One of the best-known (and liked) lobbyists at the Minnesota State capitol is John Kaul, whose candid photos capture the essence, drama and frequent exhaustion of the legislative process. He's also a pretty decent documentary filmmaker who explored the life of Minnesota's first woman state supreme court justice.
Kaul is lobbying for Save the Bluffs, a grassroots citizens frac sand activism group in the Red Wing area. He's put together a video update. Representative Rick Hansen--whose sand mining bills do not include the one-year moratorium and Generic Environmental Impact Statement the group advocates--talks about the issue in the second part of the video.
While Save the Bluff differs with Hansen in those key elements, they--like the frac sand mining industry--appreciate the work Hansen is doing on this issue. While not a show horse, there's no one who plows forward more diligently on soil, water and natural resource issues as the South St. Paul (and SE Minnesota native) as Hansen.
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