Thanks to Rep. Keith Ellison for bringing up this issue once again. This is the subject I was talking about in my message of April 11, also titled "Coal Plants on the River."
The Riverside coal plant in Minneapolis and the High Bridge coal plant in St. Paul would be converted to natural gas under this plan, popularly known as "MERP." The PUC has been holding hearings on this and tonight is the one for Minneapolis, as Batala-ra mentioned. There is a big Minneapolis angle here because people who live or work in the city have to breathe in a lot more pollution, because these are the oldest and dirtiest coal burning plants. Senator Ellen Anderson (my boss) has an op-ed piece in yesterday's Pioneer Press about this; here is the link: http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/news/opinion/6779524.htm I do hope that Minneapolis folks can go to the public hearing tonight at 7 PM at the Minneapolis Urban League, 2100 Plymouth Avenue North. There is widespread support for "MERP," but there is still opposition from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce -- wouldn't it be great if the MINNEAPOLIS Chamber came out in favor of it, so that city dwellers could breathe easier??? Don Jorovsky New Brighton REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
