Pin-Point, HATPIN newsletter for December 1973 and January 1974

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Dec. 1973-Jan. 197li
The (ecological) debt cannot be paid in recycled beer cans or in the penance
of walking to workj it will need to be paid in the ancient coins of social justice—
within nations and among them, --Barry Commoner ..•
THIS MONTH
Thursday, Jan, 10 — HATPIN board meeting at Betty Hendrickson !si 920 W. Second.
Coffee at 9:15, meeting at 9*30. Babysitting at Maiy Ann
Watt's house, 1007 W. First, All members welcome.
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Sunday, Jan. 20
— Sierra Club ski tour in Whitewater State Park.
I$rle Templer, Owatonna.
Contaot
Wednesday, Jan, 23 — Energy Group meeting at* 10 a.m. at Linda Wagenbach !s,
112 Maple.
State Legislature Convenes
The state legislature will convene on Jan. 15. Do you have some time to spend
at the capitol listening to what is happening and attending committee meetings?
Several issues of environmental interest will be before the senate and house in this
session including a bill requiring deposits on non-retumables, land use legislation,
and possibly.a nuclear moratorium bill (if there is a great deal of public support).
If you don't have time to go to the legislature, perhaps you can take a few
minutes to write a letter to your senator or representative indicating your support
for legislation requiring a deposit on all throwaway beer and soft drink cans and
bottles sold in Minnesota. The bill made progress in the last session and will come
up for a vote in the Senate. However, the House bill was returned to the House committee on Environmental Preservation and must be heard and voted on again before
reaching the house floor.
A similar bill has been in effect in Oregon for.one year and, according to preliminary information from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the number of
beverage containers in litter has been reduced by 75$ while general litter has been
reduced by 50$. More importantly, it is estimated that 1.3 trillion BTU's have been
saved as a result of the switch from throwaways to returnables.
"Despite some important court decisions favoring the environmental cause, such
victories generally provide only temporary relief. Courts can only interpret the
law and see that it is complied with. In most environmental matters, what is really
needed is aew and better laws, and it is the job of the legislature to develop them."
—Sierra Club Bulletin
CHANNEL 2:
Thurs., Jan. 10, 7:00 p.m.
Ttaurs., Jan. 17, 7*00 p.m.
Thurs., Jan. 2£t, 7:00 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 28, 8:00 p.m.
Thurs., Jan. 315 9*00 p.m.
The Advocates, "Gas Rationing: Yes or No?11
The Advocates, "Nuclear Power Plants: Yes or No?"
The Advocates, "Growth: Time to Stop?"
"Our Energy Crisis" - A documentary
"Wild Life Land," presented by the state Department
of Natural Resources
Published by HATPIN (Housewives Alert to Pollution In Northfield]
Box 302, Northfield, Minnesota 55057
Joan Looker, Editor        Florence Scott, typist   Katharine Petersen, mailing