Title: Montana Women For April Meeting
Location: Russell Chatham room, Livingston Public Library
Description: After a hiatus of several months, we resumed our general meetings with an annual meeting and potluck at the Elks on March 12. Regular monthly meetings will begin April 9 at 7 pm at the library. Once again, we will have meetings on the second Thursday of every month. Come join us in the large conference room (the Russell Chatham room) downstairs at the Livingston Public Library. Enter from the 3rd Street side of the library.
Start Time: 7 pm:00
Date: 2009-04-09
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261. Wren Kilian Bade said, April 2nd, 2009 at 10:59 pm Dear Montana Women For,
I have been working an a grassroots campaign to create a national bottle and bag bill. Montana’s recyling rate is nearly last in the nation at 10%, and the eleven states with bottle bills are over 70%. Litter is also reduced by at least 50%. No state has passed a bottle bill since 1982 due to powerful lobbies. A National Bottle Bill was proposed in Congress in 2007. Millions of dollars of unclaimed deposit money is used annually by states for environmental protection measures.
I have written to philanthropists for eight years with my bag program idea in which shoppers who use their own bag receive a token worth $.05 to deposit in tallying machines in store lobbies. The thousands of dollars generated daily community-wide is then donated to a rotating array of non-profits benefiting youth and community. Several states currently have bag bill proposals in their legislatures in which $.05-.20 fees on bags are imposed with the proceeds going to state environmental protection funds. I believe that investing in local programs like farm to school, nature conservation education, and intergenerational and vocational mentoring provides the best environmental protection because empowering the future stewards with positive outdoor experiences is a key component in creating a better world for future generations.
I have gathered over 2,300 signatures in 2 months in my time off work with only an occasional volunteer or two. The local petition will continue through April, and a different, online petition can be signed at Care2Petition’s site under ‘national bottle bill’.
Please call me at 579-7384 for more information or to volunteer. I would like to attend your 4/9/09 meeting to distribute some flyers and petitions.
Thank you for the invaluable work you are all doing. Together we are making a difference.
Sincerely-
Wren Kilian Bade