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MEP Citizens' Day at the Capitol * Register Now! * Starting Date:Wednesday, February 23, 2005 Starting Time:8:30 AM Location:State Capitol Description:The Minnesota Environmental Partnership (MEP), a coalition of 90 conservation and environmental groups working together, will fight to Protect Our Water at the 2005 Minnesota legislature though five key efforts: * Clean-up Minnesotas Contaminated Waters Support generating $75-$100 million in new state and local dollars annually to test Minnesotas waters, develop clean-up plans, and implement restoration activities to clean up contaminated waters and keep clean waters clean. * Keep Mercury Out of Our Water Seek a mercury-free Minnesota by establishing enforceable mercury reduction targets. * Protect Community Rights - Support the right of local communities to create and enforce planning and zoning regulations stronger than state law in order to protect the local environment. The legislature should do nothing to undermine that fundamental right. * Support Responsible Off-Roading and Enforce The Law - Support legislation to protect our wetlands, waterways, and public lands from destruction by reckless off-road drivers. * Two Cents for the Great Outdoors; Smart Investments for the Future - support using at least 2 percent of the states general fund dollars for conservation to protect our natural areas and ensure a healthy environment and support a package of long-term bonding projects that make clean water, protected lands, and healthier communities a real priority. Events for the day will include an opening breakfast and trainings, the thunderous rally, meetings with your legislators and a chance to socialize afterward with environmentally concerned people from across Minnesota. Protect Our Water Citizens Day at the Capitol is a great opportunity to tell your state Legislators that clean and safe water is important to you. Region(s):The Whole State Issues Involved:Environmental Politics Event This is an importnat event. It will also be exciting, as many environmental organizations will send representatives. Register on the MEP website. www.Mepartnership.org -- Tom Bell 5868 Pioneer Road South Saint Paul Park MN 55071 651 459-4150 --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_7678_1102977024_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit <html><body> <DIV> <DIV align=center> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=400 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=400 bgColor=#99c2d6 colSpan=3 height=30><IMG height=30 alt="Calendar Event Detail" src="http://www.mepartnership.org/images/blueboxtop_calendar_detail.gif"; width=400 border=0></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=10 background=/images/bluebox_left.gif bgColor=#99c2d6><IMG height=20 src="http://www.mepartnership.org/images/spacer.gif"; width=10></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=380 bgColor=#99c2d6> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD colSpan=3><IMG height=10 src="http://www.mepartnership.org/images/spacer.gif"; width=10></TD></TR> <TR> <TD colSpan=3><SPAN class=title1>MEP Citizens' Day at the Capitol</SPAN><BR><BR></TD></TR> <TR> <TD colSpan=3><SPAN class=title1>*</SPAN> <A href="http://www.mepartnership.org/includes/evt_registration.asp?regfrm_id=55";><B>Register Now!</B></A> <SPAN class=title1>*</SPAN><BR><BR></TD><!-- a href="#" onClick="window.open('/includes/evt_registration.asp?regfrm_id=55','5','width=450,height=350,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no')"><b>Register Now!</b></a> <span class=title1>*</span><br><br></td --></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top><SPAN class=bodycopy><B>Starting Date:</B></SPAN></TD> <TD><IMG height=10 src="http://www.mepartnership.org/images/spacer.gif"; width=10></TD> <TD><SPAN class=bodycopy>Wednesday, February 23, 2005</SPAN></TD></TR> <TR> <TD colSpan=3><IMG height=10 src="http://www.mepartnership.org/images/spacer.gif"; width=10></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top><SPAN class=bodycopy><B>Starting Time:</B></SPAN></TD> <TD><IMG height=10 src="http://www.mepartnership.org/images/spacer.gif"; width=10></TD> <TD vAlign=top><SPAN class=bodycopy>8:30 AM</SPAN></TD></TR> <TR> <TD colSpan=3><IMG height=10 src="http://www.mepartnership.org/images/spacer.gif"; width=10></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top><SPAN class=bodycopy><B>Location:</B></SPAN></TD> <TD><IMG height=10 src="http://www.mepartnership.org/images/spacer.gif"; width=10></TD> <TD vAlign=top><SPAN class=bodycopy>State Capitol</SPAN></TD></TR> <TR> <TD colSpan=3><IMG height=10 src="http://www.mepartnership.org/images/spacer.gif"; width=10></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top><SPAN class=bodycopy><B>Description:</B></SPAN></TD> <TD><IMG height=10 src="http://www.mepartnership.org/images/spacer.gif"; width=10></TD> <TD vAlign=top><SPAN class=bodycopy> <P align=left>The Minnesota Environmental Partnership (MEP), a coalition of 90 conservation and environmental groups working together, will fight to Protect Our Water at the 2005 Minnesota legislature though five key efforts:</P> <P align=left>* Clean-up Minnesotas Contaminated Waters Support generating $75-$100 million in new state and local dollars annually to test Minnesotas waters, develop clean-up plans, and implement restoration activities to clean up contaminated waters and keep clean waters clean.</P> <P align=left>* Keep Mercury Out of Our Water Seek a mercury-free Minnesota by establishing enforceable mercury reduction targets. </P> <P align=left>* Protect Community Rights - Support the right of local communities to create and enforce planning and zoning regulations stronger than state law in order to protect the local environment. The legislature should do nothing to undermine that fundamental right. </P> <P align=left>* Support Responsible Off-Roading and Enforce The Law - Support legislation to protect our wetlands, waterways, and public lands from destruction by reckless off-road drivers.</P> <P align=left>* Two Cents for the Great Outdoors; Smart Investments for the Future - support using at least 2 percent of the states general fund dollars for conservation to protect our natural areas and ensure a healthy environment and support a package of long-term bonding projects that make clean water, protected lands, and healthier communities a real priority. </P> <P align=left>Events for the day will include an opening breakfast and trainings, the thunderous rally, meetings with your legislators and a chance to socialize afterward with environmentally concerned people from across Minnesota. </P> <P align=left>Protect Our Water Citizens Day at the Capitol is a great opportunity to tell your state Legislators that clean and safe water is important to you. </P></SPAN></TD></TR> <TR> <TD colSpan=3><IMG height=10 src="http://www.mepartnership.org/images/spacer.gif"; width=10></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top><B>Region(s):</B></TD> <TD><IMG height=10 src="http://www.mepartnership.org/images/spacer.gif"; width=10></TD> <TD><SPAN class=bodycopy>The Whole State<BR></SPAN></TD></TR> <TR> <TD colSpan=3><IMG height=10 src="http://www.mepartnership.org/images/spacer.gif"; width=10></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top><B>Issues Involved:</B></TD> <TD><IMG height=10 src="http://www.mepartnership.org/images/spacer.gif"; width=10></TD> <TD><SPAN class=bodycopy>Environmental Politics<BR><SPAN class=bodycopy>Event<BR></SPAN></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><IMG height=1 src="http://www.mepartnership.org/images/spacer.gif"; width=380></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=10 background=/images/bluebox_right.gif bgColor=#99c2d6><IMG height=20 src="http://www.mepartnership.org/images/spacer.gif"; width=10></TD></TR> <TR> <TD width=400 bgColor=#99c2d6 colSpan=3 height=17><A href="javascript:window.close();"><IMG height=17 alt="Close Window" src="http://www.mepartnership.org/images/blueboxbtm_calendar.gif"; width=400 border=0></A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></DIV> <DIV>This is an importnat event. It will also be exciting, as many environmental organizations will send representatives. Register on the MEP website. www.Mepartnership.org</DIV> <DIV class=signature id=signature>--<BR>Tom Bell <BR>5868 Pioneer Road South <BR>Saint Paul Park MN 55071 <BR>651 459-4150</DIV></body></html> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_7678_1102977024_0--
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