New from MN350

* U.S. Bank claims to take climate change seriously, yet they continue to provide billions of dollars in financing to the fossil fuel industry, including extensive financing for Enbridge Energy, the company behind the Alberta Clipper tar sands pipeline.

On February 25th, MN350 met with US Bank Community Relations representatives, together with other members of the Minnesotans for a Fair Economy coalition. That day, US Bank promised to get back to the coalition by March 5th regarding a meeting with Environmental Program decision makers. They have broken that promise, despite a stated commitment to “engage in dialogue with...non governmental organizations (NGO’s), and other stakeholders to better understand the impacts of Climate Change and to help identify options for solutions.” Click here to hold US Bank accountable to their environmental policy. Send a message to CEO Richard Davis and other bank officials asking them to keep their promises.

* Minnesota governor Mark Dayton finally met with MN350 and allies about new and expanded oil pipelines after they interrupted his speech during a state water summit. His current position is that one of these pipelines - the Sandpiper - is needed and Minnesota must deal with the risk, which is unacceptable to so many citizens and organizations across the state. You can sign a petition to tell Governor Dayton that Minnesota does not need any more crude oil pipelines!