On May 2nd, the Minnesota Environmental Partnership hosted the Governor’s Candidate Forum on Clean Energy, Clean Water and Minnesota’s Future at the Living Green Expo at the State Fairgrounds. The forum included five of the leading candidates for Governor and drew more than 250 attendees. Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidates in attendance included Speaker Margaret Anderson-Kelliher, Matt Entenza, and Mark Dayton. Rob Hahn and Tom Horner, Independence Party candidates, also participated.Republican Party candidate Tom Emmer was invited but did not attend.
During the 2-hour forum, candidates answered questions posed by Minnesotans who work in clean energy jobs, who farm, or who are concerned with protecting our lakes, rivers, and streams. Visitors to the Living Green Expo also had the opportunity to submit video-taped questions which were presented at the forum. The questions covered a number of environmental issues including energy efficiency, nuclear waste storage, public transportation, agricultural water pollution and more. Selected questions and the candidates’ responses can be viewed below.
Please note: Speaker Margaret Anderson-Kelliher was not present for the entirety of the forum resulting in her absence in some of the videos.
Opening Statements:
Renewable Energy:
NexGen Biofuels:
Energy Efficiency:
Nonpoint Source Pollution:
Clean Water, Land, & Legacy Amendment Integrity:
Nuclear Waste Storage:
Protecting Lake Superior:
Protecting Kids from Toxins:
Non-ferrous Sulfide Mining in Minnesota:
Public Transportation Options: