Coming To A River Near You--Acid-Mine Drainage in Perpetuity! Why Minnesotans Oppose Hard-Rock Sulfide Mining

Diadra Decker of Save Our Sky Blue Waters, wwwsosbluewaters.org a coalition of seven leading environmental groups in the state, will be the featured speaker at 3CTC's Monthly Environmental Forum. She will present the ecological hazards of hard-rock sulfide-mining and its serious implications for the state's water quality. Ms. Decker will also explain her group's opposition to Congressional legislation proposed by Representative James Oberstar to sell National Forest Service land to Polymet, a Canadian firm, for its mining operation in Northern Minnesota. She will describe how this land grab will fast track hazardous sulfide-ming to avoid envrionmental review and how it will assist in the destruction of a vital bog and wetland if the mining company is allowed to proceed.

The forum will take place on Monday, October 27th at 7:00 PM at Mayday Books, 301 Cedar Avenue South, West Bank, Minneapolis. The event is sponsored by the Climate Crisis Coalition of the Twin Cities (3CTC). It is free and open to the public. It will be preceded by the Monthly Clean-Energy Vigil to Cool Down the Planet, which will take palce out on the plaza at 5:00 PM and the 3CTC Business Meeting at 6:00 PM. All are welcome. For more information, EMAIL: christinefrank@visi.com or PHONE: 612-879-8937. SAVE MOTHER EARTH! SEE YOU THERE!