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Monthly Archives: February 2007

Editorial: Eric Baerren on Sulfide Mining

February 26, 2007 – 11:18 am

Opinion: Ghost towns, past and future

By ERIC BAERREN
Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun Columnist
Published Friday, February 23, 2007
One of the most interesting things about Michigan history is that the Upper Peninsula used to be more populated than it is today. It’s not hard to understand why - when the mines and lumber gave out, so did [...]

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The Mining Journal: Kennecott Eagle Project

February 23, 2007 – 8:50 am

Kennecott Eagle project
EPA involved?
By JOHN PEPIN, Journal Staff Writer

The Mining Journal
MARQUETTE — Opponents of a proposed Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company nickel and copper mine on the Yellow Dog Plains claim necessary federal permits beyond state approvals could indefinitely delay the project.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently notified company officials that at least one federal [...]

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Chicago Tribune: Trout Spawn Mine Battle

February 23, 2007 – 8:47 am

Trout spawn mine battle
Critics fear proposed dig would threaten rare fish
By Michael Hawthorne
Chicago Tribune
Tribune staff reporter
Published February 18, 2007
Despite the area’s long history of mining, many who live here contend the short-term profits aren’t worth the potential for long-term damage to the Salmon Trout and another stream popular with anglers.
… “The [...]

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Exclusive track from Greg Brown’s new Yellow Dog CD

February 22, 2007 – 6:34 am

Save the Wild UP is proud to offer a multimedia presentation featuring a track from Greg Brown’s soon-to-be-released CD Yellow Dog (Earthwork Music). The CD benefits the Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve and will also help to raise awareness of the threat that metallic sulfide mining poses to Michigan’s legacy of unspoiled rivers, lakes and streams.
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Editorial: Promote tourism - oppose the Eagle Project mine

February 21, 2007 – 9:12 am

Here’s a blog post by Eric B. (Feb 20, 2007):
Jobs grow on trees, you often hear our good friends in the logging industry say. But, here’s a little known fact … when you chop down trees, you have nothing else to log. There are stories all over the Pacific Northwest about booms and [...]

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DEQ Will Hold Lansing Hearing March 12

February 16, 2007 – 3:53 pm

UPDATE MARCH 2, 2007
The Department of Environmental Quality has withdrawn its proposed decision to approve a permit to conduct mining operations at the proposed Eagle Project Mine and cancelled the hearings. Read More>
Stay tuned to Save the Wild UP for further updates!
Congrats to all those who worked very hard to make this happen!
The DEQ announced [...]

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Editorial: Dave Dempsey on Sulfide Mining

February 15, 2007 – 2:34 pm

Sulfide Mining and the Soul of Michigan
by: Dave Dempsey

Anyone who grows up in Michigan knows that some Great Lakes State experiences are sacred - sunsets and wild storms over Lake Michigan, standing beneath the few remaining 300-year-old white pines in the Keweenaw, the feeling of release when you realize you’ve arrived “up north.” And [...]

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Editorial: Letter to Editor, Mining Journal

February 14, 2007 – 4:27 pm

A recent ‘Letter to the Editor’ explained that sulfide mining proposed for the Yellow Dog Plain cannot be done safely. The letter from 2/9/07 explained: the Wisconsin law prohibits sulfide mining until mining companies can demonstrate successful mining and post-mining without polluting surrounding surface and groundwaters. The aforementioned letter supports our position that this requirement [...]

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Wisconsin grassroots “grandfather” passes away

February 12, 2007 – 3:56 pm

Roscoe Churchill
By Al Gedicks
gedicks.al@uwlax.edu
Roscoe Churchill, a dearly loved leader of Wisconsin’s environmental
movement passed away on February 9, 2007 in his sleep after a long
struggle with prostate cancer.
Roscoe Churchill of Ladysmith, was the grandfather of Wisconsin’s
grassroots anti-mining movement. For more than 30 years, this retired
school [...]

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Greg Brown CD & DEQ Mine Hearings

February 9, 2007 – 5:38 pm

Greg Brown’s newest album, a live recording of his August 2005 performance at the Peterson Auditorium in Ishpeming, Michigan, is a raw, reverent commentary on the times we live in and a testament to the artist’s love for the wild lands and waters of the Upper Peninsula. Greg Brown performed the concert to benefit the [...]

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