February 10, 2010 – 4:45 pm
Michigan’s DNRE announced that it would grant Kennecott all the permits needed for the reopening of the Humboldt Mill. Click Here to Read the DNRE Press Release Gabriel Caplett suggested a means to delay further pollution of the Humboldt site, which was employed against PolyMet. His suggestion was to file a law suit like this [...]
February 10, 2010 – 4:37 pm
Event To Be Held Supporting Locked-Out Rio Tinto Borax Workers
Contact: Gabriel Caplett; gcaplett@gmail.com; 906.226.6649
Yellow Dog Summer will hold an event on February 15, at 7:00 pm, in the Chapel of Messiah Lutheran Church, located at 305 W. Magnetic St., Marquette, Michigan in support of the roughly 560 workers in the International Longshore and Warehouse [...]
February 9, 2010 – 5:03 pm
The Wall Street Journal published an article featuring the Eagle Project:
Permits Drag on U.S. Mining Projects
By ROBERT GUY MATTHEWS
Despite having vast reserves, the U.S. remains a major importer of metals and minerals.
Obtaining the permits and approvals needed to build a mine in the U.S. takes an average of seven years, among the longest wait time [...]
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.
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 [...]
January 28, 2010 – 1:06 pm
In a ‘final hour’ dramatic sweep of events within the agency, the MIDEQ issued final permits to Kennecott Minerals which allows the company to proceed with their Eagle Mine. Immediately, Kennecott misled the public by announcing dates of mine construction and completion, boasting job creation and economic blessings. A few facts they failed to mention:
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January 26, 2010 – 4:50 pm
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
Alger Delta Threatens Granot Loma Over Utility Easements
In an effort to complete Kennecott’s unpermitted power line to Big Bay and the Yellow Dog Plains, Alger-Delta Electric Co-op has filed a lawsuit against Granot Loma Farms for 15 easements along their 4-mile portion of the project. Co-op manager Tom Harrell refers [...]
January 20, 2010 – 9:56 pm
MARQUETTE, MICH. (January 15)—The National Wildlife Federation today vowed to challenge a Thursday decision by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to allow a controversial mine to proceed–even though the decision by the agency contradicts opinions by internal experts who have warned that the mine is unsafe and could result in a mine collapse.
“The mining [...]
January 14, 2010 – 9:17 pm
The DEQ has granted Kennecott the final permit for the Eagle Mine project on the Yellow Dog Plains, ignoring Judge Richard Patterson ruling that Eagle Rock be honored as a Native American sacred site.
Read The DEQ’s press release
Eartha Jane Melzer writes: http://michiganmessenger.com/33340/controversial-kennecott-mine-permits-okd-at-11th-hour
For further information, read article by Gabriel Caplett
Comments from Cynthia Pryor, YDWP [...]
January 12, 2010 – 10:00 am
Please Attend Public Hearing: February 10th, 7:00pm, at the Westwood Auditorium, the DEQ will hold a public hearing to decide if they will approve Kennecott’s "Woodland south road". The Application calls for the destruction of 31 acres of wetlands, and the cut of a 22.3 mile industrial haul road through the undeveloped Michigamme Highlands area.
The [...]
