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February 3rd 2026 By Sarina Consulter Dear Daily Actor, As we observe the violence and civil rights violations being committed by DHS and ICE in Minnesota and across the country, our hearts go out to the communities and families whose lives and safety have been shattered. As an environmental organization, we understand that climate [...]

ECO2school is proud to recognize the $1000 Renewable Energy Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scholarship recipients for 2021: Kate Simpson and Krystal Guerrero.  The Renewable Energy Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scholarship Fund provides $1000 scholarships to graduating seniors who demonstrate achievement and interest in renewable energy as a greenhouse gas reduction strategy.  In early 2019, Don Cambou [...]

It’s our ECO2school adoption anniversary!  This month marks one year since we adopted the ECO2school program from The Climate Center, and, with it, our fantastic Senior Program Coordinator Kevin Anderson. Much like any growing family, we had no idea the changes that we would go through or the bonds that would form living and [...]

Pictured: Rick Taylor (left), founder of the Landscape Carbon Calculator, and Trathen Heckman (right), founder and Executive Director of Daily Acts, measure the area of Trathen's front yard for carbon sequestration calculations on July 27th 2021. Carbon Calculator: An Interview with Rick Taylor By Sarina Consulter, Communications Coordinator | August 5th, 2021 As Daily [...]

By Kerry Fugett, Leadership Institute Program Manager In each of us there is a leader. There is the ability to take the pain, grief and overwhelm at the state of the world and turn it into sustained fuel for compassionate action. Transforming this heartbreak takes mindfulness and awareness about how we are showing up [...]

Greetings Daily Actors, Lately it’s taken extra effort to see beyond the catastrophes and find the good. It’s also felt more important than ever to do so – after all, that which we water grows. Here in this …ninth? tenth? eighty-seventh? month of the pandemic, we could probably all use a little help finding [...]

By Kerry Fugett, Leadership Institute for Just and Resilient Communities Program Manager There is no denying that 2020 marks a momentous transition in how we relate to ourselves, each other and our planet. Last week, Daily Acts raised difficult questions about how our work can advance dismantling racism at all scales when we took a stand in [...]

Dearest Daily Actors, We express our outrage and grief for the killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin and so many Black lives lost because of racial violence. We name that racism is deeply rooted and systemic in our community and country, and we call for an end to racial terror. [...]

by Susan Price, Development Manager April Greetings, dear Daily Actor, Breathe. Rest. Repeat. This is the mantra for the moment. Its hard to know what to do and how to plan. We do know this crisis will end, and this resilient community will get through it together. Please consider supporting our work during this [...]

Happy May Daily Actors,   Yowza! Has spring sprung and sprung or what? If you’re looking for inspired action and education, May is Community Resilience Challenge time and we all know there is a SERIOUS need to further build personal and community resilience. So register today! Looking for a chance to gather with friends, eat [...]