Topic: Mark Ritchie
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Even if the governor issues a certificate of election prior to the conclusion of the contest phase, I will not sign it
Franken sues for certification Jan 13, 2009
The dumping of commodities on international markets hurts farmers all over the world, including U.S. farmers, by driving down the marketplace price
UPI Farming Today Feb 12, 2003
The areas tend to produce enough vegetation to support large mammals, and vegetation that is of high enough quality to support small mammals. That is especially true in areas where the soil is most fertile
Stories of modern science... from UPI Feb 21, 2002
We developed a way to identify prime regions for mammal diversity that could potentially become areas for conservation or restoration
Stories of modern science... from UPI Feb 21, 2002
We were able to predict and explain the number of species in a given area based on the amount of rainfall and the fertility of the soil ... We are concerned that these prime regions show very little overlap with areas designated as 'hotspots' for the biodiversity of plants, birds, reptiles and other types of mammals
Stories of modern science... from UPI Feb 21, 2002
Mark Ritchie (born 1951) was elected to be the 21st Minnesota Secretary of State on November 7, 2006. He is a member of the DFL. Mark Ritchie grew up in Iowa, and he graduated from Iowa State University in 1971. He and his wife, Nancy Gaschott, have lived in Minneapolis for 24 years.
From 1986 until 2006, he served as the president of the Minneapolis-based Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, a non-profit organization working with businesses, churches, farm organizations, and other civic groups to foster long-term sustainability for Minnesota’s rural communities. Among other issues, it looked into how global trade rules in fact impact family farmers and rural communities. Ritchie also founded the League of Rural Voters.
In 1994, Ritchie was a co-founder of the Global Environment & Trade Study, located at Yale University, which conducted research on the linkages and potential synergies between international trade and the environment. Also that year, Ritchie organized a conference to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Bretton Woods conference. The 1994 conference, held at the Mt. Washington Hotel, featured a return of many of the "old timers" who had attended the 1944 conference or other founding conferences for the postwar economic system.
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