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Here We Go Again!

July 30, 2007 – 2:06 pm

Monday, July 30 2007
The DEQ is resuming the permit application process after a 5-month investigation into missing documents, possible malfeasance by a DEQ employee and serious safety issues with the Kennecott’s mine plan. We need anyone and everyone who is concerned about the proposed mine to step up and speak out at the public hearings [...]

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Oh, the irony

July 26, 2007 – 2:43 pm

On the same day as the Supreme Court Decision in the Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation vs. Nestle case that has left many of us stunned and agitated, legislation has been introduced in the Michigan House Of Representatives to protect our Great Lakes.
The following is an excerpt from a July 25, 2007 Press Release:
“As the [...]

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An Assault on our Rights!

July 26, 2007 – 2:21 pm

The Michigan Supreme Court recently yanked some teeth from the Michigan Environmental Protection Act. The four-majority justices decided (with some pressure from Nestle) that one must prove that they have been directly affected before suing for damages to the environment.
Read:
an editorial from the Traverse Record-Eagle
an article from the Cadillac News
MCWC Press Relase
The Supreme [...]

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Detroit Free Press Editorial calls for caution

July 26, 2007 – 11:28 am

The following is from a Mon, July 23 editorial from the Detroit Free Press.
“The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality may resolve this week how to proceed with a draft permit for nickel mining near Marquette. The process has become so muddled that it really makes sense to just start over with a clean slate. But [...]

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Greg Brown’s Yellow Dog CD is going National!

July 26, 2007 – 11:24 am

Congratulations to the hard working folks at Earthwork Music and Fox on a Hill Productions for teaming up with Redeye Distribution to manufacture and market an additional 10,000 Yellow Dogs for sale around the U.S. and beyond. This new partnership will hopefully bring the Yellow Dog Plains, its beauty and the threats it [...]

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Wonderful letter from our Canadian Neighbors

July 10, 2007 – 2:48 pm

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper has written a wonderful open letter.
An Open Letter to Great Lakes Leaders:
by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, Waterkeeper.ca Weekly
It’s summertime on the Great Lakes. Are you one of the millions of people from Duluth to Kingston who is flocking to the waterfront to build sandcastles, sail or watch the sun set?Summer is when the [...]

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