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Reverse osmosis is not the solution to pollution; it is the result

72 square miles of Sulfate plumes contaminating ground water

Published Originally in the Duluth Reader and re-printed with permission in the Twin Cities Daily Planet, March 17, 2015

Intro by the Threatened Waters Blog:

Research by and written by Carla Arneson. Carla is on of our northland neighbors who cares enough to thoroughly […]

March 22nd, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Arrowhead Region of Minnesota, Environmental Factors, Kennecott - Rio Tinto, Mining Minnesota, Pollution, PolyMet or Polymet, Prove it First, Reverse Osmosis, Sulfates, Sulfide Mining, Water Quality, Wild Rice & Sulfide Standard | Leave a comment

How David Dill learned to stop worrying and love the mine

March 13th, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: BWCA & Canoe Country, Cartoons, Mining Minnesota, Sulfide Mining, Water Quality, Wetlands, Wild Rice & Sulfide Standard | Leave a comment

Polymet Has a Reputation of Getting it Right the First Time-So No Further Health Studies Needed According to Frank Ongaro

Recently Frank Ongaro, the Executive Director of Mining Minnesota took offense at a large group of Minnesota Doctors and Medical Associations who recommended review of health effects of Polymet’s project. Mr. Ongaro’s response can be found on the Duluth News Tribune Website, the article was dated October 27, 2014. His comments are basically pro-business arguments […]

November 8th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Arrowhead Region of Minnesota, BWCA & Canoe Country, DEIS Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Environmental Factors, Human Health, Lake Superior Watershed, Mining Minnesota, PolyMet or Polymet, Sulfide Mining, Videos | Leave a comment

Nothing grows here after 50 years – Why? Spruce Rd, Ely, MN

On the south side of the road not far from Outward Bound’s Home place is a barren hilltop where nothing grows expect a short 10-12″ course uniform dusty gray plant and a few, very few, Jack Pine. This is the flat top remaining from a large exploratory hill top removal, in search of marketable minerals, […]

October 28th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Copper Exploration, Duluth Complex, Ely, Mining Minnesota, PolyMet or Polymet, Sulfide Mining, Twin Metals, Videos | Leave a comment

Pro-Mining meeting in Ely, MN featuring James Skurla and Tommy Rukavina

Approximately 35 pro-mining advocates met Wed. March 5, 2014 at Amici’s in Ely, MN to promote and discuss the benefits of mining in Minnesota. The main speaker was James Skurla from the University of Minnesota Duluth who presented his report on The Economic Impact of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Mining. Unfortunately, the title of his talk […]

March 9th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Duluth Complex, Economic Development, Economic Studies, Ely, Mining Minnesota, PolyMet or Polymet, Sulfide Mining, Tourism, Videos, Water Quality | One comment

“They (Polymet?) have the reputation of getting it right the first time!”

That statement is an exact quote from Minnesota Mining’s Frank Ongaro, made during a panel discussion at Vermilion Community College in 2008. That was before the dramatic failure of Polymet and its DEIS(Draft Environmental Impact Statement), which the EPA gave the worst rating possible.

If Polymet has an inkling of what they are doing why […]

February 23rd, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Mining Minnesota, Native Americans, PolyMet or Polymet, Sulfide Mining, Videos | Leave a comment