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Rio Tinto Locks Out 500 Union Workers

The LA TIMES reports that over 540 miners have been locked out of a Rio Rinto Mine in southern California. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-boron1-2010feb01,0,362036.story
Rio Tinto locks out over 540 Union Workers at the Borax Mine in California. Read More…
UPDATE Company Can’t Keep Story Straight After Lockout: tells union workers that they must sacrifice to keep company afloat, while company [...]

South Road – Projected Pollution Corridor

(Based on findings from the Red Dog Mine in Alaska)
A study done by the National Park Service in Alaska illustrates the dangers of the Kennecott South Haul Road. The Red Dog Mine in Alaska has a 51 mile haul road, and heavy metal pollution from Fugitive Dust flying off mining trucks has severely polluted the [...]

Protect the Earth August 1st and 2nd

Protect the Earth Agenda
Saturday August 1st

Workshops, Dance and Music: Northern MI University, Whitman Building, Whitman Commons (Rooms 122 and 124), and West Science Building, Mead Auditorium, Marquette, MI, 12-4 pm and 6-8 pm (See Details Below)
Workshop Speakers Include, Saturday 12-4 pm, Whitman Building, Whitman  Commons,  Rooms 122 and 124:
Lorraine Rekmans: Serpent River First Nation (Uranium [...]

Download and Read the Full Parker Files About the KEMC Permit

Below is a link to the full Jack Parker comments on the KEMC application. Click the link to see the technical details about how catastrophic the potential Eagle Project could be.
PDF of Jack Parker KEMC Permit Application Comments

Latest News on Rio Tinto, Kennecott’s parent company

China locks out BHP and Rio ore Rio Tinto lacks critical indigenous support for uranium project
Japanese anti-trust authorities to start probing BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, JFTC official says
Executives lap the cream at Rio Tinto

The Story of Stuff

This excellent 20-min animated short film is a unique analysis of the birth and death of everyday products and suggestions on how individuals can change the current unsustainable linear life of these products to a sustainable closed cycle. Well worth the 20 minutes!
Watch it at http://www.storyofstuff.com/

New Toon: No More!

Cover Story: Granholm’s Disappointing Record

From the cover story of the Lansing City Pulse:
“…at the remote northern end of the state, where the feds are unlikely to send the cavalry, another environmental firestorm came to a head last year. Thanks to a green light from the state’s Department of Environmental Quality, the Upper Peninsula may soon be home to [...]

Accolades for Daisy May

Congratulations to Daisy May on her wonderful recent reviews and mentions in the press! All of us here at SWUP want to send a big thank you to May and all of those people who help spread the word and educate folks about the beauty of the Upper Peninsula and our unique way [...]