Category Archives: Science

Woodland Road Hearing: Permit Analysis

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.

South Road – Projected Pollution Corridor

(Based on findings from the Red Dog Mine in Alaska)
A study done by the National Park Service in Alaska illustrates the dangers of the Kennecott South Haul Road. The Red Dog Mine in Alaska has a 51 mile haul road, and heavy metal pollution from Fugitive Dust flying off mining trucks has severely polluted the [...]

Road Commission Decision on South Road October 19

Marquette County Road Commission Meeting
Monday, October 19, 2009
Ishpeming Township Hall (note location change)
6:30 pm
The MCRC will either vote to accept Kennecott’s Proposed South Road plan or defer the decision until a later meeting. At a public hearing held Sept 28, a group of 20 citizens voiced their concerns about the proposed route and urged the [...]

Mine Engineer Report

Please contact your local, state, and federal representatives regaurding this new information which has come to light, and ask the the question, “Is the Eagle Project Idiocy or Outright Fraud.

DEQ Response to Humbolt Mill Public Comments

DEQ recently received public comment on Kennecott’s proposed Humbolt Processing Mill.
FOR MINING PERMIT, KENNECOTT EAGLE MINERALS
PROPOSED HUMBOLDT MILL PROJECT
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
April 15, 2009
Proposed Decision
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is deferring the proposed decision on the application for a Mining Permit submitted by Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company (KEMC) for the [...]

Medical Doctors, Physicians Address Public Health Threats in Upper Peninsula

By Gabriel Caplett
March 20, 2009
Marquette, Michigan - Current pollution from past chemical, mining and military operations were addressed alongside the potential for continued public health threats posed by coal power generation and mining activities, Thursday, at the Women’s Federated Clubhouse, in Marquette. The event, organized by the Great Lakes Health and Environment Action League [...]

Send Kennecott Humboldt Mill Comments to the DEQ

Kennecott is proposing to operate a metallic sulfide mine in one of Michigan’s last wild areas, the Yellow Dog Plains, and recently submitted an application to re-open a milling facility in Humboldt Township, Michigan for processing of ore from the mine site. If approved, Kennecott’s proposed milling facility operations could result in environmental degradation [...]

Saving the Coaster Brook Trout

Researchers are working to save the endangered Coaster Brook Trout
This video was shot during the reporting for “Vanishing Point,” a story in the March 2009 issue of Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine. The image below will link you to the video.

MyNorth.com Video: Saving the Coaster Brook Trout

Download and Read the Full Parker Files About the KEMC Permit

Below is a link to the full Jack Parker comments on the KEMC application. Click the link to see the technical details about how catastrophic the potential Eagle Project could be.
PDF of Jack Parker KEMC Permit Application Comments

“Mining Madness, Water Wars” Documentary Showing January 22

Save the Wild UP will host a showing of the compelling documentary, “Mining Madness, Water Wars: The Great Lakes in the Balance” on Thursday evening, January 22 at Peter White Public Library.
Produced by the National Wildlife Federation, this 33 minute production lays bare the controversial proposal to blast a mine beneath a blue ribbon trout [...]