Brunswick Environmental Action Team

BEAT is deeply disappointed that the U.S. Federal government has let the clear and present evidence of mis-direction and criminal negligence, by both DuPont and Chemours, go unaccounted for.

Private individuals in this country dare not expect to be treated with equally entitlement-granting kid gloves as these "Too Big Too Fail" corporate polluters and stockholders do.

Chemours, knowingly and forever, tainted the water supply of the southeastern portion of North Carolina. And generations to come will continue to suffer from their intentional negligence!

BEAT now also feels the federal government is complicit in these acts by allowing such criminally aggressive polluters off-the-hook despite a clear trail of malfeasance and deception.

North Carolina's citizens deserve better. We should be able to depend on our government for protection from corporations that harm the right of citizens to enjoy precious natural clean air, water and soil (our common heritage). Instead, they have set a dubious precedent for other like-minded profiteers to follow; make billions of dollars in profits over the years while poisoning our waters. "Why worry?" they may ask in their board meetings, "there will be no accountability for criminal corporate pollution of the water supply for millions of North Carolinians."

Warm Regards, Pete Key

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BEAT Meeting Minutes

June 25, 2018

The meeting was called to order by Pete Key.

In Attendance: Tom Goodwin, Meghan Karg, Jennifer Swift, Pete Key

Approval of Minutes: The Minutes were read from the April 30th meeting and approved.

Agenda Items

Liability Insurance
- Tom said, Coastal Insurance couldn’t find anyone that would cover us. BBT offered two plans $500-$1500/yr… Applications need to be submitted.
Dues
- $10 Dues? Need a membership role. Meghan volunteered to segregate the spreadsheet. The only members we have are the ones who paid so far. Jennifer, “Put out a message that membership dues are due at the next meeting.” Check off
501c3 discussion, including Do’s and Dont’s
Jink's Creek Dredging Campaign, Rent the Planetarium and have Hilderman to speak. Corbin, Cerrato are for it, Jan is against.
Malec Brothers Update
Commissioners Meeting Campaign
Straws Campaign
- Waste Committee has met with other group
Coastal Day of Action
- Establish Key People
  - Who will volunteer
- Two Pieces of material
- Script to read
- Petition to sign
- Fact Sheet
Joe, send Greg your photo and bio
Has the Board determined if Past Presidents section (Jan and Neil) could/should be added to the Board page
- Concensus is to let the sleeping dog lie for a while longer.
Need to set a next General Meeting
- Show the Straws movie
- Set up sign in and dues

Motion to adjourn was made at 9:00 p.m. and was passed unanimously.