This year, Minnesota enacted a law requiring a transition to 100% carbon-neutral energy by 2040, signaling significant changes in energy…
Boulder, Colorado – Upon returning from the Peace Corps and his tenure as a diplomat in Africa, Byron Kominek found his family’s 24-acre farm near Boulder, Colorado, struggling financially. The…
Platte County, Nebraska – Brothers Terry and Steve Brockhaus were struggling to keep the family cattle business afloat as livestock prices became too volatile and fell too low., That’s when…
Wisconsin – If there’s one thing Lynn Wingers cherishes, it’s the soil beneath his feet. As a proud farmer, he has sowed corn and alfalfa across the Wisconsin plains, relishing…
Milwaukee County, WI – Valley Park in Milwaukee County was just a field of tall grass and overgrown bushes until resident Janet Haas decided enough was enough and took to…
33-year-old West Virginia man Junior Walk has been plagued by coal his entire life. His schoolyard growing up was covered in coal dust. He followed his family’s footsteps and joined…
Imagine this: you’re walking through your neighborhood, and you see a group of people cleaning up a local park. They’re picking up trash and putting it in big, blue recycling…
The rolling fields of Nebraska farmland, meticulously maintained, are beginning to tell a different story these days. The shift from conventional agriculture to a method known as regenerative farming is…
Washington, D.C. – The US Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for $1 billion in grants to help farmers and rural small businesses invest in renewable energy systems and…
New York, NY – Clean energy is at the forefront of discussions around the world as world leaders try to find solutions to the climate change crisis. Political differences, however,…