Comments on: Penokee Mountains are “Unmineable” says Tribal Chairman Mike Wiggins Jr. http://www.wivoices.org/2012/08/14/absence-of-science-on-mining-legislation-wiggins-says/ Telling the Story of Wisconsin - One Voice at a Time Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:33:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Merri Ann Gonzalez RN http://www.wivoices.org/2012/08/14/absence-of-science-on-mining-legislation-wiggins-says/#comment-5064 Merri Ann Gonzalez RN Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:35:04 +0000 http://www.wivoices.org/?p=1595#comment-5064 I wrote letters, I called our representatives, and I spoke with friends, attempted to educate whenever possible, and I am in complete agreement with chairman Wiggins. Everyone who sees this as a threat to our beautiful state needs to educate themselves about this issue, and become involved. This may not be in your vicinity right now, but it will be coming to a wet land near you in the not too distant future. Speak up, write letters, voice your opinion or we will will see open pools of bright orange water tainted with arsenic, lead and mercury. This is the water we drink, the water we swim and fish in. It is important.

]]> By: Robert http://www.wivoices.org/2012/08/14/absence-of-science-on-mining-legislation-wiggins-says/#comment-5063 Robert Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:55:32 +0000 http://www.wivoices.org/?p=1595#comment-5063 I can’t imagine anyone doing a better job articulating all of this than Wiggins. The entire State of Wisconsin should be thanking him for his hard work and -HONESTY-.

]]> By: Celeste Koeberl http://www.wivoices.org/2012/08/14/absence-of-science-on-mining-legislation-wiggins-says/#comment-4130 Celeste Koeberl Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:54:28 +0000 http://www.wivoices.org/?p=1595#comment-4130 “Iron mine still alive”, 11/28/2012, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel at http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/iron-mine-still-alive-walker-says-m97r8b7-181281491.html

]]> By: Celeste http://www.wivoices.org/2012/08/14/absence-of-science-on-mining-legislation-wiggins-says/#comment-2645 Celeste Sat, 08 Sep 2012 21:27:30 +0000 http://www.wivoices.org/?p=1595#comment-2645 “Who cares about wild rice study? Let’s start with the mining industry”, 8/6/2012, Star Tribune at http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/241131/publisher_ID/36/

“The sulfate limit may help plot the future of the state’s mining industry — both for planned expansions of taconite mining and processing and development of one of the world’s largest deposits of copper and nickel.”

]]> By: Celeste Koeberl http://www.wivoices.org/2012/08/14/absence-of-science-on-mining-legislation-wiggins-says/#comment-2581 Celeste Koeberl Sun, 02 Sep 2012 05:48:01 +0000 http://www.wivoices.org/?p=1595#comment-2581 At http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/168278066.html

New mining panel sets meeting dates

By Lee Bergquist of the Journal Sentinel Sept. 1, 2012 5:52 p.m.

Sen. Tim Cullen (D-Janesville) announced the dates for three information hearings on mining legislation as the Legislature takes its latest stab at reviewing regulations related to iron ore mining,

The committee meetings will be Sept. 18, Sept. 20 and Sept. 25 in Room 411 at the Capitol. Speakers will include a Department of Natural Resources official, and experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Wisconsin Geological Survey. Also invited are those who supported and opposed mining legislation that failed to pass the Legislature earlier this year.

In a statement, Cullen said that the committee will not work from bills from the most recent legislative session, but will focus on the state’s current mining laws and what changes are needed.

Mining legislation passed the Assembly, but failed by a single vote in March in the Senate.

The collapse of mining legislation prompted Gogebic Taconite, a Hurley-based unit of Florida-based Cline Group, to abandon plans to construct a massive open pit mine on a ridge spanning Ashland and Iron counties.

There are Democratic members of the panel, but no Republicans have been named yet.

]]> By: bryan http://www.wivoices.org/2012/08/14/absence-of-science-on-mining-legislation-wiggins-says/#comment-2500 bryan Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:08:05 +0000 http://www.wivoices.org/?p=1595#comment-2500 Brilliant man. Mike knows these issues, these communities and these solutions so deeply. thank you for publishing this

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