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Morris MN: A Climate Smart Municipality
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Morris is a small community in conservative western Minnesota that is doing groundbreaking sustainability work. Inspired by students at the University of MN Morris and a partnership with Saerbeck Germany as part of a unique "Climate Smart Municipalities" program, local leaders have come up with "The Morris Model" that guides the community's efforts. We interview former City Manager Blaine Hill and Univ. of MN - Morris Vice Chancellor Bryan Hermann to learn how the Morris Model started and about ongoing solar, wind, biogas, battery storage, composting, and EV infrastructure programs.
Resources
- The Morris Model
- Sustainability at University of Minnesota Morris
- Saerbeck Germany City Climate Corner episode
- Climate Smart Municipalities program at the University of MN's Institute on the Environment
- Flow Battery proposal mentioned in episode
- Volts podcast episode where Larry is interviewed about MN's new climate smart transportation law (mentioned in intro)
74 episodes
Manage episode 380820916 series 2884127
Morris is a small community in conservative western Minnesota that is doing groundbreaking sustainability work. Inspired by students at the University of MN Morris and a partnership with Saerbeck Germany as part of a unique "Climate Smart Municipalities" program, local leaders have come up with "The Morris Model" that guides the community's efforts. We interview former City Manager Blaine Hill and Univ. of MN - Morris Vice Chancellor Bryan Hermann to learn how the Morris Model started and about ongoing solar, wind, biogas, battery storage, composting, and EV infrastructure programs.
Resources
- The Morris Model
- Sustainability at University of Minnesota Morris
- Saerbeck Germany City Climate Corner episode
- Climate Smart Municipalities program at the University of MN's Institute on the Environment
- Flow Battery proposal mentioned in episode
- Volts podcast episode where Larry is interviewed about MN's new climate smart transportation law (mentioned in intro)
74 episodes
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