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Category Archives: Blogs
Rio Tinto Locks Out 500 Union Workers
February 4, 2010 – 1:40 pm
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 [...]
Download and Read the Full Parker Files About the KEMC Permit
January 28, 2009 – 5:54 pm
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
March 23, 2008 – 6:09 pm
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
March 23, 2008 – 6:08 pm
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/
Cover Story: Granholm’s Disappointing Record
February 8, 2008 – 4:34 pm
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
November 28, 2007 – 2:55 pm
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 [...]