Written by Gabriel Caplett
London, UK - Four citizens from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula attended Rio Tinto’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Center (QEII), in London, England. Speakers included Susan LaFernier, vice-president of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC), Gabriel Caplett from Yellow Dog Summer and Northwoods Wilderness Recovery, and Cynthia Pryor, [...]
LONDON, ENGLAND - Four community leaders took their opposition to the proposed Upper Peninsula sulfide mine to the United Kingdom today when each spoke at the annual meeting of London-based Rio Tinto, the mining giant and parent company of Kennecott Eagle Minerals Co.
Before a gathering of thousands, Susan LaFernier, vice president of the Keweenaw Bay [...]
April 17, 2008 – 12:13 pm
The environment in the Upper Peninsula recently received a boost when Save the Wild UP was awarded a grant from Freshwater Future (formerly great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund). The $3,500 grant was awarded to help protect the Upper Peninsula from major risks to the health of some of the Great Lakes region’s most [...]
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"TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service took a step Thursday toward placing the coaster brook trout, which once thrived in the upper Great Lakes, on the endangered species list.
A petition filed by two groups in 2006 made a strong enough case to justify a formal review, the service said in [...]
"Vince Bevins, Powell Township supervisor, and Jim Gauthier, from the Powell Township Planning Commission, sponsored an “Economic Business Meeting”, March 3, at the Powell Township Hall, in Big Bay. Their guest presenters were Jon Cherry, Kennecott Eagle Project manager; Bill Henry, a project planner for Kennecott; and Gregg Nominelli, from the Lake Superior Community Partnership. [...]
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore may house the newest Wilderness are in Michigan.
"MUNISING — The effort to designate the 11,739 acres of the Beaver Basin as wilderness at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is making its way to Congress.
The National Park Service is working to finalize the establishment of the Beaver Basin Wilderness Area, which is one [...]
February 29, 2008 – 6:04 pm
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When the Backyard Views Are of Wells and Drilling Rigs
By KATE MURPHY
WHEN Peggy and Bob Utesch bought a house five years ago on four acres in a town called Silt in rural Garfield County, Colo., they envisioned a quiet, pastoral life. What they [...]
February 29, 2008 – 5:27 pm
The following excerpt is from a Feb. 28 CBC news story, click here for the whole story
"Ottawa city council is urging Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to temporarily ban uranium prospecting, exploration and mining in eastern Ontario and the Ottawa River watershed.
The council voted 18-1 Wednesday in favour of a motion calling on the province to [...]
