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Friend Raiser: Claudia Schmidt in concert!
Friday, August 22, 2010
Thunder Bay Inn, Big Bay, MI
Join us for an evening of beautiful music, food, spirits and silent auction at the historic Thunder Bay Inn in Big Bay, MI.
The evening will feature the best of ‘local’ – musicians, artwork, food, wine and friendship. Hope to see you there!
About [...]
She is known as the “Mother of Superfund,” Lois Gibbs –
In 1978, Gibbs and her neighbors in Niagara Falls, New York were told that the land beneath them contained more than 21,000 tons of chemical waste buried by the Hooker Chemical Corporation. Gibbs soon discovered that many area children suffered unexplained illnesses, and her [...]
Rio Tinto/Kennecott, in a letter dated August 4, 2010 provided sketchy information describing their recent modifications to their Eagle Project site plan. These modifications include moving and expanding several buildings including one that houses heavy explosives, moving and enlarging the TDRSA – the temporary development rock storage area (where all liners leak!)
Kennecott claims that “none [...]
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Follow our link to the brief filed in July in Washtenow County Circuit Court. This brief is clear and for the most part, quite understandable, with overwhelming evidence that we are not protected at all by Michigan’s sulfide mining laws, because the MDEQ has chosen to permit Kennecott to ignore and violate the principle provisions [...]
NORTHWOODS NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OUTING
Proposed Kennecott haul road and North Country Trail
Michigamme Highlands, Marquette County, Michigan
Saturday, August 28, 10 AM Eastern (9 AM Central).
Leaders:
Emily Whittaker, Executive Director, Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve
Steve Garske, Invasive Plant Specialist, GLIFWC
This trip will begin near the southern end of the proposed mining haul road through the scenic Michigamme Highlands. [...]
Read Mike Lahti’s response to citizen letter:
http://keweenawnow.blogspot.com/2010/08/lahti-to-request-response-from-dnre-on.html
Greetings All,
Below is an e-mail that was sent to several legislators. The hope was that, because there was a scheduled debate for an oil drilling ban in the Great Lakes by Michigan legislators, a debate to protect the water, the legislators would gladly add the proposed amendment to suspend sulfide and uranium mining at the [...]
Enbridge CEO: “We are fully committed to returning this river back to the way it was before, if not better,” says Daniel.
By Todd A. Heywood 8/12/10 11:17 AM of // Michigan Messenger
MARSHALL — In a 30-minute interview with the Michigan Messenger, Enbridge CEO Patrick Daniel pledged to return Talmadge Creek and the Kalamazoo [...]
Thanks to Michele Bourdieu for her coverage of the 2010 Protect the Earth Community Gathering held in Baraga, MI. July 30 – August 1.
To read, go to: http://keweenawnow.blogspot.com/2010/08/protect-earth-2010-part-1-winona-laduke.html
RE: Yellow Dog Plains Encampment
For more information, read http://stoptoxinsandotherpollutants.wordpress.com/
Wish List:
Firewood (most important item)
5 gal or larger water containers
Tools to split wood- awl, wedges, axe, sledge hammer, big bow saw
Rope 1/2 ” or 1/4″
Wood stove, walkie talkies, canvas walled tent for cold weather living quarters
Meat, ice, milk, eggs, butter, good peanut butter
August 5, 2010
Charlotte Loonsfoot, 906-236-9107
From [...]
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