After the defeat of the mining bill, the AP reported:
Walker says he's asked former Bucyrus International CEO Tim Sullivan to bring mining experts and conservation leaders together to see if there's a way to get the mine near Ashland
approved. He predicts modified legislation could be considered by the
end of the year.
Lee Berguist reports in
today's Journal Sentinel:
A business group is trying to jump-start talks on mining legislation
with behind-the-scenes discussions and the expertise of an international
consultant.
The Wisconsin Mining Association has hired Behre Dolbear Group Inc. to analyze Wisconsin's mining laws...
The chairman of the mining association is Tim Sullivan, the former
chairman and chief executive officer of Bucyrus International, who was
appointed by Walker in February as a special assistant for business and
workforce development...
A spokesman for Walker emphasized, however, that Sullivan is not the
governor's point person on mining. "Mr. Sullivan is not doing any work
for the governor as an adviser on mining," spokesman Cullen Werwie said.
Nobody should be the least bit surprised by this development. It is consistent with right-wing values: Mine. Mine! Mine!. Mine, not yours, and surely not ours.
ReplyDeletePeter Mckeever