Excerpts from article by Tom Meersman, Feb. 18, 2005, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Article states: --------------- "A state panel is finalizing the order to approve the payments of $10 million over the next five years for the Mesaba Energy Project, proposed by Excelsior Energy Inc. of Minnetonka. The decision to award the money went against the advise of the five-member advisory board that manages the fund. And environmental leaders are outraged that money intended to fund solar, wind and other renewable energy projects and research in the state is being used for a coal plant." ... ... "Environmental groups can be as upset and angry as they want, but the problem that they've got is that elected officials and policy makers in Minnesota have spoken". - Tom Micheletti, Excelsior co-president --------- I'm outraged at this inappropriate use of state money. Are you outraged? Coal burning plants are adding heavily to the build up of CO2 in the atmosphere, which is driving the rate of global warming to catastrophic levels for many of Earth's inhabitants. I'm surprised that nothing was said in the article about greenhouse gas emissions or climate change. Are you surprised? Pat Neuman Chanhassen, MN _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Metropolitan Issues Forum http://www.e-democracy.org/tcmetro Rules: Sign posts with real name. You may not post more than twice a day.
