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FREE SPEECH ZONE | Will the MPCA "Citizens' Board" side with citizens and the environment?

By Alan Muller, Free Speech Zone

The "Citizens' Board"--essentially, the Board of Directors--of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency meets on Tuesday, May 22, 2012.  The two main decision items involve requests from citizens to invoke the Minnesota "Environmental Review" process.  That isMORE »

FREE SPEECH ZONE | Earth Day, and contaminated sites threatening our children's health

By Alan Muller, Free Speech Zone

Friends:

Sunday April 22nd, is Earth Day.  From Wikipedia:  "Earth Day is a day early each year on which events are held worldwide to increase awareness and appreciation of the Earth's natural environment.MORE »

FREE SPEECH ZONE | A new position in the MPCA: Lobbyist for mining interests

By Alan Muller, Free Speech Zone

State of Minnesota Job Posting:

Working Title: Mining Coordinator
Hiring Agency: Pollution Control Agency

STATE PROG ADMIN MGR SR

$ 30.13-$ 43.35 hourly, $ 62,911-$ 90,515 annuallyMORE »

FREE SPEECH ZONE | A five day public comment period on a twenty-year plan?? Statewide, people are being excluded from meaningful participation......

By Alan Muller, Free Speech Zone

Hennepin County proposes to adopt a new 20 year garbage plan, incinerator based, of course, with FIVE days for public comment, including a weekend, ending on Tuesday!  

 

Received this yesterday (not, of course, from Hennepin County):

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E-DEMOCRACY | Three reports on what Minnesota can do ...

By Alan Muller, E-Democracy issues forums

The following is from the Executive Summary of a <http://www.slideshare.net/SEIA/us-solar-market-insight-report>report by the Solar Energy Industries Association.  Installation of solar electric in the US is rapidly increasing--but concentrated in states with effective incentives.  At the same time, the MORE »

FREE SPEECH ZONE | ACTION ALERT: MPCA betrays air quality in the Boundary Waters and Voyageurs National Park

By Alan Muller, Free Speech Zone

"It's not the 'Minnesota Pollution Control Agency,' its the 'Minnesota Pollution Protection Agency'."

                 --Mark Dayton, while running for Governor of Minnesota

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FREE SPEECH ZONE | What we are breathing these days....

By Alan Muller, Free Speech Zone

Yesterday, June 6, was a "Code Orange" ("Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups") bad air day in much of Minnesota.  The official offending pollutant was ozone.  But this is misleading.  Particle pollution levels were also elevated, officially to "Moderate" (Code Yellow).MORE »

FREE SPEECH ZONE | Nuclear Nightmare: "Meltdowns Grow More Likely at the Fukushima Reactors"

By Alan Muller, Free Speech Zone

The situation in Japan is grim and seems to be deteriorating.  The post below describes the situation as of Sunday afternoon, but things are getting worse.  An email this morning says:MORE »

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