Former state Rep. Frank Moe,who represented the Bemidji area from 2004-08, returns to the State Capitol on Thursday.
According to Bill Hudson’s report on the WCCO-TV 6 p.m. cast tonight, Moe is leading an effort to sled dog from Ely to St. Paul with a petition of 10,000 signatures asking lawmakers to support a bill setting forth strict environmental standards before approving any heavy metals mining in northern Minnesota.
Apparently aimed at PolyMet, the petitioers seek support of a “prove it” bill which would require proof of environmental safeguards put in place before construction. Thousands of tourism jobs are more valuable than a couple of hundred mining jobs, Moe told Hudson.
While a Democratic-Farmer-Labor lawmaker in Bemidji, WCCO labeled Moe as an “environmentalist” in its report.