Congratulations to the Mississippi Corridor Neighborhoods Coalition, Southeast Como, District Seven and the West Side Citizens Organization for their excellent Clean Energy Now Campaign, that along with numerous environmental groups, has speeded Xcel's decision to convert these urban Power Plants to natural gas, greatly reducing their green house emissions, sulfer dioxide, mercury, etc, which are making fish inedible, and are causing increased asthma and cancer in urban neighborhoods.
My new email is [EMAIL PROTECTED] , Sean Gosiewski To find out more about these things check out these two Mpls events May 11: Coal forum , find out what the MPCA is doing to protect your health, Saturday, 9:30 am to 11 am at Logan Park Community Center in Minneapolis. (Broadway and Monroe .St. NE). Check the SE Como web site for more information: www.secomo.org or Justin at 612-676-1731. Race for Global Warming. Saturday May 18th Minnehaha Park www.racetostopglobalwarming.org Volunteers contact Jessy Grassley at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Guy Fischer, 612.673.5863, Rick Person, 651-266-6122, J Drake Hamilton, 651/225-0878 ------------------------------------------------ Can we have a win-win-win for business, our community & the Earth? Does environmental responsibility have to cost more or mean a lesser lifestyle? Is an all- organic McDonalds with green, renewable energy possible? Can we create a sustainable future for our children? The Alliance for Sustainability and St. Joan of Arc Church are pleased to present THE NATURAL STEP SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS & COMMUNITY SEMINAR a creative new approach for reducing costs, improving performance and becoming environmentally and socially responsible based on consensus and systems thinking. Its purpose is to develop and share a common framework comprised of easily understood, scientifically-based principles that can serve as a compass to guide society toward a sustainable future. Two-Parts: Mon May 6 & 13 6:15-9:45 pm (5:45 pm Registration) In the new, green Administration Building (tour offered) of St. Joan of Arc Church, 4537 Third Ave. S, Minneapolis Please Pre-Register by May 2 for Discount: $95 for Alliance members ($105 otherwise) as space is limited. Add $15 for registration after May 2. There are a limited number of low-income scholarships available. Contact: Alliance for Sustainability, 612-331-1099, [EMAIL PROTECTED]; www.mtn.org/iasa You'll learn simple, cost-effective approaches you can use and how they are being successfully applied at home, work (businesses from Electrolux and Ikea to McDonalds and Nike), government, academic and religious institutions, and nonprofits to save money and create safe, healthy environments. This session will be led by Terry Gips, an economist, ecologist, and author (Breaking the Pesticide Habit and The Humane Consumer and Producer Guide) who assisted St. Joan with its $2.7 million building renovation. Terry is one of the first TNS-US trainers, President of the Alliance for Sustainability and head of Sustainability Associates, a Minneapolis environmental consulting firm. He has served as a White House and Congressional aide, co-founder of the Sacramento Community Garden Program, Cargill economist, and Aveda Director of Ecological Affairs. So why be hopeful? Because we can create new jobs, restore our environment and promote social stability. The solutions are creative, practical and profitable. -- Paul Hawken, Author and Founding Chair of the Natural Step-US _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
