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Dr. Lee Frelich, world renowned for his research and articles on forests and invasive species , gave 2 talks in Ely, MN

Thank you Dr. Frelich !

Dr. Lee Frelich took time out of his busy schedule to come to Ely July 21, 2015. He gave two talks, on on Climate Change and Invasive species at the Ely Tuesday group and one at VCC that evening on the effects of Sulfide Mining on the Boundary Waters, sponsored […]

July 26th, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Arrowhead Region of Minnesota, BWCA & Canoe Country, Environmental Factors, Forest Ecology, Lake Superior Watershed, PolyMet or Polymet, St. Louis River, Sulfide Mining, Tourism, Twin Metals, Videos, Water Quality, Wetlands | Leave a comment

Minnesota and mining: Our children, our waters and wild rice are political pawns

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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announcement came just two weeks before public comments were due for PolyMet’s Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement. PolyMet’s proposed NorthMet Mine is the first in a long line of sulfide mining projects aimed at turning Minnesota’s Superior National Forest, the lake country of the Arrowhead, […]

April 15th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Arrowhead Region of Minnesota, Call for Accountability, Environmental Factors, Minnesota DNR, Political Nature, Pollution, PolyMet or Polymet, St. Louis River, Twin Metals, Water Quality, Wetlands, Wild Rice & Sulfide Standard | Leave a comment

Go Polymet! Puff Piece Idealizing Sulfide Mining

It’s the Laptop!

View Video Here: Go Polymet Go! “Polymet says yes to some of life’s biggest questions.” (add your big questions you’d like Polymet to answer.) This Polymet/Glencore (Click here to see what Glencore is all about.) puff piece starts with an attractive surprised young blond looking down at a diamond ring. […]

December 10th, 2013 | Tags: , , | Category: Corporate Nature, Economic Development, Glencore, Lake Superior Watershed, St. Louis River, Sulfide Mining | Leave a comment

Facts and Fairy-Tales about Polymet’s proposal for a Sulfide Mine in N.E. Minnesota

Paula Maccabee, General Counsel and Advocacy Directory for Water Legacy at Ely Tuesday Group, August 6, 2013. A larger group than usual attended this event and many, from the questions asked and concerns shared, were new to the topic of Sulfide mining. From the response of the crowd, they were very appreciative of the work […]

August 8th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Call for Accountability, Call for Action, Hard Rock Mining, Lake Superior Watershed, Pollution, PolyMet or Polymet, St. Louis River, Sulfide Mining, Videos, Water Quality, Wetlands | Leave a comment

Nancy Schuldt, Water Projects Coordinator for Fon Du Lac talks about water quality & Hard Rock Mining

Nancy Schuldt from the Fon Du Lac band of Lake Superior Chippewa talks about the significant problems hard rock mining has caused to the St. Louis River and the Lake Superior Watershed. She also discusses the water quality problems posed by the proposed Sulfide Mining in this region. You can view here talk at VCC […]

August 4th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Iron Mining Pollution, Lake Superior Watershed, Native Americans, St. Louis River, Sulfide Mining, Videos, Water Quality, Wetlands, Wild Rice & Sulfide Standard | Leave a comment