Co-op Info Meetings in Black Hills
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South Dakota Local Foods Co-op Coming to the Black Hills The South Dakota Local Foods Co-op will be a new online connection for area residents to access and order local foods and artisan products from across the Black Hills. Community informational meetings are being held in Rapid City and Spearfish on Wednesday, May 29 [...]
Uranium Meetings Week of May 20-26
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ACTION ALERT This week, May 20-26, 2013, there are two meetings relevant to the Black Hills Chapter’s campaign to stop uranium mining in the Black Hills. 1) Powertech and the Custer Area Economic Development Corporation are holding a pro-uranium mining information meeting on Wednesday, May 22 at 6:00 in the Custer Fire [...]
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013
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ACTION ALERT Yesterday, Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa and Representative Tim Walz of Minnesota announced the reintroduction of the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013 in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The two identical bills expand opportunities and remove barriers for beginning farmers and those who wish to pursue a [...]
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Keystone XL DSEIS Comments Due April 22, 2013 The Keystone XL pipeline is in the final months of review, and TODAY is the deadline to get comments in on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. Below are some talking points and issues related to the DSEIS that you can use while drafting your comments, [...]
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JOIN US Will you join Dakota Rural Action and BOLD Nebraska on April 17-18 for two days of events and hearings around the proposed Keystone XL pipeline? We want a good representation from South Dakota to ensure that throughout this process, our voices are being heard. Click here to RSVP and we will help coordinate [...]
Survey for Local Food Producers
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Survey Closes April 17 SD Local Food Producers – we invite you to please take the iGrow Local Foods Center Producer Survey by Wednesday, April 17. Your input will help create a virtual clearinghouse of targeted educational and technical assistance for local food producers related to marketing your products for profits. Dakota Rural [...]
Tell FDA to give more time on food safety rules
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ACTION ALERT New Food Safety Rules In early March, Dakota Rural Action joined 270 organizations, food businesses and farms to ask the Food and Drug Administration to give farmers and consumers more time to review and comment on proposed food safety regulation. The FDA has not responded to our request or extended the [...]
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Keystone XL: All Risk and No Reward Dakota Rural Action Joins New National Coalition Representing South Dakota’s landowners, Dakota Rural Action has joined a new coalition aiming to bring to light the risks associated with the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, and to make sure landowner voices are heard in the ongoing national debate. The [...]
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Earth Day Family Fair & Celebration Dakota Rural Action is hosting their annual Earth Day Celebration with co-sponsor Brookings Area Habitat for Humanity ReStore on Saturday, April 20 with a free family fair from 10 am to 3 pm and an evening celebration from 6 to 9 pm, at the Restore, Brookings. Bring your [...]
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The Black Hills Chapter of Dakota Rural Action is hosting another presentation on the effects of uranium mining on our local economy, water, and land. Please join them on Thursday, April 11 at 7 pm at the Sturgis Center for the Arts at 1016 Main Street, Sturgis. The teach-in will feature a presentation by geologist Dr. [...]
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