August 27, 2008 – 9:01 pm
The EPA has completed the initial review of Kennecott’s permit application for the underground injection control permit application for the treated water infiltration system. The EPA will make a draft decision if they determine the information to be sufficient for a permitting decision. According to Dr. Stephen Roy of the EPA, an informational meeting with [...]
August 26, 2008 – 4:15 pm
Cross the Mackinac Bridge on foot September 1, 2008! Show your support for the Great Lakes and help us spread the word about uranium and metallic sulfide mining.
This will be the last segment of the Eagle Rock to the Bridge Walk. It will be a culmination of a 200 mile journey that began on August [...]
August 26, 2008 – 1:39 pm
The group of walkers that have been supporting Margaret Comfort on her campaign to “Protect our Water!” have made there way 108 miles across the UP to the Seney National Wildlife Refuge. Upon completion of the Seney segment, the group will rest one day before heading out to walk the second half of the journey- [...]
August 20, 2008 – 1:24 pm
A recent letter to the editor in the Marquette Mining Journal from Laura Furtman (co-author of "The Buzzards Have Landed") challenges Kennecott's Jon Cherry to a public debate on the issue of the Flambeau mine in Wisconsin.
To the editor:
As the co-author of "The Buzzards Have Landed: The Real Story of the Flambeau Mine," I hereby [...]
August 18, 2008 – 3:43 pm
Eagle Rock to the Bridge is Underway!
Walk in Margaret's Shoes
Margaret Comfort of Bourbonnais, Illinois along with other dedicated individuals, hopes to raise funds and bring added attention to the threat of metallic sulfide mining and uranium mining in the UP by walking from the proposed Eagle Project site on the Yellow Dog Plains in northwest [...]
August 14, 2008 – 12:15 pm
Rio Tinto says: “Wherever we work, we are committed to minimizing the environmental effects of our activities and to ensuring that local communities benefit as much as possible from having Rio Tinto as a neighbour.” Leigh Clifford, Rio Tinto Chief Executive, 2000-07145
Rio Tinto does: The Grasberg mine in West Papua, Indonesia has been probably the [...]
August 12, 2008 – 2:55 pm
The US Fish and Wildlife Service is requesting public input regarding the coaster brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) for their endangered species status review. The information you submit can include agency reports and other collections of scientific data. The USFS is not required to hold public hearings on a species status review, but is providing a [...]
A Protect the Earth Summit sponsored by Yellow Dog Summer, Keepers of the Water, and Students Against Sulfide Mining was held this weekend, August 2 and 3. The summit began with workshops and a rally and culminated with a walk to Eagle Rock on the Yellow Dog Plains, accompanied by blueberry picking. Nearly 140 citizens [...]
