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Archive for May, 2010

Rio Tinto’s Idea of Community Relations

This morning I witnessed a scene that I hoped I never would. As most of you know, a group of citizens, both tribal and non, have been occupying the land known as Eagle Rock for over a month now. They have tents up, a cooking shelter, a sacred fire, and flags flying in the wind [...]

May 27th, 2010
Topic: Citizen Action, news, sulfide mining Tags: , , , ,

Activist Songwriter Releases “Eagle Rock”

Drew Nelson, acclaimed singer and songwriter, recently released his latest song, entitled Eagle Rock-Song for the People. This is a wonderful song that tells of the story of our struggle to keep the Yellow Dog Plains free from pollutants and accessible for all to enjoy. “This is not a local problem, it is a global [...]

May 21st, 2010
Topic: Citizen Action, Fundraising, news, sulfide mining Tags: , , ,

Woodland Road permit withdrawn

The permit application for the Woodland Road project was withdrawn from review according to a letter sent to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment on May 7. The letter was sent from the Woodland Road, LLC which was planning to build a road connecting the Yellow Dog Plains to M-28 near Humboldt Township. [...]

May 11th, 2010
Topic: news, sulfide mining, water quality Tags: , , , , ,

Update on Plains Activities

Over the course of the two weeks, we have seen one arrest, two protests, petitions, and letter writing campaigns. To top it all, members of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community have come to Eagle Rock to help protect it from mining development. Yesterday, Cynthia Pryor pleaded not guilty which would mean it will go to a [...]

May 7th, 2010
Topic: Citizen Action, Events, sulfide mining Tags: , ,