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Kim Crockett on Monday, April 4th 2011
News Release ‘Reinventing Environmentalism’ Campaign to Kick Off in St. Paul on April 9th
Contact: Don Parmeter, Founder
American Environmental Institute
(651) 493-3532 (612) 558-2859 (cell)
St. Paul, MN…..A campaign to give local people a stronger voice in energy and environmental policy at the state capitol and in Washington, D.C., will kick off in St. Paul on Saturday, April 9th. According to organizer Don Parmeter, the modern environmental movement is no longer a grassroots movement and it’s no longer about the environment. “It’s about money, power and control.” he said. “It’s fundamentally about governance. The question is whether we want government from the top-down or from the bottom up.”
Parmeter started the American Environmental Institute to
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The Economic Consequences of Good Intentions: Mark Glaess
We are pleased to bring you this commentary by Mark Glaess, Manager for the Minnesota Rural Electric Association . Mr. Glaess cites the study we commissioned from the Beacon Hill Institute released last week.
“The Economic Consequences of Good Intentions”
Not long ago, San Francisco officials forced “low-flow” toilets on the populace to save water. However, these water-saving devices are not producing sufficient surge with each flush to keep the solid waste pipes under the streets of San Francisco from becoming constipated. To address this problem, the city just ordered $13 million worth of Clorox to pour down the drains
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