Ivan Idso News Today

It was the 10th annual EarthFest Expo and they taught community members how to be more environmentally conscious.

Monday is Earth Day and many environmentalists argue 2024 will be a year like no other, with Minnesota seeing record drought and heat levels in 2023.

A series of events in the coming weeks will clean and green up the city.

Ivan Idso has always had a strong desire and motivation to help the Rochester community in every way he can and hopes to continue for as long as he can.

What's happening this week?

The future—according to the U.S. Department of Energy, at least—looks bright for sun-powered homes.

City officials looking to entice more environmentally friendly building, upgrades.

Rochester native Dennis Meadows co-authored a groundbreaking book challenging the notion of infinite growth from finite resources.

Rochester couple tested the resiliency of their home if faced with a prolonged power outage. 7:35 am, Mar. 1, 2021 × Mary and Ivan Idso prepare dinner at their home in Rochester Wednesday evening, Feb. 24, 2021, using only power that was generated through their solar panels during the day and stored using batteries. The Idsos recently disconnected their home from the power grid as a test to see if they could live off the energy generated by the sun through the solar panels on their r...