Rebecca Kling, rebecca.kling@sierraclub.org
DULUTH, MN -- Minnesota Power must submit its integrated resource plan (IRP) to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) by Monday, February 1, 2021. This plan will map out how Minnesota Power proposes to power homes and businesses; decisions made now will shape the Northland’s economy, health, and climate for decades to come.
Join the Sierra Club, the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, and community members at a press conference on Friday, January 29, to discuss today’s petition delivery--signed by 583 advocates for clean energy--calling for Minnesota Power to commit to 100% clean energy in a way that provides equitable access to all of clean energy’s benefits.
What: Virtual press conference to discuss a vision for Minnesota Power’s IRP that includes equitable access to 100% clean energy across the Northland
When: Friday, January 29, 2021 at 12:00PM Central
Where: The press conference will be held on zoom; join using the following link:
https://sierraclub.zoom.us/j/9837814020?pwd=UFhnczhsTDhyM1d1NVhRTDNhdXY5Zz09
Meeting ID: 983 781 4020
Passcode: 695276
Who:
- Jenna Yeakle, Sierra Club, Duluth Organizing Representative
- JT Haines, MCEA, Northern Minnesota Advocate
- Izzy Laderman, Organizer with Friends of the Climate and Disability Awareness Around the Climate Crisis, Senior at Duluth East High School
- Stine Myrah, University of Minnesota Duluth Chapter of MPIRG
- Beth Tamminen, volunteer leader with Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light
- Linda Herron, volunteer leader with Sierra Club’s Duluth Clean Energy Team
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Bill Schnell, member of the Itasca Clean Energy Team
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 3.5 million members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org.
About the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
For nearly half a century, MCEA has worked to enact and enforce smart environmental laws in Minnesota. With offices in St. Paul and Duluth and a team that includes some of the state's foremost environmental law and policy professionals, MCEA educates about issues and supports communities in their fight to protect their environment. MCEA is unique in Minnesota in its use of top legal expertise in the pursuit of environmental justice. For more information, visit www.mncenter.org