Ecominds-a Mailing List: Ecominds: Urgent Legislative Action

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  Metro UU ECOMINDS-A List 
 
 Feb. 25, 2007
 
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 Important Upcoming Events!
 
 A. URGENT: Legislative Action 
 B. Rev. Sally Bingham presents âGlobal Warming: a Moral and Ethical Issueâ
 
 C. Minnesota Green Communities 2nd Annual Statewide Conference   Related 
Opportunities:
 
 
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 A. 
 YOUR voice is needed NOW to help slow global warming in Minnesota! MAKE PHONE 
CALLS AND SEND PERSONAL LETTERS OR EMAILS THIS WEEK - two important bills will 
get hearings in the legislature:  1. Energy Efficiency Bill (Senate File 997; 
House File 1221) (Senate File 997 is going to be discussed at the Energy, 
Utilities, Technology and Communication committee at 3:00 on March 1st in room 
123 Capitol building)  2. Global Warming Mitigation Act (Senate File 192; House 
File 375) (House File 375 will be discussed in the House Environment and 
Natural Resources Committee at 4 p.m. on March 1st and March 6th.) PLEASE WRITE 
A PERSONAL LETTER OR cut and paste the messages, shown below (under the 
line...), into an email and SEND TO YOUR STATE SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE THIS 
WEEK. Then use the same information to make phone calls urging your senator and 
representative to take action!  THANK YOU for your help! Locate your Minnesota 
legislators (senator and representative) at:  
http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/Districtfinder.asp or  Call (651) 296-2146 or 1 
(800) 657-3550  Also attached is background information on both bills.  CUT, 
PASTE, AND SEND THE MESSAGES SHOWN BELOW, THEN MAKE YOUR PHONE CALLS. 
============================================================  I urge you to 
Support the Energy Efficiency Bill (Senate File 997; House File 1221)  Â 
Energy efficiency is the best way to quickly reduce global warming pollution. 
There are large opportunities to use energy more efficiently and save money! Â 
In our current system, the gas and electric utilities earn more money by 
selling more energy, which increases global warming pollution. We must change 
the system so utilities have an incentive to earn money when we use less 
energy.   Â The gas and electric utility conservation programs must have 
aggressive energy savings goals!  Global Warming Mitigation Act (Senate File 
192; House File 375) The Global Warming Mitigation Act has several important 
goals we urge you to support:  Â Requirements for reporting the greenhouse gas 
emissions from the many sources â the first step to controlling this 
pollution and participating in various trading systems.  Â Aggressive 
(non-mandatory) targets for the governorâs state global warming planning 
process to strive to meet.   Â A market-friendly system to stop the increases 
in global warming pollution from power plants serving Minnesota customers and 
foster innovation to identify the best ways to minimize global warming 
pollution.  Â Postpone building new carbon dioxide-emitting coal plants to 
serve Minnesota customers until their global warming pollution can be 
responsibly managed.  
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can read these bills and track them at:  
http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/legis.asp.   Tips for effectively communicating 
with your legislators: http://www.fresh-energy.org/involved/campaign_gw.htm  
 
 B "Rev. Sally Bingham presents âGlobal Warming: a Moral and Ethical Issueâ
 
 Saturday, March 17, 9:30 a.m Unity Church, Portland and Grotto Avenues, St 
Paul MN www,unityunitarian.org Free of Charge â All are welcome
 
 The Rev Sally Bingham is a priest in the Episcopal Diocese of CA, currently 
working as the Environmental Minister at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. As 
the founder and co-director of The Regeneration Project, she has brought 
widespread attention to the link between ecological issues and religious faith.
 
 
 C.  Green by Design Conference with Keynote Speaker, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.   
Wednesday, May 16 and Thursday May 17, 2007 The Depot, Minneapolis MN 
Conference aimed at providing housing developers, contractors, architects, city 
planners and environmentalists with the tools needed to build energy efficient, 
healthy and sustainable housing. For more information or to register visit the 
website http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=122404
 
    
  
 
 
 
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