tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post2354543650139596118..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: River Advocates Offer Gifts Of Many KindsJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-62828024035799384662012-12-08T11:11:58.001-06:002012-12-08T11:11:58.001-06:00Which will CLAIM to maintain environmental protect...Which will CLAIM to maintain environmental protection. The Republicans have been repeatedly making statements about how the bill will "distinguish" between sulfide mining and iron mining. <br /><br />That is simply a lie. There are no deposits of iron in WI that can be mined without also mining sulfide deposits. The Ashland county area has a layer of pyrite laden rock on top of the taconite. The rest of the state is no better. <br /><br />There is no way around this simple issue: the republicans are lying. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-11137070616092436662012-12-08T05:42:39.860-06:002012-12-08T05:42:39.860-06:00I think you may be confusing standards with protec...I think you may be confusing standards with protection. There are arbitrary standards concerning where tailings can be placed. These standards can be changed and still not affect actual water quality. The Republicans understand this even if the democrats don’t. There will be a mining bill passed next month which will be acceptable to GTAC and which will maintain environmental protection. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-34678693790450046612012-12-07T10:02:45.665-06:002012-12-07T10:02:45.665-06:00Incorrect, Anon:
Note in yesterdays journal Senti...Incorrect, Anon:<br /><br />Note in yesterdays journal Sentinel that the Gogebic lobbyist says the Dems proposal does not go far enough in changing water quality, groundwater and wetlands standards.<br /><br />http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/democrats-mining-bill-would-give-dnr-two-years-to-review-mining-proposals-t67ucn7-182407551.html James Rowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-6612036800466727552012-12-07T05:48:53.443-06:002012-12-07T05:48:53.443-06:00There are no environmental protections that are be...There are no environmental protections that are being rolled back in AB426 and therefore opposing it is not about protecting clean water, but rather just playing political games. The Flambeau River remains an excellent example of how open pit mining directly on the banks of the river itself can be done with minimal environmental impacts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com