February 4, 2010 – 1:53 pm
To help prepare yourself to attend the MDEQ’s public hearing for Kennecott’s proposed 22-mile haul ‘highway’ on Wednesday, February 10 at the Westwood High School, 7:00 pm, Please Read the Permit Analysis written by Cynthia Pryor.
January 3, 2010 – 9:15 pm
Here are some comments on the Humboldt Mill permit.
First, we must thank Hal Fitch for his promise to respond to all written comments. We appreciate the gesture.
I read the newspapers and watched WLUC-TV6 coverage of the event, but didn’t learn much.
I saw a lot of empty seats and heard that the majority of those present [...]
November 24, 2009 – 12:43 pm
IRON RIVER, MI
On November 6, Rio Tinto notified the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Ottawa National Forest (ONF) that it no longer wishes to pursue mineral exploration in a 395 acre parcel of the Ottawa National Forest in Iron County known as the “Bates Parcel.”
Read: rio_tinto_letter_terminating_prospecting_permit_on_bates_parcel1
This is good news to concerned residents and [...]
November 9, 2009 – 2:42 pm
Save the Wild UP will host its Annual Fall Fundraiser Social on Thursday, November 12 at the Upfront & Company, downtown Marquette, from 6:30 - 11:00 pm. The evening will include a silent auction, appetizers, cash bar, guest speaker, Duncan Campbell, and live music by the Amnesians, a local classic rock band.
8:00 Rally for Water!!! [...]
November 9, 2009 – 1:17 pm
Author Eric Hansen will present a slide tour of the U.P.’s best hikes, waterfalls and scenic vistas in Ann Arbor November 17.
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 [...]
November 3, 2009 – 12:58 pm
By JON SAARI
POSTED: October 29, 2009
The recent Mining Journal editorial (October 21) on the proposed statewide ballot initiative for November 2010 was generally factual and fair-minded. It argued the importance of clean water as well as jobs, of tourism and recreation as well as mining; and it urged U.P. residents to study the issues and [...]
October 28, 2009 – 12:05 pm
Marquette- The Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve, Downwind Sports, and Students Acting to Save Michigan Water will be hosting the national Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival this November. The festival will be a two night event, November 5th and 6th, in Jamrich 103 on the campus of Northern Michigan University.
The films address a range of [...]
October 9, 2009 – 1:09 pm
The Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve, Downwind Sports, and Students Acting to Save Michigan Water will be hosting the national Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival this November. The festival will be a two night event, November 5th and 6th, in Jamrich 103 on the campus of Northern Michigan University.
The films address a range of [...]
September 3, 2009 – 1:20 pm
Contact: Sarah Lapshan (517) 241-1736
Agency: History, Arts and Libraries
Aug. 24, 2009
The Michigan Center for the Book today announced Dave Dempsey - author of award-winning books on conservation and environmental issues critical to Michigan - as the winner of the 2009 Michigan Author Award. Sponsored jointly by [...]
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 [...]
