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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Farmers Union Holds Climate Change Forum in Brookings Wednesday

While the Farm Bureau gets a little free press for its pro-Big-Ag, anti-Michael-Pollan propaganda, the Farmers Union provides a forum Wednesday for all sides to discuss climate change legislation. Tomorrow night, Wednesday, November 18, 7 p.m., speakers and interested citizens will gather on the SDSU campus in Rotunda D to talk about what we need to do about clean energy and American energy security.

Among the speakers are two fellas known to be on opposite sides of the issue: Matt McGovern of Repower America and Rep. Todd Schlekeway (R-11/Sioux Falls). Rep. Schlekeway signed the misnamed "No Climate Tax Pledge" for the Americans for Prosperity last summer, but he did vote for limiting some local carbon emissions last winter; perhaps he and McGovern can find some common ground after all! Maybe they'll even promote conservation and carpool from Sioux Falls....

Also serving on Wednesday's forum panel:
  • Jay Bender, President of Falcon Plastics, Inc., Former Chairman, SD Chamber of Commerce (let's see if he takes the Apple line on the Chamber's climate change denial)
  • Doug Sombke, President of South Dakota Farmers Union (get ready for a check on the pro-corporate line)
  • Steve Wegman, Executive Director of the SD Wind Energy Association
  • Moderator: David J. Law, KXLG Radio News Director
Note to all forum participants: see the really cool map (maybe cool isn't the right word) Badlands Blue provides of NASA data on global temperatures. Pass the lemonade... or the supermodels.

4 comments:

  1. By any chance, would this be taped and broadcast on public TV? It should be. We are all interested in this discussion but may not be able to attend.

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  2. Good morning, Linda! I haven't heard that there will be any video/audio coverage... we might just have to keep our eyes out on YouTube for clips.

    Say, for Madison folks who can't make it, I'll bet we could host a forum right here. Call Jason: maybe you and he and the 9/12 group could sponsor a forum on ACESA at the Playhouse! McGovern and Schlekeway might not mind making the trip; you could invite someone from East River to attend, get Matt Groce to moderate... and you'd get some visibility for your group! Interested?

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  3. "you'd get some visibility for your group! Interested?"

    Cory, true grassroots don't need "visibility".

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  4. Funny, Steve -- is that the same marketing strategy you use for your blog?

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