December 24, 2007 – 5:36 pm
Citizens across the nation are taking action…
"On Dec. 4, the Fort Collins City Council made Colorado history.
With a standing-room-only crowd that had just spent one hour testifying, the council took the bold leadership step of helping to secure the future of northern Colorado's economy and environment. Amidst hoots, hollers and eruptive applause, Fort Collins became [...]
December 21, 2007 – 2:40 pm
One week after a controversial decision by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to permit a sulfide mine in the central Upper Peninsula, the National Wildlife Federation, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Huron Mountain Club and Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve today filed a contested case petition and a lawsuit against the MDEQ as the first step [...]
December 14, 2007 – 4:34 pm
Please join members of our community on Monday, December 17 to show our disappointment and opposition to the DEQ's approval of some of the required permits for Kennecott's proposed metallic sulfide mine.The rally will start at noon on Monday and we will be meeting in front of the Marquette Post Office. Hope to see you [...]
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 [...]
October 30, 2007 – 3:37 pm
Support Save The Wild UP while Shopping
AUCTION & Special Presentation: Our Way Of Life: The Wild UP
Save The Wild UP is hosting an Auction and Special Presentation by Fred Rydholm and slide show from Jack Deo. We will have spectacular items and experiences availble for you to bid on!
It will be at the [...]
October 30, 2007 – 3:04 pm
Canada creates largest Freshwater Marine Protected Area in the World on Lake Superior
Canada’s Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, announced the creation of the largest protected freshwater area in the world. The Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area spans more than one million hectares of Lake Superior. The marine park includes the Thunder Cape at the tip [...]
October 25, 2007 – 4:31 pm
The famous leading Old Testament scholar and prolific author, Walter Brueggemann, recently visited the Upper Peninsula to discuss the controversial sulfide mine proposal and the Bible's environmental messages. His presentation explored the “connection of the Bible and the environmental crisis.”
For the whole story and a link to a video on the [...]
October 25, 2007 – 12:55 pm
Fox Valley Group of Sierra Club Public meeting
Date: November 8, 2007 Time: 7:00pm Place: click here for directions
A Grand Canyon hiking slide presentation by award-winning author and noted hiker Eric Hansen with a sidebar update on Save the Wild UP and sulfide mining.
Moderate temperatures, spectacular low-angle sunlight and lack of crowds make winter the perfect season to visit [...]
September 18, 2007 – 10:50 am
Enjoy good FREE music, good company, a couple beers, and help stop a mining company from digging nickel and copper sulfide from directly beneath the Salmon Trout River. There will be a cash bar.
Where: Traverse City
The Hagerty Center on the Campus of Northwestern Michigan College (715 East Front Street)
When: September 28, 5:30pm
Sponsored [...]
September 17, 2007 – 9:24 am
Citizens push MDEQ to reject proposed mine
Hearings reveal informed citizenry opposed to risky sulfide mine
Marquette, MI - People of all ages, professions, educational backgrounds and income levels spoke as one this week when the overwhelming majority told state regulators in no uncertain terms that permitting a metallic sulfide mine on the Yellow Dog Plains would [...]
