is proposing a policy change that could affect rates in the Pacific Northwest for generations and become a national model for energy development.
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By Tom Henry, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Feb. 19--Minnesota on Thursday did what many thought Ohio would do: Become the first Great Lakes state to adopt a proposed compact for managing lake withdrawals on a regional basis.
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By Story; photos by Monica Laszacs Special to My Life  From budding butterfly gardens and homemade bird feeders to bald eagles and recyclable artwork, residents across Millington and Tipton County learned how they can be conservationists of the earth.
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By Kate Schott, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Mar. 13--With about $1.5 million already in the bank from other sources, the organizers of the Myrick Hixon EcoPark now are inviting area residents to contribute to the $4.8 million renovation project in hopes of making it a community effort.
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By Dennis Lien, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Feb. 12--The Minnesota Senate gave preliminary approval today to a bill committing the state to a common set of standards protecting Great Lakes water, positioning Minnesota to take a lead role among Great Lakes states.
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By Jack Betts, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 17--For all of North Carolina's pressing environmental problems, there are notable success stories about things that work.
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Conservation only starts at home. Now businesses are trying to do something about wasted energy at work too
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By Paul Hammel, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Jan. 31--LINCOLN -- It's time for Punxsutawney Phil to share his moment  in the sun -- or shadow.   At least that's the goal of a Denver-based conservation group that wants  to make Feb.
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The National Park Service recently proposed a new policy for Âbenefits sharingÂ if any commercial discoveries grow out of research in the national parks.