February 2006
Welcome to e-Sierra
The email newsletter of the Sierra Club North Star ChapterFebruary 2006 - Issue 44
A Community forum on the St. Croix Riverway
The beautiful St. Croix Riverway on the MN-WI border has been part of
our lives and lifestyles for generations. While much has been done to
preserve this vibrant ecosystem, the Riverway is facing new threats
which will alter it forever. Please join us for this free community
workshop to learn more. Thursday, March 2 at 7:00 p.m. More info at:
http://northstar.sierraclub.org/activities/events/2006/20060302.html
Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, for good
President Bush has put drilling revenues into his budget
again in 2006, and Congress will be voting on it in March
or April 2006. Take action now for a visionary, common-sense
solution to this problem:
decide to protect it forever.
http://northstar.sierraclub.org/campaigns/anwr.html
It's Possible - Make Minnesota Mercury Free!
We need you to attend a critical hearing on stopping mercury pollution in Minnesota.
Wednesday, March 1st at 2:00 PM at the State Capitol, Room G-15 (downstairs below the rotunda) Come to this hearing of the Senate Jobs, Energy and Community Development Committee and the Environment Committee, to show decision makers that we want 90% reductions from coal plants by 2009!
Please invite your friends, neighbors, and colleagues to attend this very important hearing. For more information or to get involved with our mercury reduction campaign, contact Cesia Kearns at the Sierra Club: 612-659-9124 or , and read http://northstar.sierraclub.org/activities/events/2006/20060301b.html.
Hike with the Moon!
March 8 Maple Moon Hike Harriet Alexander Nature Center, 7-8:30pm
March 14 Full Moon Hike Lebanon Hills Regional Park, 7 - 8:30pm
Details at http://northstar.sierraclub.org/activities/outings/2006/200603.html#20060318
Calendar of Events at
http://northstar.sierraclub.org
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