January 22, 2013 by Barbara With In a recent press conference, State ALEC co-chair Rep. Robin Vos (R-Burlington) declared he does not plan to hold any public hearing for the new SB1/AB1 mining bill in the northern part of the state near the proposed mine site. The only chance for the public to give testimony […]
Tag Archives: Penokee Hills
Republican Mining Bill Ignores the Truth of Wisconsin’s Mining History
January 19, 2013 by Barbara With Wisconsin Republicans have finally released their next version of a mining bill, waiting until late Friday afternoon to do so. The only public hearing on the bill will be held in Wednesday, January 23, 2013 in a small hearing room at the Capitol in Madison. Critics of the bill, […]
Republicans Prepare to Push Extreme Mining Agenda
January 11, 2013 by Barbara With As the 2013 Wisconsin legislative session opens, Wisconsin state co-chair for ALEC and new Speaker of the House Robin Vos (R-63) promises to recycle last year’s defeated mining bill as one of his first initiatives. At a press conference last week, Vos said the new bill would be 99.9% […]
UPDATE: Flambeau Mine: A “Model” Mine No More
January 11, 2013 By Barbara With [See update below] As the Wisconsin Republicans gear up to use their power of majority to force another corporate mining bill upon the state, the former Flambeau Mine in Ladysmith is turning out to be a tainted witness in an already bad jury trial. Often cited by extreme mining […]
No Signs of Iron Ore Body Leaving Wisconsin
November 29, 2012 by WCMC [This letter was penned by a resident of northern Wisconsin upon reading news that Scott Walker told a gathering of the Wisconsin Manufacutrers and Commerce that he would make it a priority to get a new mining bill passed by the legislature so that Gogebic Taconite mining company could begin […]
Extreme Mining Advocate John Sendra Runs for Assembly District 74 Seat
By Barbara With On August 16, 2012, extreme mining advocate John Sendra addressed the Ashland County Board as part of his campaign for the 74th Assembly District seat. Sendra is a Tea Party Republican from Mercer running against incumbent Janet Bewley (D-Ashland) and appears to be basing his entire campaign on the single issue of […]
Jim Coursolle, President of Heartland Communications, Mangles Science with Misinformation on Mining Bill
Last week Jim Coursolle, President of Heartland Communications, began running editorials on his radio stations in northern Wisconsin attempting to debunk the scientific evidence that a 22-mile open pit iron ore mine in the Penokee Hills would send billions of gallons of sulfuric acid into the Bad River watershed. His efforts seem to be strategically […]
BREAKING NEWS: Wisconsin Mining Bill is Dead
March 16, 2013 by Barbara With According to the League of Conservation Voters, the controversial mining bill that passed through the Assembly but was stopped in the Senate is officially dead. A “public” hearing had been scheduled for Monday, March 19 in the Judiciary committee to discuss the consideration of the bill during a possible […]
Corporate Press Misrepresents State of the Tribes Address as Pro-Mining
By Barbara With, photos by Rebecca Kemble Even as Jon Greendeer, president of the Ho-Chunk Nation, was delivering a wry but laser-sharp message during the Eighth Annual State of the Tribes address in Madison WI on Tuesday, the corporate press was preparing yet another propaganda story about mining. This time they were fabricating the tribes’ […]
Press Release on sulfides in area of the proposed Penokee iron mine
This post has been updated with an addendum FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Summary The mining of sulfide minerals poses well known and severe environmental hazards, including the release of sulfuric acid and other toxic materials. By contrast, iron oxides are chemically inert and non-toxic. One of the main arguments used to justify iron mining in the […]
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