Reading articles regarding Kennecott’s Eagle Mine, why doesn’t the news media produce editorials exposing Rio Tinto’s negative impacts to keep local residents informed of what would/could happen here?

Is the media neglecting information that validates Rio Tinto’s history (of) continued negative impacts upon environmental/eco-systems, human health, and safe labor practices?

Google Rio Tinto and do some research. The following sites will identify how Rio Tinto’s operations, including mining, have negatively impacted communities and created devastating environmental/eco-disasters that will negatively impact human health forever, with Rio Tinto simply walking away with the attitude, “We have the lawyers and monies to buy who/wherever.”

Review: “Rio Tinto expansion will make air even more toxic,” (Salt Lake City Tribune), then read Fred Fox’s letter to the editor of The Mining Journal, Marquette “Stop the suits,” (May 15, 2011); (lawsuit) Hagens Berman v. Rio Tinto, filed Sept. 8, 2000; U.S. District Court, California; “Paul Howes declares war on Rio Tinto,” labor practices; “Chinese court hears case against Rio Tinto workers,” Trade law violations/bribery; and, “Pressure on Rio Tinto Alaskan Pebble Mine,” (an) unwanted mine in Alaska.

This is just a minute number of sites that identify how arrogant, bullying, and corrupt Rio Tinto is.

In fact, from numerous articles you may even conclude Rio Tinto and/or its subsidiary companies and agents have bribed officials to violate trade, state/federal environmental laws and humanitarian rights for profits.

Thus, I ask, why did Representative Tom Casperson tell Richard Sloat, Iron River, “Take them to court,” Daily News (May 10, 2011), letter to editor, “Protecting our water” after Mr. Sloat alleged mining permit laws were broken, by state issuing authorities, regarding Kennecott’s new reverse osmosis water system which hasn’t been tested in any active working mining environment and would/could endanger our local residents’ health, our environment, and the Upper Peninsula’s drinking waters forever.

If individuals possibly broke laws, why aren’t our representatives demanding an investigation of these corporate corruption allegations rather than brushing them under the rug?

And why (aren’t) our representatives demanding our judicial system ferret out and prosecute everyone who has possibly broken any laws related to the Kennecott Eagle Project, especially those whose actions would/could jeopardize our environment and/or residents’ human health?

Last question: Who in state/federal government received campaign contributions or gratuities from, and has a hand in, Rio Tinto and/or a subsidiary company’s pocket?

RAY WICKSTROM

Gladstone