Part two of Glenn Grothman’s testimony at the 1/19/12 public hearing on SB 373 — a bill which would overturn a State Supreme Court decision that allows victims of lead poisoning to sue paint manufacturers. A group of citizens traveled from Milwaukee (accompanied by their children) to testify at the hearing. When it was […]
Archive | Environment RSS feed for this archive
TOWN OF LA POINTE (Madeline Island) PASSES NO MINING RESOLUTION 2012-0110
January 21, 2012 by Barbara With State of Wisconsin Ashland County Whereas the Town Board of La Pointe, Wisconsin, in its rights of sovereign governance resolve to make and enforce a set of laws that protect the common interest of its residents and their future livelihood an; Whereas the Town Board of La Pointe, in […]
Glenn Grothman testimony: Lead Poisoning Bill – SB 373 (part 1)
As xoff posted on Uppity Wisconsin: “On exactly 24 hours notice, the State Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, Jan. 19, only on SB-373, the bill that would overturn a State Supreme Court decision allowing the victims to sue paint manufacturers.” The bill was just introduced on Jan. 10, the day […]
“Mr Chair, I think you’re mispronouncing democracy. This is not bureaucracy, this is democracy.”
Re: The Wetlands Bill – SB 368. The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment met on January 19, 2012. Senator Chris Larson proposed an amendment to SB 368 which would require the appointment of an advisory committee “to make recommendations to the department for identifying which wetlands or wetland types will qualify as exceptional […]
The Anishinaabe Speak: There Will Be No Mines In The Penokees
January 17, 2012 by Rebecca Kemble and Barbara With [Editors note: The petition linked below has been closed since it is a year old. A similar photo essay about a hearing that took place on January 23, 2013 on a similar mining bill can be found by clicking here.] Below is the testimony from members […]
Top Ten Reasons to KILL THE BILL—AB426—on Mining
January 15, 2012 by Barbara With 1. AB426 violates Anishinaabe Treaty Rights that require the state of Wisconsin to consult with the tribes on issues that affect their land. The EPA confirms their right to regulate water and air quality on ceded land that affects their reservation. Bad River Tribe has stated the mine will […]
Wisconsin ALEC Republicans Caught Breaking Treaty Rights; Fitzgerald Announces Fatally Flawed Mining Bill Will Pass Anyway
January 13, 2012 by Barbara With On January 11, Rep. Mary Williams brought her Jobs, Economic and Small Business Committee to Hurley, WI to hear public testimony on the new mining bill. Although Williams denies association with the right-wing Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Commission (ALEC), seven of the eight Republican legislators on the Jobs committee […]
Geologist from Lawrence U Weighs in on Penokee Mines: There ARE Sulfide Minerals
December 19, 2011 by Barbara With Marcia Bjornerud, a professor of geology at Lawrence University, sent this letter to Bad River Tribal Chair Mike Wiggins Jr, after the mining hearing in West Allis on December 14th. It appears, since there is sulfide in them thar hills, there should be no mine due to the obvious […]
UPDATE: Ashland Cty Board Ad Hoc Committee on Mining Rescinds Support
March 4, 2015 UPDATE: Gogebic Taconite (GTac) allegedly closed their Hurley office on March 1, 2015. With the price of iron ore crashing, GTac said it was the proliferation of wetlands in the Penokees Hills that made the area un-mineable. However, the power of the people coming together to protect the water also gave the seeds of justice a chance to prevail. This blog, originally published […]
Dear Shirl LaBarre, Why do you want to destroy me and my neighbors?
December 19, 2011 by Barbara With Dear Ms. LaBarre, I was recently at the mining hearing in West Allis where we both had a chance to speak. Isn’t democracy great that we can both drive down from the north (albeit I had a few more hours on the road from Madeline Island than you did […]
We are currently a volunteer organization but have monthly bills to pay. Please help out with a donation if you can:
Wisconsin Citizens Media Cooperative 