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Published in the Zenith City Weekly, Vol. 8 Issue 114 on Feb. 11, 2014 by Anne Stewart Compare the Polymet 101 Summary with what we knew in 2008 VCC Panel Discusion Anne Stewart Zenith City Weekly After PolyMet released its latest plans on December 6, an estimated 3,650 people attended public hearings in Duluth, […] February 25, 2013 Editor The Ely Echo Dear Editor: Old attitudes die hard, as Joe Folio’s letter in the February 23 Echo demonstrates. Ely is rightfully proud of its iron mining history. However, the current effort to romanticize that history ignores much of its dark underside. Ironically, […] Benefits ONLY! We forgot Costs. The latest report from the UMD Labovitz School of Business and Economics (as reported on by the News Tribune in the Feb. 7 story, “UMD report underscores value of iron ore mining, potential for copper”), is business as usual in the world of mining in Minnesota. Once again […] The greatest freshwater eco-system in the U.S. is STILL threatened by state policy and mining greed. Heart Warrior was sounding the alarm in 1990.
There are many serious and legitimate reasons why environmentalists, resort owners, and local residents are worried about the prospect of multiple copper/nickel mines here. I can’t understand why our elected representatives for the most part just give lip service to our concerns while working to expedite a hasty permitting process. But, EVEN IF […] Many words have been exchanged regarding the exchange of Minnesota trust fund lands that remain within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA). Politicians are lamenting the fact that these lands have not been able to generate money for the school trust fund through mining, logging, or leasing, and that this is an insult to […] Mr. Tom Coombe, Editor,The Ely Echo, Ely, MN Dear Mr. Coombe: 30 July, 2012 I have just received my copy of the July-August issue of Minnesota Conservation Volunteer magazine (shown here, of the exploration drill rig in Birch Lake) with an editorial and an article by John Myers on metallic sulfide mining in the forests […] Frank Moe and his Huskies The Race To Protect Minnesota from Acid Mine Drainage SLED DOGS TO ST. PAUL – Sunday and Monday events in Duluth, Thursday at the Capitol. Reminder – March 4, Duluth Lester Park Event 3-4 pm (Lester Park Pavilion 61st Ave. East and Superior St) March 5, West Duluth Munger […] Regulators need to protect our valuable water. The Cracks in the Copper mining Sales Pitch…becoming clearer. Watch the VIDEO Then comment on what CRACKS you see in the Copper Mining Sales pitch. I have a feeling we’ve just barely scratched the surface here. The slides that Paul Danicic presented during his presentation to […] |
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