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Update: Kennecott Permit Application

June 26, 2007 – 2:57 pm

An update of current events and anticipated timelines 1. The DNR has asked Kennecott to donate 120 acres to the State of

Michigan to offset the use and lease of the 120 acres surrounding the Rock for their mine facilities. This offset would provide like public access that would be given up until the year [...]

By savethewildup | Also posted in Coalition Partners, Events, Legal, News, Science | Comments (6)

Jobs ARE the point, Representative Casperson

June 10, 2007 – 7:13 am

In his op-ed in the Detroit Free Press, State Rep. Tom Casperson (who has represented Michigan's 108th district in the Upper Peninsula since 2002 and is a member of the Tourism, Forestry and Outdoor Recreation Committee) holds up jobs that would potentially created by the proposed Kennecott Eagle Mine and paints the venture [...]

By savethewildup | Also posted in Coalition Partners, Editorials, News | Comments (1)

Why Wisconsin's Kennecott Flambeau Mine matters to Michigan

April 11, 2007 – 7:00 am

The Rest of the Story about Kennecott's Flambeau Mine and their request to the Wisconsin DNR for Certificate of Completion

Kennecott (AKA Flambeau Mining Company or FMC) has applied to the Wisconsin DNR for a Certificate of Completion (COC) for its reclamation activities at the Flambeau Mine site. What it boils down to is that FMC [...]

By lci | Also posted in Editorials, Legal, News, Science | Comments (1)

Weekend Sulfide Mining News Roundup

March 10, 2007 – 7:12 am

If you come across any stories that we missed, please add them as comments below!
NPR: Michigan Revokes Approval of Sulfide Mine
The story of the DEQ's permit reached the national airwaves Friday, on National Public Radio's All Things Considered.
WLUC-TV: Another Sulfide Mine For Marquette County?
Within the next couple of weeks, a Canadian firm says it's going [...]

By lci | Also posted in News | Comments (1)

DEQ Reverses Kennecott Preliminary Decision!!!

March 2, 2007 – 7:30 am

March 1, 2007
DEQ Reverses Kennecott Preliminary Decision!!!
Congratulations to everyone who has put their time and effort into this issue.

It is a wonderful step in a positive direction.
Let's keep the momentum!

The MDEQ just released a statement explaining that new information on the structural integrity of the proposed Kennecott mine site on the Yellow Dog [...]

By savethewildup | Also posted in Coalition Partners, Events, Legal, News, Science | Comments (2)

Editorial: Promote tourism - oppose the Eagle Project mine

February 21, 2007 – 9:12 am

Here's a blog post by Eric B. (Feb 20, 2007):
Jobs grow on trees, you often hear our good friends in the logging industry say. But, here's a little known fact … when you chop down trees, you have nothing else to log. There are stories all over the Pacific Northwest about booms and [...]

By savethewildup | Also posted in News | Comments (0)

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