Hi Folks,
I’m in Marquette, MI, where people here fighting a
Kennecott sulfide process mine (remember Ladysmith?)
where copper and nickel have been found under the
headwaters of the Salmon-Trout River, which empites
into Lake Superior and is home to reproducing
endangerd brook trout. Thie proposed mine entrance is
in the Escanaba State Forest , which the state is
planning to lease to Kennecott (this is unprecidented)
andvery near the McCormick Wildnerness. The sulfide
mine would have a 50 ft stack emitting 20 tons of
sulfide dust per year and pollute lakes, rivers and
groundwater with acid runoff thruout the area.The Dept
of Environ. Quality is attempting to rubber stamp this
application and is having hearings right now.
According to the EPA Kennecott, which is foreign owned
by Rio Tinto, is the largest polluter in the US.
You can help this fight by simply taking a poll at
Channel TV6 News. Naturally the question is much more
complicated than jobs (about 75 short-term) vs. the
environment, but that’s how they framed it. Right now
jobs are wining. Please vote for the environment asap
(don’t know how long the poll will be up) and send
this email to anyone you think would too. For more
info go to www.savethewildup.org
And we think ATVs are bad!
Thanks,
Merrill
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