tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post7523720272581715559..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: Sen. Dale Schultz Interview Helps Explain Mining Bill FailureJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-5599971661849208332012-03-17T11:24:08.785-05:002012-03-17T11:24:08.785-05:00There's a school of thought that believed the ...There's a school of thought that believed the company could have obtained the permit, held on to it because there is a big supply of iron coming out of Chin, and then sold it at the right time.James Rowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-20057840808062969752012-03-17T11:16:30.476-05:002012-03-17T11:16:30.476-05:00Probably the reason the mining company dug in its ...Probably the reason the mining company dug in its heels was that without an utter absence of environmental oversight, mining the Penokee Range deposit would have been uneconomical. The geology of the ore deposit made it so. But geologic reality mattered little to Republicans anxious to use the Jobs Mantra against Democrats. If Senate Democrats and Dale Schultz had caved, Gogebic would have found another excuse to cave.Rich Egglestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077251528176791770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-74397492835130746612012-03-17T09:40:25.195-05:002012-03-17T09:40:25.195-05:00It was ridiculous from the beginning for the Walke...It was ridiculous from the beginning for the Walker administration to think that they could use bullying and force to change Wisconsin law and that their lack of consideration for others wouldn't ensnare them at the national level (treaty rights, water policy, Army Corps, etc.) or even the international level (Great Lakes Treaty).<br />Who do they think they are, rulers of the world? Leaders want to be consulted, not told what to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com