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Celebrate Earth Month at events throughout the metro and Greater Minnesota!
The next couple of weeks are jam packed with Earth Month events and activities, all leading up to Minnesota's largest celebration of all things earth-friendly and green - the Living Green Expo on May 1 and 2. Check out the list of events below!
And visit MEP's online Community Calendar for additional events.
Paddle for the Planet
April 25 - May 25
During this solar- and human-powered educational trip down the Minnesota section of the Mississippi River, participants will study the connections between one another, the river and the planet.
Participants will travel over 500 miles in canoes with a solar-powered communication system, and will add a solar-powered bike and cooker for the last four days of the trip. More information
Contact David Abazs at abazs@round-river.com with questions
Coordinated by Shalom Seed Sanctuary
Cross-Sector Leadership for the Green Economy Conference
April 29-30
Radisson University Hotel, Minneapolis
Leaders from the public, private, non-profit and academic sectors will discuss how to build a viable and sustainable green economy with new forms of cross-sector leadership. More information
Sponsored by the Center for Science, Technology & Public Policy at the Humphrey Institute and the Center for Integrative Leadership
"Send PolyMet to Summer School” petition
Deadline: April 30
PolyMet Mining Corp. has proposed an open-pit sulfide mine in the Arrowhead region. Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency gave the mine proposal the agency's lowest possible rating, declaring the mine would cause unacceptable environmental impacts and that the environmental review failed to even adequately analyze the proposal.
You can sign the “Send PolyMet to Summer School” petition to insist that PolyMet do the catch-up work necessary to to protect our environment.
From MEP member group Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness
Hosted by MEP
2010 Living Green Expo
May 1-2, Minnesota State Fair Grandstand
Volunteer at the Expo! It’s fun, it’s green, and you get a free organic t-shirt and organic snacks for working a 3-hour shift. More information and registration
Call Jan Joannides at 651.789.6571 or email JanJoannides@MEPartnership.org with questions.
Hosted by MEP
Governor’s Candidate Forum
Clean Energy, Clean Water and Minnesota’s Future
Sponsored by SuperValu
May 2, 1 p.m.
Event Tent – State Fairgrounds
This year’s Living Green Expo will feature this one-of-a-kind forum of the major party candidates. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear about the candidates’ views on Clean Energy, Clean Water and Minnesota’s Future.
Visitors at the Living Green Expo will have an opportunity to submit questions to be asked during the forum — look for MEP’s booth at the Expo!
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