December 2002
Dear Sierran,
Welcome to e-Sierra, the email newsletter of the Sierra Club North Star
Chapter. Our intent is to keep this e-zine timely and to the point with
updates on key environmental battles and opportunities in Minnesota and the
nation. For even more up to date information visit our website at
http://www.northstar.sierraclub.org/
Welcome to e-Sierra
December 2002
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SierranACT ACTIVIST ALERT SYSTEM
Take an easy step to let the U.S. Forest Service know that you want Chippewa
and Superior National Forests protected for our families and for our future.
Sign up today for our Sierra Club North Star Chapter Activist Alert system,
called SierranACT. This system allows you to send a timely message to key
decision makers when your views mean the most. Only a few clicks of the
mouse can make your voice heard, but we need more voices. Sign-up today:
http://northstar.sierraclubaction.org
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CELEBRATE SOLSTICE WITH SIERRA CLUB FRIENDS
You're Invited!!! Sierra Club's annual Winter Solstice Party & Potluck
Supper, Friday, Dec. 20th, 6-9 pm, at Staring Lake Outdoor Center in Eden
Prairie. Join us for an evening of good food, song, and fellowship as we
celebrate the changing seasons, reflect on the past year, and honor the
dedication and hard work of our volunteers. For more information and
directions, http://northstar.sierraclub.org/solsticeparty.htm
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EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE
Calling all Sierra Club members: Please Vote for your Chapter leaders.
Elections are being held for four members of the Chapter Executive
Committee. Candidate statements, voting information and ballots can be
found on pages 10-11 of your Dec/Jan issue of the North Star Journal
newsletter. Please read the statements carefully and mail your ballot by
January 14th, 2003. To view the North Star Journal online*, please go to
page 10 of our online newsletter
http://northstar.sierraclub.org/nsj_decjan03.pdf
*Please submit ballots from the hard copy of your newsletter only, so we may
verify your membership. If you are a member and do not receive your copy of
the North Star Journal within the week, please notify the Chapter office at
612-659-9124.
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TELL THE PUC YOU DON'T WANT A LUMP OF COAL FOR THE HOLIDAYS - SUPPORT THE
METRO DIRTY COAL PLANT CLEAN UP
Send a letter to the Public Utilities Commission in support of Xcel Energy's
Metro Emissions Reduction Plan (MERP) with Sierra Club's suggested
improvements. Xcel Energy's plan is the largest voluntary clean up of coal
plants in the nation; however, to make it a reality and true environmental
win we need a strong showing of public support to the Public Utilities
Commission. To personalize and print out the PUC letter to send, visit:
www.northstar.sierraclub.org/massletter-COAL.doc (Ignore the request for
password by pushing ok three times)
For more information or to join the campaign to clean up air pollution, or
contact Michelle Rosier, Air Toxics Organizer at
michelle.rosier@sierraclub.org
or visit
http://www.northstar.sierraclub.org/coal_clean_up_dirty_coal_pollution.htm
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WHAT'S FOR DINNER - TURKEY, POTATOES, AND ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANT BACTERIA
Every year some 16 million pounds of antibiotics are fed to healthy animals
by industrial agriculture. The Sierra Club and the Institute for Agriculture
and Trade Policy (IATP) have issued the first report to examine the presence
of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in brand-name poultry products. The report
finds that many consumers are ingesting bacteria resistant to important
human antibiotics like ciprofloxacin (Cipro), Synercid, and tetracycline.
http://www.northstar.sierraclub.org/antibiotics/index.htm
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PROTECT OUR WATER-MEET YOUR LEGISLATOR
Want to Protect our Water? Join other environmentalists in a series of
pre-session meetings with key legislators to discuss phosphorus reduction,
remedies to septic system pollution, and environmental funding. Take
advantage of the opportunity to make our legislators know that the
environment matters. Minnesota Environmental Partnership (MEP) legislative
meetings Dec. 16th-Jan.13th . For meeting details contact Heather Cusick at
heather.cusick@sierraclub.org
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THERE ARE PLENTY OF TREES SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
Check out this month's North Star Journal dedicated to the protection of our
forests.
http://www.northstar.sierraclub.org/nsj_decjan03.pdf If you want to get
involved with the effort to stop President Bush's chainsaw drop an e-mail to
Joshua.davis@sierraclub.org
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SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING EVENTS
December 14: Antibiotics Committee Holiday Party, Cannon Falls
December 20: Sierra Club Annual Solstice Celebration - All Invited
December 25-January 1: North Star Chapter Office Closed
December 26-29: Winter camping in the Sylvania Tract Wilderness
January 1: Cross Country Skiing St. Croix River near Grantsburg Wisconsin.
January 4-5: Winter camping along North Shore
January 8: Forestry Committee Meeting
January 9: Land Use Development Committee Meeting
January 14: Deadline Executive Committee Election Ballots
January 15: New Members Orientation Meeting
January 18-20: Winter camping in the Gunflint District of the BWCAW.
January 22: Executive Committee Meeting
January 29: North Star Chapter Book Group
February 1-2: Winter camping in the Ely Area of BWCAW
For More Calendar Information Contact:
vicki.munson@sierraclub.org
For Interesting Submissions:
heather.cusick@sierraclub.org
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