The Mining Action Group is a volunteer, grassroots effort to defend the clean water and wild places of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula from the dangers of sulfide mining – previously known as Save the Wild U.P.
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11 thoughts on “Mining & Exploration in the UP Category”
The State of Michigan and Kennecott are poised to make a Paul Bunyon sized carbon footprint. The time of finger pointing is past. Asking how this came to pass when it all started many years ago is futile. We must now focus on acts of civil disobedience and non-violent resistance to stop the raping of our land. While legal remedies are continuing we must demonstrate our steadfast resolve to ban Kennecott and stop all future Kennecotts from ever happening.
There has been a lot of rhetoric from Lansing about the need to diminish our carbon footprint. The promise of shifting to “green collar” economy is optimistic. The realities of reducing our carbon footprint are ludicrous when in the same breath the State allows a project like Kennecott to continue. State Representative Lindberg has been appalling silent. I think it is time to take Steve to task. Either join the protest Steve, or come on home because we will never send you back to Lansing. So I challenge Mr. Lindberg and Governor to demonstrate their moral and ethical leadership. According to Mr. Lindberg’s office he thinks “support for the mine is 50/50”. Further his staff states that he “fully supports the existing approval process”.
When you hear of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan,you think of the beauty and serenity it brings to your spirit.I am afraid the goverment bodies involved will have changed that picture.It is too bad that greed is more important than preserving what the u.p. has always meant to us.The goverment has opened a pandoras box.Picture in your mind,driving down a road that once was peaceful,now imagine, avoiding mining equipment,complaining of the dust,avoiding potholes,(who is going to pay the tax’s to repair what they damage?huh?)land assessments?run-off of toxic pollution.Think about it.We will be the slum in this world if the state continues on with their greedy mongering ways!! I could go on and on.Think about it. This is Superior land,leave it alone. If it aint broke don’t touch it!!
I encourage everyone to still use the “Comments” area of the UP television website (www.WLUC-TV6.com) to express their important feelings about the dangers of Kennecott’s (and soon, the other mining companies’ as well) “plans” for many new mine sites throughout (at least) six Uppper Peninsula Counties.
Also, “Letters to the Editor” are also the only way presently to let your opinions be known in the newspaper, The Mining Journal in Marquette, MI (www.miningjournal net).
This way, we can at least reach a much wider audience. This is important, as well as contacting our legislative representatives (via this and other websites), supporting those environmental groups leading this fight, and participating in public meetings. You can also contact the Federal EPA Region 5 office in Chicago, who is “handling” the Kennecott request for mining permits, at: micham.ross@epamail.epa.gov—-and also: roy.stephen@epamail.epa.gov
Thanks!
Please – Everyone in Upper Michigan – Stop buying or using anything that comes from mining. Stop totally and promise to never use anything produced mining.
MSW
Stop using mining products? O.K. Turn your lights off, shut off your heat, don’t drive your car or ride your bike. All sythetic clothing is gone, all your pots and pans are gone…and make sure you get rid off all your kids favorite toys also!
If your going to comment, make intelligent comments!
Environmentally minded UP resident.
To WSW:Please refrain from refering to the U.P. as “Upper Michigan”.The latter is a marketing designation and is considered offensive to many people living in the U.P.Also,it marks you as an outsider;you have been away for a long time or recently relocated here or you watch way to much channel six programming.
Go to mapquest and scan east of Palmer Michigan if you want to look at what mining does to the environment..This is from the tilden and empire iron ore mines. Nice orange water filling up many acres that many people are not aware of…
@ Bill DeGarmo
The CCI mines are pit mines, entirely unlike the proposed Kennecott mine. Pit mines produce much, much more waste rock, and huge holes in the ground full of dirty water. Underground mines don’t.
Check out the background of the present US EPA/Region 5 (Chicago) Office’s new Regional Administrator, Lynn Buhl. She was appointed by Stephen Johnson, EPA Chief, Washington, DC, and sworn in on August 12th, 2008–to replace the former Region 5 RA, Mary Gade–who was forced to resign when she took on Dow Chemical in Midland, MI, who refused to continue a real clean-up of their toxin pollution of the Tittabeawassee River near Lake Huron.
Go to Google and do a search of Lynn Buhl–I think you will find that her appointment, like that of Stephen Johnson as well–has posed serious and negative effects in dealing with what the EPA is supposed to be doing to protect the environment and the taxpayers’ health. This does not bode well for the EPA’s Region 5 office making sound deliberations and decisions concerning the upcoming RioTinto/Kennecott metallic sulfide mining plans and potential permits in the U.P. of Michigan–and its forestlands and watersheds!
Hey there everyone, Just a little reminder to beware of Matt Johnson, formerly Granholm’s man in the UP. That damn skunk just took a job representing- who else?- Rio Tinto to the various governmental bodies that company has to deal with. Like the Governor’s office. I’ve seen him speak before and he is very good at coming off as being sincere about the welfare of the UP, but I suppose we can see his true colors now. Why not contact the Governor right now and tell her how you feel about the nepotism surrounding this whole fiasco. Maybe she’ll actually listen this time.
I was born in the UP in 48 and was there
when all the iron ore mines were opened
and our rivers were red from the seepage.
Opening this mine would be devasating to
all our waters being poisoned by this
pollution. UP has only to my knowledge have
had 25% of its minerals mined. The UP is
sacred and full of wildlife and national
forests with its rivers and lakes. We ALL
must get involved and try to stop this
move in mining anywhere!!! Keep me posted.
Sharon
The State of Michigan and Kennecott are poised to make a Paul Bunyon sized carbon footprint. The time of finger pointing is past. Asking how this came to pass when it all started many years ago is futile. We must now focus on acts of civil disobedience and non-violent resistance to stop the raping of our land. While legal remedies are continuing we must demonstrate our steadfast resolve to ban Kennecott and stop all future Kennecotts from ever happening.
There has been a lot of rhetoric from Lansing about the need to diminish our carbon footprint. The promise of shifting to “green collar” economy is optimistic. The realities of reducing our carbon footprint are ludicrous when in the same breath the State allows a project like Kennecott to continue. State Representative Lindberg has been appalling silent. I think it is time to take Steve to task. Either join the protest Steve, or come on home because we will never send you back to Lansing. So I challenge Mr. Lindberg and Governor to demonstrate their moral and ethical leadership. According to Mr. Lindberg’s office he thinks “support for the mine is 50/50”. Further his staff states that he “fully supports the existing approval process”.
When you hear of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan,you think of the beauty and serenity it brings to your spirit.I am afraid the goverment bodies involved will have changed that picture.It is too bad that greed is more important than preserving what the u.p. has always meant to us.The goverment has opened a pandoras box.Picture in your mind,driving down a road that once was peaceful,now imagine, avoiding mining equipment,complaining of the dust,avoiding potholes,(who is going to pay the tax’s to repair what they damage?huh?)land assessments?run-off of toxic pollution.Think about it.We will be the slum in this world if the state continues on with their greedy mongering ways!! I could go on and on.Think about it. This is Superior land,leave it alone. If it aint broke don’t touch it!!
I encourage everyone to still use the “Comments” area of the UP television website (www.WLUC-TV6.com) to express their important feelings about the dangers of Kennecott’s (and soon, the other mining companies’ as well) “plans” for many new mine sites throughout (at least) six Uppper Peninsula Counties.
Also, “Letters to the Editor” are also the only way presently to let your opinions be known in the newspaper, The Mining Journal in Marquette, MI (www.miningjournal net).
This way, we can at least reach a much wider audience. This is important, as well as contacting our legislative representatives (via this and other websites), supporting those environmental groups leading this fight, and participating in public meetings. You can also contact the Federal EPA Region 5 office in Chicago, who is “handling” the Kennecott request for mining permits, at:
micham.ross@epamail.epa.gov—-and also: roy.stephen@epamail.epa.gov
Thanks!
Please – Everyone in Upper Michigan – Stop buying or using anything that comes from mining. Stop totally and promise to never use anything produced mining.
MSW
Stop using mining products? O.K. Turn your lights off, shut off your heat, don’t drive your car or ride your bike. All sythetic clothing is gone, all your pots and pans are gone…and make sure you get rid off all your kids favorite toys also!
If your going to comment, make intelligent comments!
Environmentally minded UP resident.
To WSW:Please refrain from refering to the U.P. as “Upper Michigan”.The latter is a marketing designation and is considered offensive to many people living in the U.P.Also,it marks you as an outsider;you have been away for a long time or recently relocated here or you watch way to much channel six programming.
Go to mapquest and scan east of Palmer Michigan if you want to look at what mining does to the environment..This is from the tilden and empire iron ore mines. Nice orange water filling up many acres that many people are not aware of…
@ Bill DeGarmo
The CCI mines are pit mines, entirely unlike the proposed Kennecott mine. Pit mines produce much, much more waste rock, and huge holes in the ground full of dirty water. Underground mines don’t.
Check out the background of the present US EPA/Region 5 (Chicago) Office’s new Regional Administrator, Lynn Buhl. She was appointed by Stephen Johnson, EPA Chief, Washington, DC, and sworn in on August 12th, 2008–to replace the former Region 5 RA, Mary Gade–who was forced to resign when she took on Dow Chemical in Midland, MI, who refused to continue a real clean-up of their toxin pollution of the Tittabeawassee River near Lake Huron.
Go to Google and do a search of Lynn Buhl–I think you will find that her appointment, like that of Stephen Johnson as well–has posed serious and negative effects in dealing with what the EPA is supposed to be doing to protect the environment and the taxpayers’ health. This does not bode well for the EPA’s Region 5 office making sound deliberations and decisions concerning the upcoming RioTinto/Kennecott metallic sulfide mining plans and potential permits in the U.P. of Michigan–and its forestlands and watersheds!
Hey there everyone, Just a little reminder to beware of Matt Johnson, formerly Granholm’s man in the UP. That damn skunk just took a job representing- who else?- Rio Tinto to the various governmental bodies that company has to deal with. Like the Governor’s office. I’ve seen him speak before and he is very good at coming off as being sincere about the welfare of the UP, but I suppose we can see his true colors now. Why not contact the Governor right now and tell her how you feel about the nepotism surrounding this whole fiasco. Maybe she’ll actually listen this time.
I was born in the UP in 48 and was there
when all the iron ore mines were opened
and our rivers were red from the seepage.
Opening this mine would be devasating to
all our waters being poisoned by this
pollution. UP has only to my knowledge have
had 25% of its minerals mined. The UP is
sacred and full of wildlife and national
forests with its rivers and lakes. We ALL
must get involved and try to stop this
move in mining anywhere!!! Keep me posted.
Sharon