The people of Minnesota Power’s electric operations are committed to being responsible corporate citizens. We support the concepts of environmental stewardship and believe they are good business. Consistent with this commitment, we will:

• Meet all regulatory requirements;
• Limit the environmental impacts of our activities;
• Protect the environment as we carry out our responsibilities;
• Stress efficiency, recycling, and pollution prevention;
• Demonstrate and promote conservation of land, air, water and energy resources; and
• Advocate reasonable and practical environ- mental laws, regulations, policies and practices.

Minnesota Power will continue to balance the environmental impact of our activities with our obligations to shareholders, customers, communities, and future generations.