The super storms are making their debut. Everyday our planet gets warmer. Every year we can expect the hydro-meteorological disasters to worsen. The federal government is doing nothing. Our state government and governor are doing nothing. Minneapolis is not invulnerable. We can b hit by super tornadoes and super storms as well. Are we going to go on with business as usual? There are two imperatives; Conservation and build renewable energy technology. Conservation will bring great wealth to a state that produces zero fossil and nuclear fuels. Conservation will reduce deadly mercury emissions and greenhouse gasses. Conservation will slow the flow of billions of dollars out of our city and state. Conservation will reduce our trade deficits and reduce the need to plunder for oil, coal and nuclear fuels. Renewable energy technology can do the same. We can show the world what needs to b done. We can use federal and state funds to build solar arrays on our parking ramps and freeway sound barriers. We can use little or none of city taxpayers money and the return will b immediate as we get thousands of kilowatts of electricity for our city from the free, clean, safe energy of the sun. Free money to build technology to harvest free energy. What are we waiting for? Most Americans are unaware that solar energy with the latest more efficient solar modules and with the big recent breakthroughs in inverter technology is in high demand. Solar panels are now back ordered for six months around the world. With our weakened dollar Europeans have been buying every solar panel they can get their hands on. We cannot allow the extremely dangerous coal, oil and nuclear industry to run our lives. Renewable energy development and construction will create thousands of jobs. The jobs that might b lost in the old and obsolete industries will be recreated in the new energy industries. More delay is not an option. "A thousand mile journey starts with the first step". There are dozens of other earth saving things we must do. Visit my web site. Vote on September 13th. (ok lobbyists and hacks for the coal and nuclear industries, its time to trash me and my ideas. Tell me dirt might get on the panels or that solar is not developed or some such lies and nonsense)
Sincerely, Don Johnson, Candidate for Mayor, 3808 Grand Ave So. Minneapolis, MN 55409 (612) 824 1111 _www.DonJohnsonMayor.org_ (http://www.donjohnsonmayor.org/) REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
