Monthly Archives: April 2010

Most Recent EPA News

By: Adrian B.
According to Steve Roy at the Region 5 EPA, in the department of Under Water Injection Permits (Sec. V), there is currently no set timeline for the decision on Kennecott’s withdrawal of their UIC Sec. V permit.
The Steve said that the current hold up is in part due to the fact that they are transitioning [...]

Native American activists protest at Eagle Rock

Native American activists protest at Eagle Rock
by Gabriel Caplett
April 25, 2010
Native American activists were setting up a tent camp at Eagle Rock Saturday, expecting to stay indefinitely peacefully protesting the Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company nickel and copper mine on the Yellow Dog Plains.
“I’m here because this is a sacred [...]

“Stand for the Land” Newest Blogsite

Photo’s, information and comments on events unfolding at Eagle Rock, with Kennecott and the proposed Eagle Mine Issue.
http://standfortheland.com/

TAKE ACTION: To Support Cynthia and Protect Our Public Land

Sign a Petition To Support Cynthia and Our Public Lands
Please act now and sign a petition to the EPA, DNRE and many others to support Cynthia’s actions and help to protect our right to recreate on public lands

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Donate to our legal fund to support Cynthia in court and to support anyone else [...]

53% of Upper Michigan Residents Support Cynthia Pryor’s Actions

A TV6 web poll, yesterday, found that 53% of Upper Michigan Resident’s supported Cynthia Pryor’s Actions. 2279 people voted yesterday.
The full story can be found at the WLUCTV6 News Website

Judge Kangas Removes Citizen Cynthia Pryor from County Jail

Earlier this afternoon, Cynthia Pryor was removed from the Marquette County Jail on a personal recognizance bond.  At this point it is unclear why Judge Roger W. Kangas released Pryor,  removing the cash bond option.
Upon her arraignment on Wednesday, Pryor pled NOT guilty and refused to pay $100 bond required by the court for release. She [...]

Mine Opponents Comment on Woodland Road Plan

MARQUETTE – Environmental opponents of the Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company mine on the Yellow Dog Plains are critical of plans and justifications for the Woodland Road, a 22-mile route which would allow the company to truck ore from the mine to the Humboldt Mill.
“Kennecott’s response documents leave many questions unanswered,” said Michelle Halley, an attorney [...]

Citizen Arrested for “Trespassing” on Public Land

http://michiganmessenger.com/37113/environmentalist-charged-with-trespassing-at-site-of-contested-nickel-sulfide-mine

Water and the Public Trust

Posted: April 12, 2010
ONLINE COMMENTARY – Detroit Free Press

Water and the public trust
BY JAMES OLSON
The future of Michigan’s economy and quality of life, like that of other Great Lakes states and provinces, hinges on our ability to preserve the integrity of one-fifth of the world’s fresh surface water as a public trust — that [...]

Author Eric Hanson to Present Slide Show, Stevens Point WI, April 21st

Author Eric Hansen will present a slide tour of the U.P.’s best hikes, waterfalls and scenic vistas in Stevens Point, Wisconsin on April 21. His theme is:
The Poetry and Practicalities of Hiking Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Hansen, an award-winning conservation essayist, is the author of Hiking Michigan’s Upper Peninsula – A Guide to the Greatest Hiking Adventures [...]



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