The Only Thing We Have to Fear

by: Entenza for Governor

Fri Mar 05, 2010 at 11:12:45 AM CST

We were in the depths of the Great Depression. But FDR was resolute; he reminded us that "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." And then he got to work - getting Americans on the job again, crafting a New Deal and lifting the spirits of our nation.

Today our challenges are being called the Great Recession. Our country and our state face challenges the likes of which we haven't seen in generations. Now, like then, we need leaders with vision to face challenges and create opportunity.

Inspired by FDR's inaugural anniversary, I want to share with you this video about my vision for our state's economy.

We can make Minnesota great again. We are poised to lead the nation in the clean energy economy, creating jobs and rejuvenating every corner of our state. When these jobs take hold in our communities, other businesses will benefit as well.

The road ahead won't always be easy, but charting a new course never is. I know what it's like to face challenges - and I know what it's like to overcome them. Together, as one Minnesota, we will do that.

Watch the video, and then join our campaign. It's time to get Minnesota working again, and to make Minnesota great again.

Sincerely,

Matt Entenza
www.entenza.com

Working for a Clean Energy Future for Our State and Country

by: Katie Gulley

Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 14:17:28 PM CST

Recently, Blue Green Alliance, a national, strategic partnership between labor unions and environmental organizations dedicated to expanding the number and quality of jobs in the green economy, released a report (PDF) in Minnesota that shows a national Renewable Electricity Standard of 25 percent by 2025 and other common sense measures can create over 18,000 manufacturing jobs in Minnesota.  Manufacturing has been one of the hardest hit sectors of our economy, and we continue to struggle to create good paying manufacturing jobs.  Clean energy, in the form of wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal, can create millions of jobs in America and tens of thousands in Minnesota.

The U.S. Senate is considering clean energy legislation right now, and our Senators Klobuchar and Franken are going to be vital to getting a strong bill passed.  I'll be dropping by to let you know what's going on with the bill and how you can help.  

Thanks for taking the time to read this and if you want to learn more about BGA, visit our website at www.bluegreenalliance.org.

The Power Of One Hundred

by: TwoPuttTommy

Thu Apr 16, 2009 at 12:53:26 PM CDT

Last summer, I heard about the Crown Hydro project from a school friend.  I set up a meeting with their lobbyist, Nikki Carlson, in order to learn more about the project and to get involved.  I immediately became a supporter, wondering why it had not yet been completed.  I decided that I would do whatever possible in order to gain support from the community and get it built.  My hope was that the project would be finished before I graduated from high school in June of this year.  

I helped create a web site, PowerOfOneHundred, with the goal of finding 100 supporters.  I thought that if I could get 100 people to show their support, the park board would listen and approve the project.  If people want to join, they send me their picture and a statement of their support, and I put them up on the web site.  Besides gaining supporters and maintaining the PowerOfOneHundred site, I have given presentations to environmental groups.  Also, I have been interviewed by online bloggers, the Southwest journal, and I wrote an OpEd piece for the Star Tribune.  I have made it my responsibility to promote small hydro projects, and demonstrate how much I believe in the Crown Hydro project.  I believe it is the first step towards building a cleaner, greener world for the next few generations.
--  by Charise Canales, Minneapolis

(again, to add your name to Charise's website, link here).