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🌞 We were happy to bring a rural MN perspective to the MnSEIA conference of MN's solar leaders & hear how the industry is evolving through strong policy headwinds & technological advances. The clean energy future is something we build together. 🤝 #CleanEnergy #EnergySovereignty #RuralCommunity

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CURE @curemn.org · 17h

💧️ 🗳 Data centers are on the ballot this year. Ask your candidate: Do you support requiring water use permits for data centers, instead of allowing facilities to “piggyback” onto existing municipal permits? 👉 datacentersmn.org/#candidate-questi… #DataCenters #Election2026 #MNLeg

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CURE @curemn.org · 30/09/2026

Winter, for frogs & toads, is as gradual as the season. Temperatures are dipping at night & tree frogs are still soaking up the sun when they can. 🌞 🐸 #WildlifeWednesday #MinnesotaNature #FrogLife #EcoEducation

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CURE @curemn.org · 29/09/2026

📍 Across MN, communities are passing data center moratoriums and ordinances before developers come knocking. With no single state agency overseeing data centers, local leaders are taking matters into their own hands. Minnesota needs clear statewide data center rules. 🏘️💧⚡ #datacenters

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CURE @curemn.org · 28/09/2026

The world is big and small for tiny creatures like frogs and toads. This fall, explore, find something small, and ask: What does it mean for them? 🐸 🍄 🔎 🌎 #MinnesotaNature #NatureWalk #ProtectOurPlanet

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CURE @curemn.org · 27/09/2026

"I looked about me I felt that the grass was the country, as the water is the sea... And there was so much motion in it; the whole country seemed, somehow, to be running.” –Willa Cather, My Ántonia Big blue stem is a native grass that sways 5 ft. high in autumn. 🌾🌤️ #TallgrassPrairie #BigBluestem

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CURE @curemn.org · 26/09/2026

CURE’s Sarah Mooradian will speak at MnSEIA's 2026 Gateway to Solar Conference. Her session, Speed to Scale: How Co-ops Can Fast-Track Minnesota's Clean Energy Future is one you won't want to miss. ☀️🌱 Register: bit.ly/GatewayToSolar2026 #SolarEnergy

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CURE @curemn.org · 25/09/2026

The Trickster of the Butterfly Word: The VICEROY. Looking a lot like the monarch butterfly, the viceroy, also has a bad taste to birds and the bright orange and black stripes warn of this! 🦋 How to tell them apart? The viceroy has a black smile on its back–like a joker's smile! 🃏😊 #Pollinators

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CURE @curemn.org · 22/09/2026

Hudson Kingston, CURE’s Legal Director, will speak at MnSEIA’s 2026 Gateway to Solar Conference. His session, Solar Sovereignty: Tribal Energy Rights in Focus, centers Tribal leadership in MN’s clean energy future. ☀️🌱 bit.ly/GatewayToSolar2026 #SolarEnergy #TribalSovereignty #EnergyJustice

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CURE @curemn.org · 22/09/2026

“There is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky, which through the summer is not heard or seen...” — Percy Bysshe Shelley #AutumnVibes #FirstDayOfFall #AutumnSolstice

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CURE @curemn.org · 21/09/2026

Join us for a “People’s Summit” and rally for MN's Future: 📅 TOMORROW, 9/22 • 4-5p 📍Guthrie Theater - 818 South 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN Those opposing AI Data Centers & Copper-Nickel Mines in MN will be at the "North Star" Summit. #CommunityVoices #DataCenters #PeoplePower #EnvironmentalJustice

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CURE @curemn.org · 20/09/2026

Kelsey has been watching this swan family near her home 🦢🦢. After 2 years, they now raise cygnets yearly. This year, 3 more joined. They'll winter together before going their separate ways this spring 🪺🌤️. #CleanWater #BirdWatching #SwanFamily #GetOutsideMN #NatureLovers

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CURE @curemn.org · 16/09/2026

🏘️ The future of a community should be shaped by those who live there, not by wealthy Big Tech companies & developers. When a hyperscale data center's proposed, people deserve honest info, real discussion, & a meaningful say, including the right to say "no." #DataCenters #Transparency #Community

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CURE @curemn.org · 16/09/2026

In the MN Senate State Fair Poll nearly 8 in 10 Minnesotans call for stronger action on Data Centers. Transparency & accountability matter. #MNLeg #DataCenters Source: www.senate.mn/departments/secretary…

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CURE @curemn.org · 15/09/2026

Every voter deserves a ballot that counts. 🗳️💛 Join CURE & Land Stewardship Project for an Election Protection Training with Groundwork Institute & the Immigrant Defense Network. 📅 Mon, 9/21, 6:30 pm 📍 LSP Office, 111 N 1st St, Montevideo Register: secure.ngpvan.com/eATop9vngUGDpCNSC…

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CURE @curemn.org · 12/09/2026

Kids are back at school, the nights are coming earlier, certain bird species are slowly heading south, *and* Farmer's Markets continue to provide! 🧺🍆🍅🥔🧄 CURE visited the Willmar Farmer's Market and the produce and the people were AMAZING! 👨🏾‍🌾🤩 #FarmersMarket #SupportLocal #MinnesotaGrown #EatLocal

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CURE @curemn.org · 08/09/2026

As the full moon rose over the State Fair last week–it sets over the final night of the great get together. 🌔 Our togetherness doesn't stop here–we'll see you in the prairies, woods, shorelines & towns until we unite in the place of cookies, curds & big slide again. 🚣🏼‍♂️🌻🍪🛝🧀 #MNStateFair #SummerInMN

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CURE @curemn.org · 07/09/2026

"The only effective answer to organized greed is organized labor." –Thomas Donahue

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CURE @curemn.org · 06/09/2026

The sound of the dog days of summer...the cicada's buzzzz...👂 MN's annual cicadas, also known as dog-day cicadas, live 7-8 years as nymphs underground, then emerge & molt into flying adults. Do you hear cicada's hum around you? Look on the bark of trees to find the exuviae (or molt) of a nymph! 🔎

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CURE @curemn.org · 27/08/2026

You know you're Minnesotan if... You lose all control when that mini donut bag is handed over to you. 🍩🤯💥 #Minnesota #MiniDonuts #MNStateFair #OnlyInMN #SummerInMN

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CURE @curemn.org · 25/08/2026

CURE staff represents rural Minnesotans throughout the state. Recently staffer Kelsey Olson vacationed in Ely where Legal Director, Hudson Kingston, lives. They met up for a quick visit with local music and coffee. 🍵🤚🪕 #CUREmn

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CURE @curemn.org · 21/08/2026

👏 Nearly 1.1 million Minnesotans cast ballots in last week's primary election. 🎉 The best way to protect our rights? Use them. 🗳️ Vote. 📣 Speak up. 🤝 Organize. Keep showing up, Minnesota. #VoteMN

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CURE @curemn.org · 20/08/2026

"All human beings are born free & equal in dignity & rights." —Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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CURE @curemn.org · 16/08/2026

You Know You're Minnesotan If...🏘️🛶 you're small town park has one of these 🦁⛲

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CURE @curemn.org · 12/08/2026

Hairy legs are a necessity for a bee. 🐝 🦵 👱🏽‍♀️ Female bees have a little basket made from stiff hairs on their legs that allow them to collect and carry pollen back to the hive. 🧺 🌼 #WildlifeWednesday #Pollinators #SaveTheBees #BeeFacts #NatureLovers

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CURE @curemn.org · 12/08/2026

When the sun starts to set tonight don't head to bed! Get cozy & get ready to watch the show. 🌇🔭 Fragments of ice🧊, dust ☄️& rock🪨 left it in the trail of the Swift-Tuttle comet will be visible as the #Perseids meteor shower with 50-100 meteors visible flying past earth each hour! 🌠💫 #MeteorShower

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CURE @curemn.org · 09/08/2026

Winter prep starts in the summer kitchen! ❄️☀️ Don't stop at Minnesota-grown produce—stock up on in-season, budget-friendly organic favorites like strawberries and oranges to freeze and can for the months ahead. 🍓🍊🫙🧊 #MinnesotaGrown #EatLocal #SustainableLiving #PreserveTheHarvest #FoodSecurity

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CURE @curemn.org · 05/08/2026

This had us asking questions–we found these two, likely False Widow Spiders, with an egg sac under some pallets. Curiosity led to learning. 🕸️📖🕷️ A female weaves an egg sac prior to mating then deposits eggs safely inside after fertilization. Is that what we caught in this photo? 🤔 #WildlifeWednesday

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CURE @curemn.org · 04/08/2026

⚠️🏛️💰 CoreCivic announced a 5-yr ICE contract to reopen the Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, a 1600-bed prison that stood empty for 16 yrs. We are morally opposed to profiting from the detention of humans. Rural communities shouldn't be asked to trade basic decency for economic dev promises.

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CURE @curemn.org · 04/08/2026

🧄Fresh, local, and good for everyone. 🌱 Support small farmers, build community, reduce your environmental footprint & enjoy peak-season nutrition by buying locally grown food. 🫑 It's National Farmers Market Week🫜! Where's your local Farmers Market? 🥗👩🏽‍🌾 #FarmersMarket #SupportLocal #SustainableLiving

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CURE @curemn.org · 03/08/2026

⚠️ The Silver Rapids project near Ely is back. The EAW leaves major questions unanswered about wildfire safety, water quality, traffic, noise & more. 🌲💧🛶 ⏰ Comments due 8/6. 📩 bryr.ludington@lakecountymn.gov timberjay.com/stories/wicola-lists-…

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CURE @curemn.org · 03/08/2026

It is a sphinx moth caterpillar! This harmless horn may fend off predators, but it attracted us closer for a look.

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CURE @curemn.org · 03/08/2026

Take a peak at this up-close investigative image? 🔎 Know what it is? Tell us and see the answer below! ❔🥬 #NaturePhotography #MinnesotaWildlife #Caterpillar #EcoEducation

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CURE @curemn.org · 01/08/2026

⚠️ The world's biggest tech companies are moving fast. Minnesota isn't. No single state agency oversees data centers. No single permit reviews their full impact. That leaves communities, taxpayers, and natural resources carrying the risk while Big Tech calls the shots. #DataCenters

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CURE @curemn.org · 27/07/2026

"All Good Things Are Wild & Free." –Henry David Thoreau

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CURE @curemn.org · 25/07/2026

Local city & county leaders are trying to figure out hyperscale data center proposals without comprehensive rules or guidance from the state. While residents are spending their own time & money just to get answers to their concerns. It's time for MN to get off the sidelines. #DataCenters #MNLeg

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CURE @curemn.org · 18/07/2026

The Supreme Court sided with Bayer/Monsanto. It said states can't require extra warning labels on products with glyphosate beyond what federal law requires- as a result, limiting cancer patients' state-level lawsuits over weedkiller products like Roundup. ☠️🛢️❌ #Glyphosate #Roundup #ProtectOurLand

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CURE @curemn.org · 15/07/2026

Remember... Doe, a deer, a female deer 🎶😉, will leave her baby tightly tucked away in tall grass or in what she thinks is a sneaky spot this time of year. If you see a fawn all by itself, tip toe away because mom is not far away! 🤫🌾 #WildlifeWednesday #MNWildlife #NatureLovers #GetOutside #Deer

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CURE @curemn.org · 14/07/2026

🤖 How could AI-driven data centers affect health, climate & Greater Mankato’s future? Join a people’s hearing July 25, 1-4 p @ Grace Lutheran Church. Ask questions, share concerns & help shape fairer policy. 🌱 Register: bit.ly/MankatoDataCenterForum #Mankato #DataCenters #EnvironmentalJustice

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CURE @curemn.org · 06/07/2026

What summer constellation or planet are you seeing in the night sky these days? #NightSky #Stargazing #SummerStars #CUREmn #ProtectWhatWeLove

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CURE @curemn.org · 04/07/2026

🇺🇸 America started with a radical idea: the people are in charge. Not the richest. Not the most powerful. The people. Every town and every person deserves a real say in our future. This Fourth of July, let's practice democracy: speak up, listen, vote. 🎆 #WeThePeople #America250

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CURE @curemn.org · 26/06/2026

Primaries shape what choices we have in November—don’t sit this one out. Early voting for MN’s primary opens TODAY — June 26. 🗳️ Quick. Easy. No excuse needed. ✅ #VoteEarlyMN #MNVotes ##PrimaryElection #EveryVoteCounts

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CURE @curemn.org · 23/06/2026

A bittersweet farewell to Clovis Curl, leaving our team as she heads to NC. As Communications & Research Strategist, she helped CURE ask the right questions, tell stories that matter & connect rural MN communities with the resources they need to make their voices heard. Join us in wishing her well!

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CURE @curemn.org · 22/06/2026

☁️ Blue skies, smilin' at me Nothin' but blue skies do I see 🩵 Bluebirds singing a song Nothin' but bluebirds all day long 🌞 Never saw the sun shinin' so bright Never saw things lookin' so right 💙 Noticin' the days hurryin' by When you're in love, my how they fly - Irving Berlin, 'Blue Skies' 🎶

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CURE @curemn.org · 17/06/2026

Let’s talk media literacy. 📱🗞️ Join us June 24, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Land Stewardship Project in Montevideo to discuss media bias, reliable sources, misleading language, and who funds the information we see. Child care provided. Refreshments to follow. #MediaLiteracy #Democracy #CommunityPower

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CURE @curemn.org · 15/06/2026

MPCA should enforce its own rules and require Minntac to cut mercury—just like everyone else has. 🌧️⚠️🐟 The fix exists. New U.S. Steel owners should invest and finally be good neighbors to rural Minnesota communities that’ve carried this burden far too long. 🏭➡️🌱 #PeopleNotPolluters

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CURE @curemn.org · 13/06/2026

Summer’s here and Minnesotans’ concerns about hyperscale data center development are heating up 🔥 What data center webinar topics should CURE cover next? 👉 Vote in our quick poll: bit.ly/data-center-topics #DataCenters

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CURE @curemn.org · 12/06/2026

Free Park Day is tomorrow, June 13! 🌲🥾 Visit any MN state park or recreation area with no vehicle permit. Get outside to enjoy the lands & waters that make our state special. www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/fre… #MinnesotaStateParks #ExploreMinnesota

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CURE @curemn.org · 08/06/2026

"Wilderness to the people of America is a spiritual necessity, an antidote to the high pressure of modern life, a means of regaining serenity and equilibrium." — Sigurd F. Olson, "We Need Wilderness"–National Parks Magazine, January-March 1946 #Wilderness #NatureQuotes #SigurdOlson #GetOutside

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