Category Archives: Science

Watershed Wildlife Workshop

January 19, 2009 at 6pm: The Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve will be hosting a Watershed Wildlife Workshop at the Peter White Public Library in the Community Room. A wildlife biologist will present information on species of concern in the Yellow Dog River and surrounding watersheds, such as moose, wolf, and cougar. This event is free [...]

Event: Mining Heritage: Past, Present and Future

When: Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, 10:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m Central Time, 11:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Where: Patrick J. White Conference Room, West Iron District Library; 116 West Genessee; Iron River, MI 49915 (One block South of U.S.2, midtown); (906)265-2831
Contact person: Robert Rivera (906)265-3176
Concerned citizens of Iron County, with assistance from the Northwood Alliance, will hold [...]

The Latest Issue of The Splash Now Available Online

“The Splash,” is now available. Check inside the Marquette Monthly during the month of January or click here to view the online version.

Sulfide Mining Documentary YouTube Clips and DVD Ordering

Mining Madness, Water Wars: The Great Lakes in the Balance
A Documentary Film on Sulfide Mining
“Mining Madness, Water Wars: The Great Lakes in the Balance” is a timely, compelling documentary that lays bare a controversial proposal to blast a mine beneath a blue ribbon trout stream in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
The 33-minute story is told through the [...]

Coaster Desision Delayed

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is postponing a decision on the listing of the coaster brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) as endangered, under the federal Endangered Species Act. The agency is expecting to reach a final decision by April 15, 2009.
In February, 2006, the Sierra Club and Huron Mountain Club (HMC) filed a [...]

Over 250 Attend Film Critical of DEQ and Kennecott in Marquette

Over 250 people attended a December 7 showing of the National Wildlife Federation’s (NWF) new film, “Mining Madness, Water Wars: The Great Lakes in the Balance.” The film was shown at Northern Michigan University.
The film focused on questionable behavior, at the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, in permitting approval of Kennecott’s Eagle Mine [...]

The Kennecott Eagle Story, FACT or FICTION? by Jack Parker

November 15th 2008
Every few weeks for the past couple of years Kennecott has served up a dose of pablum to the general public, letting us know how much they care and what a good job they are doing as they prepare a prosperous future for the local economy.
It is perhaps a sign of the times [...]

New Sulfide Mining Documentary Show Times and Locations

Mining Madness, Water Wars: The Great Lakes in the Balance
A Documentary Film on Sulfide Mining
“Mining Madness, Water Wars: The Great Lakes in the Balance” is a timely, compelling documentary that lays bare a controversial proposal to blast a mine beneath a blue ribbon trout stream in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
The 33-minute story is told through the [...]

New SWUP Publication “The Splash” is Now Available

Save the Wild UP would like to announce that our new publication, “The Splash,” is now available. Check inside the Marquette Monthly during the month of November or view the PDF version here.

Sudbury Health Risks Report Review Commissioned by Steelworkers

A report prepared by nationally known pollution watchdog, Environmental Defence Canada, says that the Sudbury Soil Study Human Health Risk Assessment Report (HHRA) “cannot demonstrate that there is no harm occurring, it can only estimate level of risk. The assessors have inappropriately decided what that acceptable level of risk should be. This is a [...]