MCEA Power Lunch

In Episode 3 of the Voices Driving Change podcast, we speak with JT Haines, MCEA's Northern Minnesota Advocate about the PolyMet sulfide mine proposal, international human rights activism against mining pollution, and the links between our work and these global movements. Thanks to Tara Scurr, Bridget Holcombe, Joel Sipress, Doug Watt, Jennifer Greene, the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network, and everybody who was part of the 2018 Amnesty International delegation to Duluth and the 2019 action at the PolyMet shareholders meeting in Toronto. Voices Driving Change is a 10-day celebration - learn more about additional podcast episodes and live online events Sept 15-24, 2020 by going to voicesdrivingchange.org.

In Episode 2 of the Voices Driving Change podcast, we speak with Ellen Anderson, MCEA's Climate Program Director about the impacts of climate change on Minnesota, our state goals to reduce greenhouse gas pollution, and what work we need to do to tackle climate justice in 2020 and beyond. Voices Driving Change is a 10-day celebration - learn more about additional podcast episodes and live online events Sept 15-24, 2020 by going to voicesdrivingchange.org. Credit: Unicorn Riot (unicornriot.ninja)recorded some of the sounds in the segment of voices driving change - it's used under a Creative Commons license.

In Episode 1 of the Voices Driving Change podcast, we speak with Tom Kalahar of Olivia, Minnesota about the fight to protect Limbo Creek, the last free-flowing stream in Renville County. Learn more about the importance of Limbo Creek, the impact of agricultural drainage on the Minnesota River, and what you can do to help. Voices Driving Change is a 10-day celebration - learn more about additional podcast episodes and live online events Sept 15-24, 2020 by going to voicesdrivingchange.org.

New podcast episodes are coming next week! Go to voicesdrivingchange.org to learn more and see other online events you can join from September 15-24.

This episode of MCEA's Power Lunch, livestreamed on June 24, 2019 features an interview with Kara Josephson, MCEA's Legislative Director. We look into the legislative session that just ended, and look forward to the climate, energy, water and mining issues that will return in 2020.

In Episode 3 of MCEA Power Lunch, we interviewed Betsy Lawton, MCEA's Water Program Director, about MCEA's work on a number of agricultural water pollution issues. We discussed the Catalpa LLC hog feedlot proposal in Minnesota's karst country, and the Daley Farms mega-dairy in Winona County. This episode was recorded and livestreamed on December 4, 2018.

In Episode 2 of MCEA's Power Lunch, we talk with Kevin Lee, MCEA's Mining Program Director. Kevin is an attorney who has been working on the PolyMet copper-nickel mine proposal for years, and his depth of knowledge shows in this deep dig into the proposal. This is a great primer to understand what Minnesota is facing when considering proposals to mine sulfide ore. This episode was originally recorded on October 31, 2018, and has been updated in November 2018 to reflect current events.

In Episode 1 of MCEA's Power Lunch we interview Leigh Currie, MCEA Climate and Energy Program Director, about MCEA's work to retire the last coal power plants in Minnesota and what 2019 will bring for our work to defend Minnesota's climate. This episode was originally recorded in July 2019, and is updated to reflect events in November 2019.