tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19557188.post4624433403018946842..comments2024-02-13T09:36:47.163-05:00Comments on Keweenaw Now: Editorial from Rep. Stupak: Gulf spill holds lessons for protecting Michigan waters, Great Lakes from drilling, sulfide miningKeweenaw Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17419210736799146935noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19557188.post-81911229392791905302010-06-30T22:35:20.058-04:002010-06-30T22:35:20.058-04:00Thanks, Rep. Stupak! You've really got it rig...Thanks, Rep. Stupak! You've really got it right. Our lands should be protected for all the citizens (note: not"consumers" -citizens) and future generations. Water is life. Too precious to squander on processes (don't, please keep calling it a 'mine') that have never ever worked and leave desolation and ruin in their wake. <br /><br />You've got the real connection about 'pro-life' -valuing all life; opposing all violence. And yah know what? I bet when you were a State Trooper you didn't take cheesy bribes like the law enforcement did at Eagle Rock! (Sub sandwiches and sodas!)<br /><br />Thanks for having the spirit and soul to say what you have about sulfide mining.Abnstrangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374928683217004693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19557188.post-6723478634932466882010-06-28T15:33:18.330-04:002010-06-28T15:33:18.330-04:00Just had a friend from Ireland over to fish in nor...Just had a friend from Ireland over to fish in northern Michigan for a week. I told him about the proposed mine and that the mining company was Rio Tinto. His reply?<br /><br />"Wow. That really sucks for the UP. Those guys are notorious for ignoring environmental safeguards."<br /><br />It's really unbelievable that Michigan Citizens are forced to fight against state government and extractive mineral interests in order to protect our common natural resources. The regs for mining in Michigan need to be re-written to put public health, safety and welfare first, not corporate profits.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11280546330384920958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19557188.post-19167678095920087032010-06-28T03:36:58.863-04:002010-06-28T03:36:58.863-04:00Thanks for your comments, readers! And thanks to B...Thanks for your comments, readers! And thanks to Bart Stupak for speaking out on this issue.Keweenaw Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419210736799146935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19557188.post-45407084174178327562010-06-27T08:47:16.745-04:002010-06-27T08:47:16.745-04:00yeah Bart! keep it up. Protect this Beautiful Lake...yeah Bart! keep it up. Protect this Beautiful Lake! Keep her Superior.<br />Make sure someones listening (like the President if you can)This is not just a Michigan issue its a People Water issue. CindyEngle Enterpriseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704300439680000940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19557188.post-4569416312567950442010-06-27T01:12:07.303-04:002010-06-27T01:12:07.303-04:00Thank You, Congressman Stupak, for your courage an...Thank You, Congressman Stupak, for your courage and integrity in advocating for Precautionary Principles to protect our waters, our wild-lands, our people, our livelihood, and our future from the many unacceptable risks of the proposed sulfide mine. <br /><br />We stand with you, protecting the resources our lives depend on. <br /><br />The Gulf oil spill is an unprecedented ecological disaster, the effects of which we are likely to see for generations yet to come: No BP in da UP!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19557188.post-56676931654164347842010-06-26T20:57:42.020-04:002010-06-26T20:57:42.020-04:00Bart says it like it truly is on Kennecott and the...Bart says it like it truly is on Kennecott and their sulfide mine scam. Wisconsin voters chose to ban sulfide mining (after their Wolf River debacle) until a mining company could show a sulfide mine that didn't pollute over a 10 year period after operation ceased. There has never been a sulfide mine that hasn't polluted, so Wisconsin doesn't have any new sulfide mines within their state.<br />Too bad that cronyism between the Granholm Administration and mining interests has brought the nightmare that never ends of sulfide mining to the UP.Northlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099457919565191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19557188.post-45147732289477525802010-06-26T12:15:06.453-04:002010-06-26T12:15:06.453-04:00It is so great that Representative Stupak is takin...It is so great that Representative Stupak is taking a stand for local people and our waters by speaking out about the dangers of the Eagle Mine. We need his support and leadership more than ever. Thank you!Jessica Koskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01229742952241959595noreply@blogger.com