Tag Archives: Penokee Hills

Hit Job: Investigation Reveals Broad Influence Of Dirty ‘dark money’ In Wisconsin Against Anti-mining Senators

“I’ve never seen anything like this done by special interests in Wisconsin in 32 years.” — GOP Sen. Dale Schultz   By Jessica VanEgeren The Capital Times (10/14/14) During his 2013 State of the State address, Gov. Scott Walker introduced … Continue reading

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Take Action: Tell The EPA To Do It’s Job & Protect The Precious Penokee Hills

Midwest Environmental Advocate (8/8/14)   If you haven’t already sent a message to the federal Environmental Protection Agency, now is the time to say why you are concerned about a proposed open-pit iron mine in Wisconsin’s Penokee Hills. Tribal leaders, … Continue reading

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Make Their Message Go Viral — Bad River Tribal Members Are Working Every Day To Save The Penokees - Help With A Click Today

Midwest Environmental Activists (7/17/14) Big news! This week, Upworthy, a multimedia company that shares social media with a mission, posted this Citizen Voices Matter project film featuring members of the Bad River Tribe of Lake Superior Chippewa speaking out against … Continue reading

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Walker’s “Open for Business” Wisconsin: Earth Day Special

Walker-Nerison don’t give a hoot, the GTAC mine’s gonna pollute.   (Editor’s Note: Dennis Brault wrote this for Earth Day but it kind of got lost in my email files. Here it is a couple days late but just as … Continue reading

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How GTac Mining Routinely Polluted Drinking Water In Spain — And Now They Want To Mine Our Penokee Hills

“Williams was at the mine when the damage happened, and he was responsible as general manager. That is very clear.”       By Barbara With Wisconsin Citizens Media Cooperative (12/13/14) In an interview on WORT 89.9 on December 30, 2013, host … Continue reading

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