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Monthly Archives: November 2008

The Kennecott Eagle Story, FACT or FICTION? by Jack Parker

November 20, 2008 – 3:30 pm

November 15th 2008
Every few weeks for the past couple of years Kennecott has served up a dose of pablum to the general public, letting us know how much they care and what a good job they are doing as they prepare a prosperous future for the local economy.
It is perhaps a sign of the times [...]

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Tribute to Fred Rydholm November 18

November 14, 2008 – 12:03 pm

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Get Your Holiday Gifts

November 13, 2008 – 5:16 pm

Holiday Offer! Limited supply!

Beautiful Thanksgiving table centerpieces, created by the gals at Garden Bouquet and Design, now located at 130 E. Baraga Avenue, are available for purchase through SWUP for $30. They're fresh, colorful, and naturally accented with familiar local flora. Call our office to order, 228-4444.
BAG-IT! Save the Wild UP has hefty sized [...]

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New Sulfide Mining Documentary Show Times and Locations

November 13, 2008 – 4:39 pm

Mining Madness, Water Wars: The Great Lakes in the Balance
A Documentary Film on Sulfide Mining
"Mining Madness, Water Wars: The Great Lakes in the Balance" is a timely, compelling documentary that lays bare a controversial proposal to blast a mine beneath a blue ribbon trout stream in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
The 33-minute story is told through the [...]

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Cementation USA to Work on Proposed Eagle Mine

November 5, 2008 – 2:34 pm

In a report poster on its web site, a U.S. based branch of a South Africa mining company says it will be playing a major part in the development of the Eagle Mine.
Click here to read an article in the Michigan Construction News
Read the article on the cementation company's website

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Holiday Tree Decorating

November 4, 2008 – 3:36 pm

This year SWUP will participate in the annual holiday tree display at the Peter White Public Library. We will decorate a 4 foot holiday tree and would like your help. Please mail or drop off pictures of your favorite wild places in the UP to SWUP’s office. Please send all pictures by Tuesday, December 2. [...]

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Governor's UP Director Resigned to Work for Kennecott

November 4, 2008 – 2:14 pm

Revolving Door: Governor Granholm's UP Director Takes Government Relations Job with Rio Tinto
By Gabriel Caplett
Marquette, MI – Matt Johnson, director of the Governor’s Office for the Upper Peninsula, has resigned from his post and now works for Rio Tinto, the parent company of Kennecott Minerals. The company has an office in Ishpeming, MI, and [...]

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