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Historically, Minnesota is the home of clean air, 10,000 clean lakes, protected areas such as the pristine BWCA Wilderness and Superior and Chippewa national forests; and critical habitat for critters. The Bush administration has systematically attempted and in some cases succeeded in weakening cornerstone air, water, and public land protections negatively impacting our Minnesota environment. There is a better way. With competing national priorities, our clean air, water and public lands sometimes remain ignored in media stories. Many of our neighbors may not know what the Bush administration has been up to and what its policies mean here at home. Minnesota will face more asthma-causing soot and smog in our air and more toxic mercury, proven to cause birth defects and learning disabilities, in our water. Nationally and within Minnesota we are witnessing our public lands that we thought were protected, being served up to the big interests such as logging, mining, and oil and gas companies. The bottom line is that the Bush administration has failed to protect our health and safety and has put our communities at risk. Our job is to spread the word about the Bush administration record and give our neighbors hope that there is a better way. Please consider taking some time and start talking with your neighbors. If you are interested in joining your neighbors in coffee chats, neighborhood walks, telephone trees, organizing and environmental issue trainings, or town meetings, then please call the North Star Chapter office today and ask for the Building Environmental Communities campaign. (612) 659-9124 or sign up below.
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