LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

 

Twin Cities Transition

• Transition All St. Anthony Park (Transition ASAP)

 

Sustainability

 

• Alliance for Sustainability

• NextStep: Sustainable Communities Network

• University of Minnesota Institute for the Environment

• MCAD Sustainable Design program

 

Climate

 

• MN350

• Citizens' Climate Lobby MN

• MN Interfaith Power and Light

• Mark Seeley weather talk

 

Food/Gardens/Plants/Agriculture

 

• Longfellow Garden Club

• Permaculture Research Institute for Cold Climates

• Hennepin County Master Gardeners

• Minnesota Horticultural Society

• Russ Henry and Giving Tree Gardens

• Growing Lots CSA

• Mother Earth Gardens

• Minnehaha Falls Nursery

• Eggplant Urban Farm Supply

• Wild Ones

• Gardening Matters

• Land Stewardship Project - promotes sustainable agriculture and sustainable communities, offers the Farm Beginnings Program

• Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

 

Energy

• Cooperative Energy Futures

• Minnesota Renewable Energy Society

• Minneapolis Energy Options - this project is not active at this time. It has morphed into the Minneapolis Clean Energy Partnership.

• Sierra Club

 

Transportation

• Sierra Club

• Metro Transit

• Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition

• SPOKES

• Longfellow Community Council Environment & Transportation Committee

• StreetsMn blog

 

 

Reskilling

• Twin Cities Makers

• Twin Cities Exco - experimental college

 

Economics

• MNVest - a new way to fund Minnesota’s growing businesses. Similar to donation-based crowdfunding sites (like Kickstarter), MNvest will enable Minnesota businesses to legally advertise investment opportunities to all Minnesota residents, providing for wider, cheaper, and faster access to seed funding for entrepreneurs via registered funding portals

• Sunrise Banks and socially responsible banking

• Notheast Investment Cooperative - a neighborhood slow-money cooperative investing to build a more resilient Northeast Minneapolis

 

Water

• Friends of the Mississippi

• Mississippi River Watershed

• LCC River Gorge Committee

• Minnehaha watershed

• Hennepin County Master Water Stewards

 

Zero Waste

• Hennepin County master recyclers

 

Community Building & Placemaking

• Gandi Mahal

• Lake Street Coffee

• Fireroast Coffee

• Peace Coffee

• Riverview Cafe and Wine Bar

• Longfellow Park

• Brackett Park

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

 

Climate

• 350.org

• Citizen's Climate Lobby

• Free online colege-level classes about climate change through Coursera

 

Energy

• Midwest Renewable Energy Fair

 

Transition

• Transition US

• Transition Network (global)

• Post Carbon Institute

 

Preparedness

• Chris Martinson and Peak Prosperity