February 26, 2008 – 1:40 pm
From the Detroit Free Press:
"The DEQ is working on cleanups at 450 sites now, but may have to shut them down by the end of the year and lay off 80 to 125 employees unless a new funding source is found.
The state has been telling communities it cannot accept new sites. The depletion of the [...]
February 23, 2008 – 2:34 pm
In an effort to symboli ze Citizen's frustrations with Kennecott's policy of only allowing citizens to ask questions to individuals during bathroom breaks at Community Advisory Group meetings, local citizens present at Kennecott's recent meeting stood up and demanded that Kennecott and the board listen to their questions, concerns and comments.
Many citizens were dismayed [...]
February 23, 2008 – 2:13 pm
Please read the following letter from Michelle Halley to Kennecott about her resignation from the community advisory group.
February 22, 2008
Mr. Jon Cherry
Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company
Marquette, MI 49855
Via: HAND DELIVERY, CAG meeting
Dear Mr. Cherry and CAG Members:
Today, I resign from KEMC’s Community Advisory Board. I believe that KEMC’s applications are [...]
February 22, 2008 – 5:36 pm
From the WLUC-TV6 website.
Kennecott plans milling facility
The old Humboldt mine may come back to life.
Posted: Friday, February 22, 2008 at 5:10 p.m.
HUMBOLDT — TV6 has learned that Kennecott Minerals is considering turning the old Humboldt Mine into an ore milling facility.
Follow this link for the rest of the story.
http://www.wluctv6.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=99380
Keep posted for more information on this [...]
February 21, 2008 – 4:02 pm
Cajamarca Peru: A small wall made of mud and straw stands on a mountain as a reminder of the collective protest that stopped the Newmont Mining Company.
When the Newmont Gold Mining Company, a US-based corporation, tried to open a mine on the sacred Cerro Quilish Mountain they were forced to look [...]
February 21, 2008 – 2:29 pm
Rio Tinto has reached agreement on the second sale under its planned programme to divest at least US$15 billion of assets. The Group has signed an agreement to sell its interest in the Cortez gold mine in Nevada, USA to a subsidiary of its joint venture partner, Barrick Gold Corporation.
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February 20, 2008 – 6:25 pm
To view the scorecards click on the following links:
For Michigan: http://capwiz.com/lcv_stage/dbq/vote_info/?command=results&sort=Last&state=MI&submit.x=25&submit.y=17&submit=go
For National: http://lcv.org/scorecard/2007.pdf
Michigan League of Conservation Voters Releases
National Environmental Scorecard including scores for Senators McCain, Clinton and Obama
Ann Arbor, Mich. — The Michigan League of Conservation Voters, the independent political voice for the environment, will release its [...]
February 20, 2008 – 6:21 pm
The Upper Peninsula Power Company has filed a Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Document and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene,
and Protests.
In essence, they are making the first move to get the reconstruction of the Dead River Hydroelectric Project underway.
Here is the notice from the Federal Register (these are very hard to read):
DEPARTMENT OF [...]
February 19, 2008 – 7:44 pm
EXTENDED DEADLINE!Call for Proposals: NMU 2008 Indigenous Earth Day Summit
Northern Michigan University is seeking presentation proposals for the 2008 Indigenous Earth Day Summit to be held at NMU April 22-23. It is sponsored by the Center for Native American Studies, the Environmental Science Program and the Office of International Programs.
This summit will function as a [...]
February 18, 2008 – 5:00 pm
The Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP) and Kennecott will be holding a meeting on the supposed economic benefits of metallic sulfide mining to the area. The meeting will take place 4pm on March 3, 2008, at the Powell Township Hall in Big Bay.
Show up and express your opposition to the Eagle Project at this important [...]
